The Sun. — London, England, 1861-04-19 00:00:00

THE NAVY. It appears that the Princess Royal, 91, grounded on the Winter Shoal in Plymouth Sound on Tues day afternoon, not in endeavouring to go to the westward, but to the northward of that shoal. She should, therefore, have gone nearer to the Citadel before attempting to make for Hamoaze, or else her jib should not have been hoisted. A very few fathoms would have taken her clear of danger. Her rise on the rock was rather understated in 7he Sun of yesterday; instead of one to four feet, it should have been three to five feet—competent authorities say five feet. The diver examined the bottom on • Wednesday and brought up a piece of her fore foot, about two feet six inches long ; he stated that there are several feet gone. The gunboat Weser having been removed, the Princess Royal is now in No. 3 dock at Keyham Steamyard. However much this accident is to be regretted, it has been the means of bringing under special obser vation the very efficient condition of that por tion of the Channel fleet now at anchor in the Sound, It consists of five screw steamships — viz.) the Donegal, 101, Captain Henry Broadhead, inside the western portion of the breakwater ; the Aboukir, 90, Captain Charles F. A. Shadwell, inside the Camber ; the Conqueror, 101, Captain Edward S. Sotheby, inside both; and the Hero, 91, Captain Alfred P. Ryder, and the Centurion, 80, Captain Henry D. Rogers, C. 8., yet further in. The officers on duty on board all the ships were apparently watching the Princess Royal. Boats were manned simultaneously. Between the striking of the ship on the rock and the starting of a pinnace from the Donegal with the stream anchor and all appurtenances only four minutes and a half elapsed. Equal activity was manifested by Commander Brown, Master Attendant, and the executive of the Devonport Dockyard, in the despatch of steam ten ders and launches. On Wednesday again a boat belonging to the Aboukir was upset in the Sound, bat the crew were promptly rescued by assistance from the ships just enumerated. The artisans at Keyham steamyard were em ployed yesterday in shoring the Princess Royal, 91, for the purpose of renewing her fore-foot, false keel, and garboard, damaged on Tuesday last when she grounded on the Winter Shoal in Plymouth Sound. The paddlewheel steam frigate Magicienne, 16, Captain John E. Commerell, from Hongkong, Dec. 27 ; Singapore, January 12 ; the Cape of Good Hope, February 27; St. Helena, March 12; St. Vincent, March 28 ; and Madeira, April 7, which put into Falmouth, short of fuel, on Wednesday, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday morning, and saluted the flag of Port-Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, which was acknowledged by the Impreg nable, 104, Capt. Lord Frederick Kerr, in Hamoaze. Rear-Admiral R, L. Warren hoisted his flag (blue at the mizen) yesterday on board the Emerald, 51, screw, Captain A Cumming, at Spithead, under the usual honorary salutes. Yesterday Capt. E. G. Fanshawe (1845), late of the Trafalgar, 91, arrived at Chatham Dockyard, and took up his appointment as Superintendent of that establishment, in succession to Capt. G. Gold smith, C.B. The pitch of the screw of the steamship Gibral tar, 101, at Devonport, having been altered from 22ft. 6in. to 27ft. Gin., a trial of her engines and machinery took place on Wednesday, at the measured mile outside Plymouth Breakwater. Capt. Astley C. Key, C. 8., of the guardship of steam ordinary Indus, with Commander John E. F. Risk, Mr, John Scott, her master, Mr. John Ward, assistant-engi neer of Keyham Steamyard, and Mr. James Steil, inspector of machinery afloat, represented the Ad miralty. Mr. Maudslay, jun., and Mr, Warrener, engineer afloat, were present on the part of the manufacturers of the engines, Messrs. Maudslay, Sons, and Field, London. The Sun of the 21st March last contained an elaborate account of the ship and her engines ; it will, therefore, be only necessary now to state that she is pierced for 101 guns, has neither masts, guns, nor stores of any mud on Lvard, anti drama 1 R ft re.--a c.xid. 22 ft. 6 in. aft. The engines are a pair of direct acting of 400-horse power each, and possess all the modern improvements. With wind easterly, a light breeze, water smooth, weather fine, she first ran from west to east, 11 841 knots; second, 12 676; third, 12 . 121; and fourth, 13.284; maximum of two runs, 12 . 7; mean speed of four runs, 12.480 ; mean revolutions, 59; pressure, 201 h. This result, is considered very satisfactory. The ventilation of the engine -room and stokehole was well maintained, and the vibra tion of the propeller (Griffith's) was comparatively small. The assistant-engineers of the Gibraltar complain, and apparently with much reason, that their mess-room, like those in all other line of-battle ships, is on the orlon deck, and is therefore supplied only with two bull's-eyes for light and ventilation. When the ship has a list, and frequently at other times at sea when the weather is rough, the water obstructs the light and prevents the possibility of opening the scuttles. The mess-room is then unfit for human occupation, and is rendered worse by the necessity of burning a lamp. It is suggested that a portion of the gunroom, or some other cooler place, should be appointed to the use of the assistant engineers, into which they might retreat after their severe duties in the heated atmosphere of the engine -room and stokehole. Within the last few days a question has arisen relative to the ultimate disposal of the handsome brass gun which was captured in China two or three years since, and brought to England by Capt. W. 11. Stewart, C.B , in the Nankin, 50, and landed at Chatham Dockyard, w here it has ever since remained among heaps Of stores and other articles, appa rently neglected and forgotten. The gun is of very large size and of beautiful. workmanship, and its weight is calculated to be about 9 or 10 tons. Another gun, similar in all respects to that now lying at Chatham Dockyard, was also captured in China, but unfortunately, in getting it on board at Canton, it fell overboard and was irretrievably lost. The reason for the gun being allowed to remain in its present situation, on the anchor wharf, is stated to be a difficulty which has arisen relative to its ownership, Capt. Stewart being understood to claim it as his private property. It is stated that some time since the Crystal Palace Company offered £l,OOO for the gun, but that that sum was refused. Yesterday the anchors, together with a quantity of other stores, for the floating battery Thunder bolt, 16, were put on boird that vessel in Chatham harbour. Each of the anchors shipped weighs 46 cwts. The cables for the Thunderbolt arc expected to arrive from Sheerness. Admiralty orders have been received at Chatham directing the frigate Arethusa, 51, which is now in dock undergoing the process of conversion from a sailing ship to a screw steamer, to be supplied with the following armament, viz.:-10 BS-pounders, each of 65 cwt., and Oft. in length ; 22 of 56 cwt. each, and 9ft. Gin. in length ; 18 of 45 cwt. each, _ _ _ and Bft. 6in. in length ; and 1 swivel 68 pounder of 95 cwt. and 10ft. in length. The Arethusa, which has been several months in hand, is in a very for- ward state, and a few weeks more will, it is oonfi dently expected, see her completed. The addition made to her length amidships, in order to adapt her far a screw steamer, has made her one of the I ° 73 gest 51-gun frigates in the British navy. The Gorgon and Swift were daily expected at the c . %Ix l from Rio de Janeiro. The Miranda sailed fr om the ruary. Cape for Australia on the 26th of Feb- The B Inaeotime 6, paddle, Commander G. A. C. rooker, arrived at Spithead yesterday evening, from China and the Cape, sailing from Simon's Bay on the 26 th of The Edgar, 91, stFebtuary. J. E.Erevii Capt. J. 'Caton, flagship of Rear-Admiral orsittline, will ship her Arm strong. guns, consisting oun.me 10 0-pounder and two 40-pounders, at Spitheacl The Cruiser, 17 , C°m'nander"d"7. at val J. lythesea, is re arrived ported to have month f ra 0 ,• „ voyage to After coaling, she will continue h Ar —lll ` - '" lna. c li n u e t Out Spithead, and is exp ected there to - A The screw steam f ri g ate Orland o , 51 , was of No. 1 dock in Keybam steamyard on Wednesday afternoon, and moored in the basin. yeaterty mornieg she was towed out of the basin and pl‘t 3 at her moorings off Wilcove, in Hamm. Commander James E. Bickford was yesterday appointed to the Forte. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY. ARMY ESTIMATES. Col. DICKSON moved that the consideration of these estimates should be deferred with a view to their revision. Mr. T. G. BARING said that the arguments of the hon. and gallant member who had last addressed the house did not prove the advisability of postponing these estimates, but went to prove that it would be desirable to go into committee, when the different items to which he alluded to could be fully discussed. With respect to the military hospitals, the increase in the expenditure was rendered necessary to provide for the com fort of the soldiers, and the increase for barracks was caused by a desire to carry out that object also. He then defended the votes generally and expressed a hope that the house would not delay going into committee, when all the details to which the hon. and gallant member alluded to could be fully considered. Col. DUNNE said no doubt it would be more conve nient for the hon. gentleman (Mr. Baring) to go into com mittee than to answer in a satisfactory manner. He com plained of the expenditure for military purposes within the last few years, and contended that the house should have received full information with reference to the diffe rent items in the army estimates, but that infer mation was more meagre than ever. He hoped the house would not grant these estimates until they received the information that was necessary to show that the requisite care had been exercised in regard to these items. Mr. B. OSBORNE was pleased that this subject was brought forward, and strongly censured the system of the camp at Aldershot. That camp he re garded as the most demoralising and useless object for which public money had ever been voted, and it was nothing more than a preparatory school for making indifferent brigadiers. He thought, however, that these questions would be better discussed in com mittee. Col. NORTH could not agree with his hon. and gallant friend (Mr. Osborne) that Aldershot produced only indif ferent brigadier-generals. On the contrary, they had al ways shown their gallantry and done their duty equally as well as any other officers in the world. (Hear.) Col. LINDSAY observed that no one who took part in the operations at Aldershott could do so without adding to the information he had before. He did not think it was at all fair to say that Aldershott produced only indifferent brigadiers. The gallant officer who commanded at the camp was a man of great eminence in his profession, and the bri gadiers who served under him did their work excellently well. He did not think it was fair to mix up the officers at Aldershott with what his hon. and gallant friend termed the jobbery of erecting the camp. He did not believe, how ever, that camp was formed with foresight, and he had not the slightest doubt that the large sum of money expended upon it might have been much better expended in other ways. (Hear.) Mr. MONSELL did not wish to prolong this discussion, but he wished to ask whether it was not possible upon these estimates to save a considerable sum of money ? The speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer the other even ing was loudly cheered, particularly from these (the Liberal) benches, but now, when this question came before the house in a practical shape, some members of the Govern ment absented themselves from the house: (Hear, hear, from the Opposit'on benches.) In comparing the esti mates for 1853-4 with the present estimates, he found that the number of men voted for the British army at the former period was 119,181 men ; for the present year it was 146,053 men. The charges for the staff in 1853-4 were £175,895; this year they were £326,898. The next point to which he wished to call attention was the article of for age. In 1853-4 the Government had to provide for 9,450 horses ; this year they had to provide for 13,612 horses. He believed there was no great difference between the price of forage at the two periods, and yet in 1853-54 they paid £269,165, while in the present year a vote was asked for £482,392. (Hear.) With respect to fuel and light, he thought the house had a right to expect some reduction, because they were told that the introduction of gas and cooking stoves would lower the expense, which in 1853-54 was £116,220, and yet in the present estimates they were asked to vote £482,392. (Hear.) There were next the charges for hospital furniture, and many other articles, with which he would not weary the house; but he thought he had estab lished the fact that there appeared to be a most dispropor tionate increase in our estimates. (Hear.) In comparing our estimates with those for the French army he had eliminated the difference of conscription and the difference of the two military systems, and he found the difference as to the ex pense of the two armies to be this—that our estimates for the cost of 146,000 men were £14,066,000, while the cost of the French army of 400,000 men was about £14,000,000. Deducting from our estimates for all pay, allowances, and non-effective men, £7,674,180, there remained £6,992,000 ; deducting for stores, ammunition, and guns, a further sum ~c.ct,2.30,000, chew rowatueu 1;•;,7'JJ,01.10. Whilo for similar deductions iu the French establishments, the remaining charge might be placed at about £4,000,000. Here then they had the fact that for a similar class of charges for which the French, with an army of 400,000 men, spent about £4,000,000, this country, with an army of only 146,000 men, spent £5,500,000. If the house proceeded in such a wild expenditure they might depend u: on it that the country would rise up against them. (Hear.) Gen, PEEL hoped his hon. and gallant friend (Col. Dick son) would not divide the house on his motion. The vote for fortifications had nothing to do with these estimates, and it would not be in the power of the Under Secretary for War to give explanations about them. His hon. and gal lant friend, in his calculations, had been unmindful of the increase of the army from 1854 to the present time of 75 to 100 per cent., and his hon. and gallant friend had reckoned for the whole number of men upon the estimate, whereas nearly 13,000 of those men were never raised at all, and he had also forgotten that at that time the commissariat was not under the War-aoffice ; it was under the Treasury. There was a difference in the amount of the stoppage of the daily pay which, instead of being 6d., was only 41d. per day. Hon. members had pointed out where they thought these estimates were too large, but no one had pointed out that the hon. gentleman (Mr. Baring) proposed to take money enough for the purpose he required. It was his (Gen. Peel's) misfortune to beobliged to point out where the estimates might be considered too great. He said that on the Ist of April they would have 3,000 men more than they had voted money to pay for. He had moved fir a return of 'ho number of men on April 1, and he found the number of effective men on that day was 115,862, while the number t i be vcted was 146,031, so that only 182 men were needed to complete the establishment. The number of men to be voted for India was 66,625, and the number of men actually in India was 82,200, so that there was an excess of 15,575 men for India. The Under-Secretary for War had pointe 1 oLt that reductions were to take place to the extent of five r giments of infantry and one regiment of cavalry. Was that reduction to take place on the Indian establishment ? Mr. T. 0. BARING said the strength of the regiments in China would be reduced to the peace establishment. Gen. PEEL said the strength of regiments in India was already in excess of their proper number by 10,000 men. Ile wanted to know how the reduction was to take place. He did not see how they were to reduce the number of men in India and dispose of the men. They must either dis charge them or wait till they were absorbed, and that would take some time. If there were any India troops in China after April 1 they would entail their expenses for Indian pay and allowances. Was that expense to be met out of the additional vote of credit asked for by the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the next financial year ? He hoped that when they came to specific votes the Under-Secretary for War would be able to afford full explanations on this subject. Viscount PALMER 3TON acid the ccurse pursued by boa. gentlemen was inconvenient, unless their object was to ask questions and to make:observations to which there could Le neither refutation nor reply. The usual course of pro ceeding upon army estimates had been founded upon good sense, and was well adapted to the convenience of the house. The Speaker was moved out of the chair, and the house went into committee. When in committee any number of questions might be put by any speaker, and his hon. friend the Under-Secretary of State might rise and answer them any number of times without violating the orders of the house. The matters which were to be discussed were divided into a great number of heads, and were taken one after the other, so that each subject might be kept separate and distinct. On this occasion, however, members had got up and discussed the details of votes which were ranged under two or three and twenty different heads; and when his hon. friend had once spoken, he could answer no fuither questions that might be put to him. It followed, therefore, that all the observations which had been made, so far as answer, refutation, or explanation went, were of no practical utility whatever. He trusted that the hon. member would not press his motion, but would allow the houso to go into committee, when all these questions might be answered in committee with the votes to which they respectively re ferred. (Hear, hear.) He (the noble lord) should have confined himself to that request, had it not been for what had fallen from the member for Liskeard (Mr. B.Osborne). His hon. friend was very fond of sweeping assertions, and had a most ample vocabulary of strong words. Everything that he disapproved of was a job. (Hear, hear, from Mr. Osborne, and laughter.) Everything that he did not like was absurd, ridiculous, foolish, and preposterous ; but judging from the military opinions which he had given that even- ing, he (the noble lord) must congratulate the country that itidefences did net depend upon his hon. friend's knowledge or decision. (Hear.) The hon. gentleman said, " Look at that extravagant job at Aldershot." (Hear, hear, from Mr. Osborne.) He (Lord Palmerston) denied that it was ajob at all. (Hear.) On the contrary, he ass.trtcd that there never was a wiser application of public money, or a more advantageous or economical one. it was formerly one of the great wants of the British army, that it had no place where any large number of men Could be assembled for the purpose of learning combined movements. That feeling:was so strongly impressed on the mind of the Government, that l 'ef°re 4ldersbot was purchased Chobham was taken. Now, Chobham was ve r y ex p ens i ve , an d a l arg e sum had to b e W 1 „ 41 .1' compensati on to th e owners o f th a crow n rights, .'"-4 were interfered with by the formation of the oamp,, Aldershot, on the other hand, had only cost £l5 an acre, and anybody would say that there could hardly be a better investment in land than that. Why, if the property should ever cease to be wanted foe the public service, it could be sold again for many times the sum which had been expended in its purchase. (Hear.) Then his hon, friend complained of the huts ; but those huts were required suddenly. Per haps, as it had turned out, it might have been more judici ous to have built them of bricks ; but that would have taken a much longer time; and the wooden huts were at any rate much better than tents. As to the effect of Alder shot in forming regiments, in forming officers and gene rals, no military man whc knew anything about the mat ter would concur with his hon. friend in saying that it had been useless. (Hear.) He hoped, therefore, that those light and violent expressions of opinion—(a laugh)—which his hon. friend was so very fond of throwing right and left would not find any sanction from the house. (Hear.) His hon. friend talked about the demoralising effects of the camp. He (the noble lord) really did not know what the hon. member meant by that ; but this he could /lay, the troops at Aldershot had been more healthy than any other body of men in her Majesty's service. (Hear.) With regard to Portsdown-hill, his hon. friend, who had erected him self into the supreme judge in all military matters, pro claimed his opinion that if he were shut up in the contem plated works he should be afraid of being undermined by the enemy. But mining and undermining implied a long siege. (Hear, hear, from Mr. Osborne.) " Hear hear I" Exactly. But did his hon. friend suppose that they were going upon the assumption that a foreign army would be left quiet before Portsdown-hill till it had completed its mining operations ? (Hear.) Why the only object we had in constrncting these works was to prevent any force that might suddenly be landed upon our coast from taking up a position on that commanding hill and destroying our dockyards at Portsmouth. It was nonsense to say that an army landing at Chichester or at any other point within an easy disZance, could not seize Portsdown-hill, if it were undefended, and from thence damage our fleet and dock yards at Portsmouth. (Hear.) Our object, therefore, was not to resist a regular siege, like that of Coblentz or Mentz, but it was merely to prevent the enemy taking possession of the hill by a coup de main. If we could keep it our selves until the enemy could take it by undermining, he believed that we should have good reason to be perfectly satisfied with the proposed works. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Capt. JERVIS thought that this debate would not be thrown away if it led in future years to the framing of more intelligible estimates; for in their present state it was diffi cult to learn from them what our army really costs us. It appeared, however, that the price of the army at home was £49 Bs. 4d. per man ; but in the colonies it was £54115. Bd, whereas the cost of the Berkshire police was £5B per man, the Kent £57, and the metropolitan the same, so that the army actually cost less than the police. The cost of our colonial army depended upon the political exigencies of the moment, and therefore varied greatly. Thus Malta cost us in 1853, £359,464; in 1855 it rose to £496,046; but in 1857 it fell again to £412,722. So the Cape of Good Hope cost us for troops in 1853 the sum of £527,514; and in 1856 that amount rose to £924,000; but in 1861 it was little more than the charge for Malta. The increase in the estimates since 1853 had principally arisen in the item of materiel, for which, in consequence of the enormous revolution that had taken place in the art of war, they must expect in creased charges for some time to time. Col. DICKSON then withdrew his motion. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to ask how that portion of military expenditure which was voted by the colOnies themselves was accounted for ? Mr. CHILDERS said that that question was under the investigation of the committee sitting upstairs on the subject of military colonial expenditure ; and he ventured to suggest that the Under-Secretary for War should not commit him self to any distinct statement, for the answers the commit tee had at present received were very unsatisfactory. Col. NORTH begged to ask if it was intended to carry out the recommendation of the select committee on military organisation, as proposed in the scheme of the Secretary of State for War, for reorganising the War Department ? Mr. T. BARING said the Government were engaged in carrying into effect the recommendations of the committee. In answer to the question of the hon. member for Evesham he could not altogether shelter behind the recommendation of the hon. gent'eman (Mr. Childers). The allowances made to the troops by the Australian Government, for example, were extra, and consequently did not come into the accounts. With respect to the questions of the hon. and gallant mem ber for Chatham (Sir F. Smith), no steps had been taken with regard to the central depot because the *rvey had not been completed. With regard to the state of the fortifica tions he would tell the hon. gentleman exactly what had been done. [The hon. member then read a report, the de tails of which did not clearly reach the gallery.] The Se cretary of State for War would take care that the house was not pledged beyond the estimate which was already sanctioned, and which was not £10,000,000 or £11,000,000, as the hon. and gallant member said, but £5,345,000. In answer to Sir F. SMITH, Mr. T. G. BARING said that Netley Hospital was not yet. finished, and that there was no intention of removing the Medical School. Mr. OSBORNE said that the noble lord's digestion 'seemed to have been a little disturbed by the dinner at the Mansion -house. The explanations that had been given were evasive and unsatisfactory. Did the Under-Secretary for War mean to tell the house that works were in progress, the plans for which had not as yet been approved of ? Mr. T. G. BARING said that it was the plans which he had said were in progress. Mr. OSBORNE—Then it appeared that the plans had been altered for which the money had been voted. If he had said thus much he would have been set down by the noble lord as light and violent. Ho thought it was the noble lord who was light and violent. He (Mr. Osborne), as an independent member, and one who had not been re turned by the influence of the noble lord; would take the liberty of criticising even the noble lord's own pet subjects when they were extravagant. The noble lord talked as if he (Mr. Osborne) had been merely expressing his indivi dual opinion ; but the fact was that he had for tified himself with the opinion of the Director- General of Fortifications, who had said they were unnecessary and extravagant. He fortified himself with the opinion of the eminent engineer officer opposite, whose word was quite as good as the ipso dixit of the noble lord. He repeated that the explanations given by the Under Se cretary for War were most unsatisfactory. AU he could gather was that five millions were t) be spent, as he be lieved, in a." light and violent" way. (A. laugh.) It ap peared that they were not to be allowed to consider the estimates. They were to go into committee forthwith, and then, their business was, not to consider, but to vote. It was for holding a different opinion he was lectured by the noble lord, who was perhaps suffering under large doses of colchium, and wished to give him (Mr. Osborne) a share of the twinges he was suffering himself. (A. laugh.) Lord PALMERSTON was sorry that anything he had said should have so much disturbed the equanimity of his hon. friend. Perhaps it would be advisable if hiebon. friend t )ok a dose of colchitim himself, as it was supposed to be of a very sedative quality. His hon. friend ran off on a mere play of words. What his hon. friend the Un- der-Secretary for War had said was, taat the plans were under consideration, but the plans were not what they were going to discuss. The fortifications were distinct from the army estimates. It was obvious that before works of such iinpoit ince as the fortifications were undertaken, it was es sential that the scientific working of the plan should be most carefully considered, and should be subjected to the opinions of scientific and capable men over and over again. What his hon. friend had said was, that the detailed plans was not so far advanced as to enable them to take the con tracts. Colonel LINDSAY expressed himself still dissatisfied with the Government explanations. Sir F. SMITH wished to know what were the works, and where they were to be placed. They knew that a million and-a-half of money was to be spent, but they were not told how or where. The house went into committee. The first vote was the balance of the vote for pay and allowance of her Majesty's land forces, £1,780,000. Lord W. GRAHAM objected to the manner in which the expense of the military force in the colonies was set forth in the estimates, in some cases the total expense requiring to be looked for under different heads. Mr. WILLIAMS noticed an increase in several of the minor votes. Colonel D' NNE complained of the annual increase in the expLitse of the recruiting department, and yet the result was never more than an average of 18,000 men. There was also an increase this year in the number of supernumeraries, although he knew that the majors coming home from India were to be left on the strength of their regiments. Colonel DICKSON believed that the army estimates this year would be nearer 16 millions than 14 millions, and that the alleged reduction was fallacious. The reduction of £427,000 in fortifications had nothing to do with this year's estimates. Besides, there would be a supplementary esti mate for the militia of £.500,000. He found an increase of .£9,227 in the expense of the medical staff, and an increase of £40,000, and another of £50,000 for food for the hospital department. Every one knew that seven per cent. 'tas a large rate of sickness for the army, and there was an addi tion of £lO per man. He thought that this required some explanation. Colonel LINDSAY considered there were great defects in the medical department of the army. He should much rather have the assistant-surgeons attached to regiments than to the staff. (Hear, hear.) He regretted that there had been a reduction of one assistant-surgeon in each regiment. The evidence taken before the committee was, that the medical men had done their work well. He could hear testimony that the increase of medical officers in regiments had been productive of great benefit to the se; vice. With regard tl London, in which there were five regimens, and in which the barracks were permanently divided, there were only ten medical officers. They had three detached hospitals in the district, and while in the country medical officers were allowed t) reside away from the hospitals, in London ono medical man was obliged to reside in the hospital. The medical men were insufficient in number, and ought; o- be increased. With respect to • corporals and lance corporals in regiments, he begged to say •their number was by no means sufficient for the require rants of the regiments, and their duty was consequently . THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, !APRIL 19, 1861. very severe. He therefore thought the War Office oug to resolve to increase the pay of that class. (Hear.) Then, with regard to the men, his opinion was that their pay ought to be increased 2d. a day, after their re-enlistment at the expiration of their term of service. The proportion of soldiers who re-enlisted was certainly comparatively very small ; but he thought the increase of 2d. a day would have the effect of inducing the men to re-enlist. Colonel KNOX entirely concurred in all that had been said by his hon. and gallant friend who had just addressed the committee in relation to the medical officers, and he joined with him most earnestly in urging upon the War Department to take the recommendations made into their serious consideration. Colonel NORTH, for one, could not agree in what had been said by the hon. and gallant officers in relation to the medical department, and in his opinion the Government instead of meeting with censure were entitled to credit in this matter. Mr. BARING thought that that would appear in the votes. In answer to the difficult question put by the noble lord the member for Herefordshire, viz., whether it was possible to ascertain the military expenditure on behalf of each colony, he said it was a matter under the consideration of the committee upstairs, and he did not see any objection in giving the different amounts of expenditure in each colony. (Hear.) The question of the hon. member for Lambeth might be answered by stating that the increase in the esti mates for the supernumeraries was in consequence of there hating been an increase in the regiments. (Hear.) At present there was no intention to remove the second surgeon from the battalions of the Guards. (Hear, hear.) Colonel NORTH thought it was an injustice that cavalry officers should not receive command money as well as artillery officers. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said he found that the cost of the staff abroad was £193,557, and the cost of the staff at home was £133,340, making a total of £326,898. Now that was, is his opinion, an enormous sum to pay under that head. Mr. B. OSBORNE called attention to the fact that a major-general had recently been appointed to command the brigade of Foot Guards. Now he was not at all prepared to say that that was not a proper appointment to make. But if they were to adopt that arrangement, he did not see why they should continue to maintain three colonels of the three regiments of that force. The 'practice that formerly prevailed was, that each of those colonels should command the brigade in turn, but that could not be maintained if a brigadier was permanently to receive a large amount. lie also wished to know why it was thought necessary to appoint a major-general in the Australian colonies, where there was only a regiment or two stationed, with a lieutenant general in New Zealand, as well as a major-general in Nova Scotia. After a few words from General UPTON, Mr. CHILDERS agreed with the hon. member for Liskeard, that no necessity seemed to exist for the appoint ment of a major-general to the command of the Guards Brigade, or of a major-general in the Australian Colonies, or of a lieutenant-general in New-Zealand. He disap proved of 13 surgeons being added to the Medical Staff at the Cape of Good Hope, while the troops in that colony were reduced one-third. Major STUART KNOX believed the appointment of a major-general in command of the Brigade of Guards was quite unnecessary. That officer only had to perform the ordinary duties which were discharged by colonels in the line. Lord A. CHURCHILL thought there was no necessity for continuing the appointment which had been made after the Crimean war. He should move that the vote before the house bo reduced by £1,038, the expense of the major general and his staff. Colonel DICKSON proposed that the vote of £105,000 be reduced by £9,823, the increase of the medical staff re muneration for this year. Mr. BARING said the effect of the course proposed would be to increase the number on the half-pay vote. He thought the committee would hardly be inclined, without further inquiry, to carry out such a reduction. Mr. CHILDERS recommended the hon. and gallant gentleman to persevere in his motion. Those who thought the medical staff ought not to be increased were bound to vote with him. Colonel NORTH said he would vote for maintaining the present staff. Mr. B. OSBORNE said there had been an appeal ad misericordiana made on behalf of the medical staff, but no sympathy was manifested for the taxpayers. He hoped they would divide, and then the country would know who attended to their interests. After some conversation the committee divided, and there appeared— For the reduction Against The vote wl‘alsatjityhoern;orefff to. 66 .. —2O Lord A. CHURCHILL moved to reduce the pay of the general commanding the brigade of Guards by the sum of £1,028 14s. 7d. Colonel LINDSAY said the - Adjutant-General now had become, he was sorry to say, little better than aeletk in his uvv.u. depar-.;went. A lieutenant-colonel commanding a regiment of Guards was, in point of fact, brigadier. Colonel DUNNE said they ought to take the whole sys tem of the staff generally, and not be taking it up in ques tions of detail. Let them take the whole question—Was , the staff fitted for the service ? Mr. B. OSBORNE wanted to know how they were to deal with such questions except by taking them in detail. After a few words from Mr. T. G. BARING, Mr. MONSELL said that the expense of the brigade of Guards had risen from £170,000 per annum to £330,000, and if that system of extravagance went on they could not know to what extent that system of extravagance would run. (Hear, hear.) Colonel KNOX thought that the appointment in question in this vote was unnecessary. Lord PALMERSTON said that as to the system of the organisation of the battalion of the Guards, they had heard from the hon. and gallant gentleman who had commanded a regiment of,Guards, a decided opinion that the arrange ment would tend to the efficiency of the brigade of Guards. Hon. gentlemen who were not military men were not de barred from forming an opinion upon military matters, but they ought to give due weight to the opinions of military men who were interested in this matter, and who were anxious for the good of the service. With respect to the point as to which was the best method of ensuring the effi ciency of that nucleus of our military force—namely, the Guards—the question being whether those six battalions of Guards were to be alternately under the command of dif- ferent officers belonging to the Guards, or under the per.. manent command of a major or lieutenant-general, it was clear to him that for the unity of system and for the regu larity of arrangement the proposition under consideration was the best calculated for that purpose. (Hear, hear.) It might be rertter of opinion what s h ou ld b e th e amount ourof persons lit agree that it s h ou ld b e as efficient as pos sible. He was of opinion that if placed und er th e di rec t military mustary force, but wh a t ever th at f orce was all inspection of one officer, who was not changed from month to month, the brigade of Guards would be more efficient. He hoped the committee would place confidence in the opinion of military officers and sanction the arrangement. Lord A. CHURCHILL said that if a General was ap pointed to the position in question it ought to be one who had command of all the troops in the metropolis. After a few words from Mr. A. SMITH, The committee divided, when there appeared . — For the amendment B6 Against it Majority Mr. B. OSBORNE then moved that the allowance of £691 19s. 7d. to the Major-General in lieu of the Govern ment of Anapolis Royal be omitted. Mr. BARING said the appointment in question had been held by the Commanders-in-Chief of Nova Scotia. When that appointment was abolished, this grant of money was given t.) the military officer, who was also the civil officer of the colony. Captain JERVIS said the objection to the vote might be got rid of if the grant had been converted into "table money." Mr. B. OSBORNE said that after the explanation of the hon. gentleman opposite (Captain Jervis) he should not divide. (Laughter.) Mr. HUNT then proposed the omission of the vote of miscellaneous contingencies, amounting to £75,028 in page 7, on the ground that there was no explanation of the item. Mr. BARING said that the explanation was to be found in page 29. Mr. A. SMITH said there was no item in page 29 cor responding with the item of £75,000. Mr. CHILDERS wanted to know why there should he an increaso in the expenditure for the medical officers of the Cape. Mr. BARING was not then prepared to give an expla , nation on that point. Mr. CHILDERS then said he thought the vote ought to be postponed. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY remarked that the vote of con tingences had been increasing from year to year. Mr. A. SAIITH moved that the vote be postponed. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to know why it was such an enormous increase took place since 1858. Lord J. RUSSELL said the vote could not be lessened while those establishments were efficiently carried on. General PEEL said it was utterly impossible that every document could be given, or the details of each vote spe cified. Mr. A. SMITH did not 'wish for details but details that they could understand, in order to know what the vote was for. Mr. BARING said the vote could not be divided, nor each particular item given. Cul, DICKSON believed that hon. members were always talking of economy, but here they were voting large sums of money without any reduction whatever. Sir M. PETO urged the Government to postpone the vote until an explanation be given. After a few words from Mr. BARING, The committee divided, when the numbers were— For the vote Against it Majority —9l The Vote was then agreed to. The next vote was £lO,OOO for annual allowances to the Grenadier Guards. Mr, CONINGUAM wished to know why it was ISO large an allowance was given to the Grenadier Guards, while in the line it was only £4OB. He wished the Under Secretary , of State for War would give some explanation of that dis crepancy between the two sums. Lord DUNKELLIN said the difference was owing to a greater number of men being in a battalion of the Guards than in those of the line, and of course the allowances must be larger. Mr. BARING, in explanatton, said that certain work that was done in recruiting and certain allowances, caused the increase to which the hon. member referred.l Mr. BRUCE said the Guards had certain advantages over other regiments, but he was at a loss tJ know why they should have allowances and advantages in the pro portion of five to one over the other regiments. Col. LINDSAY, after a few words from Sir HARRY VERNEY, explained the grounds upon which the allow ances were made. Mr. WILLIAMS said he found in the Life Guards one officer to every ten men, and a non-commissioned officer to every five men ; while in the ordinary cavalry regiments he found there was one officer to every 16 men, and a non commissioned officer to every nine and a half men. Now it was well known that the Life Guards had nothing to do. (Laughter.) Well, they had nothing to do but to attend upon her Majesty. He also found that in the Foot Guards the p.ty of the officers was much larger than that of officers of the same grade in other regiments, while the latter were the men who were commonly called upon to go abroad, and to fight for the country, and bear all the hardships of the service. Some discussion ensued, in which Sir F. SMITH, Col. LINDSAY, and other hon. members took part, and termi nated in Mr. Coningham withdrawing his opposition to the vote, which was then agreed to. On ,the motion that a sum of £648,096 be granted to wards defraying the miscellaneous expenses. Major STUART KNOX objected to the amount of the vote, and having expressed his disapproval of the battalion system of depots as most unsatisfactory, he moved as an amendment that the vote be reduced by £41,337. Some discussion ensued, inwhich Col. NORTH and Capt. JERVIS defended the depot battalion system as operating in a most beneficial manner in relation to the service. Colonel DICKSON hoped his hon. and gallant friend (Major Stuart Knox) would modify his amendment. Colonel DUNNE called attention to the different systems of drill that was in operation at the depots, and said he knew of no system which was more objectionable. It was a bad system, and ought to be altered. Some discussion ensued, in which Colonel SYKES and Mr. CARNEGIE took part, after which Mr. BARING said he entirely concurred with the hon. and gallant officer that the question was wholly one of discipline. But the important question was whether the soldiers were to be left to drill themselves, or to be drilled by officers attached to the depot battalions for the purpose, His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief had ex pressed his most decided opinion in favour of the system. Sir George Wetherell (a most distinguished officer) ani General Love, Inspector-General of Battalion Depots, who was also a most disinguished officer, were in like manner in favour of the system. He might also state to the com mittee that he had received a letter from a high military authority in France approving of the system, an I informing him that they had adopted depot battalions of instruction in that country in imitation of the English system. Colonel DUNNE thought they ought to have an expla.. nation why the estimated expenditure for recruiting was raised by £5,000 or £6,000. Sir J. PAXTON wished to know if the vote of £41,337 were disallowed, would any further sum be asked from the house in connexion with the expenses of staff battalions. Mr. BARING feared, if the vote were disagreed to, that provision should be made for the supplemental pay of officers. After some further conversation, Mika- S. KNOX expressed a desire to withdraw the amendment, but it was put and negatived without a divi sion, and the item of £41,337 was agreed to. On the question that the main vote of £618,096 be passed, Mr. CHILDERS moved the omission of the sum of £11,157, the allowance for the Foot Guards in lieu of the stock purse formed for recruiting and hospital expenses. Mr. WILLIAMS said that he had several amendment s to propose, and he claimed the right of doing so. The CHAIRMAN said that it was not competent for the hon. member to do so, as the vote for the depot battalions had been agreed to. Mr. CHILDERS withdrew his amendment, in order to enable the hon. member for Lambeth to move his amend ments. Mr. WILLIAMS complained that he had not been al lowed to ask for explanations respecting some items in the votes. In page 9 there was a charge for marching allow ances, escorts, &c., £6,000 last year, and £15,000 tkis year. The vote of last year for medical services was £148,000, this year it was £lBB,OOO, being £40,000 more than that of last year. Another item for the movement of troops amounted last year to £73,000, and this year it was charged at £llO,OOO, being £37,000 more than the charge of last year. Water carriage last year was £64,000, this year it rose to £69,000. On those two items there was an increase of £42,000. Col. DICKSON rose to order. He hoped the hon. gen tleman's going into those items would not preclude others from taking something earlier in the votes. The CHAIRMAN said the hon. member (Mr. Williams) was out of order unless he intended to conclude with a motion. (Cries of "Move, move.") Mr. WILLIAMS—No, lam not dono yet. (Laughter.) There are several other items here altogether exceeding the votes of last year by £90,748. I move that those items be reduced by that amount. The CHAIRMAN said the hon. gentleman might move for a reductioa in the amount of the first item. Mr. WILLIAMS then moved that the item for march. ing allowances and conveyance of troops be reduced by £9,000, which would make the vote the same as that of last year. Col. DUNNE said he would support the motion of the hon. member for Lambeth. He could not see why, when the army was decreasing the expense should be increasing. Mr. BARING said the estimates had been carefully pre pared, and the excess, as compared with last year, was ac counted for by the votes of last year being inadequate. After a brief discussion, in which Sir F. SMITH and other hon. members took part, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY complained that sums of money voted for particular purposes were disposed of in other ways. After a few words from Mr. DANBY SEYMOUR, Mr. WILLIAMS concluded that the Government were not justified in altering the applications of votes of money made by the House of Commons. If this were allowed, the votes of that house could not but be considered as a mere farce. Lord PALMERSTON said that certain charges could be ascertained with perfect precision, such as the number of troops, clothing, and the like, but in other cases there could not be the same certainty, as was the case in reference to the number of recruits and the removal of these recruits. The expense in this latter must be conjectured, and last year the estimate upon this point was not equal to the amount required, and this year it was thought desirable to raise the estimate in this particular. This was the explanation which he had to offer to the committee on the subject. Mr. MONSELL thought the observations of the noble lord did not meet the objection which had been raised to the vote. Mr. HENL EY must say that he did not see the force of the noble 19rd's observations. It was clear that Govern ment meant to recruit a smaller number of men than was recruited last year, and therefore it was strange that the vote should be increased. Mr. BRUCE thought that £15,000 for moving 20,000 men was no very extravagant sum. Lord BURGHLEY having said a few words, Mr. T. G. BARING said in explanation the amount o; this vote would not be more than was necessary. • General PEEL having said a few words, The amendment was negatived without a division. On the question being put that the sum of £llO,OOO should be voted for the removal of troops, Sir F. SMITH moved as an amendment that the vote should be reduced by the sum of £37,000. Mr. BARING explained that a great portion of the ex pense was occasioned by officers moving about from place to place to acquire a knowledge of their duties. Sir F. SMITH then withdrew his amendment, and the vote was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the house resumed. THE QUEEN'S PRISON BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill, the clauses were agreed to, and the house resumed. The Reading Charities Bill went through committee. Mr. CRAWFORD moved the second reading of the Volunteer Tolls Exemption Bill. He wished it to be read a second time merely pro forma, in order to introduce cer tain alterations in committee. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL recommended his hon. friend to withdraw the bill, and bring in another which would contain the proposed alterations. The bill was then withdrawn. CHARITABLE USES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. REVISION OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. The CHANCELLO ft of the EXCHEQUER moved the appointment of a select committee to revise the public accounts. Mr. HENNESSY objected to the appointment of the committee, on the ground that there was not a single Irish member's name in the list. The subject was a most im portant one, and one from the revision of which the Irish members ought not t) be excluded. Mr. FITZGERALD also regarded the question as a most important one, and must say that it appeared strange that the Government, in moving the appointment of such a committee, should also have excluded from it every.Seotch member. Mr. LYGON moved the adjournment of the debate. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not consent to the adjournment of the debate, and with regard to the objections taken by the two hon. mem bers to the composition of the committee, and the absence of any Irish or Seotch members in it, he did not think the objection a good one, inasmuch as it appeared to him that the three kingdoms were cc bound up in their interests that it could be matter of little difference whether there were Irish or Scotch members upon it. The house then divided— For the adjournment of the debate Against it Majority —2B On the name of Mr. Cobden being proposed, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said they had every reason to believe that Mr. Cobden would be able to attend the house and discharge his Parliamentary duties in the course of a fortnight. Mr. Cobden's name was then agreed to. Mr. WHITE moved that Mr. Baxter's name should be substituted for that of Sir B. Leighton. The SPEAKER said such a motion could not be made without notice. Mr. WHITE moved the omission of Sir B. Leighton's name. The amendment was negatived, and the committee as proposed was appointed. The house adjourned at 20 minutos to 1 o'clock. PAIRS. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT BILL. FOR. AGAINST. Mr. Beale with Mr. Hornby Lord Galway Mr. H. Berkeley .. Mr. King King Lord Andover — Mr. Powys Mr. Wykeham Martin Mr. Merry Mr. Augustus Smith Colonel French Mr. Murray — Lord Hamilton Lord Dunkellin Sergeant Pigott — Mr. Macaulay Mr. Steel — Mr. Beresford Mr. R. W. Crawford Mr. Dent — Mr. Heygate Alderman Copeland Mr. Liddell Colonel Powell Captain D. Darner — Lord Henniker Mr. Gregson Hon. C. Howard — Mr. Cross Baron M. de Rothschild — Hon. R. C. Hill Baron L. de Rothschild — Mr. H. G. Sturt TRUSTEES OF CHARITIES BILL. FOR. AGAINST. Mr. Beale with Mr. Hornby Mr. Heneage .. . • Mr. Merry Hon. C. Howard — Mr. Cross Mr. Blencowe — Captain Gladstone Mr. Tite Lord Andover — Mr. Powys Mr. H. Berkeley.. — Mr. King King Mr, Ellice, jun. Mr. Wykeham Martin Mr. C. Forster Mr. Layard — Colonel Lowther Mr. Ewing Mr. Beamish Mr. Moffatt — Sir John Trollope Mr. Augustus Smith ..., Mr. Moody Colonel Clifford Mr. Shafte Mr. Marshall Colonel Kingscote — Mr. Knightley Lord Hartington - — Mr. Peacocke The Attorney-General Lord Bury Mr. R. W. Crawford — Colonel Taylor Hon. T. Calthorpe — Sir J. Fergusson Baron M. de Rothschild — Hon. It. C. Hill Baron L. de Rothschild — Captain Lowther LA TV INIELLMENCE.-April 18. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswell.) DRUMMOND, COMMONLY CALLED VISCOUNTESS FORTH, V. DRUMMOND, CALLED VISCOUNT FORTH. This was the petition of the wife, praying for a dissolution of the marriage on the ground of her husband's adultery and cruelty, to which the re spondent did not answer. It appeared, however, that the Queen's Proctor deemed it advisable to intervene, as there were grounds for suspecting that there might be collu sion between the parties. Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Marshman were counsel for the petitioner; and the Attorney-General, Mr. Sergeant Pigott, and Dr. Spinks, in support of the plea of collusion. Mr. Marsham opened the pleadings, from which it appeared that the petition was filed in 1860, and it was on the record alleged that the petitioner had been guilty of adultery subsequently, and that she had been living in a state of adultery in different parts of the metropolis and the United States. Mr. Macaulay contended that the Queen's Proctor was not justified in alleging this misconduct, and should have limited his allegation to the charge of collusion. " Sir C. Cresswell stated that the Queen's Proctor had acted under the instruction of the Court, Mr. Macaulay then stated that he was not in a position to prove the adultery of the respondent, and therefore the petition must be confined to a prayer for judicial separation. Under these circum stances he submitted that the collusion could not be pleaded according to the section of th e ac t o f l as t session, by which such plea was confined to peti tions for judicial separation. He stated also that the petitioner traversed the plea on the part of the Crown law officer, and was perfectly prepared to contest the question with the Queen's Proctor. Sir C. Cresswell said that he did not consider that he could interfere at that stage of the case, which must proceed. He would make his decree, which could be appealed against. Mr. Macaulay then stated the case. The respon dent was the son of the Earl of Perth, and the peti tioner, whose maiden name was Capel, was highly connected through both her parents. The marriage was solemnised in 1855, at St. Peter's, Pimlico, and they continued to cohabit until the latter end of 1858, when his conduct became so violent that Lady Forth was obliged to separate from him. From the time of the marriage until the separation Lord Forth continued the ill-treatment to Lady Forth, and also behaved with cruelty to the child, and violence towards her sister and other members of her family. They resided with her father and mother after the marriage, Lord Forth not having an establishment of his own, and it was during the absence of the former that the alleged acts of vio lence were committed. The conduct of Lord Forth was to be attributed, in all probability, to his in temperate habits, for some of the acts were of a nature that could not be referred to any other cause, and amongst those acts was a threat that he would contract a loathsome disease and communi cate it to the child of which Lady Forth was then pregnant. Mrs. Charlotte Mary Capel, examined by Mr. Macaulay. She said she was the mother of the petitioner, and that she was present at the marriage in 1855. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Pigott—Her daughter lodged at the house of a Mr. Clark, at 70, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, in October last. She went with Lady Forth to take the lodgings, and the latter did not say that they were for a Mr. and Mrs. Dearing. She did not believe that Mrs. Clark asked her for any reference. She could not say whether the lodgings were taken for Lady Forth alone, or for her mad somebody else, and she would not swear to that matter. Mrs. Clark might have asked her who she was, but she did not recollect her having done so. Perhaps Lady Forth did call herself Mrs. Dearing. She did not call herself Lady Forth, that she could answer for. She (witness) did not give any name. She did not give the name of Edwards, at least she did not recollect her having done so. She visited Lady Forth at these lodgings, and found a gentleman with her sometimes. She declined to give his name. Sir C. Cresswell informed witness that she must answer this question. Mrs. Capel—lt was Mr. Dearing. She believed he took his meals there, and on some occasions she was present when he did so. She never slept at these lodgings, but she sometimes remained till nine o'clock at night, and she left Mr. Dearing there. Lady Forth used to breakfast at one o'clock, and she saw Mr. Dearing breakfasting with her. Sir C. Cresswell—Did you hear from your daughter that she was living there ? Mrs. Capel--I should say I did. Mr. Sergeant Pigott proceeded to examine the witness to show that the same degree of intimacy subsisted between Lady Forth and Mr. Dearing in other lodgings, but the learned judge considered that after what the witness had already deposed it was unnecessary to pursue the examination further in order to establish the plea of adultery against the petitioner. The lady then stated, in reply to Sergeant 'Pigott, that Lady Forth went to America in the spring of 1860, but the petition had been filed four months previously. By Mr. Macaulay—Lord Forth left her daugh ter at the end of 1858. Except for short intervals, they lived with her after the marriage, as Earl Perth gave them very little. Mr. Dearing was in troduced to her at Dieppe, and afterwards called on the family as an ordinary visitor. Before Lady Forth went to America she was not satisfied. There was no improper intimacy between her and Mr. Dearing. Lady Forth, who is a young lady of very fashion able and prepossessing appearance and manner, was examined by Mr. Macaulay at considerable length. She stated that she lived with Lord Forth until about two years and four months ago. After the marriage they went to Brussels, where they remained about a month, and after their return they went to live at her father's. Lord Forth was scarcely ever sober, and was in the habit of using language to her that was too frightful to be repeated. Before they went to Brussels, and in three days after the marriage, he pro posed that they should start for Brussels, to which she objected, saying that the could not go without means. Th e y were in a brougham at the time, and he got out and desired her to go to a very bad place. At Brussels his conduct was most cruel to her, They returned one night from the theatre, and Lord Forth was very drunk. She wanted him to go to bed, and he aimed a blow at her which missed her, but was so violent as to break a marble slab whicl he struck. She was encients at the time. During the whole time they were living together she was not able to go to church more than three times, se he would not allow her out of his sight. When sbe was reading the Bible at home he used to snatch it out of her hands. In September, 1856, he used the most abusive language towards her, and was in the habit of getting into the greatest passions if any" thing occurred to displease him. While she was pregnant he called her by some foul and blasphe mous name, and threatened to murder her. ge threatened also to blind her after the child Was born, and then to send her to an improper house; The witness then proceeded to detail other acts of violence, such as dragging her out of her mothers bed, almost strangling her, and this conduct eon' tinued without intermission until their separation,: After that event Lord F or th wanted to be reconcile(' to her, and she had an interview with him, but it" fused to resume cohabitation with him. He the , said that he would do all in his power to blacken her character. She deposed also to acts of violence towards the child, her sister, and other members or her family. In reply to Sergeant Pigott, she said that she had no separate property from her husband. Mrs. Capel was recalled, and corroborated several portions of Lady Forth's evidence, which closed the case for the petitioner. Sir C. Cresswell directed the case to stand over for argument on the legal point as to whether he was justified in granting a separation when the fact of adultery on the part of the petitioner had been established. He intimated his opinion that the acts on the part of the respondent proved the ells" gation of cruelty. WIDNELL V. WIDNELL. This was the petition of the wife, praying for dissolution of ma rr i age w ith h er husband, by rea son of his adultery and desertion for two year s without reasonable cause. Dr. Wambey appeared for the petitioner, and the respondent was not repr esen t e d b y counse l . The parties were married in 1832, and cohabited in London till 1845, when the respondent went to a situation at a hosier's in Birmingham. The peti tioner supported herself_and child by her own in' dustry, and though the respondent returned to London in 1846 and set up in business in Newing ton Butts, he refused to live with her. He hadjo terviews with the daughter, the only issue of the marriage, but frankly admitted to the petitioner that he did not intend to live with her again' Ultimately he formed an adulterous intercourse with a female, with whom he was at present livin;'• The facts were proved, and the Court granted the • decree nisi, with costs against die respondent. COUNTRY MARKETS. MANCHESTER—APRIL 18. English wheat a moderate sale, at fully late rates, bat other sorts offered for less money, and difficult to qui t : Foreign floor, extra qualities, held for former prices ; other kinds cheaper. Oats and oatmeal a slow sale, at about late rates. Beans and Indian corn firm. BIRMINGHAM—Aram 18. At to-day's market there was a short supply of wheat from the farmers, but the trade ruled dull, at is decline oil all qualities of both English and foreign. Barley, beans, oats, and peas maintained their value, but rather lON inquired for. MELTON MOWBRAY—APRIL 16. There was a middling show of wheat to-day, which sold at about the previous week's rates for all descriptions• Barley less inquired for, maintaining late rates. For oats the trade was very quiet. Prices :—White wheat, 5 63 Od to 60s Od ; red, 48s Od to 54s per 36 stone ; beans, scarce, but dear, at 52s to 56s for old; new 40s per 38 st. ; barley, 40s to 44s for malting, and 28s to 34s per qr. for grinding; oats, 29s to 38s Od per 24 stone. CORK—Arum 16. The following were the quotations this morning :— , llO '` wheat, --s Od to —s 01; white, 26s Od to —s Od; barley 10 Od to —s Od ; oats, 13s Gd to 16s Od. . . - ,-e EDINBURGH GRAIN—APRIL 16. Wheat on the top 2s Od down average Os 3d clown. Barley on tho top is 3d down .average is Od down. Oats on the top Os 4d down average is Od down; Beans on the top is Od down average is Od down.' Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... New wheat .... -12ths Barley 2 0 10 5-12ths Oats 1 10 6 4-12ths Beans -12th Total Supply and Sales. Wheat ..1160 qrs Sold 796 qrs 8ar1ey........ 439 qrs Sold 361 qra Oats 1784 qrs Sold 968 qrs Beaus 225 qrs Sold 216 qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD-APRIL 15. There was a good supply of fat beasts to-day, of very best quality; the demand brisk, and a clearance effected. A short supply of sheep, maiutaining high prices. The supply of calves plentiful; and fat pigs were in average supply. Beet 7ld to 7id Veal Mutton ... 9d t o 9id P or k Lamb —d to —d R oug h f a t, 5s 3d iir dd O tt tO o° Hides, 2ld to 44d; calf ski ns , 5d to 6d. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) • • • • • • April 18 . (via Marseilles) May 13. -- .. May 4. Do. Brazil and Cape Verds Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. Cuba and Mexico .. .. April 29. Canada, &c. (via L'derry) .. April 17. Cape of Good Hope, &c. May 3. China, Penang, and Sing a pore ( v i a S'ampton) April 18. Do (via Marseilles) April 26. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. • • .. April'lB. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) April 18. Do. (via Marseilles) April 26. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. • April 26. Do. (via Marseilles) .. April 19. Lisbon .. • . April 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. April 18. Do. (via Marseilles) .. April 19. Vigo, and Oporto .. .. April 21. United States, California, &c. „. April 17. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. Overdue West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &e. April 29. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Among the numerous extraordi nary cures without medicine of indigestion, (dyspepsia) flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious and liver coin" plaints ' cough, asthma, consumption and d e bilit y , e ff e cted by Du Barry's delicious health restoring Revalenta Ara bica Food, the following are not the least remarkable :-- Cure No. 47,121.—" Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham-cross, Herta ; a cure of extreme ner vousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies." Cure No. 48,314.—" Miss Elizabeth Yeoman: Gateacre, near Liverpool ; cure of t en y ears ' d yspeps i a an ' all the horrors of nervous irritability." Cure No. 3,906.-- - Thirteen years cough, indige s ti on , an d general debility has been removed by Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food. James Porter, Athol-street, Perth' Avoid Pills and Medicines : they invariably aggravate and perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, disappointment/ and expense may be avoided by using Pu Barry's Fo which, at a few pence per day, saves 5C times its cost ill other remedies, removing effectually, u,thout purging/ constipation, indigestion (dyspepsia) nervous, bilious an 'liver complaints and all their consequences. Certificate No. 36;418. We find it the safest remedy. Andrew tires MD., F.R.S. Dr Harvey, Dr. Wurzer , Dr. Shorland, pr. Campell. Let invalids avoid the fearful dangers of ern rious and injurious imitations offered under a variety 0 ' false pretences. Nevill's imitations are prohibited by the high Court of Chancery under a penalty of £5,000 against Alfred Hooper Nevill and his agents ; and the pretencea that Nevill has a patent for Arabica Food and that DI Barry's are connected with such patent are utterly false. No canister is genuine without the name Barry Du Barri and Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, ontheseal and wrapper: Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in one article mu!' expect to be distrusted in all others. Packed in tins 1 10 ' 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; 51b. lls.; 121 b. 225. ; 241 b. 40s. The,, 121 b. and 241 b. canisters are sent carriage f re e on rec ei pt of Post-office order by Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, ItAr gent-street, London; Fortnum Mason, and Co.; Abblol‘ 60, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside; 63 and 150, Os" bard-street ; 330 and 451, Strand; 49 and 60, Bishopagatir street ; Batty, 16, Finsbury Pavement ; Phillips and C e. tea-dealers; Petty, Wood, and Co., King William-street City ; at 127 High Holborn; and all grocers. BIRTHS. BARRY.—On the 16th inst , at Tottenham, the wife of I;• Barry, Esq., of a daughter. BECHER.—On the 16th inst., at Hollybrook, Skibbereen , Ireland, the Lady Emily Becher, of a daughter. CHICHESTER.—On the 16th inst., at 11,Brunswick-equate► Brighton, the wife of Fitzwarrine Chichester, Esq., of a son and heir. MARRIAGES. JAMES—HoLE.—On the 16th inst., at St. Mark's, Tor. wood, Henry M. James, Esq., of Exeter, to Felecia, the third daughter of the late Rev. Geo. Hole,` p re b en d a ry , Exeter and rector of Chulmleigh. WATSON—WINTER.—On the 18th inst., at St. Tomei!' Piccadilly, Mr. John Watson, of New Oxford-street, to Martha, second daughter of James Winter, Esq., of Ad dlestone, Surrey, and Wardour-stieet, St. James'ot Westminster. DEATHS. APLIN.—On the 14th inst., in London, Vice•Adtnir el Aplin. BucxsToN.—On the 17th inst., at Sutton-on-the-hill, the Rev. German Buckston, aged 63. COLLIE.—On the 17th inst., at 59, Russell•square, Joseph Collis, Esq., late Senior itegistrar of the High Court of Chancery. DALYELL.—At her house in Edinburgh, Miss Dalyell, the youngest daughter of the late Sir Robert Dalyell, Batt., of Binns. GREENLAW.—On the 15th inst., at Southsea, Elizabeth, widow of the late Commander John P. Greenlaw, R.N., aged 79. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Ofttee, No. 112,Strand , in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of , mildieses, k'riday, April 19, 1861. 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