The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-28 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. VAL XI 'TA, Sept. 22.—The 7th Royal Welsh Fusi liers lie embarked from her Majesty's troopship Orontes on the afternoon of the 14th inst., and now occupy barracks on the other side of the great har bour. On the 16th the Orontes went round into the 11 J.arsamascetto harbour, and brought up along side the Lazaretta Buildings to embark the 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade, which was effected on the folio wing day, and she steamed off soon afterwards on h.er return to Gibraltar to bring the 2d Battalion Bth Regiment, which is to relieve the 2d Battalion 15th Regiment here, the latter regiment having been ordered to Gibraltar to take the place of the Bth Regiment. She will then make a third trip, bring here from Gibraltar the 100th Canadian Re giment, and return with the 23d Royal Welch Fusi leers from that garrison. The arrangements of the Orontes as a troopship have created some disap pointment. The accommodation for the soldiers, or troop deck, as regards height and ventilation, is ex celle.iat. The women, also, have a separate com pertsient, and likewise a sick bay for themselves. Bat the officers' quarters on the lower deck are very badly ventilated, and in a long voyage, or in bad wee Cher, would scarcely be tolerable. It seems curi owl that naval and military officers cannot mess in one saloon, as much valuable space is taken up in this ship by separate saloons for the officers of the two services. The Orontes is a fine vessel, but the arrangements as to space are certainly de ficient. I understand that she has been commis sioned for only three months, and that she will afterwards be taken into dock in England, refitted, and a poop added. Her Majesty's screw line-of battle ship Queen, 74, Capt. C. F. Mayer, left Malta harbour on Tneeday morning last for Athens, taking with her a mail, stores, and provisions, and £24,000 for the use of the fleet. Her Majesty's screw gunboat Baser ,Lieut.-Com mender F. S. D. Brough ton (from the Queen), left on the same day, also to join the Commander-in-Chief, to be employed in carrying telegrams and despatches between the Pi' '..et.ra Syria,' &e. Her Majesty's iron paddlewheel sloop Trident, 3, Commander C. S. Balfour, lately are..ved from Gibraltar, will leave to-night or to "xue7 row morning, after the arrival of the Overland Mail from Marseilles, also for Athens, and will pro %ably be employed in keeping up communication between the Commander-in-Chief and the ships on the west coast of Greece, under the command of Rear-Admiral Yelverton. The Foxhound, 4, Com- Inaader W. H. Anderson, will take up the next mail to Athens on the 30th inst., and the Meannee, £O, Capt. G. Wodehouse (which arrived here from the Pirwus on the 19th) the following one on the Bth proximo. The Meannee is at present refitting, and previous to departure will fill up with stores and provisions for the fleet, which is not expected here till the end of November, after the arrival and Coronation of the Xing of Greece. Up to the 15th inst. everything continued quiet in Athens. There was to be a. Coronation Ball, as well as other enter tainments, when the King arrived in October. The officers and men of the different ships were very tired of the monotony of the Pima, and longing to get back to Malta. Her Majesty's surveying vessel Firefly, 5, Commander A. Mansell, was at Corfu on :the Bth inst., having put in on account of bad wea ti'ler, and was to leavo next day for deep-sea sound in gs, and to work up the coast-line to the west- word. Her Majesty's ships Revenge, 73, Captain the Hon. Y. Foley (bearing the flag of Rear-Ad sal rat H. R. Yelverton, C. 8.), and Surprise, 4, Co.nmander W. H. Whyte, were at Patras when last heart. from. The Liffey, 35, the Pelican, 17, and the V canderer, 4, were also on the West Coast. Her Majesty's frigate Phoebe, 39, Capt. T. D. A. Fee escr ,e, which lately left Malta with stores and provisie ns for the fleet on the coast of Greece, put into K. alamata, having suffered serious injury to her st a am machinery, which will most likely render it nec;e ssary for her to go to England for repairs. A telei cram received on Saturday from Corfu an nou aces her arrival there on the 18th inst., and that she. was to sail. for Malta on the following day. Her Majesty's screw sloop Chanticleer, 17, Com mander C. Stirling, is also expected here from the coast of Syria, the Cossack, 20, Capt. W. Rolland, having gone up to relieve her. The only ships of 'war in port are the Hibernia receiving ship (bear ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Austin, C. 8.) Com mander It. B. Harvey ; the Meanee, 60 ; the Medina, surveying vessel; the Trident, 3; the Fox hound, 4 ; and the Psyche, despatcheboat. Unt'.er the superintendence of Capt. Edmonstone and relr. Dinnen, of the Steam Reserve at Devon port ; of Mr. Steil, engineer at Key ham ; and of Mr. Warrener on the part of the contractors, the screw steamship Prince Consort, 35, completed on Friday last the series of trials instituted by the Lords of the Admiralty. The first experiment was made to 'test the speed attainable by the power derived from four large boilers forward, which are estimated at 600 horse power (nominal). Wind westerly ; force, 2to 3 ; sea smooth. The results of four runs at the measured mile gave a mean speed of 12.093 knots per hour ; mean revolutions, 50g. With two large boilers forward estimated at 300 horse .power, the mean speed was 9.427 ; revolutions, 40. With four small boilers aft, estimated at 400 horse power, the speed was 10.33 ; revolutions, 431 ; and with two small boilers aft (200 horse power), the speed attained was 7'784; revolutions, 33. All these experiments were considered most satisfac tory. The attainment of a speed of over 12 knots when using her fore stokehole only (four boilers), and nearly 8 knots with two of the small boilers aft (200 horse power) is looked upon as a remarkable success. The hired transport 10, Capt. Cottier, 52 days from Jamaica, laden with old stores, 110 disabled guns, hemp cable, &e., has arrived at Woolwich, and on Saturday commenced unshipping inside the T pier. The Fontabelle transport has shipped a cumber of 32-pounder guns and other stores from 'Woolwich for the Cape of Good Hope. permission having been granted by Commodore Sir V. Nicholson, Superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard, with the sanction of the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, for the appropriation of the refuse after the men's meals on board the flag ship Fisgud, as proposed by the commanding offie car, Capt. -- Isaght, for the use of the ragged school at Woolwich, the first distribution took place on Saturday, Consisting of soup, remnants of meat, and 1511). of waste biscuit, &c. These articles, which would otherwise have been thrown overboard, were gratefully received by the committee, and it is }loped that the benevolent example may be followed in other yards. Instructions have been received from the Admi ralty directing the officials at Chatham to report to desir a bl eness o f a d a pti ng their lordships a s to the gunboats one of the screw ,attach e d t o th e s team reserve at that port, for use as a steam-tender in conveying the mechanics and wolkpeople to and from the dockyard to the iron frigat e Achilles, when she has been remo ved to Gillinghamßeach. The Lords of the Admiralty have reconsidered their determination of effecting a decrease in the number of the mechanics and other workmen employed in Chatham dockyard to the number, it was announced, of over 1,000 hands. A telegram was received atth e dockyard on Saturday directing the officials a n d heads of departments to report if it were advisable to make any redaction 'the present str en g th of the establishment, and if so, to state the lowest possible number of workmen in each branch that should be discharged, the proposed reduction being confined to the hired mechanics, artisans, boys', and labourers . The officials of the docky ar d are opposed to any con siderable reduction at present, the work on hand taxing to the utmost the resources of the establish ment ; indeed, for some time past, the mechanics em ployed on the iron frigate Achilles have been working yet there are still several months ex t ra hours, and work to he accomplished before she will be ready to It certainly is surprising that with proceed to sea. the anxiety manifested to have this vesselcompleted as early as possible their lordships should select the present moment for effecting a reduction of on e _ fifth of the establishment. The officials, in th e i r reply, recommended that no considerable number of the dockyard hands should be discharged until the Achilles is completed, or, at all events, floated out of dock, by which time the Lords of the Admiralty will have made up their minds as to the commence- ment of the other iron vessels proposed to be laid down at Chatham. THE ARMY. Major-Gen: Sir R. Decree and the Staff of Wool wich attended at the general local hospital on Fri day for the purpose of inspecting the invalids and time-expired men of the Royal Artillery and sign ing the returns according to the code of regulations recently issued, to be forwarded to the Adjutant- General for confirmation, with a view to their being submitted to the Chelsea Board. Oa Wednesday the Aldershott division, in pur suance of orders issued on the previous day, was formed up on Claycart-ridge in line of contiguous columns, to resist an enemy supposed to be advanc• ing on the camp from London, via Farnborough. The engagement was commenced by skirmishers of the 13th Hussars and Royal Horse Artillery firing a few shots, after which the former were recalled, and the 13th made a demonstration on the front of the enemy, halted, and retired by sections of threes. The Carabineers and Royal Dragoons then charged in line, halted, and retired by open column of troops from both flanks. The 13th Hussars came to the front and threw out skirmishers, who were supported by D battery Royal Horse Artillery. The Cara bineers and the Royal Dragoons then retired by open column of troops round the right flank of the infantry, and reformed line in their rear. The 13th Hussars and D battery retired in like manner, and also reformed in rear of the infantry. This move ment uncovered the 2d and 3d brigades, which, having deployed, were advancing in line under cover of a strong body of skirmishers, who kept up a continuous fire. After advancing some distance in this order, the skirmishers were recalled, and the line, composed of fire regiments, threw in a heavy fire, supported on the left by B battery, Royal Artillery. This having been continued for some time, the brigades retired by echelon of bat talions from both flanks, halted, advanced, re formed line, again opened fire, and retired as before, covered by the 2d battalion, 6th Rifles, who formed a line of skirmishers with supports. Hard pressed by the enemy, they were compelled to retire, and having to fall back a long distance, the supports extended and relieved skirmishers by a well executed movement. The Rifles then doubled r ound the flanks o f the Ist Bri g ade, which was formed in line ready to receive the enemy, and the Brigade opened such a terrific fire that the enemy was thrown into disorder, which became a precipitate retreat as the cavalry advanced to the front and completed his overthrow by some splendid charges. Major-Gen. Lawrenson, Inspector-General of Cavalry, visited Aldershott last week, and made his annual inspection of the cavalry brigade sta tioned there. The regiments inspected were the Royal Dragoons, 6th Dragoon Guards, and 13th Hussars, with a squadron of the 18th, which worked with the 13th throughout the parade movements. Each regiment was minutely inspected in line, after which they marched past in open column of squa drons, ranked past in single file, trotted past by threes and by squadrons, and again by squadrons at a gallop, reformed line, advanced and performed ,he sword exercise. Several other field movements followed, which were executed with such dexterity and precision as to call forth high encomiums from the inspecting General. The inspectioq occupied nearly six hours. On the following day the riding schools, the young horses, and the remounts were inspected, together with the 13th Hussars on foot parade. Gen. Lawrenson highly complimented the Colonels of the various regiments on the high state of discipline of their respective commands, and also expressed to Gen, Hodge, commanding the cavalry brigade, his entire satisfaction at what he had wit nessed. The 76th (Hindostan) Regiment, now sta tioned at Aldershott, is under orders to hold itself in readiness for immediate embarcation for. India. On Wednesday the regiment went through the usual medical examination of corps under orders for fo reign service by a board of medical officers, of whom Dr. Stewart, staff surgeon, was president. Thirty - seve n non -commissioned cfficers and men were con sidered unfit for foreign duty ; and an order hav ing been received that no limited service men of 8 years should go unless on the condition of being re-enlisted, and that no unlimited service men should go who were-over 20 years' ser. vice, a total of 100 was taken from the strength of the regiment. On Friday the regiment was drawn up in open column in rear of the officers' quarters, and minutely inspected by Brigadier. Gen. Bates, commanding the 2d Infantry Brigade at Aldershot. Strength of the regiment on parade—two field offi cers, seven captains, 17 subalterns, four staff, 32 sergeants, 20 drummers, 577 rank and file ; total of all ranks, 659. As the required strength for the Indian establishment is 956, the deficiency will be supplied from the depot of the regiment, and by volunteers from other regiments. The 64th Regt., now stationed at Aldershot, i 3 under orders to hold itself in readiness to move as follows—Headquar ters and four companies to Gosport, one company to Tipper, one company to Marchwood, one com pany and a field officer to Weymouth, and three companies and a field cfficer to Portland. No date is yet notified for the departure of the regiment. The following changes will take place in the camp at Aldershot consequent upon the departure of the 64th and 76th Regiments—On the departure of the 64th the 2d battalion 60th Rifles will vacate the West Infantry Barracks, and occupy A, B, and C lines, North Camp. On the West Block Infantry Barracks being vacated by the 2d battalion 60th Rifles it will be occupied by the 59th Regiment. On the departure of the 76th Regiment the 73d will vacate its present quarters in the South Camp, and occupy the East Block Infantry Barracks. On Thursday a grand "assault of arms," under the patronage of Lieut.-General Sir J. L. Pennefather, commanding the Aldershot division, will take place on the Gymnasium Ground, Centre Block, Perma nent Barracks. The competitors will consist of the instructors in gymnastics and other non-com missioned officers attached to the gymnasium, and the assault will be under the superintendence of Major F. Hammersley, director of gymnastics at Aldershott Camp. Previous to the commencement of the divisional field day at Aldershott on Wednes day, Major-Gen. Hodge, commanding the Cavalry Brigade, rode to the front, and presented medals for long and meritorious services to Sergt. Long, Farrier- Sergt. Harrison, and Private Taylor, of the 13th Hussars, expressing his pleasure at being the me dium of presenting such honourable testimonials. The whole of the cavalry, drawn up on Claycart Ridge, witnessed the presentation. A draught—the departure of which had been somewhat delayed—consisting of Lieut. Monteath, Ensign Martin, and 119 rank and file of the 70th Regiment, left the Camp at Colchester on Friday to embark on board the ship Chariot of Fame, for conveyance to New Zealand, to join the service companies in that colony. In consequence of the extensive draughts which have left the camp during the last three or four months the strength of the various depots has been much reduced, and recruit ing has commenced. The cavalry barracks at Col chester are nearly ready for occupation. A contract has been entered into with the Waterworks Com pany, and the mains will be laid as soon as possible. The foundations of an immense reservoir near the barracks are already being dug. A riding school, 15 0 ft by 50ft, is also being built ; the building when complete will present a neat appearance, and will be constructed of red brick with an open roof, the floor sbeirlgbee°:ethreiek layerdwith of concrete tan and eoe o s r a e wd . us t, beneath which v The new fl oating target for garrison and field-gun practice, invented by Col. A. A. Shuttlewort Roy al Artillery, and which, on the recommendation of the Select Co mmittee, is in future to be adopted Ordnance ntheservice, consists of a half tun vat, divided, in a complete state, into four com partments, withgalvanised wre netting, painted white, and filled 17 1 111 12 b ushels of co r k shay i shav ings. The target is surmounted with a flagstaff painted white, 14ft in lengt h, an d is secured by a 281 b anchor. Targets of this k ind will be imme diately issued to all stations where artillery practice is carried on, and will supersede the old floating tar get for general service, but are not to take the place of the 6ft an d Of t woo d en t ar gets, which will be supplied, for practice. as heretofore, to stations requiring them THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1861 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, NORTH BRITISH. The half-yearly meeting was held at Edinburgh on Thurs day—Mr. Hodgson, M.P., in the chair, The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the proprietors on the suc cess of their late Parliamentary campaign, Parliament hav ing passed the measures submitted by the directors almost in their entirety. The only considerable alteration made was one which would save this company a considerable ex penditure of capital—namely, by giving them running powers over the Edinburgh and Glasgow line to Queensferry instead of authorising the company to construct that portion of the direct line from Edinburgh to Perth by Dunfermline. The second bill which the directors promoted was for the establishment of steamboat communication between Silloth and other ports. The House of Lords did not give them all the powers they asked, and limited them to steamboats run ning between Silloth and Belfast, but he trusted the com munication which they desired with Dublin and other ports ' would be afforded by some other parties. Their third bill was a measure for placing the finances of the company on a more satisfactory footing, and powers had bee n taken i n that bill to amalgamate with a short line which was subsi diary to the North British system, running from Bellingham to Morpeth. The fourth bill was for the ama lgamation of the Border Union capital with that of th e North British, which would come into operation on the vote of Border Union shareholders. He had also to congratulate the share holders on the increase in the traffic, which amounted to £34,000 for the past half-year. In respect of the increase Of the dividend from a to 1 per cent. per annum he trusted they had now turned the corner, and that from the develop went of the recent additions to their mileage the revenue and dividend would rapidly increase. For the past eight weeks their receipts had increased by £1,145 per week over the corresponding weeks of last year, or £2,223 over the corresponding period two years ago. Though many obstruc, tions were still placed in their way to the interchange of traffic with the west coast lines, the directors hoped to overcome them. The threat was held out that tba direc tors of the Caledonian, Scottish Central, and Edinburgh and Glasgow would again apply to Parliament for a bill to amalgamate the companies, but the North British, in con junction with the public bodies of Scotland would again , steadfastly resist the attempt, and he had no doubt success fully. Under certain circumstances there might be no great objection to the amalgamation of the Caledonian and Scot tish Central, but the Edinburgh and Glasgow line was the natural route of the east coast companies to Glasgow, and he hoped that company would yet agree to join their natural allies. He concluded by moving the approval of the report. Admiral RAMSAY expressed his belief that the new direct line to Perth by Queensferry would be run in 1 hour and 35 minutes, a saving of about an hour on the present journey. Mr. ARKLEY complained that the increase of dividend wat not proportionate to the increase of revenue, and he be lieved that the Queensferry scheme would be a great burden on the new shareholders. Major HALL protested against the further issue of pre ference shares, and Mr. ROMANS objected to any further extensions, leases, or amalgamations. The Chairman put the motion, which was seconded by Mr. Leishman and agreed to, Mr. Arkley dissenting. A meeting of the Border Union shareholders was then held, at which it was agreed that, in terms of the bill of last session, the Border Union ordinary stock should be amalga mated with and held as ordinary stock of the North British. THE LEIGH HAYMAKING CASE. The secretary of the Defence Fund replies in a local journal to the letter of Mr. Marsh, the clerk to the magistrates, which appeared in The Sun a few e d a ys lie says It is not without re gretobserve in the letter man y mis-state m at the outset, may we n o t r easonably ask w h y, log : a i n svo aease so rare, and u n d er l aw so o b so l e t e , e n thats. Now, were these persons not warned before they were punished ? And if punishment were necessary at all, w hy should not a small number have been selected (thirty-one were, I believe, summoned), whose posi tion and influence would have made the punishment a landmark—for example, Mr Marsh himself ? And I ask Mr. Marsh, the justices' clerk, who writes to you thus sanctimoniously, whether in the years 1861 and 1862 he did not get in his own hay on the Sunday; and I further invite him to con tradict, if he can, my assertion, that in the present year, 1863 (on the very Sunday preceding that for which these poor men were punished), the hay was actually got in fr om hi s own fi e ld s, an d i n hi s own presence, on the Lord's Day ? These facts are notorious in the district and cannot be denied. They were known to the magistrates; they were known to the police; and with that knowledge men in the last stage of indigence, who acted in unselfish aid of their, neighbours, were convicted. Further than this, it is equally notorious that workmen in the employment of some of the justices might have been equally punished, but that no prosecution was per mitted to touch them. Mr. Marsh states that in the fields of each of the defendants the police found men in a state of intoxication. This is simply untrue, and no such evidence was given before the magis trates. Will Mr. Marsh have the goodness to ex plain, if he can, why the persons who were drunk were not summoned ? and will he, if he can, name any one of the defendants who was in a state of in- toxication. Mr. Marsh says the weather was settled and fair, This is equally untrue, There was rain in the morning. There was rain late in, the evening, and this was stated in Mr. Marsh's hearing upon the trial. I shall not follow the attorney's verbiage with which Mr. Marsh fills his letter, but I have shown its worthlessness by his own acts. Themagistrates seem heartily disgusted with their position, and now put their clerk for ward as their speaker and their scapegoat. The whole thing was wrong. Many such wrongs have passed without comment. Here the weight of pub lic indignation had fallen, and it has stayed the extension of the injustice. The magistrates threatened the poor houseless weavers and labourers with the stocks. Will they execute their threat and let their clerk and their colleagues escape? I say no more than that with the aid of the public this strange and harsh proceeding will be further investigated an d i ts ill ega li ty punished." SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. EXAMINER.-It is now five years and upwards since the French Emperor produced a rifled field piece, the effect of which as tested in a stricken field, and that one of the great battles of the pre sent age, proved it to be an invention of the highest importance; and we believe that we are perfectly borne out in saying that the grooved barrel, as brought to bear on small arms and great gu', has considerably changed the system and altered the details of modern warfare. It would seem to us almost a matter of necessity, that when all Europe at once seized upon the French idea and carried it into effect in one and all of the countries from the boot of Italy to Sweden, that England should have taken a strong lead among the nations. Her vast wealth, her extended commerce, the ingenuity of her workers in the hard ores of the earth, at once presented our country to us as one whose position should at least be as much strengthened by all the appliances of science as any of the less favoured neighbouring nations; and there can be little doubt that if due care and attention had been paid to this most important matter, we should, in the event of a war breaking out, have had nothing to risk. We believe, in reference to small arms—whether we consider the weapon itself or the gallant men who have studied its use—that we have muskets and marksmen equal, perhaps superior, to those of any nation in the world. Why is it, then, that the con current testimony of those best informed unites in describing England as the most deficient of all nations in her artillery ? At a dinner lately given at Liverpool to Admiral Dacres and the officers of the Channel Fleet, the admission was made by Lord Stanley that a gun had not been found for those wondrous ships then lying in the Mersey. How painfully must the utterance of such a fact have fallen upon the ears of all present. That the old 68-pounder smooth-bored gun is the only effec tive guu we can command seems to us almost in comprehensible. We need not go into detail, for our correspondent " Caveto" has laboured long and zealously at the subject, until the time has arrived when he has won his deserved reward in finding that the public are fast coming over to those opinions which our valued correspondent was the first to broach. The Times' Portsmouth corre- .....,.. __ spondent and the Army and Navy Gazette have completely taken the same view of the question; and the daily press generally agree in deprecating the defenceless position in which we are l e ft. The Times of the 23d had an able article on the subject, whereby many of its previous opi- niOns were recanted, but our able contemporary does not come down with his usual force on the evil which is at the root of the matter. There can be no doubt that if the War Office had called forth the talents of our engineers by permitting free compe tition, the result would have been that we should long ere this have had two, three, or even five hundred pounders on our forts; and that we should have had guns of five tons' weight, if that be the maximum of weight of a sea-service gun, which would have carried heavy charges of powder suffi cient to have propelled a shot through any coating of wood and iron. What has the Ordnance Com mittee been about, that we have had no trial of Admiral Dahlgren's guns, or Parrot's? If guns carrying 200-pound balls can beat down a fort at two miles, what armour-ship could resist its force ? Why is Captain Blakely to be refused a trial in England, and yet carry 800-pounders to Charles ton ? Why are weto find that Whitworth is more honoured abroad than at home ? Why, in the name of all that is strange, are we to be called on to accept Sir William Armstrong and his failing guns as our patterns of excellence, and deny fair competition to all_ other I • LONDON REVIEW.—About a fortnight since a small and c ur i ous littl e weekly paper, called the c , eltenh am Looker-on, and which professes to be a " note- book of the sayings and doings of social, political, and fashionable life," for the benefit of the loungers of the Cheltenham pump-rooms, took the trouble in th e l ea di ng article, which it significantly terms "Our Whispering Gallery," to enter into the following description of her Majesty's bedroom : " It may be stated that no apparent abatement has occurred in reference to the fixed melancholy which appears to have taken possession of the illustrious lady ever since the death of the Prince Consort. The , Royal bedchamber is still hung with crape and personal memorials of the deceased Prince, to whose death, however, she never alludes." The intelli gence about the crape and the Royal bed-cham ber is evidently addressed to that peculiar class of readers who would be keenly pleased to be informed which rooms at Marlborough House were hung with chintz and which with damask. If the " Looker-on" can accomplish the feat of know ing about the crape, there is uo reason why his zeal should not get as far the chintz. It is hardly neces sary to say that so accomplished and pertinacious an eavesdropper is not satisfied with following royalty into its bedchamber. The Cheltenham pump-rooms demand that when the Court goes abroad the " Looker-on" shall stand itself somewhere on board the royal yacht, even if it be behind the boxes in the cabin. By unheard of efforts the "Looker on" has been able accordingly to discover that her Majesty has been sick at sea; and he proceeds to discuss the relative capacities for suffering sea-sickness of the different medical attendants upon the Queen. We know from Mr. Thackeray that in the Rev. Mr. Honeyman's hours of social relaxation, he used to indulge his audience with pantomimic imitations of his uncle the bishop and his uncle's chaplain both sick at sea together; and that he managed through out to keep them quite distinct and natural. The Cheltenham "Looker-on" performs nearly as great a feat with respect to Dr. Baley and Dr. Jenner, the Queen's physicians :—" The late medi cal attendant of the Court (Dr. Baley) was so pros trated as to be unable to speak or move while afloat. The successor of the latter (Dr. Jenner) is a better sailor ; but still he has no inclination to leave terra firma oftener than absolutely necessary, and is heartily glad, when his marine expeditions ere over, to return to his quiet home in Harley-street and the ordinary routine of professional life." It is pro bably difficult for social impertinence to go to greater lengths than it does in this last paragraph. We can imagine Dr. Jenuer's feelings about the coolness of the " Looker-on," --if chance brought him to Cheltenham Spa, when he learnt from its columns how delighted be usually was when he got back from the steamer to his" quiet home in Har ley-street." But the vulgarity of the " Looker-on" is not the moral to be drawn from the whole. The oddest reflection is that there must be a number of Cheltenham loungers who are really interested in reading in their weekly paper an account of the dif ferent ways in which - Dr. Bayley and Dr. Jenner are sick on board ship. Probably few of them are acquainted with either of the two gentlemen. They are, however, quite willing to learn all they can of the details of the life of either; and to learn them from a newspaper writer whose style of writing is such au to warrant us in thinking that he deserves to be kicked out of any drawing-room in London which he may happen to enter. The Cheltenham "Looker-on" has not, however, exhausted his powers over the sea sufferings of the Court. It seems that the Morning Post has announced casually that the Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., has gone to Spa, in Belgium. A paragraph about the movements of any London gentleman whose name is known, is too good an opportunity for social impertinence to be lost. Upon the brief advertisement the Cheltenham " Looker-on" builds the following extraordinary and, we venture to think, somewhat infamous su perstructure :—" It is asserted that the Right Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers, M.P., has left town to pass a few weeks at Spa, in Belgium. Were it not for the general veracity of your contemporary, 1 would be inclined to doubt the bona fides of this an nouncement, as the Right Hon. C. P. V. has never previously been known to go voluntarily more than one mile from Pall Mall in the whole course of his life. The right hon. gentleman breathes, moves, and has his being in an unchanged atmosphere of Cockneydom, and his friends are always quizzing him about the feline pert inacity with which he clings to his club and the Poor Law Board, and his modest bachelor lodging, all of which may be found within the charmed circle of one mile. Now, however, that he has summoned cou rage to break through his accustomed habits, it is to be hoped that he has not invaded Belgian ter ritory in the extraordinary costume in which he appears in Pall-mall—that he has brushed his hat so that the nap will lie close instead of on end like quills upon the fretful porcupine;' and that, above all, he has emptied his pockets of the rolls of papers with which they are usually filled to repletion, and has denuded himself of the pieces of red tape which dangle down either from the crown of his hat or from the pockets of his ancient blue frock-coat with the funny old-fashioned collar and the well-polished sleeves." That the " Loolscr-on'' should conclude so unusual a production with an account of the Lord Chancellor's dress on board his yacht, is not at all remarkable. We can only be thankful that he has left so many members of the Cabinet unassafled. In time, however, there is no doubt that he will come to the Duke of Argyle's hair, and the noses of some of the leading bishops. It is a curious taste, and one which we hope may long continue peculiar to Cheltenham. Retired Indian officers, and retir ing belles, we presume, require this kind of exciting intellectual food. There is no accounting for tastes, and it is perfectly possible that absence of sense, and continual want of employment, may produce in men and women those odd likings and habits of thought, which are generally suppoaed to be most in place iu the servants' hall. THE READER.—The newspapers have done right in praising Cardinal Wiseman's Lecture on Self- Culture, Culture delivered lest week at the Ha r t le y Institu tion in Southampton. One does not always like GREAT EASTERN. This company will commence running a steamer between Harwich, Holland, and northern Germany, fcr the convey• ante of cattle and goods, on the 3d of the ensuing month. In consequence of the extended business of the general undertaking, the directors are about to order 10 passenger and 20 additional goods engines, 500 round-ended goods waggons, 100 third-class carriages, and 40 passenger break vans. LONDON AND WINDSOR. It appears that arrangements have been made between the Great Western and Metropolitan Railway Companies to run trains through from Windsor to Farringdon-street, and vice versa, commencing the lst of next month. The number of trains is to be limited to five each way daily, but as the traffic'gradually becomes developed this number must necessarily be increased. These trains are to stop at all the stations on the Metropolitan Railway, and passengers will be conveyed by them from one intermediate station to another, the same as by the ordinary trains of the Metro politan Company. The traffic is intended to be worked thus : —The carriage) from Windsor for Farringdon-rtreet are to be attached to a London train at Slough, and brought on to Paddington, where they will be detached and conveyed along the Metropolitan line by an engine waiting for the purpose. This improved communication, it is expected, will facilitate local traffic and be mutually beneficial to both companies. HELSTON AND PENRYN. A public meeting, convened by the Mayor and in fluentially attended, was held on Thursday, at the Helston, to consider a scheme for a railway to join the Coruwall line at Penryn. The project was explained by Mr. F. Hill, who, it appeared, was prepared to take con siderable pecuniary interest in the undertaking. The pro posed line was to go through Gweek and Constantine and the great granite districts to Penryn. Mr. 11. RoGERs said he appeared as tho representative of another line which was in course of survey, and he called on the meeting to postpone any deci.ion for a week. Mr. J. J, ROGERS, M.P., on (looking at the map, was prepared to propose the following resolution :—" That it is expedient to connect the llelston District with the Corn wall Railway at Penryn." The resolution was seconded and carried.: RAMSEY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held last week at Ramsey. The report of the &rectors was adopted, and the retiring members of the Board were re-elected with out opposition. CRIEFF JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting was held at Crieff on Thursday Mr. Monteath in the chair. The CHAIRMAN moved the approval of the report, which stated that the accounts for the half year exhibited a balance of £1,763, out of which the directors proposed to pay a divi dend at the rate of 5 per cent., which would absorb £1,082, and leave a surplus of £6BO. There had been an improve ment in the passenger, but a decrease in the goods and mi neral traffic. The line was in good order, and maintained in an efficient manner. The report was approved ; a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was declared ; and certain shares of the value of £461 were forfeited. VICTORIAN. The total receipts on the Victorian Government railways from Jan. 1 to 25th June last, amounted, on 196 miles, to £218,736, and for the corresponding period of 1862, on 151 miles, to £115,282, showing an increase of £103,154. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN. The traffic returns on this line for the month of August showed that 26,420 dols had been received from passengers, mails, &c., and 98,461 dols for freight—total, 124,881 dols en 352 miles open, against 15,309 dols on 60 miles for the corresponding month last year. The total receipts from January 1 to the end of August amounted to 643,237 dols on an average mileage of 184 miles, and for the correspond ing period of 1862 to 108,170 on 60 miles of railway. Atmospheric Changes of the Alps, Professor Tyndall sends us for publication some curious Alpine experiences of Mr. Robert Spencer Watson and his party in the region of the Jungfrau. The suddenness of the atmospheric changes will recall the similar observations of Mr. Whyraper:on the Matterhorn, recorded in our pages a fortnight ago. Mr. Watson says—" On the 10th of July I visited the Col de la Jungfrau from the 2Eggisch-horn, in company with my wife and Messrs. John Sowerby andW . G. Adams, of Marlborough College. We had with us as guides J. M. Claret, of Chamouni, and a young man from the hotel. The early morning was bright, and gave promise of a fine day, but as we approached the Col clouds settled down upon it, and on reaching it we encountered so severe a storm of wind, snow, and hail, that we were unable to stay more than a few minutes. As we descend, d, the snow continued to fall so densely that we lost our way, and for some time we were wandering up the Lotseh Sattel. We had hardly discovered cur mistake when a loud peal of thunder was heard, and shortly after I observed that a strange singing sound like that of a kettle was issuing from my alpenstock. We halted, and finding that all the axes and stocks emitted the same sound, stuck them into the snow. The guide from the hotel now pulled off his cap, shouting that his head burned, and his hair was seen to have a similar ap pearance to that which it would have presented had he been on an insulated stool under a powerful electric machine. We all of us experienced the sensation of pricking or burning in some part of the body, more especially in the head and face, my hair also standing on end in an uncomfortable but very amusing manner. The snow gave:out a hissing, as though a heavy shower of hail were falling ; the veil ou the wide-awake of ono of the party stood upright in the air, and on waving our hands the sing ing sound issued loudly from the fingers. Whenever a peal of thunder was heard the phenomena ceased, to be resumed before the echoes had died away. At these times we felt shocks, more or less violent, in those portions of the body which were most affected. By one of these my right arm was paralysed so completely that I could neither use nor raise it for several minutes, nor indeed until it had been severely rubbed by Claret, and I suffered severe pain in it at the shoulder-joint for several hours. At half-past twelve the clouds began to pass away, and the phenomena finally ceased, having lasted 2.5 minutes. We saw no lightning, and were puzzled at first as to whether we should be afraid or amused. The young guide was very much alarmed, but Claret, who is devoid of fear, and who had twice before heard the singing (though without any of the other symp toms), laughed so heartily that we joined him. No evil effects were felt afterwards beyond the inconvenience aris ing from the burning of our faces, which, though we had no sun, were almost livid in hue when we arrived_ at the t-Eggisch.horn,—.:lthenceton. THE MURDER AT TEIGNBRIDGE. At the Town Hall, Newton Abbott, on Friday, before W. J. Watts, Esq., county magistrate, Jas. Stevens was brought up, charged with having mur dered John Meers. at Teirabridge, on the night of Friday, the 14th August last. The prisoner, who is a very powerful man, and about 50 years of age, is a mulatto, and has lost the sight of his right eye. He is well known in connection with sparring booths and sho ws at the diff erent f a i rs , racecourses, and regattas, and was apprehended at Exete r on Wednesday eveni ng g last. Long before the hour appointed for the hearing of the case the Town Hall was surrounded by a very large number of persons anxious to gain admittance. In this they were disappointed, as no persons but the witnesses and the representatives of the press were allowed to enter. About half-past 10 o'clock Mr. Watts took his seat on the bench, and, addressing the reporters, said that as the hearing was strictly of a private character, and that the ends of justice might not be defeated, he had to request that the details of the proceedings be not mace public. The prisoner was then brought into the hall, and the charge having been read over to him by the clerk, he pleaded not guilty in a firm tone of voice. The same evidence was taken as was given at the inquest. George Pike, a lad about 13 years old, was then sworn, and, after being duly cautioned by the ma gistrate, detailed the whole of the circumstances alleged to have taken place on the night in ques tion, which, for reasons stated above, we do not publish. Witness was cross-examined at som e length by the prisoner, at the end of which Prisoner requested that Mr. George G_ epson, of Plymouth, the proprietor of the boxing booth, should be communicated with to asc ertain the ti me he (prisoner) was at the booth on the ni g ht in ques tion. in the o ehad Bench consented, and the p risoner was th en removed to the cells. Simon Finightv a man about 26 ye ar s of age, who is also well V n own as being connected with sparring booths, and who had b een a pp rehen ded at Exeter the previous n i g ht b y p olice-cons table Mgernan, and conveyed to Newton the same morn ing by the mail train, was then placed in the boy, d with a party E a Barns ta p le relative to what took charged with being an accomplice nodoubt, d willr. the murder. The prisoner denied his bein g at the Newton mur w r ty. He Races, a employ tPheenthedreictkaileodf the a conversation l\nlvaerrkseattilonnnh, u e o honfd Mr. stated that he was at t h e time place at the Newton Races, w give the police an addit ional clue to this mysterious affair. The prisoners were remanded until ten o'clock to day, by which time it is thought the police, who are actively engaged in prosecuting their inquiries, will be in possession of some additional f acts. On Friday afternoon, about four o'clock, police constable Mgernan, of the county police, appre hended another man by the name of Banks, alias Williams, who is supposed to be an accomplice in the murder. He was apprehended at Hollings worth's lodging-.house, Edmund-street, Exeter. The prisoner, who is a middle-aged man, between 30 and 40 years of age, was taken to the head-quarters, Paris-street, and the charge entered against him. He at first gave his name as Banks, but afterwards said he was called Williams. It is stated that Banks, like the other prisoners, is well known in connec tion with sparring-booths. la —e appeared to be very much excited ; b e was handcuffed, followed by a mob of people, and taken to St. Thomas's station, from thence to Newton Abbots,— Western Morning News. The Coal-Pitman Above around. The pitman nev er feels h un gry while at work, but on coming out he feel s ravenous and takes food as soon as he enters his cottage. Man y of t he fore-shift men (the night workers) take cro wd y , which i s a compound of oatmeal, hot water, and butter; others take c o ff ee or t ea , w ith b r ead and butter, and some take dinner. The back-shift men (day workers) always t ake dinner when they come home. This usually consists of roast beef or mutton and potatoes, with feurra g Pudding. They eat their pudding mutton after. They take animal food once or considering the great muscular exertion a fian re b dsc o ate i ys l a n e so d andr s lyby u ef e , ne t dump ua hewing,d the amount of mutton they eat is very moderate.s t smoke s ole done a pipe , ey er ff seldom or never drink beer at dinner. b :ne . A large wooden tub of hot d etually then they wash. This washing process wa t e r is set down before the fire; the man then sits down on a small stool, with a le g on eac h s id e o f th e tub, and, su pplied with a pi ece of soap, he b eg i ns b y was hi ng Io j 'they v y being his hands, arms, and ch est — head, nec k, an d f ace f o ll ow , an d the ends with the l ower extrem i t i es, th e one a f ter th e o ther. This finished, if in the fore-shift, he goes to bed, hi s wife brings him hi s pipe lighted, and in a few seconds h e is fast asleep. The b ac k- s hift men d res s after dinner and era plo7 themselves as their fancy leads them. Quoits, bowling, and ball playing are their out-door games ; crieket, wrestling, and jumping are seldom practised. A species of pitch and toss is their great gambling game. Their home games are whist, draughts, and dominoes. Whatever amusement or subject they take up is stuck to perseveringly. They are very Matter-of-fact, and have considerable power of conce!itration. Every available piece of ground near the villages is Converted into a garden, and almost every cottage has one attached to it. Some keep poultry, and most feed a pig ; they cure their own bacon with great success. Their bread is tome m a d e; two kinds are used by them—white a nd brown. " Spiced wigs" prevail on Sundays, and the 4, singing hinny" still makes its appearance on grand occa sions. Great excesses are still prevalent on pay Friday and Satur da Ynights ; ale is the liquor chit fly drunk; but no matter witat excesses a man may commit on the pay week end he must be at his post on the Monday following, or run the isk of being turned off; so that the habitual drunkard is certain to lose his employment. In all my ex perience Imong them I have never known a case of dipso mania, ncr vet have I been called upon to treat a single case of deliritnn tremens; and this is more than I can say for many (Uhl. callings,— Weekly Journal. [ADvEtnsEmENT].—Holloway's Ointment.—Agonising Pains.- - it is gratifying to hear sufferers recount the ease they derived when first they applied this ointment to their ulcers, sols, or abscesses, with which they had been afflicted for years. Soon after its application to a bad leg or inflam matory ucer, it restrains the excitement of blood vessels and nerves, which at once brings coolness and comfort, and furthers lhe gradual deposits of healthy materials to fill up the ravates caused by violence, debility, or disease. It expels all noxious matters, and heals all sores soundly. It gives ease to varicose veins, bad legs, swellings of the feet and joints, when the agony is almost unremitting and the pain too auch for a giant's strength. the Cardinal's essays, whether spoken or written. They have, many of them, a sleek, flabby, veal-like texture both of thought and of expression. It is partly from the recollection of such discourses of the Cardinal, partly from a general conviction that the Cardinal's mode of thought must, from the inevit able circumstances of his training and position, be a mode of thought utterly incapable of any whole some effect upon the national British mind, that one is apt to take up any new discourse of his with a predetermination against it. But one ought not to let prejudice have its way, even against a cardi nal ; and we must say that there were parts of Cardinal Wiseman's recent lecture which were really ingenious and good. It is not so much those parts of the lecture which were generally praised by the newspapers that have caught our fancy as a certain troin of abstract disquisition upon which the Car dinal entered at the beginning of the lecture, and the application of which occupied the rest of it. The Cardinal, indeed, treated his Southampton audience to a neat little bit of psychology ; and newspapers cannot be expected to look utter the bits of psychology that may occur in the lectures which they report. Indeed they are seldom troubled with them. There have been a few capital vacation speeches within the last week or two by various public men—Earl Russell, Lord Stanley, Mr. Grant Doff, and others; and, all in all, perhaps the best vacation speech of the season—that with most of real thought and perception of the future in it—has been Mr. Grant Duff's ; but the Cardinal alone, so far as we have observed, made his speech to consist in a connected exposition, taken from what Univer sity men call the Philosophy of the Human Mind. SPECTATOR.—The magistrates of Leigh have been baited into a breach of the unwritten law, which ordains that Englishmen sitting in judicial capacity shall never defend themselves. The fact is remark able, for the accusation against them amounted only to one of bigotry. It was said that certain farmers of Leigh, fearing a thunderstorm, carted their hay on Sunday, that they were summoned by the police, that the magistrates fined them, under an obsolete act, twenty-three shillings apiece, and that, the yeomen resisting the illegal sentence, their goods were distrained with many circumstances of insult and oppression. So strong was the feeling created by the narrative, that Lord Essex headed a subscrip tion in the Times, which speedily reached a most respectable figure, and the magistrates were censured so sharply by men to whose opinions they could not affect indifference, that they have suffered their clerk to publish a long and formal reply. We are bound to admit, for we accepted the original story, that it is on all important points conclusive. There is a point connected with the amount of the fines which is not yet cleared up, but on all others little doubt can remain that the public have been deceived. The farmers were not doing an occa sional work, but carrying out a system which has already led to increased demoralisation ; they were not carting their own corn, but hiring labourers with drink and victuals to do seven days' work in stead of six ; the distraint was only carried out in consequence of a combination to refuse payment ; and in short, the farmers, and not the magistrates, were guilty of a breach of the law. If it be true, as asserted, though not by Mr. Marsh, that the money subscribed was spent in a savage orgie, of which races performed by naked men formed the most conspicuous feature—those who have read Mr. White's book will understand why we consider this statement possible—they were guilty of some thing worse than excited misrepresentation, of en couraging a demoralisation which to men living in Southern England seems almost beyond the range of belief. Altogether apart from that statement, however, the magistrates must stand acquitted, for, whether the law be evil or good, they only carried out its provisions, and in no unmerciful spirit. For, and it is on this point that the gravest misapprehen sion exists, it is not the purpose or wish of those who resist the bigoted Sabbatarians to abolish the legal restrictions which protect the weekly rest. Each of the extreme factions who on this question abuse each other so savagely—the Sabbatarians, who would make it a crime to " pluck the ears of corn on the Sabbath day," and the party who would abolish all restrictions on Sunday work—includes, we conceive, in England a very small minor it y . The great body, we take it, of educated men, while doubtful as to the religious obligation of rest, the rule laid down by Christ being clearly intended to abolish the Jewish Sabbath, and not clearly intended to establish any new one, still regard the legal en forcement of rest on one day in every seven with the most cordial approval. The argument so com mon in Scotland, that the day is a necessity even for animals is an argument merely, and a poor one even for men who are reasoning on an ecclesiastical point. Three-fourths of the world get along ex ceedingly well without any observance of the kind, and it Chinese bullocks or Parisian horses die a little the sooner they have got all the more work out of the days of their lives. But no sane man can doubt that in an age of excessive toil, when the rush and excitement of life wear out the nerves and bewilder the brain, one day of peace in seven is an unmixed and enormous good. And co man who believes with us, that the impor tance of things divine is to that of things earthly as the infinite is to the finite, will doubt that some short space of rest, during which the soul has time to contemplate subjects unconnected with dinner, worship may be exempt from the interruptions of daily life, and meditation may be free from the thought of work left standing, will doubt that the Sunday's rest is of unspeakable moral value. It is not a religious necessity any more than water is a religious necessity to the man who thirsts. it may not he to many minds a necessity of any kind, any more than buttresses are necessary to support the perfect arch. There are even minds to which the strict observance of Sunday, as of any other rite or ceremonial whatsoever, has that savour of formalism which to such minds destroys all possibility of spiritual life. But to the mass of mankind, and especially of English mankind—Englishmen having a tendency to crystallise their habits around their beliefs,—one day of rest in seven creates un doubtedly the opportunity of spiritual, as well as the fact of physical benefit. To abolish that time of rest, in an age which is maddening itself with work, in order to give the competitive strife a monopoly of all life, or even to suffer avarice .to steal the little time now exempt from its evil con trol, would be a course of procedure only less mad than that on which Sabbatarians would have all Englishmen enter. Toil shall halt one day in seven —that seems to us the clear and the wise decision of the mass of English opinion, which, while main taining that principle, still resents all external in terference with the use of the day so secured. If this be at once a just and predominant opinion, it only remains so to regulate legislation that the end sought may be secured without religious oppression. SATURDAY REVIEW.—No one can wonder that the famous Woolley insurance case should have pro voked some rather strong criticism on the conduct of the leading offices. In coming to the determina tion to resist payment on the ground of fraud and arson, we have no doubt that the managers of the companies in which Campden House was insured acted upon a genuine suspicion that the fire was wilfully caused. Unfortunately for them, all their efforts failed to produce a fragment of evidence to justify a defence which was equivalent in effect to putting a man on trial for one of the gravest of criminal offences, without any reasonable cause. It is not, however, this—the really important aspect of the matter—which has attracted most attention. Most persons who insure feel that the precedent of Mr. Woolley's case is not likely to be followed against them ; and though the fact of this gen tleman having, some twenty or thirty years ago, occupied an unusual position at au hotel was rather an insufficient reason for charging him with crime, there is no doubt that the singularity of his life had more to do with the,suspicions of the offices than they would perhaps be willing to allow. After the result of this famous trial, it is less likely than ever that ordinary insurers will be exposed to gratuitous accusations of setting fire to their houses; but it so happened that there was one little inci dent in the history of the affair which touches in surers much more nearly. When Campden House was totally destroyed, and a claim of of £30,000 was made upon the policies, the companies had the audacity to ask Mr. - Woolley how he made up this imposing total of damage. The investigation proved to the satisfaction of a jury that the house was not I over-insured; but this conclusion was not arrived at until a great deal of trouble and some expense had been incurred in making out a priced inven tory of the stores of furniture, fittings, and pic tures with which this old curiosity-shop was crammed. It has occurred to sundry correspon dents of the Times that what was done in Mr. Woolley's case might be done in theirs also, and that, when they call upon au insurance office to replace the damage which a fire may have caused, they may be asked in return to point out what damage they have suffered, and to fur nish sufficient details to shoW bow the amount of their claim is arrived. at. The most affecting pictures have been drawn of the painful embarrassments of a burnt-out proprietor when he attempts to recall from memory the particulars of his household goods, and to estimate the cost at which they may be replaced. The difficulty of making a perfectly accurate claim is no doubt con siderable; but as the claimant, however weak his memory, must know more about the matter than any one else, the difficulty is much more likely to press hardly oil the assurers than on the assured. Still, the trouble of framing such an estimate as was required from Mr Woolley is a very good grievance for discussion at this time of the year, and it cannot be denied that the plan which the 7 inies has advo cated in a slashing leader would effectually relieve the sufferers. The proposal is that, if a man in- sures his property against damage not exceeding (say £1,000), the office shall in all cases pay either the whole £l,OOO, or, at any rate, the full amount of the claim that may be sent in, whether the damage sustained may be much or little. It is easy to see how admirably convenient this arrangement would be. If a total loss occurs, the unfortunate victim of gas or varnish, as the case may be, will not have his distress of mind aggravated by the necessity of pondering over his lost treasures, and fixing a money price on articles to which he may perhaps have attached a senti mental value. He will have nothing more to do than to write to the office a letter (for which printed common forms might conveniently be kept) stating that he had insured against damage not exceeding £l,OOO, and that he would be much obliged by a cheque for that amount. The office would reply that they had much pleasure in forwarding the sum asked for, without aggravating the troubles of their unhappy customer by asking whether the damage done did or did not reach the extreme limit of the policy. The assured would thereupon buy a new lot of furniture with the money, and if he should find his house decidedly handsomer than before, so much the better for him. Nothing could be more comfortable than this ; and, indeed, such an arrangement would take the sting out of the most terrible of calamities, and make it a real plea sure to be burnt out. Departure of the Channel Fleet from Liverpool. On separating from the pilots the Admiral signalled :-- "Admiral Dacres considers that the services of the pilots have been creditably performed, and desires that all the pilots be informed of it. At the Bell-boy 10.30 a.m." The officers also thanked the Old Steam-tug Company for having placed the steam-tug Resistance at their disposal during the visit of the fleet to Liverpool. The following letter has been re ceived by Mr. S. R. Graves, from Admiral Dacres : " Her Majesty's ship Edgar, Liverpool, Sept. 23. "Sir,—lt would be impossible to express the universal feeling of gratification prevailing throughout the Channel squadron under my command at the kind and hospitable reception given to myself, the officers, and men by all classes in the town of Liverpool ; but I cannot leave the Mersey without expressing to you and the gentlemen asso ciated with you yesterday in entertaining the seamen and marines of the ships my own and their sincere and hearty thanks, joined with those of the men themselves, for the manner in which that entertainment was carried out. For the unceasing personal exertions required in organising the preparations necessary to bring such an undertaking to a successful issue, and for the kind attention shown them by everyone, the men owe very much to you, and it is to me a subject of real congratulation that they tried to show how justly they appreciated it by the admirable manner in which they behaved.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, " S. C. DACRES, Rear-admiral Commanding "S. R. Graves, Eq., Commodore, Royal Mersey Yacht Club." To this Mr. Graves replied :-- "Liverpool, Sept. 24. " Rear-Admiral Dacres, Commanding Channel Squadron. " Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your valued favour of yesterday, and have communicated the eame to the Executive Committee appointed to carry out the entertainment recently given at St. George's-hall to the seamen and marines of the Channel squadron under your command, and I am requested to assure you that the kindly sentiments expressed by you towards myself and col leagues are fully appreciated, and are most gratifying to us. A gathering more unique in its character or important in its results has rarely before taken place in this town, and it is impossible for me to convey to you any idea of the satisfac tion it has afforded to all classes of the community. The admirable arrangements made by Commander Soady, of her Majesty's ship Royal Oak, for carrying out the views of the committee, and the unexceptionable conduct of the men, contributed in no small degree to that marked success which attended an entertainment not soon to be forgotten by the inhabitants of the town. Permit me, in conclusion, to ex press the obligations we are all under to yourself, per sonally, for so promptly acquiescing in a proposal which re quired no little confidence in your men, and it must be very gratifying to you to feel that your confidence has not been misplaced. " S. It. GRAVES." COUNTRY MARKETS. ------ NOTTINGHAM—SATURDAY. There was a fair quantity of new wheat to. day, the con dition of which was variable. Old wheat in short supply. —White wheat, from 40s to 468 ; red wheat, 40s to 435. Barley—malting, 31s to 41s ; grinding, 28s to 31s. Oats old, at 24s to 31s Od ; new, 22s to 265. Beaus sold at :.;8s to 43s per qr. ; new, 38s to 425. GRANTHAM—SATURDAY. Old white wheat, 44s to 465; red, 42s to 44s per 36st. ; new white, 44s to 465; red, 40s t 01425. Malting barley, 36s to 40e per or; grinding, 30s to 325; oats, old, 28s t) 30s; new, 22s to24s:; beans, 408 to 425; peas, 36s to 40s. NORTHAMPTON—SATURDAY. A tolerable supply of new wheat to-day, but the show of old was limited. buyers purchased cautiously, at rather lower rates. More barley on oiler, with a dull business. —White wheat, 414 to 468:; red, 39s to 44s ; fine, —8 to —s per qr. Barley, 33a to 40s—grinding. 28s:to SOs; Oats, 28s to 32s per 24 stone. Beans, 33s to 42e. Peas, 34s to 40s per qr. LEICESTER—SATURDAY. New white wheat, 44s to 465; , red, 42s to 44s per 36 stone. Old red,42s to 44s per 36 stone. Barley, malting, new, 3452t0 3Ss per qr.; grinding, 29s to 325; old oats, 255,t0 30s; new oats, 22s to 25s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 38s to 42s per 38 stone ; flour, 30s to 355 per 20 stone. YORK—SATURDAY. The harvest is drawing to a close in this county, and the crops are turning out exceedingly well. The supply of wheat at market to-day was moderate, and late prices were maintained for good sorts. Barley proved more plentiful, but prices declined. Oats and beans quiet. Wheat, red 42s to 46s Oats.... 2os to 24s White do .38s to 42s Beans 38, to 403 Barley.... ....... .30s to 32s Peas .•..—s to -- -.8 Malt, 62s to 64s per qr.; rye, 32s per qr ; flour, 30 3 to 32s per sack. NORWICII—SATUItDAT. There was a limited supply of wheat to-day, but equal to the demand, and late prices maintained. There was fair show of barley. Flour unaltered. White wheat. 46s to 47s j Red wheat 43s to 44s Malting barley ...36s to 38s j Chevalier barley 36s to 376 Distilling do 33s to 35s I Oats.. 21R to 29 Flour, 31s Od to —s Od per sack from the miller. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton....... oc 19. via Marseilles Oct. . 13. Brazil and Cape Yards, by British packet.. ..... Oct. 5. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena., Sept. 28. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Oct. 2. via Marseilles Sept. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Oct. 2. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. Oct. 2 via Marseilles.... Sept. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Oct. 11. via Marseilles Oct. 5. Portugal Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Oct. 2. via Marseilles Oct. 11. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo . .............. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Sept. 30, by U.S. packet... • by Canadian packet. Oct. 2. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .. ..Oct. 10. Bahamas, via New York Oat. 22. Mexico .... Sept. 18. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, k California. and British Columbia. J Se p t . 28. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. " High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in eve►' town supply it in packets. Births. ---- BOND.—On the 16th inst., at Paris, the wife of J. W. 31 ' Bond, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. DIOMED.—On the 23d inst., at 1, Leinater-gardens, ITYc le ‘ park, the wife of Charles J. Diomed, Esq., of a daugiv* ter. RALLI.—On the 25th inst., at 5, Connaught-plsee wes t, Hyde-park, the wife of Peter P. Ralli, Esq., of a son. Marriages. FLETCHER—MARsuAm.—On the 24th inst., at St. John'of Maidstone, Lieut.-Colonel H. C. Fletcher, Scots F , l si ; her Guards, to the Lady Harriet Marsham, the se coo ' daughter of the Earl of Romney. SOMERSET—CLARKE.—On the 24th inst., at Halber ton church, Devon, the Rev. Boscawen Some rse t, son of Ill° late Right llon. and Rev. Lord William Somerset, t° Florence Smalwood, youngest daughter of the late Job° Were Clarke, Esq., of Bridwell-house, Devon. Deaths. DEHENHA M.—On the 24th inst., at St. John's-wood, W1:11 Debenbam, Esq., aged 70. FELTOE —On the 26th inst., at Billiter-street, cityMr' F B. Feltoe, aged 75. GARsTm.--On the 23d inst., at Huntley - Vil la ' hare Captain Marcus A. Garstin, late 73d n o/I gal Regt., aged , 33. Chelten. G R AHAM.— On the 23(1 inst., at Portobello, Bdin , Fredk , Graham, Esq., Deputy Assistant Com. SCITOLEY.—On the 25th inst., at West ilighlands, Win'. cheater, John Bailey Seholey, late of Clapham, aged 66. WATsoN.— On the 25th inst., Jacob Watson, Esq., of -General. Fakenhaur, Norfolk. ___-..... London : Pruned and nib-Li- s hed ay WILLIAM ANDRIC , V of No. 112, Strand, Print er, at THE SUN Office No. 11::, Strand, in the Precin ct of the Savo y , in t h e c Qu ay ot ktlatileoca epteMber 28, 18v3 eacl aucl au d aut: ber cloy Pre, the pasl eon) aceo rate aat . , eXe( at t £7Ol few has 'as Vat Ehai tut', affi; 'mac pros Of rt.co If brie In ] r a pi an eric exp Insi hop the tudl to ton of : 4 rest the all litNn Mal Co. Co. and and Co. and