The Sun. — London, England, 1861-10-07 00:00:00

2HE NAVY. VALETTA, Oct. I.—Her Majesty's frigate Mel pomene, 51 guns, Capt. J. F. Ewart, left port on the 23d ult. for Marsa Susa, to embark and convey to Malta, for transhipment to England, the marble sculptures recently excavated from the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene. The gunboat Surprise, 4, Cora. W. H. Whyte, left on the same day to convey despatches to the Commander-in-Chief at Naples. Her Majesty's line-of-battle ship Orion, 91, under the command of Capt. W. C. De Vere, entered the great harbour on the 28th ult. from Beyrout, which place she left on the 16th: She is to start for Eng land in a few days, probably about the beginning of next week, to be paid off. The paddlewheel fri gate Terrible, 21, Capt..F. H. H. Glasse, C. 8., came in on the 29th ult. with despatches from Vice-Ad miral Sir Win. F. Martin, K.C.B. She is expected to return to Naples with provisions for the squadron, about the 7th inst., after the arrival of the next overland mail from England. The Terrible left at Naples on the 27th ult. the following ships, com posing Admiral Martin's squadron :—The Marl borough, 131 (flagship) ; the James Watt, 91 ; the Neptune, 91; the Victor Emmanuel, 91 ; the -Ex mouth, 90; the London, 90 ; the Liffey, 51 ; the Doris, 32 ; and the Surprise, 4. A good deal of sickness is said to prevail on board the Exmouth. Her Majesty's corvette Scylla, 21, was at Messina on the 28th. The steam storeship Supply, 2, Mas ter Commander Balliston, arrived to-day from Woolwich, 9th ; Plymouth,lBth, and Gibraltar, 26th nit. lam happy to say that the Malta and Alex andria electric telegraph is now un fait accompli. The whole line has been successfully laid, and telegrams have been received through it announc. ing the fact. The screw steamer Rangoon, re turned to this island on Thursday last, and the Malacca has just entered port, but the mail being about to close, lam not able to send you any par ticulars. The screw steamer Berwick arrived here on the 27th ult from Algiers, for the purpose of at tempting to recover the Corfu cable. The receiving ship Hibernia, the line•of-battle ship Orion, the frigate Terrible, the gunboat Wanderer, the store ship Supply, and the tug Hearty, are the only ships of war in port. The squadron from Naples is not expected to return, to Malta before the Ist of November. The Warrior was undocked at Portsmouth on Saturday, and is now berthed alongside the dock yard, where she will be completed in her coaling, and afterwards painted up to, on, and between decks, all visitors during the time being rigidly excluded, in accordance witn the order to that effect mentioned in The S'un of Saturday. The issuing of this order became imperatively necessary, as, from the great number of visitors constantly on board the ship, numbers which increased daily to an alarming degree, the outfit of the ship was being very seriously retarded, and, had matters gone on in the same manner for a few more days, must have been brought to a stand-still altogether. The Malacca, 17, screw, Captain Gerard R. Napier, sailed from Spithead on Saturday morning for Plymouth Sound, and thence will proceed, it is supposed, to the Mediterranean. The Emerald, 50, screw, Captain A. Cumming, sailedfrom Spitheadat mid-day on Sunday for Hali fax, with Armstrong, guns, stores, &c. A Russian man-of-war is hourly expected to ar rive at the Motherbank, The iron steamer Defence, 22, was successfully placed in No. 3 dock at Chatham, on Saturday after noon, at spring tide, without the least mishap, the entire operation being attended with scarcely any more difficulty than is experienced in docking an ordinary gunboat. At half•past 12, about half an hour before the tide ceased flowing, the Defence was loosed from her moorings at the floating-shears, and her head hauled round to the entrance of the dock, Commander Pope, the master-attendant, with a number of riggers and shipwrights under his orders, directing the operations on beard, and Mr. Zang, master shipbuilder, with a numerous staff, superintending the arrangements on shore. At this I time the draught of water forward was 18ft. Sin., and aft 22ft. 9in., bat as there was 23ft. Sin. of water in the dock there was amply sufficient to carry her over the blocks. At one o'clock the signal was given to haul her into the dock, and so carefully was this accomplished that although her great size and breadth of beam left but a very few inches be tween her iron plates and the projections at the entrance to the dock her sides never once came in contact with the stonework, and by half-past 1 she was warped into the desired position over her blocks, with nearly 15in. of water between her keel and the ground blocks, the latter of which had been reduced to an uniform level of nin. A numerous body of shipwrights immediately commenced shoring her up, after which the water was let out of the dock - ^ ••••• aeyirsogr. until it had been reduced several feet, when the re mainder was pumped out. Contrary to what was generally supposed, her bottom was found to be cleaner and freer of weeds than had been expected. During the afternoon the Defence was visited by a number of persons after' she was in dock, but in order that no interruption may be caused to the numerous body of mechanics employed in fitting her, no visitors will be permitted on board during the time she i/ in dock without special permission. An additional number of hands will be placed on her this morning to expedite her completion. The War Department transport Bomarsund was placed under No. 2 steam crane at the Ordnance wharf, Chatham, on Saturday, and landed several tons of solid and hollow shot tak e n out of the -vari ous vessels attached to the steam reserve in the :Medway, which have been furnished with the Armstrong guns, shot, and shell. The Marlborough ordnance transport left Chatham on Saturday to receive the powder and shells from the screw frigate Chesapeake, 51, Capt. It. Maguire, on her arrival at the Nore from the East Indies, to strip and be put out of commission. Her Majesty's screw steam corvette Archer, 13, Capt. Craufurd, from the West Coast of Africa, having been dismantled at Woolwich, was on Satur day paid off. The ceremony, at all times an attrac tive one to a certain class of traders, was on Satur day one of more than ordinary interest. The seamen had no sooner got outside the dockyard gates with their well•filled packs and purses than they were eagerly set upon, and in a few hours it was stated that some had been stripped of their last shilling. £3,000 that morning received from the Admiralty for distribution as prize money, and £5,000 as ar rears of pay, making a total of £B,OOO, were paid to the ship's company in the course of a couple of hours. The iron paddl ew h ee l s t eam vessel Recruit, Capt. 8 pain, sister ship to the Weser, arrived atWoolw . le h on Saturday from the M e dit erranean, to b e paid off. Defiance, was got up S• on Saturday on board the -ue , r n u al ue , 9 1, at Devo nport , to try her machinery. —il k Bey._ steamsh ip Osborn, e 'vr .u, f Donegal, 99, Capt, Sherard from Beerhaven on MbndaY,. and Queensto wn . 0 „ NAT mouth Sound on p e r i o neada y , which arrived in Ply- Saturday, discharged her powcler on Saturday, and is dockappointed to go up Hamoaze to day, and be ac have the outer part of her rudder din epard. This is the only damage she sustained in the late sev ere ga l e Mer spare provision s were ge off Lo ug h F oy l e. rest of the fleet which was leftdistributeditlamong the Bantry Bay. The screw steamship Sanspareil, 7P. E. Wilmot, C. 8,, which • ve :).CaPt. Arthur in P lymouth sound on Friday evening, brought hom e naval and military invalids and a quanti t y o f a few demned stores from the Mediterranean fl ee t,COn. whi ch were landed from her on Saturday. Mechanics have been sent from the Devonport dockyard to the Swedish frigate Nordkjoping, 32, Capt. Adlersparre, now in Plymouth Sound, to ex. amine her bilge pumps, which are broken. She is from Carlacrona, bound for New York. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. C. F. Walker, to the Cornwallis; C. J. Hires, midshipman, to the Exmouth ; W. H. Adams, sturgeon, to the Simoom; W. J. Lewis, surgeon, additional, to the Nile ; J. Potts, acting second-class assisLengineer, to the Megmra; and Ashley R. Maham, acting assist.- engineer, to the Handy. Thi T. -- ae 111foniteur publishes a d ec i s i on o f the Minister lixe ce . l'ina at ne e bY which tho int eres t on Treasury Bonds is 1 31 per cent. for Bonds of from three to five months; 4 per cent, from six' to 11 months ; and 1/ per cent t for DQ4d4 tUclt 114T9 a Tcax 0 tom, 1n4 . 9i9 gii4g gii9t THE ARM} It appears that 14 building firms contemplate de livering tenders for the new cavalry barracks about to be erected at Colchester: 'Messrs. Haiding and Bond have been chosen surveyors cn the part of the builders, and Mr. Meeking has 1 een selected to act also on the part of the Government ; these gen= tlemen will take out the quantities, and tenders will be delivered on their report being received. The buildings will be of brick and of a solid and per manent character. The 49th Regiment was inspected on Saturday at Portsmouth by Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C.B. The volunteers from the Royal Marines for the Royal Marine Artillery were inspected on the parade ground at Chatham on Saturday morning, after which they proceeded to Portsmouth to join head-quarters. The required number of men having been obtained, volunteering for the Royal Marine Artillery is closed. ; A further order has been issued by Major-Gen. Eyre, commanding the troops at Chatham, on the subject of the officers of the garrison appearing in public in private clothes. Major-General Eyre has given the most stringent orders to the various offi cers commanding that, under no circumstances— excepting in the cases of going on a journey —are officers to appear in public dressed in private clothes without the especittl leave of their com manding officer. The 68-pounder 95cwt. guns mounted on the bat tery on the Isle of Grain, at the entrance to the Medway, were dismounted on Saturday by a party of men of the Royal Artillery belonging to the Depot Brigade, for the purpose of enabling the con tractor, Mr. Twigg, to commence laying down the raised racers, the invention of Colonel Colquhoun, late of the Royal Artillery. The invention is about to be adopted on the recommendation of the Ord nance Select Committee after numerous trials at various parts of the coast, at all of which it has been put to severe tests, The system of raised racers and hollow soled trucks entirely does away with the pivots with traversing platforms hitherto in use. The trucks—with the exception of those for the casemated platforms, which are of special design and make—are all of the same construction, and can be easily altered to suit any radius. The racers are 11 inches in thickness, let into the plat form three quarters of an inch, leaving a clear inch above. By direction of the authorities at the War office, the improved system is to be applied to the whole of the 10-inch and 68-pounder guns mounted on the fortifications in the Chatham district. The deaths of the following officers have been officially reported at the War-office since the Ist of December :—General D. Herbert ; Colonels R. W: Huey, Ist Royals, and H. D. Crofton, 11th Depot Battalion ; Major E. Nepean, Royal Marines ; Captains P. de Winton, Bth Hussars; E. C. Barnes, St. Helena Regiment, W. Rose, 97th Regiment, J. M. Mason, D. G. James, Royal Marines, and J. Hanham, Adjutant of the 11th Depot Battalion ; Lieutenants T. Richards, Bth Hussars; It. D. Mac gregor, 17th Lancers ; E. A. Elgin, 42d Highlan ders ; E. D, Cockell, 87th Regiment ; G. Paton, 22d Dragoons; R. Campbell, 38th Regiment; H. H. C. Ritter, 2d Light Dragoons ; T. J. Thompson, L. Rotely, Royal Marines ; W. C. Chambers, Royal Marines ; 3 . IV. Clapperton and R. W. Walter, Royal Marines ; Quartermaster F. &nary, 74th Highlanders; Surgeons A. B. Morgan, 57th Regi ment, and R. Wright ; and Assist.-Surg. E. D. Verner, Royal Artillery. THE VOLUNTEERS. On Monday last the fourth company of the 36th Middlesex (Paddington) Rifles contended for three prizes, consisting of a handsome silver goblet and two silver cups, presented for competition by Captain G. I. Penney to the effective mem bers of the company. The weapons used were the Enfield rifles, with Government ammunition, and five rounds were fired at each range. The silver goblet was competed for at 200, 400, and 500 yards, and, after a spirited competition, was won by Ser geant Hill, scoring 20 points. In addition to the above Sergeant Hill presented an Enfield rifle, which was competed for at 150 and 200 yards, and won by Private Potter; and Sergeant Laybourne, a handsome electro-silver cup, also competed for at the same ranges as the last, and won by Private Urook, scoring 20 points. At the termination of the firing nearly 200 gentlemen partook of a dinner provided by the hospitality of Capt. Penney at the Rifle Pavilion, Wormwood Scrubs. On Saturday Major Roupeil, M.P. distributed the prizes to the successful competitors in the recent contest between the members of the 19th Surrey Rifles. The presentations took place at the head quarters of the corps. The first prize, a handsome silver cup, was won by Sergeant-Major Allwood, who made 13 points. A silver watch and gold chain, shot for by members of, the Ist' and 2d. companies, at 200 yards range, five shots, were won by Sergeant Martin, making nine points. In addition to the above there was a large number of money prizes, contributed by the officers, honorary member; and ladies of the borough of Lambeth: Lady Havelock is about to present a handsome set of colours to the 24th Surrey (Havelock Temperance) Rifles. The corps, which has only been established a few months, numbers upwards of 500 effeetives, all of whom are teetotallers. The members of the Post-office companies of the , Civil Service Rifles recently competed for prizes at Wimbledon-common. The ranges were 300, 500, and 600 yards, five shots at each range. The first prize was won by Lieutenant Angell. The members of the 20th (North-West) Middlesex Rifles commenced shooting for their prizes on Tues day last at the new butts at Willesden. The com pany's prize, a silver cup, was won by Sergeant Campbell, who; at 200 yards, made nine points ; at 400 yards, four points ; and at 500 yards, four points. On Saturday the silver cup was won by Sergeant Hutchinson; the rifle, given by the commandant, Lieut.-Col. Bigge, and competed for by members of the 20th, 29th, and 37th, was won by Sergeant Fraser, of the 29th, or. North Middlesex. The Ist Surrey Rifles were inspected by General Sir George Pollock, G.C.8., on Thursday night, .at their head-quarters, Hanover-park, Peckham. The drill shed was decorated with flags and evergreens. The members of the corps in full dress were drawn up in line to receive the General, who has lately become their honorary colonel. As soon as the inspection was concluded Sir George Pollock complimented Lieutenant -Colonel Macdonald and the members of tho lst Surrey on their effi ciency. This was suitably acknowledged by Lieutenant-Colonel Macdonald, 'who concluded by proposing three cheers for their honorary colonel. Divine service wag then performed by the Rev. Mr. Moore, who took for his text Ephesians vi., v. 13, " Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that .ye may bo able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand." The second of the ' adnual prize contests in con nection with the 9th (Chatham) Kent Rifle Volun teers took place on Thursday last at the Govern: mont rifle range, St., Mary's, Chatham, when nume rous valuable prizes were contended for. The weather being beautifully fine the attendance of spectators was very large. The prize contested for was a silver goblet, given by the officers of the corps; ranges 200 and ,3 o67ards, five shots at each. For this priie there were 19 competitors, and it was ultimately taken by Private Francis, who scored 16 points. The second prize was a silver goblet, value £l4, for the best shot. The number of entries, for this prize was 49, the match being open to all vo lunteers. The ranges vious mat c h were the sam e as i n ' the pie . The first prize was ultimately won by next match Corporal Knowlden, 9th K ent, 15 points. The which *w as the most interesting in the , day's p roceedings., was for reigns, given b a purse of sevenSOV y Mr. J. Budt_ e for of the best sh e t. - This match was open to th e the troopso of I Chatham garrison as well as the volunt eers, than 63 competed, the ranges being 400 a n d i'Te less tso yards, with five shots at each. After an exciting contest the first prize was taken by Sergt. Fisher, 31st Regiment, for 14 points • ; and the second by Private Bell, 19th Kent Volunteers, for 12 points. The firing throughout, the day was very good, that of the volunteerS being scantly, if at all, inferior, to the troops of the line. The whole of the arrange- , IWO We under tha 0 1 0 9 g94 Qi Vets Q, B, um- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, OM priere, instructor of musketry to the Royal Engi neers ; and the firing under the - superintendence 'of Lieut. C. Isaacs, 9th Kent. The first annual prize meeting of the 19th (City of Rochester) company of Kent Rifle Volunteers took place on. Friday last at the Government butts, Chatham, *hen a variety of prizes were contended for. The first prize disputed was the Challenge Cup, to be held far 12 months, and also a second cup, given by the officers of the company, to be fired for by members, five shots each, at 200, 500, and 600 yards. The prize was ultimately won by Private Hall. AT field glass, presented by Mr. Pyke to the member who made the greatest score, was taken by Sergeant Fletcher. The second prize was for the City Plate, open to the Volunteers of Chatham and Rochester ; distances 300 and 600 yards, with five shots at each, For this prize there were 32 competitors, the first prize being a silver cup, value £lO, which was won by Private Francis, 9th Kent, who scored nine points. A prize of a silver cup, given by Alderman Manclark, brought out 30 competitors, the winner being Sergeant F. Homan, who made 15 points in five shots each at 200 and 500 yards. The last match was for a prize of X 5, open to the whole of the troops of the garrison, and also Volunteers, five shots at 200 yards. This was won by Sergeant Wyles, 19th Kent, who figured 10 points. The 10th Kent Volunteer Artillery assembled at the Arsenal-gate about 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, and commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Ellis, marched to Plumstead-common for battalion drill. On their arrival at the common the regiment, con sisting of about 200 men, were put through several evolutions which were exceedingly well executed. The, actual strength of this fine regiment is up wards of 400. On Wednesday a handsome bugle was presented by Mrs. Newington, wife of Captain Newington, to the 41st Kent Rifle Volunteers, subscribed for by the residents on the Bedgebury estate. The Harwich Artillery Volunteers were in spected in the course of last R eek by Col. Gibbon, who stated that ho had had several opportunities of inspecting the gunnery practice of the corps, and he considered that it was perfect. The gallant colonel added that, upon a recent visit made by the Duke of Cambridge to Harwich, some of the distin guished officers who came down with his Royal High ness expressed to him (Col. Gibbon) the 'pleasure I with which they had witnessed the working of the guns. The Norfolk corps hive not been inactive during the last few days. On Thursday the Yarmouth Artillery corps was inspected by Col. Gibbon, R.A,, and the men,. who. were under the command of Major Marsh, executed creditably a series of evo lutions. A number of prizes recently shot for by the various. Yarmouth companies were distributed at the Town-hall in the course of last week. Sir E. Lacon, M.P., addressed the Volunteers during the proceedings; and enforced the necessity of attention to discipline as well as drill, referring, in support of his arguments, to the battle of •Bull's Run. Twelve members of each of the six Norwich com panies have been competing for the honour of hold ing a challenge bugle presented last year to the battalion by the Rev. J. H. Steward, and hitherto held by the 2d Company. The shooting was at ranges of 209, 500, and 600 yards, five rounds each. The average number of points made by each man in the 2d Company was 13.91 ; the 4th Company came next, with an average of 13.83 points per man ; but the other companies scarcely reached 13 points per man. The bugle consequently remains in the possession of the 2d Company, In Essex members of the Braintree Corps have I competed for a silver cup valued at £25, given by Mr. S. Courtauld, which was won by Private At kins, who made 18 points. A rifle, given to the 16th Essex (Tendring) by. Capt. Cardinall, commandant, has been won by Private 'G. Frost. The recently formed practice gtound of the 14th Essex (Man ningtree) Corps on the banks of the Stour has been opened for use by Lieut. Owen. On Wednesday there were distributed to the Colchester Corps the ladies' challenge cup, valued at £5O, won by Pri vate Pertence ; a first-class rifle, won by Private Wright ; and a second-class rifle, won by Sergeau Osborne. The firs t prize meeting of the 21st Hants Rifle Volunteer Rifle Corps hu;taken place at the com pany's butts, liolybourrie, about two miles from Guildford. The prizes, three in number, were awarded to the highest number of points at the dis tance of 200 and 300 yards. Private Locke was the winner of the first prize. The shooting was not al together good, owing chiefly to the little practice the corps has had. On Monday last the Dorsetshire Battalion of Ar tillery and Rifle Volunteers was reviewed by Col. Edwards, of the 49th Regiment, at • Maiden Castle, near Dorchester, in the presence of Lord Portman, Sir J. D'Oyly, Mr, G. Sturt, M.P., Captain Napier Sturt, M.P., Colonel Tapp, Mr. Featherstonhaugh, - and a large number of spectators, the ground being kept by detachments of the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry, the Carbincors stationed at Dorchester, and the non-commissioned officers of the Dorset Militia. The battalion was unclii the' command of Lientenant-Colonel Mansel,. Ma jor Steward, Adjutant Barrett, and Captain- Commandant Templer, aeting as second major, and comprised the Lyme, Bridport, and Portland Artillery corps, and the Bridport, Wareham, Dor chester, Poole, Weymouth, Wimborne, Sherborne, and Blandford Volunteer Rifles, together 'with the Blackmoor Vale sub-divisions, comprising the Stur minstcr,Newtoo, Stalbridge, and Gillingham Rifles, the whole battalion numbering, upwards of. 800 men. The troops having executed the usual evolu tions were addressed in highly complimentary terms by the reviewing officer. Lord Portman then presented the prizes to the successful competi tors at the late County Association Prize meeting, addressing a few suitable remarks to each and congratulating them on their success. On Wednesday night a dinner was given at Dursley to the Rifle Volunteers of Dursley, Wotton under-Edge, and Berkeley, Gloucester, in acknow ledgment of their patriotic services. In the course of the evening the toast of " The County Members" was given, which called up Mr. Rolt, who said that among the earliest of his political recol lections were the questions which arose when steam navigation first proved an entire success. It was obvious that it had, in a sense, bridged over the Channel which separates us from the Continent, and had reduced us to the level of a Continental nation ; and that, should war arise, it would be More likely to take place in our own fields than before. The question therefore arose—How should this new state of things be met P The Volunteer movement had solved the probiem to the satisfaction of everyone. We were free from danger to our liberties, and not put to the expense of taxation for our defence; A more constitutional defence could not be found than our Volunteer force. The Hon. Colonel Berkeley, M.P., subsequently re. sponded to the toast of his health, The second annual prize competition of the Volun teer Rifle and Artillery corps connetteti With Chester commenced last Wedueopy and extended The prizes shot f or c o o v m er p t r h is e ea two se t v b e ll r o aj. wing lan ap cis y osm. e pieces of plate, the Gold Challeri;e Medal (Colonel Brookes's), as well as cash ;sizes to the amount of £lOO. The first prize was the Ladies' Purse, value £2O. The com- Pe t :itors were allowed five shots each at 200, 500, tend 600 yards. The highest aggregate number of points at the three ranges combined was made by Sergeant Rautsden, who took £lO. The next prize was given by Captain Humberaton, M.P. . It was a drill handicap of £25, open to all members who had attended a minimum of 20 drills since January 1; any member who had been present at 30 drills to have one point added to his score; 40, 2 points; 45 and upwards, 3 points. Tho first prize, £lO, was won by Sergeant Tatlock. On Thursday Earl Grosvenor, M.P., made excellent practice at the pool targets. The £lOO prize, presented by Mr. Frost, Points. the ex-Mayor of Chester, for the highest number of aggregate Points gained at 200, 500, and 600 yards A silver inkst and o • elaborate design was wa . s carried off by Corporal Prescott, who made 19 Won by Corporal, highest aggregate at Peon , who had made the 500 y ards. f To the highest aggregate number oTfil°l3:ieta gained on both days 31Yalle4 1119 11a Y 94 P 1149 Q 4191 together. A with Colonel Brookes's Gold Challenge Medal. The Artillety VoVnnteers shot on Friday fafseveral prizes. The Ladies' Purse.(£2s) was won by Ser geant Kibble, who made 23 points and took £10; the second and third Prizes going in the same rate as the Ladies' Purse competed for by the Rifle Volunteers. Several other prizes were also com peted for. Captain Humberston, M.P., Major Manners, and Major Starkey were unceasing in their endeavours for the success of the meeting. The first annual meeting of the Staffordshire Rifle Association was held .on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last, and was very success ful. The place selected was that part of Cannock Chase which lies near Brownhills, a few miles from Lichfield. The prizes offered by the association to Volunteers sent from each company in proportion to its strength, and numbering in all about 120, amounted to £l4O. The winner of the highest prize, £3O, for the best score at 600 yards, was Ser geant Nicholls, of the Stoke company, who, having made the highest number of points at the three ranges of 200, 400, and 600 yards—viz., 22 points, also became the winner of a prize of £5O, presented by the Countess of Dartmouth, and the bronze medal of the National Rifle Association. The possession of this medal confers upon Sergeant Nicholls the title of champion shot for the year,' and also gives him the right of competing for the Prince of Wales' prize of £lOO at Wimbledon next July. Prizes amounting to £4O were distributed among the best shots in the three regiments of the King's Own Staffardshire Militia, and of this sum £l6 went to Sergt.-Major Webb, of the 3d Regiment. Twenty five members of the Queen's Own Staffordshire Yeo manry Cavalry entered a sweepstakes of 10s. each, to which the association added £lO, and the winner of the highest prize was Private Salt, of the Ut toxeter troop. Tempting prizes were also held out to all corners. The ranges were 200, 400, and 600 yards, at which' Sergt..W. Phillips, of the Ist Shropshire, made 26 points, and won the first prize of £2O. The 10 beet shots of the all comers at these ranges then fired for a prize of £25 at 800 and 900 yards. The prize was 'won by Mr. M. Crosbee, who made 9 points. He is employed. as a lighter of rifles by Messrs. Turner,: of Birmingham. The Earl of Lichfield presented a powerful field-glass to be shot for at 200 yards, and this was won by Sergt. White house, of, the 11th company, The Messrs. Turner gave ono of their patent rifles, with case complete, value 15 guineas:" It was won by Private Fairfield, who scored 11 points at 400 and 600 yards. The various Lincolnshire corps continue to engage in competition for prizes. In a series of matches among the Bourn corps, 38 competitors appeared for a silver tankard given by Lord Aveland. The shooting was 300 and 400 yards, 5 rounds each, and the prize was won by Private Peach, who scored-13 points. cause it is independent of any action of, the Pope himself. The new Ooverntnent does not even re- I T quire the Ponfificalsblessing. tio that the policy which Pius IX. has clung to from a tradition of its efficacy has been almost fee the first time a failure. This however the Pope and his advisers cannot yet see. They still believe that the, princes of the earth must in the end interfere to protect the Holy See. As to the Emperor of the French, there is one idea which Pius and Antonelli and Morode have always in their minds. " He dare not" is the secret convic tion of the Papal conclave. The ruler of France— France with its millions of peasantry, its 40,000 priestly controllers of votes—cannot allow Rome to be conquered by the Revolution. Society in Paris is against it, the Empress is against it, the salon as well as the cottage is against it. French influence in many regions of the earth depends mainly on the support of the Catholic body. In the East, for in stance, the protection of France is gratefully repaid by crowds of missionaries, who impress on all whom they control that France is the first nation of the world, and the Emperor the greatest of all rulers. Shall the Papacy be provoked into diverting all this influence into some other channel, and into dissolving this long-enduring and mutually advan tageous patisanship ? " The Emperor dare not de sert us ; let us remain firm, and all will be well." This hallucination is well shown by the Pope's allocution at the Consistory lately held. In a tone of mingled defiance and supplication he protested against the designs of his enemies and the luke warmness 'of those who still called themselves his friends. But the full stream of his anger was poured on those who advised compliance with the desires of his subjects. Perhaps the Pope may be right in thinking it is too late now to make any terms with the Revolution ; at any rate, the ad visers of such a course are stigmatised in such a manner to which we are h ar dly accus t ome d ev en in the manifestoes of the Papacy. "In these times of confusion and disorder," says his Holiness, "it is not rare to see certain Christians, certain Ca tholics—there are some of them even among the secular 'clergy and in convents—who have ever on their lips the words conciliation, compro misc.' Well ! I do not hesitate to declare these men are mistaken, and I do not regard them as the least dangerous enemies of the Church." "As conciliation," says the Pope, fur ther on, " is not possible between God and Belial, so it ia not possible between the just and the unjust, between the Church and those who would compass , her destruction." That these denunciations can be sincere no man of judgment will believe. The Pope is said to have concluded with a prayer that his be loved Rome might be preserved from the poison of impiety, and his voice, we are told, was broken by a sob. But, in spite of these h ys t er i ca l ejacula t one, it is incredible that an ecclesiastic of such age and experience as Pope Pius should really be lieve that three-fourths of the Roman Catholic Princes and a very large section of Roman Catholic society are really desirous to conciliate God and Bohai, and to overthrow the Church they profess to reverence. The Pope must be aware that the cause of his temporal authority is lost in Europe. If he looks round over the Continent he sees nothing but apathy. Everywhere. Princes and nations are going on in their usual way, eating and drinking, buying and selling, while the revolution is surging round the Vatican. If they had intended to stir they would have stirred before this. The French Church party, who, if they had really been in earnest, could have put an end to the alliance between Pilate and Herod, have done little more than make a few decent demonstrations. But the influence of Rome has of late years been excessive in France, and if France will not come to the rescue little can be hoped for elsewhere. The Pope must see that, while the Catholic populations are sufficiently at tached to their old faith and ritual, there arc other principles working among them which prevent them from believing that the freedom of the Italians is inconsistent with religion. What have the pious Belgians, or the warm-hearted Rhinelanders, or the chivalrous and fanatical Spaniards, done in defence of the Pope's authority ? They have been the coldest of Laodiceans, in spite of the preaching of the Ultramontane clergy. Even the Irish them selves cannot be moved. The priests do nothing but complain that the most Catholic of nations is for leaving the Italians to govern themselves, and can see no reason why the universal Bishop should keep up a hated authority over a few hundred thousand souls in Southern Europe. The Pope knows as well as we that the mass of Roman Catho lics in both hemispheres are at heart indifferent to the maintenance of his temporal authority, but he hopes that the French Emperor will find it to his interest to support him, and in that hope he has plainly determined to make no concession. THE POPE'S ALLOCUTION. The Union publishes the following as being, if not the exact text of the Pope's Allocution in the late Consistory, at least very nearly the ipsissinza verba of his Holiness : " In these times of confusion and disorder, it is not rare to see certain. Christians, certain Catholics —there are same of them among the secular cler g y and in convents who have ever on their lips the words middle-term, conciliation, compromise. Well! I do not hesitate to declare these men are mistaken, and I do not regard them as the least dangerous enemies of the Church. We live in a corrupt and pes tilential atmosphere ; let us endeavour to preserve ourselves from it ; let us not suffer ourselves to be poisoned by the false doctrines Which destroy every thing, under pretence of saving everything. Just as conciliation is not possible between God and Belial, so it is not possible between the just and the unjust, be tween the Church and those who would compass her destruction, Undoubtedly, it is necessary that our firmness should be blended with prudence; but it is equally necessary that no false prudence should lead us to enter into a compact with impiety. In the accomplishment of duty, there is often, it is true, persecutions and great evils to be apprehended; but when persecution comes, pone but the sinner is confounded, and seeks to arrange everything in ac cordance with his fears and interests. The just man, on the contrary, profits by it to fortify himself and to find fresh energy in the lecomplishment of duty. Therefore let us stand firm ; no conciliation, no com promise with the ungodly; no forbidden and impos sible compromise. I commend this to all Catholics, but especially to the members of the clergy who may be inclined to be misled by perverse doctrines, contrary to the interests and just rights of this Holy See and of the Church. (At these words the Holy Father rose from his seat, and stretching out his hands towards Heaven, continued.) Let us pray Almighty God to display His merciful arm to pro. tect my beloved Rome (here the Pope's voice was broken - by a sob) and preserve it from the poison of error and impiety 1" • • (Froth' the Times.) When the temporal Power of the Pope shall have been 'overthrown people will almost be justified in saying that it fell by adhering to a well-approved. policy. Haughty and pertinacious resistance, con fessing.nothing, yielding .nothing, conciliating no enemy, hardly deigning tollianku friend d -has been for Ole most part the practice of the Papacy in all times ;'and in modern days there has been no de parture from it. Undoubted success has attended this policy. Firmness has well become the Rock of Peter. Relying on a position,from which it was not in the power legitimate or upstart rulers to remove Them -'—namely; the acknowledged primacy of-the Roman Catholic world—the Popes have been troublesome adversarics to every Prince who has meddled with them. The 'difficulty of coercing or ignoring u personage who must be treated with in relation to the ecclesiastical concerns of the coun-. try which resists him has been , felt ' by Bourbons and Hapsburgs and Bonapartes j and even revolu tionary leaders like the French politicians of 1848 have thought it well to keep the peace with the venerable incarnations of obstinacy who rule at the Vatican. • Even now the policy is not aelquated. " Non possumus" is still in many thi ngs the answer which can be given to kings or assemblies, or reformers, or philanthropists. As. long as it is the faith of millions and the theory of their Church government that all spiritual authority resides in the Pope, that bishop, priest, and d eacon are on l y so many channels through Which the eccl es i as ti ca l power flows from him, that severed from him they at once lose their heavenly commission —that, in short, he may at once cut off, as it were, the supply of Divine grace—so long the Pope can make his own terms with foreign rulers w ith regar d t o many things. He can wring stringent co ncor d a t s ou t o f them; he can interfere with education, with mar riage, with the progressnf legislation, and the most self-willed Princes will be obliged to compound with him, and to admit him to a share of authority within their own limits. But there is at present one great question before the world which cannot be settled by the ordinary method. " Non poss unzus " f a il s as an answer to the demand of the Pope's own subjects for self-govern ment. As long as hia holiness is intrenehed withi n the boundaries of his spiritual rights, and has to do with foreign States whose own policy forces them to respect him, the theory of immobility is very Well: The worst that even a conqueror could do cvntid be to seize and imprison the Pontiff, and the end of that would be that he would emerge with to the glory of a Mattyt, and itith the strengthened authority which belongs to a re stored Sovereign. A quarrel with his Own people, however, is a real difficulty for the P i tiVe4 Though certtly hot Itithotit precedent in the history of the. Papacy, it has not in lath* titivso4 been an immi nent danger for the See of St. Peter, and the Vatleati seems hatdiy to have studied how to meet it. The strength of Austria in the Legatiots was sufficient to . control the discontent which her op presion had provoked, and as to the Romans, it was not untill 1848 that their became really serious. Now, however, the case is desperate. More than half the Roman State is gone, and the rest only waits the disappearance of the French to disown the Papal authority. There is hardly any word gentle enough to express the revolution which would take place as soon as the last French un3,- form vanished in the direction of Mita Vecchia. The power of the Pope would not be overthrown or broken down ; it .could hardly be said to melt away; it would simply cease to be. The . French army, in fact, is the Papal power ; take that away, and there is literally nothing left. The people would not even have to struggle with the few Guards which re mained ; these would probably neither interfere with public affairs nor be themselves interfered with. The Government of Victor Emmanuel would at once succeed to that of the French General ; the temporal authority of the Pope would have passed away Without di: iturbing a lady's afternoon drive ; there Would not !wen be one old man the less at the Vatican; Obetau,ol Will be wif i yailing to ayort this, be- TUE WESTMINSTER MURDER. At the Westminster Police•court, on Saturday, Mr. Bury Hutchinson, solicitor, waited upon Mr. Paynter, and made a lengthened application upon the .subject of the condemnation of the convict 'Wm. Maloney. He said he was instructed to make an application for a warrant for wilful and corrupt perjury against Joseph Saunders, the principal witness in the late trial of William Maloney for the murder of his wife, in Legg-court, Peter-street, Westminster. The evidence of which he com plained was that given before the coroner's jury, at this Court upon the committal of the ac -Icused. He had sworn on these occasions that he was in Legg-court, and saw Maloney stab his wife ; that he came out of the court and remained at the corner of it until the accused was brought out by the police • that he had no dinner, and wertt into no place of refreshment until he had subsequently been to Bennet's-yard, at five or six o'clock. There were the assignments of perjury. At the trial the evi dence went clearly to show that the wound which caused death was self-inflicted, and this view of the case was alone contradicted by • the evidence of Saunders, who had further declared that he never spokettfanybody abouttheoccurrence until he told his wife When he got home that evening. He was . ' now in a.ondition toshow that Saunders had bean guilty of ..Ntilful and corrupt perjury by the fol lowing testimony. He would call a grocer, whose house faced the end of the court, to prove that he' was standing outside his door talking to a person upon business at the 'very-time the alarm wlttitileen that the ,woman had tital4bed' 'herself; that he was in thif,Ortioti seirealui;nutes within ten yards of the Contif,' and 'that there vas nobody standing at the end of the court on either his side of the way or the other. Ho went down the court and saw the woman dead upon the floor, and both be and another respectable person who accompanied him would clearly . prove that Saunders was not at the end of the court, or near it, nor there when the police arrived, or when the prisoner . was brought out; and the most reliable testimony could be produced that during all this time no stranger was seen in or near the court, and he must amark that Saunders was a very peculiar looking pers ji, and that had he been there he must have • • -4 . This was the first portion of his evi been notice,. was corroborative of the fact dente. The secs_ there, and, contradictory of that Saunders was not, -f been to a refreshment his assertions, that he had nu. - r . F ur th er , a l so , house, and had not had any dinne_ —erred about that the first person to whom he con, .id prove the occurrence was his own wife. He COl._ ‘Trs that he entered a refreshment house, kept by Crow, and called for a pennyworth of pudding at a few minutes past twelve, and that while there eating it a little girl came in and said what a shock ing thing had just happened, that a woman had cut her throat in Legg-court. Saunders, who complained of being tired, sat down, although he had subse quently sworn that he did not sit down anywhere, and there remained twenty minutes conversing about family matters, and having another penny worth of pudding, and while he was there so seated the accused was brought out of the court to the station. This negatived at once the assertion that ho remained at the court until the prisoner was brought out, and the shocking occurrence alluded to was spoken of and talked about between the keeper of the shop and Saunders as a matter to which at that moment Saunders was a perfect stranger. Surely, a fellow-creature' should not suffer the penalty of death upon such evidence as that of Saunders, and the matters he had mentioned, com petent of proof by a host of respectable witnesses, were so material that he hoped the magistrate would feel no hesitation in granting him the warrant for which he applied. Ia answer to inquiries from the magistrate ' Mr. Hutchinson said that the place where Saun ders, obtained the pudding was 140 or 150 yards from Legg-court. The woman had died immediately the wound was inflicted, and the police were proniptly on the spot, and he was in possession of this information at the time of the trial at the Old Bailey. Mr. Paynter inquired why he had not used it there ? Mr. Hutchinson replied that he could not in law; it could not be given in evidence. He was not justified in raising collateral issues. The Chief Clerk of this Court, who was at Ma loney's trial, informed the magistrate that Mr. Jus tice Byles, who tried the case, afforded every faci lity for calling the evidence irrespective of the strict rule of law. He stated that, in a matter of such moment, he would not exclude anything of advantage to the prisoner. Mr. Paynter asked whether Mrs.Crove was called. Mr. Humphreys, an inspector of the B division, said she was called for Saunders to see, when said he did not know her, or remember her e as the person who kept the shop, but readily admitted he had Mr. Hutboht some pudding at a shop. bought some pudding at a shop. Mr. Hutch inson said that he had denied at the ii 2 9. l lefit A. 114 at that ORA thAtt he PM . m.mt house, or had any dinner, till he found it was discovered. • It was here pointed out that Saunders had not considered Mrs. Crow's a refreshment house in his acceptation of the word, nor the pudding he had taken as a dinner. Mr. Paynter thought that, if-ho afterwards cor rected himself upon the trial, which was the most important proceeding of the whole, a charge of per jury for any previous omission would be untenable. He (Mr. Paynter) wished to know how it was that Mr. Hutchinson had not made his application to Mr. Arnold. Mr.. Hutchinson said the present course had not been determined upon until the previous night. The application was now made upon the earnest re commendation of Mr. Sleigh, Maloney's counsel, who had taken every possible trouble, and felt very deeply upon the subject. Mr. Poynter thought that the proper course would be to lay the circumstances which he was in a condition to prove before the Secretary of State. r. Hutchinson said there was no time to lose, as Maloney was left for execution on Monday, the 14th. ' _ _ _ Mr. Paynter observed that there would be every attention paid by the Secretary of State, and promptly. Tho question of perjury could not be determined between now and the day stated for the execution, and if the Secretary of State saw the least cause, he would, without any proceedings for perjury, reprieve the accused. Inspector Humphreys informed the magistrate that two witnesses were called for the prosecution upon the trial, who saw Saunders in Legg-court and spoke to him. Mr. Hutchinson again adverted to the evidence given by Saunders at the inquest and this court as differing with that at the Old Bailey. Mr. Paynter observed that he had had an oppor tunity at the latter of correcting himself, and he had done so ; if he was liable to indictment for per jury, so also were those who had sworn they saw him in Legg-court. After some further interlocutory remarks, in the course of which Mr. Paynter repeatod that every attention would be paid to the matter by the Sec retary of State, who would, if he saw sufficient cause, grant an immediate respite, Mr. Hutchinson withdrew. T.HE OUTEAGE ON A FEMALE. GLOUCESTER, SATURDAY NICKT. The magistrates sitting in Petty Sessions at the Shirehall here to-day, have been occupied ten hours in investigating a charge of gross outrage upon a young girl by seven youths from Chaltenham, named William Bowen, Charles Adcock, George Cox, Henry Chandler, Joseph Parker, Thomas Wheeler, and William Haines. The magistrates present were C. Brooke Hunt and W. C. Lucy, Esqs. Mr. Coren appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Tayntou and Mr. Cooke, attorneys, for the prisoners. The case has caused considerable excitement, and is pointed at as an illustration of the evils attendant on the custom of holding " mops" or " statutes?' Dorcas Davis, the proseeutrix, aged 16, a good looking girl, was the first witness examined. She was under examination a considerable time, and stated in effect that on Monday last she went to Gloucester Mop, and spent the day there. She met a young man living in her own village (Church down, midway between Gloucester and Cheltenham), in Gloucester, and went to two public-houses witlY. him. Witness partcok of some beer. They started from Gloucester about ten o'clock at night, with a girl named Tombs, to return to Churchdown, and the three had got some three miles on the road when a party of ten or twelve men and boys overtook them at a point on the road about 200 yards from the Hare and Hounds public-house. She recognised the prisoners Adcock, Bowen, Parker, Wheeler, and Chandler, amongst the party. They commenced byasking Hopkins for some tobacco. He said he had none, and they then took his hat off his head, after which they set upon her and her female com panion, attempting to throw them down and pull up their clothes. Tombs and Hopkins ran awitY) leaving the witness with the men. One of then; threw her down on her back, and while another sat on her chest the whole party, one after another, thrust their hands up her person, lacerating her and causing blood to flow. They tore her drawers off her person, crushed her bonnet, and tore her other clothing, leaving her on the ground bleeding and exhausted, when her companions returned to the rescue with some assistance from the public-house. While she was on the ground one of the men held his hand over her mouth to prevent her screams being heard. Adcock was the first to assault her. Rosanna Tombs, aged 14, the daughter of a car-. penter at Churchdown, corroborated the testimony of the prosecutrix, and said the men attempted to take similar liberties with her, but she escaped from them, and ran with Hopkins to the Hare and Hounds, where they found the people all danc ing, as usual at this annual revel. There was consequently some delay before assistance was ren dered. When they got back to Davis, they found her lying on the footpath, very much hurt and frightened. On cross-examination, this witness admitted that, after all this had occurred, and her companion had been sent home, she went back to the Hare and Hounds, and joined in the dancing there until four o'clock in the morning. Mr. Pleydell Carter, surgeon, of Gloucester, was sent for the same night, and visited Davis about three o'clock next morning. She was in a state of great exhaustion, and could hardly speak. Mr. Carter described the results of his examina tion, which are unfit for publication, but which fully bore out the statement of the prosecutrix. Con siderable violence must have been used. Henry Hopkins, who accompanied the girl, and ran away from them when the attack was made, corroborated... their statement, and excused himself for running away, by saying that there were too many for him, and that he thought it best to go for help. When the men asked him for tobacco, he told them he had none, on which they said, " Then we'll have the wenches." As he ran away he heard stifled screams from Davis, and saw some of the men pulling at her clothes. Aified.Carter was at Gloucester wake, and left to*44lne in company with Chandler, Harris, Patket; and a young man (his cousin) named Turk. On the way they were overtaken by Bowen, Ard wick, and Cox. When near the Hare and Hounds, Cox took hold of the girl Tombs, whom they over took with Davis and Hopkins, but she got away, and he thou took hold of the prosecntrix, Davis, and put her on the ground. The others got round her, and witness heard her say once or twice, " Oh, pray dont't," but did not hear her scream. Witness was frightened at what his companions were about, and made off home with his cousin. Some corroborative evidence was given and at the close of a tedious inquiry the magistrates fully com mitted all the prisoners for trial on the charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST d CLERGYMAN. The county magistrates were occupied at Mold on Friday and Saturday last in investigating a very nainful case. The Rev. John Hughes, perpetual -te of Gwernafield, was accused by Amelia Devi eg, 2 girl who had been in his service, of having offered her - : iolence. A great number of *itnesses were as of on both sides, and the evidence length, the principal points gal :hered from the chairman's taken was of verygl... of which will be decision. - ..istr . ates had given Mr. Raikes said that the :ma an anxious and attentive considerat: on to the very painful case for several hours of two successive days, and had come to the conclusion Oat the serious charge was not sufficiently proved to jubtify sending it for trial. The original summons had boo; from some inadvertence or delicacy taken out for a common assault; but the evidence of the principal witness went altogether to charge a much more serious offence, and the accusation of common assault had altogether merged in a very different description of crime. The evidence of the prose cutrix was distinct enough on this point, though not confirmed by her own conduct under the cir cumstances of such an outrage, and still less by the very bad character given her by a variety of wit nesses that had been called for the defence. She remained in the defendant's house alone with him after the alleged offence, and did not indeed leave it till her regular month's notice was nearly up. She complained to no one at the time, nor to her mother till after having left her place some weeks subsequent to the date of the offence. What amount of resistance she may have made it is not possible to determine, from there being no one else in the house that night, and the isolated position of the house itself. But no great violence appears to have been suffered, or any such injury to person or dress as to induce a recourse to medical aid or friendly confidence, so far as regards her own evidence and admitted conduct. After referring to the witnesses for the defence, Mr. Raikes added :—" While there can be but one opinion on the conduct of a single clergyman re taining a young woman of such irregular habits as the prosecutrix in his family, and, as it would appear; certifying her to the bishop for confirma tion, in dismissing the case before us as not suffi ciently proved for the strin gen t d eman d s o f our criminal law, we have no doubt that public feeling will be satisfied, and the p ur it y of the church vin dicated, by an inquiry of a clerical nature that will be instituted by the proper Chester CotfronG SPORTING 11 V TELLIGENCE. BETTING AT ALAI CHESTER, SATURDAY. During the day there w& re some important changes in the Cesarewitch betting, b 3 3 t whether them was any occa sion for them time only ce a 3. show, as towards the close there was every appearance. of the animals who had been, operated upon returning to their old form. La Vapcur ceded from eight ponies bei a ig offered to 500 to 25 being laid; then an offer to take 100 to i was Rot responded to. Asteroid was supported a few times vLt 100 to 8, then receded to 20 to 1 laid. During this tin it: Donner und Blitz advanced to 100 to 7 (taken). All the 3.00's to 6 that could be got were taken against Ivanhoff. :0 to 1 was taken about Calpe, but afterwards freely offer( NI. 25 to 1 was the highest offer against Mouravieff. The came price was offered against Schism, but was not obtah table at the close. We can only say that such things were i done, why they were so our readers must decide for gat tmsolves.—Closing prices ens AREWTTCH. 14 to 1 agst Donne r und Blitz (taken) 16 to 1 agst Ivanh cpff (taken) 16 to 1 agst La Vs reur (wanted) 20 to 1 agst Astero id (taken) 20 to 1 agst Schisr t (offered) 20 to 1 agst Paste (taken) 20 to 1 agst Calpe (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Moury ivieff (offered—take 33 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Makel sss filly (offered) 33 to 1 agat Sweet 3flawthorn (offered) 40 to 1 agst Flirtat ion (offered) 40 to 1 agst Umpir( t (offered) 40 to 1 agst Bally Edmond (offered) 50 to 1 agat Rappa ,tree (offered) 50 to I,agst Irenha gm:Lass (offered) 50 to 1 agst Grouse 3 (offered) 50 to 1 agst Voltel La (offered) CAMB3 10 to 1 agst Henh sin Lass (taken) 14 to 1 agst Aster aid (offered) 16 to 1 agst Came rine (taken) 16 to 1 agst Gabri alle d'Estrees (offered) 20 to 1 agst Confe stioner (offered) 20 to 1 agst Donn, und Blitz (offered) AQ UATICS. EIGHT-OAMED BOAT RACE. An excellently- conteste a eight-oared race was rowed Saturday afternoon by tho gentlemen of the West London Rowing Club. The cours was from Hammersmith to Put ney, and the following was the result : Mr. Lester's Crew .. . 1 Mr. Pitt's Crew.. Mr. Thorn's Crew... MR. LI43TER'S CREW. Mr. T. Bond. Mr, J. W. Lines. Mr. C. Ford. Mr. T. N. Talfourd. Mr. C. West. Mr. E. Nash. Mr. L. A. Mouflet.. Mr. G. D. Lester, stroke. G. Pau ley, cockswain. ME. PITT'S CREW. Mr. A. Muir. Mr. F. Chapman. Mr. T. Verity. 1 Mr. F. J. Taylor. Mr. A. T. Welch. Mr. B, Dower. Mr. W. A, Stcphe us, I Mr. A. R. Pitt, stroke. MR. Tx.oRN'S CREW. Mr. J. D. Barrett. Mr. C. Collins. Mr. E. R. Brooke. Mr. A. D. Houseman. Mr. C. E. Imes. Mr. I'.W. Bryant. Mr. E. Kerridge. Mr. A. Thorn, stroke, They all made a capital. start, and kept level to the soap works, where Lester's cro w took a slight lead, the others continuing level. Lester' s crew then worked so hard that they were a length clear a t Craven, Thorn's crew being the same astern of Pitt's, but towards the conclusion of the race the second anti third boats picked up, and at the end the second overlapped the first half their length, and the third was nearly.up to. the stroke of the second. LONDON AMA,TFILTR. ROWING CLUB, A gig race, with coxswains, was rowed on Saturday after noon from Hammersmith. to Putney by members of the above club, which terminated as follows : Messrs. J. H. Lee, H. ertayman, and H. Long.. (White) 1 Messrs. T. W. Charles, W. Charles, and B. Watkins (Dark Blue) 0 Messrs. R. Clay, E. Robinsov, and H. Palmer (Light Blue) 0 _ _ A smart start was succeeded by Dark Blue leading slightly at the soap works, where White picked thorn up, and led all the way home, winning by three lengths. The other two made a very spirited race, with some smart spurts. COUNLBY MARKETS. LEICESI:ER—OcT. 5. HardlYan average supply of wheat to-day. Trade quiet, and prices were is to 2s per qr higher. White, 56s to 638 —red, 40s to 60s per 36 stone. Barley was in very good show, grinding, 28s to 30s; malting, 36s to 40s per qr.; oats, 24s to 26s per 24 stone. Beans were scam), at 48s to 528; new, 43s to 48s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 44s I Seconds, 40s I Thirds, 37s per 20 stone. LCAMBRIDGE—OcT. 5. A middling supply of wheat to-day. With a steady de mand, prices for old and new qualities fully supported the last week's rates—white, from 58s to 625; red, 48s to 565. Barley rather active, malting 36s to 40s; grinding, 28s to 30s. Oats varied from 22s to 28s. Beans were sold at fully late rates, from 40s to 41s per qr. YORK-03T. 5. At this market to-day - wheat was in limited supply. with a fair attendance of fa'•ctors and factors, and full prices were obtained. The trade in barley was firm, and plenty offering. Oats well supported, and beans scarce. Wheat, red 56s to 608 Oats.... 24s to 27s White do .60s to 64's Beans ..48s to 52s Barley .32s to 38t i Peas .....—s to --a Malt, 70s to 72s per qr. ; rye, 34s per qr ; flour, 41s to 43s per sack. NORWICII—OcT. 5. The attendance of factors and farmers to-day was good, and wheat was in better request. Prices were at is to 2s higher, with a fair sale. In barley there was an increased supply ; prices unaltered. White wheat 62s to 64s Red wheat 54s to 60s Malting barley....3Bs to 40s I Chevalier barley 35s to 37s New d 0.......... 37s to 39s I Oats.. Flour, 40s Od to 41s Od per sack from the Leffler. NORTHAMPTON—Ocr. 5. At this corn-market the supply of wheat was middling ; the demand was tolerably firm, at from 39s to 53s for old, and 53s to 58s for new. A slow trade in barley— malting 34s to 40s, grinding 29s to 32s per qr. Oats in moderate show, and prices as before—quoted at 24s to 355 per 24 stone. Beans, old, 38a to 46s ; peas, 36s to 445. Rye, 37s to 42s ; malt, • 70s to 74s ; flour, 40s to —s per sack. - _ - ,FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia. and Mauritius, via Southampton. Oct. 19 • via Marseille; Oct. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Oct. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Nov. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southanapton Oct. 19. -- via Marseilles ...Oct. 13. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Oct. 11. India (Calcutta), and. Ceylon, via Southampton —Oct. 19. via Marseilles Oct. 13: India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Oct. 11. —. via Marseilles ........0ct. 5. Lisbon Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Oct. 11. via Marseilles Oct. 5. Newfoundland ..Oct. 16. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Oct. 10: by U.S. packet by Canadian packet Oct. 9. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Oct. 10. Bahamas, via New York Oct. 24. Mexico ....Oct. 29. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, ) Oct. 34. California, and British Columbia.. 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Couir.—On the 2d inst., at 13, Clarendon-road, Kensing ton, the wife of Alexander Turner Cory, Esq., of a daughter. WALTER. —On tho Ist inst., at Chilwell Hall, Notts, the wife of Captain Edward Walter, of 37a, Upper Grosve nor-street, of a son. MARRIAGES. COOPM—NEPEAN.—On the 3d inst., at St. Andrew's, Kingswood, Surrey, the Rev. William R. Astley Coope r , second son of Sir Astloy Paston Cooper, Bart. , to Eliza beth, second daughter of Captain Evan Nepoan, R.N. TUFFNELL—GOSTLING.—On the 3d inst., at Stoke Dame rel Church, Wm. N. Tuffnell, Esq., sen of Joliffo Tuff nell, Esq., of Langley's, Essex, to Eleanor Fr ances , th e second daughter of General efies Gostling, R.A., of Peulee Villas, Stoke. DEATHS. HAMMACK.—On the 4th inst., suddenly, at Boxlands, Esq., Dep.-Lieut. for Hammack, D th o e rk T i o n w g e r LLOYD.—On the 3d inst. , at 30, JohnH Hamlets, Getego,rgageend 70. Leinster-square, Kensing ton-gardens, Eliza, eldest daughter of the late William Lloyd, Esq., and sister of Lieut.-Colonel W. Kirkman Lloyd. • VANDENHOFF.—On the 4th inst., at 34, North Bank, St John's .wood, after a sudden attack of paralysis, John Vandenhoff, Esq., aged 7L WHITE. —On the 4th inst., at 21, Huntingdon-street, B ar nsbury, Helen, wife of Adam White. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tun SUN Office, No. 112,Strand in the Precinct of the Savoy a 1a the OW/ of 11114441" AIMAY) (MOM 71 11301.