The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-12 00:00:00

PARLIAIaIiT HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the woolsack at the usual hour. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third a time and passed : —Dundee Churches and Hospital—Charing-cross Railway —Peebles Roads—Metropolitan Railway—Wrexham Mold and Coßnah Quay Railway —Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway—London and South Western Railway (additional work)—Carmarthenshire Railway—Tunstall Railway—Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway—London and North Western Railway additional powers)—Corris Rail way or Tramroad Midlanc Railway (St. Pancras Branch) —Weald of Kent Railway—and Midland Railway (Ches.. terfield and Sheffield.) BELFAST IMPLOVEMENT BILL. _ The Marquis of CLANEICARDE, in resuming the adjourned debate upon this gill, went at some length into the circumstances connected vith the measure, and urged their lordships not to read the bill a third time before the petitioners against it had been heard before a committee. He was unwilling to move the rejection of the bill, and therefore he preferred moving that the bill be recommitted, Earl GREY, as chairman of the committee to which the bill had been referred, said the ratepayers of Belfast had ample opportunity of appearing before the committee and giving such evidence as they felt disposed. The litigation between the promoters and the opposers of the bill had gone on for over three years, and after the decision of the arbitrators had teen given it would be un wise to disturb the matter. He therefore opposed the motion. After a protracted discussion, the bill was read a third time and passed. THE BURIAL SERVICE. Lord EBURY moved an address to her Majesty, pray ing for the appointmen t of a commission to eonsid er w h a t steps should be taken to obviate the evils complained of as arising from the present compulsory and indiscriminate use of the burial service of the Church of England. He made a similar m otion last year, when he had c it e d i n f avour o f hi s pro position a petition presented to the Episcopal bench signed by 4,000 clergymen. In that document the peti tioners complained that the almost indiscriminate use of the burial service imposed a heavy burthen upon the con sciences of clergymen, and was the cause of grievous scandal to many Christian people, That petition was presented 13 years ago, but nothing had since been done. When he made his motion last year the Archbishop of Canterbury pro raised to consult the bishops and clergy, and see whether any alteration could be made in the law. In the present session, however, the most reverend prelate had stated that the bishops and clergy were unwilling to assent to any change in the law ; while he guarded himself from any ex pression of his satisfaction at the exciting state of things. He understood, however, that the Archbishop was willing to assent to the appointment of a commission ; and it was not therefore necessary for him to do more than make his motion. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY was willing to consent to the appointment of a commission to inquire into the best mode of obviating the evils complained of, on the understanding that they were not to consider any alteration in the service. He was also willing that the same com mission should take into consideration the reconstruction of the table of lessons. The Bishop of LONDON thought that it was requisite that the subject should be dealt with, but suggested that the house should not agree to an address, but that the appointment of a commission should be left in the hands of the Government. He was opposed to an alteration in the burial service, but thought that the difficulty might be met as it was in France, by authorising clergymen to read the burial service under certain circumstances, or on certain grounds. The clergy generally were indisposed to any change, but although due respect should no doubt be paid to their opinion, too much weight should not be given to it. Upon the whole he would recommend the Government to take the matter into their own hands, and appoint a Royal commission. Earl GR..kNVILLE was not prepared to pledge the Government to appoint a commission; but he was ready to communicate with the Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Ebury on the subject. After a few words from Lord REDESDALE, Lord EBURY expressed his willingness to withdraw the motion, on the understanding that the Government would take the subject:into consideration. After a short conversation the motion was withdrawn. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION ;: (IRE LAND.) The Marquis of CLA...NRICA.RDE moved for a series of returns exhibiting the proceedings of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners of Ireland, from the Ist May, 1861, to the Ist May, 1864. PUBLIC AND REFRESHMENT HOUSES BILL. The report of the committee on this bill was brought up. . . . The Earl of DONOUGHMOB,E objected that the till Tested the power of deciding at what hour public-houses should be closed in corporate boroughs in the town coun cils and not in the magistrates. lie contended that the latter were the persons who ought to decide, and moved art amendment vesting the discretion in their hands. He also objected to the application of the bill to places not in corporated, but under the Local Government Act, and moved the omission of the words which empowered the governing body under that act, in any place, to fix the hour for closing public-houses. Earl GRANVILLE opposed the amendment. After some conversation the house divided, when there were—: Contents Non-contents Majority The amendment was therefore negatived. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE then moved that the claufe giving power to fix the hours of closing public houses to the town councils of corporate boroughs should be struck out. Earl Granville and Lord Stanley of Alderley opposed the amendment, which was supported by Lord Egerton and Lord Romney. Lord BROUGHAM described the working men's dining room recently opened in the New-cut, and entered into various particulars with reference to the carte and the prices of the different dishes; and, amidst much laughter, recommended their lordships to visit this establishment and try the dinners. The Earl of HARROWBY said that if it was right that a licensed victualler in London should be forbidden to keep hie house open between one o'clock and four o'clock in the morning, he did not see why the same principle should not be applied compulsorily to the country generally. The house then divided, when there were— Contents 3l Nun.contents As there was thus a tie, the clause stood part of the bill. The report was then agreed to. The India Office Bill was read a second time. The Life Annuities and Life Assurances Bill passed through committee. The Summary Procedure (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Lunacy (Scotland) Bill passed through committee. The Thames Conservancy Bill was read a second time. The house adjourned at 20 minutes past 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening, The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Ardrossan Harbour—Great Eastern , Railway (Junctions) —Great Eastern Railway (Metropolitan Station and Rail ways)—and Metropolitan Railway (Trinity Square Ex tension). MEETING OF CONVOCATION. 11Ir SHAW LEFEVRE gave notice that on an early d a y h e would draw attention to the proceedings in Con vocation, and ask the law officers of the Crown as to their legality. MUTILATION OF MONUMENTS IN IRELAND. Mr GREGORY asked the Chief Secr e t ary f or Ireland whether he had received information of the mutilation of ancient monuments at Clonmacnoise, in the King's County, and, if so, whether the Government would pro secute the offenders according to the provisions of the act 24 and 2.5 Vie., c. Si r R. PEEL said he had received no special report on this subject, but there was no reason to doubt the ac counts which appeared in the newspap ers, and instructions had been given to the law officers to prosecute the offenders. Tho act alluded to had reference to a totally different sub ject. (Laughter.) THE IRISH CHURCH. Sir F. HEYGATE asked the hon mem ber for Swansea, whether he intended t o persevere with his motion on the Irish Church during the present ,v session of Parliament. Mr DILLWYN said that it buch a lengthened and important” too late '0 proceed with this session, and if he brought it forward it woul(T:lilsixY opinion of the house, whil e merely to test the efEct some practical result. ~..ss obj ec t was to ascertain if the statements on %hied:sire was to he founded his views were true or not. Besides it would be enient for Irish gentlemen to attend ParliamraGetaintetri; poriod of the session. Under all the circurneentsti thought it would be advisable not to proceed with circumstances, ject this session, but he gave notice that on the earliest ,-iod next session he would submit to the house the pt. - same, or a similar motion, on this most important sub. ject. (Hear, hear.) Sir F. HEYGATE strongly deprecated this subject being kept hanging over the house from year to year. THE TRANSFER OF LAND INLAND BILLS AND THE CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL. In reply to Mr. MONS ELL, Mr O'IIAGAN said that he would introduce the first of these bills next week, but that he could not proceed with the other at so advanced a period of the session. It was his intention, however, to proceed with it early next ses sion. CAPT AIN EDWARDS' CLAIM. Sir A. HOOD asked the Secretary of State for India, whether he had laid upon the table of the house the papers concerning Captain Edwards' claim (011 db); according to the address of 22d April; and, if not, what is the reason of the delay, and when he will lay them upon the table of the house. Sir C. WOOD said he could not be respo i! !fe for the printing of the papers in question within a glv al time. WATER SUPPLIES• Mr. FERRAND called the attention of the house to pro• ceeeings which had been adopted by water x( rks companies to obtain the sanction of Parliament to their schemes, the means used to obtain water supplies, the effect upon the localities irom which they are taken, and to the great danger to which the lives of the people residing in the vi cinity of their store reservoirs are continually exposed ; a'ad to move for copy of Mr Leathes's report to Mr Rawlinson after he had inspected the Bradford reservoirs. Having referred to the catastrophe at Bradford and others of a similar character, he said this was a subject of the greatest importance, and one that imperatively de mauded legislative interference. He denied that in the statements he had previously made in reference to this matter he had, as the Home Secretary asserted, been guilty of exaggeration. He contended that it was most disgraceful that companies should be allowed to con- struct these reservoirs without adequate precaution for the protection of life and property in their neighbourhood, and that Parliament had not exercised proper vigilance in sanctioning such schemes, He described the Bradford reservoir as a gigantic engineering job, and said that it had not only failed to supply the inhabitants of the locality with a sufficiency of spring water, but actually produced a dearth of that necessary of life in the neighbouring districts. The diversion of the water from these districts had a most injurious effect, and engendered malaria by depriving the valleys of a proper cleansing by the action of the water. Notwithstanding these facts, boards of health had no autho- rity to remedy the existing defects, and he thought these boards should be empowered, on the report of a medical man, to interfere and enforce the steps for the preservation of the public health. Sir G. GREY said it would be quite impossible for the Government to undertake the responsibility of a general inspection of the reservoirs throughout the country. Were they to do so the owners would be relieved from the respon sibility which at present rested upon them. If any reser- voir ;as in such a dangerous state as to excite alarm legal proceedings might be taken against the owners by indict ment. With regard to any future water bills, he thought the committees to which they were referred should insist upon the insertion of stringent clauses for the security of the public. Mr W. E. FORSTER was of opinion that the Govern ment ought to appoint a commission to consider the whole subject. THE DANO-GERMAN QUESTION. Lord PROBY, the Comptroller of the Royal House hold, brought up and read her Majesty's reply to the address of the house in reference to this subject, and expressed her pleasure that honourable members were satisfied with the policy of not interfering by arms in the affairs of Denmark, which she had deemed it advisable to adopt. Lord PALMERSTON, in reply to a question by Mr D. Griffith, as to the meaning of an expression used by his lord- ship relative to the course which might be adopted in the event of certain contingencies arising in Denmark, said that the best answer he could give was that, so far as her Majesty's Government were informed, they had reason to believe that there was no intention of attacking Copen. hagen. Sir W. JOLLIFFE called the attention of the house to the memorial of Sir Francis Bond Head to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, presented on the sth of June last, and moved that, in the opinion of this house, the great but unrequited services rendered by Sir F. Head, when Go vernor of tipper Canada, in the years 1837 and 1838, called for the favourable consideration of her Majesty's Go vernment. Mr CARDWELL fully admitted the distinguished ser vices of Sir F. Head, and stated that his case, in common with that of other colonial governors who had memorialised tho Treasury, was under the consideration of the Govern- ment, and that at an early period next session he proposed to make a communication to the house on the subject. Sir J. PAKINGTON trusted that, as Sir F. Head had saved the province of Canada to the British Crown, his irre sistible claims would be recognised by the Governrlient. Sir F. SMITH observed that generosity and j us tice alik e required that some satisfactory provision should be made for Sir F. Head. Mr ADDERLEY remarked that the losses of the rebrls in Canada had been made good, whilst Sir F. Head had for many years been deprived of public employment. After a few words from Mr. A.NGERSTEIN, the motion was withdraTn. The house then resolved itself into conircitlec of supyly. Sir R. PEEL proposed a vote of £316,769 for the pur poses of national education in Ireland. In doing so, he ex plained in detail the expenditure of the Board, and stated that the reports of the inspectors on convent schools would be published in the course of a few days, and he believed that they would on the whole be found satisfactory. After considerable discussion the vote was agreed to. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr WALPOLE then moved the vote of £92,127 for the British Museum, and in doing so he callea the attention of the committee to two valuable acquisitions made by the trustees during the past year. The first was a most impor tant collection of human and animal remains, weapons, &c., discovered in the South of France. This cost .£l,OOO. The trustees had also purchased a beautiful bronze lamp, found upon the site of Julian's palace at Paris; and, since the estimates were brought in, they had secured for the Museum some fine works of art from Naples, including a statue of Mercury, an ancient equestrian statue, and other objects of great interest. He did not wish at the present time to enter 1 upon the question whether the different collections should I be kept together, or whether they should be divided. He d,eEired, however, to express his opinion that, whether the Government removed the natural history collection to South Kensington or not, the matter ought to be finally deter mined by next session ; and if the Government came to the conclusion that the collections should be kept together, he would suggest the expediency of purchasing all the houses in the immediate neighbourhood of the Museum, all of which belonged to the same landlord. Mr AYRTON thought that if anything could reconcile one to the anomalous nature of the present vote, it was the conciliatory manner in which it was proposed by the right hon. gentleman opposite. But he considered the vote should be proposed on the undivided responsibility of Government. He thought it would be desirable if arrangements were car ried out by the trustees for opening the British Museum from seven 'Jr eight r' _lock in the evening until ten, in order to 'suit the convenience of the great bulk of the inhabi tants. The suggestion of the right hon. gentleman for purchasing the ground round the British Museum from the Duke of Bedford was worthy the attention of the Govern ment, and he did not think they could no anything better than to sell the site at Kensington and apply the proceeds to the purchase of the ground round the Britiish Museum, (Hear, hear.) Kensington was cut off by a large unbuilt area from the bulk of the population of the metropolis, and it was the most inconvenient place that could be found in the whole metropolis for a museum. He had read all the charters, and he saw nothing in them to prevent the Govern ment from selling the site of Kensington. (Hear, hea:: ) Mr LOCKE thought it strange the hon. member should have made the same speech to-night which lie had made last year. The hon. member spoke as h e was alw a y s i n the Tower Hamlets. Ho believed "ale hon. member never visited Kensington-gardens—'uever rode in H yde-park ; for if he had gone to those places ho would have found they were crowded every Sunday, and if theliensingtun Museum and the British Museum were open on Sunday, they would be crowded He would not mind the charters, for they were stiff things to read ; but this he would say, that the Government were bound by the terms of the trust to de vc.e the site at Kensington to purposes of science and art. Mr WHITE would not go into the question of the ex pediency or non-expediency of removing the natural history collections at the British Museum ; but he thought if the museum were opened at night it would be of great advan tage to the public. Mr H. LEWIS brought before the committee the hard ships of the rule which prevented the attendants at the museum, whose hours at this season of the year were from 9 till 6, leaving the premises during the whole of that time, except upon the special permission of the principal librarian, The hon member referred to numerous letters which he had received on the subject, but declined to name the writers. Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the rule adopted at the British Museum was in strict conformity with that of other establishments. While admitting that the House of Commons was a court of appeal for all griev ances, he could not help asking whether this particular grievance ought not to have been, in the first instance, submitted to the governing body of the museum. Museumw t Air h g W as A , awLt would O li dg L hb E te, remarkedwhen th i wn jo a uu t rl t id h o u e ns o e openingthei sl o ye f u bl the pe t üßlighted books. After some further conversation, the vote was agreed to. The Chairman was ordered to report progress, and the house resumed. INLAND REVENUE STAMP DUTIES BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. lO NIAN ISLANDS STATES' ACT OF PARMA- MENT REPEAL, &c., BILL, This bill was read a second time. MILITARY PAY BILL. This bill was read a second time. EXPIRING LAWS CONTINUANCE BILL, This bill w a s read a second time. ISLE OF MAN HARBOURS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee. NAVAL AND VICTUALLING STORES BILL. This bill passed through committee on recommittal. COURT OF CIIANCERY (IRELAND) BILL. The order for this bill was read and discharged. The Administration of Trusts (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and passed. BLEACHING AND DYEING 'WORKS ACTS EXTENSION BILL, On the motion for the second readin g of this bill, Mr W. FORSTER moved that the bill be read a second time that day three months. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1864 Mr BAINES seconded the amendment. After some discussion the house divided — For the second reading Against it Majority The bill was read a second time. Militia Ballots Suspension Bill was read a second time. Sheriffs Substitute (Scotland) Bill passed through com mittee. The Thames Embankment and Metropolis improvement (Loans) Bill passed through committee. The Turnpike Trusts' Arrangement Bill was read a second time. The Election Petitions Act (1848) Amendment Bill was reed a second time. The poisoned Flesh Prohibition &0., Bill, passed through committee. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES (VOTING PAPERS) BILL. On the motion for the third reading or this bill, the house was counted out at five minutes past two o'clock. The National Rifle Association. Once again the time has arrived when the repre sentatives of the great shooting interest in the United Kingdom, and in all its colonial offshoots, flock to the headquarters of the parent association at Wimbledon, as the legitimate field on which to earn distinction and exhibit their prowess. Any one disposed to entertain a gloomy view of the prospects of rifle shooting, and of the Volunteer movement generally, would do well to glance his eye over the ground upon which intending compe titors in the matches extending over the next ten days are fast arriving to take up their quarters. In 1863 the Council found that the space then inclosed, and the number of targets at their disposal, largely as they had exceeded the provisions made in former years, barely sufficed for the throng of shooters who pressed forward eagerly day after day, and all day long, to compete in one class or another for the prizes they had to offer. This year the increase of funds at the disposal of the Council, and the interest shown all over the country in rifle contests, com- pelled them to make further provision, and the Association accordingly has " taken ground to its right" to such an extent that the windmill, last year standing on the flank of their array, this year forms as nearly as possible the centre of their posi tion. Last year also there were not more than 60 targets; this year there are no less than 81. The attractions in money and articles of value, given away as prizes, amounted in July, 1863, to £4,386; at the present meeting they make up a sum of over £5,500, in which estimate no account is taken of prizes such as the Eicho Shield and others possibly to be forfeited in a subsequent competition. By comparison with 1860, the rapid growth of the undertaking will be even more manifest. In that year the Association had only 67 prizes to give away, representing an aggregate value of £2,000 ; this year the prize list contains 596 items, of the value, as already stated, of £5,500. One inevitable result of the widening of the ground suggests itself to every mind. The great difficulty of locomotion has to be met and solved. A competitor who has been told off to fire at a range near the Wi i fol edon end of the common, and after doing h duty in that quarter finds that he is interes in another com petition going on at the new north ranges, would find it no joke + 0 march a good mile and a half under a bre . Ling sun, such as that of yesterday, one, or it may be two rifles, and a propor carry il ia , t ...onate supply of ammunition. The Council fore seeing this difficulty, and determined to march with the times, procured, at an outlay of some £4OO, a tramway readily movable to any part of the corn. mon, but at present laid down from the site of the old Grand Stand to the Guards Camp at the southern extremity of the inclosure. The tramway is of the same elementary but serviceable kind which existed many years ago in a few rural and mining districts, where it formed the precursor of the existing system of railways. The carriages, four in number, and intended to start at intervals of ten minutes, are roomy, well adapted to the object in view, and can be mounted or quitted with the greatest ease. Their shape may be described as an exaggeration of the Irish long-car, the steps descending so low at either side as to hide the wheels completely from view. Those w ho have never seen the vehicle in question can form a good idea of the Wimbledon omnibus by imagining that the point or upper half of a capital A were struck off and the lower portion mounted upon wheels. At least six can be accom- modated on either of these sloping sides, and as many more in " the well" in the centre. The motive power will be supplied by horses and men belonging to the Military Train which can be spared for the mo ment from ordinary duties, and, in the opinion of the authorities, will be usefully employed in fur thering the operations of this valuable Associa tion. Another change consequent on the growth of these meetings at Wimbledon is entailed by the fact that it is no longer possible for the markers in the butts and for, the non-commissioned officers in charge of ranges to be quartered in one place, as they formerly were ; the whole of the dinner hour would virtually be consumed in passing from either extremity of the line to the camp and back again. Two separate division or wings have, therefore, been formed, the markers in one of which retain their old position, while the others have had ground assigned to them in rear of the windmill, The Volunteer camp this year is of unusual dimensions, for not merely is it said that some 709 members of different corps will take up their quarters on the ridge overlooking Glen Cardigan at one period or other of the meeting, but private members of the Association have largely availed themselves of th e privilege of dwelling under canvass ale ee . Th e h oe . Lille very first arrivals, panitdabhleavVinicgtortiaaksewnernep their --.r usual snug quarters, showed to n themselvesr . - exious, by e v er y means i n t h e i r power, `.,ribute to the success o f th e meeting— nP a point which seems to touch their esprit de eorps •• •1 o as a matter affecting the honour of the regi ment. Their example of camping out in consider able numbers has been followed this year by the London Scottish, London Rifle Brigade, Ist Middlesex Artillery, the Hon. Artillery Company, and other regiments, which have formed suburban groups of their own apart from the general town of canvass. At the other side of the country tents and what may be called the permanent offices of the As sociation marquees have been added for the accom modation of the officers belonging to the establish• ment at Hythe, who intend to tako charge of firing parties and to assist in the collection of statistical returns. The feature, however,whieh at once strikes the eye of the visitor familiar with these Wimbledon gatherings is the commodious and ) indeed, ornamen tal structure erected by Mr. 3ennison, of Manchese ter, the contractor for refreshments, whose success last year has encouraged him to make preparations for this occasion, entailing an outlay considerably in excess of £l,OOO in mere materials and fittings. There is a first, second, and third class refreshment room, each with its corresponding tariff of prices; and remembering that in a fortnight at Most the scene of all the present ckeltement and interest must revert to ito normal condition of a barren heath, too much can hardly be said of the liberality and enterprise with which the contractor has en tered upon his undertakiug. Where there is a crowd, of course there will be shops, and as the number of those drawn to Wimbledon by interest or curiosity has steadily increased, so the proportion of exhibitors desirous of an opportunity to display suitable wares has also enlarged. This year there is a whole street of marquees erected with business objects in view, and among them Mr Smitb, the armourer of the Association, who, not lone. three .; ago, found one tent sufficient, has nrr, provided for t he con ven i ence of customers, In the meeting, which practically opens to-day, intending competitors, or members of the public who glance into the Handy-Book of the Association —the most valuable sixpenny worth ever issued from the press—will find a great many points in which the regulations formerly existing have been beneficially extended. For instance, as regards the r rtioubt chief prize of a ll , that offered by her Majesty, 100 of the b e st s h ots, instead of merely the first 60, will T f a a e e that, interest w ta s t o h ath e i s i n pa he e i esm sho l w m n e n y s t h e whereas s in o g n I the last occasion 1,145 effective Volunteers strove for the honour of winnin g h" er Majesty's gift, this year, under the new regulations, no less than 2,128 Volunteers are squadded in the order in which they are to fire ; and almost later than the last moment there were two applications from members of Volunteer corps at the Cape of Good Hope for permission to compete. At first the Council asked an entrance fee of lOs. 6 d"-with considerable hesitation, fearing it might have a deterring effect upoir the rank and file of the force whom it was the object of this prize to bring out and encourage. Now, every one of these 2,128 candidate Queen's prizemen pays his £1 cheerfully, or has it paid for him by the corps to which he belongs. In itself it will be seen what an acquisition of strength this gives to the resources of the Association. In defe rence the feeling of artillery regiments, forming so large and influential a section of the Volunteer force, a prize is this year offered for carbines, and it is expected that considerable interest will attach to the competition. Mr. Martin Smith has already carried off, and no doubt will again carry off, many of the good things which the Council have to offer, but he has certainly made them a noble return. Under his auspices and those of Major Oxley, a fund amounting to £6OO has been collected, and placed at the disposal of the executive, to be dis.. tributed among Volunteers making the best prat.. tice with Enfields of bona fide Government pattern. Mr. Bass, M.P., gives a prize of £5O, under condi tions which restrict the competition to the rifle used by the rank and file of the Volunteer corps. In fact it may be confidently asserted that the list of prizes this year holds out very substantial encouragement to what is called the " Volunteer's weapon." The Council, moreover, have not adhered as rigidly as before was thought expedient to the two classes of regulation Enfield and small bore rifles. Among the latter the Whitworth is admitted to be the finest arm that has yet been produced, but with all the latest improvements its price puts it out of the reach of many who are nevertheless fond of small bore shooting. An intermediate class of small-bore has, therefore, been sanctioned, and, to a moderate extent, encouraged in the prize list—that is to say, a piece which, while it fulfils the require ments of superior accuracy, is capable of carrying a bayonet, and in other respects conforming to the requirem en ts of a military weapon. The International Enfield match promisee to be one of the most exciting of those embodied in the programme. It will be contested between 20 Scotch and 20 English Volunteers, selected with the greatest care, and wonderful accounts have been already received of their preliminary shooting. As matters at present stand, however, the match will be one purely for love of country, there being no reward of any kind which can be handed to the victors. It would be a fitting and timely act if some one were to balance Lord Elcho's gift in the other International match, by some presentation of a character corresponding to the shield, which in that case is held by the conquering nationality. Among the other novelties included in the list is a prize for volley-firing, the success of which the Count de Gendres has done much to ensure by pro. viding, according to the Continental system, com munication with the markers by means of the "..:lectrie telegraph. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, taking a lively interest in the objects of the Association, and anxious to inspect personally the arrangements which had been made, rode to the ground late yesterday afternoon, accompanied by Earl Spencer and Colonel Grey. On arriving his Royal High ness was received by Lord Grosvenor, Lord Etcho, Lord Ducie, and Col. Kennedy, representing the Council, and proceeded in the first instance to the " running deer" range, where several shots were fired by the Prince and other members of the Royal party, at first with very bad success, owing to the peculiar glitter of the sun, which rendered it diffi cult to hit any object, especially one in rapid motion. The ominous black and white flag rose above the parapet on two occasions to the no small consterna- tion of the creel shots in the group, but the Prince, whose bullets throughout had gone very close to the vital part, having made the only bull's eye that was recorded, the Royal party, after a short stay at Lady Elcho's cottage, went to in spect the tramway and to perform an inaugural journey. This done his Royal Highness acquainted himself with the other additions to the camp, in particular with the nev, ranges at its northern ex tremity, and took his departure between 6 and 7 o'clock, having bee❑ most cordially welcomed by all the spectators who happened to be upon the ground at the time of hie visit. Some slight uncertainty exists with regard to the composition of the eights that are respeclively to represent England and Scotland in the International small•bore competition for Lord Elcho's shield. In all probability, how ever, the following lists will be found accurate : England—Lord Bury, Lord Ducie, Capt Heaton, Col. Baker (Cambridge University), Lieut. Hawker, Mr Pell, Mr Banting, and Mr M. Smith. Scotland—Mr H. Roes, the Earl of Aberdeen, Capt. E. Ross, Mr H. G. Ross, Lieut. Peterkin, Mr Dunlop, Mr Maxwell, and Mr Wilkin. We are authorised to state that no applications from Volunteer Corps for permission to attend the review at Wimbledon on Saturday, the 23d instant, will be entertained unless received at the War Office on or before Wednesday, the 20th instant. dangerous position, and had no sooner succeeded i in drawing her to the door of his own compartment than she swooned on his arm which was fortunately at that time round her waist. In this situation the complainant was held for a distance, it is supposed, of about five miles, when the attention of the guard having been attracted to the circumstance by a number of labourers who were at work in the ad jacent fields, the train was stopped, and the com plainant safely placed in a carriage. On arriving at the neat station (Woking), Mr. Stokes insisted on the prisoner being taken into custody. This was accordingly done, but the prisoner was subsequently liberated on bail. Mr. Bent expressed a doubt as to whether the case could be dealt with by the Hamp shire magistrates, as the offence was committed in the county of Surrey, before the arrival of the train at Woking Station. Mr. Brookes, magistrate's clerk, said the Bench had no jurisdiction. Mr. Eve remarked that the prisoner was improi perly taken into custody by the railway company. Mr. Bent said the prisoner was not taken into custody on the authority of the railway company, or bail would have been opposed at the first exami nation. Mr. Bent:pressed Captain Newcome, the ohairman, who is also a Surrey magistrate to hear the case in that capacity, but an objection was raised to this course, the chairman expressing an opinion that he could not do so, his instructions from the Secreta r y o f St a te as to his magisterial duties being to a contrary effect. The case was dismissed, and the prisoner, who was apparently unconcerned during the proceedings, left the court with his friends. Mr. Bent intimated his intention to take further proceedings in the matter, and the case will be re• sumed at an early period in a Surrey court. The Murder on the North London Railway. No additional facts of any importance about this horrible affair have transpired since yesterday. Late last night Sir George Grey announced the intention of the Government to offer a reward of £2OO for the apprehension of the mur- derer, and bills to that effect will be circulated throughout the country in the course of to-day. It is believed that the railway company will offer an additional reward of £lOO in furtherance of the same object. Inspector Kerressey and Sergeant Lambert, of the K division, have at last succeeded in obtaining a correct de scription of the watch stolen from the murdered man. It is a gold lever, of old-fashioned manufacture, and bears the name of the maker, "S. W. Archer, Hackney, No, 1,487," the case being numbered 2,974. The gold spectacles, which were at first thought to have been stolen, were found in the pocket of the deceased. If, as has been stated, the out- rage was committed between Bow Station and the place where the body was found, the time occupied by the whole affair was under two minutes, the time taken by the train to pass from one spot to the other being little more than a minute and a half. At present, however, there seems no reason for asserting that the assault happened after the train had left Bow. The hat found in the carriage bears the maker's name, "T. H. Walker, Crawford-street, Mary lebone," but, beyond being spotted with blood, it has no marks upon it which could give any clue to its owner. It is somewhat singular that about six years ago an at tempted robbery and assault was made in a train passing the same spot. The thief jumped out and would have escaped had ho not injured his knee in falling. Great sur prise has been expressed that so fearful a murder should have been committed for the sake of an old-fashioned watch and chain, more especially as the murdered man's pocket book, puree, diamond ring, and gold spectacles were left behind, and many persons think that the object of the mur- derer was not merely robbery. It is somewhat singular, too, that the perpetrator of the outrage, who must have been covered with fresh blood, should have been able to pass unnoticed by the persons about the station, and the ticket collector. The carriage in which the murder was committed is now at the Bow locomotive station, and will remain there for the inspection of the jury. It is a carriage of ordinary construc tion, containing four compartments. The seats are divided in two by an iron rail, and are covered with blue cloth and leather cloth. The compartment in which the outrage took place is covered with blood in all directions, and shows that the struggle between the murdered man and his assailant must have been fearful. The handle of the door, and door itself, and the outside steps are also covered with blood. The stick found in the carriage is a thick cane with a heavy ivory knob. It is also covered with blood, and looks as if it had been used in the struggle. The lock and handle of the leathern bag bear similar stains. It is now ascertained that Mr. Briggs passed through the gate of the Fenchurch•street station at about 20 minutes to 10 on the night in question, and said " Good night" to one of the ticket collectors, to whom he was weil known from being a season ticket holder. The inqaest on the unfortunate gentleman was opened yesterday evening at the Prince of Wales tavern, Hackney, before Mr J. Humphreys, coroner of East Middlesex. The first witness called was Mr T. J. Briggs, who said the deceased gentleman was his father. He had last spoken to him about a week before, when he was in perfect health, and did not see him again alive until he saw him lying in sensible at the Mitford Castle tavern. Tho diamond ring, gold spectacles, stick, and pocketbook found on the person of the deceased and in the railway carriage belonged to his late father ;I the bag belonged to his brother, but was fre quently used by the deceased. He died at his residence in Clapton-square a little before 12 on Sunday night. Mr James Hudson, the landlord of the Mitford Castle tavern, Hackney-wick, said that on Saturday night last, about 20 minutes past ' lO, a man came to his house and told _ . him that the mutilated body of a gentleman had been found on the railway close by, betwem the rails. He at once proceeded to the spot, and assisted several others in removing the body to his house. George King, who was at the Mitford Castle at the time, and accompanied Mr Hudson to the spot, gave similar evidence. Edward Dougen, 71 K, said ho was called to the Mitford Castle tavern on the night in question and saw Mr Briggs lying there dying. He immediately sent for medical assistance and for Inspector Herressey. Ho afterwards searched the pockets of the deceased and found upon him Li 12s. in money, a pocketbook, and a diamond ring. Louis Lambert, sergeant in the K. divison, said he had received the leathern bag now produced and a walking stick, which were given to him by the stationmaster at Chalk Farm, having been found by him in the carriage in which the murder was committed. The coroner said that no other evidence need be taken until a post mortem examination had been made. He would therefore adjourn the inquest until Monday next, the 18th inst. The post mortem examination will be madcl i by Mr Toulmin, of Clapton, the family surgeon of the deceased, assisted by Mr Brereton, of Old Ford, who was called in to attend him at the Mitford Castle. The bag which Mr Briggs had with him is of the kind generally used by bankers' clerks in removing bullion, and it has been thought that the deceased had been watched for some time by his assailant, under the supposition that it con tained a large quantity of money; that he was followed into the carriage, and that the murderer waited his opportunity to obtain possession of the treasure. It is stated that the bag was empty, but the brass lock bears bloody finger marks, which would seem to indicate that it had been opened by some one after the attack had been made. The near approach of the train to Hackney• wick station, however, would account for the murderer not possessing himself of the other pro perty which the deceased had, if plunder was his object, Every moment also was of the greatest importance in en abling him to escape. The ordinary time allowed for the passenger trains to run from Bow to Hackney wick is four minutes, but when the train is late, as was the case with the train in question, the driver often pits on extra speed to make up for lost time. An up-express train of yesterday ran the distance in two and a half minutes. The carriage window is guarded with three strong brass rods to prevent pareengers from leaning out. It is therefore clear that the deceased mast have been thrust off the open door. The first _ n otice was the furthermost cushion on thi ng t n ,„: attraeteci , h !tom upwards on the seat. It did tight side, which her cloth, and the spaces is covered with American " , led with blood. The where the buttons were secured were and smeared. glass 'window''window'and arm rest were also spattere u often The deceased had remarked to his family that he dozed off in the Pailway carriage when returning from busi ness, and it is conjectured that he might have dropped off in a alight sleep during the j 3urney, when he was so mur derously assailed. On the cushion on the opposite seat there is a large clot of blood. Both centre arms bear marks of blood, as if spurted on, and there are also smears along the edges of the cushions, as if bloody fingers had been wiped on them. The flooring of the carriage is covered with a strip of cocoa matting, but there does not appear to be much blood on it, except at the further end. The cloth on the right-hand arm of the seat is besmeared, as if the de ceased had been dragged over it in getting him to the door. Sir Richard Mayne has appointed Inspector Tann, of the detective force, to assist Superintendent Howie and Inspec tor Kerressey in their labours, Of course nothing could be said as to how far they have been as yet successful, we must therefore conclude this report with the stereotyped gene rality that a clue to the murderer has been obtained, and that thero is every probability of its leading to his speedy capture. [ADVERTISEUENT Holloway's Pills. Satisfactory Result.—Whenever the blood is foul, the stomach dis ordered, or the bowels irregular, these pills prove infallible curatives. A gentleman who had been a su fferer for years, though he had sought the best professional aid, writes, " I cannot describe the effect your medicine had upon um. It carried off more bile, and made me feel lighter and more c h ee rful than all the medicine I had taken previou!ly." 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She bore the appearance of being a respectable and intelligent person, and seemed somewhat agitated, from the peculiar position in which she was placed. The court was densely crowded by a number of highly respectab le p ersons, many of whom were relatives and frien ds of the parties. Mr T. Bent, superintendent o f p olice at Waterloo station, appeared to prosecute on behalf of the South Western Railway compan y, and Mr R. Eve, solicitor, of Aldershot, defended t he p risoner, The particulars of the case, as deta iled by Mr Bent, were as follows :—lt appeared that on Wed nesday last the complainant took her se at in a second class carriage at Waterloo Station, an d shortly after wards the prisoner entered the sam e They were then quite alone, but priocompartment. r to the depar ture of the train at 1.10 p.m. another female entered and sat near the complainant. The prisoner at tempted to force a conversation with the latter, asking her how old she was, why she wore spec tacles, and several other quest i on s, which she de. e lited to aiisWet. This occurr ed before. the ether female entered the railway carr ia g e, and her ptt sence caused the p r i soner to desist f or a time from putting any furthe r q ues tionn- The eomplainant then felt safe, and th e th ree rode dow n to Bur biton , where the female allud e d to a lighted, leaving Miss Moody alone with th e prisoner. Almost immediately on the train leaving this station, and before it had got fairly in motion, th e prisoner l aid himse lf on the seat opposite to th a t on which co m p lain ant was sitting, and, in the questions ho h a d prev i o usly put to her, which a very insulting manner, re p e ated she again declined t o ans wer. the prisoner's annoy ance , Miss In order to avoid Moody got up and looked out of the YFdo from her seathand laid on her shoulder and cira wn d own to her waist. Almost when in swho, but felt she had scarcely risen a limmediately afterwards she felt that her clothes 'were being lifted u p i n f ro nt, and with a view to prevent this and any other molestation Ahe opened the door of the compartment and got outside, stands ing on the step of the carriage, the train at the time going at a rapid paeo. The complainant had no further recoll ec ti on o f anything that occurred until she found herself in the hands of the guard, and of Mr. Stokes, another passenger, the train being then at a stand still between Esher and Woking,. It was then discovered that the come plainant had for some time been in a state of unconsciousness, and that she had been held in a most perilous position during the time by Mr. Stokes, a military bootmaker, of London and Alder. shot, who was riding in the adjoining com partment, and whose notice was directed to the complainant by a boy who had observed her hanging by the handle of the door. Mr. Stokes bravely exerted himself to rescue her from this SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, TIMES.—A murder which must rank among the most atrocious on record, if the atrocity of crimes be measured either by the wickedness which they betray or by the terror which they inspire, was committed near the Victoria Park on Saturday night. Mr Briggs, chief clerk in the bank of Messrs Roberts and Co., of Lombard-street, was picked up, dying, in the space between the up and down lines of the North London Railway, on the canal bridge between Bove and Hackney-wick. Upon examina tion his skull was found to have been battered in by a tremendous blow over the left earl his head was covered with wounds, and his gold watch and eyeglass had been torn from their fastenings. He lingered for more than 24 hours, but was wholly insensible, and unable to utter a syllable which might lead to the identification of his murderers. All that is known is that he left Peckham by omni bus at half-past Bin the evening, intending to call in the City, and that he took a first-class ticket by a train at 945 from Fenchurch-street. The train in which he travelled quitted the Bow station at two minutes past 10, and was due at the Victoria Park station, Hackney-wick, four or five minutes later. In this interval the murder must have been committed, and the body thrown out of the rail way carriage. Unfortunately, it was not suspected when the train reached Hackney-wick, where it may be presumed that the murderers got out. It was not until it arrived at Hackney some minutes afterwards that a passenger, opening the door of the same compartment, found the cushions soaked with blood, and the evidences of a deadly struggle on the floor, sides, and windows of the carriage. An alarm was instantly given, and a walking stick and leathern bag, as well as a hat, were soon discovered. The two former were recognised as the property of the deceased by his son, but the latter, happily for the purposes of justice, proves to be that of a stranger. It bears the name of the maker, Mr Walker, of Crawford-street, Marylebone, and is stained with blood. It is believed that the assassins got in at Fenchurch-street, having followed their victim to the platform, but as two other stations—Stepney and Bow—inter vene between the terminus and the scene of the murder, it may be difficult to ascertain this fact be yond a doubt. Such are the main circumstances of this fearful outrage, which is all the more calculated to alarm the public because its apparent motive is so simple and its execution must have been so rapid. The disappearance of the watch would seem to prove that plunder was the object of the murderers, of whom we thus speak in the plural because it is hardly credible that one person can have over powered a" tall and hale" man, such as Mr. Briggs is described, and pitched him through the carriage doorway in so short a time. On the other hand, it is remarkable, and reveals the haste with which the deed was compieeed, that £1 10s. in money and a silver snuffbox should have been left in the pockets of the deceased. It is also strange that some ladies occupying the next compartment should have found their dresses besprinkled with blood, doubtless thrown off from the falling body as the train flew by, without having heard a noise, or seen anything through the window. It has been suggested that it may nave been intended to fling Mr. Briggs into the canal, to which the other or left side of the carriage was much nearer, but it should be remembered that this was theside on which the door would be opened at Hackney-wick, and on which, therefore, marks of blood might have been observed at once. Every thing shows that the infamous plot was cleverly laid and boldly carried out, and its success reminds us that our personal safety during an ordinary journey depends only on the consequences which the law attaches to robbery and murder. The enormity of the injury inflicted on society by such an act as this can hardly be overstated, and it is right it should be carefully weighed at a time when a commission has just been appointed to inquire into the operation of capital punishment. There is no ground for sup posing that personal enmity or revenge had anything to do with the murder of Mr. Briggs, or that any other elderly gentleman with a gold watch chain might not have been singled out for the same fate. This is a very seri ous aggravation of a murder, considered in its effect on public security. There are few of us who are conscious that others have speeial reasons to wish for our death, but all of us are liable to find ourselves in positions where we might easily be murdered for the sake of a purse or a gold watch A railway carriage is a place where we are cut off for a time from all chance of assistance, and this feeling of helplessness in case of emergency has been a bugbear to many nervous travellers, male as well as female. Without the means of communicating with the guard we are almost at the mercy of fire, colli sions, and fellow-passengers. This last danger is to most minds by far the most intolerable of the three, The idea of being shut up with a madman has frightened sane persons into posting, and that of being shut up with a murderer is still more intoler able. Highwaymen were bad enough, but they rushed out at you from behind a hedge, instead of quietly taking their tickets and seating themselves beside you in the same carriage. When they had robbed you they thought of nothing but making off, having less to gain by taking life than by sparing it. It would be idle to deny that these considera tions justify, in some degree, the sensation and alarm which crimes like this never fail to create, and for some months to come travellers by night trains will probably scan their companions narrowly before entering a railway carriage. The best anti dote to any such panio would be the speedy appre hension of the criminals, and this we trust we may very shortly have to report. The police have a clue to their detection in the hat left behind in mistake, and if they have disposed of the watch and guard-chain there ought to be a good prospect of tracking them. In the meantime it may be well to point out that the daring required for a murder of this type is of a very rare order, and that the temptation to commit it can hardly ever be as strong as the risk of discovery is great. If the re sistance of the deceased had been protracted but two minutes longer, or if his cries had reached the next compartment, or if any one had happened to get in at Hackney-wick, the guilt of these miscreants would have been brought home to them then and there. Railway murders, however suggestive of terror when they do occur, are not likely to multiply. It is dreadful to think there are human beings about us so careless of life, so abandoned to fiendish thoughts or brutal passions, that they are capable of conceiv ing a murderous design, but to this fact we cannot shut our eyes. Our comfort and safeguard is that such miscret: nts are seldom gifted with the combi nation of skill and r e solution, or furnished with the opportunities, which could alone enable them to brave the penalty of a a b am ,?ful death or make them the formidable monsters they would otherwise be come. HERALD.—The debates of last week have taught the King of Denmark that under no circumstances has he anything to hope from England. Copenhage3 may be threatened with bombardment, King Chris tian himself may be in imminent danger of impri sonment or death, not a soldier or sailor in English pay will be sent to save either city or King. The English Parliament and the English people will continue to prate about their sympathy with Den mark ; they will still mock that gracious lady who has learned so soon how hollow are all their shouts and promises, with a parade of Danish colours, and mighty cheers for Denmark, but they will not back their opinions by the outlay of a penny, and they will see with the same contented complacency with which they have looked on at their own humilia tion the complete extinction of the Danish mo narchy. All the more dreadful that the atrocities which usher in that destruction may be all the more fervidly will the British Parliament congratulate itself that England is out of the difficulty. King Christian IX. finds that the nation and the Minis ter who placed him upon the throne will see him driven from it with the utmost equanimity, and that he has been trusting to a people who, if not pol troons themselves, have poltroons for their leaders. So he has turned to his arch enemy Prussia, and asked for terms of peace. Well would it have been for him and for Denmark if, instead of trusting to England to make good her promises of help, he had in the first instance offered Herr von Bis -Irk all he wanted, and accepted the patronage "e - ` unscrupulous Minister who has proved that of that, eeerest statesman of Europe. It is cur he is the cis . 'et well-informed quarters that the rently reported — ;ng are of a nature to more 'nee John of Glucksburg, " , -tg, is now inßerli n , with Schleswi g Confederation. K in g Christian thus but propositions of then than the y satisfyoubrother not t 0 i r bt , asking Germanyngest Germany . but to recei the whole of Denmark in she German antici pates what Germany declares to be the elete'rlY written decree of fate. Jutland!first must succumb to the German invasion which has already over whelmed Schleswig, the isles will follow, and Fatherland will be thus compensated in the north for what it has lost, and has yet to lose, in the west. The great difficulty in the way of the adoption of such an arrangement is the obstinate attachment of the Danes to the maintenance of an independence which they have enjoyed for so many centuries, and to those liberal institutions which Conservatives forbear to criticise in this moment of a nation's death-struggle, but to which the organs of the Radical party in this country eagerly ascribe all the calamities which have befallen Denmark. Herr von Bismark will decline to accept the peoposals of the King of Denmark unless he promises to get rid of his Constitution, and thus qual if y himself to be the to good brother of William 1." King Christian has taken the first step to this consummation. He has got rid of a Ministry which could not have con sented to any such terms, and replaced them by men who have no affection for the existing institutions of Denmark, and no objection, unless they are very much belied, to see Denmark again, as in the last, two centuries, governed entirely by Germans. Will the Danes submit to be thus disposed of, assuming Germany willing to charge herself with her future ? Assuredly not. But in that case their wishes will count for nothing, The Confederation would take care to maintain the King on his throne, the people having nothing to do but submit, and little reason to complain, inasmuch as the bulk of them would be quite ready to get rid of King Christian and unite themselves to a Scandinavian kingdom. The matter therefore rests with Herr Vou Bismark. The Austrian Government is no longer of any ac count. A few years ago indeed no member of the German Confederation would have dared to take any practical steps to increase ics territory. The Confederation existed by virtue of a European act, which defined its limits, and any alteration, increase, or diminution needed the approval, and would hardly have received it, of England, France, and Russia. When the National Parliament, in 1848, pretended to incorporate the non-German provinces of Prussia in the Confederation, the Great Powers said "No," and their "No" was heeded. But now they have nothing to say. The English Ministry and the English Parliament have succumbed to the influ ences which, if they had possessed a spark of honour or patriotism, they wotald have spurned indignantly and, having lost all power in Europe, have resolved that it is inexpedient to try to-exercise any. Rus sia, which still has some influence, would be only too much delighted at a consummation which we uld dispose for ever of the idea of a Scandinavian king■ dom, and make the Baltic her own lake, France ? Well, France has power and influence; but Franco has deliberately adopted the policy that Denmark, her old ally, shall be sacrificed as the penalty for trusting to England instead of to her; and, Ger— many anticipating destiny in the north, may anti• cipate it in the west also, and blind France to the aggrandisement in the north by cessions upon the Rhine. It will be fitting that this catastrophe should be worked out, if come it must, during the Administration of Lord Palmerston. The noble lord commenced his career as an advocate for the spoliation of Denmark, some fifty-six years ago, and it is but right that he should be in at the death in which he has had so large a hand. It will be a fitting close too to a career which posterity, uninfluenced by the social qualifications and empty " Buncumbe" which have given the noble lord his popularity, will pronounce to have been one of unmixed mischief. Examine all the great European transactions with which the noble lord's name is closely associated, and you will find that each one has been a sacrifice of Englista honour and a betrayal of English interests. Tne noble lord's career will be worthily close d, there fore, if under his Administration England is a party to the destruction of the independence of Denmark by her absorption into Germany, and the Radical I party will have been but consistent with its acts, although false, as usual, to its professicns, in keep ing the noble lord in office to assist at and in the k overthrow of the only real democratic cons titution • of Europe. The Great Polish Trial at Berlin, It will be remembered that in the early part of last year a large number of Poles, many of th em particularly dis tinguished by their talents, patriotism, or high station, was arrested in Posen by the Prusiiian authorities on the charge of having participated in the in surrection in Russian- Poland, and were taken to the Hansvo gter prison in Berlin, where they have been confined ever si ace. These gentle men, nearly 200 in number, are all Prussian subjects, and although accused of no offence against their own Govern ment, are now being prosecuted at Berlin on a charge of high treason, for having assisted their fellc , w• countrymen. in Russian-Poland in their insurrection age inst the Cza c. Groat preparations have been made for this t. rial, which is so interesting both in a legal and political p oint of view, and both the Poles and the Government have spared no effort to secure the triumph of their own side. The proceedings were commenced with great ceremony on the 7th of this month. Nearly all the prisoners were pre sent, together with their counsel, Messrs Janecki, Lisiecki, Brachoogel, Deycks, Holthoffi Elven, Lent, Lewald, and Gneist. The prosecution is conducted by Messrs Adlung and Mittelstaedt. The president of the tribunal (M. Bach termann) opened the trial by briefly announcing that, be sides the 10 judges who legally constitute the tribunal, five more had been appointed to act in the place of the ordinary judges should it be necessary, 'He then read the names of 11 gentlemen who had given themselves up to be tried by the Prussian authorities, and also of those who had sen ,t in certificates of sickness to account for their absent v. Fourteen of the accused were found to be m lasing. I .)r. Lisiecki then asked that his client, Dr. Niklia wski, wlAoso illness was evident to all, might be relieved fro m the duty of being present while the trial was going .on. After some discussion, in which the Crown prosect ttor stated. that if any of the accused absented themselves they could not be incladed among those now under trial, the tribunal gave the required permission. Each prisoner was next called upon to name his counsel, after whi ch the president announced the programme of the proceedings. The judges are to sit only on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednes days, and Thursdays, between the hours of nine and: three, with half an hour's interval of rest between 11 and 12. The trial is to be conducted in the Polish and German langsiages) and all the prisoners aro to be present every day for cross - examination, The only prisoner who elected to act. as his own counsel was Dr Henry Schumann, of Posen. Thi:.so preliminaries having been settled, M. Holthoft pr oposed that the tribunal should authorise M. Sosnowski a n d Dr Cybulski to be translators for the defence. This pi op oes gave rise to a hot discussion between the counsel o n both sides, the prosecutor declaring that the official translators of the court were quite sufficient. The judges decided, hog' ever, that the gentlemen in question should be summoned to act as translators, with the proviso that their services should only be called in requisition when they may be found necessary, The proceedings closed with a motion from the Counsel for the prosecution, that those of the accused who were not present should be fried in their absence, on which point the tribunal reserved ite judgment. The next sitting takes place on the Bth inst. The Polish press, which is of course most interested in the trial, has. been refused permission to send its reporters to the court. COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCHESTER-JULY 9. At this corn exchange to-day there was a small show of wheat, which sold readily at 2s per qr above former prices. Spring corn scarce, and rather dearer. Wheat, white 46s 50s Beans, /i.razagan .. 33s 34s red 438 49s middle & 5ma11.358 3 84 Barley Oats . ... • 20a 25s grey, 36s 38$ NORTHAMPTON—JULY 9. About the usual show of wheat to-day, and the demand healthy, last week's rates being slightly higher. Not much doing in barley. Oats and beans scarce, at former rates. —White wheat, new, 40s to 438 ; new red, 37s to 41s old. 38s to 40s per qr. Barley, new malting, 34s to 368- - grinding, 26s to 338 per qr. Oats, 198 to 308 per 24 stone• Beans, 34s to 335. Peas, 32s to 36s per qr. GLOUCESTER,-JULY 9. There was a fair attendance of farmers at market to-do'' , with a small supply of English wheat, which sold freely at the prices of last week. Foreign wheat in moderato demand, with no alteration in value. Spring corn Nrs ti firm, and a fair business doing. CHELMSFORD-JILT 8. We had a fair show of wheat on offer at this market to-day, and the trade showed about the same briskness as last week, superior samples fetching is per qr more morel' Spring corn slow. Wheat, old white 308 45s new 43s 47s old red 34s 378 new 36s 40s Barley ..25s 338 Chevalier 26s 36s Grinding 20s 28s Ma1t..... 61.8 67s Chevalier 648 68s Oats 20s 26e Peas, Partridge 36s 3 86 White 30s 34 5 Boiling 3Bs 42 5 Dun 31s 3 56 Ditto new —s .-- 6 Beans, Tick, old 34s 36 ! new -0 ---,-,° Harrow Ticks 34s 3 u 5 new —s - - 0 5 Mazagan 2Bs 335 KIRKCALDY GRAIN—JULY 9. We had good supplies of wheat and oats at markets but no barley. Prices were about the same as last vireei Wheat. Barley. Oats. First....36s Od I —s 6d I 18s Od Second ..38s',Od —s Od 19s 6d, Third....4os Od —s Od 20s Od Births. BLENCOWE,—On the Bth inst., at Bineham, the wife of ' l ' G. Blencowe, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. COKE.—On the 10th inst., at Warwick-square, Ladl Katharine Coke, of a sun. HOBART.—On the 9th inst., at 15, Eccleston-square, the Hon, Mrs. Frederic Hobart, of a daughter. Marriages. RoTIiERY-1-iimiE.—On the 9th inst., at St. Mary" Bryanbton-squtzre, the Rev. Wm. Rothery, of Jlexbait to iJary Catharine, youngest daughter o f t h e l a t e JoseP m E oENB—q"Mi‘AICD.FONNELL.—On the 9th i ns t., at Sallie W. H. Sand erson , Esq., gi tary Store Staff , to Isabelle Jane, youngest daughte r the late James Maedonnell, M.D., R.N. SAl G Ni e ub org eie i's, Bloomsbury, T. Deaths. BIAD.—On the 10th inst., at Fern Acre Lodge, Gerrardl Cross, Bucks, James Bird, Esq., , aged 67. ir BREWSTER.—On the 7th inst., at 75, 'Warwick-square , 1 4 ; B. Brewster, Lieut.-Colonel of the Inns of Court J Volunteers. HARNETT.—On the 6th inst., at St. John's-wood, ilad v/. W. Harnett, Esq., barrister, aged 48. GRAVES.—On the 9th inst., at Ilford, Essex, Jay. Grsve6 Esq , aged 91. 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