The Sun. — London, England, 1861-08-27 00:00:00

TILE NAVY. Yesterday being the birthday of his Royal High ness the Prince Consort salutes were fired at all the dockyards and naval stations. Her Majesty's iron paddlewheel steam vessel Antelope, Lieut.-Commander C. 0. D. Allingham, sailed from her moorings at Greenhithe on Sunda;, having been provided with her powder that morn ing by a special Admiralty order, in order to expe dite her departure, in consequence of the increasing traffic in slaves on the West Coast of Africa, her destination. She arrived at Spithead yesterday morning. The War Department steamer Lord Panmure, H. T. Moore, commander, has sailed from Woolwich for Bull's Point and Devonport, with a cargo of Armstrong guns and projectiles. She took in tow the Thames barge, laden with armaments for Dunge ness. The following ships have been chartered by the Board of Admiralty for the service of the War De partment, and have commenced shipping stores from Woolwich, as follows :—The Mermaid, for Auck land; the Great Britain, for Quebec; the St. Croix, for Honduras ; the Dorothy, for Simon's Town ; the Finella, for Colombo ; the Gulielma, for Halifax ; the Willie and the Tartar, for Malta; the Spirit of the Wind, for Bahamas ; the Contest, for Bermuda ; the Violet, for Hong Kong ; and the steamer Cadiz, for Gibraltar, No. 10 dock at Portsmouth harbour, after seven years' continuous labour, has at length been com pleted. By its junction with No. 7 steam basin dock the new dock forms an entrance from the harbour to the steam basin, and of much easier access and greater depth of water than the original entrance at the north corner of the dockyard. The sections of the two docks at their point of junction are, how ever, of very different proportions, the width of No. 10, at its broad altar, being 80 feet, while that of No. 7 is only 72ft. 3in., the flooring of the latter being also several feet higher than the new dock. The following are the chief dimensions of the new dock :—Length between caissons, when using extreme sunk grooves, 352 ft. 4in. ; but if western caisson is placed in outer rebate, 366 ft. 2in, By removing the central caisson and throwing the two docks in one, using the eastern sunk groove and the western rebates a space between the two ex treme caissons is gained of 644 ft. Sin. The width throughout is 100 ft. from coping to coping ; but the sectional forms of the docks are, as already stated, constructed on opposite principles. The new dock is 37 feet in depth, from floor to coping ; 34 feet from top of inverts to coping, and its breadth diminishing 100 feet at its copings to 35 feet at the floor. The Warrior, on her arrival at Portsmouth and admission into the dock, will take up the whole of the whole of the new and extend 47 feet into No. 7. The greatest difficulty experienced daring the work was the erection of the coffer dam and the formation of the dock entrance, the latter resting on a bed of peat. The Duncan, 101, screw, chief engineer Mr. W. G. Barr, was yesterday taken out of Portsmouth harbour by Capt. H. Broadhead, commanding the reserve at the port. In her supposed final trial at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, with a Griffith's propeller, she realised a speed of 13.263 knots (11.500 knots at sea), accompanied, however, with an extraordinary amount of vibration. In consequence of the serious accident which re cently occurred at the Nore by the bursting of a large 10-inch shell in close proximity to her Ma jesty's cutter Sylph, during the time the Kent Volunteer Artillery were at practice at Sheerness, the most positive orders have been issued for the greatest possible care to be taken in artillery prac tice, which will in future be carried on under the superintendence of the regular Artillery. The shell which caused the accident did some injury to the Sylph's mainsail, and fragments were thrown about the deck. The commander, as well as the man at the helm, both had very narrow escapes. The arrangements for the introduction of the newly-arranged Audit Department in Chatham dockyard were completed on Saturday. The ap pointment of Principal of the Audit Department has been conferred on Mr. H. W. R. Walker, from the office of the Accountant-General of the Navy, who will visit the various dockyards in succession, a staff of clerks and writers for performing the ne cessary duties being appointed at each of the naval establishments. The entire control of the Audit _Department is vested in Sir R. M. Bromley, K.C.8., the accountant-general. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Capt. F. Warden, C. 8., to the Cuckoo ; Corn. G. J. Malcolm to the Barracouta; Com. W. B. Hobson to the Pantaloon; J. D. Switzer, master, additional, to the Russell; G. Yeo, surgeon, to the Saturn; M. Thomson, surgeon, to the Royal Adelaide ; R. Williamson, chief engineer, to the In dus, for charge of the machinery of the Valorous ; H. Rider, F. Andrew, and W. H. Moon, acting second.class assist.-engineers, to the Indus, as super numeraries ; C. Salmon, acting second-class assist.- engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary ; T. H. Walker, acting second-class assist.- engineer, to the Cumberland, as supernumerary; A. Stewart, acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the Cumberland, as snpernamerary ; W. H. G. Webb, W. S. Thomson, J. Baillie, W. G. Paige, and W. R. B. Braving, acting second-class assist.-engineers, to the Indus, as supernumeraries ; C. Allsop, acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary ; W. H. M. Arnold, paymaster, to the Pantaloon ; J. G. Itickcord, assist.-paymaster, to the Ajax; and R. J. -• Smart, clerk, to the Nile, as supernumerary. of Army Expenditure will enter into all contracts for the supply of provisions and stores required for the provost prisons, and this duty will no longer de volve on the commanding officer at the station. The accounts and vouchers which arc in future to be pre pared by the provost-sergeants, are to be certified by the commanding officer. Where a strictly regi mental system of imprisonment is carried out in the barrack cells, these new regulations will not apply, but the existing system of accounts are to be fol lowed. Her Majesty has been pleased to approve Mr. Westley Richards's breech-loading rifled carbine being adopted in the cavalry. The following is the description of this very efficient weapon :—Bore, 0.448 inches; weight of bullet, 400 grains; length of barrel, 20 inches; number of grooves, 8; charge, 2 drachms; pitch of rifling, one turn in 20 inches ; weight, 61b. 12oz. ; sighted to 700 yards ; bullet, cylindro-conoidal, with hollow base. THE ARMY. A couple of model guns made by the Mersey Steel Works have been received at Woolwich by the Select Committee of Ordnance, and will be submitted to proof in a few days at the Royal Arsenal butt. Yesterday the depot of the 37th Regiment, for merly attached to the 10th battalion, left Colches ter Camp and proceeded to Pembroke, where it will for a time be quartered. The strength of the depot was about 150 rank and file, under the command of Capt. R. R. Pe lly, and the following officers were attached to it :—Capt. C. Lsxmore, Lieut. R. Bunn, and Ensigns J. Ennis, W. Hodgkinson, Ri ng, It, Skinner, and J. D. It. Dick. The 2d battalion of the Ist Royals, the sth Pusi leers, and the 6th Regiment, which are to be at tached to the 9th and 10th depot battalions in Col chester Camp, in accordance with the wish of the commander-in-chief that battalion of regiments shall as much as possible be concentrated, are expected to arrivo from Pembroke and from Ireland towards the close of the pre sent week. These will increase the strength of the camp about 500 men. The remainder of the depot companies of the 73d Regiment will leave Chatham garrison this morn ing, and proceed to Chichester, where the depot will in future be stationed. The officers who accompany the depot are Capt. M. S. Blyth, Capt. A. H. God• frey, and Lieut. St. John D. Galwey. The depot of the second battalion of the 4th King's Own will arrive at Chatham to-day from Chichester. The depots of the Ist and 2d battalions of the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment are both to be removed to Chat ham garrison. Several other depots will also be sent to Chatham to augment the strength of that garrison. Instructions have been issued from the War De partment to the Principal Sup& rintendent of Stores, dir ecting the issue when requi red of hospital mar 'Pees as officers' mess tents, i) a the proportion of sane m arquee to each regimen t or brigade. The r carquee i s a l so t o b e i ss u a d to the sergeants' mess. The interior dimensions of the new pattern hospital m arquee are 30 feet jiu length by 15 feet wide at the •11 centre. Th e surp,a iy o f co tton tents wzil cease to be issued for the _future. A circulor memorandum has. been issued by direc tion of the Secret ury of State 13 ar War, announcing that, in consequence,of the diva Tsity which exists at foreign stations in the mode c .1 charging expendi ture on account of prow Ist prise )ns and garrison cells, the Secretary of State fo.vt Tar has decided that one uniform system shall: '3l! suture be followed, and that the military account: trit shall pay and charge b e ad of m ili tary prisons, in hi s accoun ts, under the h t those service s , w hi c h all expenses connected wi will consequently be altog e ther removed f rom the masters. The Controller accounts of regimental pay - THE I.RENCH ARMY. (From the Correspondent of the Times.) CAMP OF CHALONS, AUG. 23. Decidedly the Emperor's visit to the camp was very different from visits of soldier-playing Sove reigns, who fell, as it were, in their element in having thus the material tangible sight of their own power placed before their eyes. With them it is a satisfying of their vanity, sometimes a professional enthusiasm, or even a hobby. Here it is a matter of business, and is treated as such. The army is an instrument exceedingly valuable and requiring the closest attention ; but it is regarded less from a purely military than a general political point of view. It must never be forgotten that the army in France represents a considerable proportion of the popular element to whose verdict the present dynasty ow es its rise. It was therefore highly important to make this most powerful section of the people Impe rialist. The task was scarcely less difficult than it was after 1815 to substitute a Bourbon army for i the debris of the army of the First Empire. Every. One knows how tenacious armies are in their tradi tions, which form the real link of union in them, and for the want of which no organisation or disci pline can ever make up. Thb Bourbons never suc ceeded in their task because they had supplied no traditions except the military promenade to Spain. They eliminated carefully the Napoleonic element, but substituted nothing for it, and when the try ing moment came the whole fabric crumbled away. Not so the Orleanists, who saw the advantages which were offered in this respect by the footing which had been gained in Algeria, and improved upon such a welcome opportunity. Eighteen years of small but harassing warfare under peculiar cir cumstances created a new generation of soldiers from top to bottom. One after another the Royal Princes were sent there to identify the army with the dynasty, and the result was a thoroughly Alge- rian •orlean - ist army. If it played the part it did in 1848 it was owing to a want of resolution and energy in those who had done so much to pre pare an instrument which they did not know how to use. The army felt deeply its avillissement, and seized the first opportunity when it was called upon to rehabilitate itself. The Emperor seems to have understood, this thoroughly, as well as the uselessness of attempting to revive long extinct traditions. Marengo, Aus terlitz, Wagram were dead words to the existing French army, except to those tottering remains of it which come from time to time piously to lay down their crowns of immortelles on the railing of the Colonne de la Place Vendome. French soldiers he found knew only in general that the French army had gone all over Europe, but entertained themselves in garrison and camp with tales of Afri can bivouacs, or coquins d' Arabes of Constantine, Oran, Isly, &c. They could only be weaned from these traditions by substituting new ones. The Crimea and Italy have done the business in a great measure. Algeria is a thing of the past, of which, like many past glories, you will shortly see the re mains only in absinthe and coffee. However, the Emperor is not the man to do things by halves. The process of substituting Napoleonic for Orleanist ideas goes on in peace as much as in war. The formation of the Imperial Guard, reviving an old tradition with palpable advantages, the gradual improvement of the soldier's prospects, the thorough change in the uniforms and in the evolutions, are all steps which serve to further the great purpose. Many more changes seem to be yet contemplated — first, the abolition of the rule which counted each year passed in Algeria as a campaign, that is two years' service. When this rule was established Algeria was in a chronic state of warfare which more or less justified it, especially if the hardships even of a march through those districts were taken into consideration. Now all this is changed, and I am not sure whether this or next year the old rule is to cease—a deathblow to the interest in Algeria and everything military connected with it. It be comes a garrison, like any other, only hotter, with worse absinthe and better coffee. Another Orleanist tradition exists in the Chasseurs a Pied, originally Chasseurs de Vincennes, or d'Orleans, from the Prince d'Orleans, who first formed them. A choice corps, better paid, it was not looked upon by the mass of the infantry with much affection, although everyone admitted its goodness. But now that there is an Imperial Guard, la creme de la creme, and that besides the whole infantry is armed with rifles and exercised as riflemen, what is the use of such an inconvenient tradition ? It has lost its meaning. The knife, or rather the pen, is raised to put an end to the existence of this corps. It will be formed into regiments, I hear. But the transformation into a Napoleonic army would not be complete without establishing a direct link between the army and the person of the Em peror and his family. Not to go to the Crimea was probably one of the greatest sacrifices made by the Emperor to the English alliance. The campaign in Italy made up for it. Solferino, Magenta, the general success, are a stronger link than a razzia in Algeria. It is no more the War Department or a Marechal who is the ruling genius of the army and everything connected with it; it is the Emperor— not the Emperor who opened the campaign in 1857, but the Emperor who has proved himself a soldier. The yearly visit to Chalons, which before 1859 might have called forth a smile from the soldier, has now another meaning. This year it received an additional interest by the application of the new evolutions introduced. These two objects were followed up during the Emperor's visit with the usual perseverance, the first having decidedly the larger share ; and natu rally so, for the aim was not to try an experiment about things to be applied, but to test the value of changes already introduced, so as to see whether modifications are requi r ed. Marshal *Mahon, re puted one of the best officers in th e army, w as com missioned to see the troops perfected in the new system, and the Emperor came only to see how it answered. Therefore, during the whole time only two large manoeuvres took pl a ce, while the res t o f the time passed away in reviews, inspections, visits, fireworks, races, &c. There was a third object contemplated, the meet ing with his Majesty of Prussia, for which occasion the number of troops would have been doubled ; but as this did not come off the orders given were countermanded. For Prince William of Baden, who has spent this week here the display was suffi ciently large. As you know, to-day another great man oeuvre was predicted, but the prediction proved false, for it was the day of the final review and of the depar ture. Wednesday concluded the strictly military part of the proceedings. Yesterday afternoon the races took place. Four prizes—first two given by the Emperor, and second two given by the Director-General des Haras, Ge neral Fleury—were run for in two steeplechases, the competitors being, with one or two exceptions, officers of the Lancet's ; the horses chargers trained by a couple of months' hard manoeuvring ; the ground the least parched spot in a depression of ground behind the Imperial quarters; the fences frames of lathwork, 18 inches high, with fir branches of an additional foot high entwined; the distance 1,800 meters; and the riding full of good intentions. The Emperor was there in his char a-Lane re- -= THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1861. VOLUNTEER DRILL INSTRUCTORS, The following official documents have been issued from the Horse Guards in reference to the provi sion of drill instructors MEMORANDUM. War-office, August 22. With a view to afford increased aid to volunteer corps in obtaining properly qualified drill instructors, the Secretary of State for War has cancelled Articles 147 to 167 of the Volunteer Regulations, and the following articles are to be substituted for them, from the lst of September next. DE GREY AND RIPON. SERGEANT INSTRUCTORS. 147. Sergeant instructors will be provided at the public expense to light horse, mounted rifle, and rifle volunteer corps, in the proportion of one to each corps of from 1 to 3 companies, Iwo to each corps of from 4 to 7 companies, three to each corps of from 8 to 12 companies or upwards. Second or subsequent battalions will receive sergeant in structors in the same proportion as corps of the same num ber of companies. Administrative battalions composed of corps whose head-quarters lie within a circle having a radius of one mile, will only be allowed the proportion of a sergeant instructors to which they would be entitled if they were consolidated corps, unless an increased number should be allowed in very special cases represented to th 9 Secretary of State by the lord-lieutenant. 148. Corps of light horse or mounted rifle volunteers not entitled to the services of an adjutant will, however, be pro vided with one sergeant instructor to each troop or company. 149. One of the sergeant instructors in each battalion may be appointed sergeant-major. The appointment, which is to be considered temporary, rests with the commanding offiter of the corps, who for any sufficient reason may deprive a sergeant of it. 150. The qualifications required for candidates for the appointment of sergeant instructors for light horse, mounted rifle, and rifle volunteer corps, are as follows : FOR LIGHT HORSE CORPS. Five years' service (three of which as a non-commissioned officer) in the cavalry of the Imperial or Indian armies. A competent knowledge of cavalry drill. A good character, established by satisfactory testimonials. Age not to exceed 50 years. served for the more distinguished guests, in another Urger one the respective suites, and the Prince Im- perial, with his bonne, in a pony phaeton, or, as they call it here, a " Victoria." One of the officers in the first race contrived to let his horse down on his knees at the last fence, just before the winning post. He was stunned, but, more fortunate than an officer of the Carassiers, who was killed in one of the charges in the last manoeuvre, ho escaped with a few scratches on his face. The Em peror, who was sitting in his phaeton, got down to see whether the officer was hurt. This gave me a better opportunity of seeing him than I had at the - - - manoeuvres. He looks older and stouter than he did in Italy, and seems to have some difficulty in walking. All this does not appear when he is on horseback, but is very visible on foot. Iu the evening there was a retraite by torchlight; several hundred soldiers with torches forming a circle round a couple of hundred drummers and luglers, and the whole starting from the right wing of the huts across the open space towards the Im perial head-quarters, and after a short stoppage the mass splitting itself into a number of smaller groups, each taking a different direction, and re turning to their respective corps. On the open space between the huts and the head quarters the great review took place this morning. The village and the huts behind it are, as I told you, built in the depression formed by the little stream which runs along the northern part of the camp. On the corresponding southern rise, about 1,000 yards off, lie the head-quarters, so that a splendid view was obtained of the whole proceed- ,ngs. The troops came up in columns of battalions, by divisions of two companies, and formed three sides of a square, the Imperial Pavilion Headquarters form ing the fourth ; the cavalry, with the artillery, facing the pavilion, and the infantry occupying the two other sides. All the infantry, in their new uniforms and looking their best, the large Staff, the Cent- Gardes, the Guides, the sprinkling of foreign officers, not to forget the Prince Imperial in his corporal's uni form on his pony—all this, together with the fine day and the fresh breeze of the plateau, made the review' a magnificent military sight. When the Marshal commanding had convinced himself that all was right, the Emperor got on his chestnut horse and passed along the front of the line. Then, placing himself in the centre, he began the distribution of crosses and medals—a regular shower, which lasted a good while, the recipients, officers and men, being drawn up in front of the line of troops, and advancing one by one to receive the much-coveted distinctions from the hands of the Emperor himself. This over, the order for marching past was given. The troops marched down towards the right flank of the camp, so as to get room to form, while the Em peror went in the opposite direction. Three divi sions of infantry, two divisions of cavalry, and 12 batteries—in all considerably more than 20,000 men —took less than an hour. The forming, which seems to be the favourite one for marching under the new regulation, was by divisions of two com panies in columns of battalion at full distance, the cavalry by divisions of two squadrons, and the artillery by batteries. The pace of the infantry was double-quick, the cavalry cantered, and the artillery trotted. I have seen infantry pass in more regular lines, but, with the exception of Bersaglieri, never at such a pace-110 to 115 to the minute. Nothing could be better than the pace of the artillery. As for the cavalry, the Lancers, who have been under the Marshal's thumb since the opening of the camp, passed tolerably ; the Cuirassiers, who arrived but lately, left much to be desired. But, as I have a good deal to say on this subject, I must leave it for another occasion. The review was over by half past 9, and at 11 the Emperor left for Plombieres ; the Duke William of Baden for, I suppose, his own paternal estates. I don't know what the conclusions of the Emperor may be with respect to the new changes introduced, and to what further modifications his own observa tions and the report of the Marshal will give rise ; but the object of showing himself again, and intro ducing his son, has certainly been obtained under favourable circumstances, and has produced a good effect. First, it was in every respect a holiday to be gratefully remembered. Pei emptory orders were given for the instruction of officers and soldiers in the new evolutions; every officer to pass before a commission in theory as well as practice, and Mar shal M'Mahon chosen to carry out the order. From 5 to 11, and from 1 to 6 in the afternoon, was constant work, and it must be remembered that all evolutions are made at the double quick, pas gym nastique, or pas de course, and in a temperature of from 70 to 90 Fahrenheit during the greater part of the time. Every one complains of being ereinte, but the soldiers look in first-rate condition. During the Emperor's stay almost all divisional exercise was stopped, and only three field-days—one small, and two reviews—were held. Besides this actual rest there were the festival of the 15th, the races, and the influx of visitors to break the monotony of the weary camp life. One must have lived this life in order to understand the luxury of the smallest allowance in this respect. One new face, especially with a bonnet behind it, makes the day look brighter. These soldiers, like most other people, like to be petted and made much of. However , 4 ell cared for, if they are not looked after by those who are highest they feel neglected. The Emperor made the most of this. He was always among them, often walk ing, going to the theatre, to the church in the village, inspecting everything, and having some thing to say to every one. The French soldier has not that abject feeling of fear of those very high above him which is seen among soldiers of other con tinental armies. His immediate superiors up to the captain are in constant, almost familiar, intercourse with him, the difference being smaller between them than between the superior officer and his subaltern. If anything, the French soldier is rather given to ridiculing what is ab WO him, but there is no danger in this respect with the Emperor. He began by making himself feared, and there is no danger now in his making himself popular. As for the presence of the Prince Imperial, it was a decided success. He was about as much as his father at the reviews and manoeuvres, either in his carriage or on his pony, riding about among the men, and chatting with them at every occasion he could seize. Now, French soldiers are exceedingly fond of children, and the most formidable bearded Zouave, who has fired no end of Arab villages, is converted by the smile of a child into a tender nurse. Besides, I hear the child is lively, and very intelligent for his age. All kinds of stories are already retailed in camp. To quote one ; the Emperor invited during his stay every evening the superior officers of another divi sion to dinner. Those of the Third Infantry Division were there the day Marshal Canrobert arrived. After dinner the gallant Marshal asked the boy whether he had already gone through the manual exercise. The boy brought his musket and the Mar shal gave the worth of command. When it came to the loading the Marshal either on purpose or because he remembered old things vaguely, commanded " Ouvrez le bassinet" (priming), when the boy quietly answered, " You have forgotten your regle ment, there are now percussion caps." Whether true or not, such stories remain current, and show that the " moutard," as he is irreverently called, is popular. Sixty miles an hour by the Great Western Express has been arrived at by the cart ful and constant improvement of the locomotive. The same means have made Herring's magn etic brushes and com bs e q uall y p erfect . They are now the accepted and certain remedy for the agonies of tic doloreux, nervous headache, &c., and restore the colour to grey hair in a few weeks. N.B. - Counterfeits are being made. Offices, 32, Badly:nail-street, London. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Ointment and pills.--.. Hidden Ailments.—How many persons suffer from diseases, for which, through bashfulness, no relief is sought till their strength and constitution is sapped ! The headache, de ranged digestion, and dull pain in the back and liver at tendant on these maladies may be safely and permanently cured by rubbing in Holloway's Ointment and regulating the system with his Pills. All diseases affecting the lower bowels, which are so troublesome and so weakening, may thus be cured without consultation and without vexing explanations. The swellings soon subside, and ease suc ceeds. Holloway's universally-esteemed Ointment and Pills are equally suitable to both sexes, at all ages, and in any climate. Full instructions for their use accompany each packet of these medicaments. FOR MOUNTED RIFLE CORPS. Five years' service (three of which as a non-commissioned officer) in the imperial or Indian armies. A competent knowledge of infantry and mounted drill. A good character established by satisfactory testimonials. Age not to exseed 50 years. FOR RIFLE CORPS. Five years' service (three of which as a non-commissioned officer) in the Imperial or Indian armies. A competent knowledge of infantry drill. A good character, established by satisfactory testimonial. Age not to exceed 50 years. 151. Applications for the appointment of sergeant in structors are in every case to be submitted for the approval of the Secretary of State for War by the commanding officer of the volunteer corps to which it is proposed that the ser geant should be attached. The application is to be accom panied by testimonials of character, and a certified copy of the non-commissioned officer's record of service, and to be forwarded through the assistant-inspector of the district. If the corps belongs to an administrative battalion, the ap plication must be transmitted to the assistant-inspector through the field officer commanding. 152. A sergeant-instructor will receive from the date of his appointment consolidated pay, at the following rates : If in receipt of pension 2s. 4d. a day, if not in receipt of pension 2s. 7d. If he is appointed sergeant-major of a bat talion he will receive an additional allowance of 6d. a day. This pay is to be issued by, and charged in the accounts of, the staff officer of pensioners, of the pensioner district in which the headquarters of the corps are situated. 153. Sergeant-instructors who have not previously gone through a course of instruction at the School of Musketry must be prepared to do so if required. 154. The sergeant instructor of the light horse or mounted rifle volunteer corps should be mounted by the corps whenever he is engaged on mounted duties. 155. Sergeant instructors to volunteer corps may be ob tained from the regular army in the following manner : Non-commissioned officers of 18 or more years' service in the infantry, and 21 or more years' service in the cavalry, who are, in the opinion of their commanding officers, quali fied to act as sergeant instructors of volunteer corps, and who are desirous of obtaining those appointments, will be reported to the Adjutant-General, and noted as candidates. Commanding officers of volunteer corpswishingto obtain the services of one of them, will make application, in the man ner directed in Article 151, to the Secretary of State for War, who will direct the application, if approved, to be forwarded to the General Commanding-in-Chief, with a view to a sergeant being posted to the corps as soon as possible. 1 - 56 Such non-commissioned officers employed as ser geant instructors will be borne on the rolls of their respec tive regiments as supernumeraries for service with volunteer corps until the completion of their period of service for dis charge to pension or otherwise, and will receive the consoli dated pay named in Article 152, in lieu of all other pay and allowances whatever. On their discharge they will be al.owed to renew their engagements as sergeant instructors on the terms laid down in the above-named article. _ 157. If the volunteer corps to which the noncommissioned officer of the regular forces is attached as sergeant in structor should, from any sufficient cause, cease to require his services before he discharged, he will return to his regi ment, if he is not posted to another volunteer corps. 158. If a non-commissioned officer transferred from the regular forces is guilty of misconduct before his discharge from the army, he may be sent back to his regiment on the representation of the commanding officer to the Secretary of State for War. 159. Every sergeant instructor to a volunteer corps is subject to the general provisions of the Mutiny Act and Articles of War, and is liable to be tried by court martial for any crime committed against such Act or Articles of War 160. All sergeant instructors are to be considered as under the supervision of the adjutant, who is required to report to the officer commanding the corps any irregularity of conduct, incompetence, or want of attention which he may observe on the part of any instructor, and the com manding efficer, when necessary, will report the circum stances of the case to the Secretary of State. In the case of an administrative regiment, brigade, or battalion, the adjutant will also report such instances of irregularity to the field officer commanding. Sergeant instructors of such volunteer corps as may not have at present the services of an adjutant will be placed under the supervision of the nearest volunteer adjutant or other officer, according to the directions of the Secretary of State for War. In the event of a sergeant instructor being guilty of any offence of a sufficiently grave nature to induce his command ing officer to refer the case for the consideration of the Sec retary of Stag, he is to be placed in arrest until orders are received as to his disposal. 161. A record will be kept of all offences which may be proved against a sergeant instructor, after due investigation by his commanding officer. Every entry is to be in the handwriting of the officer in command, according to the annexed form, and the book to be open at all times to the inspection of the adjutant, the field officer commanding the administrative regiment, brigade, or battalion, or the assis tant inspector of the district. 162. With a view to Meet cases in which additional drill instructors may be temporarily required, or where difficulty may be found in obtaining a sergeant instructor, sergeants of the permanent staff of the disembodied militia may, if willing to act as drill instructors, be attached to volunteer corps for that purpose, at the discretion of their commanding officer. 163. If employed in the place of a regular sergeant in structor, they will receive, at the public expense, ls. a-day, in addition to their militia pay, with lodging, fuel, and light, or an allowance of 4d a-day in lieu thereof; but if they are employed as additional drill instructors, these allowances must be paid by the corps to which they are attached. 164. In order to obtain a drill instructor from among the permanent sergeants of the disembodied militia, the follow ing course is to be pursued :—lf the militia of the county to which the volunteer corps belongs is disembodied, the officer commanding the volunteer corps is to apply direct to the officer commanding the militia regiment. If the militia of the county is embodied, or if there should be no sergeants belonging to it available for this purpose, the officer com manding the volunteer corps is to apply to the lord lieu tenant, who, if he should think proper, will communicate with the lord-lieutenant of any adjacent county in which the militia is disembodied, in order to obtain the required instructor. 165. A drill instructor obtained from the militia under the foregoing articles may be attached to a volunteer corps for any period not exceeding three months, and his engage ment may be renewed at the expiration of such period, with the consent of the commanding officer of the militia regi ment, but no sergeant of the permanent staff of the militia can be permitted to remain with a volunteer corps during the embodiment or annual training of his militia regiment. 166. Volunteer corps are not to make direct offers to non commissioned officers serving in the regular army to be come their sergeant instructors, nor to attempt to induce sergeants of the militia, or sergeant instructors attached to, or engaged by, other volunteer corps, to quit their regi ments or corps without the consent of the commanding offi cer of the militia regiment or volunteer corps. In any case in which it may be proved that offers of this kind have been made, the Secretnry of State will refuse his consent to the appointment of the non.commissioned (lacer concerned. 167. The principal duty of a sergeant instructor is to attend to the drill and instruction of the corps to which he is attached ; but the commanding officer of the corps may employ him to tale charge of the arms of the corps, or to discharge other similar duties of a military character, pro vided they do not interfere with his special functions. lie will not be pornaited to angage in any trade or business. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The recent find weather has done much to ripen the grain crops, and there is now a good prospect of an abundant harvest. The corn in the neighbourhood of Chesterfield is being rapidly garnered, and thi crops are reported to be generally heavy. In the northern division of the county the crops are in a more forward position than has been known for years, owing to the favourableness of the weather. THE CASE OF LOVE AND FRAUD. At the Marlborough-street, Police-court yester day Vincent Collucci was brought before Mr. Mans field for re-examination, charged with obtaining from Miss Frederica Johnstone, of York House, Twickenham, the sum of £1, 900 by fraudulent pre tences. The facts have already been made public. The prisoner, an Italian artist, living at 22, Ovingdon square, was introduced to the lady at the house of her relative, a nobleman. He professed attachment, was received as a suitor unknown to the lady's family, and in that character obtained a large sum of money. The lady, desiring to put an end to her infatuation, requested the return of her letters. The prisoner agreed to return them on receiving £2,000. The money was given to him at the Pan theon Bazaar, and he gave the lady a parcel pur porting to contain the letters, but which, on exami nation, was found to contain old newspapers. Mr. Sergeant Parry, instructed by Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Keane, the defence. Witnesses were requested to leave the court and did so. Mr. Sergeant Parry wished the evidence on the first occasion read over. Mr. Mansfield stated that, upon issuing a warrant he had an information on oath taken in writing. The only evidence at the first examination was that of the constable who took the prisoner into custody. The evidence having been read over by the clerk, Mr. Parry said—l have the honour — Mr. Keane objected to any speech from Mr. Parry, as on the previous occasion Mr. Lewis had said all that was requisite. Mr. Parry said it was a matter not of right but of magisterial discretion to hear either counsel or attorney. He was quite in the hands of the Court. He thought a short statement might be advan tageous. Mr. Mansfield thought it would be advisable to hear Mr. Parry, as he should like to know how the case would shape itself. Mr. Parry said the prisoner was charged with constructive larceny, and obtaining money by false pretences. In addition he had sent letters of a threatening nature. He then went into the parti culars adduced in evidence, reading, in their proper order, the following letters : COPIES OF TRANSLATED LETTERS. No. 1. " Dated June 10. "No, no, no. Not a month more of such a life —not even a week—it is infernal to me—it is the vengeance of God !! Yes, you have ruined me, physically and morally. You have destroyed every thing in me—my talent, my peace, my heart. Come, miss ; you have only one of three things to choose —you will either marry me, or insure me enough to live upon—cir I shall leave England. " You have three days to think it over. " V.C." No. 2. " 7 o'clock p.m. Aug. 16, 1861. " Sir,—As guardian of the lady who met you on Saturday, August 3d, at the Pantheon, about 11 o'clock, I have to request you will deliver up to the bearer of this note all letters or documents of any kind which may have been addressed by that lady to you, as well as a stamped receipt for the sum of nineteen hundred pounds (in notes, numbered 55,062 to 55,080 inclusive). " By this time you must have discovered that the parcel which you delivered to the lady on the re ceipt of the money, contained only useless old news papers in lieu of her letters. " If, therefore, within two hours, all the letters, as well as a properly-signed stamped receipt are not given to the bearer, or left at the Reform Club, Pall-mall, I shall be obliged to take such steps as I am advised may be adopted towards you. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, "To Mr. Vincent Collucci." :" W. P. C. J. No. 3. " August 17. "Sir,--In a letter which you addressed yesterday to the lady, whose relative and guardian I am, you state that you are ready to give up all her letters when she wishes it. " I am acting by her wishes, and she authorises me to request that you will send me all her letters sealed up in a parcel, and directed to me at the club before five o'clock. " Yours, " W. P. C. J." No. 4. " August 17. "It is now more than three years you have known me, so that you ought by this time to have known my character also; and therefore you ought to think that the path you have chosen is a bad one. I stand on my rights, and on the laws of this coun try. There is no mortal man can touch that which belongs to me without scandal and behaving scan dalously ; therefore away with useless excuse or foolish bravadoes. Can you see me in good friend ship as you have done in times past ? Then you and I can arrange and see what else we can do. Re member that to get out of the ruin into which you have thrown me, I am ready for everything or any thing—know this ! Alas, I beg of you do not push me to extremes, which may be dreadful for you and for me, You have placed me in a position from which there is but one path to get out yet—the path is in your hands ! Come and see me. Adio. " V. C. " P.S.—Do not make your guardian write to me, for it is time lost. I have already said I shall not open the letters." No. 5. " August 16. " DEAR SlR,—The answer to the letter I have received is that I shall send it to the house of the lady of whom you are the guardian. " I am, with profound consideration, your very obedient servant, " V. CoLLucci." No. 6. " August 16. " MY DEAREST, —I have just received a letter which makes me laugh, and I think you will also laugh when you read it. " By G—, I think you have chosen a bad path, and I warn you, if lon take another stet not friendly, I will give your letters into the hands of a magistrate, in order to demand my rights. " Miss J., with your hands you would ruin me, and with your own hands you shall save me from the precipice into which you have thrown me. You have destroyed my future, and you shall give it back to me. I swear it to you by my mother ! " The idea makes me laugh much at steps against me. Do you mean to say you will make my con duct public ? " But this is what I wish, in order to justify myself before the society in which I live. Remem ber, you have not even a reason in your favour. The star in the ceiling of my studio—the star in your hair—the picture—the star in the little bottle received from you as a token of love—and your hair, would be sufficient proofs without the letters, to condemn you. Know that if any one shall dare to force me—to be violent with me, it will cost their life—at the peril of their life ! The letters are mice, and no one has a right to demand them. I will not give them up except when you—you shall wish it. Adieu. Remember, that you will gain more by being friendly than by waging war against me ; and that I did love you, and that you, as a reward, have ruined me. "P.S.—Come and see me as speedily as possible; and, if you like it, in company with the gentle. man who wrote the letter, as I shall be very happy to make his acquaintance. " V. C." (No date.) " Dear Sir,—l am very sorry to tell you that what you ask of me is perfectly impossible. I can ' not consent to be annoyed in this affair, and have already said this is not the means by which we can understand each other. I hope it will be the last time it will be repeated." This letter, which was in very bad French, con cluded by asking the lady to call upon him, and requested that Mr. Johnstone should not write to him again. The learned gentleman, in reading the letters, made some strong comments, observing that, beyond doubt, the evidence would prove, when she parted with her £1,900, a course of fraud had been perpetrated. The charge would therefore be false pretence and constructive larceny. The elements required to support the last were of a mere subtle character; but with respect to the false pretence, he felt assured the magistrate would be prepared to commit him at once. It might not be altogether ir relevant to state that Miss Johnstone and her guar dian were willing to settle the matter, so that it should not come before the public; this was because they wished to spare the bitter pain, annoyance, and terrible agony which an inquiry in a court of justice would produce. The prisoner might have kept the money, might have gone to America or to the end of the earth, provided he had done what was required of him—given up the let ters. All his letters to her contained palpable threats, which would act forcibly on a weak-minded woman, but which, on a strong-minded woman would have no effect. The learned gentleman then went into the particulars relating to the parcel pur porting to contain the lady's letters, but which con tained nothing but old newspapers. The prisoner denied giving this parcel to the lady, but the fact would be clearly brought home to him. He no doubt, throughout life, intended to prey upon this lady and extort money from her, but fortunately she had the moral courage to come forward in a court of law and to make the present charge. He need not go into the craven conduct of the prisoner going down on his knees to the officer and denying the charge, but would at once call his witnesses. Miss Frederica Johnstone, a lady of upwards of 40 years of age, fashionably dressed, was - cialled. In consequence of her indisposition, she was allowed to givether evidence seated. She said—l reside at Twickenham. About three years ago the prisoner was introduced to me. He was practising then the profession of an artist. In consequence of his pro fession the prisoner visited myself and sister at our house. He was on terms of intimacy with us up to July of this year. I corresponded by letter with him, and he also wrote to me. Up to that time I had advanced the prisoner, by loans and gifts, about £2,000. On the 10th of June I received a letter, in ' consequence of which, within a few days, I called upon the prisoner. I asked him why he wrote in that way, as regarded marriage; that it remained where I had first settled it, and we had agreed long ago it never could be. The prisoner knew this perfectly well. Then, as regarded the two other propositions, I could not take upon myself the re sponsibility of deciding. On which he became furious at the word " responsibility," and defied me to repeat it. His countenance, manner, and words alarmed me. His words were—" I have compromised myself in your society ; don't talk to me of responsibility ;" and he spoke in French. Mr. Keane said he should require the French words. Mr. Parry objected. Mr. Mansfield said the word in French must be given as near as the lady could recollect. Miss Johnstone then repeated the conversation in French. He said his honour was dear to him, and he would fight anybody who attacked his honour, pointing to a pair of foils in the room. I cannot recollect now, the effect was injurious to me ; the impression of extreme violence being on my mind. I told him I did not wish to do him an injury; if you wish me to do anything, say what you require. He replied he would trust to my generosity ; he wanted enough to live upon. I replied, I have very little in my power; I said I had no notion of having injured him. The interview continued a long time, with repetitions of violent language and conduct. This interview took place at the pri soner's:residence in Ovingdon-square. I made an arrangement then, or subsequently, to meet the prisoner at Baker-street Bazaar. I cannot recol lect the precise words or time, as all that I did was done in torment and agitation, and I did not then perceive the bent of the whole thing. A discussion here arose as to the language in which the depositions should be taken, the conver sation being in French. The magistrate decided it must be translated into English. Miss Johnstone continued—The prisoner began by saying, "Do not fear." I said, " I know not what to do." The prisoner replied, "It will not be a great sacrifice for you to give me something." I said, " Well, if you believe I have injured you I will do something, but I must have the letters." I repeated this more than once. The prisoner shook his head, and said, " I have your letters. You shall have your letters." I replied, "If you will restore my letters, I will see if I can arrange £2,000, but it cannot possibly be till after the 11th of July." He replied, " Courage—that will do for the pre sent." I said, " I can do nothing more, Ido not know that I can even.manage the £2,000." After some more conversation we parted. A few days before the 30th July, I had another interview at the prisoner's house. The prisoner asked what I had arranged. I said I had not been able t o arrange any thing, there were so many formalities to go through. The prisoner said, sharply, " What ! have you not arranged anything? I thought you had the money in your hand. It is a case in which a lady ought to sell the last thing she was possessed of." The prisoner's manner was violent. He flung his arms about, walk ing about the room all the time, and continued in the same strain. He said, " You have ruined me," repeating the words over and over again. I replied, " I do not understand you, or what do you mean." He replied, " No more of this childishness with me, I well know the rights I have." The prisoner then said something about a proces, and the laws of the country. At last he said, " I must have £lOO in a day or two." I replied I would give it if possible. I then went away, and wrote to him to say I would meet him at the Baker-street Bazaar. It was on the 30th of July. I saw him at the Bazaar, and I then gave him bank notes for £lOO. After leaving him I wrote in Italian requesting him to meet me at the Pantheon Bazaar, and to bring me all my letters. I put a dash under the words " All my letters." The prisoner met me on the 3d of August at the Pantheon, in the picture-room. The conver sation began by " How do you do." I replied that it was with great difficulty I had arranged the matter. The prisoner moved his hands about, and said, " Give it to me." I mentioned I had notes, and that they were all known, as the numbers had been taken. The prisoner only replied, " Give them to me," adding that he could not go to his own country, but would go to America. I still hung back, and did not produce the notes. A person came into the room, and we walked out into another room. The prisoner said, " Well, give me the notes." I said, " Where are my letters ?" He said, " I have them." I said, " Where are they ?" He said, hold ing his two hands down, " They are here." I said, " All ?" He replied, " Yes ; all, all, all." I saw a parcel sticking out from beneath his coat. We walked round the room into the first room. I said, " Where are my letters ?" and he then put a parcel into my hands. I gave him my parcel, which con tained £1,900 in £lOO bank notes. I gave it to him, not doubting that he had given me all my letters. The prisoner broke open my parcel to see if the notes were there. I did not open the prisoner's parcel. We went down stairs, and I asked the pri soner for a receipt. He made some excuse, and said he would send a receipt. The prisoner, who throughout the proceedings had been making gestures and looking menacingly at Miss Johnstone, was here remarked upon by Mr. Parry, and obliged by the magistrate to conduct himself with decency. Miss Johnstone continued—The prisoner said he would send a receipt by post, and we parted. When I got into the cab and was proceeding homeward I unfastened the parcel, as it was too large to clasp, intending to put some of the letters in my pocket, and I then found that the parcel was made up of old newspapers. There was one of my letters placed over a piece torn from the cover, so as show the handwriting. The parcel was sealed with a dove. It was with a seal which I had given to the prisoner. When I got home I mentioned to my guardian, Mr. Campbell Johnstone, that I was miserable, but I did not then enter into full parti culars. I received two or three letters from the prisoner after paying him the money. As it was nearly six o'clock, an application for an adjournment till next Tuesday was agreed to. THE SEVERE FROST OF 1860-1. Mr. Benjamin Scott, Chamberlain of the City of London, read a paper at the recent Social Science Congress in Dublin, on Intemperance and Pauper ism, considered particularly in reference to the severe frost in London in the winter of 1860-1 ; the object of which was to show that the lamentable improvidence manifested by a large class of the people was to a large extent attributable to intem perance, and that systematic abstinence from intoxi cating drink tends to promote habits of providence, self-respect, and self-reliance. After quoting a large number of facts from Parliamentary and other docu ments to show the extent to which relief had been afforded to the poor during the distress of last winter, M r. Scott gave extracts from the evidencetaken before a Parliamentary Committee last spring, showing that whenever a witness was asked to define the causes of improvidence, the answer almost invariably pointed to intemperance as the chief cause, or in cluded it in the category of causes. The clerk of the City of London Union being asked, "Do you think that if the artisans of the city were not to drink there would 'be any necessity for applying to the board of guardians for relief ?" replied, " Cer tainly not, if they put by their money." He fur ther stated a case in which a person having re ceived relief was found immediately thereafter in toxicated and quarrelling as the quality of the drink which had been supplied. The clerk of the Whitechapel Union was asked, " Have you hear& in your union whether the consumption of intoxi cating drinks fell off very much during the four weeks of the supposed distress ?" He replied, " I have not heard; I should say that the probability is that it did not. The chairman of the Shoreditch board stated that he made it a practice to inquire, but that he found that hardly any of the artisans who applied for relief subscribed to any benefit so ciety ; and the same witness instanced a case of a woman relieved by the magistrate, but found drunk immediately afterwards. Mr. Yard ley, police magistrate, said, " I am sorry to say that I heard, and I believe it, that there was a particular public-house in my district where youmight get any amount of bread for fourpence per quarterti loaf ; in fact, the bread which was given was taken there and exchanged for beer, and sold by the publican at a reduced rate." A gentleman engaged in distribution of relief informed Mr. Scott, that finding relief in money abused at the public house, he distributed bread, but it was found load ing the shelves of the publican ; he then changed the mode of relief, and distributed packets of tea, coffee, &c., but the only result was to convert the publican from a baker into a dealer in gro ceries. A very experienced officer con nected with the St. Marylebone Union thus writes:_ —" My experience enables me t o say, that . a large proportion of our casual app li c ations arise from th e parties spending their money when in work in in toxicating drinks. We have also many persons in the workhouse who, but for this p ro p ensit y , would be able to get their own living; this is e s p ec i a ll y the case with females." Another office r writes : " A large class of th ose who rec eive relief will sacrifice everything in life to obtai n d r i n k . " It being desirable to obtain some definite opinions or reliablepublic officers on this point, applicaticn was made in the form o f queries to the officers of the s evera l un i ons of the relieving metropolis, more than one half o f w h om o b ligingly responded, and affixed their names to the informa- the query, "Whether tee tion afforded. In reply to totalers were found among those who applied for re lief, and if so, to what extent 9" the replies are almost unanimously to the effect that, as a class, abstainers from intoxicating drinks were abstainers also from resort to parochial relief. Having obtained this negative testimony in favour of the providence and self respect of the temperate class, application was made for information of a more positive kind., as it regarded the number of abstainers on the regis ters of the numerous teetotal societies, applying for parochial relief, and queries were issued to the principal temperance societies in the metropolis. The replies received showed that out of 10,226 subscribing adult members of temperance societies in the metropolis, 7,839 of whom were artisans or labourers, not more than a score could be identified as having applied for parochial relief, besides which it is stated by several of the secretaries that not only did the members abstain from applying for parochial relief,but that they kept up almost without exception their periodical payments to the respective societies. The statements and figures adduced, Mr. Scott con tended, point all of them in the direction of the conclusions that improvidence is the offspring of intemperance and the prolific parent of pauperism, and also that abstinence from alcoholic stimulants promotes directly a spirit of self-reliance and self respect, and of respect, moreover, for the pockets of the public. S.PO.RTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'-MONDAY. The proximity of the great racing " festival" at York this week was expected to prove sufficiently attractive to induce a large attendance this afternoon ; but, as will be gathered from the paucity of our returns, such was not the case. The room was but thinly patronised, and those present were most engaged in the settlement of the out. standing accounts on the last week's racing at Egham'and Oxford. Several attempts were made to introduce specu lation upon the Ebor, which for some time proved abor tive, but at last a blow was struck by one of the most indus trious offering 6 to 1 agst Lady Trespass, which was readily taken, and her friends speedily became so numerous that they tired the layers out, and it was with some difficulty that 9 to 2 could be had at the finish, and she left off first favourite, with every prospect of seeing a better price. Bally Edmond also was in great demand towards the close, 6 to 1 being repeatedly laid to money ; 7 to 1 each was the highest offer against Voltella, Virgilius, and Cape Flyaway, the latter, however, was net in such good odour as he ap peared in the City on Saturday, his price being repeatedly laid, with great readiness and a desire to go on. Moorcook, from the prominent position of his stable companion, did not appear in much demand, although during the afternoon several stray shots were fired at 100 to 6, at which price Mr. Merry's Sir William was trusted with " a pony." Pro logue appeared this morning in some force in the city at 10 and 12 to 1, but a reaction set in during the afternoon, and she was speedily sent to the right about, as much as N to 1 being offered against her, but subsequently 33 to 1 was booked about her. THE ST. LEGER.—Kettledrum was in much request, his price being freely taken in good quarters. 100 to 8 was taken several times about Mr. Parr's colt, and 20 to 1 each about Janus and Big Ben, the former being supported for good money in well-informed quarters. 33 to 1 was betted against Pagoda to a small amount. THE DERBY.—The only wagering we heard on this event was, 1,000 to 15 each against Lady Alice Hawthorne and Zetland. During the afternoon Mr. Weatherby posted a notice that the following horses were struck out of their engagements at York : THE EBOR HANDICAP.—WiIdman, Sweetbread, Stock• ade, Betts, and The Brownie. THE CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP.—Orion. The following is a return of the business transacted EBOR HANDICAP. 9to 2 agst Lady Trespass (taken) 6to 1 agst Bally Edmond (taken freely) 7to 1 agst Voltella (taken) 7to 1 agst Virgilius (taken) 7to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken) 15 to 1 agst Moorcock (taken) 100 to 6 agst Sir William (taken) 33 to 1 agst Prologue (taken) ST. LEGER. 2to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken) 100 to 8 agst Kildonan (taken) 20 to 1 agst Janus (taken) 20 to 1 agst Big Ben (taken) 33 to 1 agst Pagoda (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER-MONDAY. Judging from the betting, a large field is not expected to start for the Ebor Handicap. Even money was laid that there were not more than ten. Lady Trespass was sup ported at 9 to 2, and 100 to 15 was taken against Bally Edmond. Bto 1 each was taken about Cape Flyaway and. Virgilius, the latter not so freely backed as the former. Moorcock, who was almost friendless on Saturday, had friends to-day at 100 to 8. Voltella was not so firm, and Sir William, Prologue, and Stockade, from the prices offered, appeared to be quite oat of the market. Closing prices : MDR HANDICAP. 9to 2 agst Lady Trespass (taken) 13 to 2 agst Bally Edmond (taken) Bto 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken) Bto 1 agst Virgilius (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Voltella (offered) 12 to 1 agst Moorcock (taken) 16 to 1 agst Ga - rdener (taken) 25 to 1 agst Tulip (offered) 25 to 1 agst Sir William (offered) 40 to 1 agst Prologue (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Stockade (offered) CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Oxford (offered) 6to 1 bar one (offered) THE ST. LEGER. 16 to 1 agst Dictator (offered) 16 to 1 agst Janus (offered) 100 to 3 agst The Sage (offered) THE DERBY. 60 to 1 agst Lady Alice Hawthorn (taken) COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCHESTER-Alm. 24. We had a small supply of new wheat, which was taken at 56s to 64s per qr., many of the samples of good quality and weight. Very few samples of new barley were shown. Peas quite as dear; supply fallen off. Wheat, white s2s to 66s ' Beans, Mazagan..364 to 42s red 44s to 62s Middle & small 38s to 44s Barley —s to —s White peas 44, to 48s Oats 24s to 30s Grey.. 36s to 40s CHELMSFOIW-AUG. 23. An average supply of wheat. Old wheats declined from 2s to 3s per qr on last week's prices; new, is to 2s lower. Spring corn of all descriptions about the same, with a limited sale. Wheat. white 27s to 59s I Peas, Partridge ..36s to 40s red 29s to 45s White .. 38s to 440 Barley 29s to 40s I Boiling 4OB to 46s Chevalier ....30s to 41s I _ Dun _ 34s to 38s Grinding 26s to 35s Beans, Tick ....36s to 42s Malt 61s to 67s Harrow Ticks 38s to 44s Chevalier 64s to 69s Mazagan 34s to 36i Oats 23s to 30s NOT TINGHAM—Auo. 24. The show of wheat to-day from the growers was ample, many new samples being offered. Old oats declined 2s per u. Barley a very dull trade. Beans a small show, and late prices maintained. Wheat .3Bs to 60s Oats.. 26s to 320 White do 47s to 65s Beans —s to --0 Barley .... ..... ..29s to 31s Ditto, old 4os to 510 KIRKALDY-Au G. 24. A small supply to-day of wheat and oats, and but one parcel of barley, with a slow sale, at is decline on wheat; oats 6d to is cheaper. Barley at about last week's curren cies. Wheat Barley Oats I First.... 34s M 2os Od 26s Od Second.. 50s Od I —s Od ; 30s Od Third .. 55s Od I —8 Od 31s Od M. Drouyn de Lhuys has just been elected mem ber of the Acaeemy of Moral and Political Sciences of Madrid. BIRTHS. DRUMMOND.—On the 24th June, at Shabjebanpore, India, the Hon. Mrs. Robert Drum m ond, prematurely, of a son. LYALL.—On the 25th inst., at Headley, Surrey, th e w ife of George Lyall, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. WMATION.—On the 24th bast., at Eastbourne, the wife of of Colonel Sir Thomas M'Mahon, i Bart, Th e Close, C .B w of in a ch so e n: who survived his birth bu t an h our. B, of WARBURTON.-011 th e 25th inst., n, ter, the Hon. Mrs. W. Warburton, of a son. MARRIAGES. HARRIS—WOOD Y.—On the 24th inst., at St. James% pi cea daly, • William Albert Har:is, of South Norwood, to Jane, second datighter of William Woodley, of Ware' Knpli,airrk--mMilALß.lsVHa.r—e.On the 20th inst , at St. Paul's Church , Cambridge, William Kemp, Captain 18th Royal Irish, to Maria Adelaide, the eldest daughter of Captain DigbY Marsh, R.N. DEATHS. BATTEN. —On the 23d inst., Charles Henry Batten, the second son of Mt. John Batten, of Aden-terrace, Stok e Newingt on , an d Lower Thames-street, shipbroker, aged 39. B RADFORD.—On the 24th inst., at Swindon, Wilts, James Bradford, Esq., aged 66. CROMPTON.—At Eton Lodge, Upper Richmond-roads Putney, Henry Crompton, Esq., aged 70. CLARKE.—On the 24th inst., at Dorking, C. J. Clarke, Esq., late of Egham, aged 63. SMIRKE.—On the 24th inst., at Cheltenham, Laura, wife of Sir Robert Smirke, aged 73. WRIGHT.—On the 22d inst., at his residence, Riversdaleo co. Monaghan, Mr. Thomas Wright, aged 32. 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