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

Na va',. and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. VALE' IT A, Sept. 22.—The 7th Royal Welsh Fusi liers e.ise mbarked 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 th'a Marsamascetto harbour, and brought up along side the Lazaretta Buildings to embark the 4th Battalio n Rifle Brigade, which was effected on the following day, and she steamed off soon afterwards on her return to Gibraltar to bring the 2d Battalion Bth itegimerlt, which is to relieve the 2d Battalion 15th Regiment here, the latter regiment having been ordered to Gibraltar to take the place of the :3th Regiment. She will then make a third trip, bring here from Gibraltar the 100th Canadian Re giment, and return with the 23d Royal Welch nisi leers from that garrison. The arrangements of the Orontes as a troopship have crested some disap pointment. The accommodation for the soldiers, or troop deck, as regards height and ventilation, is ex cellett. The women, also, have a separate com partment, and likewise a sick bay for themselves. But the officers' quarters on the lower deck are very badly ventilated, and in a long voyage, or in bad weather, wouh6. scarcely be tolerable. It seems curi ous that nava•t and military officers cannot mess in one saloon, rs much valuable space is taken up in this ship b:ri separate saloons for the officers of the two servicia. The Orontes is a fine vessel, but the array cements 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. Hilyar, left Malta harbour on Tuesday morning last for Athens, taking; with her a mail, stores, and provisions, and .£24,01)0 for the use of the fleet. Her Majesty's screw gunboat Buxer, Lieut.-Commander 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 Pittntis, Syria, &c. Her Majesty's iron paddlewheel sloop Tri dent, 3, Commander C. J. Balfour, lately arrived from Gibraltar, will leave to-night or to morr ovs morning, after the arrival of the Overland Mail "from Marseilles, also for Athens, and will pro bab'.y be employed in keeping up communication bet w een the Commander-in-Chief and the ships on the - west coast of Greece, under the command of Rear-Admiral Yelverton. The Foxhound, 4, Com mar der W. H. Anderson, will take up the next mail to Athens on the 30th inst., and the Meannee, 60, Capt. G. Viodehouse (which arrived here from the Pi: eras on the 19th) the following one on the Bth proximo. The Meaunee 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 coronr.tion of the King 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 Pirreas, 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 ther, an 3 was to leave next day for deep-sea sound ings, stud to work up the coast-line to the west ward. Her Majesty's ships Revenge, 73, Captain the Hon. F. Foley (bearing the flag of Rear-Ad miral H. R. Yelverton, C. 8.), and. Surprise, 4, Commander W. H. Whyte, were at Patras when last heard from. The Liffey, 35, the Pelican, 17, and the Wanderer, 4, were also on the West Coast. Her Majesty's frigate Pheebe, 39, Capt. T. D. A. Fortescue„ which lately left Malta with stores and provision a for the fleet on the coast of Greece, put into Ka] amata, having suffered serious injury to her steer a machinery, which will most likely render it necesE ary for her to go to England for repairs. A telegrams received on Saturday from Corfu an nounce a her arrival there on the 18th inst., and that she was to sail for Malta on the tollowing day. Her ajesty's screw sloop Chanticleer, 17, Cora inande r C. Stirling, is also expected hero from the coast of Syria, the Cossack, 20, Capt. W. Rolland, having gone up to relieve her. The only ships of war iu 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, despatch-boat. Under the superintendence of Capt. Edmonstone and Mr. Dinner], of the Steam Reserve at Devon port; of Mr. Steil, engineer at Keyham ; 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 ; f orce , 2to 3 ; sea sanooth. The results of four runs at the measured raile gave a mean speed of 12.093 knots per hour ; mean revolutions, 501. With two large boilers fo.rward estimated at 300 horse power, the mean sr_Jeed was 9.427 ; revolutions, 40. With four small aoilers aft, estimated at 400 horse power, the speed, was 10.33 ; revolutions, 432; 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 euccess. The hired transport In, Capt. Cattier, 52 days from Jamaica, laden with old stores, 110 disabled has arrived at Woolwich, guns, hemp cable, &c. , and o n Saturday commenced unshipping inside the T pier. The Fontabelle transport has shipped a number of 32-pounder guns and other stores from Woolwich for the Cape of Good Hope. Permission having been granted by Commodore Sir P. Nicholson, Superintendent of Woolwich DockyW, 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 Fisgard, as proposed by the commanding offi cer, Capt. Lysa g h t, for the use o f th e ragged school at Woolwich, the first distribution took place on Saturday, consisting of soup, remnants of meat, and 151 b. of waste bi scuit, &e . These articles, which wou ld otherwise have been thrown overboard, were gratefully received by the committee, and it is hoped that the benevolent example may be followed in other yards. Instructions have been received froni the Admi ralty directing the officials at Chatham to report to their lordships as to the desirableness of adapting one of the screw gunboats, attached to the steam reserve at that port, for use as a,Rtam-tender in conveying the mechanics and yorkpeo pie to and from the dockyard to the iron frigate Achill es , w h en onsid she ha s b een rem oved to Gilli n g ham Re ach. TheLord so f the Admiralty haverec ered their determination o f effecting a decrease in the number of the mechanics and other workmen employed i n Chatham dockyard to the number, it was announced, of over 1,000 hands. A telegram was received atthe dockyard on Saturday directing the officials and heads of departme n t s to report if it wer e advisable to make any reductio n i n t h e uresent strength of the establishment, and if so, to state the lowest po ssible nu mber of workmen in each brunch that should be discharged, the proposed reduction being confined to the hired mechanics, artisan s , boys, and labourers. The officials of the dockyard 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 p ast, the mechanics cm ploved on the iron frigate , AchillfshaNrebeen working extra hems, rind yet teem are still several months work to be accomplished before she will be ready to proceed to sea. It certainly is surprising that with the anxiety manifested to have this ve:sel completed as early as possible their lordships should select the present moment for effecting a reduction of ono . fifth of the establishment. The officials, in their 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- TI SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPrEMBER 28, 1863. Major-Gen. Lawrenson, Inspector-General o 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 the 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 inspectioa 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 efficers and men were con sidered unfit for foreign daty ; and an order hav ing been received that no limited service men of 83 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 o!: all ranks, 659. As the acquired 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 B,egt., now stationed at Aldershot, is 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 officer 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 Miles 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. Oa the departure of the 76th Regiment the 733 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 ander 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 Husaars, 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. 't he f oun d a ti ons o f an i m mense reservoir near the barracks are already being dug. A riding school, laOss b y 50ft, is also being b u il t ; t h e b u i l di ng w h en complete will present a neat appearance, and will be constructed of re d b r i c k w ith an o pen roof, the floor being cover e d with tan and sawdust, beneath which will be a thick l ayer of concrete. Th e new floating target' for garrison and field-gun practice, invented by Col. A. A. Shuttleworth, Royal , on th e recom m e ndation of the Artillery, and which Ordn an ce Select Ccrnmi ttee, i s in future to b e adopted in the service, consist s o f a h a lf t un vat, divided, a complete st ate , i nto four pted n targeta;:s surmountedi hl 2 bushels with a flagstaff' com partments, with galvanised wire n e tti ng , pa i n t e d shav ings.white,The and filled painted white, 14ft in length, and is secured by a 281 b anchor. Targets of this kind 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 and 9ft wooden targets, which will be supplied, as heretofore, to stations requiring them for practice. 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 been taken in 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 amalgamation of the Border Union capital with that of the 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 to 11 per cent. per annum he trusted they had now turned the corner, and that from the develop ment 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 the 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 st...o4`.stly 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 wet 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 days It is not without re gret ments. Now, at the outset, may w e not reas o nabl y that a l g observe se He ry e says in the :‘ letter many mis-state ask why, in a case so rare, and under law so obsolete, were these persons not warned before they were punished ? And if punishment were necessary at all, why 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 from his own fields, and in his 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. Farther 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 snmmoned ? and will he, if he can, name any one of the def'Pr,dants 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. The magistrates 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 ? say no more than that with the aid of the public his strange and harsh proceeding will be further nvestigated and its illegality punished." GREAT EASTERN. This company will commence running a steamer between Harwich, Holland, and northern Germany, for the convey• ance 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 waggoas, 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 via versa, commencing the Ist 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 en 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 carriageri from Windsor for Farringdon-street 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 Guild hall, Helston, to consider a scheme for a railway to join the Cornwall line at Penryn. The project was explained by Mr. F. Hill, who, it appeared, wa3 prepared to take con siderable pecuniary interest in the undertaking. The pro posed line was to go through Owe,* and Constantine and the great granite districts to Penryn. Mr. H. ROGERS said ho appeared as the representative of another line which was in course of survey, and he called on the meeting to postpone any decision for a week. Mr. J. J. ROGERS, M.P.. on ,looking at the map, was prepared to propose the following resslution :—" That it is expedient to connect the llelston District with the Corn wall Railway at Penryn." Tho resolution was seconded and carried.: RAMSEY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held last week at Ramsey. The report of the directors 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, 11r. 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 £1,76 3 , 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 treffic. 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 £103,151. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN, The traffic returns on this line for the month of August showed that 26,420 dols had been received from raseengers, mails, &c., and 98,461 dole for freight—total, 124,881 dole on 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 dole on an average mileage of 184 miles, and for the correspond ing period of 1862 to 108,170 on GO 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. Whymper: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. JohnSowerby 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 Lotsch Sattel. We had hardly discovered our 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 bail were falling ; the veil on the wide-awake of one 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 wo 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 25 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 aria mg from the burning of our faces, which, though we had no sun, were almost livid in hue When we arrived_ at the iEggisch-horn,—.4thenceurii. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. EXAMINER.—It :s 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 guns, 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 lit:le 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 gun 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 left. 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 others? LONDON REVIEW.—About a fortni g ht since a small and curio us lit t l e wee kly p a p er , called the Citeleenham .Looker-on, and which professes to be a " note- book of th e say i ngs an d d o i n gs of social, political, and fashionable life," for the benefit of the loungers of the Ch e lt en h am pum p- ro oms, took the trouble in the leading article, which it significantly terms "Our Whispering Gallery," to enter into the ,l .following desc r ip t i on o f h er M a j e sty's bedroom : may be s t ate d t h at no apparen t a batement 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 b e d c h am b er i s st ill h u ng with crape and personal memorials of the deceased Prince , to w hose death, however, she never alludes." The intelli gence about th e cra p e and the Royal bed-cham bero is evidently a dd resse d to that peculiar class readers who would be keenly pleased to be inform e d w hi c h rooms a t Marlborough House were hung with c hi n tz and which with damask. If the "Looker-on" can accomplish the feat of know ing about th e crape, there is no 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 follow in g ro y alt y 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 boxe s 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 Bea-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 ha managed through out. to keep them quite distinct a nd 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. Jenner's feelings about the coolness of the " Looker-on," —if chance brought him to Cheltenham Spa, when he learnt from its columns how delighted he 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 t he 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 as 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 aboutthe feline pertinacity 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 " Looker-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 ho has left to many members of the Cabinet unassailed. In time, however, there is no doubt that he wili come to the I)ake 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 preeeme, 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 empl o y ment, may produce in men and women those odd likings and habits of thought, which are gener all y supposed to be most in place in the servants' hall. TDB READER.—The nowspopera have done right in praising Cardinal Wiseinau s Lecture on S e lf.. Culture, delivered last week at the Hartley Instito. tion itt Southampton. One does n9t always like THE MURDER AT TEIGNBRIDGE. At the Town Hall, Newton Abbott, on Friday, before W. J. Watts, Esq., county magistrate, Jas. St e vens was brought up, charged with having mur dered John deers, at Teignbridge, 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 shows at the different fairs, racecourses, and regattas, d an- was apprehended at Exeter on Wednesday evening 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 represewatives 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 p r ivate c h ara cter, and that the ends of justice might n ot be defeated, he had to request that the det ails of the proceedings be not mane public. The prisoner was then brought into the hall, and the charge having been read over to hi m 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 nigbt in ques tion, which, for reasons stated above, we do not publish. Witness was cross-examined at some length by the prisoner, at the end of which Prisoner requested that Mr. George Gepson, of Plymouth, the proprietor of the boxing booth, should be communicated with to ascer tain the time he (prisoner) was at the booth on the night in ques- tion. The Bench consented, and the prisoner Was then removed to the cells. Simon Finighty, a man about 26 years of age, who is also well known as be in g connected with sparring booths, and who had been a pp Exeter the previousrehended at night by police-constable M'Ternan, and conveyed to Newton the same morn ing by the mail train, was then placed in the box, charged with being an accomplice in the murder. The prisoner denied his being at the . Newton inquiries, Races, and stated that he was at the time in th e employ of Mr. Petherick, of the Market . Inn, R ola . worthy. He then detailed a conversation h e h ad with a party at Barnstaple relative. to what took place at the Newton Races, which, no . doubt, w i ll give the police an additional clue to this mysteriou s affair. a pprehended at Hollings- The prisoners were remanded until ten o'clock to- The e l i f r acts. a d r a e y, ae b ti y ve w ly hi e c h h ga ti g m ed e it ib is thought the police, w h o Exeter. The will be in possession of somePr"f c a On Friday afternoon, about four o'clock, police constableoßltaene 1 1 , appre hended alias ehi idiiemadmu a ha l\ f e l t ‘ b l e ‘ e r r man nan, by y f tthhee countyha e (1 f p p w r o i r so th n ' e s r l , Od w g h itl o g - i h s Ore in , hW t the ge •S d tre tt e la t h, between 30 who er. i H s esuwppasosed to be an accomplice in and 40 years of age, was taken to the head -quarters Paris-street, and the c harge 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. R e appeared to be very much excited ; he was handcuffed, followed by a Edmundidde- mob of people, and taken to St. Thomas's station, from thence to Newton Abbots,-- Western Morning News. _________=_=__._____. 3oal-Pitman Above Ground, which is a compound of oatmeal, hot The pitman never feels hungry while at work, but on coming out he feels ravenous and takes food as soon as he Many of t he. fore-shift men (the night enters his cottage. wwoartekre,rat9ndtabknetetre°r7doltbers take coffee or tea, with bread and back-shift men (day dinner when they come home. This • ts of roast beef or mutton and potatoes, with usually coning . a boiled suet dumpling or pudding. They eat their pudding workers) always some take take d inner. The first and beef or mutton a fter. Th e y t a k e an i ma l f o od once a day only, and, conside ring the great muscu l ar exe rtion e the amount o f mu tt on th e y ea t i s very moderate. se ldom or ne ver d r i n k b eer a t dinner. and then th ey was h. This washing process is done very effectually, A large wooden tub of hot necessar y Most smoke nio k i n e a hewing, Theypip e,s water is set do wn before the fire ; the man then site down on a small sto ol, with a leg on each aide of the tub, and, b e i ng su pplied w ith a piece of s oa p, h e begins by washing his hands, arm s, and chest— head, neck, and face follow, and the ends wit h the lower extremities , the one after the other. This finished, if in the fore-shift, he goes to bed, hi s wife brings him his Pipe lighted, and in a few seconds he is fast asP• elv The baele-shift men dr after dinner and employ themselves as thei r f an cy leads ess them. Quoits, bowling, and ball playing are their out-door games ; crieket, wrestling, and jumping are seldom practised. A species of p it c h and toss is their g rea t gam bli ng game . Their home games ar e whist, draughts, an d dominoes. Whatever amuseme nt or subject they take up is stuck to perseveringly. They are very matter-of-fact, and have considerable power of concentration. 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 p i g ; they cure their own bacon with great success. Their broad is home made; two kinds are used by them—white and brown. " Spiced wi gs " preva il o n Sundays, and the " s inging hinny" still makes its appearance on grand occa sions. Great excesses are s till p reva l e nt on pay Friday and Saturday nights ; ale is the liquor chic fly drunk ; but no matter what excesses a man may commit on the pay week end he must be at his post on the Monday following, or run the risk of being turned off; so that the habitual drunkard is certain to lose his employment. In all my ex• perience among them I have never known a case of dipso mania, nor yet have I been called upon to treat a single case of delirium tremens; and this is more than I can say for many other eallings,..... Ircekly Journal. [ADvEuTlSEMENT].—Holloway's 0 intment ,— A gon isin g Pains. --It is gratifying to hear sufferers recoun t the ease they derived when first they applied this ointment to their u l cers , sores, or absce sses , w ith w hich they had been afflicted for years. Soon after its application to a bad leg or inflam matory ulcer, it restrains the excitement of blood vessels and nerves, which at once brings coolness and comfort, and furthers the gradual deposits of healthy materials to fill up the ravages 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 It remitting and the pain too much for a giant's strength. ment of the other iron vessels proposed to be laid down at Chatham. THE ARMY. Major-Gen: Sir R. Dacres 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. On 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, a d va nced, re formed line, again opened fire , and re tired as before, covered by the 2d battal ion, 6th Rifles, who formed a line of skirmishers with supports. Hard pressed by the enemy, they were compelled to retire, and having to fall backaskloinrmg skirmishers by the supports extended an d relieved a well executed movement. The Rifles then doubled round the flanks of the Ist Brigade, which was formed in line ready to receive the enemy, and the Brigade ope ned 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. 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 after 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 Duff, 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 remarke 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 minority. 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 wall without any observance of the kind, and if Chinese bullocks or Parisian horses die a little the sooner they have got all the more work out of the days of their lives. Bat no sane men 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 wan who believes with us, that the impor tance of things divine is to that of things earthly as the infinite is to the finite, wUI 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 be 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 determine. 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 an 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 suspicious 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 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 pie. 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 an 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 how the amount of their claim is arrived at. Th e most affecting pictures have been drawn cf 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 on 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 limes 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 whale £l,OOO, or, at any rate, the full amount of the claim that may be sent 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 c ase may be, will not have his distress of mind aggravated by the necessity of pondering over his lost treasures, and fixing a money price oa 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. It. 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. DACItES, Rear-admiral Commanding "S. R. Graves, Esq., 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-hal/ 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 wo 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. to S. R. GRAVES." COUNTRY MARKETS• I' NOTTINGHAM —SATURDAY. There was a fair quantity of new wheat to-day, the con dition of which was variable. O ld wheat in short supply. —White wheat, from 40s to 468 ; red wheat, 40s to 438. Barley—malting, 34s to 41s ; grinding, 28s to 31s. Oats old, at 24s to 31s Od ; new, 228 to 263. Beans sold at 385 to 43s per qr, ; new, 38s to 428. GRANT HAM—SATurs.D.A.Y. Old white wheat, 44s to 46 s ; red, 42s to 44s per 36st. ; new white, 44; to 468; red, 40a t 01,425. Malting barley , 36s to 40s per qr ; grinding, 30s to 325; oats, old, 28sp 30s; new, 22s to24s:; beans, 40s to 425; peas, 36s to 40s. N 0 RT HAM P T ON—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 cfler, with a dull business, —White wheat, 414 to 4.65:; red, 39s to 44s ; fine, —s to —s per qr. Barley, 33s to 40s—grinding, 2Ss:to 30s; Oats, 2Ss to 32s per 21 stone. Beans, 38s to 425. Peas, 31s to 40s per qr. LEICE STER—SATURDA.Y. New white wheat, 44s to 468; , red, 42s to 448 per 36 stone. Old red, 42s to 44s per 36 stone. Barley, malting, new, 34sl t to 38s per qr.; grinding, 29s to 325; old oats, 258 to 308• ne w oats, 22s to 25s per 24 ston e. Beans,' old, 38s to '42s per 38 stone ; flour, 30s to 35s per 20 stone. YORK—SATITEDAY. The harvest is drawing to a doss 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 4 2 s to 46 s I O at 5.... White do.. . 38 s to 42s 1 Beans 3& to 40s B ar l e y .30s to 32s I P eas ....—s to —6 Malt, 62s to 64s per qr.; rye, 32s per qr ; flour, 309 to 32s per sack. NORWICH-SATURDAY. There was a limited supply of wheat to-day, but equal to the demand, add late prices maintained. There was a fair show of barley. Flour unaltered. White wheat. 46s to 47s I Red wheat 43s to 44s Malting barley ...36s to 38s I Chevalier barley 36s to 3 7e Di s tilling do . 33s to 35s Oats.... Flour, 31s Od to —s Cad per sack from the miller. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. - Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Oct. 19. via Marseilles Oct. 13. drazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. Oct. 5. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Sept. 22. 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 MarSeilletS Sept. 27. India (Bombay), via Southam p ton via Marseilles Oct. 5. Portuga1.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Oct. 2. via Marseilles Oct. 11. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by packet; Brit. acket.... Sept. 30. by U.S. ... by Canadian packet. Oct. 2. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriife .. Oct. 10. B a hamas, via New York Oet. 22. Mexico . ...Sept. , 8. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 Sept. 28. California. and British Columbia.. 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 ano most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. Births. BOND.—On the 16th inst., at Paris, the wife of J. W. N.„ Bond, Esq., N.P., of a daughter. DIOMED.—On the 23d inst., at 1, Leinster-gardens, Hyde park, the wife of Charles J. Monied, Esq., of a daugh ter. RA.LI.I.—On the 25th inst., at 5, Connauht-pla west, Hyde-park, the wife of Peter P. Ralli, Esq., of a son. Marriages. FLETCHER—MARSHA:U.—On the 24th inst., at St. John's, Maidstone, Lieut.-Colonel H. C. Fletcher, Scots Fusi lier Guards, to the Lady Harriet Marsham, the second daughter of the Earl of Romney. SOMERSET—CLARRE.—On the 24th inst., at Halberton church, Devon, the Rev. Boscawen Somerset, son of the lath Right Hon. and Rev. Lord William Somerset, to Florence Srealwood, youngest daughter of the late John Were Clarke, Esq., of Bridwell-house, Devon. Deaths. Dr - Fa:Nil - Am.—On the 24th inst., at St. John's-wood, Wrrt Debenham, Esq., agel. 70. FELToE —On the 26th inst., at Billiter-street, city, Mr. F „.. B. Feltoe, aged 7s. GAIIsTIN.--On the 23d inst., at Huntley Villa, Chelten ham, Captain Marcus A. Garstin, late 734 Bengal I te g t ' l aged 38. GRAHAM. On the 23d inst., at Portobello, Bain,, Fredk. - Graham, Esq•, Deputy Assistant Corn.- General. SCHOLEY.—On the 25 th inst., at West Iliglaito ld6 ' Wm ” cheater, John Bailey Scholey, late of C1111,11"3, aged 6(3. 0 f WA T soN.—On the 25th inst., Jacob Wa tson, E2(l Fakenhate, Norfolk. London : Prinzed and Pa`_ fished by wILLIAM ANDREWS, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tux Surf Office No. 112; Strand, in the Precinct of t he ;savoy, in the County a illiddlosex —Monday, septeraDer 28, 166.3, witl th e a fa' Tan tor' arnc 'l] Max Mr. Che bn and Pen sub; are, In beer exp Tav 22, are eael Fuel and aut] ber Tea 18 . 18: 18( 18( JAI Lc pi, an ev