The Sun. — London, England, 1860-06-18 00:00:00

L THE SUN, rLONDON, MONDAY: EVENING, JUNE 18, 1860: ME a UA.RDS. 'The 200th anniversary of the formation of the First, or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, was celebrated on Saturday evening by a sumptuous festival, held in the Banquet-hall of St. James's Palace. The distinguished corps whose origin was thus brilliantly commemorated traces its first estab lishment to a period of history long previous to the existence of a regular standing army in this coun try. Before the reign of Henry VII. it does not appear that our kings had even a body guard, much less any considerable number of troops accoutred and ready for immediate action ; and before the date of the Civil Wars the Royal Guard were the only permanent soldiers in England. This dispute between Charles I. and his Parliament related to the command of the militia. In 1655, Cromwell having allied himself with Louis XIV., Charles IT. quitted the French Court and joined the Spaniards in the Netherlands against the Grand Illonarque. The Loyalist English who had shared the exile of their Sovereign were enrolled by his brother, the Duke of York, and in 1657 were formed into six regiments. The first of these, in which were col lected some of the foremost adherents of the expa triated King, was called " The Royal Regiment of Guards." The Spanish campaign proving unsuc cessful, this regiment, with the rest of the army, retreated before Dunkirk. Dispersed, without pay or subsistence, among the border towns of Flanders during the next few years, the Royal Regiment of the Guards, by one of the first com missions of the restored King, re-embodied in 1660, under Thoinas, Lord Wentworth, the colonel, and remained at Dunkirk until that town was sold to the French in 1662. It then returned to England, and three years later was united to the establish ment of the King's Regiment of Guards, raised at the Restoration under Col. John Russell, brother to the Earl of Bedford. The two regiments combined then comprised 24 companies of 100 men each, to which four companies of Grenadiers were subse quently added, and they received the style of the "First Regiment of Foot Guards." The further title of " Grenadiers " was conferred upon them by the Prince Regent, in commemoration of having de feated the French Imperial Guard at Waterloo. The services rendered by this splendid regiment in the campaigns of Marlborough, Lake, Wellington, and other iktmous captains are familiar matters of history. " The gorgeous banquet-hall of the Palace, which was brilliantly illuminated, and its walls decorated with the colours, standards, and trophies of the regiment, formed into the most graceful devices, presented a dazzling scene. The great bulk of the company attended in riain evening dress, but the cluster of stars, orders, crosses, and medals, which most of them displayed, unmistakeably betokened their military rank and renown. The monotony of civil costumes was agreeably relieved by the uni forms of those officers of the corps who happened that day to be on regimental duty. The guests began to assemble shortly after half past 7 o'clock, and passed through a double file of Grenadier Guards, posted along the grand staircase rn corridors of the Palace, into a handsome and pacious reception room. At aquarter-past 8 o'clock his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the colonel of the regiment, who was to preside, arrived, accom panied by his Royal Highness the Commander-in- Chief, and was ushered into the dining-hall, fol lowed by the rest of the guests to the number of nearly 2GO, the band of the Grenadiers playing the National Anthem. The company included his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Sir Richard Airey, Colonel Ridley (Scots Fusileer Guards), the Equerry to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Equerry to his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, Mr. H. Cox, Sir C. Yorke, Lord de Grey and Ripon, Rev. It. Browne (Chaplain to the Brigade), Lord Rokeby, Lord Combermere, Sir James Scarlett, Sir John ii.irkland (Agent), Mr. White (Solicitor), Colonel Martin, Sir E. Lugard, Mr. C. Hamrnersley, Lord F. Paulett, C. 8., the Chaplain-General, Colonel Parker, Mr. Dolby, Mr. Liley, Mr. Atkinson, Cap• tain Hamilton (Cavalry Guards), Lieutenant Cun inghame (Cavalry Guards), Sub-Lieutenant Cun inghame (Cavalry Guards), Captain Malet, Captain Bathurst, Captain Smith, Lieutenant Hayter, Mr. Pickford, Lieutenant-Colonel Lord F. Fitzroy, Major Barnard, Lieutenant Farmer, Captain Ha milton, Mr. Girdwood, Captain Hon. A. Annesley, Mr. Blenkins, Mr. J. Wardrop, Lieutenant Vyner, Captain A. C. H. D. Pennant, Lieutenant Elliot, Lieutenant-Colonel Randolph, Captain Verschoy le, Lieutenant Viscount Hinching brooke, Captain Stuckley, Lieutenant Clinton, Captain Johnstone, Lieutenant Fluyder, Lieutenant- Colonel Hume, C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel Lord A. Hay, Lieutenant Hope, Lieutenant• Colonel N. Bruce, Lieutenant-Colonel Cooper, Lieutenant Nor ton, Major Pearson, Colonel Lewis, Colonel Hon. J. Lindsay, Colonel Lambert, Colonel Hamilton, Lieu tenant-Colonel Higginson, Colonel Hon. It. Curzon, Lieutenant-Colonel Montresor, Lieutenant-Colonel Cust, Captain Alexander, Lieutenant Hon. C. Edg• cumbe, Colonel Burnaby, Captain Phillips, Colonel Stuart, Lieutenant Bridges, Captain the Earl of Carrick, Captain Clayton, Lieutenant Hon. F. Stan ley, Lieutenant-Colonel Wynyard, Lieutenant- Colonel De Horsey, Colonel Prince Edward, &c., C. 8., Colonel Burrard, Captain Bramston, Captain Viscount Hood, Lieutenant Viscount Mahon, Lieu tenant-Colonel King, Captain Hon. S. Tracy, Capt. Wynne, Lieutenant Viscount Uffington, Captain Ewart, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir C. Russell, Lieuten ant-Colonel Sir W. Wallace, Lieutenant-Colonel Hogge, Lieutenant Seymour, Captain Anstnither, Captain P. Murray, Captain Sir J. M. Bur goyne, Lieutenant -Colonel Cure, Lieutenant-Colonel Fox, Lieutenant-Colonel Maitland, Lieutenant Fox, Lieu te n antPakenham,Lieutenant-Colonelß ra df or d, Captain Thynne. The following ex Guardsmen were also present: —General Lord Downes, Colonel Vernon Harcourt, Colonel Hatten, Sir Harry Verney, Colonel Hon. C. Lindsay, Sir Ralph Anstruther, Colonel Hudson, Colonel Hopwood, Mr. H. Oswald, Captain Nichol. son, Major-General Stanhope, Mr. John Balfour; Captain Dawson, M.P., Mr. J. Shaw Stewart, Ma. jor-General Ridley, C. 8., Lord Charles Fitzroy, _ _ Colonel Lyres, Lieutenant-Colonel J Peel, M.P., Colonel Thornton, Lord Sandwich, Major-General Craufurd, Major-General Hon. R. Bruce, Colonel Brownrigg, C. 8., General Angerstein, Mr. Henry Compton, Lieutenant-Colonel Purves, Lieutenant- Colonel Fitzroy, Mr. E. Jekyll, Sir F. Bathurst, Colonel Begot, General Arbuthnot, Mr. Buckworth Vowell, Colonel Cartwright, Lord Sefton, Mr. J. W. Pickford, Captain Munro, Colonel J. Johnstln, Colonel Fletcher, Mr. C. Pole, Lord Bravbrooke, Colonel G. Fitzroy, Mr. Alex. Mitchell, Mr. F. C. Brooke, General Sir William Moore, Mr. Robert Bruce, Mr. C. IL Turner, Sir Gorge Nugent, Col. Reynardson, C. 8., the Duke of Manchester, Colonel Roug, General Sir 11. F. Davie, Colonel Dixon, Colonel Johrstone, Lieutenant Colonel Greenwood, Lieutenant-Colonel Hatton, Mr. R. Lloyd, Sir H. Fletcher, Mr. J. Murray Drummond, General Rob bins, Lord Blantyre, Lieutenant Colonel Clinton, Colonel Hon. A. Gordon, C.B„ Colonel a. Camp bell, Lord Grantley, Mr. C. Brandling, Sir Thomas Moncrieff, Mr. C. Balfour, Sir C. Rowley, General Reeve, Mr. Alexander Kinloch, Lieutenant-Colonel the lien. A. Egerton, Sir J: Ferguson, Colonel J. nee " , the Hon. J. St. Clair, Lord W. Thynne, General Pludyer, Lieutenant-Colonel Musters, Sir James Drummond, Mr. G. Fitzhugh, Colonel the' Hon. A. Foley, General Gaseoigne, Sir C. Lindsay, General Fox, Sir J. AVhicheote, Captain Morant, General Sir J. E ustace, K.C.8., Mr. Balfour, M.D., Colonel P. Pennant, M.P., C o l one l G oulburn, Major- General T. Wood, Colonel Jodrell, Colonel the Hon. H. Forester, Major-General Davies, and Lieute nant-Colonel F. Davie. The dinner was provided by the Messrs. Staples, of the Albion. The fine band of the regiment was stationed in an adjoining apartment, and perf orme d a choice selection of operatic music during the evening. On the removal of the cloth, :('he health of " her Majesty the *Queen" was re ceived with much enthusiasm. Lieutenant -Colonel Lewis, the acting Colonel of " his Royal the GreNadier Guards , then gave Highness the Prince Consort, our Colonel." (This toast was drunk also amid enthusiastic cheering). His Royal Highness the PRINCE CONSORT then rose and said :—Gentlemen,--I am very much gra tified at the kindness You have evinced by the Manner in which you have received the last toast. (Cheers.) I feel justly proud of the distinction conferred upon me eight years ago, when I was appointed to succeed the immortal Duke of Wel lington in the command of this regiment (cheers), since which I have held that honourable post which not only connects me with you officially, but brings me into intimate, and, I trust, cordial personal relations with you. (Cheers.) It is on an occasion like the present that the considera• tion must be suggested to my mind in its fullest force, of how much honour and distinction are involved in the title of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, we are assem bled here to-day to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the formation of this regiment as at present con stituted. During the last 200 years, which embrace the most glorious period of the history of our coun try, this regiment has taken an important and dis tinguished part in the most brilliant events of that history. (Cheers.) It has fought at sea and on land, in most parts of Europe, in Africa, in America ; and whether fighting the French, the Dutch, the Spaniards, the Moors, the Turks, or the Russians, it has always stood to its colours, upheld the honour of the British name, and powerfully contributed to those successes which, under God's blessing, make this country stand proudly forth among the nations of the earth. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I need not re call to you its deeds, for they are all present, I am sure, to your minds ; but I cannot refrain, on an oc casion like this, from pointing to some, at least, of the long and uninterrupted list of victories with which the name of the Grenadier Guards is asso ciated. (Cheers.) I must point to the celebrated siege and capture of Namur, to the first defence of Gibraltar, to the capture of Barcelona and Valen ciennes, to the battles of Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, and Malplaquet ; and to the battle of Dettingen, aye, and of Fontenoy; for, although in the last-named field the victory did not finally re main with the Allies, it hal been fairly won by the distinguished prowess of the Grenadier Guards. I must point to the "capture of Cherbourg, which just 100 years ago looked defiance upon our shores; nor must I omit the battles of Lincelles, Corunna, Barossa, the Pyrenees, St. Sebastian, Nivelles, Nive, and Waterloo, where in the last and terrible strug gle with Napoleon this regiment acquired its title of Grenadier Guards, by having vanquished in fair fight those noble and devoted Imperial Guards, who until they were met by the British bayonet were held to be invincible. (Cheers.) The battles of the Alma and of Inkerman, and the long-protracted siege of Sebastopol, bring down to our own day the glorious annals of which this corps may well b a proud. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, the duty of the British sol dier is, unfortunately, not confined to opposing the external enemies of his country. It has been his fate sometimes to stand in arms even against his own countrymen—a mournful task, which I trust we shall never see again imposed upon him. (Cheers.) In such circumstances the soldier is upheld by the consideration that while implicitly obeying the commands of his Sovereign to whom he has sworn fidelity, he is purchasing for his country by his blood that internal peace and supremacy of the law which form the only basis of the liberties as well as the prosperity of the nation. This regiment, origi nally sprung from the Royalists who clung to Charles 11. during his exile, have always proved true to their Sovereign, whether they contended en the field of Sedgemoor in defence of James 11. against the Duke of Monmouth, or struggled heroi cally for five long years in the cause of George 111. against his revolted American subjects. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, that same discipline which has made this regiment ever ready and terrible in war has enabled it to pass through long periods of peace amid the temptations of a luxurious metropolis, without impairing its vigour or its energy, to live in harmony and good brotherhood with its fellow citizens, and to point to the remarkable fact that the household troops have for two centuries past formed the permanent garrison of London. (Cheers.) While always at the command cf the civil power to support order and law, they have never themselves disturbed that order, or given cause of disquietude, either by insolence or by licentiousness. (Cheers.) Let us trust that these same noble qualities may still shine forth for centuries to come, and that the Almighty will continue to favour and protect this little band of devoted soldiers, (Cheers.) Gentle men, let us on our part manfully do our duty, mindful of the deeds of our predecessors, loyal to our Sovereign, and jealous of our country's honour. (Cheers.) I give you, then, " Prosperity to the Gre nadier Guards, and the health of Colonel Lewis, long an honoured member of the corps, and now its able and zealous commanding officer." (Loud cheers.) Col. LEWIS said—ln the name of the regiment and myself I begtoreturn our grateful acknowledg ments for the distinguished honour your Royal Highness has done us in proposing our healths, and to his Royal Highness the Commander-in- Chief and all present for the flattering way in which the toast has been received. The eloquent and graphic account your Royal Highness has given of your regiment—(cheers)—leaves me nothing to add but that the contemplation of the gallant deeds it has performed during the last 200 years, in which it has taken a conspicuous part in every continental war, and never failed to win additional laurels to the British arms, and the feeling that our names are associated, as it were, with heroes whose memo ries will ever be cherished with veneration and gratitude by the British nation, niay well make every officer present, now serving or who has served in your Royal Highness's regiment, feel doubly proud of belonging to so distinguished a corps. (Cheers.) I shall very soon be called upon to resign my proud command, and I therefore take this opportunity of assuring your Royal Highness that the great and kind interest you always evince in everything connected with your regiment is most fully appreciated by all your officers—(cheers) —and for myself I can only add that I shall ever retain a deep and grateful sense of the kindness your Royal Highness has so unvaryingly shown me since I have had the honour of commanding your regiment. (Cheers.) The PRINCE CONSORT—Gentlemen, the toast which I have now to propose to you is "The health of the Prince of Wales and the - rest of the Royal Family." (Cheers.) 'lhe Prince of Wales joined the army at the age of 17, a year and a half ago, but his studies up to the present time have not en abled him to take any military duties upon himself. While at Edinburgh last year he, however, availed himself of the presence of the 16th Lancers to make himself acquainted with the evolutions of cavalry and to learn his drill. (Cheers.) The toast was drunk with the usual honours. The PRINCE CONS ORT — Gentlemen, I beg that you will now drink to our sister service, the navy. (Cheers.) The wooden walls of Old England now constitute, as they always have done, the chief -defence of our country, the protection of our COTII merce, and the link which binds together our vast and widely-scattered empire. (Cheers.) Modern science has effected greater changes in that service than in perhaps any other human pursuit; and foreign nations are starting with us, as it were, from the same point of departure in the common race of naval preparation. But there is that confidence in Englishmen, in their superiority on the unstable element, which has a powerful influence in main- taining their pre-eminence, and gives us a sure gua rantee of future successes. (Cheers) I would only express my opinion, in which I trust most of those here will agree that that service has at no time been in a higher state of efficiency than at present. (Loud cheers.) The PRINCE CONSORT,—Gentlemen, you will be all anxious now to drink to the army—that army of which the brigade of Guards, and this regiment in it, form an integral part—integral not only from its organisation, but from its feeling and spirit. (Cheers.) The country has no less reason to be proud of its army than of its navy. And, although in mere point of numbers it cannot boast of any scipthertihoreinity, in proportion t others, o or even of an an equality o our population, our army yields to none in those qualities of courage, discipline and endurance which form the best characteristics of soldiers. (Cheers.) The duties which that army has to perform, in times of peace as well as of war, are such as I make bold to state no other army in the world could discharge—(cheers)—and, although it may be the fashion to say that this nation is not a military nation, I totally disbelieve that any other country could produce an army like ours, composed as it is entirely of volunteers. (Cheers.) Gentle men, in drinking to the army I beg to couple with the toast " The Health of my dear relative our gal lant Commander-in-Chief," who is indefatigable in his exertions to maintain, and, where possible, even to improve the efficiency of that army. (Loud cheers.) The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, who was received with cheers, said,—On the part of the army, and in my own name, I rise to return thanks for the compli ment you have been kind enough to pay us. Believe me, I am always especially proud of having my name coupled with that of the Britisharmy. (Cheers.) As your illustrious chairman has most justly remarked, although in comparative numbers we cannot hold our heads against the great continental armies with which we are in the habit of coping, still I am happy to think that in reputation, in honour, in discipline, in courage we are second to none of them. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I have the honour of addressing you this evening in a double capacity—as one of the colonels of the brigade of Guards, and as a Line officer at the head of the British army; and all I can say is that I most cor dially assent to the observations which fell from your chairman, to the effect that there ought to be, as I believe there is, but one universal feeling of mutual affection and respect between the Guards and the Line. (Cheers.) I cannot conceive how any other sentiment than that could exist, when I remember the'great deeds performed by the brigade of Guards, of which we have to-night had so admirable a description. On the other hand, if the Guards turn to the achievements of the rest of the service, they will see that regiment after regiment of the line has been invariably joined with them on their own most memorable fields. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, the spirit of the army is kept up by the esprit du corps of regiments, and I am con vinced there is not a regiment in the service which is not as proud of its achievements as you are of yours. (Cheers.) This is the feeling which ought to animate the different corps of an army, and as long as our army is composed of regiments which can boast so brilliant a history as ours, as long as we find success after success thus emblazoned on their arms, I am persuaded that one sentiment of mutual esteem and veneration must leaven the the whole mass of infantry, cavalry, artillery, and engineers. (Cheers.) I can assure you, sir, and all my gallant friends and comrades, whether civilians or military men, who now surround me, that it is with an earnest desire to foster that good feeling which I trust will ever prevail that I have attempted to carry on the duties of the service, and while I have the honour to hold my present position it shall be my constant endeavour to unite and blend the various branches of the army harmoniously together, con fident that in that manner, and in that manner only, I shall be performing my duty to my Sovereign and my country. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I cannot sit down without briefly bearing my personal testi mony to the gallantry I saw displayed by your regiment in a recent campaign. I refer at this mo ment to the Grenadier Guards only, because it is the regiment I am now addressing; but it is only just to add that the same feeling also pervaded the entire brigade of Guards, and, indeed, the whole army on that memorable occasion. And as long as that undaunted courage and spirit which I then witnessed among you survives I am sure you will have reason to be proud of the regiment to which you belong and of the service of which it forms so distinguished a part. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, per mit me again to thank you for the honour you have done the army, and to express my gratification in being present as a guest at this most interesting banquet. (Cheers.) The PRINCE CONSußT.—Gentlemen, we are ho noured to-day by the presence of the other regi ments, both of infantry and ca va l r y, w h o const i tute the Household troops, whose services live also in history, and render them truly worthy to form the body-guard of the Sovereign of these realms. (Cheers.) I painfully feel the absence of one whose name is associated with the glories of the Guards in many a well-fought field. I allude to Gen. John Byng, Earl of Strafford—(cheers)—who was lately removed from this temporary scene to an eternal and better world, and whose memory will ever be cherished by his brother officers. (Cheers.) Gen tlemen, I propose to couple this toast with the name of that distinguished and gallant General, Viscount Combermere, now the last surviving officer who was present with the Grenadiers at battle of Lincelles. (Cheers.) Viscount COMBERMERE.—In the name of her Ma jesty's Household brigade of cavalry, I beg to return my most humble and heartfelt thanks to the illus trious Prince in the chair for the flattering manner in which he was graciously pleased to propose our healths. It is only upon few occasions that her Majesty's household cavalry have been or can be employed; but upon these occasions, I believe, they have always done their duty to the satisfaction of those under whom they served. (Cheers.) I am happy to tell you that the brigade is at present in a very efficient state, and if it ever should again be called upon to take the field I am certain it will maintain the character it has already acquired. (Cheers.) It may be great presumption in me to add anything to what has been so-well said by your Royal Highness in praise of the Grenadier Guards, but I may be allowed, as a very old officer, to mention that, having known this regiment dur ing the campaigns of 1793 wad 1794 (cheers), and having had the honour of serving, not in, but with the Ist Regiment of Guards, I can speak to the gal lantry it displayed. My recollection extends as far back as the battle of Lincelles, when the Ist Regi ment of Guards distinguished itself under that eminent commander, General Lake. The regiment also distinguished itself on various subsequea occa sions. It would be ridiculous in me, after what has fallen from your Royal Highnesses, to touch upon its more modern history, further than to say that in the Peninsula, at Waterloo—in short wher ever they have been employed—the Grenadier Guards have always rendered the most efficient and eminent services. It was my intention to do my self the honour of proposing the health of the Guards, but your Royal Highnesses have completely taken the wind out of mj sails. (Laughter.) But I may at least venture, in conclusion, to wish e ver y prosperity to his Roy a l Highness the Colonel of the Grenadier Guards and to his distinguished and splendid regiment. (Cheers.) At th's stage of the proceedings their Royal Highnesses the prince Consort and the Commander in-Chief quitted the hall, accompanied by their re respective suites. The vacant chair was then filled in turn by Col. Lindsay and by Col. Lewis, the commandant of the regiment. Col. LINDSAY, M.P., proposed " The Health of the Coldstream and Fusileer Guards," coupling with the toast the name of Lord Rokeby, the com mander of the brigade of Footguards in the Crimea. Lord RoxEnv, in responding, eulogised the firm ness and constancy with which the brigade endured all the privations of a terrible Crimean winter, as well as the gallantry which it had uniformly evinced in action. The corps was now in an admirable con dition, and animated by the highest spirit. The noble lord concluded by giving "The Health of Col. Lindsay," whose unceasing exertions to pro mote the interests of both officers and men could not, he said, be over-estimated. COL LINDSAY, in acknowledging the compliment, said that while endeavouring, in his peculiar posi tion, in conjunction with Gen. Druzmond, to up hold the interests of the brigade when seriously threatened, he had never been unmindful of the just claims of the rest of the service. Passing to the ex ploits of their regiment in the field, he could not torget that on that day 45 years ago was fought the battle of Quatre Bras, On that occasion their third battalion had halted on a march of 27 miles towards the scene of action, and was quietly cook ing its dinner when it heard guns firing in the dis tance. It immediately suspended its culinary ope rations and advanced to the wood of Boissu, out of which it drove the French and held the wood in spite of all the enemy's efforts during the remainder of the day. At that memorable event there were present with the regiment two distinguished officers whose healths he would now ask them to drink— viz , Lord Grantley and Mr. Robert Bruce, of Ken neth. (Cheers.) _ _ Lord GRANTLEr, in responding, remarked that although there were very few of his old comrades now left, he was sure they would all be ready to buckle on their swords again in defence of their Queen and country. Colonel LEWIS gave the next toast, " The only three surviving colenels who had commanded the Grenadier Guards—viz., General Stanhope, General Wood, and General Ridley." (Cheers.) General STANHOPE said that he and his two com rades accounted it a high honour to have commanded that regiment, but unfortunately they had all been pitehforked out of it. (Laughter.) He had him self been connected with the corps for 39_3-ears, and during the whole of that time the conduct of no individual officer or man bad ever given him any serious uneasiness. General WOOD, although he had been consigned to the dusty shelf, amid ploughs, shepherds' crooks, and everything that was the scorn of the profes sional, soldier—(laughter)--could still look upon that asse m bl age w i t h grat i fication and W i t h ou t envy. (Ch eers. ) Whatever changes in' the service might ensue—and he believed great changes were impending—he trusted that nothing would occur that could alienate the elite of the British army and nation from the Grenadier Guards. (Cheers.) For himself he saw no escape from the dreary shelf to which he had referred—(a laugh)—but he must en deavour to make himself as comfortable there as he could, looking, perhaps, to have his solitude en livened, or at least mitigated, by the companionship of some old comrade who might find himself in the same situation. (Laughter,) General RIDLEY confessed himself deficient in the philosophic resignation .just exp r e sse d b y hi s gal lant friend. However invidious it might seem, to say as much in the presence of the excellent officer now in command of the regiment, he must own that he greatly coveted his position. (Cheers, and laughter.) The acting Grenadier officers having next pledged their retired brethren in a bumper, Colonel LINDSAY said, the company ought not separate without drinking another toast, which had special claims on their attention. The example he was about to follow was set by a very high autho rity, the late General Sir Charles Napier. The best of officers at times made mistakes in action, and then they looked—and generally not in vain—to the bravery and self-reliance of their men to ex tricate them from their difficulty. He had much pleasure in proposing " The non-commissioned officers and privates of the regiment." (Cheers.) The distinguished party then broke up. It may not be out of place here to mention that the men of the regiment will participate in the in teresting festivities by which the formation of their corps is commemorated, it being the intention of their officers to give them an entertainment on an early day at the Crystal Palace. 1 sitting in Portsmouth, and have qualified accord ingly. , The strength of the force at present stationed in the camp at Colchester is 86 officers and 2,845 non commissioned officers and privates. There are besides 202 women and 257 children living in the camp. The general court-martial for the trial of Capt. H. G. Savage, commanding the 33d Company of Royal Engineers, at Brompton Barracks, re assembled at Chatham Garrison, at 11 a.m,, on Saturday, under the presidency f Col. H. Jervis, commanding the Ist Battalion, Major W. L. Stewart, officiating as the Deputy Judge-Advocate. The Court was occupied during the day in taking the evidence adduced by the prosecutor, Lieut,- Col. A. P. Ross, R.E., in support of the prosecution, the witnesses to be called to establish the charges on which the prisoner was arraigned being Col. Sandham, director of the Royal Engineer establish ment; Major Stopford, the Adjutant; Capt. Gordon, Lieut. Harvey, and several non-commis sioned officers. The Court continued its sitting until shortly before four o'clock, during which time it was occupied in the examination of the witnesses for the prosecution, and then adjourned. There are several witnesses to be examined by the pri soner for the defence. The steamer Anglo-Saxon, which arrived at Liverpool from Quebec on the 14th inst: with mili tary invalids, disembarked her troops on Friday, when the non-commissioned officers and men were immediately forwarded to Fort Pitt hospital, Chatham, which they reached on Saturday after noon, in charge of Major D. L. Colthurst, 17th Regiment. The troops belong to the 17th (Royal Tigers) Ist battalion, and the Royal Cana dian Rifles, together with a number of women and children ; they sailed from Quebec on the 2d inst., the men being generally healthy, with no case of death on board during the passage. On the arrival of the invalids at Chatham they were medically in spected at Fort Pitt, when seven men were admitted into the hospital for treatment, and 35 conveyed to the invalid station to await an order for their dis charge. The annual fete of the boys at the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, will take place on Friday next, the 22d inst., at a quarter to 3 o'clock. The games, &e., will terminate about half-past 5 o'clock. TEE NAVY. Her Majesty's ship Pembroke will, it is expected, leave Harwich shortly for Torbay. The Admiralty contract for the supply of fresh beef to her Majesty's vessels of war at Chatham, Sheerness, Poi tsmouth, Plymouth, Dover, and the Downs has just been taken by Mr, J. Trott, con tractor, Chatham. Two of the defective mortar vessels, numbered 31 and 48, which were taken into the second dock at Chatham some time since for the purpose of being surveyed, were removed out of dock on Saturday, no decision having been arrived at by the Admi ralty as to their being broken up. On the two mortar vessels in question being subjected to a sur vey, the first few planks removed showed the rotten state they were in, and as enough was ascertained to convince the officers engaged in the survey that they were altogether unfitted for further service, they were covered up, and a report of their condi tion made to the Admiralty. They have since under gone a slight patching, but that they will ever be fit for service again no one entertains the slightest belief. The contract-built screw gunvessel Racehorse, 4, having been surveyed at Chatham Dockyard, was taken out of No. 2 dock on Saturday afternoon. The survey of this vessel was made under the superintendence of Mr. Lang, the master ship wright, and his assistants, and was of a very search ing character. The results, however, were very satisfactory, the ship, which is a model one of that new class of vessels, being found to be constructed of the soundest materials, and the workmanship equally good. Since the Racehorse has been in dock at Chatham she has been coppered, and will shortly be fitted for the steam reserve. The Torch, 4, screw gunvessel, 200 horse-power, has been commissioned at Chatham by Commander F. H. Smith (1858) for the special service of the Admiralty. On Saturday she commenced shipping her armament, which is to be of the heaviest kind, consisting of one 68-pounder of 95 cwt. and 10 feet long, one 32 pounder of 56 cwt. and 9 feet 6 inches long, and two 24-pounder howitzers. The Linnet and Pigeon, 4-gun screw despatch gun vessels, built by Messrs. Briggs and Son, Sun derland, were taken into the second dock at Cha tham, on Saturday, for the purpose of undergoing the Admiralty survey, and if found to be properly constructed to be coppered and prepared for sea. The naval transport Maneeuvrer sailed from Chatham on Saturday, with stores for Woolwich Dockyard. The Ariadne, 26, screw, Captain Vansittart, ar rived at Spithead yesterday, from Leith. The Hornet, 17, screw, at Portsmouth, has re ceived her lower and topmasts, and is fitting for the first class steam reserve, rumoured for imme diate commission. The Bacchante, 51, screw, Captain Mackenzie, flagship of Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., has been swung for the adjustment of her compasses, prior to proceeding out of Portsmouth harbour to Spit head. The court-martial which assembled on Saturday on board the flagship Impregnable, 104, in Ha moaze, consisted of Capt. Woodford J. Williams, president, and Captains G. H. Seymour, Astley Cooper Key, A. W. JerniEgbam, the Hon. F. Egerton, and John Seccombe. Mr. Wm. Eastlake officiated as Judge Advocate. Commander Ster ling, of the screw steam sloop Wasp, prosecuted. Lieut. Edward St. John Daniel pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness, but, in extenuation, re ferred to his exposure to the severities of the wea• ther in the Crimea, and subsequently to the climate of the East Indies. He produced testimonials from officsrs under whom he had served, and exhibited the Victoria Cross and several medals and orders. In consideration of his gallant services before the enemy the Court adjudged that he should be sentenced only to be dismissed from the Wasp, and to have his name placed at the foot of the list of lieutenants. The Wasp was appointed to leave Plymouth on Saturday or Sunday for the Cape of Good Hope. The screw steam gun-vessel Espoir, 5, is appointed to be taken out of the basin at Keyham steamyard, Plymouth, to-morrow (Tuesday), and placed in the first division of the steam ordinary. The screw steam troopship Himalaya, Capt. See -1 combo, is appointed to be taken out of No. 1 dock in Keyham steamyard on - Wednesday, the 21st inst., and to be moored in the basin. The steam tender Advice, Second Master Com mander Raymond, which arrived at Plymouth on Thursday, with supernumeraries from Queenstown, was appointed to return on Saturday. The masts of the paddlewheel steamsloop Geyser, 6, at Devonport, were put in on Saturday, and she was placed alongside the floating coal depot. She is to be commissioned by Commander John M. Jackson, with a complement of 170 officers and men. The crew of the gunboat Partridge, at Devon port, have been transferred to the gunboat Por poise, tender to the Royal Albert, 121. The Por poise was towed on Saturday to the dockyard to receive stores. Vice-Admiral Sir Barrington Reynolds, K.C.8., late Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth, left on Saturday for his country seat. The Avon is ordered to convey his luggage to Malpas, near Falmouth. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty : —Dr. John Stirling, surg., to the St. George; Clark A. Docket, surg., to the Geyser; Benjamin Crabbe, assist.-surg., to the Hawk; Alfred S. Pratt, assist.-surg., to the Rollo; James N. J. O'Malley, assist., to the St. George; Henry S. Lander, assist.-surg., to the Melville; Henry F. Nathan, assist. surg., to the Orion ; George A. Camp hell, acting assist.-surg., to the Algiers ; James Ferguson, acting assist..surg , to the St. George ; Matthew Murray, first class assist.-ergineer, to the Torch ; John Mather, second class assist-engineer, to the Cumberland, for charge of the machinery of the Foxhound ; Wm. Yeung, promoted to the rank of second-class assist.-engineer in the Asia, as addi tional for service in gunboats at Haslar ; Wm. A. Houghton, third-class assist-engineer, in the Torch; John Craig, acting third-class assist.-engineer, to the Torch ; F. F. Eversfield, paymaster, additional, to the Majestic; James E. Terry, paymaster, to the Geyser; and Montagu B. Williams, assist.-clerk, to the St. George. TILE ARMY. The under-mentioned colonels, commanding the various brigades arid battalions of artillery and rifle volunteers, assembled at the residence of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, on Friday last, and were commissioned as brigadiers for the occa sion of her Majesty's review, appointed to take place in Hyde -park, on Saturday, the 23d instant, namely :—The Duke of Wellington, Lord Colville, Lord Elcho, Lord Ranelagh, Col. Tulloh, Col. Tho rold, and Col. Hicks. The Duke of Cambridge also issued at the same time the programme of arrangements necessary to be observed on the en trance into the park of so large a body of volun teers, in order to guard against confusion or colli sion of the corps in forming line, as it is calculated that from 25,000 to. 30,000 strong will muster on the occasion. The artillery and rifle corps formed at Woolwich, Charlton - , and Plurastead are indefa tigable in their drills, which are held almost every evening, and are well attended. Major-Genoa' S. R. Wesley, Deputy Adjt.-Gen. of the Royal Narine forces, returned to town on Saturday from his official inspection of the Ports mouth divisions of Royal Marine Light Infantry and Artillery, Prior to leaving Portsmouth the gallant General again expressed to Col. Anderson his gratificaticn at the state and discipline of the divisions. Lieut. W. Norman and Ensign H. It. Lewis, both of the 11th ItTiment, have passed their examina tions for superior rank before the. commission now THE ROYAL ENGINEERS. A writer in a contemporary says :—The effi cieney of our army has been so much promoted by the attention that has been directed in your columns to our shortcomings, that 1 beg your as sistance now to draw your attention to the Royal Engineer Establishment at Chatham. This establishment was formed during the course of the Peninsular war, in consequence of the im mense disadvantage under which our operations there were carried on, owing to our having no corps capable of executing the mechanical duties re quired in conducting sieges or in the field. When our army took the field in Portugal, and commenced that series of campaigns of which the defence of the lines of Torres Vedras and the cap ture of Cuidad Rodrigo and Badajoz were the most important steps, there was not a man among them who had ever made a gabion or a fasciae, or built a batt ery , unt il taught to doso then and there by the officers of engineers ; and sapping was, of course, out of the question. The delay, loss of life, and failure that resulted from this deficiency was so strongly brought be fore the Gavernment that the establishment above mentioned was created, and nobody would have supposed that we should take the field under the same disadvantageous circumstances again —an opinion that was justified by th e great efficiency it attained under Sir Charles Pasley as a school of instruction. But at length evil times came and the result was that when we sent our army to Turkey and ' the Crimea the men were at first starting so ig norant of their duties that, as is shown in the offi cial report of the Royal Engineer operations ; most of the Sappers had to be taught on the spot how to sap, and how to make gabions and fascines, as if there had never been an Engineer establishment, and jest as they had been in the Peninsular war. Since that time matters have grown worse if pos sible, as is well known to many connected with the establishment, who have no power to remedy the evils they lament, Instead of each man having as formerly three months or more instruction in field works, sapping, &c., a month's pontooning, a month mining, &c., many a man leaves who has never seen a pontoon bridge formed, a gallery of mine driven, or had perhaps more than a few days' instruction in field works, and the men are therefore no more Sappers and Engineers than they are sailors. The causes are easily found-1. That the great purpose of the establishment as a school of instruc tion in engineering is nowadays entirely subordi nated to the ordinary infantry duties of the garri son, which men under instruction should no more be made to take part in than a recruit is who has not learnt his drill ; so that out of a year that a man spends there, during which he should be acquiring that instruction which he can gain nowhere else, he probably spends more than half in field days, garri son, guardmounting, rifle practice, and other such duties, which he could learn at any station he might afterwards be sent to, or at Chatham, either before or after his instruction in his speciality was finished. 2. That half-taught men are draughted off from the companies under instruction to fill up vacancies i❑ detachments at other stationA. If as much care were taken to make the Sappers good engineers as to make them good rifle shots there would be nothing to complain of. By the rules laid down by the Commander-in-Chief, no man in the army can escape being thoroughly instructed and practised in the use of the rifle. Each man in the army, Sappers and all, must pass through a cer tain number of days' drill on first entering as a re cruit, and must shoot a certain number of rounds at a mark every year, or his Royal Highness will know the reason why. The Artillery are cared for in a similar way, in respect of gun practice ; but the Engineers, whose specialty requires more careful instruction, which can scarcely ever be supplied if omitted at first, are so little a subject of solicitude that they have arrived at the condition I have at tempted to describe. A BENEVOLENT ANNUITY SOCIETY. For the last three weeks, Mr. Selfe, one of the magistrates at the Thames Police Court, Stepney,- has been prosecuting an extrajudicial inquiry, re lating to the affairs of the United Kingdom Benevo lent Annuity Fund and the United Kingdom Mu tual Annuity Society. The magistrate has acted with great zeal and discretion in the matter, and as the names of several persons, both lay and cleri cal, appeared to be implicated in a fraud on many benevolent persons, he did not make the case publio until it was imperatively necessary, and then only by addressing the reporters as follows :—" I have received several letters on the subject of the pro ceedings of the United Kingdom Benefit Annuity Fund or Society. lam pursuing an inquiry into the matters complained of, and the ends of justice may, I think, be promoted if those interested in this fund will promptly communicate to me all facts relating to it within their knowledge. I have also to request that my wishes may be made known through the public journals." • Mr. Selfe's request was mad© public, and he has since received numer ous communications, revealing a great amount of duplicity and fraud on one side, and misery and blighted hopes on the other. The most prominent of the numerous applicants was the daughter of a Mrs. Johnstone, who was elected an annuitant by the subscribers to the United Kingdom Benevolent Annuity Fund.. Lady Charlotte Proby kindly subscribed upwards of £lOO to the fund for the pur pose of securing the election of Mrs. John s t one , an aged widow, and obtaining for her an annuity of £lO. Mrs. Johnstone's daughter said her mother's annuity had been stopped about two years, that it was formerly paid through the hands of the Rev. F. Pearce Pocock, of Church House, Bow, and Chaplain to the City of London Union, and that she could obtain no satisfactory explanation from the rev, gentleman respecting the stoppage of the annuity, which had been productive of great misery to her mother, who was in want and ob liged to sell her furniture. Mr. Selfe said this was not the first complaint made to him, though not publicly, of the proceedings of the United Kingdom Benevolent Annuity Fund or Society, and he would immediately write to Mr. Pocock on the subject. and he did so to this effect : " Rev. Sir,—The daughter of Mrs. Johnstone has com plained to me that an annuity of Ll.O was purchased for her mother in 1856, in the United Kingdom Benevolent An nuity Fund, which was for some time paid to her by your hands, but that payment was discontinued, and she can get no explanation from you or e'sewhere why this is the case. She says the office is shut up. As your name appears in the printed list of the comthittee, and you also was chap lain, I shall be glad if you can favour me with some ex planation of what has become of the society, and of Mrs. Johnstone's annuity in particular. I may remark that this is not the first tme I have had occasion to communicate with you respecting the society. It is essential that any institution professing to be patronised by influential persons should give the fullest information of its proceedings, and I think it right to let you know that unless a satisfactory explanation is furnished the matter will certainly not rest where it now is. "I am,-Rev. Sir, your faithful servant, S. SEISE. " The Rev. F. P earce P ococ k , Church House, Bow." To this communication, the magistrate received the following reply . _ " - Alfred House, Bow, May 28, 1860. condition of the United Kingd it is om Benevo lent Annuity Fund is so complicated that difficult to understand, and much more so to explain. Before enter ing more fully into the ect, I may premise that the society is not an assurance subj office for sells ng annuities, but a charity for collecting moneys to purchase them, and that Mrs. Johnstcne's annuity was not paid to her by my hands, offices but by the secre t ary, at the of the institu tion ; but as I have taken some interest in her, I have occasionally assisted her, at her own request, by advancing a portion of her annuity before it became due, she autho rising me to receive it from the office. In these eases I re ceived the money I had advanced, and left the remainder for herself to take. The present non -payment of the an nuities rests, not with the charity, but the Anglo-Austra lian Assurance Company, in which they were secured and by which they were paid. Th a t company subsequently amalgamated with the British Provident, in Chatham place. Not being a shareholder, or in any way connected with either of these offices, I am not aware of the precise conditions of the amalgamation ; but the directors of the British Provident gave the charity offices free of charge, as the Anglo-Australian had previously done, and both they and their secretary otherwise acknowledged and acted on the agreement between the charity and the latter company. But when the annuities became due, one cause after another was assigned for deferring the payment till the committee of tire charity saw no alternative but to recover the several amounts by legal process. They consulted counsel and were advised that as they were not parties to the amalgamation, their only course would be to proceed against the Anglo- Australian, and when they had obtained judgment, they might then recover from the British Provident. This course was therefore adopted. But, as I understand from the solicitors, the proceedin g s arc const an tly hi n d ere d by the defendants rai s i ng technical obstructions. In the mean time, the British Provident has amalgamated with the British Nation, which, though I believe a strong office, places another obstruction in the way of a speedy settle ment. As life donors to a certain amount obtain, in addi tion to their votes for life, the right to nominate a recipient, for whom an annuity shall be purchased, and subscribers are entitled to vote for the year in proportion to their sub scriptions, it has been considered questionable how far donations and subscriptions should be collected, as long as there is the prospect o f an e l ec ti on. Hence the charity has no income, and therefore no means of defraying the expenses of an office and working staff, but every information can be obtained of Messrs. Tucker, Greville, and Tucker of 28, St. Swithin's-la n e, th e so li c i tors, who are conducting the law business, and to whom I always refer any one who wishes to obtain fuller details than I am myself able to give. " I have the honour to rennin, Sir, your obedient ser vant, "F. PEARCE Pococx. "Henry Selfe Selfe, Esq." Mr. Selfe also communicated with the iarl of Shaftesbury and the Bishop of Oxford, who were represented in the printed book containing the rules, regulations, and list of subscribers, to be the patrons of the United Kingdom Benevolent An , unity Fund. Both informed the mag istrate that their names had b een use d without thir sanction and authority, and they had no recollection of ever hearing of the society. The Bishop of Oxford had also called upon the Rev. F. Pearce Pocock, to ex plain,if he can, how his name came to be used. The chairman of the society was represented to be the Rev. Ralph Buckmaster, 8.A., and the Vice-Presi dents to be the Rev. George Pocock, LL.B. incum bent of St. Paul's, Marylebone, and Sir Fitzroy Kelly, M.P., and others. Then followed a long list of noble and titled ladies as patronesses. The Rev. Mr. Buckmaster, of No. 16, Holland -street, Ken sington, in a letter, dated June 4, 1860, acknow ledged he was chairman, and that he lent £lOO in order to the formation of the charity, which, with the exception of what may have been recovered in votes, has been lost ; that the annuities, when obtained, were purchased in the United Kingdom Insurance Society; but as he never was in the direction of that company, nor was ever connected with any except the charitable part, he knew nothing of the proceedin g s. The rev. gentleman added, " that he resigned his poet as chairman soon after he heard of the defalcations as to the payment of the annuitants." Some other correspondence took place between the Rev. Mr. Buekmaster and Selfe. The magistrate was not at all satisfied with the Rev. Mr. Buckinaster's explanation, and in a letter to him, dated June 9, 1860, stated that the " United Kingdom Mutual Annuity Society" is a mere swindle and a sham, set in motion by and worked by the same parties who got up the United Kingdom Benevolent Annuity Fund. I cannot find that they ever granted any annuities, at all events, not more than one or two, or transacted any business whatever, except the annuities which they granted in exchange for the moneys handed over to them from the United Kingdom Benevolent Annuity Fund. I have reason to believe that all the moseys so paid to the society by the Fund had disappeared, and that the United Kingdom Mutual Annuity Society had no funds whatever; indeed, as I gather from the bankers the ' Society' and the Fund' were one and the same thing under different names." In another part of the same letter Mr. Selfe wrote as follows :—" The annuitants- have a right to look to the committee of the fund for justice. I cannot admit that there were no defalcations prior to the time when you (Mr. Buckmaster) sent in your re signation, in April, 1857, or that all was justly* done' during your time, because, by means which I will not at present characterise, funds were found to continue payment of the annuities up to 1858." The magistrate corresponded and had personal in terviews, and eventually, on Tuesday last, he an nounced that he had made a most satisfactory arrangement, and a pledge had been given that the whole of the annuitants should be paid. A state ment would be made at two o'clock on Thursday afternoon, at which time he wished the annuitants to be present. At the appointed hour Mr. Tucker, solicitor, of the firm of Tucker, Greville, and Tucker, of No. 28, St. Swithin's-lane, attended. There were several of the poor annuitants, who were labouring under great mental anxiety, present. In the course of a lengthened discussion, Mr. Tucker would not pledge himself that the award to be made by a legal gentleman of high re putation, to be appointed by the magistrate, would be acted upon, and wished for a further postpone ment, more particularly as legal proceedings were pending, Mr. Selfe declined to postpone the revelations he was bound to make, unless the arrears were paid to the poor annuitants. That must be the first thing done. Mr. Tucker dared to say that would be done, but he could not pledge himself that it should be done. Mr. Selfe asked if he was to understand that, if the gentleman he was to appoint to investigate the accounts decided that the arrears were to be paid, and also made an award which was fair and honourable, that his decisions would be carried out. Mr. Tucker could not go to that extent, and appeared desirous that further time should be granted. Mr. Selfe said that arrears were due to the an nuitants varying from one and a half to seven years, and a grievous wrong had been done. The benevolent and personal friends of candidates had subscribed funds for the purchase of thirty annui ties of £lO each, and the fends had disappeared. It was scandalous and cruel. The personal friends of a poor woman, named Willis, had subscribed £llO, and she was elected an annuitant. The money was squandered, wasted, lost, and the society was two years in arrear. The misery inflicted upon many poor women was heartrending. He had been mis directed and played with. He had been given fully to understand that the just claims of the annuitants would be satisfied, and he was now met with evasions, and delay was sought for. He meant no disrespect to the highly-respectable solicitor before him, for he was only following his instructions, but he would not allow any more shutting. He would not be played with. He would not be put off again, unless he had a distinct understanding that the arrears would be paid, and that the just claims of the suffering parties would be conceded in a fair and honourable manner. If some assurance of that kind was not given, he should put all th e d ocuments before him in the hands of those who would make them public. Mr. Tucker said if that were done it would be unfortunate for the annuitants, and ex parte state ments would go forth to the world. Mr. Selfe said the statements would not be ex parte. He had heard, corresponded with, and seen all parties. He had no hesitation in say ing a gross fraud had been perpetrated. The names of noble and distinguished persons had been paraded without authority, and thousands of pounds had been subscribed in consequence. The whole of that money was gone. There were thirty annuitants of £lO each, and they were two years in arrear. One lady had sub scribed £l5O, to secure an annuity for a destitute woman. That was gone. He held in his hand letters from Lord Shaftesbury and the Bishop of Oxford repudiating the society, and stating that their names were used without their authority. Every member of the committee was bound in honour to see that justice was rendered to all the annuitants. He was not quite sure that he had not neglected his duty in postponing an exposure of the parties. Mr. Tucker asked for a fortnights delay, and said he had no objection to make an advance to the ani nuitants without takingit as a payment on accoun of the arrears. Mr. Selfe—One gentleman, a member of the com mittee, who waited upon me, said he could pay the whole amount due an not miss it. Mr. Tucker said he was only authorised to go to a certain extent. He believed if the matter was post poned all would be satisfactorily settled. Although not pledging himself to anything, he believed his clients would act justly. The conversation was prolonged for some time, and the magistrate in vain attempted to obtain some decided pledge from Mr. Tucker to bind his clients. At length a delay of two days was granted, and the magistrate requested Mr. Tucker to take a copy o f the following proposal, and return an answer o n Saturday : "In the matter of the United Kingdom Ben evo l ent An nuity Fund. Mr. Tucker undertakes, 071 behalf o f his c li en ts, that all shall be done for the annu i tants to Which are in hon Mr. Dire, our b a to e nd app inted good faith by the magistrate, shall say they On Saturday Mr. S3lfe stated that four of the annuitants (Mrs. Fisher), Mrs. O'Connor, Mrs., Johnstone, and Mrs. Phipps, had been paid their arrears, to the amount of £BO, by Mr Tucker, from whom he had received the following letter : " " 28, St. S w ithi n ' s • l ane, June 16, 1860. Dear Sir,—United Kingdom, &c. As my c li ents de cline authorising me t o s i gn the memorandum drawn up by you on Thursday, it is needless for me to attend before you to day, and as an act of courtesy, I think it due to you to state their decision, and to report that I am still willing to communicale with Mr. Iliffe, or any other person, with a view to an adjustment of the matter in a fair and honour able manner.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, " JOHN TUCKE R ." Addressed "H. S. Selfe, Esq., Thames Police court, Stepney." Mrs. Beard, an annuitant of £lO, who was elected by the subscribers to the fund, said the arrears due to her amounted to £37 las., and she was in great distress. Mr. Selfe—You are the fifth person who has applied to me this day on the same subject. Mrs. Beard, in a tone of the greatest anxiety, asked the magistrate if the matter would be satis factorily adjusted ? Mr. Selfe—My good woman, I am net so sure of it as I was last Tuesday. I have no satisfactory assurance for the annuitants at present. I have a pile of letters on the subject, and I will not flinch from my duty. Take this letter to Mr. Tucker, and if he pays you anything give a receipt simply for the money, saying, I have received so much money. Nothing more. Do not sign your rights away. Mr. A. J r ßaker, of N o , 4 2, Holywell-street, Millbank, Westminster, represented that his wife was entitled to an annuity of £25, bought of the United Kingdom Mutual Annuity Society in 1853. It had not been paid for two years, and he and his wife had been put to great pecuniary inconvenience. His wife's sister was also entitled to an annuity from the same society of the same amount, but her non-payments were to a great extent in consequenee of her living in Australia. She had only that at present to depend upon, and a family of five children to support. He had applied to the Rev. F. Pearce Pocock, at Bow, times he could not number, and was always put off with the most paltry excuses. Mr. Selfe said it was a lamentable case, but there was this difference as regarded the two annuieies of £25 each and the others. The annuities of Mr. Baker's wife and sister-in-law were purchased with their own money, those of the other annuitants with money subscribed by the benevolent. It would not become him to interfere in Mr. Baker's case, and he would advise him to consult a respectable solicitor. Mr. Baker thanked the magistrate and retired; Mr. Selfe wished it to be distinctly understood that the two bankrupt societies had no connection with, and were never allied to, the United King dom Life Assurance Society, Waterloo-place, Pall- Mall, which was a respectable and solid concern, conducted by a gentleman of the highest integrity. The prospectus of the United Kingdom Benevo lent Annuity F und states that it was " founded to give permanent relief by allowing annuities from £lO to £3O to indigent persons of all classes, and of either sex." The following are the names of the committee :—The Rev: R. N. Buckmaster, chairman ; Phillip Burrows, Esq., Thomas Fred. Clay, Esq., Rev. F. P. Pocock, M.A., G. Pocock, Esq., F. Drosier, Esq., John Savage, Esq., George Sawyer, Esq., M.D., Rev. J. K. Tucker, 8.A.. J. H. Tucker, Rev. E. Francis, E. Turnor, John Wer theimer, Esq., and T. T. Williams, Esq., M.D. ; secretary, C. W. Coleman, Esq. The directors of the United Kingdom Mutual Annuity Society, registered under the Friendly So cieties Act, were the following :—Mr. Dawson, Mr Drosier, Mr. J. P. Pocock, Rev. F. Pearce Pocoek, J. R. Tucker, chairman, J. H. Tucker, Mr. Smythe, Dr. Williams,' and Mr. Wertheimer. Six of the nine directors were on the committee of the United Kingdom Benevolent Fund. COUNTRY MARKETS. STAMFORD—JuNE 16. The supply of wheat was good for the season, and pricer Is to 2s higher. There was hardly a sample of barley a market, and prices ruled firm. Oats and beans disposed at full values. Wheat .... 54s to 59s I Oats.. 27s to 31s White do 56s to 62s I Beans 46s to 483 Barley ...... .....32s to 35s I Ditto, old 46s to 4.82 LEICESTER—JuxE 16. There was a less supply of wheat to-day, but in fair 'condition, and trade steady. White wh ea t, 57 s to 62s —red, 56s to 60s p er 36 stone; a very heavy inquiry for barley, grinding, 34s to 36s ; ma lti ng, 40 s to 46s per qr. ; oats, 28s to 36s per 24 stone. Beans—old, 51s to `--43, new 42s to 46s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 42s j Seconds, 38s 1 Thirds, 29s per 20 stone. NORTHAMPTON—JUNE 16. At this corn-market wheat was in fair supply, with not so good a trade, at about is 8d above the rates of this day se'nnight, ranging from 56s to 59s for white, and 52s to 56s for red. There was a fair business passing in barley, malting 3Ss to 445, grinding 35s to 37s per qr. Oats in fair sale, the turn in seller's favour, quoted at 32s to 35a per 24 stone. Beans, old, 48s to 50s ; peas, 40s to 465. Rye, 36s to 40s; malt, 68s to 72s ; flour, 33s to 37s per sack. NORWICH—JUNE IG. Rather an increased supply of wheat was brought for ward to-day, and the market closed at former prices. White wheat. 53s to 54s I Red wheat 50s to 523 Malting barley.... 42s to 46s I Chevalier barley 34s to 408 Distilling do ......25s to 2751 Oats.. 24s to 288 Flour, 36s to 41s Od per sack from the miller. NORWICH CATTLE—JuNn 16. This morning our market exhibited a considerable show of store cattle, comprising Scots, Devons, shorthorns, and Irish, in good condition. A good attendance of buyers, but there was a dull sale. A clearance was barely effected, at a reduction in prices. Scots, 4s to 4s 6d ; shorthorns, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; Irish, 3s to 4s Gd; Devons, 4s Od to 4s 6d (estimated weight when fat). Fat sheep, 85 to 9s Od per stone ; prime, 9s 6d to Os. Pigs—A fair supply. St ore pigs 30s to 35s ; fat pork' 8s Oo 8s 6d per stone. DUBLIN- A moderate show to-day, a dull, at unaltered quotations corn, which was Gd lower. •JUNE 15. tnd the trade ruled extremely for all articles except Indian s. d. s. d. Wheat, white 33 0 to 3 0 Do., red 3l 0 to 33 0 Do. new Barley Oats Do., black l5 0 to 15 6 B. d. s. d. Do., new . 0 to 0 Bere Rapeseed Oatmeal l5 0 to 17 6 Bakers' flour Indian corn THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. •.. • • .. Overdue. Do. • (via Marseilles) July 4. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) July 4. Canada, &c. (via Londonderry) .. June 20. Cape of Good Hope, &c. China, Penang., and Singapore (via S'ampton) June 18. Do. Gibraltar (vi a Southampton (via Marseill es ) J une 12. ) India (Calcutta), Ceyl on , &c. (via Southampton) June 18. Do. (via Marseilles) July 2. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Juno 26. Do. (via Marseilles) .. June 20. Lisbon, Brazils, Bueno s Ay res , & c . July 5. Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto • . • • .. June 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. June 26. Do. (via Mrseilles) . .. . June e 2. United States, Calif orn i a, & c. (s a ia Corky 2l. Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Teneriffe .. July 10 West Indies and Pacific, Carthgena, Cuba,Ao. June 29. [A . nvEn zisEmENT.J—Holloways Ointment and Pills.— Warning to Mothers.—Thelittle attacks of illness attend ing childhood, though apparently trifling and evanescent, leave marks behind them when they recur frequently. The temper becom es i rr it a bl e an d t h e complexion soon grows murky. It is the duty of all having the care of chil dren to attend instantly to their trivial maladies, for the radical removal of which Holloway's remedies have received the most encouraging and constant praises for a quarter of a century. These invaluable medicaments are safe and certain—though mild, they never deceive the nurse. In all skin diseases, petter, ringworm, tooth-rash, and every kind of eruption, the soothing power of Hollow ay ' s ointment is most gratifying, always ensuring ease and repose for the little one. BIRTHS. itfheeofl3Cthaptianisnt.,Aratthus,r FAardelaiharde-curesucenst, qn , . . . Hannibal, of a son. F AR Brighton,clul i AR LAKE.—On the 15thinst.,at oGfraanstonH.ouse, Chobham, the wife of George Lake, Esq., On the 16th inst., at 5, Russell -place, Fitzroy- PICARD.— square, the wife of C. F. Picard, Esq., of a son. .;Cle ) w n .111 A ERIAGES• APPLEBEE—JorP.—On the 16th inst., at St. John's, Hackney, Clarissa Amelia, daughter of the late T. B. Applebee, Esq., of Epping, to Mr. J. A. Jopp, South gate-road, Isling,Nn. STROH—KuvG.—On the 16th inst., at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, Mr. Augustus Stroh, of Soho-square, to Emma, eldest daughter of Mr. Charles King, of Brewer street, Golden-square. DEATHS. BEVAN.—On the 14th inst., at Clifden House Academy, Brentford Butts, Mr. George Bevan, aged 43. DuNN.—On the 15th inst., at Auchentoshan, Dumbarton.. shire, Alexander Dunn, Esq., of Duntocher, N. 8., aged 82. India Kent, Depots, Major MACDO NALD.---On the 15th inst.,, a t B rompton, Chatham, acdonald, late P a y mas t er o f East James aged l B l6. PARICINSON.—On the 14th inst., at his residence, 22, Up• per Hamilton -terrace, St. John's-wcod, John Parkinson, Esq., aged M. PACK.—On the 14th inst., at Allington Castle, near Maid stone, Mr. Thomas Pack, aged 82. PRIMROSE.—On the 26th ult., at Quebec, the Hon. Francis W. Primrose, only brother to the Earl of Ro.ebery. SINCLAIn.—On the 14th inst., at Stevenson, Hadding'on, Anne Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Vice -Admiral Sir J. Gordon Sinclair, Bart. LONDON: Printed and Published by' MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county or Middleee7, Monday, June 18, 1860, K] R] ne: sw ani for Po nu an avi Div