The Sun. — London, England, 1861-08-12 00:00:00

THE NAVY. A. letter, dated Valetta, Aug. 7, says :—" Since tho '26th several of her Majesty's ships have arrived here from different parts of the Mediterranean, and one: or two have left. The squadron at Corfu has been broken up. A portion of it, with R ear - Admiral Dacres, has already returned to Malta, and another portion was under orders to proceed to Sicily, leaving only one line-of-battle ship at Corfu, as I announced some weeks ago had been arranged. The London, 90, Capt. H. Chads, and the James Watt, 91, Capt. E. Codd, were to leave Corfu on the 29th or 30th nit. for Palermo. There would then be at Corfu only the Queen, 86, Capt. C. F. Hillyar, and the Assurance, 4, Lieut. P. E. Luard. The Mohawk, 4, Commander E. H. Howard, left Malta on the Ist inst. with despatches for Rear-Admiral Mundy, C. 8., at Beyroat, and a mail for the squa dron under his command on the coast of Syria. A mail was made up on the Ist inst. by the Scourge, 6, Commander W. G. Jones, for Corfu, but when on the point of starting she received counter-orders. The mail bags and provisions for the Queen, already on board, were immediately disembarked, and she left shortly afterwards for Gibraltar. This sudden change in her destination was owing to a tele graphic message from England ordering a vessel to Gibraltar to convey Gen. Sir Wm. Codrington to Constantinople. The Scylla, 21, Capt. R. Lambert, came in on the 3d inst. from the Pincus, and the Medina, surveying -vessel, Capt. T. A. B. Spratt, C. 8., on the sth from Tripoli (Barbary). Her Ma jesty's ships in port are the Neptune, 90; the Hi bernia, receiving-ship ; the Caesar, 90 ; the Victor Emmanuel, 91; the Liffey, 51; the Terrible, 21; the Scylla, 21; the Medina, 4, surveying-vessel; the Foxhound, 4 ; and the Hearty tug. Repcirt says that on the arrival of the Marlborough the Commander-in-Chief will pat to sea, with a por tion of the fleet under his command, and proceed on a cruise to Naples. The 6th brigade of Royal Artillery, in garrison in this fortress, has re ceived orders to hold itself in readiness to leave for Portsmouth, It will be relieved by the 3d brigade, expected about the middle of August, by her Majesty's steam troopship Himalaya. The English steamer Hope has just come in from Liver pool, with 72 horses for the Viceroy of Egypt.' The Duke of Somerset and various gentlemen of the Board of Admiralty inspected the mills, manu factories, and slaughterhouses at the Royal William Victualling-yard, Plymouth, and thence proceeded ti) the Royal Marine Barracks, where they inspect c d the Plymouth division of the Royal Marines, vrhich was drawn up on the parade, under the command of Colonel-Commandant Holloway, C.B. The Board then proceeded to the Royal Naval Hospital. There are at present nearly 300 patients ' in. the wards. Arrangements are to be made for increased smoking accommodation. The inspection of the Royal Naval Hospital was followed by a visit tc' the breakwater, and to the new fortifications on Staddon Heights. While the Duke of Somerset and a portion of his colleagues were thus employed Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick William Grey, G.C.8., accompanied by Rear-Admiral Spencer Robinson, Controller of the Navy, and attended by Capt. John Moore, C. 8., private secretary to the First Lord of the Admi ralty, proceeded into the Sound, and inspected some of the ships there, among others the screw steamship Donegal, 99, Capt. Sherard Osborn, C.B. They expressed themselves highly pleased with the efficiency of the crew. The Duke of Somerset entertained the captains of the Channel Fleet on Friday evening on board the Osborne, and on Saturday morning held a levee at the office of Rear-Admiral Superintendent Sir Thomas S. Palley, in the Devonport dockyard, during which Admiral Grey, Capt. Drummond, and Mr. Whitbread proceeded into Hamoaze to inspect different ships in commission. Their lord ships visited the gunnery ship Cambridge, 42, Captain Arthur W. Jerningham. The ship's company, was put through a variety of evo lutions in small arms, heavy gun drill, and in cutlass drill, and they were also exercised aloft. From the Cambridge Admiral Grey went on board the training ship Implacable, 24, Commander Samuel B. Dolling, which they inspected thoroug ly. On departing they desired that the boys should be informed that their skill and attention had met with approval. On Saturday afternoon the Duke of Somerset en tertained Port• Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, the Admiral Superintendent, and all the other heads of departments on board the Osborne, which, with their Lordships, was appointed to leave Plymouth yesterday morning for Portsmouth, calling en route at Portland. The screw steam frigate Immortalite, 61, Capt. George Hancock, left Plymouth Sound on Saturday morning for North America. On Saturday the shipwrights at Chatham Dock yard commenced laying the blocks on No. 1 slip for a new four-gun paddlewheel despatch steamer, to be named the Salamis, which is to be forthwith built at that establishment. Her principal dimen sions will be :—Length between perpendiculars, 220 feet ; extreme breadth, 28 feet 2 inches ; depth in bold, 14 feet 6 inches. She will be fitted with a pair of engines of 250 horse-power (nominal). The Dee, 4, 200 horsepower, Admiralty transport, arrived at Chatham on Saturday, and during the clay commenced shipping a quantity of masts and spars with which she will proceed to Pembroke to day. The Plover, 5, screw despatch gunvessel at Chat ham, has been commissioned by Commander the Hon. A. L. Corry (1859), and has commenced fitting at that port. Mr. T. J. Giles has been appointed assistant-paymaster in charge. Much activity now prevails at Sheerness. The North Star, 22, has her framework complete. The Undaunted, 51, is having her 'machinery fixed. The Virago, 6, is fittin g out for service. The Dragon, 6, is to have her boilers removed, and to undergo ex tensive repairs. Thel3ritomart gunvessel is ready for service. The Cressy, go, is to undergo repairs. The Thrasher gunboat i s f ast progressing in No. -5 dock. The Fidget gunboat is in No. 4 dock for re pairs, and the Lee gunvesselis nearly complete for the first division of the Steam Reserve. an in Ply- The Russian squadron lately at anchor mouth Sound arrived at Spithead on Saturday, it being on its return to Cronstadt from the Amoor and Japan. It consists of the Boyarina, 11, Be " , Commodore Maydell ; the Voyvoda, 11, screw, Commander Matrieff; and the despatch boat Dgig nite, 3, screw, Commander Korniloff. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—Commander G. Tryon, to the Warrior ; F. Howard, master, to the Pelorus, additional for surveying services ; W. H. Willings, second master, to the Dasher; and R. J. Phillips, master's assistant, to the Dasher. THE ARMY. Under the new arrangements for the reorganisa tion of the Royal Artillery, the particulars of which were promulgated on Saturday, the head quarters of the 9th Brigade, of which Lieutenant- General A. C. Mercer is the commandant, will in future be stationed at Dover, in lien of the 2d Brigade, under the command of Lieutenant-General }t. Jones. The 9th is a field Artillery Brigade, and numbers eight batteries, which are distributed throughout the kingdom at Athlone, Leith, Shorn cliffe, and Newbridge. hi accordance with the new arrangements it is intended to establish a field battery „ a t C anter b ury an d ano th er a t Ch a th am . . r . h e suitablen ess o f th e l a tter station fo r th e evolu tions ns,of field b a tt ery exerc i se i s un d ou bt e d, an d it l ong been a matter of surprise that the ad vantages possessed by Chatham over almost any other t own f or an artillery station should have been overlooked. The numerous ad vantages which haya, resulted to the loyal Artillery sine the Do ce -- of Cam f bridF . became its Colonel - in - Chief are o n the eve v important additi on by the d i v r i e s c i e o n v o m f gt another tr ver y depot brigade into three distinct soh_brigades, each to be a lieutenant- eo l onc l, u nder the sepa rate comma nd of w ith the exceptio n of ; the sub-bri ga d e stationed at Woolwich, whi ch will continue as at p resent under The sub the command of Col. G. L K. Ke nnedy, brigades will be station ,A at Woolwich, sheerness , Sheer and Warley, the latter station " Yll3B been, given over for the Royal Artillery from the former East India Company. As soon as the proposed arrange ments have been carried into effect, the immense mass of correspondence relating to the Royal Artil lery will be diverted into three channels. The strength of the depot brigade may be estimated from the statement that it at present consists of 16 bat teries, distributed as follows :—Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4 at Sheerness ; Nos. 5 to 14 at Woolwich ; No. 11 at Aldershott ; and Nos. 15 and 16 at Warley. Under the new arrangements the batteries will be equally subdivided into brigades, the strength of each being governed by the requirements of the station and the exigencies of the service. In accordance with the above arrangements Great Yarmouth, which until recently has always been a station for Royal Artillery, will, in all probability, be no longer garrisoned by that branch of the service, the batteries of Artillery having been removed from that town to Warley, in anticipation of immediate effect being given to the order. Three batteries of Royal Artillery have been or dered from India to Canada. The force will proceed overland upwards of 1,000 miles. 200 horses for the Royal Artillery are on passage for Canada. Lieut. Michael Portelli, Royal Malta Fencible Artillery, some time under orders for Woolwich, as announced in The Sun, took up quarters at the garri son on Saturday, for the purpose of entering into a course of exercise with the Armstrong gun, and pas sing through the various grades of laboratory instruc tion, preparatory to his appointment as captain instructor of the regiment at Malta. Lieut. Portelli is accompanied by three sergeants, specially selected for their military capacity, to perfect themselves in the art of gunnery, and after going through six months' drill and instruction at Woolwich they will proceed to Shoeburyness. A General Order has been issued by the Adju tant-General Sir James Yorke Scarlett, dated the sth inst., which directs that the following regi ments—viz., 101st Regiment Bengal Fusileers, 102 d Regiment Madras Fusileers, and 103 d Regi ment Bombay Fusileers—are to have the honour of bearing the designation " Roy al," The Adjutant-General has, by a circular memo randum addressed to officers commanding cavalry, ordered that the shabraque in future is only to be worn while the troops are under review, or in com plete order for route marching. The subjoined circular memorandum, addressed to the army at home and abroad, was promulgated on Saturday last : " Horse Guards, S.W., Aug. 6. " The Queen has been pleased to approve that the purchase of the officers' commissions in the corps of the Yeomen of the Guard should cease at the earliest possible moment, and to order that the future vacancies in the corps should be filled up by officers of the army of long and good service, to be selected from a list kept at the Horse Guards by the General Commanding-in-Chief, the recommendation being made to her Majesty in each case, as now, by the captain of the corps. " Any of the officers who acquired their commis sions by purchase, and are desirous of retiring from the corps, upon communicating with the captain, will receive from the Secretary of State for War an amount in compensation thereof, and a successor will be appointed to the vacancy, who, however, it must be clearly understood, will not be allowed to sell his commission. " The Lieutenants in future to be appointed must have been a Colonel or Lieut.-Colonel in the Army, or Royal Marines, or in the India Army. " The Ensign and the Clerk of the Check, a Lieu tenant-Colonel or Major in the Army, or Royal Marines, or in the Indian Army. The Exons, Cap tains in the Army, or Royal Marine's, or Indian army, according to the present regulations of the corps. "It is further her Majesty's pleasure that no officer should be appointed to the corps above the age of 50. .... . _ -" Whenever an officer becomes, in the opinion of the Captain, permanently incapacitated to perform the duties of the appointment, he will be required to resign it, or half his salary will be paid to a sub stitute, selected as already described, and who will succeed to the next vacancy in the corps. " This order is not to be retrospective, or to apply to those officers of the army now in the corps who have been appointed on the recommendation of the General Commanding-in-Chief. It is to be clearly understood that officers who may be appointed for the future, under the above regulations, will be, as heretofore, entirely under the command of the Cap tain of the corps. " Any officer who may possess the above qualifi cations, and is desirous of becoming a candidate for the corps, should address his application to the Mai. tarp Secretary, Horse Guards, for the purpose of being laid before his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief, with a view to such officers, if duly qualified, being recommended, through the Captain of the corps, to her Majesty for appoint ment. JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, Adjt.-Gen," THE VOL UNTEERS. The prizes for No. 7 Company of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers, given by the Captain, the Marquis of Abercorn, were shot for at the Corps Butts on Wimbledon-common, on Saturday, with the following result :-Ist prize, an officer's belt pistol, won by Private Thomas Sproat, with 22 points. 2d prize, a highly s finished Enfield rifle, with silver plate for inscription (from the London Armoury Company's Factory), won by Lieutenant Thomas Scott, with 21 points ; 3d prize, a plain Enfield rifle with silver plate as above, won by Ser geant Cormack with 21 points. The losers then competed, at 200 and 400 yards (five shots at each), for three prizes given by the winners of the Mar quis of Abercorn's prizes, and these were won as follows :—The first by Private Cree with 11 points, the second by Major Mew with 10 points, and a tie; the third by Sergeant Pringle with 10 points. Then followed the most interesting part of the pro• ceeding—viz., a contest by the 10 best shots of the company for the champion's badge, being a minia ture solid silver rifle, designed and presented to the company by Lieutenant Scott. This highly-prized memorial was contested for at 200, 300, 500, and 600 yards, three shots at each range, with the fol lowing result—viz., Mr. Cormack, 14 points; Lieu tenant Scott, 14 points; Mr. Cree, 12 points; Mr. Sproat, 11 points; and the others under. Then commenced the shooting• off the tie between Mr. Cormack and Lieutenant Scott, as a finale to the meeting, viz., 11 shots each at 600 yardi range, including three shots for the prize, making 22 in succession without a miss. At the termination of the 21st shot Mr. Cormack declared that he would not load again, as it was then near eight o'clock, and he could not see the foresight, and Lieutenant S co tt th en went i n w i th a promise to make centre, and thus terminate the con t es t, o and,ln havingtaken a careful aim, he fired, and the shot was signalled a centre. The double sifting which the competitors got by first shooting for prizes, threethfboarage, appearslosers 't to u s prizes, an a th n r d ee th p e rin nf c o i r p principal lechampion's excellent device, and as certain as actuaries' long averages to bring out the best shot, in proof of which we may state that, out of 40 shots at five different ranges, Lieut. Scott never missed a shot except at the first range. The 'Montrose Rifle gathering, which is now fairly established at " the Wimbledon of Scotland," was held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of last week on the Links of Montrose, and passed off with the utmost success. Numerous competitors had entered the lists from all parts of Scotland, as also several from the London Scottish corps. " Scot land's Cup," value £5O, open to all Scotland, Volun teers or non-volunteers, was of course the blue riband of the meeting, and drew together in com petition all the crack shots in the country, the number of entries being no fewer than 110. The chief scorers in the contest were— Yds. Yds. Yds. Total 700 800 1)00 puts. Mr. Edward Ross, Cambridge tiniver- sity • . 8 7 6 21 Mr. A. Smith, Edinburgh Merchants Volunteer Company.. .. 3• 8 7 18 Major Moir, Stirling .. 4 7 4 15 I',lr. Cunningham, Renfrcw Volunteers 4 4 7 15 Mr. Colledge, 3 5 7 15 Mr. Ross (the ex-Champion of England) thus, with a score which it was stated by Earl Dalhousie, in presenting the prize, has never been excelled in a public competition, carried off the cup, a very beautiful piece of workmanship. Mr•. Smith, Edinburgh, gained the second prize, a first•class Henry rifle, value 121. In shooting off the ties Major Moir eclipsed both his opponents, and came in for the third prize, a handsome claret jug. The .next prizo i 4 importance was Th e Stroongere' •.--_ THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1861. Cup," presented by the prizeholders and other ' visitors of 1860. It was open to all comers of any nation, and 76 competitors entered the lists. In this contest Mr. Edward Ross was again suc cessful. Mr. Ross shot throughout with the Henry rifle, a weapon which seemed to be_quite a favou rite with all the chief competitors. On Thursday afternoon at the close of the competition the Volun teers, to the number of 1,480, including the Fife Mounted Rifles, were reviewed by Major-General Walker, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Scot land, and Earls Dalhousie and Kintore, the Lords- Lieutenants of the counties of Angus and Meares. Col. Carey, 26th Cameronians, acted as brigade major. At the termination of the evolutions the Brigade was formed into three sides of a square, facing the Grand Stand—the Fife Mounted Rifles and Artillery corps being on the right, the Forfar Battalions in the centre, and the Kincardineshire Battalions forming the left flank. The Staff then advanced from the saluting flag, when Major-Gen. Walker addressen the Volunteers, expressing his entire satisfaction with the appearance that the corps had made, and stating that he would have great pleasure in reporting according to head-quar ters. The Earl of Dalhousie (better known by his former title of Lord Panmure) next rode forward and addressed the brigade upon their duties as Vo lunteers, and the services expected from them by the country, both in peace and in war. The pre sentation of the prizes to the successful competitors then commenced. Mr. E. Ross, as winner of the principal trophies was the first called forward to the Grand Stand. Lord Dalhousie very cordially shook hands with the youthful champion, and ad dressed him in a brief but highly complimentary speech. At the conclusion of the presentation cere mony, three cheers were heartily given for the Queen, similar honours being likewise bestowed on the ladies and Lord Dalhousie. In the evening the dinner in oonnection with the meeting was held in Montrose, when a nmmerous company was pre sent, Capt. Horatio Ross in the chair. Prominent among the proceedings of the evening was the pre sentation of a handsome tea and coffee silver service to Mr. Robert Taylor, the secretary of the associa tion, a gentleman to whom unquestionably belongs the credit of the establishment and success of" The Scottish Wimbledon." The Lincolnshire County Rifle Association held its first meeting for prize shooting on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. On the first day the prizes offered for competition consisted of three silver cups, of the respective values of £3O, £2O, and £lO, two competitors being selected from each com pany and subdivision in the county, and the ranges •being at 300, 500, and 600 yards, five rounds each. A strong wind blowing, the results obtained were not very striking. The first prize was won by Corporal Gibson, of the Grantham Company, who scored 14 points. Corporal Mason, of the Louth company, and Private Wadsley, of the Falkingham company, each obtaining 13 points, shot off their ties at 600 yards, when Private Wadsley proved victorious, and was accordingly awarded the second prize, Corporal Mason taking the third. Tuesday the first prize shot for was a silver cup of the value of £lO, given by Captain Uppleby, the competitors being one man from each company or subdivision in the county. Ten rounds were fired at 400 yards, and after a number of ties had been shot off, Private Bell, of the Grantham company, won the cup. Major Amcotts offered £lO to be shot for by two men from each company or subdivision of the Lind sey battalion, at 550 yards (five rounds). Corporal Jean, of the Rasen company, obtaining the highest number of points (six), received the prize. The next prizes were two silver cups of the value of £l5 and £lO, given by the association for the best shots at 200 and 300 yards, and two cups of similar value for the best shots at 400 and 600 yards, five rounds each. For these prizes there were alto gether 119 competitors. The £l5 cup, in the class at 200 and 300 yards, was won by Private Harrison, of the 2d Lincoln company, who scored 16 points ; and the £lO cup was, after several ties nad been shot off, awarded to Private Iles, of the Louth company (15 points). In the shooting at 400 and 600 yards, Armourer Slingsby, of the Boston com pany, having made 14 points, won the first cup ; and Private Wilson, of the 2d Lincoln company, having scored 13 points received the second prize. The last prizes, a silver cup of the value of £lO, and a Hay rifle, were competed for on Wednesday. Lieut. Keyworth, of the Ist Lincoln company, scor ing the highest number of points (13), carried off the cup ; and after several ties of 10 points each had been shot off, Private Waite, of the Boston com pany, was awarded the rifle. A match afterwards got up between five members of the Sleaford com pany and five of the 2d Lincoln at 200 and 400 yards, five rounds each, was won by the Lineolnians, who scored 67 points to their opponents' 59. The London Rifle Brigade having presented a Whitworth rifle to be shot for by members of the London Scottish corps, the competition was decided by five shots at each range of 600 and 700 yards, and the prize was won by Ensign Puckle, of No. 8, who scored 11 points. _Captain M‘Gregor's prize for No. 4 Company was finally decided on Thurs day, the winner being Sergeant Packle. The same gentleman also took the prize offered by Captain Lumsden for the Central Company. The prize for the Left Highland COmpany, presented by the officers, was won by Private Kiellor. Lord Elcho is at present attached to a regiment at Shorncliff. The first meeting of the Essex County Rifle Association commenced at Southend on Monday last, and concluded on Wednesday. There was a very large muster of the gentry of the county, and all the Volunteer corps were well repre sented. The Volunteer prizes, which were shot for at ranges of 200, 300, and 600 yards, were won :- Ist, £2O, and the bronze medal :of the National Society, Private F. Wright, Colchester ; 2d, £l5, Private Fry, Ilford; 3d, £lO, Lieut. Wilson, Ilford. Prizes of £5 each, Captain Russell, Ist Essex ; Pri vate Whisker, 2d Essex ; and Private Hill, 3d Essex. Artillery prizes, £5, Gunner Wackrill, and £3, Sergeant Biddell, both 2d Essex Artillery. All comeri' prize, £lO, Sergeant-Major Knapping, Romford ; £5, Lieut. Hill, Brentwood ; £3, Pri vate Hill, Brentwood. The Kirby cup, £2O, Capt. Bishop, Colchester; the field-officers' prize, £lO, Private Wright, Colchester ; Captain Sparrow's prize, £5, Private Taylor, Colchester ; R. B. W. Baher's Artillery prize, £lO, Lieut. Osborne, Col chester ; Lieutenant- Colonel Davis's prize, £2O, Lieut. Wilson, Ilford; Rifle Derby, Sergeant Knap ping, Rumford. It will be seen that the Colchester corps has carried off no less than five prizes, includ ing the chief prize of the county. The prizes were distributed yesterday by Lord Rayleigh, the presi dent of the association. The gathering, which was a very successful one, was celebrated by a public dinner and ball. The following prizes were contended for by the 9th Essex, Silverton Rifle Volunteers, on Saturday, August 3, at the Tower Hamlet's-range :—At a range of 800 yards the Henry Rifle was won by Sergeant Dickson, and the field•glass by Private Barwick. At 500 yards a short Enfield rifle, con tributed by Captain Crouch, was won by Sergeant Meiter. At 200 yards the prize of three guineas was awarded to Private Cox. At a range of 300 yards a silver cup, contributed by Ensign Manley and Mr. A. S. Clark, was won by Captain Bain. On Wednesday, the 7th inst., at Wormwood Scrubbs, th e N os. 7 and 8 Companies forming the John's n r i :t z e i e e v s r i s s f i o fi o r n r e t wereßS ti fi e sixCompany,matches. l the No. 8 (Broadwood) Company ; there were also three divisional prizes, shot for by the 10 men who had made the three best scores in each company. The ranges for the company prizes were 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards, five shots at each range, and for the divisional prizes 300, 500, and 700 yards (the 700 yards at the secund-class target), five shots at each range. The following is the result :—No. 7 Company, first prize, Sergeant Davis, 18 points ; No. 8 Company, first prize, Private Blast, 20 points; divisional, first prize, Ensign Black, No. 8 Company, 14 points. The 38th Middlesex Rifles (artists) contended on the 27th and 30th ult. for a first-class Henry rifle, presented by the non-commissioned officers of the corps ; and a second prize, given by Col. Smith. The first prize was won by Captain Lewis, the second ) ) 3' gnßigtl Perugine, The 38th had a match at Wimbledon on the 6th of August,—the two first companies against the two Whitehall Companies of the Civil Service Volunteers. The Whitehall Com panies were the victors. The contest for the Turner Challenge Prize, which was decided to have been won by the St. George's, on Tuesday, the 30th ult,, in consequence of one of the members of the Victories shooting with a rifle of less pull than the regulation 61b., again came off yesterday, Colonel Lindsay having, on behalf of his corps, declined to become the possessor of such a trophy under such circumstances. At the 500 yards range the Victorias headed their opponents by one point, which advantage the St. George's counterbalanced in shooting at 600 yards. This left the score equal, but at 700 yards the St. George's literally ran away from their opponents, scoring 39 to the Victorias 21, and thus winning by 18 points. The first corps of Kent Volunteer Artillery, under the command of Lieutenant• Colonel W. Gladdish, proceeded from Gravesend to Sheerness on Friday, for the purpose of expending their annual allow ance of gun ammunition, consisting of 80 rounds of solid shot—embracing 40 32 pounders, and 40 68- pounders—and 20 rounds of 10 inch shell. A tar get was laid out about a mile from the shore, when the practice by the Volunteers was excellent, and scarcely in any way inferior to that of the regulars. After firing their allowance of ammunition the Volunteers headed by their band re-embarked for Gravesend. On Monday last the 23d Kent Volunteers assembled at the Penshurst range to compete for various prizos, and to select two representatives for the approaching county prize meeting at M aidstone. The company cup, given by Captain Wells, to be won two years in succession, with five sovereigns added by Lady Louisa Wells, open to all members who have passed through the first-class, five shots at•2oo yards, and five at 600 yards, was won by Private Martin making 11 points at 200 yards, and three at 600 yards. On Thursday the Bth inst., a rifle contest took place at Canterbury, between ten members of the sth Kent (Canterbury) Rifle Volunteers, under the command of Captain Plummer, and ten of the 7th. Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers (Margate) under the command of Captain Cox. The conditions of the shooting were that each man should fire five rounds at each of the following distances-200 yards, 300 yards, and 400 yards. The match was contested with great spirit, Canterbury winning by 9 points, the scores being as follows :—total points, Canter bury 153, Margate 144. A strong wind was blow ing down the range at the time. On Saturday last a grand Volunteer display took place at Bellamow-hall, near Rugely, the seat of Mr. T. Horsfall, M.P. Between 700 and 800 of the Bth Battalion of Artillery and the 25th Com pany of Lancashire Volunteers from Liverpool ar rived in a monster :train at the Rugely station, where they were met by a guard of honour, con sisting of the 21st Staffordshire or Rugely Rifle Rangers, and escorted to Bellamow-hall. After lunch the Volunteers re-formed, were reviewed by Lord Begot, and went through a variety of move ments with great skill and efficiency. The Artil lery also went through a number of evolutions in cluding practice with their large Armstrong guns. At the conclusion of the review, the Volunteers were marched to an immense tent, where the follow ing bill of fare was provided :-4001b. of beef, 300 hams, 300 tongues, 300 couples of fowls, and 2001 b. of cheese, ale ad libitum for each man, and a pint bottle of champagne for each man. Mr. T. Hors fall presided. A rifle competition, open to all corners, took place at Silloth, Cumberland, on Thursday and Friday last. The ranges were 300, 500, and 700 yards-5 points at each distance. The first prize, £lO, was won by Corporal Jameson, of the Penrith Inglewood Rifles, who made 14 points ; the second prize, £5, was won by Private Lee, of Alston Moun taineer Rifles, who had also made 14 points, but who lost in the shooting off of the tie. An exciting contest took place for the third prize, £2 between Capt. Lamport, of the Workington Rifles, and Pri- Tate Hetherington of Brampton. After making equal points for several rounds, Captain Lamport missed the target, and his opponent, having scored, won the third prize. The following is the result of the shooting be tween 20 men from each of the 12 companions of the Birmingham Battalion of Rifle Volunteers :- Ist prize, Corporal Albert (No. 9 company), 10 points ; 2d prize, Private Lea (No. 1 company), 9 points. The average shooting of the battalion was 3.0. On Wednesday 12 members of No. 9 and 1 10 companies competed for a rifle offered by Lieut.- Col. Mason. The ranges were 200 and 300 yards —five rounds at each. Corporal Albert was again the winner, scoring 18 points, the highest in No. 10 company being Quartermaster-Sergeant Vincent, who made 10 points, On Monday, the sth instant, the members of the 3d Shropshire Rifle Volunteers (Whitchurcia) met to compete for a silver cup, the gift of Mr. George Brookes, the honorary treasurer of the corps. The shooting was at ranges of 150 yards and 250 yards, five shots each range. The cup was won by Pri vate R. B. Jones, marking 16 points. Three other prizes, given by the ladies or Whitchurch,. were won respectively by Privates Edwards and Brom field and Sergeant Harrison. The subjoined scores obtained at a rifle match be tween members of the Cape Town Volunteers show that one at least of our colonies is scarcely behind the mother country in good shooting. The first match was between Mr. H. Glynn and Mr. Johnson. Mr. Glynn dropped one shot at 200 and 300 yards. The total made by each was,—Glynn, 11; Johnson, 7. The second match was be tween Messrs. H. Glynn, W. Keane, Johnson, W. Glynn, Gorman, and Kettle, the distances being from 200 to 600 yards. The following was the result :—At 200 Yards—H. Glynn, 43 ; W. Glynn, 43; Johnson, 31 ; Keane, 16. 300 Yards—ll. Glynn, 41; W. Glynn, 38; Johnson, 21 ; Keane 20. On the 27th the competition for the gold medal offered by the officers of the rifle corps for the best shot took place, when Mr. Henry Glynn was again successful in distancing all competitors. His score was 11 out of three shots at 200 yards, four at 400, and three at 600. The administrative battalion of the county of Gloucester Volunteers was inspected at Gloucester on Thursday afternoon by the inspecting officer of the district (Major Dick). At the close of the in spection Major Dick expressed his regret at the paucity of the attendance, attributing it chiefly to the recent Warwick review. He expressed himself satisfied with the drill, and called upon the men to attend company drill regularly. _ _ On Wednesday last an influential meeting of the magistrates of the county of Somerset was held at Wells, Lord Portman, the Lord-Lieutenant, in the chair, for the purpose of discussing the propriety of forming an association for the promotion of rifle shooting in the county of Somerset. It was decided by the meeting that an association should be formed for furnishing prizes. Several noblemen and gentlemen were appointed as the council, and Mr. Lovell, clerk of the lieutenancy, was appointed honorary secretary. At a meeting of the council of the Yorkshire Rifle Association it has been decided that a review shall be held at York on Wednesday, the 25th of Sep tember. The council had the pleasure of hearing from the Lord Mayor: that Knavesmire had been thoroughly drained, and that the corporation were prepared to afford every facility. Considerable alarm is felt about the safety of the steamer Z. C. Pearson, which sailed from Riga for Hull on tho 2Gth ult. Twenty guineas insurance was paid at Lloyd's yesterday, and fif ty guineas was asked to-day. It is feared that this is another case of loss through deck loads. [ADVERTISEM ENT.I—HoIIoway's Ointment and The hest Frie n d s .—l n cases of erys i pe l as, inflammation,ulceration, and all the varieties of cutaneous diseases, Hol loway's Ointment never fails to g i ve re li e f. Its very first application les sens t h e inflammation an d diminishes both heat and pain. This soothing Ointment by depurating the blood on its ro u t e to, or return from the affected part, pro motes healthy action. Old indolent ulcers, which have resisted every other treatment, speedily assume an im proved appearance; healthy granulations spring up, the sore contracts, and soon closes on the judicious use of Holloway's noted remedies. In severe and chronic cases the Pills should always be taken, as their purifying, alte rative, aperitive, and restorative qualities place the whole /VW Qf ooluls agcl fluids in a Wkoles4PU cionclitiwas THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY v. DR. ROIVLAND WILLIAMS. The proceedings against Dr. Rowland Williams, to which the Bishop of Salisbury adverted in his charge, have so far progressed that the case will be ready for hearing early next term. The articles have been filed. In the preamble it is stated that Dr. Williams is charged with having within the last two years written, printed, published, dis persed, and set forth in a book, entitled " Essays and Reviews," a certain article, or essay, or review, with divers notes thereto, entitled " Bunsen's Biblical Researches," and by having in such article, or essay, or review, and in the notes thereto, ad visedly assumed and maintained certain erroneous, strange, and heretical doctrines, positions, and opinions, contrary and repugnant to the doctrine and teaching of the said United Church of England and Ireland. The following is a summary of the articles upon which Dr. Rowland Williams will be put on his defence : Article 1 declares that all ecclesiastical persons who have been admitted into holy orders ought to adhere to and main tain with constancy and sincerity the doctrine and teaching of the Church, and that for impugning these doctrines they ought to be punished and corrected, according to the gravity of the offence and the exigency of the law. Article 2 declares that Dr. Rowland Williams is a person in holy orders, and Vicar of Broad Chalk, in the diocese of Salisbury. Articles 3,4, 5, and 6 declare the publication of the book, and Dr. Williams' share in its authorship. Article 7 is as follows :—" And we further article and object to you, thesaid Rev. Rowland Williams, that in the said article, essay, or review are contained the following pas sages, that is to say :—'As in his Egypt our author sifts the historical date of the Bible, so in his Gott ender Ge schechte he expounds its directly religious element. Lamenting, like Pascal, the wretchedness of our feverish being when estranged from its external stay, he traces, as a countryman of Hegel, the divine thought bringing order out of confu sion. Unlike the despairing school who forbid us trust in God or in conscience unless we kill our souls with literalism, he finds salvation for men and states only in becoming ac quainted with the Author of our life, by whose reason the world stands fast, whose stamp we bear in our forethought and whose voice our conscience echoes in the Bible, as an expression of devout reason, and therefore to be read with reason or freedom, he finds record of the' spiritual grants whose experience generated the religious atmosphere we breathe.' At pages 82 and 83: 'lf we would esti mate the truth of such views, the full import of which hardly lies on the surface, we find two lines of inquiry pre sent themselves as criteria, and each of these divides itself into two branches. First, as regards the subject matter, both spiritual affection and metaphysical reasoning forbid us to confine revelations like those of Christ to the first half century of our era, but show at least affinities of our faith existing in men's minds anterior to Christianity, and renewed with deep echo from loving hearts in many a generation. Again, on the side of external criticism, we find the evidence of onr canonical books, and of the patriotic authors nearest to them, are sufficient to prove illustration in outward act of principles perpetually true, but not adequate to guarantee narratives inherently incredible, or precepts evidently wrong. Hence we are obliged to assume in ourselves a verifying faculty not unlike the discretion which a mathe matician would use in weighing a treatise on geometry, or the liberty which a musician would reserve in reporting a law of harmony. Thus, as we are expressly told, wo are to have the witness in ourselves. It is not our part to dic tate to Almighty God that He ought to have spared us this strain upon oar consciences ; nor, in giving us through His Son a deeper revelation of His own presence, was He bound to accompany His gift by a special form of record. Hence there is no antecedent necessity that the least rational view of the gospel should be the truest, or that our faith should have no humanelement, and its records be exempt from his torical law. Rather we may argue the more divine the germ the more human must be the development.' (Other passages are quoted from pages 77 and 78, and it is contended that these opinions are antagonistic to the 6th, 7th, and 20th of the Articles of Religion—that portion of the Nicene Creed which declared in substance that the Holy Ghost spake by the prophets, and that portion of Scripture appointed in the Book of Common Prayer to be read as the epistle for Christ mas-day (Hebrews 1). Article 8 is of extreme length, and cites a large portion of the essay having reference to the moral and predictive ele ments of prophecy. "We article and object to you," it pro ceeds to say, " that in the passages hereinbefore recited, being portions of the said article, essay, or review, you did advisedly maintain or affirm that in the Books of the Old Testament there is, with the possible exception of one, two, or three doubtful passages, no element of divinely inspired prediction or prognostication of future , persons or events, or that you did therein advisedly maintain or affirm such a doctrine, position, or opinion, and that the same is contrary to and inconsistent with the 6th and 7th of the articles of religion and that portion of the Nicene creed which declares in substance that the Holy Ghost spake by the prophets and contrary to and inconsistent with the teaching of the said church as contained in that portion of the Holy Scrip ture appointed in the Book of Common Prayer to be read as the Gospel for the Monday in Easter week (St. Luke xxix.-13)." Article 9 sets out certain passages contained on pages 76 and 77, and proceeds—" e article and object to you, that in the passages hereinafter recited you did advi sedly maintain and affirm that the prophet Jonah was not a real historical person, and that the canonical book written by him and incorporated in the Old Testament was not really written by him, and has not any authority bind• ing upon the church, and that the book of Daniel was not the work of the prophet Daniel but of some other person, and is not an authority binding on the church, or that you did therein advisedly maintain or affirm a doctrine, position, or opinion, contrary to or inconsistent with the 6th of the articles of religion, and contrary to or inconsistent with the teaching of the church as contained in the form and manner ,of making deacons, in thefollowing question and answer, to wit—The Bishop—Do you confessedly believe all the Ca nonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testament? Answer —I do believe them. Article 10 charges Dr. Williams with maintaining that the portion of Holy Scripture usually called the Revelation of St. John the Divine, the Epistle usually called the Epistle to the Hebrews, and the Epistle usually called the Epistle of St. Teter,: are not respectively parts of Holy Scripture, whose authority is binding on the Church. Article 11 charges him with affirming that the statements of Holy Scripture as to historical facts may be read and un derstood in a wholly figurative and non-natural sense, being inconsistent with the teaching of the Church as contained in that portion of Holy Scripture appointed by the Book of Common Prayer as the proper lesson for the evening service for the first Sunday in Lent, 22d chapter of Genesis ; and to the second proper lesson for the morning service on All Saints-day, from verse 33 of the 11th chapter of Hebrews to the 7th verse of the 12th chapter. Article 12 charges Dr. Williams with affirming that Christ did not suffer, nor was crucified, dead, and buried to reconcile His Father to us, nor to be a sacrifice for the orginal guilt as well as for the actual sins of men; that the offering of Christ is not the perfect redemption, propitia tion, and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world, both original and actual, and that such doctrine is contrary to and inconsistent with the 2d and 31st of the articles of reli gion, and with the teaching of the Church, as contained in the prayer of consecration in the order of administration of the Lord's Supper, or Holy Communion. Article 13 sets out the following passage as affirming that the element of water is not a divinely ordained means whereby we receive spiritual grace in the sacrament of bap tism, and as denying the doctrine of original sin. "The first Christians held that the heart was purified by faith ; the accompanying symbol, water, became by degrees the instrument of purification. Holy baptism was at first pre ceded by a vow, in which the young soldier expressed his consciousness of spiritual truth, but when it became twisted into a false analogy with circumcision, the rite degenerated into a magical form, and the Augustinian notion of a curse inherited by infants was developed in connection with it." Article 14 charges Dr. 'Williams with affirming that the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ was purely spiritual, and that the Son of God did not take man's nature in the womb of the blessed Virgin, contrary to and inconsistent with the second of the articles of religion. Article 15 charges him with affirming that justification by faith means only the peace of mind or sense of divine approval which comes of trust in a righteous God, and that justification is a verdict of forgiveness upon our repentance, and of acceptance upon the offering of our hearts, contrary to the 11th article of religion. Article 16 identifies Dr. "Williams with tho views of Bun sen, upon whose works he commented. Article 17 is as follows—" And we further article and object to you, the said Rev. Rowland Williams, that the manifest tendency, scope, object, and design of the whole essay, is to inculcate a disbelief in the divine inspiration and authority of tho Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament,lto reduce the said Holy Scrip tures to a level of a mere human composition, such as the writings of Luther and of Milton ; to deny that the Old Testament contains prophecies or predictions of Our Sa viour and other persons and events ; to deny that the pro phets speaking under the special inspiration of the Holy Spirit foretold human events; to deny altogether, or greatly discredit, the truth and genuineness of the historical por tions of the Old Testament and the truth and genuineness of certain parts of the New Testament, and the truth and reality of the miracles recorded as facts in the Old and New Testament ; to deny or interpret by a meaning at variance with that of the church the doctrines of original sin, of in fant baptism, of justification by faith, atonement and pro pritiation by the death of Our Saviour, and of the incarna tion of Our Saviour." The remaining articles, five in number, are of the usual formal and technical charaater. THE CAVALRY.—tI general order has been issued (says the United Service Gazette) to thy effect that the shabraque, in future, is only to bo worn on the occasion of reviews, and when in complete marching order, for route marchipg. THE MEMBERS FOR MARYLEBONE AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS. The last meeting of the Marylebone Representa tive Council, prior to an adjournment for a recess of six weeks, took place at the Marylebone Court House on Saturday, on which occasion Mr. Harvey Lewis, M.P., attended on behalf of himself and his colleague, Lord Fermoy, to explain their parlia mentary conduct during the late session of Parlia ment. Mr. Ceurchwarden Filmer presided. There was a very full attendance. Mr. NICHOLAY moved a resolution expressive of the thanks of the vestry of St. Marylebone to the borough members for the great zeal and attention they had paid to the interests of the district during the late session of Parliament. He felt assured, irrespective of politics, that the borough members had faithfully and honestly discharged the duties which had devolved upon them. The motion was seconded, and carried unani mously. Mr. H. LEWIS, M.P., who was received with great applause, thanked the board for the confi dence they had expressed by their resolution in his noble colleague and himself. His noble friend Lord Fermoy was compelled to be absent, in order to be with his family on a very interesting occasion. He could speak for himself, and in doing so he be lieved he was also speaking for his noble colleague, when he said they would ever be found willing to consult the best interests of their constituents. On the previous Tuesday he was happy to say they had had a similar compliment paid to them by the representative vestry of Paddington. His noble colleague and himself had also contemplated pay ing a visit to the St. Pancras vestry after the breaking up of Parliament for the session, but, finding that body had already risen for their vaca tion, they would be unable to do so until after his (Mr. Lewis's) return from the Continent. There had been a variety of questions before Parliament during the late session which affected the interests of the metropolis, but there was one to which he particularly wished to direct their notice, because it would no doubt in the ensuing session command a vast amount of attention, not only in Parliament but throughout the whole metropolis. The measure to which he referred was that relating to the " Thames Embankment," The royal commission upon that subject had terminated its labours, and had recommended that the great public work of the embankment of the Thames should be intrusted to a royal commission, or to the Department of Public Works. (Oh.) The Chief Commissioner of Public Works, however, did not appear to have any desire to take upon himself the responsibility of that herculean task, and proposed to entrust it to the Metropolitan Board of Works, who, it was understood, intended to introduce some great and comprehensive scheme relative thereto next session. (Hear.) Whatever might be the difference of opinion, and whatever decision might be arrived at, they must all earnestly hope that at least no delay would take place in carrying out that great work in connection with the main drainage of the metro polis—(hear, hear)—a measure so essential to the relief of the thoroughfares and districts of the metropolis, as well as of the Thames itself, in a sanitary point of view. (Hear, hear.) Bat not only was the sanitary condition of this great city a point to. be considered in carrying out this stupendous work, he (Mr, Lewis) thought it should be combined with a plan not only for beautifying, but for relieving the overcrowded streets of the metropolis of their enormous traffic. Being himself a resident of the metropo polis he was personally interested in all these ques tions, and they might depend upon it that he should not be found wanting, but that he should put his shoulders to the wheel, in order to ensure these works of public benefit being carried out efficiently and promptly. (Loud cheers.) They could not rely upon any assistance in this matter from the provinces, as although all members of parliament from every part of the kingdom derived advantage from improvements in the metropolis, in which they were located a great portion of the year, and although all the business of the country was tran sacted in London, there was most extraordinary and most unjust antipathy on the part of the provinces and their representatives to do anything towards the improvement of the metropolis. (Hear, hear.) Such was not the case with regard to other metro politan cities on the Continent, but if the provinces refused to contribute they ought certainly to have no voice in the affairs of the metropolis. (Hear, hear.) They might depend upon it that he (Mr. Lewis), as well as his noble colleague, would resist any attempt to interfere with local government in reference to these metropolitan improvements. The hon. member then retired amidst applause. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—CROYDON, AUG. 10. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) TILE QUEEN V. SALMONS. This was an indictment preferred by the vestry of the parish of Rotherhithe against the defendant for a nuisance, in which he pleaded not guilty. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Robinson conducted the prosecution ; Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Sleigh were for the defendant. This cause commenced on Friday afternoon, and after it lad been partly heard was adjourned until the following morning. It appeared that the de fendant is an artificial manure manufacturer, and he carries on his business under the railway arches at Rotherhithe. The case on the part of the prose cution was that he was in the habit of bringing large quantities of stale fish to the place in ques tion, which were mixed with certain chemical mat ter, and the result was that the most offensive smells were created, causing sickness and nausea to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, and even to persons who were casually passing by at the time the work was going on. After several witnesses had been examined to prove the disgusting nature of the nuisance com plained of, an intimation was given by the defen dant's counsel that he was anxious to do all in his power to remedy the grievance that was complained of, and a consultation took place between the learned counsel on both sides, which resulted in an under taking on the part of the defendant that he would erect a shaft and make such other alterations under the supervision of Dr. Letheby as would be calcu• lated to abate the nuisance. He also undertook that there should be no accumulation of the stale matter permitted, and upon this understanding the case was allowed to stand over to the spring assizes, and the recognisances of the defendant were enlarged until that period. Mr. Justice Blackburn was engaged in trying common jury cases, but none of them were of a character to j ustify a report. It would be well for all the parties in the remaining common jury cases to be prepared at the sitting of the court to proceed to trial, as the judges have expressed their intention to go through the list, and take the causes as they stand, and those that are not ready will in all probability be struck out. OXFORD CIRCUIT—GLOUCESTER, Aug. 10. (Before Mr. Justice Keating.) EXTRAORDINARY CASE OE ARSON. William Willey, beer-house keeper, was indicted for setting fire to the house in which he resided, at Clifton, his wife and others being therein. There were also indictments charging him with setting fire to the premises with intent to defraud the Sun Insurance Company and his landlord. Mr. Cooke prosecuted; and Mr. Cripps and Mr. Sawyer defended the prisoner. This was one of the most determined ani clear cases of attempting to defraud an insurance com pany that perhaps was ever brought before a court of justice. The prisoner occupied the Hope and Anchor beer house in the Hotwell-roads, Clifton, and also rented two other adjoining houses, which he sublet. In the month of November last he insured his furniture for £lOO, and his stock for another £lOO, with the Sun Fire Insurance Company. He also endeavoured to effect an insurance for £3OO with the Royal Insur ance Company; but the agent, on going to inspect the premises, declined the insurance, on the ground that he had not £5 worth of furniture in the house. In the spring of the present year the prisoner got into difficulties, and was incarcerated for debt for a month. He was liberated in April, and on the 15th of that month a policeman named Goulding, who was on duty near the premises, saw the back of the prisoner's house on fire. Ho gave an alarm and other police men arrived, but the prisoner refused to admit them, observing to one that "It's not half a fire yet." The police had to use force to get the prisoner (who stood at the front door) away from the door before they could gain admission. They then found the house on fire in fourteen different places. Combus tibles had been placed in every room , from the ground-floor to the roof, Bundles o f sticks and shavings smeared with tar were pla ced about, and some portions of the floor had been taken up and sticks and shavings placed undern eath. Police Superintendent Hancock found in the cellar a quantity of straw, wood, an d shavings, which had been lighted and burnt a hole in the floor above. The room above the cellar was also full of wood, shavings, and straw. Independently of the pieces that had been partially burnt, he found 2,700 sticks of vari ous lengths in different parts of the house. One of the prison er's dau g hters d eposed that her father came home on the Wedne s d ay b e f ore t h e fire. There were five children in the house when the fire broke out. They were awoke by her father, and got out of the house undressed. h e prisoner had, are ( ' th e h ouse , b u t urge d C ounse l for the defence did n o t a tt em pt t o d eny that t that there was no intent to destroy the inmates. That portion of the indictment war abandoned, and the prisoner, being found guilty of the intent to defraud, was sentenced to 20 years? penal servitude. On the sentence being passed, the prisoner's daughter swooned away, and a terrible scene of distress with the other members of the family en , sued. EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE. The IVorfolk, News of Saturday gives the follow ing version of an extraordinary case of assault re cently committed at Norwich. Mr. English, superintendent of the police force at Leeds, and lately chief constable of Norwich, visited the latter city on .Friday, the 2d inst., with the double object of attending the Freemasons' banquet and of having an interview with a lady for whom he had long professed an attachment. Miss S., the lady referred to, is a member of one of the first • families in the city, and during Mr. English's sojourn here he made repeated advances to wards her. Rumour also says that since his resi dence in Leeds he has occasionally favoured her with a note, to which she has not taken the trouble to reply ; and that she recently received an urgent re quest to afford him the gratification of an interview near the family residence on the evening of the first instant, or if he did not reach Norwich in time for that, to meet him on the Earlham-road at eleven o'clock on the following morning. She handed the epistle to her brother, that he might respond to the appeal as he thought wisest under the circumstances. Mr. English, fortunately perhaps, did not arrive in time for the evening interview. Had he done so it is said that he would have been allured by a gen tleman in lady's attire to a spot where two or three friends, furnished with suitable twigs, were an xiously awaiting his approach. So far, therefore, the plot to punish him for the offence of bestowing his affections in the wrong direction was a failure. He did not, however, wholly escape, for Mr. S. the lady's brother, undertook to perform by himself, in the morning, the work which had been assigned to two or three over night. Accordingly, at the pro per time on Friday morning Mr. S. reached the appointed spot in a cab. Near the Mitre cottage, on the Earlham-road, Mr. S. met Mr. English coming towards the city, he having been sauntering up and down for some little time on the look out for the lady. The driver pulled up as quickly as possible, having then reached a distance of about forty yards from the point at which Mr. English was passed. Mr. S. at once alighted and turned back. The moment he approached Mr. English he spoke, and as English turned round he struck him a violent blow with a stick on the top of the hat, following it up in quick succession with three or four blows on the shoulders, in the administration of which the stick was broken. A. heavy blow with the fist on Mr. English's face or forehead brought him to the ground, and Mr. S. next proceeded to drag him across the road, and was pulling or pushing him through a gap in the fence, when he fell upon him and the two were quickly locked in each other's arms. Mr. F., who happened to be near, and to witness the encounter, hastened to the spot, and with the aid of some other persons who came up at the moment, pulled them off the fence. Mr. S. succeeded after this in striking another blow, but eventually he was induced to think that he had had revenge enough, and drove off in the cab. English, who had not struck a single blow in return, then repaired to the Mitre cottage, and a surgeon was sent for, who directed his re- moval in a cab to his (the surgeon's) own house; and there he remained till Saturday evening, when he took his departure homeward. From all we call learn he presented a sorry figure about the face, and at the time of his leaving was also smarting consi derably from wounds on the head, arms, legs, and various parts of his body. COUNTRY 112AB.TETS. LEICESTER—Auo. 10. A fait supply:of wheat to-day. Trade slow, but late prices fully supported. White wheat, from 65s to 70a per (I% —red, 42s to 60s per 36 stone; a very middling supply 01 barley, grinding, 29s to 31s ; malting, 36s to 40s per qr.; oats, 28s to 34s per 24 stone. Beans at high prices—old , 48s to 5Ss ; new, 36s to 46s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 448 1 Seconds, 40s I Thirds, 36s per 20 stone. YORK—Aua. 10. At this market to-day Wheat was in better supply, with a dull sale. farmers asking higher rates. Grinding barley met a moderate sale, and late rates supported. Oats w ere in steady demand at last week's prices. Beans quiet. Wheat, red 48s to 5441 Oats.... 2Bs to 30s White do .51s to 60s 1 Beans 48, to 58s Barley .30s to 34s 1 Peas ....--s to -- 0 Malt, 70s ;to 72s per qr.; rye, 36s per qr ; flour, 415 to 43s:per sack. NORWICH—Atm. 10. The attendance of factors and farmers to-day was good, and wheat was in fair supply. Trade slow, at is to 2s un der the prices of last week. Malting barley nearly no minal ; grinding in short supply. Little doing in oats, beans, or peas. Flour a shade easier. White wheat. 548 to 58s I Red wheat 48s to 52s Malting barley....4ss to 47s I Chevalier barley-41s to 44a Distilling d0......31s to 34s I Oats. Flour, 38s Od to —s Od per sack from the miller. NORTHAMPTON-AuG. 10. At this corn-market the supply of wheat was good, but the demand was very slow—prices ranging 55s to 60s for old, and 40s to 58s for new. A small trade in barley-7- malting 37s to 40s, grinding 33s to 35s per qr. Oats in moderate show, and prices as before—quoted at 20s to 36s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 34s to 555; peas, 44s to 458. Rye, 37s to 425; malt, 70s to 748 ; flour, 42s to —8 per sack. CAMBRIDGE-AuG. 10. A tolerable supply of wheat, with a dull trade ; prices were as last week—white, from 54s to 58s:; red, 40s:to 505. Barley in small supply, malting —s to —s, grinding 2Ss to 325. Oats varied from 20s to 30s. Beans were a slow sale, from 40s to 44s per qr. TILE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. Aug. 1 3 ,; Do. (via Marseilles) Aug. 14 ' Brazil and Cape Verde Sept. 3. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. Cuba and Mexico Aug: 13 ' Canada, &c. (via L'derry) Aug. 7. Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. Sept. 1 • China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Aug. 18 „; Do (via Marseilles) Aug. 14 ' Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. 1 Aug. 1 0 . India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Aug. 8. 1)o. (via Marseilles) Aug. 12. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Aug. 10. 1 Do. (via Marseilles) . • • • Overdu e. Lisbon .. Aug. 11. Malta, Egypt, and Adon (via Southampton) .. Aug. 10. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Overdue. Vigo, and Oporto .. .. Aug. 11. United States, California, &e. Aug. 15. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. Aug. 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &o. Aug. 13. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Wednesday morning a fire occurred in the workshops of Messrs. Mitchell, painters, Bartholomew-street, Exeter, which quickly spread to the adjacent premises, comprising the extensive workshops of Mr. Wilson, Mr. Woodman, and Mr. Wells, builders, dwelling•houses occupied by mechanics, &c. A large quell" tity of timber, workmen's tools, and other property, amounting to several thousands of pounds, was destroyed% A portion of the property only is insured. The origin of the fire is a mystery. ART PUPILS.—A letter describing the battle of Bull's Run says :—" Orders were given to the men to lie . upon their faces when not in motion, and menaced b y lery. However proper this precaution may have been at tine time, it afterwards turned out to be one of the most fatal causes of the demoralisation of the division. It was so fre quently repeated that some regiments at last could not be made to stand at any point whatever, the least report ?f cannon or musketry sending them instantly upon their knees; and I saw an entire company of the New York 2d grovel in the dust at the accidental snapping of a percus sion-cap of one of their own rifles." BIRTHS. BAILLIE.—On the 9th inst., at 13, Grosvenor-place, the wife of James W. Baillie, Esq., of a daughter. Cox.—On the 9th inst., at Creston Rector, Lincolnshire, the wife of the Rey. C. W. Cox, of a son. y P O WNALL.—On the 7th inst., at Norwich, the wife of the Rev. Alfred Pownall, of a daughter. SMITIL—On. the h inst., at Somersfield, Reigale, the wife of Mr. Charles J 7t . Smith, solicitor, of a daughter. bIARRIAGES. BOUVERIE—Mai Arthur, fourt the ith inst., h at the of Cathe thedlate ral, Sa li s bury, Major Philip son n on . and Rev. Fredk. Pleydell Bouverie, to Caroline M ar y, only child of Richard Hetley, Esq., The Close, Salisbury. _ GRAY-CALLCOTT. —On the Bth inst., at St. John's, N ot- Sing• hill, the Rev. Samuel Gray, incumbent of Cundalo, Yorkshire, to Mary Stuart, eldest daughter of Wm. LI. Calleott, Esq., of the Mall, Kensington. DEATHS. aged 37, Busty.—On the Blh inst. ' at St. Ives, Hunt in g donshire John Bury, E sq ., BTILD,—On the 7th inst., Mr. Thomas Bird, of Maida-11111, Paddington, aged 63. ITASELDINE.—On the 7th inst., at Alfred CottagStepneY, William Haseldine , Esq., of Bell-yard, Gracechurcb.- street, aged 52. HENDERSON.—On the 4th inst., at Messing Vicarage, sud denly, tho Rev. Thomas Henderson, aged 62. NELSON.—On the 9 th inst. , at Parson's -green, Fulham, Par s e d George Nelson, Esq., of New-inn, ged 61. PRATT.—On the 6th inst., at Sedlescomb Rectory, Sussex) the Rev. John Pratt, aged 89. LownoN : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, at No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, No. 112,Strand, In the Precinct of the Savoy, In the county of Middlesex ALcmclay, Auguit 12, 101. TE DON To' klNc tiMon: has selves Lieut,P,s VircK .1 01, 4 111.1 1 if -W ant C trl 4 ed e 41 11, O. AL e Th ( rta 1 Ad, Cal, visi titl, Ile a Am, tag, 1 I 1