The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-09 00:00:00

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, (From the Times' Correspondent.) NEW YORK, Dec. 28. General Hardee having but 15,000 men to defend Savannah against the attack of 50,000, under Gen. Sherman, and by a co-operating fleet, crossed over the Savannah river on the 20th inst. at the only side on which the city was uninvested, taking with him his whole force. He destroyed a large quantity of stores and ammunition—all military stores, in fact, that could be made available or useful to the enemy, and on the following day General Sherman took Possession. Sherman found in the city according to his own report to Mr. Stanton, no less than 25,000 bales of cotton—or, according to the report of General Foster, 33,000 —all of which, with the city presented as a " Christmas of Savannah itself, lie gift" to the Yankee nation. The Yankee nation, has received it with shouts of joy and gratitude, and for the second, if not third time has proclaimed Ge neral Sherman the true and only hero of the war, an d the predestined saviour of the nation. The value of Savannah to the Confederacy was greater i n point of honour and prestige than in solid help to the cause, and its loss will doubtless be deplored in the South, and its gain exulted over in the North in a degree incommensurate with its military impor tance. Some of the Northern journals seem to con sider the capture of the 25,000 or 33,000 bales of cotton as of more account than the possession of the city, and go the length of calculating what it is worth in gold or greenbacks, and what sum it would fetch in Liverpool if immediately sent across the Atlantic to feed the hungry mills of Lancashire. Possibly (and most probably) the calculation is utterly idle. The cotton may be worth two millions sterling, as some of these journals estimate, but it may be reasonably supposed that Gen. Hardee in evacuating the city would not have left sucha splen did prize to the enemy, and he refrained from de stroying the cotton solely because it was the bona fide property of English or other foreign powers. This view, of the case, however, has not yet been publicly suggested in New York, though in private society the explanation is freely offered to account for what would otherwise be an unpardonable neglect or oversight on the part of the Confederate General. Almost simultaneously with the news of the cap ture of Savannah has arrived that of the commence ment of the long-deferred attack upon Wilmington. Had it not been for a sucession of furious gales of wind, which delayed the formidable armada, and at one time threatened to send it back to the place whence it came, operations would have begun at least a week earlier. As yet the accounts are all favourable to the assailants ; but too little has been done, and of that little too little is known to justify any auguries of the result. Meantime, however, the North is well satisfied. The press and the people are more confident than they were at the capture of New Orleans, of Vicksburg, and of Atlanta that the rebellion has received its coup de grace, and is no longer in a position to offer any effectual resistance to the triumphant progress of the Federal arms. It is the old story. Hope springs eternal in the Ameri can breast. No disappointments, however fast they may follow upon the heels of each other, can be cloud the bright sunshine of conceit and self-worship that glows in the heart of the Yankee. His country is the first in the world, and he is the first man in it. Knock him down and he will get up again, and brush the dirt from his knees, not a bit the worse for the fall. If he do not win this time, he is bound to win the next. His motto is " Never say die." His manifest destiny is to go on—prospering and to prosper—conquering and to conquer. No previous reverses are sufficient to teach him humility or the vanity of human wishes; and though the telegraphic wires have scarcely ceased to pulsate with the news of Sherman's victory, Young—and perhaps Old— America has already begun to speculate on the next move. The imaginative multitude see ten thou sand men left to guard Savannah, and Sher man, with the remainder of his army, march ing to Charleston. They see Charleston in vested by land and sea,—and either evacuated or destroyed. They see Butler and Dahlgren pound ing away at Wilmington, and capturing it after short resistance. They see Farragut despatched again to Mobile with better luck than before, and, last of all, they see Grant, reinforced by Sheridan, making the grand onslaught upon Richmond which is to put an end to the Confederacy, consign Mr. Jefferson Davis to death or exile, and restore, never again to be im perilled by domestic or foreign enmity, the mighty Union, thenceforward and for ever to be the ruling Power in Christendom, and the only power on the American Continent. But these imaginative sim pletons, though their pens are traceable in two thirds of the newspapers, and their voices are heard in every place of public resort, do not wildly repre sent public opinion. Cooler heads and better trained intellects look at the facts for themselves, and, know ing something of the character of the Southern people, do them the justice to believe that they are not only quite able, but quite willing to confront much greater reverses than the fall of Savannah. They incline to believe that in exchanging Atlanta for Savannah Gen. Sherman has made a brilliant but an unprofitable bargain ; that with Atlanta he has given away the whole of Georgia, with the ex ception of the rice swamps around Savannah and the low-lying ground between that city and the sea ; and that with Savannah he has only acquired as much land as his own guns and that of his co-ope rating fleet can cover. They admit, moreover, that Sherman's great march has roused the Georgians from their apathy, made an:end of the peace party in the State, and converted every Georgian into a bitter and implacable foe of the North, as bitter as was ever found in the ravaged homesteads of Vir ginia, or the ruined plantations of Mississippi and Louisiana. There are some, too, who remember that General Lee declared more than a year and a half ago that the Atlantic cities cost the Confederacy far more to guard and retain than they were worth, and that if Charleston, Mobile, Savannah, and Wilmington were either taken or abandoned he would then be able to show the North what the war really meant, and of what enterprises the South was capable. They remember, also, that, dark as the future of the South may a ppear at this moment, it has hitherto been too proud and self-reliant to imitate the ex ample of the North, and rely upon the aid of the negroes to fight their battles ; that if they be re duced to extremity for want of men, this resource is still available to the extent not alone of 100,000 men, but of double or even treble the number ; that they can offer their sable soldiers who survive the fight freedom for themselves and families and a farm of 50 acres • while the North only offers its black troops their pay, and, if they survive, the right to star ve in the citi zens hi p. And, enjoyment of liberty without if the South yieldon the of all, they remember that of negroes in its armies point of the employment whole question of negr es o fait virtually concedes the pation of the ra ce a mere ave rY, makes the emanci removes from the councils of the E ieu of time, and thus the main obstacle t o th e reco gnition liropean Powers federacy. of the Con n is, in fact, this question reco ogiune - ticr 'which at exultation. the present moment forms the in the overflowing cup of Northern") of gall The indications that arrive from Europe mail of a change of opinion, foreshadowing by of policy in this respect, on the part of the leading statesmen of the Old World, alarm the Federalists all the foolish Americans, who would ratilsief'r be citizens or subjects of one great and paramount Union of Empire —even without the enjoyment of popular liberty—than allow the Union to resolve itself into three or four smaller, but truly Demo cratic, Republics. The argument that after the 4th of March next, when he will enter upon his second term of office, Mr. Lincoln, instead of being as he is now the legally elected successor of Washington and the earlier and late President of the Republic, will be only the President of a section, elected by . a section, excites considerable uneasiness lest its co gency and validity should be seen and adopted by Europe. Well or ill founded, or destitute of all foundation, the impression prevails that with the expiry of Mr. Lincoln's first term Great Britain and. France will assume a new position towards t. Fede ral Government, and that if the South ho' - s its own until that time, whatever be the changia, fortune of the war in the interval, its recognitla will take place on the three distinct grounds, that it is a de facto Government, that Mr. Lincoln has no legal title to its presidency, and that humanity, as well as the commercial interests of the world, demands that the war should cease. There are not wanting cynics who assert that among the public men in America who would be best pleased at this result are Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward, and that European recognition is the very thing, and the only thing, that would remove an otherwise insuperable diffi culty out of their path. In such a contingency it is argued that it would then be possible to prevent the further disintegration of the North and the North- West, and build up a new, free, homogeneous Re public, ultimately to include, by peaceable annexa- tion and consent, the whole of British North Ame- rica ; but that if the peace be not thus secured the war will last for 10 or 20 years, or until the North grow wearied and disgusted, or smash into half-a dozen pieces amid a whirl of bankruptcy and ruin, if not amid a deluge of blood. Whatever amount of truth may be concealed in these utterances, there can be no doubt that the question of recognition is believed in the political circles, both of the Demo cratic and Republican party, and in the larger circles of trade and business, to have lately as- Burned large proportions in Europe, and that it is the duty of American statesmen to look it fairly and squarely in the face. And in order to steal a m arch upon Europe, it is urged that in this moment of victory Mr. Lincoln should act promptly as well as magnanimously, and solemnly promise to the South and its leaders to withdraw all his proclamations of confiscation and emancipation and offer complete oblivion of the past—if amnesty and foregiveness are words too galling to thepride of the Southern leaders—upon the sole condition of the return of the Southern States to the Union, and a renewal of their fealty to the constitution. The error of these reasoners lies in the assumption, first, that there is any truth in these recognition rumours; and, secondly, that the South in its heart loves the Union as much as the North, that anger at the in- termeddling of the Northern Abolitionists with sla very was the sole cause of the secession, and that, assured upon this point, the South would be but too glad to re-enter the Union and rule it as in the olden days before the baleful star of Mr Lincoln arose upon the horizon. The dayfor all this has long gone by, Mr. Lincoln and his party can offer no such terms, and if he could the South could not accept them. It is much too late for such a corn promise, or for any other. There is a sea of blood ; an unfathomable abyss of vengeance and hatred be- tween the opposing sections which no statesmanship can bridge. Great Britain might as well attempt to reannex the Union and transform it into its original colonies by offering them the concessions which would have satisfied the Americans before Wash- ington took up arms as the North might attempt to re-annex the South by offering concessions to slavery. What hath been shall not be again. The sooner the North recognises this truth, the sooner it will be able to turn its abounding energies, its hope, its faith, its resources, and all on which it prides itself, to a greater and nobler task than the restoration of &Union which has served its purpose and outlived its time—the task of maintaining in the northern and more vigorous half of its territory the principles, the traditions, the spirit, and the practice of Republican liberty. The foremost men of the party by whose votes Mr. Lincoln rules, the men who lead the masses and indoctrinate them with their opinions, are not in favour of any form of compromise. They see their futility of concession, and will not prove false to their principles by admitting, even for the sake of the Union, that under any circumstances the Federal Government would either protect or recognise slavery. Mr. Wendell Phillips, in a speech upon " Reconstruction," delivered last night before a large audience at the Cooper Institute not only de clared himself in favour of immediate and uncondi tional emancipation, wherever the armies of the Federal Government could penetrate to enforce the manumission, but took the still higher ground that freedom to the black race was not sufficient. He claimed for the negroes not only freedom of labour and of locomotion—which General Banks denied them in Louisiana—but full social privileges and the broadest rights of citizenship. He claimed that the negroes were the true people of the South, and that they had as much right to vote at all elections, I municipM, State, and national, as the white native born American or the white imported Irishman or German. The audience lustily applauded the doc trine, though there was but one negro present to 1 report to his brethren the favour in which they stood with the great apostle of black humanity and the sympathising crowd that hung enraptured on his , accents. Mr. Phillips may be called a fanatic, but he is cool, clear, and logical, and has fully weighed the purport of his public utterances. He knows that re-union is impossible, and is but true to his old love and his early instincts when he insists with so much zeal and eloquence upon a proposal that the North and the North-West would scout as lustily as the South if it were made by a statesman charged with the responsibilities of office. He knows that the South cannot be conquered, or, if con quered, that it cannot• be held as a dependency of the North. If he be true to his own logic, he knows also that the sole alternative is the disruption, which he has done more than any living American to produce, and the separate nationality of the two sections, which will be far more conducive to the happiness and progress of both than an enforced Union, however large the space it might fill upon the map, or however dictatorial and offensive the tone its size might warrant it to assume in its inter course with other nations. There are some of the high officials of the Lincoln Administration who still entertain their old fashioned respect for the law and the Constitution, and refuse to lend themselves on the plea of military necessity to any attack upon either. Among the number General Dix stands conspicuous. It was asserted by a portion of the New York press, when the General issued his order, No. 80, dated the 28th of October, in reference to the approaching Presiden tial electio'n, that the design of the Government and of General Dix was to take military possession of the polling-places on the Canadian frontier on the Bth of November. The assertion was repeated in my letter of the 4th of November, and seemed to me at the time to be justified both by the letter and the spirit of the " Order." This impression was strengthened by a subsequent " Order," No. 85, dated Nov. 2, in which the General appeared to with draw from the position he had assumed in consequence of the unfriendly comments of the press, and speci fically notified " that no military force would be embodied at or in the vicinity of any of the polling places, and that there should be no interference in any manner with the right of suffrage." I now learn on the highest authority, and state upon that authority, that the previous inference was erro neous, and that the precautions ordered to be taken by General Dix, and the instructions given by him to the Provost-Marshals and their deputies on the Canadian frontier and elsewhere within the limits irel to the of his military department , re lated ent y arrival prior to the Presidential election of refugees, deserters, marauders, raiders, and ene mies of the Government, who, on the pretence of voting, might be expected to flock into Federal territory for the real obj ec t o f s h oo ti ng down peaceable citizens and Plundering private property, as in the recent preda tory inc ursions on the Detroit river and at St. Albans, in V ermont. The intention of Order No. 80 was to d e t ect and or after they Should h way to interfere with inti midate the voters by the the It is gratifying to b the only meaning persons, and not in any punish such rsons, either before ave voted, de able to presence of the military. election itself, or to inti true to the traditions of y Placed and that a gentleman so hi nt h e l f the Republic, state that sch was Gen. Dix's orders, his t ::: famehe considers as he is re mainspier period of it a serious imputation upon anadn in ea a: v e e r rt n n d tly a , hviPth principle should have been charged, even • aggression upon the sacred right of that he the people to the free exercise of the ofsuffrage.the HIE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, jANFJARY 9, 1865. been made at the Admiralty .-‘--Lieut. Herbert F. Campbell to be flag lieutenant to the Hibernia ; Lieut. Harcourt T. Gammell to the Victory.; Ed mund Swain, master, to the Orlando ; W. H. Pan ter, master, to the Wanderer ; W. Brown, of the Victoria and Albert, promoted to be chief engineer; and W. Powell, of the Dromedary, promoted to be acting engineer ; J. Sharp, of the Asia, and W. Green, of the Irresistible, for the Argus ; James Brough, of the Aurora, and George Edwards, of the Edgar, for the Trinculo, promoted to first-class engineers ; Thomas Pattison and George J. Barber, of the Asia, confirmed as first-class assistant engi neers. The Volunteers. PRESENTATION OP PRIZES TO THE QUEEN'S (WESTMINSTER) RIFLES IN WESTMINSTER HALL. On Saturday evening the fifth annual distribution of prizes to the successful competitors in rifle shooting during the past year of the Queen's (Westminster) Rifles took place in Westminster-hall, in the presence of a crowded and fashionable auditory. The Hall was additionally and magnificently lighted for the oecasion, upon the principle adopted at the Social Science meeting. A large dais, covered with crimson cloth, and ornamented with banners bearing the crown and portcullis (the arms of Westminster), was erected in front of the recess forming the entrance to the House of Commons. Opposite this the hall was carpeted, and reserved seats provided for 500 ladies. Tickets had also been issued for 2,600 general visitors. The Corps, under the direction of Major and Adjutant Charter, were drawn up, forming three sides of a square, whilst the band was stationed at the northern entrance. The regiment presented a very imposing ap pearance. Lady Constance Grosvenor, who had undertaken the pre sentation, occupied a seat on the dais, and was supported by the noble colonel of the regiment, Earl Grosvenor ; Colonel M'Murdo, C. 8., Inspector-General of Volunteers ; Colonel Erskine, Inspector-General elect ; Captain Mildmay, Secre tary of the National Rifle Association ; Lord Gerald Fitz gerald, lieutenant-colonel of the 2d battalion; Majors Russell and Bushby, &c. Earl GROSVENOR, in opening the business of the evening, expressed the sincere gratitude of the Queen's (Westmin ster) to those ladies and gentlemen of the district who had contributed so largely to the excellent show of prizes which was before them, and he trusted that the members would prove their gratitude by becoming still more efficient than they were at present, and still better shots. He congratu lated the regiment upon having this year won the noble silver shield which graced the centre of their display of prizes, "The Scrubbs Plate," a prize subscribed and contested for by the Queen's, the Victoria; the West Middlesex, and St. George's, and then went on to express his-regret that there had been a slight falling off in the number of marksmen as compared with 1863, and hoped that next year the numbers would be greatly increased. The best shot of the regiment this year was a foreigner, and he felt assured that the corps would not view such an event with any feelings of jealousy, but rather with satis faction that a foreigner had been able to wrest the laurel from them. The best shooting company was the 13th (Captain Styan's), and he might also mention that several members of the corps had won various prizes at meetings in different parts of the country. The St. James's-Com pany had also this year become the winners of the Inland Revenue Cup. The number of marksmen this year had been 214, against 235 last year. The total number of men who had fired through their classes this year had been 346 against 415 last year, showing a slight falling off, but the average of the shooting had been somewhat higher, being 44.30 against 42.39 last year. He thanked the shoot ing committee for the exertions they had made, and he was happy to say that they had now an acquisition to their rank in Lieut. Tyler, who had undertaken the charge of the mus ketry department, and who, although he only came last September, had already effected much improvement, and he was happy to say the burgesses of Westminster had pro mised to knock up a cup of the value of 501. as a prize for next year's shooting. After referring to the advantages and the propriety of members joining the school of arms, the noble lord referred to the misfortune which had happened to the regiment in the death of Mr. Erie last Easter at Guild ford, but remarked that he was happy to say the regiment had succeeded in raising a sum of 3001., which they had pre sented to that gentleman's widow, who had unfortunately been left in straitened circumstances. Arrangements were being made to place the organisation with regard to the band on a more satisfactory footing. He was delighted to see the gallant Inspector, Colonel Mllurdo, present on this occasion (cheers)—and as it was probably the last time they should have the honour of seeing him before his retirement from the office of Inspector-General of Volunteers, he was sure they would all join him in expressiug their wish for his health and long life in whatever'position he might be placdd. (Loud cheers.) Lady CONSTANCE GROSVENOR then came forward to pre sent the prizes, and was received with loud and continued applause. They amounted to several hundreds, and the aggregate value was represented to be between 1,4001. and 1,5001. Her ladyship addressed congratulatory remarks to the recipients as they ascended the platform to receive the reward of their efficiency, and during the proceedings the excellent band of the regiment played a variety of music, including grand march, Puritani (Bellini) ; overture, Tan credi (Rossini); selection from Faust (Gounod) ; quadrille, F S°ra w n e ai rs (To a o lf t e e) ) , &. polka, c Eclipse (Kcenig) ; waltz, Corn Amongst the principal prizes were the following : " The Scrubbs•Plate," value 100 guineas, competed for by the Queen's, the Victorias, West Middlesex, and St. George's on the Bth August last, and won by the Queen's, who are entitled to hold the plate till the next competition. The fol lowing were the scores :—Queen's, 637 ; Victoria; 631 ; Flowers West Middlesex, 623 ; and St. George's 531. Earl Grosve nor's silver Challenge Cup, value 501., to the company whose figure of merit is the highest, won by No. 13 Com pany. A Silver Challenge Cup, value 201., presented by Major Russell. and won by Sergeant Jas. Clothier, No. 2 Company. A Drawing-room Clock, value 101. 10s., pre sented by Major Bushby, competed for by marksmen, and won by Private E. Richardson, No. 2 Company. The first prize for highest aggregate scores :—A Diamond Ring, value 121., C. A. Bonnetto, No. 13 Company. A Drawing_ room Timepiece value 101., won *by Corporal E. G. Lay bourne, No. 2 Company, &c. With regard to regimental contests the whole of the prizes appear to be carried off by the Second Battalion, Ensign Starkie and Serg. And erson , No. 8 Company, making the highest scores. The regimen tal badges—consisting of chevron; portcullis (arms of Westminster), rifles and star; &c. —and the companies' prizes were of the most elaborate and many of a costly de scription, among the most prominent of which were—For No. 1 Company—the Ladies' Challenge Cup and Silver Medal, with rifle and stars, value 311.105., won by Private A. Austin. In No. 2 'Company there were two challenge vase; of the value of 21/. each; the first for the Pimlico division, with portcullis, cross, rifles (highest grade), and two chevron; won by Corporal E. G. Laybourne ; the se cond, with gold badge, card-trap, timepiece,and cross rifle; won by Private E. G. Pridmore. No. 3 - Company—the first prize, a portcullis and rifle and star; with prize value 6/., won by Sergeant R. Oxley. No. 4 Company—port cullis, rifle and stars, and prize of 51. 55., to Captain C. Vacher. No. 7 Company—portcullis, rifle and stars, field-glass, and prize of Si. 55., to Private T. Oxen. No. 8 Company (Broadwood's) had no less than 54 prizes to be presented, which were equally divided. Ser geants A. Anderson and H. S. Walmsley carrying off the two highest. No. 9 Company—Memorial Challenge Cup, from representatives of the late Corporal Trigg, value 104 with portcullis, rifle, and stars, won by Corporal J. Sarsons. No. 10 Company—Challenge Cup, value 161.165., and purse, 51.55., won by Private C. Connor. No. 11 Company (St. Covent-garden)—Ladies' Challenge Cup, value 731. 10s., with Silver Medal, rifle and stars, &c., won by Private G. Seymour. N 0.12 (S t. James's) Company—Silver Challenge Cup, value 21/. ; the Bidgood Challenge Cup, value 151. 155., and a purse of Si., with rifle and stars, won by Private G. James. 13th Company (St. Martin's Divi sion)—The Ladies' Challenge Cup, value 521.105., won 'by Sergeant W. Hooper. No. 14 Company—First prize of 71. 75., won by Private C. Godfrey. No. 15 Company—A Gold Watch,. value 191., with portcullis, rifle, and stars, won by Private Brown. No. 16 (St Ann's) Company— The Ladies' Challenge Cup, value 311. 10s, &c., won by Captain C. Nightingale. No. 17 Company (St Clement Danes)—The Challenge Cup, by the parishioners, value 631., with a gold pin, a miniature billiard-table, a purse, with rifle and star; and portcullis, won by Capt. Scrivener. No. 18 (King's College) Company—The first prize, value 71. 7; won by Colour-Sergeant W. H. Kensitt. At the conclusion of the presentation, Col. MliftraDo, who was received with loud applause, addressed the vast assembly. He observed that he had great pleasure in being present to witness the renewed fruits of the high appreciation in which the 22d Middlesex Regiment was still held by numerous friends. It was the duty of an inspecting officer to report to his Government the efficiency of a regiment under arms where he found it so ; but it was a still more gratifying duty to report to the Government the proceedings of such a meeting as the pre sent, when so large an assembly was congregated to wit ness the presentation of the valuable prizes before them, because it constituted the real foundation of the movement. (Hear.) He regretted to find there had been a slight falling off in the number of men who had gone to the targets this year as compared with last. He attributed this not so much to the indisposition of the men, but to the difficulties they had to encounter in getting to the ranges, and to the diffi culty of finding ranges for volunteer corps, more especially for corps connected with the metropolis. On this subject it was to be regretted that persons who were in possession of land in the vicinity of the ranges proved themselves such great opponents to the volunteer force, and took the steps they did for obstructing the progress of the volunteer movement, through the medium of the law. It was to be regretted that through a misapprehension Parliament had not adopted certain clauses in a bill to protect volunteers in discharging their duties as efficients, and which would have prevented the wholesale destruction of ranges. Range after range, either through foolish fear or the malicious fooling of iudiyidualo, had boon done away with, but he Naval and Military Intelligence. The division at Aldershott under the command of Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. L. Pennefather, K.C.8., formed up on Thursday morning for field manoeuvres on the high ground to the south of the Long-valley, in line of contiguous columns. Major-General Hodge's brigade, consisting of D battery, Royal Horse Artillery, the Royal Dragoons, Scots Grays, and the 14th Hussars, commanded respectively by Colonel Col. Darby Griffith, C. 8., and Lieut.-Col. Thomp- son, formed on the right of the division. On their left were E and F batteries, 9th Brigade, Royal Artillery, commanded by Major Mackenzie. Major- Gen. Taylor's brigade, consisting of the 31st, 59th, and 85th Regiment, commanded respectively by Lieut.-Col. Eager, Major Bushe, and Col. Grey, formed next in order, and the centre of the infantry was formed by Major-Gen. Russell's brigade, con- sisting of the 39th, 75th, and 83d Regiments, under the commands of Major Leckie, Capt. Dyer, and Major Bates. The left was formed by Major-Gen. Bates's brigade, consisting of the Ist battalion, 14th Regiment, the 60th Royal Rifles, and the 62d Regi ment, commanded by Col. Hawley, Major Brooke, and Capt. Carter. The object of the Lieut.-General appeared to be to check an enemy marching upon Aldershott from the direction of Reading, and whose advanced troops had taken possession of Eelmoor and Pyestock, whose right rested upon Bickley bottom. The movements commenced by General Russell's brigade taking a position to the right, and advancing by regiments in open column of companies at deploying distance, the left flank of the brigade being covered by a line of skirmishers. Gen. Bates's brigade took ground to the left, and advanced by Bickley copse, covered by skirmishers of the 60th Rifles. The E and F batteries advanced and came into action in the centre, and about 200 yards in front of the division. Gen. Hodge moved up his cavalry brigade at a gallop, accompanied by D bat tery Royal Horse Artillery, and the latter came into action simultaneously with the F battery. The 14th Hussars advanced by echelon of squadron from the right. The Royal Horse Artillery limbered up, and the 14th formed line upon the leading squadron, and made a demonstration. The Royal Dragoons and the Scots Grays took ground to the right, advanced by echelon of squadrons, formed line on the leading squadron of the Royals, and halted. Each of these lines was accompanied by half a battery of Royal Horse .Artillery. The cavalry brigade then retired by open column of troops from the right of each line. At this juncture Gen. Bates might be seen far to the left advancing in line, covered by his skirmishers, and attacking the right of the enemy. Gen. Russell changed position half left, and formed line with the 75th and 83d Regiments, the 39th forming a second line in their rear in support. Gen. Hodge advanced alternately by lines of regiments in the centre, having Gen. Russell on the right and Gen. Bates on the left, accompanied by the Royal Horse Artil lery. Gen. Taylor advanced by line of regiments in support of Gen. Bates round the east base of Long-hill, screened from the observation of the enemy till he debouched on the common to the north of Cocked-hat-wood. The Grays advanced in line at a gallop, retired by open column of troops from each flank, and re-formed on their original ground. Gen. Russell was now hotly contesting the possession of Eelmoor-hill with the left of the enemy, which ultimately gave way, and the E and F batteries Royal Artillery, bringing their guns up the hill at a gallop, came smartly intc action, and secured a good command of the enemy's position. Gen. Hodge advanced his brigade by wings from the left of regiments. Gen. Bates, having disposed of the right of the enemy, took ground to the right, and advanced in rear of Gen. Taylor, thus acting in support. The Lieut. Gen. now brought the full force of his army to bear upon Pyestock-bridge, which he seemed determined to wrest from the enemy. Gen. Taylor advanced his brigade in that direction, as did also Gen. Russell, who, having taken Eelmoor and forced the left of the enemy, skirted Eelmoor-hill and advanced on the road by the canal side towards the bridge. Gens. }lodge and Bates, who were supporting the two bri grades in action, also advanced in the direction of Pyestock-bridge. Gen. Bates formed line to the westward of the south side of the bridge, and Gen. Taylor pushed his brigade over, assisted by the E and F batteries Royal Artillery, who still occupied the eminence in his rear. The Royal Horse Artil lery galloped over the bridge, covering the advance of the cavalry, and Gen. Hodge, advancing his three regiments over the bridge, quickly formed line on the right of Gen. Taylor, and advanced on Pye stock. The Lieut.-Gen., having held this position for some minutes, performed a retrogade movement with his division, and Gen. Russell fell back on the road along which he had advanced. Gen. Taylor retired from the north side of the canal, Gen. Hodge covering his retreat ; Gen. Bates also retired by lines of regiments. The cavalry brigade retired from the north side of the canal, covered by D bat tery, Royal Horse Artillery, which came into action. As they crossed the bridge they occupied the ground vacated by General Bates. The Royal Horse Artillery also retired, and the whole of the troops fell back under cover of the guns of the E and F batteries, which still maintained their posi tion on Eelmoor-hill. The movements of the day were then brought to a close, and the troops re ceived orders to return to quarters, which they reached about 1 o'clock. The non-commissioned officers and men of the E and F batteries, 9th Brigade, Royal Artillery, at Aldershott, have each subscribed a day's pay to a fund which has been started on behalf of the widow and four children of the unfortunate Gunner Burns, who was killed on Friday, the 30th ult., under the circumstances reported in our columns. The officers of the abovenamed batteries have also subscribed. Some further trials have been made, on the part of the authorities connected with the War Depart ment, with the chilled cast-iron shot, the invention of Major Palliser, a description of which has already appeared in The Sun, when the superiority of the new shot over several kinds of steel shot was so marked that it has been decided to manu facture a large supply of chilled shot during the present year, the necessary charge for the same being included in the new Estimates. Earl de Grey and Ripon, the Hon. Charles Fre derick Villiers, and the Hon. T. M. Gibson, members of her Majesty's Hon. Privy Council, accompanied by Mr. Arthur Helps, Clerk of the Council, arrived at the Royal Clarence yard, Portsmouth, on Satur day, by special South-Western train from London, and crossed over to Osborne in the Sprightly, paddle steamer, Commander G. Allen, returning to Ports mouth again at 5 p.m. by the same vessel, and leav ing by the special train for London. Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8., re turned to his command on Saturday, from a visit to her Majesty at Osborne. In accordance with instructions received at Chat ham from the Admiralty a number of hired workmen at that dockyard have been placed on the establish ment, in consequence of a number of vacancies hav ing arisen from the superannuations - which have taken place under the recently established regula tions. A number of workmen at Chatham dockyard have commenced clearing away the mud and sand in the harbour opposite No. 7 slip, on which the iron cased frigate Lord Warden is under construction, in readiness for laying down the launching way for that vessel, which, however, will not be completed for some months to come, the frigate having just commenced receiving her armour plates. The Highflyer, 20, screw corvette, Capt. Pasley, sailed from Spithead on Saturday morning for the Cape of Good Hope and the East Indies, taking out supernumeraries for ships now on those stations. The Highflyer left by the western channel, and in passing by Osborne she saluted, with 21 guns, the royal standard, which, flying over Osborne Towers, denoted the presence there of her Majesty. The Dee, steam store vessel, Staff Commander Raymond, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday, with stores, &c., from Woolwich. The shipwrights discharged, and those about to be discharged, from the books of the Devon dock yard, will have the option of employment in that establishment in breaking up the screw steamship Russell, 60, recently engaged as coastguard ship at Falmouth. The following appointments and promotions haye hoped that the time was not far distant when obstructions to the force he had referred to would be removed. As one who would always take an interest in the volunteer, he was happy to tell them that the volunteer force was increasing, not merely in numbers but in efficiency, and he said this not only as an inspecting officer of volunteers, but as one who had seen 97,000 men untr arms. He was well satis fied with their efficiency, but what he wanted was to see greater rapidity in their movements. The gallant colonel then explained the advantages of rapidity of movement before an enemy, and, in reference to this point, said that a new species of volunteer corps had been organised with twenty-one lieutenant-colonels, which would soon amount to thirty, and they were composed of engineers and others, who would be able to take the actual command of our railways, on which rapid transit would be of the highest importance in the event of our shores being invaded. (Hear, hear.) Colonel M'Murdo, in a very affect ' ing and impressive manner, alluded to his retirement from the position of inspector-general of volunteers, and, in taking leave of the Queen's (Westminster), expressed a hope for its permanent prosperity as well as that of the vo lunteer service generally. (Loud applause, which was in creased when Earl Grosvenor came forward and proposed three cheers for Colonel M'Murdo, which was heartily re sponded to.) Colonel ERSKINE then came forward, and, in a brief address, proposed a " Vote of thanks to Lady Constance Grosvenor, and three cheers for her ladyship." This was also responded to in the most enthusiastic manner. Earl GROSVENOR said he had to thank them for the honour they had done Lady Constance, and he called upon them to conclude their proceedings by giving three cheers for the Queen. _ _ The cheers were heartily and vociferously given, and the strains of the National Anthem by the band brought the proceedings to a close. HORSE FAIR TRICK. It is seldom that our great January horse fair passes without the knowing ones getting the better of some simple, honest visitor, and this year has been no exception to .the rule.] [On Tuesday last, a well-to-do person from East Lancashire came to Preston to transact some business, and knowing but little of the town, and still less of our horse fair, after the conclusion of his business he sauntered out into the streets to pass an hour or two before train time, just to see the town and its doings. Taking his stand on the footpath in Church-street, near our Town hall, which at the time was thronged by horses, horse dealers, &c., he was regarding, apparently with much in terest, the busy scene. A stranger accosted him, inquiring if he were in the horse trade. He answered in the nega- tive, and his interrogator being a civil sort of a person, the conversation was continued. They talked "of this, and that, and then of t'other," until our East Lancashire friend was invited by his new acquaintance to take a "New Year's glass." He accepted the offer, and the pair went to a neighbouring public-house. Our hero had, for a time, some misgivings as to the prudence of this step, and watched narrowly the serving of the glasses of rum, which his new and hospitable friend ordered and paid for, for he had heard of people being drugged and then robbed at fairs, and he bethought him of the cash he had about him. These suspicions were of the most transitory character ; there was no attempt to " doctor" the liquor and the stranger's blandness and courtesy forbade him doubting his honesty or propriety. Presently a third per son came in, a stranger to our East Lancashire friend, and apparently to the other person. He joined them, however, and soon began to talf of hipself, how he had come to Preston to draw a large fortune that had been unexpectedly left to him, and showed an open knitted purse full of sovereigns, or what appeared to be sovereigns, in proof of his assertion. He was a stranger in the town, he said, and knew nothing about Preston ; he proposed that they should all three have a walk to see the "lions" of Preston. After a short stroll they came to an other inn, where, of course, glasses were ordered, when the heir of so much wealth pulled out three purses, which he said he had bought of an old blind woman for a shilling each—more certainly than they were worth, but he had bought them more as an act of charity than anything else, for, of course, a wealthy legatee would not bargain with a poor blind body about the price of her wares. On this stranger No. 1 begged one of the purses, as three purses could be of no use to even a wealthy man ; and with an air of gnat generosity the owner handed to him a purse, put ting in it at the same time a sovereign to mend the gift. The recipient thereupon suggested that their companion— _ _ our frind from East Lancashire—should also be presented with a purse, to which the "rich man" assented, so ho was presented with one, the gift being accompanied by a sug gestion that the purse should be at once " lined." Our hero brought out some silver, and was about to place it in the purse, when the giver said a new purse deserved a better lining than silver, and, taking hold of it, put in apparently a sovereign. The gift of gold pleased our friend, who then took out two 101. notes and placed them in the purse, re marking at the time how much he had put in. "Begging your pardon," said thelegatee, "I think there is only one note in." " Oh, but there are two," was the response, hand ing over the purse to the doubter for his examination ; he, with a laughing acknowledgment of his mistake, returned a purse—the purse, our hero thought—which he placed in his pocket. The conversation then changed—the heir of unexpected wealth talked of going to Blackpool, and the three arranged to go together, the gentleman from East Lanca.shire promising to find good lodgings for them, and they set off for the station. The legatee suggested that they should buy a pound of tea to take with them, as they could get better, he thought, in Preston than at Blackpool, and handed over 4s. to our East Lancashire friend to buy the congou, but as he was going into a shop for it, where there was not much business going on, the treater suggested that a larger shop would have a better article, so the trio went to another establishment where there were more customers, and where, of course, the purchaser would be longer de tained, and two of the party stood outside while the gentle man went to buy the tea. He got the tea and came out, but he could not then see his new friends anywhere ; he thought that they had perhaps walked leisurely to the station, and went thither, but they were not there, so coming up-street he pulled out his purse to see if his money was all right, for by this time misgivings about his friends had returned. He then found inside the purse two pieces of an old newspaper and a counterfeit sovereign. As our readers will have seen, one of the swindlers, for such they were, had, by feat of legerdemain, changed the purse when it was handed to him to see if the two notes were in side. He gave information at the police station of the trick that had been played on him, but the constabulary were unable to assist him, for the men were off, and the victim had to return to East Lancashire a sadder and a poorer, but no doubt a wiser man.—Preston Chronicle. The Holborn Union. POOR-LAW BOARD INQUIRY. An inquiry was opened on Saturday morning by Mr. Farnall, the metropolitan inspector of the Poor-law Board, in the board-room of the Holborn Union, relative to the death of Timothy Daly, who died, it was alleged, from the neglect of the medical officer of the union. Mr. Wontner appeared for Mr. Norton, the surgeon to the union ; and Mr. Lewis, jun., of the firm of Lewis and Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared for Mrs. Daly, instructed by a committee of gentlemen who are watching the case. There was a large attendance of the members of the Board of Guardians. Mr. Henderson, the relieving officer, gave formal evi dence of Daly's admission. Mr. Thomas Arthur Lothbury said he had been assistant to Mr. Cuffe, the out-door medical officer of the union, and received an order on the 28th of October to visit Daly, and within one hour afterwards he saw him. Daly was very weak, and in a miserable condition, and had no one to at tend upon him. The bed was dirty and wet, the witness thought by his appearance that he had been suffering at least three days from rheumatic fever. The deceased was a man of large frame, but emaciated. He appeared to require the common necessaries of life, in the shape of food and nutriment. He ordered him beef-tea, milk, and gruel. Daly seemed to have an objection to having food from the workhouse, and said if the witness would order it he would have it from the City. On the 29th he saw him twice, and gave an order for his admission into the workhouse. The landlady came to the surgery, and he gave the order, as the landlady said she could not nurse him. By Mr. Lewis—Daly was very liable in his condition to bed-sores, and he should have been examined when he came in for them, and also once in three weeks. It was impos sible in some instances to prevent them with every care and every luxury. The witness then went on to state what treatment he would give a patient afflicted with bed-sores. Mr. William Francis, the master of the union, produced the books, showing the admission of Daly into the house. He could walk very little, and was helped upstairs, where he was put to bed and had some tea. The next day he was put on mutton diet and half a pint of beer. On the 30th the doctor saw him and ordered that diet. It con sisted of soz. of cooked meat, Vb. of potatoes, and half a pint of beer. For breakfast and supper he had 7oz. of bread with butter and a pint of tea. The day after the doctor saw him beef tea was given to him instead of mutton, and wine was :substituted for the beer. He had 2oz. of wine per day, that would be nearly a wine glassful. This went on for two days, and then he returned to the mutton dinner as before, and 3oz. of wine, in addition to the beer. He had also a pint of milk. On Nov. 3 the 3 oz. of wine was in creased to 40z., the beer still remaining. That went on for a week, when the wine was reduced to 20z., the beer was taken off. and milk remained. The next week it was altered to five days' meat, two days'beef tea, and the beer increased to a pint and a half. The next week the wine was increased to three ounces, and continued so until he went out. The doctor ordered the diet for patients, and there was no limit to his authority. The guardians never disapproved of his orders. The average cost of patients in the infirmary was about 6s. op. per week each. The cost of necessaries woulr:i be about ls. 9id. per week. Mrs. Daly took the deceaF,ed out of the house, and expressed to him her thanks fm the kindness her husband had received. Dr. Carr, of Blackheath, in reply to Mr. Farnall, said he had not seen the deceased, but he found by the evidence that he had had meat, beef tea, beer, and wine, and that ho considered wa a sufficient to sustain a man in Daly's con dition. Alta seine itUihq Vfidenco the inquiry wpm adjourned, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, I Vacancies. Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service. MANCHESTER STEEPLECHASE, FLAT, AND HURDLE RACES.—SATURDAY. After one postponement, from Monday last, the Steeple chase, Flat, and Hurdle Race Meeting of Old Trafford took place on Saturday. The attendance was large, but not so numerous as it would have been had the sport been carried out on the originally fixed. Nearly all the Manchester betting men were present, and many bookmakers from Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham,andeven more suthern towns patronised the gathering, but there were few of the Metro politan division amongst the company. The four events comprising the day's programme brought our large fields of horses, and though there was, comparatively speaking, an evident preponderance of bookmakers over backers, specu lation upon each event continued active from the hoisting of the numbers to the dropping of the flags. Up to Friday night upwards of 30 horses had . arrived 'to fulfil their en gagements, some of whom had been in Manchester a week. A death in the family of Capt. Tempest prevented that gen tleman from riding or running his horses, and one or two animals which were sent to contend on Monday, when the frbst put a stop to the proceedings, returned home without participating in the sport. The weather, which for the pre vious three days had been wet and windy, was fine on Sa turday, but the course was very heavy, the approaches thereto being a perfect quagmire. The racing commenced at a quarter past 1 with the Hurdle Race, for which 10 of the 22 upon the card went to the post, the result being in favour of True Heart, one of the second favourites. The City Steeplechase had nine runners, three of ;whom were hors de combat in the first half mile. A pretty race ensued be tween Crusade and the favourite—The Screw—the latter of whom being ridden by much the superior horseman, won easily, though there is no doubt he would have found a for midable opponent in King of Hearts, had not the latter re fused about a quarter of a mile from home. The Trial Handi cap produced 12 runners, and was won by Ross, not backed for a shilling by the stable, and the Selling was also won by a Hednesford-trained horse—Jewel—so that the whole of the four races were secured by Hednesford trainers. The following are details of the sport : A Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, with 15 added ; the winner of any hurdle race or steeplechase after December 15 to carry 71b extra. About two miles over 8 flights of hurdles. Mr. T. Hunt's True Heart, by Mountain Deer—Truth, 5 yrs, 9st 111 b (car. 9st 121 b) (J. Knott 1 Mr. Cunningham's The Beau, 5 yrs, 9st (G. Waddington 2 Mr. T. Smith's Garibaldi, 6 yrs, 9st 61b (T. Barlow 3 Mr. S. Harvey's Stanton, aged, lOst 81b (C. Boyce 4 Game Cock, Sledmere Pony, Bass Rock, Vision, Cargo, and Knave of Trumps also ran. Betting-3 to 1 agst The Beau-4 to 1 each agst Stanton and True Heart-7 to 1 agst Vision-10 to 1 offered agst any other. After one failure they were started well together, Stan ton jumping off in front, but opposite the stand Cargo and Vision rushed past the old horse, and Vision quickly assumed a lead of half a dozen lengths, being followed by Garibaldi, Stanton, True Heart, and The Beau, who ran in Indian file round the turn beyond the stand. At the head of the next lot came Knave of Trumps, the rear being whipped in by Gamecock. Excepting that The Beau become fourth, and True Heart dropped behind Knave of Trumps, there was no alteration for nearly a mile. Upon arriving at the stand the second time Vision held a lead of two or three lengths of Stanton, The Beau, Knave of Trumps, Garibaldi, and Cargo, all of whom charged the hurdles in front of the judge's box simultaneously, but soon afterwards Cargo and Bass Rock were tailed off, and Gamecock drew towards the leaders. About half a mile from home Vision and Stanton were beaten, whereupon The Beau and Garibaldi went on with the running ; but in a quarter of a mile further True Heart showed to advantage, and with The Beau at his girths came into the straight in front. Next these two fol lowed Garibaldi and Stanton, but neither could get nearer The Beau and True Heart, the latter of whom, increasing his advantages from the last flight of hurdles, won easily by six lengths. Three lengths separated the second and third, and a similar distance divided the third and fourth. Gamecock was fifth, close up with Stanton ; Knave of Trumps sixth; Vision next, pulling up before reaching the winning post, and the rest beaten off. The City Steeplechase (Handicap) of 5 soya each, 1 ft, with 501. added; winners extra, About three miles and a half. Mr. Backhouse's The Screw, aged, lOst 61b ...(J. Knott) 1 Mr. Selborne's Crusade, 6 yrs, list (Jones) 2 Mr. Peace names Lightheart, aged, list 101 b (Mr. M. Blake) 3 Mr. E. Studd's The Dwarf, aged list (Igoe) 4 The following also ran :—West End, Fly-by-Night (h b), King of Hearts, Jack (h b), and Philospher. Betting-2 to 1 agst The Screw, 4to 1 agst Philosopher, 5 to 1 agst King of Hearts, 7 to 1 each agst Fly-by-Night and West End, 10 to 1 agst Crusade. The Screw made play, and West End falling at the brook, and Philosopher at the bank beyond the water jump—both being out of the issue in the first half mile—Crusade and Jack were the favourite's companions, Lightheart following fourth, the Dwarf fifth, King of Hearts sixth, and Fly-by- Night, who had refused in the lane, bringing up the rear. The Screw and Crusade alternately held the lead till within half a mile from home, when King of Hearts took up the running, but refusing at the fence behind the cricket ground, where he stopped, The Screw and Crusade again appeared in front, and the Screw's jockey completely outriding the horseman upon Crusade, won by a length ; Lightheart was third, beaten off; and The Dwarf trotted in fourth. No thing else passed the post. The Trial Handicap of 3 sovs each, 1 ft., with 20 soya added, for all ages ; winners extra. About one mile on the flat. Mr. Cliff's Ross, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (11. Taylor) 1 Mr. Scott's Nu, 3 yrs, 7st (Carroll) 2 Mr. Coney's Sister Mary, 3 yrs, 6 st 41 b (C Page) 3 The following also ran :—Peru, Buckmaster, Vision, Terror, Nelly, Moor Game, Crazy Jane, Hecate, and Bel grave. Betting-3 to 1 agst Hecate, 4to 1 agst Nu, 6to 1 agst Peru, 7 to 1 apt Sister Mary, 10 to 1 each agst Belgrave and Ross, both of whom opened at 4 to 1. Peru andgerror madeplay to the Stand, followed closely by Belgrave and Hecate for a quarter of a mile, when Terror tooka clearjead, and Peru being " eased" on the far side, Belgrave became second ; Ross and Sister Mary next ; with Peru, Hecate, and Nu next. Half a mile from home Ross took up the running, and a quarter of a mile from the finish Nu drew up, but never reaching Ross, was beaten easily by a length. Half a length separated the second and third ; Vision was a bad fourth ; Peru fifth ; Terror sixth ; and Belgrave, Hecate, and Buckmaster were next beaten off, and Moor Game was the last of those who passed the post. A Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added, for three yr-olds and upwards ; selling allowances. Half a mile on the flat. Mr. J. Wright's Jewel, (201.), 9st 61b (H. Taylor) 1 Mr. W. Anders's Le Mexican; 3 yrs (10/.) Bst 21b (Payne) 2 Mr. Coney's Lady Overtown, 3 yrs (201)., Bst 31b (J. Wormald) 3 Mr. Clark's Cargo, 5 yrs (201.), 10st llb (T. Merone) 4 Betting-6 to 5 agst Jewel, 6to 4 agst Le Mexicain, 4 to 1 agst Lady Overtown. Le Mexicain made play to the distance, where Jewel took up the running, and won easily by two lengths—fa length separated the second and third ; Cargo was close up. The winner was bought by Mr. Jefferys for 32 guineas. A Hurdle Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, 3 ft ; list each. About two miles. Did not produce a race. JRES FOR 1865. ABY. ................ 31 rARY. Nottingham Spring 2B CH. Warwick Spring Chelmsford Spring 2B Barham 3O — datterick Bridge l9 Abergavenny 2O Thirsk 2l Epsom Spring [AL Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom 3O Liverpool Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge Hereford l3 Nottingham Winchester lB Southampton l9 Chesterfield Goodwood AUGUST. York 22 Plymouth 24 Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 2O Derby Summer 3O Weymouth 3l Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn 22 Newmarket Ist Oct. 26 Wals ill 6..27 Newmarket H 23 Worcester Autumn 3l BER. 13 THE ADMIRALTY.-Mr A. K. Outfield has been appointed a temporary clerk, Somerset House. THE POST-OFFICE.-Mr. W. Roche has been appointed to be a temporary clerk ; Mr. H. Badcock has been appointed to be a temporary clerk ; Mr. J. H. Long has been appointe to be a temporary clerk ; Mr. George Hastings has been appointed to be a temporary clerk in the savings bank ; Mr. 11. B. Hall has been appointed to be a temporary clerk in the savings bank; Mr. E. G. Henshall has been appointed to be a temporary clerk in the savings bank ; Mr. Isaac John Dadd has been appointed to be a temporary clerk in the savtngs bank. CUSTOMS.-Mr. David Mackay has been appointed an examining officer at Folkestone ; Mr. Edmond Ross has been promoted from the fourth to the third class of clerks in the Examiner's-office, London ; Mr. George S. Robins has been promoted from the fifth to the fourth class of clerks in the examiner's-office, London ; Mr. William Denne has been promoted from the sixth to the fifth class of clerks in the Examiner's-office, London ; Mr. Edward Chadbinder, assistant examining officer at Ipswich, has been promoted to be examining officer at Newhaven ; Mr. Edwin Savery has been promoted from the third to the second class of out door officers, London ; Mr. John Moore has been prom oted from the fourth to the third class of out-door officers, Lon-- don ; Mr. Thome Boyce has been promoted from the fifth to the fourth class of out-door officers, London. INLAND REVENUE.—Stamp and Tax Branch : Mr. W. C. Shaw, surveyor of taxes, has been removed from Per shore to Peterborough ; Mr. A. J. Apthorpe, surveyor of taxes, has been removed from Peterborough to Pershore ; Mr. M. Work, surveyor of taxes, has been removed from Lincoln, 2d district, to Alnwick ; Mr. E. W. Coulson, sur veyor of taxes, has been removed from Alnwick to Lincoln, Ist district ; Mr. F. Clench, surveyor of taxes, has been removed from Lincoln, Ist district, to Lincoln 2d district ; Mr. A. A. Ayinard has been promoted to the 2d class of clerks in the legacy and succession duty department, vice G. Shade, deceased. EXCISE ERANCII.—Mr. Thomas Fell, supervisor, Hull, 2d district, Hull collection, has been appointed surveying examiner, .3d class; Mr. John Grannan, supervisor of Hull, 2d district, Hull collection ; Mr. Charles M. Morgan, supervisor, Yeovil district, Taunton collection, has been appointed supervisor of Snaith district, York collection ; Mr. Frederick S. Johnston, supervisor, Wick district, has been appointed supervisor of Yeovil division, Taunton col lection ; Mr. John Robertson, supervisor, Warminster dis trict, Bath collection, has been appointed supervisor of Wick district ; Mr. Abraham Hall, supervisor, Torrington district, Barnstaple collection, has been appointed super visor of Warminster district, Bath collection ; Mr. George Rice, examiner, has been appointed supervisor of Torring ton district, Barnstaple collection; Mr. John Hackett, supervisor, Dublin, 2d district, Dublin collection, has been appointed supervisor .of Dublin, sth district, Dublin collec tion ; Mr. Patrick Duffy, supervisor, Kilkenny district, Carlow collection, has been appointed supervisor of Dub lin, 2d district, Dublin collection ; Mr. Thos. Jeffs, super visor, Dublin, sth district, Dublin collection, has been ap pointed supervisor of Kilkenny district, Carlow collection ; Mr. Wm. Morris, officer, Preston, 3d division, Lancaster collection, has been appointed officer of Newcastle, 6d divi sion, Newcastle collection ; Ms. Wm. Reid, officer, Edin burgh, 2d division, Edinburgh collection, has been ap pointed-officer of Preston, 3d division, Lancaster collection ; Mr. Alfred Fowler, officer, Stockton ride, Sunderland col lection, has been appointed officer of Edinburgh, 2d divi- sion, Edinburgh collection ; Mr. John Smith, officer, Mon mouth ride, Hereford collection, has been appointed officer of Stockton ride, Sunderland collection. Mr. Wm. Crowther, first-class assistant, Dublin, Ist division, Dublin collection, has been appointed officer of Monmouth ride, Hereford col lection ; Mr. Jas. White, officer, Linlithgow, Ist division Linlithgow collection, has been appointed officer of New castle, 3d division, Newcastle collection ; Mr. Thos. Jones, first-class assistant, Rothes, 2d division, Elgin collection, has been appointed second clerk, Dumfries collection. IRELAND.—A vacancy has occurred in the Registry of Deeds Office. Mr. Thomas Mathew Ray, jun., has been promoted to a third-class clerkship, vice Mr. O'Connell Ray, resigned.—Civil Service Gazette. RACING FIXT JANU, Harrow FEBR I Birmingham l6 Lincoln Spring 2l Derby Spring 2 Liverpool Spring 7 Shrewsbury Spring 9 Doncaster Spring l4 Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven Durham M. Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury lB Manchester 7 Chelmsford 7 Ascot l3 Alexandra Park 2O Hampton 2l Newton J 1 Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Pontefract Abingdon Stamford - 3l Brighton. Brighton Club 3 Huntingdon 8 Reading , lO Egham l5 Oxford l7 SEPTET Leicester rionc,aster 12 Brecon lB Richmond "19 ocTo] Northallerton Newmarket 2d Oct 9 NOVE Shrewsbury STEEPLE CHASE FIXTURES FOR 1865. JANUARY. Aberystwith Hunts, 24, 26 I Harrow FEBRUARY. Harrow Carmarthenshire ......... 7 , 9 I Datchet l6, 17 APRIL. West Somerset ............ 5 I Abergavenny 20, 21 Now ready, G. SHELTON'S Derby Guide, is. G. R. , Glenie, Sporting Library, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park ; I Sunday Too Me, Fled-otroet i and all agents. COUNTRY MARKETS --.-.....-. 4 1, ....... LEICESTER-SATURDAY. Old white wheat, 40s to 45s ; old red, 39s to 42s ; nevi' white, 40s to 4.4 s ; new red, 88s to 40s per 36 stone. Bar ley, malting, 31s to 34s per qr. ; grinding, 20s to 30s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 26s to 28s ; new, 20s to 24s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 398 to 43s ; new, 36s to 38s per 38 stone. YORK—SATURDAY. To-day the farmers attended in greater numbers than , last week, and, as the markets throughout the country have been lately rather looking up, they asked an advance of about is per qr for wheat, but this had the effect of pre venting sales, and. very little business was done. New white wheat, 40s to 45s ; new red, 36s to 39s per 36 stone. Barley, for malting, 28s to 30s per qr ; grinding, 26s to 27s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 20s to 22s per 24 stone. Beans, 40s to 41s per 38 stone. NOTTINGHAM—SATURDAY. Old white wheat, 43s to 465; old red, 39s to 41s; no!? white, 41s to 45s ; new red, 37s to 41s per 36 stone. Bar ley, new malting, 28s to 34s per qr ; old grinding, 26s to 278 ; new, 25s to 27s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 25s to 30s ; naw, 22s to 25s ; old foreign, 24s to 26s per stone. Beane , / old, 40s to 43s ; new, 37s to 39s per 38 stone. NORWICH-SATURDAY. There was a fair supply of wheat at this market to-day, and the trade ruled-at quite as much money as last week• The supply of fine malting barley was scarce, and sold at extreme rates. Oats, beans, and peas a dull sale. DUBLIN.-FRIDAY. The attendance was large and the supply of wheat mo derate, oats good, and barley large ; the demand for strong. Currencies :—Whte wheat, 22s 6d to 25s Od ; red do., 19s 6d to 22s 6d; grinding barley, 12s 6d to 138 9d; malt ing do., 14s to 15s 6d ; white oats, lls to 12s; black dog lOs 6d to lie 3d. CORK—SATURDAY. The following were the quotations this morning :—te a wheat, 7s 6d to 8s 2d ; white, 7s 9d to 8s 3d ; barley, 6s 6 0 e to 6s 8d ; oats, 6s 7d to 7s 2d ; black oats, Gs 4d to Gs 6d i f '', bere, Os Od. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British pao.et Feb. 3. Ditto, by British packet ' . Jan. 2?. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Feb. 19. China, Penang, and Singapore; via Southampton—Jan 18. • Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 12. Falkland Islands Jan. Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan. 18. . _ Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Jan. 11. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 5. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil e 3 Jan. 5. Newfoundland Jan. 18. Portug 1 Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon . United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Jan. 1 2 . America, by British packet Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, 'Via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry—Jam 6. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Jan. 1 0 . West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba; and Mexico Bahamas, via New 'York. Jan. 12. Bermuda, ditto... Jan. 1?• Cuba and Mexico Jan. 29. [ADVERTISEMENT.] — Holloway's Pills.—Palpitat i on - of the heart is frequently not only felt but heard, prevents sleep, and begets the utmost dread of impending suffoca" tion. These pills are particularly recommended for remov: ing this affection, because they strengthenthe nervous and the debilitated, who are much more liable to this malady than other persons. Holloway's pills so improve the diges" tion, increase the action of the liver, and give activity t° the bowels, that giddiness, headache, and nauseau deptL as the palpitation diminishes, and the sufferer at once eN l ' periences the most indescribable relief from anxiety. Rol: loway's pills form the best alterative and aperient in fill cases of convalescence from fevers, inflammations, Hell' ralgia, and all chronic diseases which have impoverished the blood and brain. Births. BRIDGEs.—On the sth inst., at Ryde, the wife of Comman der W. W. S. Bridges, R.N., of a son. HAY.—On the 6th inst., at Woolwich, the wife of Major R. J. Hay, R.A., of a son. MAsoN.—On the 7th inst., at 12, Argyll-road, liensiugtoo/ the wife of Edward T. Mason, Esq., of a son. Marriages. NOUGATE—BRADLEY.—On the sth inst., at Saint Peter's, Pimlico, Charles Bladwell Le Grys Norgate, of Ea' ti Dereham, solicitor, to Eliza, eldest daughter of Hend Bradley, Esq., of the Temple, and Blackheath. SWEENY—MowassoN.—On the 2d inst., at St. Stephen' s + Paddington, J. R. G. Sweeny, Esq., H.3l.'s 20th Hussa o i, to Julia Alexandrina, the y ounges t d aug hter of Rote" Morrisson, Esq., Audit-office, Somerset-house.: Deaths. ASTON.—On the sth inst., at Folkstone, Alfred B. Aston' aged 57. CLIINN.—On the 7th inst., Mr. Thomas John Clunu, of ill ° Piazza, Covent-garden, aged 39. CAMPBELL.—On the 6th inst., at Great Malvern, George G . J. Campbell, Captain R.H.A., aged 36. FARINDON.—On the 2d inst., at Surbiton-hill, Miss Farm' don, aged 83. FREEMAN.—On tho 2d inst., Henry Freeman, Esq., Gol fe House, near Halifax, aged 42. HOGG.—On the 6th inst., at 42, Norland-square, Nottior hill, Edward Hogg, Esq., aged 72. HODGE.—On the 2d inst., Richard Hodge, Esq., 34, BO lc4 ingham-street, Caledonian-road, aged 47. --- 0 , London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM Ali Dlt of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE Sum Office, No 1° „/ Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Conti Bliddleam—itOndaY, JanuarY. B l 1805. 1 11