The Sun. — London, England, 1860-09-21 00:00:00

THE Nll VY. Yesterday the Lords Commissioners of the Ad- i t Miralty paid an official visit of inspection to the dockyard and the naval establishments at Chatham. The members of the Board present were the Duke Of Somerset, Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir R. S. Dun des, K.C.8., Captain C. Frederick, Mr. S. Whit bread, M.P., Rear-Admiral Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8., M.P., Rear-Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, 3E.C.8., Controller of the Navy ; Col. G. T. Greene, Director of Admiralty Works ; and Capt. J. Moore, C. 8., private secretary to the First Lord. Their lordships arrived at the Stroud junction shortly before 12 o'clock, and at once embarked on board the Admiralty State barge, which conveyed th em across the harbour to the Queen's-stairs, where they landed. A guard of honour of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, with the divisional band and colours, under the command of Capt. A. Butcher and Lieuts. Creighton and Mascall, was drawn up at the head of the stairs, and received their lordships with the customary honours. Their lordships, on landing, were received by Capt. G. Goldsmith, C. 8., the Superintendent ; Col. E. Rea, Commandant of the Royal Marines ; Commander Pope, Master- Attendant ; Mr. 0. W. Long, Master-Shipwright ; Mr. R. Laws, Storekeeper; Mr. Clatworthy, Ac conntant, and other leading officials of the establish ment. Prior to commencing their inspection of the dockyard their lordships proceeded to the office of the Captain-Superintendent, where they were occu pied some time in the transaction of official business. Passing along the various ships their lordships pro ceeded on board the iron-cased steam floating bat tery Trusty, 14, 200-horse power, which is in dock for the purpose of being surveyed and repaired. Some time was spent by their lordships in examining the effects of the shot and shell upon her during the re cent experiments at Shoeburyness with the elongated shot from the Armstrong guns. Mr. Lavie, master shipwright,pointed out to their lordships the ravages which the rot has made in the timbers of this powerful battery, several of which are so far gone that they will have to be entirely removed. Their Lordships gave directions for the necessary repairs to be proceeded with. Their Lordships then in spected the works in progress for lengthening and making a new entrance to No. 1 Dock. The altera tions when completed will enable a line-of-battle ship to be docked with ease. The entrance part of the dock has had an addition of nearly 20 feet made to it, and new gates are being erected, the entrance portion being at the same time considerablyw iden ed. Their Lordships next proceeded on board the Are thusa, 51, and Bombay, 91, in adjoining docks, which are undergoing the process of conversion from sailing ships into screw steamers. They are both in a very forward state, and will soon be out of the hands of the shipwrights. The next vessel visited was the improved screw frigate Undaunted, 51, 600-horse power, which is about three-fourths completed. Another new 51-gun frigate, named the Belvidere, of 600-horse power, is building on the adjoining Blip. The other vessels over which their Lordships were conducted were the two fine line of-battle steamers Bulwark, 91, and Royal Oak, 91, the latter recently commenced. In addition to these their Lordships were also shown the Rattlesnake, 21, the Reindeer, 17, and another screw steamer building, but not yet named. The steam vessels lying off th• dock fitting for the steam reserve were next inspected. They were the Orpheus, 21, 400- horse power, which has the greater portion of her machinery on board ; the Racehorse, 4, 200-horse power ; the Plover, 4, 200-horse power; the Linnet, 2, 60-horse power; and the Pigeon,;2, 60-horse power. On reaching the eastern extremity of the dockyard their Lordships briefly inspected the site of the pro posed new docks. Leaving this part of the establish ment their Lordships passed the iron gunboats laid up, most of which are in excellent condition, and proceeded to the several factories, passing through the metal mills, and spending some time in witnes sing the working of the ponderous machinery for rolling and performing other operations on the cop per and other metal required in shipbuilding. They also went through the smithery, where the heavy Nasmyth hammers were at work. After completing this portionof the inspection their lordships partook of luncheon at the official residence of the Superin tendent, at the conclusion of which the Duke of Somerset and the other members of the Board in spected the improved diving apparatus recently introduced by Mr. Heinke, who pointed out the improvements he had effected, which do away with any possibility of accident to the diver. Their Lordships were also occupied some time in examin ing the results of some experiments which hava been undertaken in order to lessen the loss result ing to the copper casing for protecting ships of war. One piece of copper was exhibited to their Lord ships which originally weighed 91b. 60z., but after four years was found to have lost 21b. in weight. The next establishment visited was the ropery, where the process of making the largest ships' sables was vk itnessea, after which their Lordships proceeded to the Royal Marine Barracks, where the division of Royal Marines, numbering 800 men, was drawn up in line, under the command of Col. E. Rea.• The men marched past and performed other manoeuvres, reflecting the highest credit on both officers and men. The site for the additional barracks for the Marines was then inspected by their Lordships, the proposed alterations involving an outlay of about £lOO,OOO, of which £50,000 has already been voted. Their Lordships will resume their inspection of the storehouses, &c., this day, and also visit the extensive works in progress at St. Mary's Island. The guardship of steam ordinary Wellington, 72, Captain Astley C. Key, C. 8., in Hamoaze, has been shifted to another pair of moorings to give place to the Indus, 78, which was towed there yesterday (Thursday) from Devonport Dockyard. The screw steamship Brunswick , 80 , is appoint e d to be put out of Keyham basin, Plymouth, to-day (Friday), and the gunboat Speedy to be taken in to receive her machinery. In a letter to his relatives at Plymouth, a young officer on a Government transport in the China Seas writes as follows, under date Ta•lien-whan Bay, Jnly 11 :—" The transport, Lady Ann, No 6, Capt. Sinclair, left Calcutta on the 20th of March, with Sikh cavalry on board, in tow of the steamer Sydney, for Hong Kong, and arrived there on the 21st, having called on the passage at Singapore for coal. She landed her cavalry there for a few weeks, and then re-embarked them and left in tow of the Arracan steamer on the Bth of June; the gunboat Drake, No. 78, Lieut. and Commander Arthur R. Blane, being also in tow. After proceeding with the Lady Ann as far as her orders, the Arracan cast h er elf, but retained the gunboat. All three arrived here on the 21st of June. The Sikh cavalry w ere landed from the transport about a week since, an d it is expected they will re-embark on the 25th —I suppose for the Peiho, but this is not at all certain. The bay here has two or three villages on its shores, but the Chinese deserted them entirely, and our troops and the Commissariat have taken partial charge of them. A market tent is established for the purpose of buying cattle, provisions, &c., from the Chinese who come in from the country, in charge of oar Provost-Marshal. We are not at war here exactly, still a vedette is stationed about 20 miles out from the camp, and is relieved every two days. The nearest fortified town is over 40 miles distant. Lord Elgin i s reported to have arrived here. We have also General si r R. N ap ier, Sir Hope Grant, and Vice-Admiral Hope, Chesapeake 51, blue at the fore, an d Admiral Jone s , I mperieuse 51, blue at the wizen. We are in lat. between 38 ard 39 N., and 122 E and alth ough long. 121, the cli • mate is very t em p er ate in summer , it is expected to be ex t reme l y severe and cold in the winter. The month of the Peiho is very little to"the north, and about four deg. to the westward. It appears that the French have a rendezvous at another place , some di stance from here, and are not yet ready. Of them we hear b ut little, except through the rumours and yarns, s ce . , of the men-of-war's men. I believe this place will be retained by forces left to guard it during the war. Tw o Armstrong guns are being mounted on the top of • ••• a mu, w hich has the interior open. A pier is banding, under the superintendence of the sailing maste r , Mr. Hockl e y, o f t h e steams hi p Odin, 16; it is called Hockley Pier after him. It in built for the purpose of landi ng an d em b ark i ng imps Mon eapaditi oug by means of gunboats, instead of having recourse to the horse-boats car-' ried in the ships of war. The coast around this bay is lined with high and very barren hills, the bases of which come down to the water's edge. From the reports of those who have had a glimpse of the interior it seems that the country is very fruitful, and covered with innumerable villages. The inhabitants have great quantities of goats and small buffaloes. We are told that a party of the Coolies (Chinese), having escaped from our ships into the country were cut to pieces by the Chinese soldiers, and only two or three returned to tell the tale. These Coolies were brought up from Hong kong in some of the steamers for fatigue parties, and are rationed and paid wages by Government. There are 200 or 300 of them ; they are employed by the Commissariat, or for any other purpose, such as carrying goods or baggage, digging, build ing, &c. ; in fact, doing anything a fatigue party can be required to do. The Hougoumont, Minden, Cressy, Albuera, Lancelles, Octavio, Lady Ann, Lancashire Witch, &c., belonging to Messrs. Dun bar and Son, are out here—all right." The Ariel, 9, screw, Commander Alexander, is fast progressing towards completion in he r ou tfit a t P or t smou th, and is coaling alongside the dockyard. She has shipped an excellent crew, and is now only seven hands short of her assigned complement. The Megtera, screw troopship, Commander Hen derson, refitting at Portsmouth, is having her bot tom cleaned and coated with patont composition, her,ilecks caulked, and sundry slight defects in her engine department made good preparatory to fur ther service. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—R. Holman, first-class assist.- engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary; Wm. J. Hancock, acting third-class assist.- engineer, to the Rhadamanthus, as supernumerary ; J. E. Petley, master's-assist., to the Fisgard, as supernumerary. THE ARMY. A draught, consisting of 275 men, infantry and artillery, have left the Indian army depot at War ley, near Brentwood, for embarkation to Madras. The depot companies of the 96th Regiment arrived at Chichester from Parkhurst, Isle of Wight, on Monday eTening, under the command of Capt. Grant and the following officers : Capt. E. Cookson, Lieut. E. Johnson, Lieut. E. Hogg, Ensign A. Harcourt, and went into the quarters vacated that day by the depot of the 51st (King's Own) Light Infantry, removed to Chatham. We regret to notice the death of General F. R. Thackeray, C. 8., Col.-Commandant of the Royal Engineers, which took place on Wednesday, at Windlesham, Surrey, in his 85th year. The gallant general entered the army in 1793, and commenced his military career as second-lieut. in the Royal Engineers. He hadseen considerable service, having been present at the capture of Surinam in 1799, and at St. Martin's and St. Bartholomew in 1801. He directed the siege of Scylla Castle in 1806, and that of the fortress of Santa 'gaunt in 1609. He served with the army in Spain in 1812, and was present at the battle of Castella and siege of Tarragona in 1813 and remained With the army till 1814. In recogni tion of his Ben , ices the gallant deceased had been a Companion of the Bath. The gallant general's com missions bore date as follows :—Second-lieut., Sept. 18, 1793 ; first lieut., June 18, 1796 ; capt., April 18, 1801 ; brevet-major, May 9, 1810 ; lieut.- col., July 21, 1813 ; col., June 2, 1825 ; col.-commandant, April 29, 1846 ; major-gen., Jan. 10, 1837 ; lieut.- gen., Nov. 9, 1846 ; and gen., June 20, 1854. THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. OXFORD, THURSDAY. This evening a grand entertainment was given by Sir J. Morrell, Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Oxford, to Col. North, M.P., and the Oxford City Volunteers. The dinner, which was served on a scale of great magnificence, was attended by the Bishop of Oxford, the Lord-Lieutenant, the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl Abingdon, Lord Norreys, the Hon. Mr. Fiennes, Mr. Henley, M.P., Mr. Harcourt, M.P., Mr. J. H. Langston, M.P., Mr. J. T. Norreys, M.P., the High Sheriffs of Ox ford and Berks, the Vice-Chancellor of the Univer sity, several of the Heads of Colleges now resident in Oxford, a large number of deputy-lieutenants and magistrates, and most of the principal gentry of the counties of Oxford and Berks. The cloth having been removed, and the usual complimentary toasts having been cordially drunk, The CHAIRMAN then gave " the health of the Lord-Lieutenant, the Duke of Marlborough," which was received with loud cheers. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH, in returning thanks, observed that since he had the honour of filling the pest of Lord-Lieutenant it had been an office of real importance. His first duty was to embody the militia, and he need not remind them how nobly the embodiment was T.-oceeded with and how well their military duties had been discharged. At that period of their service he had to convey to them his approval of the manner in which they had per formed their duties. His next duty was to watch over that mighty movement which Englishmen had put forth in the Volunteer movement. He was happy to think that this county was almost the first to join in that movement, and he would pay a tribute of praise and thanks to the University in supportiug that movement by at once responding to it, and by their energetic action having obtained the high honour of being the 7th corps in England. Their first step was to obtain subscriptions, and here at once the spirit and feelings of Englishmen showed themselves. Hardly a week had elapsed before £1,500 had been subscribed, while at the same time Volunteers flocked to the ranks so quickly that very soon the volunteer force had become equal to the Militia, and he had no doubt would soon exceed that branch of the service. They could not shut their eyes to the fact that this movement had been the result of actual necessity. No doubt they were all most anxious to be on the best of terms with their neighbours, but still they were determined that their great interests, their commercial cha racter, and that vast material wealth which God's Providence had given to them should not be de stroyed by any foe. (Cheers.) They owed it to Europe and the world that those blessings of free dom which they had inherited from their fore fathers they should transmit untarnished to their ancestors—(cheers)—unimpaired by foreign aggres sion. (Cheers.) That which really called this movement into being was the position of a foreign country. It was useless to point out any particular Power, and might be disrespectful to name any in dividual Sovereign of Europe ; but what all their aims were directed against was a system which had once been rivetted on Europe—which might be termed Napoleonism—and which he was sorry to say might yet deluge the whole of Europe with blood. That was a system which this country had ever shown itself opposed to, even when it had made head all o ver E uro p e , an d they were deter minedlicw to show that though they were desirous of living on the best terms with their neighbours, they were nevertheless prepared to put themselves in such a position as to be able to say, " Touch us who dare." (Cheers.) Ho was quite sure that there was a most anxious desire on the part of all present for the success, prosperity, and permanence of the Volunteer movement—a movement which was interwoven with the hearts of the people. He could not sit down without impressing on the minds of the Rifle Volunteers now present the im portance of paying great attention to military dis cipline, for without that the volunteer forces would as a help to the regular defences of the king dom be utterly worthless. It was only by assimi lating them to the regular army that they would be able to act with it in the defence of their coun try, which he was sure it was their most anxious wish to do. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then proposed " the health of the Bishop of Oxford," which was drank with loud and long continued c h eer i ng . The Bishop in mhehhte Bishop o f O XFORD —Si r, I thank you very for the way i n w hi c h you have propose d y a'r this great company, and I thank the guests around your table for the kind manner in which they responded to it. There may be some disposed at first sight to say that at such a gather ing as this—a warlike gathering —we men of peat® Are A little Out of pine. b • u; 4 think that that would be a very shallow view, for I believe it is in the interest of peace itself that every warlike con stituted armament is equipped, and that, above all, such a movement as this is most distinctly a move ment on behalf of peace. (Cheers.) I may say that there ought to be nothing which is manly, which is English, which is brave, which should be a stranger to them as ministers of religion, for I maintain that there is no body of men on earth who uphold and maintain bravery and manliness and old English feeling more than the English Church. (Cheers.) Well, then, if this applies to every department of a well constituted military movement, it must espe cially apply to such a movement as this, because this is prominently a defensive movement, and can not be made an aggressive one. Above all, it is one in which, under no conceivable state of circum stances, could we begin by fighting for an idea and end in the annexation of a province. (Loud and long continued cheering.) Though this is a peace movement, I believe it is one which is fraught with blessings in many ways to the people of this land. If it did nothing else than bring the young men of our cities, our counties, our universities, under mili tary discipline, and accustom them to the ordinary athletic exercises which belong to that calling, I believe that this of itself would be a great blessing to the land. (Cheers.) We have, please God, a will and strength which any enemy would find im pregnable if he dared to try. (Cheers.) Further more, I believe that the very rise of this move ment among us has been one of the greatest possible securities for the peace of Europe, not only because we have taught the babblers who held that we were an extinct and effete people that they were talking the most arrant nonsense, not only because it has convinced men that there would be a direct and most energetic physical opposition to any attack on this land such as they had little counted on, but because this move ment tended to show permanently throughout the whole civilised world how entirely and absolutely we were an united people. (Cheers.) Because we have our comparatively trifling home discords, other rations think we are a divided people ; but our quarrels are but as lovers' quarrels, which lead only to closer embraces and to stricter amity. (Cheers.) This movement has done more than anything which could be conceived to convince Europe, watching it with eager and some portions with alarmed eyes, that if an enemy of this kind ventured upon the dangerous experiment of an invasion he would find that the first ring of a host:le rifle on the virgin shores of Britain would rouse the whole nation— men, boys, and even women, who would soon teach their foe, vrith rules which would echo throughout the kingdom, that England would suffer no hostile foot to tread upon its sacred shores. (Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next proposed the " health of Colonel North," which was cordially responded to. Colonel NORTH, in a short speech which was en . tirely of a local character, conveyed his thanks to Mr. Morrell and the visitors present for the honour which they had done him and the Oxford Rifles by inviting them to th;s entertainment, He was very proud to say that the movement had been taken up most heartily by the people of Oxfordshire, and the manner in which they had acquitted themselves at the review in Hyde Park was beyond all praise. He trusted that the movement would go on as it had begun, and he was quite sure that in loyalty, in a desire to serve their Queen, and do their duty by their country, the Oxfordshire Volunteers would be inferior to no other. (Cheers.) The precedings did not terminate until a late hour. Yesterday a meeting was held at the Thatched house Tavern for the purpose of forming a light horse volunteer corps for London and its vicinity, Major J. F. Richardson, C. 8., Bth Bengal Irregular Cavalry, in the chair. The chairmen said he had been asked as an Indian officer t ) aid in the forma tion of a light horse volunteer corps, and he should be very glad to afford any assistance towards that end which was in his power. He would recommend, however, the format;.on of a regiment of good irregulars with common hunting saddles, in pre ference to a Dragoon Regiment, which, he thought, without the regular training which the latter un derwent, would turn out a failure. He had had some experience of Volunteer Irregular Cavalry, having raised a regiment in India, which he com manded there during the late disturbances, and he thought it would be much better to have a regiment of good irregulars than bad Dragoons. He would suggest, also, that the corps should be officered, if possible, at first by military men, and that as va cancies arose they should be filled up from the ranks by the commanding officer. With regard to the weapons, he recommended lances and swords, which were essentially the arms of the cavalry soldier, in preference to the carbine, which he considered ob jectionable, except as regarded about 10 men per troop, who would be available as skirmishers, sen tries, or escorts. Mr. J. B. May said he had put himself in communication with the Lord-Lieute nant, who had expressed himself favourable to the formation of the corps, and about 100 gentlemen had agreed to join it, among whom were the Earl of Bessborough, Lord Schomberg Kerr, the Count de Genlre, Lord Seymour, and Lord Powerscourt, the latter of whom had consented to take the com mand. Mr. Tattersall proposed that Major Richard son should be appointed regimental chairman and hon. secretary pro tern. ; this was seconded by' Mr. B. May, and carried. Mr. Nevill then proposed that a provisional committee should be formed fer the administration of the affairs of the regiment, and that the following gentlemen should form such committee, with power to add to their number : Messrs. Tattersall, J. M. Garrad, J. B. May, Boyle, and Garden. This was agreed to, and several gen tlemen having enrolled themselves as members of the corps, the business concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. About 90 members of the Gravesend Artillery Volunteer Corps, with several of their officers and band, in command of Capt. Cora. Rosher, visited Sheerness this day (Thursday) for the purpose of practice at heavy gun drill, this being the first time that they have had the opportunity of firing with shot and shell. The target was stationed at a range of 1,500 yards from the centre garrison battery. During the practice the flagstaff was taken from the target three times, and the whole of the firing reflects great credit upon both the officers and the men of the corps, as well as upon their drill instruc tor, Master Gunner Alexander, R.A. The 4th Battalion of Kent Volunteer Rifles, com prising the companies formed at Canterbury, Ash ford, Sittingbourno, Ash, and Wingham, were in spected yesterday in the St. Lawrence Cricket ground at Canterbury, by Viscount Sidney, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Kent. The various companies, having assembled in the Cathe dral precincts, marched thence to the ground. At about half-past one o'clock the inspecting officer arrived, accompanied by Colonel Luard, the Assistant-Inspector of Volunteers, and the commandant of the 4th battalion, Colonel Dixon Dyke (who took the command), and a nume rous staff. The ground was kept by a detachment from the Royal Kent Mounted Rifles. The bat talion having been formed in line, and inspected in the ranks by the Lord Lieutenant, they were put through various evolutions and the precision with which each was executed, particularly the marching past, elicited marks of approbation from most of the spectators. At the close of the review the bat talion advanced in line and formed in close columns, and was then addressed by the inspecting officer, who highly complimented them on their efficiency. On Saturday last the 9th Suffolk Volunteer Rifles, numering 100 men, were entertained at dinner by Richard Garrett, Esq., at his seat,- Carlton-hall ; the corps mustered in the park at half-past three, and performed a variety of evolutions in a highly credi table manner ; at six an adjournment took place to the fine old dining-room of Carlton, when about 150 sat down to a sumptuous repast. This fine body of men mainly consists of workmen in the employ ment of Garrett and Sons, at Leiston Works, who have contributed about £2OO to its funds. On Wednesday afternoon Lord Hatherton, Lord- Lieutenant of the county of Stafford, inspected the two companies of Rifle Volunteers organized at Burton-upon-Trent. The inspection took place on the cricket-ground, about a mile from Burton, and WM witnessed by seTeral thousand persons. Capt. Abram Bass commanded, and the number of Volun teers reviewed was about 150. At the close of the review Lord Hatherton delivered a brief address of congratulation and encouragement, and afterwards inspected the rifle butt which has been erected at Burton, where the Volunteers possess the advan tage of having a ball practice range of 1,050 yards. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1860, SIGNS OF THE WEATHER The following communication has been forwarded :o us for insertion by the National Lifeboat Insti- :ution : Public attention has frequently been called to the inva. luable use of a barometer for indicating a coming storm. It not unfrequently happens that a notice of a gale is given by a barometer two or three days before it actually takes place. It seems plain that with such powers provi dentially placed in our hands, the calamities now endured by our fishermen and coasters might in many instances be avoided. A good barometer in a public situation would warn them in time what to expect, and they would thus be fre quently able to avoid the terrible consequences of storms, so often at present proving fatal to them. Rear-Admiral Fitzroy, F.R.S., has compiled so tho roughly practical a manual for the use of a barometer, that seafaring men or fishermen may soon become perfectly familiar with the indications of the instrument. Some time since, as chief of the Meteorological Department of the Board of Government, he obtained the sanction of the Board of Trade to supply some 40 of our poorer fishing villages with barometers, some of which have been of good service to the fishermen. It is, however, evident that something more is absolutely required in order to make barometers generally available for our fishing and seafaring population ; it is, therefore, satisfactory to find that this important subject has been taken up practically by the National Lifeboat Institution. Admiral Fitzroy, who is a member of the committee, gives the undertaking his cordial and valuable co-operation. Tho admiral's own manual, as well as large placards con taining extracts from it, will be extensively circulated on the coast, fully explaining the working of the barometer. It is proposed to fix such barometers, wherever found useful and practicable, in suitable positions at the society's lifeboat houses, which are situated on most parts of the coasts of the 'United Kingdom. To carry out effectually this plan, the institution has for tunately the machinery at hand, for to each of its lifeboats is attached a permanent coxswain, who receives a small an nual salary for the superintendence of the working part of the establishment. It is proposed to instruct such of these men as are found capable in the indications of the barome ter, so that they may act as so many storm warners in the towns or villages in which they reside. It 1:11 be readily conceived that beneficial results may accrue to life and property among our hardy coast popula tion from this important step. It is notorious that at the present day the masters of our smaller coasting fish;ng craft hardly ever think of consulting a barometer, if indeed they have an opportunity to do so. It is estimated that a good barometer cannot bo fixed at a lifeboat house under £6, so that it will require a consider able sum to carry out effectually the above plan of the in stitution. A benevolent gentleman has presented VO to the institu tion to be applied specially for the purchase of barometers for the lifeboat stations, and we cannot doubt that the pub lic will readily make up what may be further required. The making of the barometers will probably be intrusted to Messrs. Negretti and Zambra, who have supplied the before named 40 instruments to the Board of Trade, for various fishing stations on the northern coast, and a number to the British Meteorological Society for the coast of Nor thumberland. The object of thelinstitution will be to obtain a good instrument, ono that will not easily get out of order in travelling, or require renovating at frequent intervals ; in short, a barometer that having been once set up at a lifeboat station will be a permanent instrument of instruc tion, and one that will not entail any future expense to the society. In order to meet these requirements the makers have therefore introduced the following changes in the re gular instruments, which we think may fairly come under the head of important improvements. The brass or ivory scales that barometers are generally furnished with are here replaced by a substantial plate of porcelain, on which the degrees and figures are legibly engraved and permanently blackened in, so that, as far as the figures and divisions are concerned, there will be no danger of their becoming faded or obliterated. This is a very important improvement, especially for an instrument that has of necessity to be placed in an exposed situation, where the mariner may be able to consult it any time, even in the middle of the night, should he wish to do so. The mercurial tube of the barometer is of large diameter, so as to render the mercury easily visible, and show the slightest variation, and is so constructed that tho liability of air entering it is, we may say, entirely obviated ; for if air by any means finds its way up the tabo of a barometer, let the quantity be ever so small, the indications of the in strument are erroneous, and no longer to be relied on. To prevent the admission of air to the vacuum above the mer curial column, a trap is laid at the bottom of the tube, near the part called the cistern, so that if any air should find its way into the tube it cannot possibly pass the trap, but is there detained, and the instrument is no way deteriorated or injured by its presence. These tubes are moreover "boiled." The operation of boiling a barometer tube consists in filling the tube with mercury, and then causing the mercury to bell by placing the full tube over a charcoal fire; it is an operation attended with considerable risk to the tube and operator, and for this reason is seldom carried into practice, and in the majority of barometers made it is altogether ne glected. The size of the mercurial column averages 4-10Cas of an inch, so that altogether instruments of the greatest efficiency will bo obtained. A great change has also been effected in the old system of marking the scales with Fair, Change, Bain, &c., words which in reality have :often a tendency to mislead, and to throw discredit on barometrical indications. The National Lifeboat Institution has recently diffused useful information on the treatment of the apparently drowned, and on the management of boats in heavy surfs and broken water, which has already been productive of public benefit, not only on the coasts of the British Isles, but also over other parts of the globe. It may also be fairly anticipated that similar beneficial results will ensue from the establishment of these barome ters at its lifeboat stations. We subjoin a synopsis of Admiral Fitzroy's Instruc tions on the use of Barometers. These instructions will be printed on large placards for use on the coast, wherever the barometers of the National Lifeboat Institution are placed, and elsewhere : " The barometer should be set regularly, by a duly au thorised person, about sunrise, noon, and sunset. " The words on old scales of barometers should not be so much regarded for weather indications as the rising or falling of the mercury ; for if it stand at changeable, and then rise towards fair, it presages a change of wind or weather, though not so great as if the mercury had risen higher; and, on the contrary, if the mercury stand above fair and then fall, it presages a change, though not to so great a degree as if it had s' - ood lower ; besides which, the direction and force of wind are not therein noticed. 1 It Is not from the point at which the mercury may stand that we are alone to form a judgment of the state of the weather, bit from its rising or falling ; and from the movements of immediately preceding days as well as hours—keeping in mind effects of change of direction, and dryness, or moisture, as well as alteration of force or strength of wind. "It should always be remembered that the sate of the air foretells coming weather, rather than shows the weather that is present—(an invaluable fact too often overlooked) — that the longer the time between the signs and the change foretold by thew, the longer such altered weather will lasi; and, on tho contrary, the less the time between the warning and the change, the shorter will be the continuance of such foretold weather. " If the barometer has been about its ordinary height, say near 30 inches at the sea-level, and is steady or rising, while the thermometer falls, and dampness becomes less— north-westerly, northerly, or north• easterly wind, or less wind, less rain or snow ma! be expected. " On the contrary, if a fall takes place with a rising ther mometer and increased dampness, wind and rain may be expected from the south-eastward, southward, or south westward. "A fall with low thermometer foretells snow. " When the barometer is rather below its ordinary height, say down to near 29i inches (at sea-level), a rise foretells less wind, or a change in its direction towards the northward—or less ivot ; but when it has been very low, about 29 inches, the first rising usually precedes or indicates strong wind—at times heavy squalls—from the north-westward, northward, or north• eastward; after which violence a gradually-rising glass foretells improv ing weather, if the thermometer falls ; but if the warmth continue, probably the rind will back (shift against the sun's course), and more southerly or south-westerly wind will follow, especially if tle barometer's rise is sudden. " The most dangerous shifts of wind, or the heaviest northerly gales, happen soon after the barometer first rises from a very low point; or if the wind veers gradually at some time afterwards. " Indications of apprcaching changes of weather, and the direction and force or winds are shown less by the height of the barometer than by its falling or rising. Nevertheless, a height of more than thirty (30.0) inches (at the level of the sea) is indicative of fine weather and moderate winds ; except from east or north, occasionally. "A rapid rise of Ihe barometer indicates unsettled weather; a slow moveseent, the contrary; as, likewise, a steady barometer, which, when continued, and with dry ness, foretells very fine weather. " A rapid and considerable fall is a sign of stormy weather, and rain or Enow. Alternate rising and sinking indicates unsettled andihreatening. weather. . "The greatest depressions of the barometer are with gales from S.E., S., or S.V. ; the greatest elevations, with wind from N.W., N., cr N.E., or with calm. " A sudden fall of tLe barometer, with a westerly wind, is sometimes followed by a violent storm from N.W., or N., or N.E. "If wind sets in from the E. or S.E., and the gale veep by the mouth, the barometer will constinue falling util the wind is near a marked change, when a lull may occur ; after which the gale will soon be renewed, perhaps sud denly and violently, and the veering of the wind toward the N.V., N., or N.E., will be indicated by a rising of the barometer, with a fall of the thermometer. " After very warm and calm weather, a storm or squall, with rain, may follow; likewise at any time when the atmosphere is heated much above the usual temperature of the season. " Not only the barometer and thermometer, but appear. antes of the sky and clouds should be vigilantly watched. " SIGNS Or WEATHER. " Weather clear or cloudy, a rosy sky at sunset presages fine weather ; a red sky in the morning bad weather or much wind, perhaps rain; a grey sky in the morning, fine weather; a high dawn, wind; a low dawn, fair weather.* " Soft-looking or delicate clouds foretell fine weather, with moderate or light breezes; hard-edged, oily-looking clouds, wind. A dark, gloomy, blue sky is windy ; but a light, bright blue sky indicates fine weather. Generally the softer the clouds look, the less wind (but perhaps more rain) may be expected; and the harder, more "greasy," rolled, tufted, or ragged, the stronger the coming wind will prove. Also, a bright yellow sky at sunset presages wind; a pale yellow, wet; and thus, by the prevalence of red, yellow, or grey tints, the coming weather may be fore told, if aided by instruments, almost exactly. Small, inky looking clouds foretell rain ; light scud clouds driving across heavy masses show wind and rain; but if alone, may indi cate wind only. "high upper clouds crossing the sun, moon, or stars in a direction different from that of the lower clouds, or the wind than felt below, foretell a change of wind. " After fine clear weather, the first signs in the sky of a coming change are usually light streaks, curls, wisps, or mottled patches of white distant clouds, which increase, and are followed by an overcasting of murky vapour that grows into cloudiness. This appearance, more or less oily or watery, as wind or rain will prevail, is an infallible sign. " Light, delicate, quiet tints or colours, with soft, unde fined forms of clouds, indicate or accompany fine weather ; but gaudy or unusual hues, with hard, definitely-outlined clouds foretell rain, and probably strong wind. " When sea-birds fly out early and far to seaward, mode rate wind and fair weather may be expected. When they hang about the land, or over it, sometimes flying inland, expect a strong wind, with stormy weather. As many creatures besides birds are affected by the approach of rain or wind, such indications should not be slighted by an ob server who wishes to foresee wee Cher. " Remarkable clearness of atmosphere near the horizon ; distant objects, such as hills, unusually visible; or raised (by refraction), and what is called a good hearing day,' may be mentioned among signs of wind, if not wet, to be expected. " More than usual twinkling of the stars, indistinctness or apparent multiplication of tho moon's horns, halos, wind dogs,' fragments or pieces of rainbows, sometimes called 'Cud-galls,' seen on detached clouds, and the rain bow are more or less significant of increasing wind, if not approaching rain, with or without wind. •' Lastly, the dryness or dampness of the air, and its temperature (for the season) should always be considered, with other indications of change, or continuance of wind and weather. " On barometer -scales the following contractions may be useful : RISE FOR N. kA'.LY. NW.. N.-E. DRY OR LESS WIND. FALL FOR S. W.-LY. SR.-S.-W. WET OR MORE WIND; EXCEPT WET FROM EXCEPT WET FROM N. ED. " When the wind shifts against the sun, - Trust it not, for back it will run." N. ED, " First rise after very low Indicates a stronger blow," " Long foretold, long last; Short notice, soon past." * A high dawn is the break of day seen above clouds, instead of the horizon. THE ITALIAN REVOLUTION. 11 , -or. The Italian Revolution, wonderful and rapid as it has been, is not quite so spontaneous an emana tion as its careless admirers may believe. Many influences have been at work to shake and loosen that mosaic work of principalities and kingdoms which 20 months ago appeared to be perfect and almost secure. All the military power of the greatest military nation in the world was but just enougi to move the blocks out of their solid bed. Infinite patierce has been required to watch and to seize every opportunity that occurred to turn one stone after the other. Mere enthusiasm has not done it all, and never could have done it all: Frag ments of population do pot unite into nations, and slaves do not become free men by mere force of illu minations and popular shouting. There has been statecraft and policy, and management of foreign force, as well as courage and conduct, in the young men of Italy. All these have been worked together with a marvellous unity towards the common ob ject, end the consequence has been that the armies of France have been used to break the armies of Austria, the sympathies of Teutonic Europe have been arrayed against the pretensions of France, and the ground has been kept while the Italian Her cules wrought his labours without interruption from abroad. This unity of purpose has now been broken. Unhappily, discord has come to mar this hitherto successful combination. The man of action frets under the constraint impos"d upon him by the man of co ansel ; the man of genius grows impatient of the pretensions of the man of policy. There have long been symptoms of a coming rupture. In the earlier stages of the contest the European public ad mired with astonishment the temper with which Garibaldi submitted to the slights which were put upon him by men infinitely his inferiors; but as events wore on, and as the great qualities of the Italian patriot raised him to be matter of the Revolution, it was evident that Hercules would not continue to stand outside the city and have his labours prescrib-d to him from within. When Farini was expePed from Sicily it was clear that Garibaldi had determined to be no longer only the arm of Italy, and that he thenceforward pretended to direct the policy as well as to en force the progress of the Revolution. The intelligence from Turin which we publish to-day makes the the occurrence of a rupture certain. Garibaldi insists upon the dismissal of Cavour. The conqueror of Sicily and Naples insists upon being set free from the entanglements of Statecraft and diplomacy, and permitted to finish the emancipation of Italy in a plain soldierlike way. Our instinctive sympathies are all with Garibaldi. The first impulse of every man must be in favour of the daring single-minded chief who admits only one object, and pursues that with straight and undeviat ing rectitude. Garibaldi thinks that the sword is the only weapon with which a brave man should hope to free his country. The sentiment is heroic and attractive ; it gains fame and followers ; it sus tains enthusiasm, and it betokens honesty—but in this crooked world it does not always succeed. Against such lath-and-plaster tyrannies as Gari baldi found in Sicily or in Naples a bold rush was doubtless the best attack. One hard push, and the whole edifice disappeared in dust and splinters. The same summary course of action would also do very well for countries where he would find a sym pathising people, and no more obstinate enemies than the Irish garrison of Spoleto. Garibaldi has done all this part of his work, and let no man undervalue it. He has displayed not only adven turous daring but consummate ability. We wish we English had a General from whom we could hope, at our need, for an achievement anything at all equal in military merit to that Sicilian campaign. But, great as his successes have been, they are the easiest part of his "programme," and their way has been pre pared by that tortuous policy and crafty counsel which he now desires to cast away from him. Garibaldi's conduct during the campaign in Lom bardy,was beyond all praise. As a partisan leader he harassed the enemy and occupied and eluded very superior forces. Bat no one would be more ready than Garibaldi to admit that it was not he who defeated the Austrians or who drove them out of Lombardy. The Austrians were driven out by the French. Garibaldi has chased away all the deer, and some of them stood at bay; but this achieve ment is not a promise of perpetual victory. Now that Cialdini has dispersed the wretched mercena ries of the Pope there is nothing more to do except to capture Rome and conquer Venetia. That is to say, there is no impediment to the entire unity of Italy, except only the necessity of concluding a successful war with France and entirely defeating Austria. Is this the serious project of Garibaldi ? If so, we can only say of it, as the French said of us at Balaclava, " Vest magnffique; male ce n'est pas la guerre." Is this the cause of Garibaldi's separation from Cavour ? It is scarcely possible to believe that so shrewd a man and so great a man as Garibaldi has shown himself, should, at the turning point of his success, espouse so wild a scheme. That he should hold fast by his idea of Italian unity is but consistent with the character of the man, and is but due to his own fame ; but that he should desire to cast his mountaineers headlong at the French army, and also at the Austrian for tresses, seems an impossible suggestion. All the correspondence from Italy, however, tends to this effect. It is certain that the Envoy from the King of Sardinia has entirely failed in his mission, what ever the object of that may have been, and can extract no concession from that obdurate Achilles. The demand for the dismissal of Cavour and Farini is only too unfortunately consistent with kis _pro raifie to proOlAini the annexation a Naples trim the top of the Quirinal. It may be that all these reports do Garibaldi injustice, and that the "pro gramme" which he is determined to carry out is not of the character attributed to him. It may be that he is willing to wait until the flight of the Pope or the spontaneous course of events shall free Rome from her thraldom, and restore her to her natural office in the Pal ian Peninsula. It may be, also, that he is quite alive to the madness of venturing within that great trap which the Austrians still keep set and baited close by Solferino, and that he is content to wait for Venice until the expenses have told upon the temper of the Austrian R2ichsrath and until the temptation of the ten millions offered by Italy can no longer be resisted. It is possible that the existence of designs which under present cir cumstances would savour of insanity may be only suggested from Turin by persons in the interest of the Ministers who arc now proscribed by tine Dictator. But, if so, why this pertinacious demand that Cavour shall be dismissed ? Garibaldi has never hitherto shown himself a man likely to be influenced by merely personal motives. That he dislikes Cavour is well known. That he dislikes him for his diplo macy and for his cession of Nice, and, possibly, also for the unworthy manner in which he has some times treated Garibaldi, we are not now to be told. That he should be determined not to give up Sicily and Naples to be trafficked for between Cavour and the Emperor of the French is very natural. We may, perhaps, thus find it possible to accept the in disputable fact that Garibaldi has made this demand without receiving with absolute confidence the in terpretation put upon it at Turin. Read it, how ever, as we may, it is a most disastrous movement. Great as Garibaldi is, he is not more necessary to the success of the Revolution now tending to its accomplishment than Cavour is. There is some equivocal work yet to be done, which Garibaldi cannot do. All the old symptoms of compensation and annexation are reappearing. The French journals are vehemently denying all designs upon certain islands, just as they once before as vehe mently denied all designs upon Nice ; and France is at the same time protesting against the annexa tion of Naples, just as she protested against the an nexation of Tuscany. These are matters which will require management, and Cavour is the only man who has the talent to carry such arrangements through. Everything cannot be done by force, and if it could Garibaldi does not possess the force. In banishing Cavour Garibaldi disables one of the arms of Italy. He is, moreover, creating a great pub lic scandal, for he is exhibiting to the world the proof of a sad fact—that the two greatest labour ers for Italian unity, and the two most promi nent Italians, are unable to act together. He is showing the old Italian weakness working, at her extreme need, in her two best mea. There can be no sufficient reason for this open strife. Both men mean the same thing and are endeavouring to ob tain the same object ; but Cavour recognises diffi culties which have to be avoided or conjured away, while Garibaldi believes he can ride down all ob stacles sword in hand. If they insist upon separat ing, our sympathies will go forward with Garibaldi, but our hopes will halt behind Cavour. Garibaldi's impetuous system is admirable against his own countrymen, but Cavour will be indispensable to Italy as an antagonist for France and Austria.— Times. MURDER OF A CHILD. Ann Padfield, a young servant woman, 23 years of age, and of respectable appearance, was yester day placed at the bar of the Worship-street police court before Mr. Knox, charged with the wilful murder of an illegitimate male child, who at the time was two or three months old. Mr. Vann, solicitor, appeared for the defence. Maria Mead, wife of a labouring man, residing at Hammond's Cottages, Clapton, stated-that the prisoner, who had a child about two Months old, lived with them up to last Monday three weeks, when she went out about a quarter before 12 in the day, taking the infant with her, but returned close to 11 o'clock at night, and when asked about the child said that she had met her sister, and sent it home to her relatives in the country. The pri soner afterwards went to service, and about half past 11 in the morning of Wednesday witness saw the body of a child, legs upwards, in the soil of a water-closet behind the cottage, and gave an alarm, when her husband and a police-constable got the body out, but the left arm was gone from the , shoulder. The prisoner's child was two or three months old, and in good health when taken away. She could not say that the body now found naked in the soil was the same, but it looked like it to her. She had not seen the body since it was taken away and washed. James Mead, the husband, said he and his wife went to bed about half-past eight in the evening of Monday three weeks, after the prisoner had taken the child away, and about a quarter before m id night the prisoner came, and he let her in, when she stated that her sister had fetched the child, and taken it to their fiends in Somersetshire. On the Tuesday she went away, saying that she was going to service at Notiing-hill. On Wednes day last the body of an infant, with only one arm, was found in the closet, as already mentioned. He emptied the soil out of the closet afterwards in search of the missing arm, which, however, was not found. John Izzard, 302 N, who had assisted in taking the body from the soil, explained that Hammond's Cottages were 200 or 300 yards from the river Lea, with a field at the back, divided by a fence from the closets behind the cottages, b which any person coming from the main road could make their way. Mr. Brock, a surgeon at Clapton, stated that the body was that of a full-grown male child, highly decomposed, and with the arm gone ; having been taken off, as it appeared, just below the action or the shoulder joint. He saw no other marks of violence; but it was so decomposed that he thought it could not be identified as an individual, and he saw no natural marks or formation that could lead to identification. Mr. Wm. Bowler, police inspector, said that after ' the finding of the body without the arm he went to the cottage, and had the closet cleaned out in his presence, and there were found in it part of a brick, a piece of rag, and a piece of gauze also, but in such a dirty state that he could not tell the precise co lour. The inspector proceeded to say—l afterwards went to 13 Lansdown-road, Notting-hill, and pri soner coming to the door, I asked if that was Mr. Drake's, and she said, "No, Mr. Warren's ;" and being asked if that gentleman was at home, she said no, he was gene out to a supper party, that the other servant was out also, and she herself alone in the house. I asked her name, and she said Ann Bride, and I said I thought I bad seen her before at Hack ney, and asked her if she did not know me. She then came closer, so that I could see her face, and I said, " Your name is Emma Padfield," which she admitted, and I said, " I want to see your master, and he's at home." She said, " Yes, he is ;" and when I told her that I wanted to see her in the presence of her master or mistrees, she took me into the house, where I saw her master; and having shown my authority to him, told the prisoner that I was a police inspector at Hackney, come to appre hend her upon a charge of killing her child. She said she knew nothing about it, but admitted she had given birth to a child at Lea-bridge about the month of June. I asked her what had become of that child, and she said the friends of the young wan who was the father had taken it away to keep. I then in formed her of the finding of the body that day, as above-mentioned. She said, " I've been in great distress and wanted bread, but indeed I did not do it myself." The witness then took posses sion of her boxes, in which there was a consider able quantity of apparel and other things, including a quantity of baby linen, several letters, &c. In her master's kitchen prisoner said to witness, " If you take me into custody all will come out; I'll let it all out.. Tile father has behaved cruelly to me in not supporting it." She was then taken in custody to the station-house, where she gave the name of Ann Padfield. The inspector stated, in conclusion, that, in presence of the prisoner's master, he cau tioned her that she need not answer any questions unless she:liked to do so, and that what she said might be used against her. The letters spoken of by the inspector were of course not read, but it appeared from their purport that she had expressed great distress of mind, and intimated a purpose of self-destruction since the loss of her child. The prisoner, who did not display so much emo tion as might have been expected in her situation, was remanded for a week. the HOFysHeisEvAsLTi, VegetableEUSTON-ROAD LONDON.—Morison Universal BRITISII b t in all parts of the world is the best p roo f of its Medicine.—The high reputation which this med icine has COIE efficacy, oained and of th 2 truth of the llygeian system of me di cine. 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Oinking, its , ronolsitts.—"Uetueetteiebly. the safest guide. tt health._. PUGILISM. )3ETWEEN 13RETTLE AND MACE FOR £2OO A-BIDE. According to the arrangement •,.:lade by the referee, these belligerents met yesterdAY . for the purpose of renew i ng host i l i t i es, w h en t h e co test was bro ug ht to a fi nal term i nat i on. O n t. " combatants being ordered to meet on Thurs.- day, the backers of Mace being desirous that no obstacle should be thrown in the way of bring ing the event to an issue, undertook to provide a conveyance for the me n an d t h e i r f r i en d s , an d they deserve credit for thei r prompt i tu d e, b y w hi c h interruption was prevented, and the much-impor tant event has been concluded. The manner in which Mace fought on the first day, combined with the strong lead he took, prepared all for the wanner in which the contest would ulti ma t e ly t erm i na te ; in deed, there was a pretty general opinion that Vrettle would not again enter the ri ng . I n thi s con j e cture the " knowing ones" proved t o b e en ti re l y ou t, for Brettle, punctual to time, was at the place of stactr , in;; indicated by the-referee, and as cheerful as a* man could be under the circumstances. Mace, on the other hand, did not appear to be in the least hurt. In due time the scene of action was reached, when a debarkation was at once effected. When the ring was ready, Mace, attended by his seconds, en tered, but 20 minutes elapsed before Brettle threw' his castor into the arena.. In getting ready Bob's seconds certainly took a little more time than was requisite, but when the circumstances come to be, taken into c ons id era ti on, th e " w h y an d w h ere f o re ,, of this needs no comment from us. By five minutes. past one o'clock Bob's elaborate toilet had been. completed, the men were conducted to the scratch,, and left to begin the contest. The same superiority' that had been displ a y e d b y M ace on t h e i r fi rs t meet ing in science, judgment, and general milling ex cellence, was again manifested by the Norwichi champion. The Brum, from the onset, never had a. chance. Instead of rushing to force the fighting, as: he had done on Wednesday, Brettle tried to keep out from his man ; but this alteration of tactics was. not of any benefit to him, nor did it even enable , Brettle, as many had imagined it might, to prolong the contest. Mace, knowing that he had the win-• ring card in hand, was determined not to lose a. point by the fresh deal." No sooner had he steadied himself to business, than he went to his man in fearless style, got home with both hands, on the head with stinging severity, confident that he had his man at all points. Five rounds,. only occupying seven m i nutes, were f oug ht ; in. the last of these again and again getting on. to his man in a manner that electrified the spec tators, until the Brum went down, when Bob's seconds humanely threw up the sponge. Mace left the ring almost without a mark, while Brettle was much punished. It will_ thus be seen that in the two rings 11 rounds were fought, the combatants in the two days only fighting 16 minutes. Brettle seemed much crestfallen at his defeat. A liberal subscription was made for him by the referee. Mace throughout fought in the most fair and manly manner. YOUNG BODGER CRUTCHLEY AND RICHARD LONGMORE. These provincials contested in the same ring for 1,20 a side, there being 39 rounds in one hour and eight minutes fought, all in favour of Crutchley, when the police made their appearance on the ground. The belligerents were at once ordered by the referee to desist, but this was not suffi cient for the " blues," who evinced a determination to cap ture the men; and owing to the temper and harshness displayed, using their staves indiscriminately, the anger of the spectators was aroused, and the result was a general skirmish, in which one or two of the police were roughly handled. Every one was, as is the custom, preparing to leave the ground before the police were within 100 yards of the ropes, and had it not been for the violence used in attempting to arrest the men we should not have had the unpleasant necessity of recording any disturbance. Brottle and the two Crutchleys are, we are told, in custody. COUNTRY JIABIETS. MANCHE STER—SEPT. 20. There was a numerous attendance to-day, and a mode= rate business done. Prime old English wheat at ad' ad; vance of is to 2s per qr, and new foreign taken freely at 241 to 3d per 701bs over late rates. Several parcels of new Eng lish wheat were shown, but of inferior qttality, and could not be disposed of. Flour firm, and offered at is to 2s per sack higher, but an inactive demand. O a ts and oatmeal receded. Beans at former rates. Indian corn is per qr higher. BIRMINGHAM- SEPT. 20. A very dull business was done in wheat to-day, and a short supply of English wheat offering, at former prices. Barley for grinding held for more money, and in fair re quest. New oats cheaper, and old maintained their ♦alue. Beans were firm, and in peas more business doing. MELTON MOWBRAY-SEAT. 18. There was a middling show of wheat to-day, with a steady demand, at the following quotations :—White wheat, 63a Od to 66s Od ; red, 62s Od to 66s per 36 stone ; barley in. slow demand, at 38s to 43s for malting, and 32e to 36s per qr. for grinding oats, 30s to 36s Od per 24 stone; beans, 48s to 54s for old; new, 49. per 38 at. PLYMOUTH-SEPT. 18. The market has been brisk, and prices have advanced Is to is per qr on last week's rates. namely :—English whit* wheat, 68s to 603 ; red, 65s to 66s per qr ; French do., 60s to 61s ; grinding barley, 30s to 34s ; oats, 25s to 275; and beans, —s to —s. EDINBURGH GRAIN—SEPT. 19. Imports of foreign grain are small. A fair business was - done in old foreign. Spring corn also in better request. Wheat on the top 2s Od up average 3s 9d up. Barley on the top 2s Od up ...average is ld up. Oats on the top is Od down. average Os 6d up. Beans sold at 44s 6d per bushel; weight, 641 b. Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... . £3 6 6 1-12ths Barley 1 16 7 7-12ths Oats 1 13 3 20-12ths Beans Total Supply and Sales. Beans 271 qrs Sold 164 qrs Wheat .1708 qrs Sold 1619 qrs Barley... 874 qrs Sold 743 qrs Oats e :;20 qrs Sold I:qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD-SEPT. 18. There was no great supply of fat beasts to-day, with a numerous attendance of buyers ; the best quality were at a'great improvement in price; inferior sorts a heavy sale. The supply of sheep and lambs again large, but sales dull. Fat and store calves sold well. Pigs were not numerous, and were in good sale. Beef V 61c1 to 7d Veal 7d to 71d Mutton .. 7id to 8d Pork .. 61(1 to 60 Lamb . —d to ---d Hough fat, 5 s Od p er s t oie . Hides, 34d to 41d; calf skins, 5d to 6d. ME MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. .. .. .. .. • . Sept. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Oct. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds .. .. • • • • Oct. 5. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. • . .. Oct. i. Bahamas and Havana (via New York)• • • . Sept. 27. Canada, &c. (via Galway) • • • . .. Sept. 22. (via . Marseilles) B S e e Care of Good Hope, &c. • • • • • • . . Oct. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) S ep t. 18. Do. .. India Gibraltar (c al c(vnitataS),°uCtehyalomnP,trc) .. (via S ou th ampton) Sept.ptt.. 1286.. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Sept. 26. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. Sept. 25. Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. Sept. 19. Lisbon •• . • • • • • . .. .. Sept. 21. United • • • • Malta, EgYpt) and Aden (via Southampton);.. Sept. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Sept. 19. Cuba and i C e a o lifornia, &e. .. • . .. Sept. 27. Vigo, and Oporto .. .. .. .. Sept. 21. Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Tenoriffe Overdue. West Indies and Pacific, C ar thagena, Cuba, &e. Sept. BIRTHS. BENTLEY.—On the 19th inst., at Bridgnorth, the wifo of the Rev. Samuel Bentley, of a daughter. FARRER.—On the 19th i ns t ., at 3, Gloucester-terrace, Regent's-park, the wif e o f F. W. Ferrer, Esq., of a daughter. GORDON.—On the 19th inst., at Wiacombe,Wilts, the wif e of Charles W. Gordon, Esq., of a son. WOODHOUSE.—On the 18th inst., the wife of Henry it, Woodhouse, Esq., barrister-at law, of a son. MARRIAGES. BULLOCK—WELBY.—On the 19th inst., at Denton, by the Rev. Walter Earle Welby, brother of the bride, George Troyte Bullock, Esq., only son of George Bullock, Esq., of North Coker Hose, Somersetshire, to Alice, thi r d daughter of Si r Glynne Earle Welby, ' Bart., of Denton Hall, Lincolnshire. INGLis—Moraw.—On the 19th inst., at Edmondsham, William Inglis, Esq., Lieut.-Col. 67th Regt., eldest son of the late Lieut.-General Sir W. Inglis, K.C.8., Colonel 5 7th Regt., to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Hector B. Monro, Esq., of Edmondsham, Dorset, and Ewell Castle, Surrey. DEATHS. ALT,IsToN.—On the 19th inst., suddenly, at Holloway, John Alliston, Esq., aged 47. • CROFT.—On the 20th inst., Dr. C. Ilderton Croft, F.R.C.S. of Laurence Pountney-hill, aged 43. DAVIDSON.—On the 19th inst., at Compton road, Canon_ bury, Robert Davidson, Esq. DEwin.—On the 19th inst., at 15, York-terrace, Queen's road, Peckham, David Dewar, Commander of the ship Hiawatha, aged 45. MILNE.—On the 7th inst., at Quebec, Alexander David, eldest son of Rear-Admiral Sir Alexand er and Lady Milne, aged 9 years. Esq., 6th Inni isklling Drag oons , age d glorious charge a t B aleklaya, at In and the si ege and fall of Sebas topol.rn THACEBEA.Y.—On the 19t . h inst,, a t Th e Cedars, Windle sham, Surrey, General redk. R. hackeray, C. 8., Col. Commandant Royal Engineers, aged 85. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The ,Sun No. 112, strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the *MAW if MOM; Fa% 4tptgrOsr 21, 1860, *' r