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' * \ ‘ 1: •:i - .', /) ; ' ~ , , ,, , ~,,,,,,, ~ ~ ~,, , „„,,.. ..... / i -• .. .. ... ~, ,-.;------' , ' :,,3 6 ,-vv - .:'- i: //; , 4'. ~,, e..,.,. .- , °el . / , 0 - ~ . 4 :. ; :‘,., A ,.... ~,,, OTT . ge ,"3 , ;day nig, '-:4F,,,- ~ ~ ,-, , , ' s'N ' .Af o. a" L __-,- ~_~ (TREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. ~, —CHEAP EXC URSION to PAT H an d BRISTOL . — On SAI UR DAY, August 24, t TRAIN will leave Paddington at 6.30 and Ueadin at 7.15 p.m., for CHIPPENHAM and BATH (12s. and 65.), rnd masToL (14s. and 75.), re other stations • ur ning from. Bristol on 111onday, Aug. 26, at 5.30 p.m., and , as per billa. day morning. They left the Black Eagli they remained during WednesL shortly after ten o'clock yesterday morning, and vh e i x en agmtihn the wharfds t t ao h nr e e bdsi department, easrrtitoemrs store onfft:rthey thewere rowed to th e O r d nance w h ar f , w h ere they ts l a hh n eel d Nl e d d o , :p a .o n s d Ai tretaero briefly lntea Arm strong guns, togethe r w i t h t h e p i les of shot and suppl. ; the ships of war fitt e d a t Chatham and at proceeded to the Royal Marine-barracks, where the whole of the officers and men of the divisiot now at head-quarters, numbering upwards of 800 men of all ranks, were drawn up in line on the parade-ground. Their lordships were received by Major. Gen . Sir R. Wesley, Deputy-A(3.j t.- Gen., and Col. E. Rea, the commandant, and the staff of the division. The division afterwards broke into com panies and marched past in slow and quick time. Their lordships next witnessed the entire battalion go through the bayonet exercise, which the men per formed in an excellent manner, under the direction, of Lieutenant-Colonel After inspecting several of the barrack-buildings and school-rooms, they were occupied some time in an examination of the plans for the proposed enlargement of the Royal Marine Barracks. At present there is a want of accommodation in the barracks for the Royal Ma rines at head-quarters, as a proof of which 100 ma rines are at present quartered at Chatham with the troops of the line—an arrangement which i s , o f course, highly inexpedient. In order to ob v i a t e the inconveniences exp er i ence d f r om th ese causes, the present barracks are to be conside ra bly en larged, and additional accommodation provided for 500 men. The purchase of the site, which is already in possession of the Board, and the erection of the new barra c k s , w ill i nvo l ve an ou tl ay o f li tt l e l ess than £lOO,OOO, of which £55,000 has already been voted by Parliament, and the sum of £22,000 expended. Their Lordships, accompanied by Col. Greene, director. of .Admiralty Works, and Mr. Rivers, went over the site and the buildings to be removed, and it is understood that the works, which have been so long in abeyance, will be. - proceeded with as soon as the plans have been finally approved. Before uunclnaing tbair 'inspection of.the Royal Marines their Lordships expressed the wish - to wit.. ness the men go through the great gun exercise. A party of 70 men who are under instruction, and most of whom have only recently been trained to gun drill, were marched down to the ships' gun battery, under the command of Major C. J. Ellis. The battery is constructed to represent the broad side of a line-of-battle ship. Here the Marines were put through their exercise with the large 68-poun ders, and, notwithstanding their size, they were moved about, cast loose, lowered, pointed, and fired, with the greatest apparent ease, the facility' and promptitude with which these movements were ef fected eliciting high commendation. Their Lord ships returned to the dockyard shortly before one o'clock yesterday afternoon. The President, 50, fitting in the fourth dock at Chatham for a training ship in the Thames, will re quire more repairs than were at first anticipated. Already a considerable portion of her copper has been stripped off her in order that she may be rt. coppered, in addition' to which she requires some extensive repairs internally. The screw steamship Sanspareil, 70, Captain Bowyear, left Plymouth on Tuesday with naval supernumeraries, stores, and ammunition, for the Mediterranean. GREA T WESTERN RAILWAY. E ic DAYS' EXCURSION t 3 the WEST of GLAND.On MONDAY, August 26, an Excursion Train fortl leave PADDINGTON at 8 a.m., and Reading at 9 a.m., Wes ton-super -mare, Highbridge, Bridgewater, Taunton, ,lyerton, Exeter, Barnstaple, Bideford, Starcro4s, Dawlish, ,te'gnmouth. Newton, Torquay, Paignton, Brixliam-road Ptuor D artmouth), Totnes, Kingsbridge-road, and Plymouth ; ur ning on Saturday, September 7, from Plymouth, at 6 a.m. assengers will scat booked by this Train to Truro, Pen ance, and other ions on the Cornwall railways, proceed trout Plymouth on the following day, and returning* to ftYinouth on September 6. For fares and full particulars ;7 handbills. The Plymouth Races will take place on the b: and 30th August, and Exeter Races on the 3d Septem- THE SUN, LONDON , FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1861. N° 2L574. PRICE.. 4d. STAMPED sd. MR. HADFIELD AT SHEFFIELD. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS But such is the difficulty and such the decision to be made once for all by the Hungarians. They sympathize with the Italians, as Italy does with them, and they consider that, at all events, they are under no obligation to fight in a cause in which they have no sympathy. At such a time Austria, which claims to be fortunate in extrenzis, and is certainly very clever and condescending in extremis, makes a splendid offer, a whole Constitu tion of the most liberal character, more English than the English itself as regards the distribution of the representative seats. It is a Constitution on paper, and we have assigned to it such merits as can be givtn on paper. But Hungary tries it, as we say, by the rule of thumb, and flatly rejects it. She will not sell what she considers her birthright for a mess of pottage, however well cooked, however good the ingredients, and nicely apportioned. She will not be so united with Austria even to have the run of the whole Empire, with all its employments and dignities, as the Irish and Scotch have now the run of this Empire. Why is this ? Various answers may be given, more or less good. She does not like Austria. Is that wonderful ? Her honour is engaged to Italy. How has that come to pass, except through the fault of Austria ? She does not believe in Austria. There is nothing for which in human affairs a man is less answerable than his belief in another man's honour. Few people believe in a Bourbon Prince or an Austrian Em peror. They cannot help it. True, there are faults on both sides, and when England is urged by zealots to support the cause of order, of the balance of power, of legitimacy, of Germany, and we know not what on the one side, and nation ality, freedom, and independence on the other, we only reply that we have too many sins of our own to answer for, without seeking the responsi bility of other people's sins. No doubt, Austria and Hungary have both been in the wrong. But the greater the power the greater the responsi bility. The world will conclude Austria in the wrong, and they will judge her even by the perverseness and obstinacy of her dependent; pro vinces. of Artillery were out for practice, and went through all their evolutio es before the Emperor. It looked almost like a cm , rousel on a large scale—wheels between wheels, changes of front, echelons, and the final charge, with the cheer, " rive l'Empereur." Certainly nothing could be better than these evolu tions, which give a far better idea of the mobility of French cavalry than one gave them credit for hitherto. PUBLICATIONS. THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND. This Day, with 249 Illustrations, Octavo, 245., MANUAL OF HUMAN MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY. By ALBERT KOLLIKER, Prof esf or of Anatomy and Physiology in the Un versity of Wurzburg. London : Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand. At the conclusion of Mr. Roebuck's speech, Mr. HADFIELD, M.P., rose and said—l am sure that the speech which we have just now heard from my hon. col league will sink very deep into the hearts of the people of England. It is a subject of vast and awful importance. I confess that I, for one, shall depart only as a last—a derniey resort, on any appeal that may be made to me, from what f conceive to be the true interest and policy of this country The very wet and stormy weather which has been experienced in Aberdeenshire, and the North of Scotland generally, during the past fortnight, is exciting no small amount of fear for the speedy ripening and safe in-getting of the excellent crop which happily is to be seen in all the northern counties. Rain has fallen more or less during almost every day for some time back, and on Satur day one of the heaviest storms of thunder and lightning, accompanied by an extraordinaay fall of hail, which has been experienced in this quarter for a long time passed over Aberdeenshire, doing con siderable damage in laying the grain, particularly on soft soils. A month or so back %nothing could have looked more promising in regard to the har vest than the fine condition of all kinds of crops, and, though the boisterous weather has somewhat prevailed, still with a week of gentle wind and a strong sun much would be done to raise the hopes of the husbandman. Harvest has commenced in Deeside—which this year yields a splendid crop— and in early places, and in three weeks cutting will be common over the north. Pasture for cattle is most plentiful, and in consequence the northern bestial markets are, in professional phrase, " Stiff, stiff." The appearance of the potatoes, of which there is also a fine crop, is likewise very disheartening, the dreaded disease of 1846 having again unmistakably begun its ravages in a great many fields. Indeed, the evil may be said to be universal over the north, and the proba bility is that a large portion of this most im portant. crop will be totally lost. Good potatoes were selling in the Aberdeen market this week at from Bd. to 10d. per peck, while swine feeders were getting as many of a dou . btful-appedirance as they pleased at 12d. per peck. The unseazonable weather which has affected the crops has also been sorely against the prospects of the sportsmen on the hills and moors. The "12th" opened most inauspiciously, the rain falling in torrents, and during the half dozen days that followed the sport among the grouse was by no means encouraging. Better bags are now, however, being made, and, as the birds are, on the whole, pretty plentiful, the hopes of the sportsmen are reviving. CONTRACT FOR COALS FOR FAYAL. Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy, rat, Somerset Place, 22d Aug., 1861. '-a-E COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the Ic rv „oFFlcE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED TiF.,, , )"„r 1 031 of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO GIVE NOTICE, That on TUESDAY, the 24th wi4iembr next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready to treat i„' such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supply .,ll(l delivering on board her Majesty's Steam Vessels in Y 4 l Roads all such quantities of fit f o SOUTH WALES COALS, .her Majesty's Steam Vessels, as shall from time to be demanded, under a contract for twelve months cer nak front. the Ist December, 1 , 61, and afterwards until the Plration of three months' warning. A Form of the Tender may be seen at the said Office. ~.1 1.0 Tender w i ll b e received after Two o ' clock on the day tre or an s o-?" nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, E ve a gent for hi m d u ly au th or i se d i n wr iti ng . Ad ami r ,Y, T ender must be addressed to the Secretary of the d er to adY, and bea r i n th e l e ft-h an d corner th e words ace rccoln "Ten- Coals ;" and must also be delivered at Somerset- son, ( I;panied by a .letter si , :ned by a responsible per il' the - „ um ISing to become bound with the Person tendering, of .£2oo,tbr the due per of the Contract. Fourth Edition, Two Volumes, Octavo, 305., PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. By JOHN STUART MILL. TIER 111A,TESTI'S VISIT TO IRELAND. By the same Author, SYSTEM OF LOGIC. Fourth Edition. Two Vols. 255. DISSERTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, POLITICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, and HISTORICAL. Two Volumes, Octavo, 245. ON LIBERTY. Second Edition. 7s. 6d. THOUGH I'S ON PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Second Edition, with Supplement. is. 6d. London : Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand. KINGSTOWN, AUG. 21. Compared with London at this stagnant season, Dublin is in a very whirl of gaieties and excite ments. There are the Social Science meetings, there is a great Horticultural Show, there is a very admirable fine arts exi ibition, and there is the Queen's visit. As a kind of compensation for the strict privacy with which the latter will be con ducted, it happily affords an endless theme for ru mour, gossip, and speculation. Beyond the plain fact that the Queen is coming, nobody seems to know anything, and nothing is actually known. Theory, therefore, becomes not only laudable but necessary, and in the multitude of conjectures there is safety, for some of them must be right if her Majesty comes at all. According to the first programme, the Royal party were to embark at Holyhead at '1 p.m. to night and reach the Kingstown jetty shortly before 11. Whether her Majesty will avail herself of the darkness and quiet to land at once, or disembark in semi-State to-morrow has been left an open question, and, in fact, subject to her own wishes and feelings. Thus at this present moment all is in a delightful state of uncertainty, and everything is being done THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in bus ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive, intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." Kent and Co., late Piper and Co., Paternoster-row. T -I,.°I7,r,ERNIIENT SECURITY LIFE POLICIES. CONSOLS ASSOCIATION, 429, STRAND, LONDON. 2• i t ivmes the Security of Consols for its Policies. ,b e n.ds, or returns to Insurers ON DEMAND at any time, trn-Aout One-half of all Premiums Paid. test. '?,u,bted Security for Moitey with a liberal Rate of Inte. by 84 , 1 , ne Association possesses a Large Capital, subscribed obtained"undred of Shareholders. Full information may on avlication to THOMAS H. BAYLIS, Managing Director. Just published, Bvo, in cloth, price 55., by post free , s s. 6 d., ON THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA; showing why they so often appear Incurable, when in reality they might be removed by the most simple means. By F. B. COURTENAY, And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan_ Infirmary for the Cure'of Strictures of the Urethra. " This work is the production of a surgeon' whose special attention has been directed, through a long professional life, to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cases which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminative power in the diagnosis of the various kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded. By his systematic management an immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuab contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. Th e titi,,,arnentable failures in the Life Assurance world, re breu4,,frorn reck!ess management, which have recently been hibi , "L to light through the medium of the public press, ex the necessity of careful selection in effecting an assnr se e, especially on the part of the trading and industrial t44ll lnity. T he Annu 1 income of the Provident Clerks' rho Association is £14,000 e Accumulated Fund is 160,010 iog h,:;"Y invested in Government and real securities in the of the following Trustees, viz. Tho TRUSTEES. Th„ l nas Baring, Esq., M.P. I Wm. George Prescott, Esq. " xn son liankey, Esq MP. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. . b u,„„, alance-sheets are open to all, and may be obtained on "'i-ation at the Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street, or of the - Eents, 15, is / WM. T ...........gate-street, August in. duplicate and got ready to serve the occasion, either a couple of hours hence or at mid-day to morrow. In the same way the Royal.train will be waiting at the station to convey the party 1 0 -t,.,„ vn by rail, but the Royal carriages and Royal escort will be also in attendance in case her Majesty pre- London: H. BaiMere, 219. Regent•street. Just published, 132 pages, illustrated with cases, in a neat 12m0., price is., or post free for 18 stamps, The Third Edition of THE FRENCH - ARMY. fors to go by road. A decorated canopy, a raised scarlet dais, supernumerary benches, and all the usual paraphernalia have been erected on the Car- lisle pier, where the landing is to take place, and to this coveted spot tickets have been issued, strictly limited in number to the standing room afforded MANLY VIGOUR; the Art of Preserving, Improving, and Recovering It. With Practical Remarks on Spermatorrheea, Seminal Weakness, and Nervous Debility, Impotence. Barrenness, Sterility, and all other Disorders of the Generative Organisa tion in Males and Females. Likewise a chapter on Venereal Diseases, interspersed with clear instructions for self maniaement and prescriptions for cure, and for ensuring the blessings of wedded happiness, and restoration to the privi— leges of health and vigour. From this work it will be seen that none need despair, but all may look forward confidently to permane t recovery. By Dr. A. F. HENE ftY. London : Published by the Author, Medical Institution, 53, Dorset-street, Manchester square, W. lIOS. LINFORD, Secretary. 1, 1881. NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Since the severe storm on the 26th of July the weather in North .‘ottinghamshire has been all that could be desired, and in the district of Bassetlaw one of the finest harvests, taking it altogether, ex perienced for many years past is now nearly com pleted. Throughout the north part of the county the prospects of harvest are encouraging. There has been a fair breadth of wheat sown on the sands, and the greater part of this has been safely gathered in the best possible condition. A few patches of spring wheat here and there remain to be cut, and some to be garnered, but the bulk has been safely housed. With regard to the yield, as an average, there is a difference of opinion, but from 10 to 12 and 14 loads per acre seems to be the general estimate. All the crops are well 'opped, and the corn is re markably bold, large, and fine in the skin, at the hich will not only make it yield well , but same time produce an abundance of the best flour. Better samples of wheat have not been gathered for some years past. Barley is not large, but it has been well got. It is not stained, and is beauti fully clear and wrinkled in the skin, and must make malt of first-rate quality. The oat crop is an especially prolific one, and has been equally well secured. by the pier itself. The fortunate holders of these have, however, been informed that, to prevent confusion and chance of accident, the cards will not admit in case the Queen disembarks to-night, ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. 11413 Or }WES—Lombard-street, London ; and Royal Bra, 'ch Insurance Buildings, Liverpool. Offices —Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dublin. so everyone is waiting in a state of the liveliest anxiety to know what they are to do or see. It is certainly to be hoped that the landing will not take place this evening, as the good citizens of Dub lin, who have looked forward so long in anticipa tion of this Royal visit, will be sure to feel it as a slight if her Majesty only drives through their city at midnight. Apparently they find it very hard to reconcile themselves to the strict privacy ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Hay market, will RE-OPEN for the Season To-morrow (SATURDAY), under the direction of Mons. BOULCOURT, principal Cornet-a-piston and Conductor. The music will be selected from Verdi, Keyerbeer, Rossini, Flotow. Balfe, and other eminent Composers. During the recess these well known Rooms have been entirely RE-DECORATED and I VPROVED by Messrs. H. T. SMITH and assistants. The new Chandeliers by M. Benjamin. Admission, One Shilling. —All the new Music to be had at the Office, No. 7, Great Windmill-street. _N AT T ONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High Holborn.—This brilliant and favourite Ball Room IS NOW OPENED FOR THE SEASON. During the recess the entire building has been re-decorated, and many impor ant additions and alterations effected conducive to the comfort of the visitors. The celebrated Band, under the able direction of Mr. W. M. Packer, will perform Over tures and Selections from the latest Operas, &c., with the newest and choicest dance music. New Selections from the Rose of Castille, Der Frieschutz, Robin Hood, Un Ballo in ➢iaschera, La Reine Topaz. La Circassienne (never per formed in England), La Sanciniere, Redowa, New Champagne Galop, &c.—Doors open at half-past S.—Admission, Is. which her Majesty will observe while in the capital, and if to this is added a night landing and a night drive to the Viceregal Lodge, their disap pointment, to use the mildest term, will be extreme. From all these reasons I am inclined to think that the Royal disembarkation will be deferred till to morrow, when it is certain to take place amid tremendous demonstrations of enthusiasm. 1- -ACTS FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1860. reeei v n tsuccess of the Company, even in its earliest years, c0n,,,0u the marked attention, and elicited the surprised snr ehts, nee Comp of an wri teiesrs best acquainted with the history of In ler thleo YEARS 18 Premiums . for 1860 45 to EQUAL the Total Fire Premiums SEVEN 1851. rsn,"e Premiums for 1860 EXCEED the Entire Life Pre , it for the EIGHT YEARS ending 1852. ain;V r eha , e of Annuities in 1860 LARGELY EXCEEDS the ta,r receipt= for the first TEN YEARS, 18-15 to 1854. that i",. ts Progress, it is believed, is unsurpassed, considering, " applies to each of the three branches of the business." FIRE BRANCH. ing l‘4rte Fireht,,llt Branch has certain y shown no exhaustion dur- kon " e Year 1860 of that impetus which had previously 14it to a position of the first magnitude among the P,.renrie Companies of the United Kingdom. The Fire 111 18 6 e 1 ,* in 1859 had advanced to the sum of . £228,314 7s. 3d. t2R2 ,9 ,.1fie amount of Fire Premiums has arrived at a sum of ceedi,.," 1 9s. 11d., showing an increase of £34,663 12s. Bd., ex tike the larcre advance of the preceding year, so that in he n e i e e d ars the Fire Revenue of the Company has been en 4, by enormous sum of £66,829 17s. sd. Go ve ,e Parliamentary Report of Returns of Duty paid to th e b:, l 9lent for the year 1860 exhibits the augmentation of !if e o ;,"ness In a more prominent way, as it affords the means Ri' a p io arlsori with other Companies. The Proprietors will 4foysi fn the to learn that the increase of Duty paid by the Com the last year is more than double that of any other filn s e r ,oY, either London or Provincial, whilst only one of Van e , C ompanies even approaches to 50 per cent. of the ad °N. ° I this Comp iny. Our increase actually equals 30 per o ft of the entire increase of the whole of he Metropolitan 1 , 44 combined, whilst of the Provincial Offices it forms up "tabllst of th e total advance of the other 25 offices LIFE BRANCH. r , invl l e,Reports of the Company for several years have had tif e T N to announce a constant periodical exnsion of its 'Pit Y iless, the New Policies ofeach succeeding year show an advance over the one that had immediately preceded on similar result is shown in the year 1860, the Premiums 178, rci, after deducting Guarantees, be ng £15,097 abo ve ,' Which is an increase on that item of £1,993 17s. sd. n ut "e ain' , unt received for the year 1859. audde even this advance is small when compared with the thi s .u n and remarkable momentum r.rbleh has been given to 4, i ranch of the Business in the present ye,‘ QM) N . ?UM' seem ed unui the commencement of . the year that toe th seerned to have become fully acquainted with the fact 4 ,1 the Royal Insurance Company had published late in the ‘titigy a i cAn t of _the investigation into the Assets and as , ICf its Life Department, under a novel form, and in supain and intelligible a manner as the . abstrusenessof the paiiiieloadmitted, together with the entire statements and „ fit i %s o n n i e e c c e t s u s r a e rif I r o o r m t that purpose. h t eex e sive Notices of this Pam- Valet and its accompanying Diagrams, which have appeared tthe Periodicals ° of the day, that it has largely attracted the tention of vast numbers - 1 Persons in all parts of the United 'n'lll24oni, as well as in other arts of the World. Ideed a Illost satisfactory and conclusiv p n e evidence that such is the case fn the by the fact that the sum Assured on New Policies the six months to the ad June of the present year is ac -4'lY 50 per cent. in excess of the sum assured in the corres ding months of the year 1860, although the latter amount of used exceeded the sum assured in any like previous period ti ta , If this success be continued, the Royal Insurance Com- V e ' ll „Y would, with respect to the amount of its new business, h et i , c t once placed (at least with one or two exceptions) . at the ,of all. the Insurance Companies doing business in this ett„ 4 'r9, and the anticipations of the last Report, to the that the details of the Lire Business then to be pub aZd Would form an epoch of the Establishment, will have 6., e ,, e dY and very happy realisation." • ii, ) ,`„ - CIAL ADVANTAGES OF THE LIFE BRANCH. ''''"PlTS,......Large proportion Returned every Five Years to then in existence Two ENTIRE YEARS. chiefly born by the Fire Branch, in order to Increase the Bonus to be Returned. LIFE BONUSES DECLARED. T irr r rivo per Cent. per An num on th e Sum Assured : GREATEST BONUS EVER CONTINUOUSLY DECLARED to l , BY ANY COMPANY. -, RITY FOR BOTH FIRE AND LIFE BRANCHES CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS Sterling. Accumulated Funds in hand exceed £8) 0 ,000. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary. ROYAL NAIIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITU to los en TION.—The AID of the public is earnestly solicited [9)le the Institution to continue the msintenance of its ip l ieboat Establishments in a state of efficiency. Itte llk ers—Messre. Willis and Co., Coutts and Co., Herries Co. 8 Mr. Richard Lewis, 14, John-street, Adelphi. 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It will be indeed a serious question for us to learn whether Sardinia would be worth sucha conflict as that which has been hinted at. I give no opinion upon that subject. If the interests, existence, character, influ ence, usefulness, and honour of this country are concerned I feel confident that there would be one unanimous voice in the answer on such on occasion. Whatever may be the divisions of opinion now, we should be one united people under our present Sovereign, the object of our uni versal loyalty and our determined support. (Hear, hear.) But these are all awful considerations, gentlemen--(hear, hear)—and I hesitate to discuss them now. I feel a diffi culty, my hon. friend feels none—(Mr. Robuck.—l beg your pardon)—in expressing his opinions on an occasion like this. I feel that we cannot discuss these matters with any degree of deliberation on an occasion like the present. Credit has been given to me for devoting my attention to one subject. Well, what is the House of Commons? It is nothing more than the expression of the general will of the people of England. The power of public opinion here has been well described. We all feel its potency. We have just had in Lancashire a most severe contest, which shows the division of opinion that exists on questions of domestic policy. That contest, in its results, reminds me of a similar occur rence 20 years ago, when the present Earl Fitzwilham and the present Earl of Carlisle were defeated in their contest for the West Riding of Yorkshire. The question then at issue was the Corn Laws, and Lord Wharncliffe, who was the elected of the great Riding, said Lord John Russell had appealed to the country on the question of the Corn Laws, and he had brought the answer of the West Riding that the Corn Laws must be perpetuated. But that very Parliament which at first gave a majority of 90 for the perpetuation of the Corn Laps afterwards itself repealed them. (Mr. Web ster.—' And a very wise Parliament it was.') (Hear, hear.) Now. however, the questions that; divide the House of Com mons are comparatively of the most paltry kind, and we are so divided that we are well nigh at a dead lock. Parties are so equally divided that the Speaker has to determine the resolutions of the House. If that is to go on, we know not what may happen. The noble lord to whom my hon. colleague has referred is not a young man. (Mr. Roe buck. —Unfortunately not; but he is a grand old man. A Voice.—He is a fine old man.) His competitor, Lord Derby, is in his 63d year. The history of these two men is as diverse as it can possibly be. One began his political life as a sound Tory. But the conservative of that day is now the leader of the Liberal party. The other came out as an ardent Reformer, and assisted to carry the great measure of 1832, and as a church reformer he annihilated church rates, and diminished the number of bishops in Ireland. He is now at the head of the Conservative party, makes church-rates the subject of political strife, and religious animosity, and bitter contention in the country. One thing, however, is clear—namely, that whoever comes into power must follow out the policy approved by the country. I believe I am speaking the opinion of the people of this coun try when I say that the principle of non-intervention in the national affairs of other countries is our true policy. (Cheers.) Whoever, therefore, may be in power, the people of England will watch carefully the decisions they come to upon great and mighty questions such as we have heard of to-night. Can the Corn Laws be brought on again? Is Free Trade in peril now ? It was when you returned me to Parliament nine years ago, sending me expressly charged to support free trade. But the principles of free trade are now safe. Why ? Because the power of public opinion is so great as to insure the support of whatever is generally con sidered to be the true policy of the country. In that policy the happiness of mankind is greatly concerned; Had the • Corn Laws been in existence here during the past year, the people would have burst the barriers of the law, and in sisted on the repeal of famine laws. We last year imported no less than 15,000,000 quarters of grain, of the value of £30,000,000, and without that supply the people must have famished. Unhappily, the commercial horizon is at present overclouded. Tile people of Lancashire are in great anxiety as to the welfare of the labouring population of that great county. America has, indeed, signalised herself in a very peculiar W..ay not that it, is a bubble, as has been represented by the n orthern baronet, who on the spot received from Lord Jaw amx etatesurantike re buke. No, Sir; I believe that it is no bubble that has burst in America. It has been obvious for a long time that a storm was gathering over that mighty country. I, along with my hon. colleague, deeply regret that in North America a spirit of monopoly prevails. In the South the "domestic insti tution"—the perpetuation of slavery—is the object of their efforts. I regret that the object of the North is not to break the fetters of the slave ; they are not yet so refined in morals as to attempt that, though no doubt there are many earnest abolitionists among them. The sole object of the North is the maintenance of their e.onopolies, and the South have just ground for complaint. From the South, moreover, we have drawn our supply of cotton, which, next to corn, is of primary importance to this country. Nell, how will the North conduct themselves with regard to foreign coun tries ? An effort was made at the Paris conferences to put an end to privateering in time of war, but America would not consent unless commercial ships were to be entirely free from capture. Privateering may therefore still be resorted to. Will the North, then, seal up the Southern ports and compel them to leave that supply of cotton which is so much needed here to rot upon the ground ? Ido not think civil ization will allow that. To counteract such a consequence as far as possible, efforts are now being made. to produce cotton in other parts of the world. We have a market open for the competition of the world, which is almost incredibly large. From an article in the Times it appears that in this year cotton to the amount £40,000,000 will be wanted from abroad, in addition to all other produce imported into this country. lam glad to be able to say that in India every effort is being made to supply our wants. Our Consuls in all parts of the world have also been appealed to to see what canto done in the places which they respectively represent in the way of supplying us with cotton. (Hear, hear, and cries of "Order.") To show the enormousness of our trade in this article permit me to say that a rise of l Id in the lb. on the stock in Liverpool amounts to no less a sum than £2,593. These are matters demanding earnest attention. I trust that there will be no interruption to the peace of the world. I cannot but hope that better things are in pros pect. I know that there are intelligent minds feeling the deepest interest in these matters, whose opinions of the great ruler of France are of a character most honourable to that mighty man. Let us not forget that, as far as out ward acts have hitherto gone, he has never shown an un kind or hostile intention towards this country. On the contrary, let me remind you the name of Englishman is a passport at this time to every part of his dominions. Sir, let us hear both sides. I wish Austria had a better reputa• tion for liberal sentiments than she has hitherto enjoyed. I respect the people of Hungary in their earnest desire for the liberties of that country. I fool dooply intoronted in tho liberty and prosperity of Italy. I feel also deeply interested in the prosperity of the people of Poland. (Hear, hear.) I, however, do not think that war, should it break out, would advance those liberties. My opinion is that those countries are looking to England for countenance ; are looking to her with an intense interest which I cannot de scribe. The tears almost start in their eyes at the mention of English influence for their own unhappy countries. It is my earnest wish and desire that the evils of which we have forebodings may not come. I trust, on the part of the Government of this country, that nothing will be left un done:to perpetuate peace and goodwill throughout the world. I believe that if it be possible to unite England, France, and America in bouds consistent with their mutual interests and honour, it would be a consummation in which every good man would exult and rejGice, and would confer the greatest possible blessings upon mankind. I therefore earnestly hope that the Government of this country will take great care before they commit themselves to any act which shall involve this country in such tremendous consequences as war would inevitably entail. (Cheers.) CHARGE OF ADMINISTERING CANTHARIDES WITH A FELONIOUS INTENT.—A man named Louis Sobieski, said to be a Polish refugee, and who has been a resident in Cheltenham for a brief period only, was brought up on Monday before the magistrates, charged with endeavour ing to administer cantharides to Sarah Ann Smith, a young girl residing in King-street. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had been in the habit of asking her to take a glass of ale, and that upon several occasions she had acquiesced. On Friday last he again asked her to take somo porter, but she declined, whereupon he urged her to take it home and give it to another girl residing in the same house. She did so, but being informed by the landlady of the beerhouse in which it was given to her that the prisoner had put something into it, she examined it, and found it to contain a substance which, smeared over her hands, glittered very much. She at once communicated with the police, and the county analyst, Mr.Horsley, deposed to finding cantharides in the beer. The Bench, after a lengthened investigation, committed the prisoner for trial Eft the aseiZeol EAST RETFORD. The prospects of tie hop•growers in this district are far from cheering, one-half the plantations being gone without hope Jf recovery. The recent weather —mostly dry, yet cold and ungenial at night—has done much towards this unfortunate result. On some of the best managed grounds, however, espe cially in the interiors, they are doing moderately well, and , a few useful hops may yet be gathered, but the duty of the district cannot be estimated at more than £3O to £l2O. The price of hops here for some time has been stationary, but a slight reaction has recently taken place. Still, should the duty of the country reach £140,000 or £150,000, good hops must realise high prices for some time to come. ROEBUCK ON AUSTRIA. onv Tirixa Nothing is more natural than that any gentlemen who has once appeared before the public as an advo cate of Austria should be only too ready to hail everybody and everything that promised a momen• tart' aid. If the unfortunate Haynau in his struggle with the n'ob had but caught the eye of a cabman with whom he had squabbled about a fare, or even of an Hungarian whose face he remembered, no doubt he would have sought his assistance against this new form of danger. We really do not happen to know under what obligation we lie to Mr. Roe buck that he should., offer us gratuitous compli ments for anything that appears in our columns. Still less do we see anything in the matter of what he is pleased to call a " remarkable article" that can do him any good, or help him out of the slough in which he is floundering. That article was the simplest and barest description of an actual state of things, without a word to show the slightest lean event. There was gnated at all. It innogtowards"opinion;' pi ni o n e ” i t n h o e party even t d a n e s y i would puzzle any critic to make out whether we stria at defiance. The g wished Austriasucceed in no setting s w a lo w A n up Hungary, or Hun only inference which any impartial reader could fora from the article was that there did not appear to be any extrication from the difficulty, or any settlement, unless it should be the rude process of war, and that, in the event of a war, Austria would find fearful odds in a conflict with Hungary and Italy. We stated, indeed, that Hungary had re fused an offer which an Englishman could not, in consistency with his own constitution and tradi tions, consider otherwise than a fair one ; but we did not enter into the peculiar circumstances under which it was refused. It was a most singular com plication of affairs, and we described it as fully as our space would allow us. To do more, to go into the reasons, the recollections, the anticipations, on both sides, would have carried us far beyonl our es. All we could offered to Hungary a ss l i va m yb i s t wt s a , ans a e n e and af compelled ae v u bi s oa , ud i s n a d r e t e i d e: , to reiterate the Constitution exceedingly, though not quite, similar to our own ; and that Hungary had declinel it, standing out for a perfectly distinct nationality and State under the Hapsburg dynasty. Mr. Roe buck is now known as the advocate of Austrian I policy, character, and pretensicns, insomuch es to make them the objects of European sympathy and interest. If he will take the trouble to peruse the " remarkable article" over again, he will find it as devoid of any especial sympathy for Austria as its less " remarkable' predecessors. As we do not pretend to be the "forerunner" of any " opinion" in favour of Austria, so also we con fess ourselves still to share the general blindness as to "coming events." He must indeed be very sharpsighted who can penetrate through the clouds and darkness now hanging over the whole Austrian a moment, the r Empire. The issue of war no ma n can tell. The slightestaccid ent o o fl cloud an hour, the , landscape panic change the fortunes of a day, disconcert the plan of a campaign, and place this side or that under the heel of its foe. To all appearance, Austria and her foes, internal or external, are fast drifting to that terrible arbitrament, and we are forced to regard the offers of Austria as so many pleas and persua sions to stave it off, or throw on the other side its inevitable odium. At such a crisis it is impossible to regard the most plausible and reasonable offer as the offer of we should the concessions of a Power to contented subjects in full security a nd p eace. H ungary has at ev e l n ea a st ß a r v it e is r h y Cgoonosdlictuastieonfoort such ref usin h g ands. This is the case of two parties who do not trust, and dare not trust, each other. She has trusted and been deceived. This is proved by the Very case put for ward by Austria herself. If Hungary has been indeed part of the Austrian Empire so long, if she a province, Y are they not h th a e s n lo w st h h y e i r e isnhdeepneontdenAueset,riiafnsh? e i w s o h n y l both one, as England, Ireland, and Scotland are one lrace which Hungary is s a t t i l t l h t is n emom separate,ent a e , n a ,s andw e e d x p s l t a r e t f d it is impossible to manage in any way whatever, but equally impossible to do without, then Hungary at least enjoys the admission that the amalgamation has never been perfected, and Hungary is Hungary still. Of course, Hungary is now very much wanted. Austria feels how important she is, and she very naturally feels it herself. It is a hard case, doubtless, and it may occasionally occur to the Hungarians that, like most of us, they have done something to create their own difficulty. (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) CAMP OF CHALONS, AUG. 20. Camps are supposed to teach officers and soldiers campaigning, nor was this supposition altogether false when the old method of so-called concentra tions was followed by large continental armies. A number of regiments, horse and foot, and a propor tionate number of guns were called up from all corners of the country. The time of their depar ture irons cantonments and that of their arrival at the camp being fixed, all the details were left to the commanding officers, who had thus first oppor tunity of exercising their discretion in the march ing, providing, and encamping the troops on the road. The march was always conducted as if be fore the enemy,' with advanced guards and rear guards, flankers, and regular outposts and patrols at night. Both officers and soldiers were thus initiated in field duties ; the infantry learned march ing without being footsore, the cavalry to save their horses, to picket them, to prevent sorebacks both were exercised in pitching and striking their tents, packing and unpacking without losing, break., ing, or spoiling half their things, so that by the time they arrived at the camp a good deal of the helplessness which cantonments and garrisons pro duce was worn away. The same system of appren ticeship in self-reliance was, as much as possible, adhered to in camp. Roads of communication were made, wells dug, field-ovens erected, and wherever there was brushwood the tents were stored, so as to teach the soldier to shelter himself without them. Even in the manoeuvres and sham-fights the aim was as much as it could be to bring real warfare before the soldier and officer. Instead of the feeble line of dots supposed to mark the position of the enemy, the forces were divided into two hostile armies, and a broad enough programme was drawn up to leave the respective commanders a certain latitude in handling their thops. Theory and garrison life are to real warfare and campaigning what pure mathematics are to me chanics. The friction and the disturbing forces are not and cannot be calculated. The old method of temporary concentrations brought, although imper fi,riv. werno of these into play. The standing camps, aided as they now uses by 1....1.147420,-.QI, t _ chanical inventions, arc likely in most casttLn_ l 9 - duce camps to mere shows. As far as the teaching of campaigning goes the Camp at Chalons is another Aldershott. In winter a small garrison for a few thousand men, it becomes in summer and autumn a convenient place for ma noeuvring and airing a part of the army. Arid cer tainly no better place could be found for such a purpose than the healthy and airy chalk plateau lying between the Marne and the Aisne and the Valley of Argonne and almost equi distant from Chalons and Rheims. I don't know why it should be called the Camp of Chalons, except from defer ence to history, which shows Attila's camp of Chalons on the same plateau, to the south-east of the present one. A stranger coming to Chalons would find himself mistaken in looking for the camp at Chalons, for it is almost 18 miles north of it. From the fertile plains of the Marne the plateau rises up in successive wave lines, not unlike the petrified surface of a colossal ocean after a storm. This plateau in the heart of France, blocking up as it were all approach from the north-east and north, is in itself of considerable strategic importance, and Napoleon I. had conceived the idea of a fortified camp on that commanding situation when invasion was threatening on that side, and who knows whe ther this Napoleonic idea has not contributed to the establishment of the present camp ? As a man oeuvring ground for the movement of large masses it is scarcely to be surpassed. With barely six inches of vegetable soil over the chalk, most part of the plateau was scarcely 15 years ago a desert with only here and there some patches of cultivation round the few hamlets which border the small streamlets intersecting this high land. Since that time, but, above all, since the camp was esta blished and road and railway made to it, cultivation has been gradually creeping up ; but the inroad thus made has not been great enough to spoil the plateau as a manoeuvring ground. Nay, it assisted it by planting numerous patches of fir woods, which are no small advantage on the otherwise too open ground. The long uncultivated sweeps of ground are covered with short and scanty grass, scarcely soft enough at this time of year for horses, but excellent marching ground for infantry. On one of the highest points on the north-west of the plateau lie the two hamlets, Mourmelon le Grand and Mourmelon le Petit, built at a couple of miles from each other. The Roman road from Rheims to Bar-le-Due crosses between the two, and passes over the little stream of the Cheneu, along which both hamlets are built. The stream makes a bend from south-east to west, about four to five miles and this bend has been followed by the camp, which has its centre just behind the village of Mourmelon le Grand. Easy access to water was probably the reason for such close proximity, for so destitute of it is the neighbourhood that wells have been dug be hind the present camp in expectation of the further arrival of troops. The fentre line of the camp consists of several rows of huts, considerably augmented since last year. and now sufficiently numerous to harbour a whole division of infantry, four regiments each of three battalions, and a battalion of Chasseurs, besides hos pitals. All the rest of the troops are under canvas. There are in all three divisions of infantry and two of cavalry, Lancers and Cuirassiers, besides 10 batteries of Artillery, the whole under the command of the Duke of Magenta. As the regiments have a good number of men on furlough, they are scarcely more than 1,200 to •1,500 strong, which would give from 6,000 to 7,000 the division of infantry, about 1,000 horses the division of cavalry, so that alto gether from 22,000 to 23,000 men may be assembled. Hitherto none of the great manoeuvres and experi ments have taken place. The rule until now has been to have twice a week manoeuvres of corps d'armee, and the other days divisional field exercise. This morning only the Lancers and two batteries On Friday it is expected - that her Majesty will pay a long private visit to the Art Exhibition in Kildare-street, which has been established under the auspices of the Royal Dublin Society. This, as an art treasures display, is inferior only to the magnificent collection which was brought together in Manchester. Unlike the Manchester exhibition, however, which was confined exclusively to ancient and modern art, the show at Dublin is combined with such manufactures as are more or less akin to the fine arts. The collection is arranged in the New Agi icultural Hall—of course a much smaller building than that at Manchester, but roomy enough, and especially well adapted to the display of its works. The centre hall and its galleries are entirely devoted to statues, mediawal works of art in metal, ivory, or ceramics, and to the display of modern fine art manufactures. The side courts arc devoted to the ancient and modern Masters, bulk of p idderAkry.fos_w_ater-ccriours. The great tions of the Irish nobility and iedrpin the collec is a selection of the old masters from lianOgre Court, some splendid examples from the Vernon, Sheepshanks, and Turner Galleries, and pictures from the private galleries of the Queen, Prince Con sort, and King of the Belgians. Dr. Waagen has selected a series to represent the Prussian school from the galleries of Dusseldorf and Berlin, and there is also the Sotheby collection. On the whole, it makes a superb gallery, and includes specimens of all masters, from the earliest of the pre-Raphael ites to the Landseers and Maclises of our own time. In fine art manufactures the exhibition is equally worthy of attention. South Kensington sends some excellent specimens of mediaeval metal work, and Mr. Kerr, of the Royal Porcelain Works at Worcester, and Messrs. Elkington, in particular make very fine displays. There is also a show of Irish lace and crotchet work, as compared with the finest and rarest point laces, and the laces of Brus sels and Valenciennes and Guipure, in which the advantage is all on the side of the Irish manufac ture. At present it is supposed that Her Majesty will devote the greater part of Friday in minutely examining this most interesting exhibition. On Saturday there is to be a grand review and sham fight at the Curragh. For this event great preparations are making, and there is certain to be an immense concourse of spectators. On Monday the Royal party start for Castlerosse, Killarney, the mansion of Lord Kenmare. On Tuesday Her Majesty goes on the lakes, and witnesses a stag-hunt. During Wednesday and Thursday Mr. Herbert will have the honour of entertaining her at Muckross, and on Friday she re-embarks en route for Scotland. Of course, in compliance with the known wishes of Her Majesty, everything relating to her tour will be conducted as privately as possible. This, however, is not saying very much, for all her loyal subjects are certain to muster in tremendous numbers whenever she goes abroad at all. The only address, I believe, that will be received and replied to will be that of the Mayor and Corporation of Dublin, and even this will, it is said, be presented privately at the Viceregal Lodge. It is at Killarney that the great gathering will take place. Already, I am told, it is crowded with visitors from all parts of the country, and " accommodation" commands fancy prices—though the highest fails to secure it, according to the real meaning of the term. Even boats are being sent down and up to the lakes from all directions. The weather, as is not unusual on these festive occasions, lours gloomily, and a dull, persistent drizzle is falling with a monotonous steadiness that augurs badly for the future. AUGUST 22. The Royal yacht arrived here safely soon after half-past 10 o'clock last night. The vessels of war off the harbour burnt blue lights and illuminated, but at that hour did not, of course, salute. There were great crowds on all the piers of the harbour, who remained till past midnight—long after it was known that her Majesty would not disembark till to-day. In the same way all the avenues leading to Westland-row station in Dublin were equally thronged. There will be immense crowds on all the line of route to-day, especially as the landing is not expected much before twelve o'clock. The time in which the Royal yacht made the voyage last night seems to have quite puzzled the Kingstown people, who cherished the belief that there was no vessel as fast as the Leinster, Holyhead packet. The Leinster makes her best trips in little over four hours, and the Royal yacht was considerately allowed five in all calculations. The Victoria and Albert accomplished the whole distance (64 miles from land to land) in little more than 31 hours. The weather is cold, wet, and gloomy—likely to become worse if possible, and apparently certain to continue bad throughout this day at least. The Boscawen, 70, fitting at Devonport for a training ship at Southampton, was put into 1 dock yesterday, to have her bottom cleanel, examined, and repaired. The screw steamsloop Pantaloon, 11, at Devon port, is ordered to be commissioned forthwith; she will have a complement of 125 men. The screw steamship Aboukir, 86, Capt. Charles F. A, Shadwell, C. 8., left Plymouth Sound on Wednesday evening for Holyhead. She took supernumeraries for the squadron. The War Department transport Henry, having landed several hundred cases of the 100-pounder, 40 pounder, and 25-pounder Armstrong solid shot at the Ordnance-wharf, Chatham, saiied yesterday with a quantity of return stores for ASroolwich., THE 9RMY. A detachment of 80 rank and file of the sth Fu siliers, under the command of Brevet-Major Meara, has left the camp at Colchester to join the service companies of the regiment l t aster. ile followingPortsmouth.Leave of absence until the 15th of October has been given o Cc - erOLSY Meal account of sickness :---galt-surgs. - nce, generally on 9th; Lieut. Newton, 34th; Capts. Saiitri, of the Raymond; Lieut. O'Neill°, and Ensign Burn, 44th, Capt. Thomson, 54th. . _ A squadron of the 18th Hussars, consisting of 90 rank and file, under the command of Capt. Perring, arrived at Shorncliffe camp this week from Alder shot, having marched through Sevenoaks, Maid stone, and Ashford. The remainder of the regiment and the headquarters, under the command of Lieut.- Col. Knox, has arrived at Brighton from Aldershot. The 7th battery of the 9th brigade Royal Artil lery, under the command of Capt. Byrne and Lieuts. Kenzie and Milner, has arrived at Canterbury from Dublin, in accordance with the recent determination of the War-office to form artillery stations at Chat ham and Canterbury. The War Department having ordered a recon struction of the coast brigade of Royal Artillery, one division is to be formed at Purfleet, under the command of Second Capt. Scott, while another divi sion will comprise the Tower and Medway district, under the command of Capt. Handyside. A detachment, consisting of one corporal and six sappers of the Royal Engineers, under the command of Lieut. Hon. Le Poer Trench, has proceeded to France to co-operate with the Engineer Depart.. ment of that empire and Russia for the purpose not only of carrying out a uniformity of triangulation, but of substituting one meridional line for the three lines of Greenwich, Paris, and St. Petersburg. The party expects to be absent from England about eight months. The General Commanding-in-Chief has awarded a medal and gratuity of £lO to Sergt. John Shearer, Royal Engineers, who has been in corps upwards of 21 years without being once re ported for any offence. In accordance with the arrangements decided on by the Duke of Cambridge for concentrating the depot companies of the Ist and 2d battalions of regi ments at the same station, where practicable, the depot of the 2d battalion of the 4th King's Own, now stationed at Chichester, is ordered to leave that city and proceed to Chatham, at which garrison it will be attached to the Ist depot battalion, to which the Ist battalion of the 4th King's Own belongs. The depot of the 73d Regiment has been placed under orders to vacate Chatham barracks and pro ceed to Chichester, there to join the 21st depot bat talion. The depot companies of the 2d battalion 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers have also been placed under orders to proceed to Chatham for the purpose of being attached to the same battalion as the Ist bat talion of that corps. In consequence of the lamentable accident which occurred a few days at Woolwich, where a private of the Royal Marines, who was firing acting as a marker at the targets durin g th e of the Volunteers , was shot dead, positi v e or d ers were i ssue d at Chat acC ham yesterday forbidding the Royal Marines, under any circumstances, to act as markers for Volunteers at the rifle range. Similar orders will also bo issued at each of the other divisions of Royal Marines. The troop ship Alegme from Portsmouth, with the head-quarters first division of the 32d Regi ment, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday f ore ., noon, and proceeded at once into Hamoaze for con. venience of disembarcation at the Royal William Victualling-yard. To-day she will receive from Plymouth Citadel the first division of the 12th Re giment. With thes e the Alegmra proceed s thi s after noon, : c o n c , ou or rs t e o- o ni f to-morrow forofewwmdoarynsinregt,urn t Cork. She will in and embark for Cork th the e2d division o f t h e 12t h . Th e depot compan yof 12th, commanded Capt. Esp i n osa°, will not go with the regiment to Ireland, but to Chatham probably Yia Portsmouth.