The Sun. — London, England, 1861-10-21 00:00:00

2HE NAVY. The Duke of 'Somerset, First t,ord, together with Rear-Admiral the Hon. Frederick W. Grey, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral Chas. Eden, C. 8., and Capt. the Hon. James R. Drummond, C. 8., Lords of the Admiralty, accompanied by Rear-Admiral Robin- Ron, Capt. Moore, &c., leave the Admiralty, White hall, early this morning, for Shoeburyness, to per sonally witness some interesting , experiments to be carried on by the Armstrong guns of different calibre against the new Warrior targets. The Lords of the Admiralty dine and sleep on board the Osborne, Admiralty yacht, and return to town to-morrow evening. • The Warrior, 40, screw, Capt. the Hen. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., awaits orders at Spithead. Up to Saturday no orders had been received at Ports mouth relative to her half-power trial, nor was the date known when she would leave Spithead on her experimental sea trip. The extraordinary success which attended the recent trial trip of the mail-clad frigate Warrior has had the effect of reviving the interest of the public in the Achilles, one 'of th© same elsss of vessels, the building of which has been commenced in No. 2 dock in Chatham yard ; but considerable inconveni ence is experienced by the authorities of that esta blishment in consequence of the very tardy manner in which the iron to be used in her construction is supplied by the contractors, 'notwithstanding that the orders have been in many cases several months on hand. The dockyard officers are very vigilant in seeing that the metal supplied for this purpose is of the best description and of first-class manufac ture, and immediately it is received it is subjected to the severest tests to prove its quality ; by this means several cargoes have been found deficient, l and have accordingly been rejected as .unfit for the u se to which it was intended to apply it. The whole of the new machinery in the factory, recently erected for the purpose of fitting and preparing the different portions of this 'Vessel, has now been got into perfect working order, and already upwards of 300 hands have been entered to work upon her. Had it not been, however, for the untoward circum stance mentioned above, it is extremely probable that nearly double that number would have been by this time engaged upon her; but as it is, suffi cient employment cannot be found for the hands already engaged, and a portion of them have been placed upon the Defence , iron ram, fitting in No. 3 dock. The work a building the Achilles, however, is being pushed forward as vigorously as the limited means at hand will allow ; the greater portion of her keel-plates have been riveted together, and her lower floors are rising into position. The Trafalgar, 86, screw, Capt. d. B. Dickson, has a large number of shipwrights employed upon her in dock at Portsmouth, her required repairs being of a very extensive character. Her Majesty's paddlewheel steamsloop Firebrand, Commander Bruce, from the West Indies, having undergone the necessary caulking, &c., in basin, at Woolwich, will sail on the 27th inst. for Spithead. The Devastation and Rapid, under fitting at Wool wich, will be despatched in a few days, the former for Sheerness and the latter for Portsmouth, to be laid up in reserve. An order has been issued by the Admiralty that all pensioners now serving in the navy are to be discharged from their ships on 30th Nov. next, They will be allowed to re-enter as shipkeepers, or in coastguard ships, with the understanding that their pension ceases while serving, but that the extra time served will count for increase of pension. Unless some clause has been provided by th© Admi ralty to meet this emergency, this order will pro duce a most disastrous effect on board the training ships-, and 'particularly on board the Britannia naval cadet training ship at Portsmouth, where the greater number of instructors in seamanship are pensioners, And a class of men who cannot be replaced. The Medea, 6, paddle, Corn. D'Arey Preston, went out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead on Saturday. She is expected to sail for Halifax and the West Indies. The following appointments were made on Sa turday at the Admiralty :—Com. P. Sanmarez, to the Wellesley, additional, for service in the Defence; Lieut. B. L. Lefroy, to the Fisgard, for service in the Investigator ; Lieut. W. F. Irwin, to the Do terel; W. Mayes, master, to the Wellesley, for the Defence; J. T. Sullivan, master, to the Cornwallis for the Coastguard; Sir L. H. Campbell and C. A. Woodroffe, midshipman, to the Medea; John Pakenham Pipon, nominated to a naval cadetship ; George F. Bell, acting engine e r, a dditi ona l, t o th e Cumberland, for the Zebra, confirmed; W. H. Barn bury, first-class assist.-engineer, transferred from Plymouth to Portsmouth ordinary; S. Grundy, acting second-class assist.-engineer, additional, to the Asia for the Myrtle; R. Hall, acting second class assist.-engineer, to the Asia for the Stork. The following officers now borne additional of the Blenheim, for service in the Violet tender, have been appointed additional of the Blenheim for ser vice in the Hyaena tender :—W. Roberts, first-class engineer ; G. W. Hancock, second•class engineer; and J. W. Hornbrook, third-class gunner. TILE ARMS, The following General Order, dated Horse Guards, Oct. 16, and signed by Colonel C. Bingham, Deputy Adjutant-General, has been received at the head quarters of the Royal Artillery : " 4n exchange of batteries has been ordered be tween Brevet-Lieut.-Col. S. R Gordon, of the 14th Brigade, and Brevet-Major J.lM'Caridie Campbell, of the 2d Brigade; between Capt. W. T. Barnett, of the 6th Brigade, and Capt. J. F. E. Travers, of the Ist Brigade; between Brevet-Major W. E. M. CIB., of the 6th Brigade, and Brevet-Major W. J. Williams, of the 3d Brigade; between Capt. C. P. Rotton, of the 13th Brigade, and Capt. L. A. Bradshaw, of the 7th Brigade ; between Brevet- Major S. M. Grylls, of the 14th Brigade, and Brevet-Major lt. Iliddulph, of the sth Brigade; between Capt. J. T. B. Brown, of the 4th Brigade, and Capt. C. E. Terriano, of the 10th Brigade; be tween Capt. T. A. J. Harrison, of the 4th Brigade, and Capt. J. F. Ramsdell; of the 14th Brigade ; and between Lieut. H. G. Hader; of the 4th Brigade, and Lieut. W. F. .Nelson, Nelson of the 6th B r i ga d e. The officers commanding Royal Artillery in the districts concerned will obtain the' sanction of the officers commanding the troops to the following removals • of officers; viz. O'Connell, from Canada to England. Lient.-Colonel Clifford, from Jersey to Pembroke I Captain Harrison, from Hilsea to Woolwich Ca t. Ramsden, from AldershOtt" to Hilseti;rieut. Walton, from Wool. wick to Aldershott; Lieut. Brantley, from Gibraltar t_c? Woolwich; Lieut. Haslar, from Ald ers h o t t o u ,c'T ll 4; and Lieut. Nelson; from Gosp or t t o Alder shot. The-following officers of the Royal Artillery are posted to th e b a tt er i es nam ed , and w i ll j o i n at their re, t ,,, eti picr z stations on the 14th November— Lieut, th. 0, emi:na ,„;7th flattery, 2d B r i ga d e , J ersey ; • Yorke, 3d Battery, sth Bri gade, PIY mouth ; Brigade, ply n i o i tth i :c.. l . T. Carr, 6th Battery, sth 10th 'BrigMe; thr,d',ll"icut. H. 'Shell, 3d Battery, I Prot her, 7th Battery ; rfoner ; and Lieut. C. J. M. I exchange of brigades- ~,n r i g atle, Woolwich. An sanctioned betis esti Assist; !ga.tiOng having been the Bth Brigade, and- Veale, M.D., of 9th Bri,iatde; foimi'fbfoOr's::iii Bourke, of the Fort Oribeing relieved by thosattreeed to Leith A ss ist : 4m.. liartlii.Te is transferre farmDevosport. Brigade' to the 14th, aDdiato hold hitosel" the 9th ness to ethbark.for ;''arid A.seist,'-s urg• Shar p is triinSferred from the lattertethnfoi:Lasr brigade and Will'ao duty at WoolWich•Until furth4.-oiasrs'. Lieut.-Col. H. A. B. Campbell, C.B , of the lith I Brigsde,cis raised to increased pay therein, vice Sir a R. -Barker,' and Lieut.'-Col. O'Connell is therefore posted to the 14th Brigade on major's pay. The following officers are raised to increased pay —Lieut. R. J. P. Saunders, Depot-Brigade, vice Bond deceased; Lieut. V. Wing, Ist Brigade, vice Pasley, resigned; Lieut.S. de L Lacy, Ist Brigade, Lieut M. L. Porter, 3d vice Loughmon, resigned; • h k Brigade, vice Robinson. resigned; Lieut. F. Sc ac , Ist Brigade, Vice Rochefort - , resigned; and Lieut. H. L..Williania, 10th Brigade, vice Ramsden, pro moted. Sergeant W. Muir, of the Depot Brigade, has been'appointed master gunner at Aldershot, vice Whitehead, at Carlisle Castle, appointed adjutant of a volunteer artillery corps,, " His Royal in g lutess the 'General Command !ng:in-Chief has been .plemitTrto award a silver medal, -with an annu i ty of £ lO f or mer i tor i ous fofd Quartermaster Ser ge a n t J ames z TN veTot., Brigade.; and the gratuity of conditS‘s e u n le for long , service and good Fras*;-I , ro k ,riVed by Clifford, to Sergeant John medal's and r 'lgado• The annual award of gratuttaise: f conduct having bee 6 r long service and good "x" 2 . 0 1 a d • 5 7 consequence lof the non-receipt of the . lists of individuals recom mended for those rewards by commanding officers, it is particularly requested that in future these lists may be prepared and posted so as to each the Horse Guards by the Ist of April in each year. " The subject of the preservation (t cast-iron guns, howitzers, and carronades havin; been under consideration, it has been &tided that the general use of tompions shall again be resorted to ; that the vents of all guns, &c. , not required to be kept in immediate readiness for service, shall be stopped with putty ; and that the guns, &c., to be kept in readiness shall have their vents stopped with plugs made of gotta percha. The tompions have junk wads, slightly of high gauge, attached to them, and patterns for the -several natures of guns are about to be sealed. Officers commanding Royal Artil lery will therefore put forward, without delay, a general demand (in duplicate) for the above stores, showing on the face of the demand .the several de tached forts or batteries for which each article is required. The Secretary of State for War has approved the leaf of the tangent bar of Arm strong's 100-pounder and 30-pounder guns being altered, by cutting off the angles, so as to pre sent the notch for the sight a t th e t op o f a p o i n t e d instead of a flat surface. A new pattern canvas cover for 12-pounder Armstrong guns has been ap proved, and will be supplied in the proportion of one per gun. These co v e rs ar e to be considered as articles of battery equipment, and when not in use are to be carried on the footboards of the limbers of ammunition waggons. When Armstrong guns are not required for use they are to be cleaned, their vent-pieces screwed up, levers detached and taken away, a small quantity of greased hemp or waste cotton put into the slot round the vent-pieces, and a fid placed in the muzzle. A new pattern shell and fuze key, suitable for all the present Armstrong fuzes and plugs, has been adopted into the service; this key will supersedT the present field-service fuze key, but batteries having shells with white-metal plugs will retain the old - pattern keys until they are provided with shells fitted with gun-metal plugs. A sliding garrison carriage for the 100- pounder Armstrong gun, land service, when mounted on a dwarf traversing platform, has been sealed as a pattern to govern supplies." A notification has been received at Chatham that the next examination of candidates for direct com missions will commence on Monday, Nov. 4 next, on which day the examination of candidates for ap pointments to the Commissariat Department will also commence. The examinations for admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, will com mence on Dec. 16 next. The competitive examina tion of candidates for Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers at the Royal Military Academy, Wool wich, will be held on Jan. 6, 1862. A highly interesting lecture has just been de livered in the garrison schoolroom, Sheerness, by Commander Scott, Royal Navy, on the subject of "Maritime Defence and Naval Ordnance." Col. Dixon, who has partially recovered from his attack of paralysis, has left the camp at Colchester for six months on sick leave, Major Westhead, on the staff of the 9th battalion, has exchanged with Major Swaffield, of the 31st Regiment. The contract for the new barrack buildings at Colchester has not yet been taken. The formation of an artesian well, recently commenced, is proceed ing steadily. THE VOLUNTEERS. On Saturday the Lady Mayoress presented a magnificent set of regimental colours and a pair of silver bugles of great beauty and value to the Lon don Rifle Brigade at the Crystal Palace, in the pre sence of upwards of 10,000 people, the corps in cluded. The colours, 16 in number, included among others, a royal standard and a saluting flag, bearing the initials of the brigade and the well-known civic arms and motto, in gold. They are the gift of the Corporation of London, the Court of Common Coun cil having some months ago, on the motion of Mr. Anderton, a member of their body, unanimously voted a sum of £lOO for the purpose, to mark their sense of the patriotism which, at the very beginning of the volunteer movement, led some 1,500 of the citizens spontaneously to band themselves together with the view to the national defence, placing themselves eventually under the command of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. The ceremony took place in the centre transept, the extraordinary beauty of the day lending it ad , ditional attraction. The corps, which was under ; the command of Major Itoso for the day, attended 1 by their band, forming three sides of a square, was . drawn up in front of the Handel Orchestra, which I was expressly and tastefully decorated for the occa -1 sion. The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, who had been received at the principal entrance to the building by a guard of honour composed of members of the brigade, occupied seats on a dais in front of the orchestra. They were accompanied by Lord Clyde and Lord Frederick Paulett ; by Sheriffs Cockerell and Twentyman ; Alderman Sir Henry Muggeridge, Alderman Sir R. W. Car den, Alderman Finnis, Alderman Mechi, Alderman Gabriel, Alderman and Captain Allen, Alderman Dakin ; Mr. Anderton, the mover of the resolution in the Court of Common Council ; Deputy Lloyd, and Deputies Ferrer and Gammon, the Under- Sheriffs. Lieutenant-Colonel Grey was also present. The front seats of the orchestra were reserved for the members of the Corporation and their friends, who mustered in great numbers. The rest of the amphitheatre was crowded. Mr. Webster, as Chair man of the Committee for General Purposes, in the name of the Corporation, delivered the camp colours to Lady 011iffe, explaining to her the feeling which I had prompted the gift by the CommonXouncil, and j that the patterns and design of them had met with the approval of his Royal Highness the Commander in• Chief. He added an expression of his belief that, beside their intrinsic value, they would be the more appreciated for being presented by a lady who, dur ing her father's mayoralty, had won for herself the respect of the citizens at large. Then, the Lady Mayoress, addressing the officers and men of the brigade said,—On behalf of the Corporation of the city of London, in token of the sympathy of their fellow-citizens, she had the honour of offering them l those colours. They would, she hoped, remind them 1 that by their earnest endeavours to attain military 1 proficiency, they had won the respect and admira -1 tion of those whom they had nobly undertaken to defend. At the close of Lady 011iffes address the cempany raised a responsive cheer. She then pre sented the Royal standard to Captain Sewell, and the saluting flag to Lieutenant Frodsham, who were summoned forward far the purpose, and also bore them to the ranks amid the cheers of the spectators. The rest of the flags were then handed by Lady 011iffe to Sergeants Drane, Davids, Heath, Good win, Cross, Coombe, Britt, Wingate, and Bell, Cor porals Elms, Cuthbert, and Bing, and Privates Painter and Wadd. This ceremony over, Major Rose addressing the Lady Mayoress, said, in the absence of his two commanding officers, he had the honour of accepting from her ladyship's hands those colours as tokens of the approbation of the Cor poration of London for having formed themselves into a Volunteer regiment. ,They had received from the Corporation many marks of their sympathy, and they should very highly prize that fresh mark of their approval and that expression of their opi nion that they had done their duty in coming for ward for the defence of their country. As citizen soldiers, their object had been d Defence, and not defiance." They valued most highly the privileges they possessed, and were prepared to saerifice not only their time, but, if need were, their lives for the safety of their beloved fatherland. It had been said we A e were " a na ti on o f s h op k eepers. " He *b el i eved would b e f oun d that we were not only a free peopl e , b ut that should any occasion arise, eer,efrwomortthheypetoopblee themselves ; m e se a lv n e d s , there would emanate an army, such as that part which they th en saw before them, which would place this c oun t ry in a tte of perfect security. That was thei r i ntent i on in endeavouring military profi c i ency , and the proceedings to acquire p would afford additional encouragement to that d a y to continue their exertions. In the city of London, as well as in every part of the country, the Volunteer move ment was, he believed, properly appreciated as be ing one solely of a defensive and not of an offensive character. The delivery of this address was cheered again and again. The silver bugles were then handed by D e p u ty Lloyd to the Lady Mayoress for presentation. They bore each the following insOription::—" . Presented by Lady 011ifft., the Lady , Mayoress, on behalf of of the la,lies of the City of London, who offer to the officers and members of the London Rifle Yolun teer Brigade this testimony of their sympathy with THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOI3ER 21, 1861. the patriotism which has united them for the de fence of all that is dear to the women of England." Lady 011iffe handed the bugles to Private Webb and Higgins, saying sho was sure the officers, and men of the brigade woult I associate with their in spiriting notes a voice of affectionate encourage. ment from those they held most dear. She hoped the peace we now enjoy might long be preserved to bless the country, adding that the best security for its continuance was the patriotic and martial spirit displayed by the Volunteers. Major Rose made a suitable acknowledgment on behalf of the corps, and then the buglers advanced to the centre of the square and sounded " the assembly" call - with striking effect. Subsequently the Lord Mayor distributed the prizes won by the successful competitors at the rifle competition. They were as follows : Private Foster, Q Company—purse of 50 guineas, presented by Captain Gardner, brigade gold medal, and company silver medal; Private H. Freer, P Company—Messrs. Mappin's cup, value 50 guineas, and company silver medal ; Sergeant G. L. Pur chase, F Company—purse of 25 guineas, presented by Captain Gardner, and a company silver medal ; Private P. Winsor, A Company —purse of 25 guineas, presented by Captain Gardner, and a company silver medal ; Private J. M, Gardner, L Company— purse of 25 guineas, presented by the ladies of Lon don, and a company silver medal ; Private C. Young, Q Company—purse of 25 guineas, presented by Mr. J. G. Frith; Private H. 0. Hutchinson, G Com pany—purse of 20 guineas, presented by the officers of the London Rifle Brigade; Sergeant G. Stuckey, 0 Company—purse of 12 guineas, presented by the ladies of the city of London, and company silver medal ; Sergeant R. T. Churchill, N Company— company silver medal; Private F. C. Young, M Company—London Armoury Company's rifle ; Cor poral H, Smith, K Company—silver cup ; Sergeant W. Walker, M Company—silver cup, value eight guineas ; Captain F. G. Finch, K Company —purse of five guineas, and company silver medal; Ser geant E. P. Hatterslay, C Company —purse of five guineas, and company silver medal; and Private C. Edwards, K Company—London Armoury Com pany's rifle:: The ceremony, which had lasied about an hour, concluded by the band playing the National An them, and the brigade saluting. On Wednesday evening a large number of the inhabitants of Islington and the immediate neigh bourhood assembled at Myddelton-hall for the pur pose of witnessing the presentation of a set of drums and fifes by the ladies of Islington to the 7th Mid dlesex Rifles. The chair was occupied by Major Wilkinson, of the 2d Administrative Battalion, and upon the platform were a number of elegantly dressed ladies, the Volunteers being drawn up under arms in the body of the hall. Mrs. Smitk presented the instruments on behalf of the ladies of Islington, and accompanied the gift by a few grace ful remarks, in the course of which she said that she hoped that the Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex, the Marquis of Salisbury, would remove the re striction under, which the 7th at present lie, and permit them to increase their numbers, which she felt assured they could do to a great extent. Capt. Ebsworth, the commandant, briefly acknowledged the gift on behalf of his corps. Major Wilkinson then addressed the meeting at some length, and pro ceeded to present the prizes which have been re cently contended for at Rainham, making a few suitable remarks to each of the successful competi tors. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chair man for presiding and three cheers given for him, for the donors of the prizes, the winners, Captain Ebsworth, and Mrs. Smith and the ladies of Isling ton. During the evening the proceedings were enlivened by the performance of some excellent music by the cadet drum and fife band, consisting of about 20 performers, and afterwards a ball took place among the members of the corps and their friends, dancing being kept up with great spirit till a late hour. Lord Truro, Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the 4th Middlesex (North London) Rifles, is forming a company in Kingsland and the vicinity to be attached to his regiment, and several gentlemen have been already enrolled. He is also about to raise a brass band in connexion with the 4th Mid dlesex. On Saturday last a firing party proceeded to Plwnstead to contend for prizes, and on Satur day next the shooting will be resumed, and if pos sible concluded. The prizes for the 6th company of the 19th Middlesex Rifles was shot for Monday last at the Kilburn range, which was kindly lent for the occasion by Capt. Morris, of the let Middlesex. The contest resulted in Lieut. T. Preston winning the first prize, a short Enfield rifle presented by the Rev. Harry Jones, the treasurer. The ranges were 150, 200, and 300 yards, five rounds at each. The sanction of the War office having been ob tained the cadets of the 40th Middlesex (Central London) Rifle Rangers will shortly be supplied with cE(rbines, with which they will be instructed in the manual and platoon exercises. The present strength of the 40th is about 600. The company prizes of the Ist and 2d Inland Revenue Companies of the Civil Service Rifle Vo lunteers, consisting of £lO and £7 for the greatest number of point; and ,of £5 and £3 for the greatest number of hits, were competed for at Wimbledon on the 15th inst., the distance being 250, 400, and 550 yards. The first prize was taken by Sergeant Godby, who, with Private Freer, made 15 points, but exceeded in the number of hits. Three prizes given by the officers of the Ist Inland Revenue Company were also competed for at Wimbledon on the 17th inst., the first prize being won by Private Cleave, who made 20 points at 150, 300, 400, and 600 yards, three shots at each range, A match between the 2d Inland Revenue Com pany, Civil Service Rifle Volunteers (21st Middle sex), commanded by Capt. Win. Ennis, and the E, or University Company of the West Middlesex, commanded by Capt. Fenton, was shot on the 19th inst., at the butts at Wormwood Scrubs, for the 25 guinea cup originated by Captain Templar, of the Harrow Rifles, and held, without defeat, up to the present time, by the West Middlesex.. The Inland Revenue Company were victorious by five points. A very closely-contested match between the 14th Middlesex and 9th Essex Rifle Volunteers came off at Child's-hill on Saturday, the 12th inst. The ranges were 200,.500, and 600 yards, ten members from each corps. At the - close of the match both squads were found to have made 91 points, but on shooting off the tie the Silvertown corps made 13 points against the Highgate's 12, and thus won the match by one point. . The members of the Bloomsbury Rifle Volunteers recently shot for the regimental prizes of the corps at Willesden. The competition, which was very good, extended over several days. The Treasurer's prize was competed for at ranges of 200, 250, and 300 yards, and was won by Sergeant Pearce. The sth and 6th company prizes, the gifts of Captains Stedall and Gardiner, were won by Sergeant Con stable with nine, *and. Sergeant Rooke with 18. A non-commissioned officers' prize of eight guineas, in plate or money, was tied for by Sergeants Pearce end Golding, but the latter, having made six at the longest range, was declared the winner. The com missioned officers' prize, of a field glass, was won by Captain Stedall, with nine points. The silver l i medal of the corps, open to the first and second classes only, was won by Quartermaster-Sergeant Hayes, with 15 points. A breech-loading rifle, the gift of Lint. Strode, was also won by the same gentleman, with eight points. The challenge gold medal and badge, the gift of Mr. J. Patrick, with a silver cup to the winner in 1861, was open to the Ist class only, and after a sharp competition, at ranges of 150, 250, 300, 400, and 500 yards, was also won by Quartermaster-Sergeant Hayes, with otehlelra prizes,n and Dooley, 19 points. Th e p r i va t es ' p r i zes o f 10 an d 5 gu i neas , the gift o f th e off i cers, were won by Privates Cran w v w er it 12 points. h me l d 3 al an a d n (1 12 a p n o i n E t n s , fi and n i d d r t i ft w e o , were both w on by s ergeant G o ldi ng , w i t h 18 an d Mumbles Port, in Swansea Bay, having been mounted with th ree 68.peund and two 10-inch ere shell guns, and supplitd with all the munitions of war, together with a meltily, fill ipg hollow shot with molten iron, b apparatus for was on Wednes day last manned for the first time by three detach ments selected from the Ist Glamorgan Artillery Volunteers. Captain Francis, having received a communication from the Colonel Commanding Artillery in South Wales, got his men together in Swansea Castle,tand proceeding thence by the Oystermouth Railway, the men were marched through the village over the beach and across the two sounds to the fort, up the approach to which they were obliged to single file. Arriving at the rear of the fort, they were received by Sergeant Nl‘Ghee, who is in charge. The commander then said he had brought his men down and would place them at the disposal of the sergeant gunner to re ceive lessons in heavy gunnery. The portcullis hoisted and doors opened, in marched forty men and officers, and very soon all observed the force in full :action, some with ropes and blocks, some ar ranging shot and shell, while others were placing rammers and sponges ready for action. At this time, the state of the tide favouring them, it was thought there must have been between 200 and 300 people on the island. The fort being closed to all but artillerymen, the spectators took up their posi tion on the galleries of the lighthouse, which afforded an admirable view of all that was going on within the fort. The First appeared to do their work in a remarkably steady manner, and after a drill or two they made the.enormous guns (which weigh five tons each) move as they pleased. The tide making rapidly, the onlookers had to make a hasty retreat, leaving the artillerymen still at work. After finishing, the corps were complimented by the sergeant instructor. Seem ity in the latter place ; and it is not to be won dered at when those provinces have suffered so much from their proximity to Rome. There, too, some of the staff of General Coserz, who is here as the head of a Commission of Scrutiny into the Guardia Mobile, have also attached their names. In short, I believe that it is just as much an enthu siastic admiration for Garibaldi as a desire to pos sess Rome which has given the impulse to the movement. While on this subject I may state, on authority, that Mazzini, so far from encouraging any attempt on the Eternal City, is of opinion that it would be an error. I am given to understand that his counsels have always tended, in the first instance, to the capture of Venice, and that L'e thinks that then Rome would fall of itself. Such being the case, he cannot be held responsible for the recent movement in the Sabine territory, and those well acquainted with him inform me that, though conscious of what Ras going on, he wrote to his friends in Naples and the north of Italy to dissuade them from the project, but without avail. It has been remarked as curious that the Govern ment which lately watched over and succeeded in capturing the tar tana, has never appeared to know anything of the landings which have been effected by the reactionists ; perhaps the reason may be that while the movements of the party of action might embroil them with their friend and ally the Emperor, the reactionistP, even if they landed, were surp of being caught and shot. VIE DUBLIN OUTRAGE. COMMITTAL OF THE PRISONER. The man Curran, arrested on suspicion of having been the cab-driver who ill-treated Miss Jolly, was re-examined on Friday at the Dublin Police-court. Mr. Barry, Q.C., instructed by Mr. Anderson, prosecuted ; and Mr. Sidney, instructed by Mr. Fitzgerald, appeared for the prisoner. In stating the case for the Crown, Mr. Barry, after minutely describing the violent character of the outrage committed upon the young lady. re ferred in strong terms to the general feeling of in dignation to which this cowardly and atrocious act had given rise, and said, in these feelings the law officers of the Crown and those charged with the administration of justice sincerely participated, anxious as they were to bring the perpetrator to justice. But he thought it needless to observe that he (Mr. Barry) merely appeared there to see justice should be done, and assist the Court in arriving at a just conclusion, and to elicit the truth whatever the result might be, whether to determine the guilt or prove the innocence of the prisoner. In referring to the account which the accused had given of his whereabouts on the 27th of Sept., when questioned by the police authorities, and also to his statement as to the hour he returned home on the night in question, Mr. Barry remarked there was a very ma terial contradiction between that and that of his employer. According to the prisoner's account he was in bed at ten o'clock, but the former had de posed he did not come home till betwen eleven and twelve at night. Miss Louisa Martha Jolly was then called for examination. As has been already stated, she is a young lady of very prepossessing appearance, about 20 years of age. She was attended by several ladies and other relatives, and although naturally much agitated, she gave her answers to Mr. Barry, Q.C., who examined her, with accuracy and distinctness. When sworn, she deposed as follows My name is Louisa Martha Jolly. I have been residing since the 26th of August last with Mr. Gelston, at:Dulvin's, Rathgar. Up to the time I came to reside there I had never been in Dub lin, but resided in Portarlington with my father's family. On the evening of the 27th of September I had been at a religious tea-meeting in Lombard-street. My brother was with me. He is an apprentice to Mr. Walsh, apothecary in West land-row. I left the meeting at five minutes to 10 o'clock that night. I do not know the streets through which we passed. When we went some distance I saw a cab close to the path. I was leaning on my brother at the time. We were stopped. A man came from a shop or hall-door ;),I cannot say which, The shops were not open at the time. When he came forward, the man put his hand to his hat and said, " Do you want a cab, sir ?" My brother said, "Yes, I want you to take this lady to Rathgar." He also asked what was the fare. The cabman said 2s. My brother said " Nonsense ;" and the man said " Will you give ls. 6d., sir ?" and my brother said yes. Before we came to the cab my brother had given me ls. 6d., which I held in my hand. It was ls. in silver, and 6d. in copper. I continued to hold the money in my hand afterwards; the cabman then opened the door of the cab; I do not know which way the cab door opened; my brother put me in the cab, kissed mo and wished me good night. The man got on the seat and drove away from Nel son's Pillar. I did not pay the least attention at that time to the outside of the cab or the horse. 1 remarked that the cabman had on a long coat. My brother came alongside the cab for a short time. For some time after the cab got into motion nothing particular attracted my attention. I recollect pass ing Portobello-bridge. After I passed that nothing attracted my attention. The cab stopped after that without my direction. I cannot re member how soon after I passed the bridge the cab stopped. Tire cab stopped at the left side of the way. When the cab stopped the man came to the window and said that he had dropped his whip, and should go back for it. He went away and remained absent live or six minutes. I looked out of the cab in the meantime. I remarked a high wall at the left side. There was a lamp at the corner when I looked back. After that, and before the cabman returned, a man spoke to me. He came from the direction in which we were going. He asked me what was the matter. I told him the cabman had gone away. The man asked me if I had his number, and I said I had not. The man looked at the ,cab and horse, and said it was a great shame. The cabman came up and asked the man what he was doing there. The man said the lady was frightened at being left so long by herself. The cabman addressed the man, but what he said I did not hear. He spoke rather in a surly tone. The cabman turned round and said, " All right, Miss." The man went away, and the cab man drove off; after that she remarked that the cabman stood up several times to beat the horse. I did not know in what direction we were going. After we had proceeded for some time I remarked to the cabman that I thought that was not the way to Rathgar. I opened the front window ; he said "All right." I asked him if we would soon be tbere, and he made some reply to the effect that we would be there immediately. Some time after I spoke to him I observed that the cab proceeded at a walk. We passed thus slowly a narrow bridge. I did not then know the bridge. I have since seen the bridge. I now believe it to be Classon's-bridge. After he passed the bridge he went a little quicker. I don't think lie went very far from the bridge when he stopped the cab. He did not stop by my direction. He stopped at the left side of the road. She did not observe his beating the horse at any one place more than another. When he stopped the cab he got down and opened the door. He opened the cab next the side where he stopped. I said, " This is not the place." He replied, " All right, Miss," and he partly entered the cab and attempted to kiss me. (At this evidence the pri soner smiled.) I jumped up and screamed. He then seized me by the hair and the front of the dress, and dragged me out of the cab. I fell on my back on the ground when I got out. When I was so lying on the ground he seized me by the throat with one hand, and put the other on my mouth. He used force with the hand on my throat. I was nearly choked. I screamed as loudly as I could. The manner in which he kept his hand on my throat prevented me screaming as loudly as I other wise would. I think he was kneeling. He was stooping over me. I got my feet against him, and kicked him from me. He immediately returned to ' me, and seized me again in the same way. I again put my feet against him, and pushed him off. He again returned and seized me in the same way, and as I was about getting my feet in the same position, the horse moved. Up to this time you were still on the ground ? Yes. When he ran to the horse, vehat did you do ? I got up and ran back on the road. When you say you ran back, was that towards the bridge which you say you crossed ?—Yes. Did you go far back along the road ?—I don't think I went very far back upon the road. I en deavoured to get into the field. Was there a wall separating the road from the field ?—There was a ditch and I tried to get across it into the field. Do you mean it was an elevated fence or a ditch ? —lt was a sunken ditch. Did you succeed in jumping into the field ?—No, I did not, but I fell into the trench or ditch. Was there water in it ?—There was ; and I fell into the water. Did you light on your feet in the ditch, or did you fall P—l lighted on my feet, and the water came up to ray waist. as he doing ? While you were doing this, what w —ln the meantime he got on the cab, an d drove up to the spot where I got into the field. Whoa he came to the ditch what did be a° P He stopped the cab, jumped off, and leaped over the ditch into the field. When you saw him do this what did You a° ?"'"" I went higher up in the ' water, and went further along the line of the ditch,, continuing in the water. What did he do then ?—IIc came up to where I and seized me by the shoulder. Did you succeed in ext . :Tinting yourself P—l ex t,-icated myself from him, and went still higher up in the ditch. Neu were all this time up to your waist in water. —Yes. _ Did he follow you along the field ?—He followed me along the field. When he came up io where you were the second time, did he say anytt ing to you ?--H e desired me to go back to the cab when he came up the second titne. _ What did you say to that P—l refused to do so, and said I would pay him. Did you say anything• about finding your way home ?—Yes ; and he said I could never find my v ,,ay home, as I was in the 4 ' Bloody Fields." Ni r as anything said ab out speaking loud ?—He orderet.. l me not to speak !D loud. Was milything done then as to the payment?-- He ordered me to pay him. then, and I gave him the money. That is the ls. 6d. which you have already de scribed ?—Yes. Did you place your hand in his when giving him the money P—No, I drops d it into his hand with out touching his hand. Did he say anything thG 'n;?—He said there was only ls. sd. in it. Had he counted it P— Yes . [The prisoner appeare d greatly amused at this portion of the evidence.] What did he do with t 1 Le money when you gave it to him I)—He put the n Loney into his pocket, and he then desired me again to come back to the cab. Did you assent or refus ? P-1 refused at first, but then I considered it bet ter not to refuse, but lead him to imagine that I was; going back to the cab. What did he do when you consented to go back to the cab told him to go back to the cab, and said I would follow him. Did he say anything about not doing anthing to you if you went back to the cab ? He swore that he would not lay a fingor on me if I went back to the cab. _ _ _ After you promised to follow him did he turn away and go towards the cab 9—Yes. Did he cross into the road for the purpose ?—Yes As soon as you found him going away what did you do? Did you folio w him P--No; when he went away I immediately got out of the ditch, and ran into the field away from the direction of the road. Describe the course you took when you ran away.—l fell into two or three dykes. Did you run across the field P—l did, and I was falling every now and then as I crossed the field. Did you finally come to a hedge and ditch ?—Yes. What became of you then P—l fell into it, and then scrambled over it. Did you conceal yourself there ?—Yes, for a few minutes. Did you then hear any noise of the cab moving ? —Yes, while lying concealed in the ditch I heard the cab drive away. After that what did you do, or did you see any thing ?—Yes, I saw a lamp. Did you know it to be a railway lamp at the time P—No, but I afterwards discovered it to be a a lamp on the railway, and I directed my course towards that throUgh the fields. In your progress did you fall into any other ditch? —Yes, and that, too, was full of water. After you got out of that and went into the field and saw the lamps, did you observe anything else ? I saw a train pass at the time. And by that you knew you were near the rail way ? —Yes. After you saw the train pass do you remember going to the corner of the field P—l do ; and there was a wall which I endeavoured to get over, but I did not succeed: I then went down to a paling at the end of the wall. Did you succeed then in getting over the paling? —Yes; but before that I fell down a steep place. Did you fall into water at the bottom of it ? Yes ; there was water at the bottom of it, into which I fell again. Upon scrambling out of that where did you find yourself ?—On the railway line. Did you climb up an embankment to get to the railway line ?—Yes, I scrambled up a steep place, and found myself on the railway line. You went along the line then ?—Yes, until I came to a wall, and sat down upon it to rest myself; then I went on to the station-house, where I met the station-master, who was standing at the door. Did you immediately tell him what had occurred ? —As well as I could. I believe the station-master was very attentive to you ?—Yes ; very attentive. His family undressed you and put you to bed? —Yes ; I remained there all night until my brother came foe me next morning. The Magistrate—The charge against the prisoner is, that he assaulted her with intent to violate her person. Mr. Barry—Yes. (To the witness)—Miss Jolly, did he take any indecent liberties with your clothes or person P—No, he did not. Were you very much hurt by his treatment P Yes, my throat was hurt from the pressure of his hand, and my dress was torn. Look round now, and see if you can see here the man who committed the assault upon you. Miss Jolly looked round the court and said—Yes, I see the man, Point him out. Miss Jolly—There. The man is there (pointing to the prisoner at the bar.) (Sensation.) Tne prisoner seemed much alarmed at the distinct and positive manner in which the young lady iden tified him. Do you entertain any doubt that the prisoner is the man who assaulted you ? Miss Jolly—l entertain no doubt ; that is the man. Miss Jolly was then cross-examined by Mr. Sid ney at considerable length. She was particularly questioned as to whether she had read or heard de scriptions of the place where the outrage was com mitted, which could have assisted her memory, but she adhered to her original testimony, declaring that she distinctly remembered the prisoner, having been looking at him while her brother was talking to him about the fare. The station-master detailed the circumstances under which Miss Jolly came to his place, and also her appearance that night. Mr. Sidney intimated he would reserve his de fence, and the prisoner was then fully committed for trial st the next commission. Large crowds collected in the vicinity of the police-court, and every mark of sympathy was shown towards the lady who had been subjected to such inhuman treatment. Miss Jolly is apparently about 20 years of age, rather slender figure, and of middle height. LOVE, MURDER, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-- The Criminal Tribunal of Prague (Bohemia), has just tried a young man named Kandler on a charge of murder com mitted under the following circumstances. In March, last year, Kandler, who is the son of a wealthy farmer of Slo bec, and about 20 years of age, went to live as an apprentice with aM. Telkon, a miller of Mingowitz, near Prague. At the same time Mme. Telkon had in her service a good looking young woman named Anna Jak, whose mother, the widow orkt captain of infantry, resided at Prague. An intimacy shortly sprung up between these two young persons, and as this connection did not meet with the approbation of M. and Mme. Telkon, handler was sent back to his family . clandestine correspondence was, however, kept up by the young people, who wished to be married, but the girl's mother would not consent to her daughter's marrying a peasant, and the young man's friends were equally averse to his taking a wife without fortune. Things were in this state on the 23d December last, on the evening of which day some of M. Telkon's labourers heard the report of fire-arms in a field near the mill, and on going to the spot, they found the dead body of Anna who had been shot through the chest. Almost immediately after the water •wheel of the mill nearly stopped, and on examination, ;it was discovered that the passage of the water was impeded by a human body, partly filling the opening of the sluice. It was im mediately taken out of the water, and recognised as the body of Kandler, still quite warm. The use of proper means soon restored sensibility, and Kandler then stated that, being unable to overcome the obstacles to their marriage, he and Anna had agreed to die together; that he had accordingly first shot her, and turned another pistol against himself ; but as the pistol burst hewas only wounded, and ha then immediately threw himself into the river. The letters which had passed between the two lovers fully bore out the truth of this statement, an I also showed that the idea of suicide had been suggested by Anna. The Tribunal, how ever, after a long deliberation, declared Kandler guilty of murder, and condemned him to death. The prisoner im mediately gave notice of appeal against this sentence. Two individuals, the one a mason, the other a joiner or carpenter, both residenters in West Portsburgh, formed a copartnery, and commenced building houses within the boundaries of the burgh corporation. One of the partners was a freeman, the other not, The corpora tion, considering its rights invaded by a non-freeman exer cising privileges only accorded to one of their body, brought an action in the Court of Session against the interloper, and his partner, as aiding and abetting. Mr. John Clerk, then an advocate, was engaged for the defendants. How the cause was decided matters little. What was really curious in the affair, was the naively droll manner in which the Ordinary. advocate fo "Myth defence e e o n ( d e coopenedmm pleadingcommenced John, his the purestLet•d Doric, at the same time p us hi ng up his spectacles to his brow, and hitching his gown over his shoulder. "I wad hae thocht naething o't (the action), had hoOses been a new invention, and my clients been caught ouvertly im pingin' on the patent richts o' the inventors I"---14/anis- COnKS of IScott?:sh Zile and Character. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TuE SuN Office, No. 112,Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex, liouditY, Oct Onr 21,1801, STATE OF NAPLES. A letter from Naples, dated Oct. 13, says,—Since I wrote yesterday I have ascertained that the fol lowing, among other documents, were found on the Reactionists who lately landed is the Calabrias. They are, of course, of vital interest in the grand process which is in course of preparation, and will have a certain historical interest for those of your readers who have followed the course of the Italian revolution. The first letter I speak of is one from General Bosco, dated the 10th of July, 1861. Then follows, in the order of the " instruction," one signed "F. de B." There are several letters signed ' Pio," and several written in this sense :—They deplore the fact that the foreign Powers had aban doned, the cause of his Majesty, and recommended him to place himself at the head of his forces. They speak also of many officers who had been admitted into the service of his Sicilian Majesty. In one letter we read : " Meanwhile let ustrust that this evil is drawing near to an end. The manifesto of Mazzini is enough to open the eyes of even the most incredulous, and if the Pope and General de Lamoriciere . . between them the duel between Victor Emmanuel and the corifei of the revolution will be a pleasant diversion." Another letter, written in August, says : " At Marseilles money and men are treated as articles 01 commerce." The landing in the Calabrias is predicted, and the Ministry of Calarica. Another letter, signed " Beilla," and directed to General Borges, says : " Luvara is a coward; on his arrival intends to recommend himself as a Liberal, even more Liberal than the Piedmontese. Gaeta immortalised itself with the tricoloured standard, and the shield of the Bourbon in the centre is that which was adopted and sworn to by the King. If the white standard has the greatest influence over the masses, you can adopt it, but adding the tricoloured cravatte, for you know that the proud duty of Francis 11. is to raise up a true Italy." These are but scanty pickings, but the reserve which is necessary in a process not as yet made public prevents my communicating more. Yet they are sufficient to prove several important points —first, the indulgence with which the French authorities regarded the activity of the Reactionists in Marseilles, one of their principal nests; secondly, the complicity of Francis 11. in the conspiracy, which has been denied; and thirdly, that Rome has been, as it is, the centre of the movement. As to the suggestion that Francis IL should place himself at the head of his forces, it was all moonshine. He durst not do so in the early days of September, 1860, when by so doing he might have saved his kingdom, and it was highly improbable thas he would do so now, when he had none but the off scourings of the nations to command. It has been a safe policy to sit at ease in Rome, to weave the web of conspiracy under the protection of the Franco-Papal authorities, and send out hired assas sins to plunder, burn, and violate. Many of the documents at which I have glanced above were found in Bourges's portmanteau. A great propor tion of the press has reported that he has been taken and shot, but the truth is, I believe, that he has fled, and has not been heard of. The brigan dage, though much reduced in its proportions, and for all political purposes destroyed, is still in many directions very irritating, We hear frequently of persons being carried off and prices put on their heads; of the couriers being stopped, passengers beaten, and letters torn up; of bands in Potenza, Avellino, and Benevento. Of course, in a country like this, where no impulse has ever been given to industry, and where law has ever assumed the form of a tyrant, and he who resisted it was respected as a martyr, there must be a large amount of floating crime and misery which the sword alone cannot put down. In fact, to send out large bodies of disci_ plined men, with artillery to boot, against mere cutpurses, seems to be like directing a cannon against a fly. The soldiers aro worn out and irritated by pursuing an enemy unworthy of them, and whom they often cannot succeed in ferreting out. The best mode of action would be to send out the Guardia Mobilo on the spot, if they could be depended on, and hold them responsible for the tranquillity of the neighbourhood, as was done by.. Filangieri in Sicily ; none, indeed, but the inhabi tants of any particular locality can know the places where these brigands harbour. I fear, however, there are more difficulties than are apparent on the surface in the way of trusting entirely to the Guardia Mobile, and depots of regular troops will be un doubtedly necessary in various places. During the last week there has been considerable movement here among the Regulars and Nationals without one being able to ascertain the real object. As I told you, I think, yesterday, some were of opinion that fresh landings were apprehended, others that the band commanded byCipriano,havin* been defeated by Pinelli, was flying to the fastnesses about Vesuvius and S )mma. I think, however, that some coup is intended, rind that an cifert is to be made to destroy the bands at once. For this pur pose the Piedmontese in Avellino have been rein forced by two battalions of the National Guard, and an effort will be made to surround Cipriano, who commands, as I hear, 300 men. A still more neces sary work, however, will be to prevent any acces sions to the bands by employing and feeding a hungry population; for, if this be not done, rest assured that the brigands who roam about the coun try, insignificant from their numbers, will have their ranks increased by all who are hunger-struck. The address to Garibaldi, begging him to lead them to Rome, has already received 20,000'signa tures in the Neapolitan provinces, and though as compared with the population the number may ap pear small, yet, if we take into consideration that but a small proportion of the people can write, it is really very large. This observation would imply that crosses have not been received, and I believe that this is almost strictly the case, there not being more than 40 or 17)0 attached. Indeed, the principle acted upon has been to refuse crosses. M ith or without, however, it makes very little difference, except for creating a sensation, for no one in his senses can imagine that the address will be of any value for practical purposes. Gari baldi will not head them, and if he did the sub scribers would not follow him while the French were in occupation. Rome is absolutely necessary to the South of Italy, and without it there is fear of confusion and continued agitation, from the want of centrality in the capital, and from the intrigues which are being found in Rome, but, unless the French say the word, Garibaldi will not venture in so mad a project, nor will those who sign their names take any other step than that. It is a cheap and a safe bit of enthusiasm. It has been signed, however, by many respectable and official persons, fis for instance, by the Provincial Councils of Bene vento and Avellino, who have attached their offi cial by the \clergy and the Guard of Public TEE CONFESSION OF THE WOOD LANDS MURDER. DISCHARGE OF THE PRISONER. On Saturday the soldier, Joseph Seer, who some weeks since made a confession that he was the mur derer of Sarah Watts at Frome Woodlands in 1851, was brought up from Shipton Gaol for further exa mination. It being rumoured that the case would take another extraordinary turn, public interest be came revived, and crowds of people awaited the ar rival of the prisoner. The following magistrates were on the bench : The Earl of Cork and Orrery (chairman), Mr. Knatchbull, M.P., Dr. Harrison, Mr. Simkius, Mr. Dickinson, and Mr. R. Duckworth. Th e Chid Con stable conducted the case, Mr. Bartram, solicitor, defending the prisoner. The prisoner, when brought into court,exbibited a decidedly improved appearance, having lost that sullen, absent manner which characterised him at the previous examinations. Superintendent Deggan said—l shall to-day bo able to lay evidence before the bench which will prove that the prisoner was in India at the time the murder was committed. I have been able to trace him from the time he left the Frome Union in 1843 till 1847, when he left for India, and during 1855 and 1850 when he was in the Baltic, and from 1857 when he enlisted into the army, ti 11 the time of his discharge last month. I produce the following letter from the India-office, which I received in reply to a communication addressed by me to Sir C. Wood : " India-office, S.W., Oct. 14, 1861. " Sir,—l am directed by Secretary Sir C. Wood to inform you, in reply to your letter dated the 12th inst., that en re ference to the records of this office, it appears that a l a d, then of the age of 16 years, named Joseph Seers, was, on. July 19, 1817, bound an apprentice to the East India Com pany, to serve in the Indian navy for seven years, and that he sailed from England in the ship Malabar, and arrived at Bombay Dec. 20, 1847, and was discharged at that place July 19, 1854. No particulars as to Joseph Seer's return to England are known at this office.—l am Sir, your obedient servant, " J. COSILO MELVILLE. " Mr. E. Deggan." In corroboration of that letter I have received the following from the office of Mr. Green cf Blackwall: " Blackwell, Oct. 14. " Sir,—l am directed by Mr. Richard Green to reply to your letter of the 12th instant respecting a man named Joseph Seer, and bog to inform you that a boy of that name, timed 16 years, 4 loot 11 inches i n h e i g ht, w h ose mother was timed described as a charwoman, and living at 2, Gloster- gar d ens , near the Great Western Railway, Paddington, was sent out it'om the Marine Society, Bishopsgate-street, together with 19 others, by the Hon. East India Company in the ship Malabar to Bombay. The vessel was commanded by W. H. Parr, and sailed from Gravesend on the 2d of August, 1847. Mr. Horace Fleming was a midshipman. at that time on board the said ship. These boys were to a certain extent passengers, but expected to be made to work during the voyage.—l shall be happy to give you any information in my power.—l remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " Mr. E. Deggan." " JAMES FUSSELL. The Chief Constable said—After that evidence I must ask the bench to discharge the prisoner. Mr. Bartram said it was his duty to express to the police his obligations for their efforts to trace the whereabouts of the prisoner. It was now appa rent that he had no share in the crime, end his being placed in his present position was purely the result of a diseased state of mind. He was clearly insane when he went to prison, but, whether owing to prison diet or the calm and quiet of the gaol, he was now so far recovered as •to be able clearly to show that he was not in this country in 1851. Mr. Bartram was proceeding to make an application re specting the witness Payne, when The Chairman stopped him. His lordship said the question now for the decision of the bench was whether or not the prisoner should be discharged. After some consultation with the other ma gistrates, Lord Cork addressed the.prisoner, commenting on the folly and wickedness of his conduct, which had occasioned so much trouble to the police and to the bench, and so great an expense to the county. His Lordship admonished the prisoner not to re• peat such conduct, and then discharged him. Mr. Bartram renewed his application. He said. he was quite aware that there were great difficul ties in the way of proving a charge of wilful and corrupt perjury against Payne, but he thought it was a duty which he was owing to society, to the prisoner, and to his friends, that the man Payne be prosecuted. He had no doubt speculated on gain ing the reward by his story, and there could be no grosser or more corrupt perjury than he had com mitted. If the bench thought fit, he (Mr. Bartram) would be prepared by that day week to produce fur ther testimony—that of the associate of the prisoner —that he was in India at the time of the murder. Lord Cork said the bench had already resolved on the course they should pursue. At present they would not accede to the application, but at a future time they would be quite willing to go into the charge. The proceedings then terminated. COUN2BY 111.ARKETS. NORWICH—OcT. 19. Wheat to-day was in limited supply. Prices wore 2s higher on all descriptions, with a fair sale. Of barley there was a fair show, and last Saturday's prices were supported. Flour is per sack dearer. White wheat ..64s to 66s I Red wheat 59s to 623 Malting barley.— 38s to 40s I Chevalier to 3 0 7: New d 0.......... 37s to 398 I Oats. o 3 Flour, 42s Gd to 43s Od per sack from the miller. NORTHAMPTON—Ocr. 19. At this corn-mirket the supply of wheat was by no means abundant, samples being principally of the new crop, but a fair demand, and 2s more money obtained ; 42s to 56s for old, and 56s to 61s for new. A fair business in barley— malting 33s to 425, grinding 29s to 31s per qr. Oats in moderate show, and prices as before—quoted at 134 s to 35s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 38s to 465; peas, 36s to 455. Rye, 37s to 425; malt, 70s to 74s ; flour, 40s to —l3 per sack. LEICESTER—OcT. 19. The supply of wheat today was hardly an average one, and prices were 2s per quarter higher. White, 59s to 63s —red, 56s to 64s per 36 stone. Barley was in very good show, grinding, 28s to 31s; malting, 35s to 38s per qr.; oats, 21s to 30s per 24 stone. Beans were rather higher —new, —s to —s ; old, 43s to 48s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 44s I Seconds,:4ls I Thirds, 40s per 20 stone. CAMBRIDGE—OcT. 19. A meagre supply of wheat to-day, but a healthy de mand, prices for old and new qualities being is to 2s over last week's rates—white, from 60s to G3s ; red, 56s to 60s. Barley rather steady—malting, 36s to 40s ; grinding, 28s to 325. Oats varied from 20s to 28s. Beans were sold at 36s to 40s per qr, Tares, 10s per bushel. YORK---OCT. 19. The supply of wheat at this market to-day was fair, and trade active, at an advance of 2s to 3s. In barley business was transacted at high prices, but in limited supply. Oats well supported, and at good prices. Extreme prices given for beans, with an active demand. Wheat, red 56s to GOs 1 Oats.... ....• • ...23s to 26s White do .GOs to 64s B eans 4B, to 52 s I Barley .32s to 40s Peas ......--s to —s Malt, 685 . t0 70s :per qr.; rye, 36s per qr.; flour, 43 s to 45s per sack. • FOREIGN MAIL PACKET _UST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Oct, 19. via Marseilles ..... Oct. —. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Nov. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Nov. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southatoapton Oct. 19. via Marseilles ...Oct. —. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. Oct. 19. via Marseilles.... Oct. —. India (Bombay), via Southampton via Marseilles . Oct. 20. Lisbon .... ... Oct, 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton. Oct. 19. ............ (Scett.43o. Newfoundland .. Oporto and Vigo . ........ Oct. 21. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.. "Oct. 24 ; by U.S. packet by Canadian pack e t O c t . 16. W.C. of Africa, M a d e ira, and Toneriffe Oct. 10. Bahamas, via New Y ork Oct. 24. .. ............... ................O c t . 29 , All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru } California,and B ritis h Columbia, Oct. 29. BIRTHS. B EL L.—On the 13th inst., at Norris Castle, Isle of Wight, the wife of Robert Bell, jun., Esq., of a daughter. FOSTER.—On the 19th inst., at 7, Highbury-park north, the wife of "William Foster, Esq., late Captain in the 11th llussars, of twin daughters. GREY.—On the 17th inst., at Portsmouth Dockyard, the Hon. Mrs. Geo. Grey, of a daughter. lIENDREY.—On the 17th inst., at 118, 'Warwick-street, Pimlico, the wife of James Hendrey, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. GOODENOUGH-LAMBERT.-0/1 the 17th inst., at Chi'bob tou, lien.ts, Frederic Addington, eldest son of the late Dr. Edmund Goodenough, Dean of Wells, to Mary, the daughter of the Rev. Anthony Lambert, rector of Chil. bolton. WALLts—BENSAL.—On the 9th inst., at the parish obureh of Brighton,:lienry Ellis Wallis, Esq., to Harlot Saul Bensal, late of Albany-street, Regent s-park. DEATHS• at Antwerp, A n d rew B a illi e , BAILLIE.—On the 13th inst.) Esq., aged 70. BARTI.vY.—On the 14th inst., at St. Helier's, Jersey Bthaertlesyth, liantsets.,4taht the ße Rectory, . C Balsham, Cambridgeshire , the Rev. W. Herbert Chapman, M.A., HA I a rt r A N G . e - 7 8 rector, aged 7 8 . FLETCHER.—On the IGth inst., at 5, Ilighbury-grange, Thomas Fletcher, Esq., aged 73. HESELTINE.--On the 19th inst., suddenly, at Blake House, Mr. Samuel H. Heseltine, of the Stock Exchange, aged 75. munnA y.—On the 16th inst., at Ochtertyrc, Sir W. Keith Murray, Bart., of Ochtertyre.