The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-26 00:00:00

and Military Intelligence, ' The contract for the new and extensive range of bal:rack buildings in course of erection at Chelsea for the Guards having to expire in the month of Jane, 1865, the greatest activity now prevails in the works at the rear of the barracks. It will bel remem'oered that the pile of buildings erected in the Romanesque style, and having a frontage in the new road leading to the Chelsea suspension bridge, .was finished and opened for occupation about 12 months ago, since which time the erection of the church and schools, gymnasium, ball and raquet courts, washhouses, regimental and barrack stores, workshops for the tailors, shoemakers, and careen lure, &c., canteen, prisons, and dwellings for the married soldiers, has been commenced and is now being rapidly pushed forward. The dwellings for the married soldiers are divided into three separate blocks of buildings closely adjoining each other, and modern improvements to insure the health and con venience of the soldiers and their wives and families have been introduced into them. The rooms are lofty, airy, and well lighted. Adjoining these blocks of buildings is the church, the foundations stone of which was l a id a s h or t time since, an d which, when completed, will be c onsecrated by the Chaplain-General of the Forces. The building, part of which will be appropriated to the purposes of a school for the education of the children of the soldiers, and also for such of the soldiers as may not be able to read or write, will contain sittings for 800 men. It is being built with light b r i c k, Port land stone, and granite. The gymnasium is being covered with a roof surmounted by a glass tower. The internal portion of the roof will be of stained wood, and the , nec essary apparatus will be fitted on principle. The ball and raque t Mr Maclaren s cour t s , which adjoin the gymnasium, have also a roof covering, and will be fitted up with the latest improvements. The prison is a detached building, a nd contaics 24 cells for solitary confinement. The canteen, the erection of which has just been finished, is situated at the rear of the barracks. It will be provided with billiards for the men, and one part of the building is assigned for the non-commissioned eflicers, and the other for the privates. It is esti mated that the whole range of building covers an area of about 16 acres. £120,000 haste already been 'voted by Parliament for the works, and the pro b able cost will be £150,000. Mr George Morgan, of Danes-inn, Strand, is the architect, and Mr Riggs, of Lambeth, the builder. The reinforcement for the Ist battalion of the 12th Regiment, the 43i Light Infantry, and the 6th ct lmpany of the Royal Engineers, that were to have le ft Chatham some time back to augment the corps serving in New Zealand, have been detained at that garrison in consequence of the required amount of tonnage not having been taken up for them. It is not possible they will embark for their destination until the ensuing month. Among the moat important of the improvements now in progress at Chatham for extending the naval establishments at that port, which were inspected by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the occasion of their recent visit, is the enlarge• meat and extension of the Royal Marine Barracks. Owing to the comparatively limited space at the barracks for the officers and men of the Royal IVallrines at their headquarters, Chatham, it has been :cessary for some time past to quarter a portion of th.e, men cf that division with the troops of the Line ir/ the infantry barracks, an arrangement which is o bviously attended with many inconveniences. To :remedy these, as well as to prevent anything ap proachiog overcrowding in the barrack-rooms, the 'present buildings are being enlarged to more than double their present size, by which additional accommodation will be provided for 1,000 men. This has been effected by the erec tion of entirely new barracks, but the buildings have been so arranged that they in effect form e. continuation of the present barracks, which are .thus enlarged and made to accommodate more than double the number for which they were originally intended. A portion of the structure has already been completed by Messrs. Foord and Sons, the Admiralty contractors, and is now occupied by the Marines. In addition to the quarters for the non•. commissioned officers and privates, a commodious block of buildings is also about to be erected for the ofn2zrs of the division. In order, at the same time, to enlarge the present rather confined parade ground, the row of houses occupied as field-officers' quarters, and some of which are used as offices, will be taken down and the barrack square thrown open to the public road, which, by an arrangement come to between the Board of Admiralty and the local Board of Health, is to be diverted to allow of the original plans being fully carried out. In order to provide the required quarters for the officers of the division, a portion of Chatham Dockyard is to be taken in, and suitable residences for the subaltern careers erected at the extreme western end of the yard, on the site of the master ropemaker's house, which the workmen have already commenced taking down. The public roadway leading to the New stairs, which intersects the Marine barracks and the dockyard, is to be bridged over to allow of commu nication with the barracks and the quarters in the yard. The grand division offices, commandant's offices, pay, adjutant's, and other offices will at the same time be removed into a suitable building, and all brought together under one roof. The improve. meats now being carried out, as well as those in contemplation, will, on their completion, make the Royal Marine establishments at Chatham the most perfect of their kind in this country. The following movements of troops were an nounced at Woolwich on Wednesday :—The head quarters of the 4th brigade garrison Artillery, in command of Lieut,-Col. Anderson, C. 8., and two batteries (the A and B) commanded by Lieut.-Col. Barry, C. 8., and Lieut.-Col. Turner, are under orders to leave Aidershott on Tuesday next, passing the night at Hounslow, and march into Woolwich garrison on the following day. The sth (Northum berland) Fusileers, in command of Col. W. C. Master, C. 8., now stationed at the Tower, are under orders to proceed to Woolwich ; and the 13th brigade Royal Artillery, now at Woolwich, in command of Col. Travers, will probably go to Dover and relieve the 2d brigade Royal Artillery, in command of Col. Maclean, under orders to embark about the middle of September for the Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena, and the Mauritius. Her Majesty's iron troopship Orontes, 2,812 tons, and 500-horse power, has been appointed for the conveyance of the brigade to their station. Major-General Ward; C. 8., commanding at IVoolwich, paraded the whole of the troops in gar. rison in dismounted ,order in front of the Royal Artillery barracks, and made a careful inspection of the men and their accoutrements on "Wednesday. The General was attended by Brigade-Major Hay ; Capt. Nangle, Deputy-A 3 sist.-Quartermaster-Gen. Captain Williams, Aide-de-Camp, and the officers commanding brigades and battalions. Oa Tuesday iNfr.Westley Richards's experimental gun, manufactured in the Royal gun factories, Woolwich., was fired at the proof butt, with a view of testing and organising the breech-loading appa ratus, which consists of a block and plunger. The charges were respectively 101 b. and 151 b. of powder, and a shot weighing 1191 b. After the second round it was found necessary to suspend further proceed ings, in order to make some slight mechanical al• teration, on account of the block having expanded, 83 as to render a continuation of the proof a matter of difaeulty. Th e escape o f gas is effectually re medied by Mr Westley Richards's well-known felt cup attached to his charges of powder, and which Was succe"fullY used yesterday. The length of the guns is 17 feet, and the weight 9 tons. After the alterations the gun will be fired two additional rounds, when the charges will be increased 51b. o f poev ea ch. Major Freeth, I nspector cf Ordnance, • and other officers of t he Royal Artillery wer e i n at tendance, as Weil as I'd r Richards himself. The rAling of the gun is of the polyg roave system, and the materials find general princple of th e gun were spoken of as being good. The gun is stamped as made of "Firth" steel, and the breech portion is overlapped and strengthened with a wrought-iron covering, termed " a jacket." Admiralty instructions have been received at Woolwich urging the construction of Mr Reed s ex perimental ship Pallas to be completed with all pos. sible expedition. Additional hands have been placed on the work for that purpose, and her launching is fixed to take place on the 20th December next. Mr Reed's 8 gun iron-cased corvette Favourite, in d oc k at Woolwich, and in progress of being plated, is ordered to be hastened with all dispatch, so that the dock may be vacated to receive the I'al as after the launch on the 20th December. A naval court martial, under the presidency of Capt. Sherard Osborn, C. 8., assembled yesterday on board her Majesty's ship Victory at Portsmouth for the trial of Lieut. Ernest B.Wadlow, of H. M.'s ship Prince Consort, on a charge of being asleep on his watch on the night of the 3d inst. The prisoner pleaded " Guilty to the charge, and the Court sen tenced him to be dismissed his ship, and to be placed at the bottom of the lieutenants' list. Lieut. Wad low's date of seniority is the 3d of April, 1863. The Alfred target ship, at Portsmouth, has a gang of workmen employed upon her alongside Ports mouth dockyard, filling in her maindeck ports on her port side, and preparing her as a target I for shell practice. When she is completed the batch of Armstrong and Whitworth guns, recently received on board the Excellent from Woolwich, will be tried upon her. The Royal Sovereign, s.gun turret ship, Capt. Sherard Osborn, C. 8., is under orders to leave Portsmouth harbour and join the Channel fleet at Spithead to•day, the day appointed for the fleet to sail on its western cruise. The Duke of Wellington, three decker, training ship, Capt. John Seccombe, has been placed in the Warrior dock at Portsmouth to replace some sheets of copper on her false keel. Yesterday Commander R. Stokes, Master Attend ant at Chatham dockyard, assumed the charge of that establishment during the absence, on 14 days' leave, of Capt.-Superintendent W. H. Stewart, C.B. The paddlewheel steamer Adder, Master-Com mander W. J. Blakey, employed on harbour ser. vice at Chatham, has been fitted, by order of the Admiralty, with Lumley's patent rudder. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, the Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, attended by their respective suites, crossed over from Osborne yesterday afternoon in the new paddle wheel Royal yacht Alberta, Capt. his Serene High ness the Prince of Leiningen, and landed at the Royal Clarence yard, whence the Royal party pro • ceeded by special train, under the charge of Mr Godson, at 4 o'clock to Windsor. The Commander in -Chief, Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C.B ; Major- Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., commanding the south western district ; Capt. Shad well, C. 8., Superin tendent Royal Clarence yard; Capt. F. Scott, C. 8., A.D.C., and Col. Thackwell, D.A.G., were present to receive her Majesty. The Royal yacht Alberta, Staff Commander Welch, will leave Portsmouth harbour this morning for Flushing, to be in attendance and embark their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, and the Prince and Princess Leiningen, on the 28th, when they will proceed to Dordrecht en route to Germany. The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain his Serene Highness the Prince Leining en, will come into Portsmouth harbour this morning, and after coaling proceed immediately to Gravesend, where the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse are expected to embark for Flushing tomorrow after noon. The Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth,Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C.8., embarked yesterday evening on board the Sprightly steam tender Master Commander Allen, and proceeded on his usual visit of inspection to the Channel Islands, Sze. During his absence the duties of the port will devolve on Rear Admiral George Elliott, Admiral Superin tendent. The Enchantress, Admiralty yacht, Staff Com mander Petly, returned to Portsmouth harbour yes terday morning, after being in attendance on the Lords of the Admiralty. The defects in the screw steamship Majestic, 80, Capt. James A. Paynter, now in Devonport docks yard, are so extensive that, the Admiralty have de termined to place her in the lourth division of the Steam Reserve in Ilamosze. Her crew will pro bably be transferred to the Donegal, 81, also at Devonport, in which ship they will resume their duty in the Coastguard service at Liverpool. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty—Lieut. Robert H. Harris to the Prince Consort, Lieut, Charles Mason to the Edgar, and Gerald Yeo, surgeon to the Excellent. THE VOLUNTEERS. The second annual competition for the prizes of the Bank of England Rifle Association took place on Friday last at the range of the Queen's Westmin ster Rifles at Wormwood Scrubs. The association was formed two years ego for the encouragement of rifle practice among the volunteers of the establish ment, and is well supported throughout the Bank, the Governor also subscribing liberally to its funds. The following regiments were represented at the contest :---The Hon. Artillery Company, Ist Mid dlesex Artillery, Victoria Rifles, West Middlesex, Queen's Westminsters, Civil Service, Artists, 40th Middlesex, 46th Middlesex, Ist Surrey, 3d Kent, 32d Kent, City of London Rifle Brigade, and the 12th Tower Hamlets. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each range. The first prize, the chaflege cup, which became the property of the winner for three successive years, was again taken by Private H. :Banton, of the Civil Service Rifles (with 56 marks), this being the second year he has held it. A silver cup was also given with this prize. The second prize, a field-glass, was taken by Private Crossley, of the Civil Service Rifles with 51 marks. The third prize, a silver tan.. kard, was taken by Corporal Latter, of the 3d Kent Rifles, with 47 marks. The fourth prize, a case containing six Apostles spoons, was taken by Colour-Sergeant John Adams, of the 12th Tcwer Hamlets, with 47 marks. The fifth prize, a silver waiter, was taken by Sergeant J. B. Adams, of the London Rifle Brigade, with 46 marks. Consola- tion prizes were also shot for. Captain Scrivener, of the Queen's Westminsters, and Capt. Frodaham, London Rifles, acted as umpires. After the firing the members dined together in the Pavilion, when the prizes were presented by Captain Frodsham. On Saturday last the 4th Kent Artillery Volun. teers, under the command of Captain L. S. Magnus, were inspected by Coloael Riddell, C. 8., R.A., the officer appointed for that purpose by the Govern ment, on the tirand Parade at Sheerness. After being put through the ordinary evolutions, the men were told off into detachments and drilled at the guns, and they concluded by firing from the 32 and 68 pounder smooth-bores at a floating target situ ated at about one mile and a half from the shore. After making some very good practice Col. Riddell addressed them, complimenting them on their sol dier-like appearance on parade, and on their gene. ral efficiency. In Essex the Ongar challenge cup has again been shot for and won by Private C. Smith, of Ongar, with a score of 23. The Chelmsford corps had a competition for a prize of £5, offered by Mr Crabo. The prize was divided into two portions of £3 and £2, and the shooting was at 200 and 500 yards. Private Aldridge won the first prize of £3, and Corporal Meggy the second of £2. On Monday afternoon the Norwich Administra• tive Battalion of Volunteers, under the command of Col. Black, mustered on Tombland, in that city, for the purpose of undergoing inspection by Col. Ibbet son, Assistant Inspector General of Volunteers for the eastern division. The troops marched to Mouse hold, where they were reviewed, each man having 12 rounds of ammunition served out to him. Col. Ibbetson expressed himself pleased with the ap pearance of the troops, and said he should be able to report to the Horse Guards that the Norwich Battalion was perfectly up in drill. Tae annual prize meeting of the Oxfordshire Vo lunteers. comprising the Oxford, Deddiugton, Ban bury, Woodstock, Bieeeter, Thane, and Henley corps, has le ea held this week at the butt at North Hinksey,Oxford. The competition was very spirited, and, considering the stiff breeze which prevailed, good scores were made. The chief prize, of £l5, and the bronze medal of the National Rifle Associa tion was won by Lieut. Potts, of Banbury, who made 43 points, five shots each at 200, 500, and 600 yards. Private Venables, of Oxford, gained the second prize of £lO ; Private Page, of Banbury, the third of £5; and Corporal Field, of Banbury, the fourth of £4. The first prize for five shots at 200 yards was taken by Corporal Palmer, of Henley,who scored 16 marks; that for 500 yards by Private H. Underhill, of Ox ford, 16 points; and that for 600 yards by Sergeant Ferris, of Oxford, 15 points. The smaller prizes were gained by Prior, Jenkin, C. Underhill, Brown ing (all of Oxford), Collins (Bicester), Walker, Newitt (Thame), Hewes (Henley), and Cobb (Ban. bury). The silver cup, given by Lieut. North, M.P., the commandant of the battalion, was won by Pri vate Bacon, of Oxford, who scored 32 with five rounds, at 600 and 600 yards. Private Collins, of Bicester, and Corporal Field, of Banbury, took the second and third prizes respectively. The Associa • tion prizes (seven rounds at 500 and 600 yards) were awarded as follows :—First, Sergeant Clutterbuck (Stroud), 53 points; second, Capt. Fane (Oxford) ; third, Sergeant Rose (Oxford) ; and fourth, Private C. Underhill (Oxford). A silver cup, given by the officers, was won by Private Collins (Oxford), by a score of 35, in five rounds each, at 400 and 500 yards; Private Hewlett, of Oxford taking the second prize. The non-commissioned officers also offered a cup for the best score at 200 and 500 yards, seven rounds each ; and this was gained by Private Bacon (Oxford), the winner of Col. North's cup, his score being 43. The number of competitors for the vari ous prizes ranged between 54 and 22. The annual prize meeting of the Somerset County Rifle Association was held on Tuesday and Wednesday at Wells, and attracted a large num ber of Volunteers of the county. The prizes offered in the various classes amounted to 60, re presenting in the aggregate about £l3O. Besides the money prizes, the programme embraced compe• titions for the bronze medal of the National Rifle Association and for the Lord Lieutenant's prize, a silver cup, value 110. The number of competitors who entered for the various matches was 150, and comprised representatives from nearly every corps in the county. The silver cup given by the Lord- Lieutenant was fired for by winners in the previous matches, at 200 and 500 yards, ten rounds at each range, and was won by Sergeant Green, of the 3d Somerset, with a score of 59. The annual prize shooting of the Devonport Rifles took place on Monday at Keyham. A bleak easterly wind blew across the range, and two or three heavy showers of rain fell in the course of the afternoon. Several hundreds of spectators were on the ground. There were 107 competitors for the " all corners" prizes, which were shot for at 200 and 300 yards, seven rounds at each distance. The first prize of £2O was won by Ensign Tremayne (16th Cornwall) who scored 40; Serg.-Mejor Stupart (4th Devon Administrative Battalion Rifle Volunteers) came second, with a score of 39 ; and Sergeant Ralph (2d Queen's Own Regiment) third, with a score of 38. The whole of the prizes in this class were of the value of £62. The battalion prize of £l5 was com peted for at the same distances, five rounds at each distance. Sergeant Clemens (3d Devon) took the best prize, with a score of 30. Other prizes, repre senting a total money value of about £4O, were also competed for. The shooting, taking the unfavour able into consideration, was good, and superior to that weather witnemed last year. The 11th battery of Cornish Artillery were in spected in shot and shell practice by Lieut.-Colonel Gilbert on Monday evening. He said he was pleased to find that the high opinion he entertained of the battery had been confirmed by the officer officially sent from the War-office to inspect them, and by whom he was informed that the St. Ives Battery was second to none in the two counties. Oa Satur the Bth battery (Hayle) competed for four prizes given by the County Association. Fifty shots were fired; of these, as judged by Lieut.-Colonel Gilbert, 14 were in line, and the average deviatio❑ of the other 34 shots was three yards from line. Gunner Tucker took the first prize. Upwards of £l4O will be competed for at St. Colomb by Rifle Volunteers on Monday next. On Saturday last. the 27th Lancashire Rifle Volun teers, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Gray, M.P., were inspected at Bolton by Major Baynes, her Majesty's Bth (King's) Regiment. The batta lion mustered nearly 700 strong. They were put through a variety of manceovres by the command ing officer, after which Mijor Baynes made a brief address, in which ho complimented both officers and men. The following very satisfactory letter has been sent to Colonel Harcourt by the inspecting officar who attended under the instructions from the War office, at the recent prize firing of the let Adalini• strative Brigade of the Cinque Ports Volunteer Ar tillery : "Dover Castle, Aug. 23. " Sir,—As inspecting officer of the Brigade of Cinque Ports Artiilary at Rye on the 9cla inst., I have the honour to inform you that I cannot allow the proceedings of that day to pass over without ex pressing to you as the commanding officer of the corps the great satisfaction that I feel in being able to make a most satisfactory report of the same. "In the first place, the most fastidious artillerist could not but have felt satisfied with the excellent gun practice made by the different gun detach ments, although at the time there was a very strong wind blowing frcm the right. The guns were worked with celerity and regularity. ." And I may here remark that I am truly sorry that few of the corps have the advantage of having several different kinds of ordnance, repositary gear, &c., at their different stations, to diversify their drill, and to make it less monotonous to the men, which would also ha ve t h e e ff ect o f d i stract i ng t h e i r attention from ' carbine practice,' as the time which they can spare for drill I should wish to see solely devoted to company and carbine dilll and to artil lery duties, leaving rifle practice to the Riflo Volun teers. I feel confident that the expense Govern• ment would be put to in a ff or di ng t h e diff eren t corps opportunities of learning drill would not be money thrown away. "The brigade did itself great credit in the mans nee column, and past, b o th i n o p en and and also i n th e mann er in which distance it o! quarter in which the men performed their ca r bi ne exercise— but it is not to be expected that meeting as they do only once in each year, the battalion drill could be otherwise than interior. "I must also compliment you on your soldierlike appearance on parade, and on the manner in which their accoutrements were put on. " In case of the service of the brigade ever being required to aid in repelling invasion f feel that the fine body of men under your command would render most prompt and efficient assistance, and would not belie the spirit which seems to prevail them. 6 lt only remains for me to thank yourself and the officers under your command for the assistance given me in carrying out my duties as umpire on the 9th inst. " I have, &c., " CHARLES H. SMITH, Brevet Lieut. Colonel Royal Artillery. "Lieut.-Colonel Harcourt Commanding Cinque Ports Volunteer Artillery." THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1864. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, YORK AUGUST MEETING.-THURSDAY. The interest in the Great Yorkshire Stakes ceased the moment it was known that General Peel was scratched, and that therefore the melting between him and the Derby winner would not take place. Rumours were rife last even ing that Blair Athol had been sold—the price the large sum of £lO,OOO. The name of the purchaser was variously stated as the Duke of St. Albans and Mr Naylor, but we are not inclined to attach much credibility to the report. There was a fine race for the cup between Caller Ou, Rapid Rhone, and East Lancashire, the old mare giving Lord Glasgow's horse 61b, and beating him by a short head, amid vociferous exclamations from the foot people, in which the Northumberland dialect was distinctly audible. There was great excitement caused by the issue of the race for the Great Yorkshire, where the Derby victor had to lower his colours to Miner, and Claremont's pretensions to the Leger certainly received their quietus. Blair Athol, though beaten, was not disgraced, He was looking unpre pared, and carried 71b extra, Still his defeat created a sen sation, and sent him back a point in the betting on the great Northern event. The rest of the racing calls for no parti cular notice beyond what our return gives. The meeting has been very successful, and, the attendance, especially yesterday, quite up to the mark of former years. The Knavemire Stakes of 200 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr- olds; colts, Bst 101 b; and fillies, Bst 61b. One mile. 4 subs, Duke of St Albans' Brindisi, Bst 10110 ....(F. Adams) w.o. The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 soya each, 30 ft, for 2-yr- olds; colts, Bst 101 b each. T.Y.C. 9 subs. Duke of Beautort's Kcenig, Bet 101 b (Fordham) 1 Mr John Osborne's King Arthur, Bst 101 b .... (Rogers) 2 Betting--5 to lon Hoenig, who made all the running, and won with extreme ease by a length and a half. The York Cup, value 200 soya, by subscription of 10 sovs each, the surplus in specie, with 100 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age; winners extra, with mai den allowances ; the second to receive 20,sovs out of the stakes. Two miles, over the Old Course. 24 subs. Mr W. I'Anson's Caller On, 6 yrs, Bst 111 b (Challoner) 1 Lord Glasgow's Rapid Rhone, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Fordham) 2 Mr U. Rich's East Lancashire, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (in. 210 ex.) (Osborne) 3 Bettiag-11 to 10 on Caller On, 2 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone, and 3 to 1 agst East Lancashire. The latter, with a clear lead of a couple of lengths, made play, Rapid Rhone going on second, with the favourite in waiting. As they approached the plantation turn East Lancashire's lead visibly decreased, and Caller Ou, as they came along the woodside, gradually drew forward, and as they entered the straight they closed up and ran in com pany to the distance, where Rapid Rhone headed Lord St. Vincent's colt and came on slightly in advance of the old mare to the enclosure, when she went to the front, and won a fine race, after some rousing, by a short head ; a neck only separated the second and third. The Nursery Handicap Plate of 100 soya, for 2-yr-olds ; winners extra. T.Y.C. About five furlongs. Mr T. V. Morgan's Wings of the Wind, Est 131 b (H. Covey) 1 Mr Samuel's Tilt, 7st Mr Hodgman'e King of Greece (in. 71b extra), 6st 91b (Morris) 3 Mr James Thirkell's Naples, 7st 41b (Whiteley) 4 The following also ran :—Sister to Lady Augusta, Side wind, Lord Conyngham, Busy Bee, Tabitha Bramble, Lansdown (late Torn Ashworth), East Lynn, Lord Walde grave, Doeford, Weatherglass, Holstein, and Exceller. Betting-3 to 1 agst Wings of the Wind, 4to 1 agst Lansdowne, 9 to 2 agst Tabitha Bramble, 5 to 1 agst Tilt, 7 to 1 agst King of Greece, and 100 to 8 apt Busy Bee. After a long delay, they were despatched from the post in close company. Sister to Lady Augusta, with Tabitha Bramble, King of Greece, Naples, Wings of the Wind, Lansdown, and Lord Waldegrave lying up, came on in advance, Tabitha Bramble with a slight lead, which she re tained to the road, where she was headed by Sister to Lady Augusta, who carried on the running to halfway down, when Wings of the Wind, in company with Tilt and King of Greece, drew away and finished the race home, the favo rite winning easily at last by a length, Tilt defeating Mr Hodgman's edit in the last stride by a head—a neck sepa rating the latter from Naples, who was placed fourth, Lord Waldegrave vas fifth, close up, Busy Bee sixth, and Doe ford next. The others were widely spread as they came past the post, the last two were Tabitha Bramble and Ex celler—the later did not pass the post. The Twenty-second Year of the Great Yorkshire Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added for the second horse, for 3- yr-olds ; colts, Bst 10Ib ; fillies, Bst 51b ; th© winners extra. 11 miles. 84 subs. Mr Lsunde's Miner, Bst 101 b (Osborne) 1 Mr W. PAnson's Blair Athol, get 31b (includ 7113 extra) (ChaHoner) 2 Mr Cartwrigat's Ely, Bst 101 b (Cuetance) 3 Lord Glasgow's Aecham, Bst 101 b (Aldcroft) 4 Mr Perry's 1101131 ex, Bst 101 b (Boyce) The Railway Collision at Pontypool. WORCESTER, Aug. 25. The sufferers from the fearful collision between an excur sion train and a coal train at the junction of the Taff Vale Extension and West Midland Railways at Pontypool-road on Tuesday evening, as reported in yesterday's paper, are doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Many of them were brought home to this city by special train the same night, and arrived here about an hour after midnight. The fact of the accident having been telegraphed to Worcester, many friends of the excursionists were wait ing at the station, and urged upon the officials the propriety of providing some means for removing the injured to their homes. No special provision, however, was made, and the sufferers were removed by their friends as best they could. The passengers complain of the conduct of the parties hav ing the management of the refreshment room at Pontypool road station, who, they allege, refused to supply warm water to bathe the wounds of the injured, although they were ready to sell hot brandy and water. One of the most seriously injured persons is Mr Choat, of this city, who was left behind at Hereford. Miss Gee, of this city, who, as stated yesterday, had received an injury in the spine, is now lying here in a helpless condition. A number of passengers who had travelled by the train in the morning had a providential escape. They had stopped at Pontypool -road in the morning, and had visited Raglan Castle. They were waiting at the station for the return train, and witnessed the accident to their fellow paesengern of the morning. SALMON FISHING IN THE CONWAY.—The quan tity of salmon this year in the river Conway is unusually large. It is said, upon good authority, to be swarming with fish. The destruction of the stake traps at the mouth of the river has done more good than harm even to the fishermen themselves. Should there be a downfall of rain the fly-fishing in the river would be splendid. Claremont also ran. Betting-2 `,o lon Blair Athol, 7to 2 agst Claremont, 7 to 1 agst Ely, and 20 to 1 agst any other. They got away in company, but after running a short dis tance liollyfox went to the fore, and made the running at a good pace, Claremont lying second, with Ely third, and Miner next,the favourite and Lord Glasgow's colt bringing up the rear. These positions were retained as they reached the mile-post, where the pace slackened, and Claremont took a slight lead of Hollyfox, Ely still going on third, with Blair Athol next, Miner and Ascham, who followed side by side, being close in their wake. Rounding the bend for home Claremont and Hollyfox were disposed of, which left By in possession of the lead, but as they neared the road he was joined by the favourite, who in a stride or two further got his head in advance, followed by Miner, on the retirement of Aschaui, to the enclosure, where Osborne brought up Mr Launde's colt, apparently full of running, headed the pair without an effort, and won very easily by a length, half a length separated the second and third, Ascham finished a bad fourth. Claremont was pulled up, and did not pass the post. The Consolation Scramble of 50 sovs, added to a handicap stakes of 5 soya each, T.Y.C. 13 subs. Mr Brodie's Kilkenny, 4 yrs, Bat 41b .(W hiteley) 1 Mr Sidney's Chir,quot the Jester, 3 yrs, 7st (Loates) 2 Mr Hodgznan's Hawkshaw, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Morris) 3 Mr J. Scott's Tooi Tooi, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Fcrdharn) 4 The following also ran:—Newchurch, Skylark, Wood bine, Lyra, Queen Bee, Verdant, and Catalogue. Betting-2 to 1 agst Catalogue, 3to 1 agst Queen Bee, 100 to 12 Kilkenny and Hawkshaw, 10 to 1 agst New church. Kilkenny, in company with Chicquot the Jester, Hawk shaw, Newchurch, and Tooi Tooi, made the running to the enclosure, where the former quitted his horses aud won very cleverly by a length. Tooi Tooi finished fourth, close up, Skylark was fifth, and Newchurch sixth, Catalogue and Queen Bee were the two last. The First Year of the Eleventh Aske Produce Stakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies untried stallions or out of un -Btrsited7lmb'artehossae goreat b allowed 31b, but only one allowance. T.Y.C. Lord Zetland's St. Magnus, Bst 71b (car 31b ex) (J. Snowden) 1 Mr T. Valentine's Celerrima, Bst 71b (T. French) 2 Mr Alexander's Pampa, Bst 71b Betting-5 to 4 agst Celerriwa, 2to 1 agst Magnus, and 3 to 1 agst Pampa. They ran in company to the road, when St. Magnus drew slightly in advance, and won with great ease by a length and a half; a like distance separated the second and third. The Tyro Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added ; for 2-yr• olds; colts, 9st ; and fillies and geldings, Bst 101 b; with selling allowances. T.Y.C. 7 subs. Mr I'. Dawson's Pinch (VO), 7st 101 b ...... (Dickson) 1 Mr G. Crook's Brown Willy (XSO), 83r, 51b (E. Taylor) 2 Mr W. G. Bennett's Chelmstord (£3O), 8s1; (Challoner) 3 Captain Gray's Lady Dorcas (£3O), 7st 101 b (car 7st 121 b) (Fordhaw) 4 Mr-w, Scott's Zcnobia (£3O), 7st 101 b (Cranshaw) 5 Mr Yerward's Arno (£3O), 7st 10lb (French) 6 Betting -5 to 2 atst Pinch filly, 3to 1 apt Brown ChelmsfordWillylto 1. each aget D o rc a s and Chelmsford. Chelmsford made play, w ith the Pinch filly and Brown Willy next, and the th ree cam e on together to the stand, where the Pinch filly d rew ahead, and won cleverly by a length, the same distanc e separating Brown Willy from The Gimcrack Stakes of 10 sous each, with 100 added, for 2- Yr-olds ;colts, B e t 10Ib ; and fillies, Bst 51b. Winners extra. The second horse to receive 25 soya out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake. One mile. 32 subs, -- Mr J. Osborne's Wild Agnes, Bst 51b .... (Osborne) 1 Mr Mackenzie's The Oppressor, Sat 101 b (Doyle) 2 Mr J. Osborne's Dubiety Bat Mb (Whiteley) 3 Co lonel Towneley's Puck, Sat 101 b (J. Marsden) 6 Mr It. Hemingway's Blackiston, Sat 101 b.... (Challoner) 6 Betting —Even on Oppressor, 2 to 1 agst Wild Agnes, and 100 to 8 agst any other. Dubiety made the runn ing, with Wild Agnes lyin g secon d and Oppressor third, but by the time they had gone 200 yards Wild Agnes went to the front, and, with Oppressor in attendance, came on with a clear lead, was soon headed, and won very easily by a length, three lengths separating Dubiety from Oppressor, and Puck finishing a length be hind Dubiety. The Members' Plato of 50 sovs added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age, with maiden and selling allow ances. Three-quarters of a mile. Eight subs. Mr W. G, Bennett's Vuluptas, 4 yrs, 7st lllb (Challoner) 1 Mr T. Hughes' Rest, 4 yrs, 7st lllb (French) 2 Mr J. Osborne's Vanessa, 3 yrs, Bst 11lb (Carroll) 3 Mr Snewino's Greyhound, 3 yrs, Gst 101 b .. Sharp) 4 The following also ran :—Wisdom, Lady Chaytor, Yen ng Aladdin. Betting-6 to 4 agst Rest, sto 3 agst Voluptas, and 100 to 15 agst Wisdom. Rest jumped off with the lead, with Voluptas and Vanessa in attendance, and with nct hing else near them, came on to the Stand, where Voluptas headed the favourite and won cleverly by half a length; Vanessa finished two lengths behind Rest, and Gazehound was a bad fourth. The winner was brought in for 134 guineas. Her Majesty's Plato of 100 guineas!, for mares; 3-yr-olds, Sst 21b; 4-yr-olds, 9st 71b ; 5-yr-olds, lOst ; 6-yr-olds and aged, lOst 11b. Three miles, Mr I'Anson's Caller Ou, 6 yrs „ (Challoner) w.o. SALE OF BLOOD STOCK AT YORK. Yestnday (Thurs Jay) News, Tattersall contiaued their sale of blood stock. The company was not so numerous, nor the competition so good as on the previous day, and many lots were withdrawn. The sales are below:— Guineas. Brown yearling filly, by Windhound—Lima (Mr. Wittaker) Chestnut yearling colt, by Oxford—Area Bay yearling filly, by Fandango—The Layer's dam (Captain Machell) 70 Brown yearling filly, by Fandango, dam by Tho Castor 65 Bay yearling colt, by Amsterdam—Jet (Mr Jacobs) 165 The following yearlings were sold with their engage ments : Mountaineer, by Cariboo—Louisa 9O Harlequina, by Fandango—Columbine, with en gagements at York, Richmond, and Epsom (Lord Stamford) Cora, by Leamington—Cypriana, engaged at York meetings 1865 and 1866 Croft, 5 yrs, by Chanticleer—Honeysuckle 45 Security, 3 yrs, by Vindex—Confidence Bay filly, 2 yrs, by Fandaogo—Elcho's dam (Mr Danhill) l2 Nottingham, 5 yrs, by Kingston—Athol Brose (the Hadji's dam) Rouge Dragon, by Windbound—Paradign (with draw n) no bid. Yearling. filly, by Fandango—Clarlemagne's dam 55 Elfrida, 6 yrs (Mr Holmes) Lorenzo, 5 yrs (Mr Langdale) Mr Robert Johnson also sold the following blood stock : Brown filly, by Fugleman—Louisa (Mr Slater) .. 11 Bay filly, by Fingal, dam by Caldar Bay filly by Fingal—Boundless Also tho following brood mares, the property of Lord Middleton : Gipsy, by Jeereed—Fortune-teller .. 6 The Witch (steeplechase mare), by Crotton Oil or Broomstick (Mr Dixon) l7 Mr Mills sold a chestnut yearling filly, by Mar3on, dam by Bay Middleton There were several lots of hunters offered, some of which sold very well, but the majority were a drug. LATEST BETTING. ST. LEGER, 2to 1 agst General Peel (offered) • sto 2 agst Blair Athol (offered) 10 to 1 agat Miner (taken) 12 to 1 agat Baragah (offered) 100 to 6 agst Ely (offered) 20 to 1 agst Claremont (offered) SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, TImES.—If we were required to state in a single ' phrase the secret of England's greatness, it might, perhaps, be described as the economy of force. A population limited in numbers, and pent np in a very narrow space, have taken the lead in the world, because they have known how to use the powers given them to the best advantage. Thrifty of results we are not ; the products of our industry are consumed without stint, and Mr. Gladstone was right when he pointed some time since to the French people as models of frugality. But thrift of results is of small account beside thrift of produc• tion, and in that we are unrivalled. No nation has so fully understood the advantage of dividing and adapting labour, or has learnt to a similar degree the mystery of increasing the ratio between pro ducts and forces. Recent events have forcibly shown us that the economy we have practised in the works of peace is equally necessary in the con duct of war. Prudent and peazetul as our states men may be, it is hopeless to suppose that we can live for ever without coming into collision with anybody. Passions of ambition and aggrandise ment have not disappeared from the world, and a nation which boasts itself to be a great Power can not always look on while justice is outraged and the weak are maltreated by the strong. We are not prepared definitely to abandon all notions of inter national order, and to allow violence to run its course without any interference of police. But our force is limited, our soldiers are few, and the cha racter of our population forbids us to hope that their numbers can be much increased. The fact is not new. Iv has been felt in every Continental war in which we have been engaged since the establish ment of the modern system, and we have been obliged, under the specious form of subsidy, to hire the - armies of other nations to enlist with us and assist in carrying on our campaigns. A more worthy method of meeting the difficulty is to icereuse the efficiency of the forces at our disposal. Our mili- ary education has improved since the time when Picton could declare that English officers, though brave as lions, were totally and utterly ignorant of their profession, and we now know that the need of better weapons is not less imperative than im proved military education. We have been for years perfecting our artillery, but the miserable cam paigos in the Duchies and in Virginia have brought out the importance of the small arms of an army. Two armies may meet each other equal in numbers, in intelligence, and in spirit, and the one may be hopelessly driven off the field because it is armed with a muzzle-loading instead of a breech-loading rifle. I'he breech-loading arm of the Prussian infantry gave them an advantage over the Dines which trustworthy wi;nesses declared to be incal culable. It is creditable to the Secretary for War that the report of the facts brought out in the Schleswig campaign prompted him to instant action. Early in June, Lord De Grey, with the concurrence of the Commander-in-Chief, appointed a Committee, consisitng of General Itussell, Colonel Steele, Lord Longford, and four others, to inquire into the subject, and to report on the propriety, of arming the Infantry wholly or partially with breech loaders. There could be little doubt as to the result of an impartial inquiry. A comparison had to be made between two weapons, one of which could be fired three times as often as the other, so that the destructive power of an army would be at once trebled by being furnished with it. But, in addition to this, there was not only a loss of time, but a loss of power in the soldiers to be taken into account; an easy process is substituted for what was often a laborious operation. A breechloader, agr.in, re mains serviceable for a much longer time, it does not foul so easily, and it can be exposed freely to damp and wet without being injured. Nor does the comparison end there. While the destructive efficiency of Infantry is increased by means of breech-loaders, their exposure to the enemy is 9bsolutely diminished. A soldier armed with a muzzle-loading rifle is for a considerable part of his time a helpless mark to the enemy ; while he is painfully ramming a charge down a barrel too soon fouled, be is exposed without protection to the fire of the opposing army. With a breech loader everything is different. He can load it in perfect security while he is quietly lying down on the ground. Tee advantages which might thus be almost guessed at were fully established by the evidence laid before Lord De Grey's Committee. There were not wanting, indeed, witnesses to raise objections to the introduction of a new arm into the British army, as there never will be wanting wit nesses to object to any novelty. But the prepon derance of evidence was unmistakable, and the later the experience of the witnesses the stronger was their testimony in favour of breech-loaders. n.jor Young, of the artillery, who had been present at the autumn manoeuvres of the Prussian army on the Rhine in 1861, was of opinion that breech loaders were not adapted for general use; the Austrians had discarded the needle-gun, and the Prussians would, he was assured, have done the same were they not entirely committed to its use. Bu. this evidence was entirely at variance with more recent accounts. Colonel Walker, who was in Schleswig in March, reported that the Prussians and Austrians were unanimous in praising the needle-gun; the Prussians could not say enough of it, and the Austrians compared it with their own muzzlesloading arms to the disadvantage of the latter. The needle-gun fired three shots to one from the Danes, was loaded in perfect security, and re mained in good order when the muzzle-loaders of the Austrians had become almost useless through exposure to snow and rain. Colonel Tower, who was present at the siege of Dybbol, gave evidence to the same effect. It is to be regretted that the experience of America was of little service to the Committee. Two officers attended before them to state the results of their investigations made during a visit to the United States, but as they had been refused permission by Mr. Secretary Staunton to accompany the Federal army, they were unable to speak from personal observation. The general opie nion in America seemed, however, to be in favour of restricting. the use of breech-loaders to picked bodies of troops; but in the absence of special details vague opinions arc of little value. A gentleman from the Confederate States had been sent to New York to procure machinery for making Lreech-loiders, but his mission was abruptly terminated by his arrest. The evidence laid before the committee was, however, on the whole so convincing that they could only arrive at one conclusion. They reported unanimously their opinion to the Secretary for War in favour of arming the infantry wholly with breech-loading arms, There were, indeed, but two reasons alleged against the adoption of breech-loaders, and one of them may be dismissed in a sentence. It was said that they furnished a temptation to young soldier to fire away their ammunition. If a rifle is more useful the sel domer it can be fired, it would be advisabie to give soldiers a weapon which cannot be fired at all. The objection that a large supply of ammunition is fired away in a short time is of no weight, unless it can be shown that it is expended to no purpose. If the ratio of effective shots remain the same, there is an advantage in rapid shooting, and there is no doubt that this the fact. The battles in America prove that modern war, without being less bloody, is swifter than the warfare of our grandaires• Armies do not remain firing at each other throughout a long sum mer's day, expending an incalculable amount of ammunition, with but one man disabled for some thousands of cartridges spent. A graver objection arose from the difficulty of storing the ammunition necessary for breech-loaders. The quantity required is necessarily increased, and as in the needle-gun cf Prussia the ammunition carries its own means of combustion, a danger might be anticipated from its carriage. Practically, however, this danger appears to be very small, nor is there any difficulty found in keeping up the supplies in the field. The experience of the Schleswig campaign has explained away these anticipated difficulties. There is now no reason to think that breech-loaders may incidentally en danger an army, while it is clear that they increase its efficiency. The recommendation of the committee has already we are glad to see, produced its proper effect, as Lord De Grey has issued advertisements requesting gunmakers to communicate with him on the best means of converting the Enfield into a breech-loader. There can be no dkrubt that the in genuity of our gunsmiths will devise many me-ins of making the conversion, and we may soon hope to see the infantry armed with a weapon which will put them on equal terms with any enemies they may have to encounter. POST.—The intelligence of the capture of the Georgia, the quondam Confederate privateer, but at the time of seizure the property of an English mer chant and sailing under the British flag, has given rise to a variety of speculations in respect to the legality of the proceeding by which she has been made a prize of war by a Federal cruiser. We think it right, therefore, to take the earliest opportunity of explaining to the public the law as applicable to captures belonging to the same class with that which has just been made, and placing in the clearest light what seems to us the course most expedient for the Government to pursue, There are many who are inclined to invest with a peculier sanctity the banner of their country, and who conceive that in every imaginable case where it floats at the gaff of a vessel on the high seas it secures for the ship, the cargo, and the crew the protection of the State whose flag it is. This rule is, however, only general in its character, and has its exceptions, and the point for decision now is whether the present is not one of those cases in which an almost universal principle ceases to operate. When Captain Wilkes seized the Confederate Commissioners on board the Trent, a mail steamer sailing under the English flag, his in fraction of international law was patent to all, and the English Cabinet did not hesitate for a moment to demand the restitution of the gentlemen who had been made prisoners when sailing under the protec tion of the English flag. But the capture of the Georgia, though to all appearances a British vessel, stands on a footing far different from the outrage committed on the passengers in the Trent. In what that difference consists, and how far it affects the validity of the capture, we will now proceed to ex plain. The Georgia was, as our readers are aware, a Confederate cruiser, armed and equipped for pur poses of war, and in that capacity inflicted no little damage on the merchant shipping of the Federal States. Some months since she put into the port of Liverpool, and, for reasons which cannot perhaps be precisely ascertained, was sold by order of the agent of the Confederate Government. The sale took place, if we are rightly informed, by auction, and a gentleman named Bates, connected with the East India trade, became the purchaser. Shortly afterwards the Georgia, as was alleged, was chartered 'by the Portuguese Government for the conveyance of passengers between Lisbon and the Coast of Africa or the West Indies, and the interior of the vessel was fitted up to meet the requirements of a passenger ship. On the Bth of August the Georgia left the Mersey, under the command of Captain Withycombe, a seaman notorious for the skill and success with which he has frequently eluded the blockade of the Confederate ports, and all seems to have gone well until the vessel came within sight of Lisbon, the port to which she was bound. She was then brought to by a couple of shots fired across her bows by a Federal war steamer, called the Niagara, and which had left Liverpool two days previous to the Georgia's de parture. A boat containing armed men from the Niagara the❑ boarded the Georgia; the captain of the latter was conveyed on board the Federal cruiser, and, despite his protests that the ship was British, and sailing under a British flag, was told that she had become prize of war. The Georgia's papers were then given up, her crew transferred to the Niagara, and a fresh crew placed on board, with directions to take her to an American port. The Niagara then steered for the English Chan nel, and on Wednesday landed at Dover the captain and previous crew of the Georgia. She then took her departure and pat out to sea. Such being the facts, the only point to be determined is, whether this sale of the Georgia to the subject of a neutral State has the effect of depriving the Federal Go vernment of the right which at one time they un■ doubtedly possessed of capturing that vessel if found beyond tne bounds of neutral juris diction. The general rule of international law is, that the character of a ship depends on the national character of the owner, as ascertained by his domicile; but, when the vessel sails under the flag and pass of a foreign country, she becomes invested with the national character of the country under whose flag she sails. Tested simply by this rule, the capture of the Georgia would unquestion ably be illegal, since—both in virtue of the national character of the owner and of the flag under which she sailed—she was a British vessel. But the question still remains whether this national charac ter was rightly acquired, and this depends on the validity of her transfer from the Confederate Go vernment to Mr Bates. Now, in respect to the right which a belligerent possesses of transferring vessels, whether ships of war or merchantmen, to the sub jects of a neutral State, so as to deprive the other belligerent of his right of capture, the custom ob served by all maritime Powers is not uniform. The French, for example, laid it down, in the regula• tions published in 1778, that no enemy-built vessel, whether intended for purposes of war or for the conveyance of merchandise, could be legally trans• ferred to a neutral, so as to defeat the belligerent's right of capture, unless the transfer was effected previous to the commencement of hostilities. The justice of this rule, in so far as it relates to mer chant shipping, is, however, questioned by Haute feuille, who says—" Commerce is free between neutrals and nations at war; this liberty is un limited with the exception of the two restrictions relative to contraband of war and to besieged, blockaded, or invested places. Nations at peace can thus, when they think proper, buy merchant ships of one of the parties engaged in hostilities without the other party having the right to com plain." This latter is the view taken by American and English jurists, who maintain that neutrals have an undoubted right to purchase and employ, without rish of capture, the merchant shipping of a belligerent. During the late Russian war the question was raised more than once in the English Admiralty courts, and, on the authority of Lord Stowell's decisions, it was held that the sales of merchant shipping were valid and binding as against belligerents. In the case of the Johanna Emiiia, a Russian merchantman claimed by a Hamburger as having been purchased after the commencement of hostilitics,Dr Lushington said, " With regard to the legality of the sale, assuming it to be bonajide, it is not denied that it is competent to neutrals purchase the property of enemies in another country, whether consisting of ships or anything else." But, in respect to ships of war, all States concur in denying to neutrals the right of purchas ing them from a belligerent, and investing them with the national character of the State by whose subjects they are bought. Nor is it difficult to understand why this should be so. Vessels employed for hostile purposes against a belligerent are contraband of war, and it, when pursued, they took refuge in a neutral port, it would be easy for them to avoid cap ture, which would otherwise be imminent, by the process of a sale to a subject of the neutral State. Was the Georgia a vessel of war used by the Con federate Government ? If this question be answered in the affirmative, and it seems impossible to answer it otherwise, then the sale which took place in Liverpool was inoperative, and she was during the continuance of the war as liable to capture when sailing under the British flag as under that of the Confederacy. Under these circumstances, then, we do not consider that our Government have any grounds for interference. The vessel will be taken for adjudication to a prize court, and before that tribunal those who deny the validity of the capture can , if th e y please, appear and matte good, if they are able to do so, their title to the vessel. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton, Sept. IE. via Marseilles .. Sept. 12. irazil and Cape Yards, by British packet. Sept. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Aug. 2 9 . China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Sept. 1 via Marseilles ...Aug. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Aug. 25. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. --via Marseilles.... Aug, 27 India (Bombay), via S ou th amp t on ............ Aug. 25. via arseilles ........ Sept. 4, M Portugal . e • • . Sept. 4. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton ...... Aug. 25, Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. . .............. via Marseilles ........ .. Aug, 3 27 1 . C. 5, and .British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Aug. 25 by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Aug. 26 411 parte of West Indies, including Chili, rull s I Aug, 29. Califorui, and britit,L. Crwittuabic , . POLICE INTELLIGENCE-Aug, 25. BOW-STREET.—A DISCORDANT SEQUEL TO A "SINGING MATCH."—Wyndham Clark, John H. Stead, James Taylor, and George Ware, professional vocalists, were charged with creating a disturbance and assaulting the police, in Holborn, at two o'clock in the morning. Robert M'Kean, police.constable 69 F, deposed that ho was on duty in Holborn, at about two o'clock that morning, when he saw a large crowd assembled in front of Weston's Music-hall. The four defendants were there, all the worse for liquor, and Clark was shouting out at the top of his voice, " your -- shut the door." Witness requested him very quietly to make less noise, but he paid no atten tion to this request, and asked witness " Do you know who lam ?" "Witness replied that he did not. and whether he did or not he could not allow such a noise in the public streets at that hour of the morning. He replied, that if witness knew who he was he would not dare to interfere with him, and as he continued shouting witness took him into custody. He then became very violent, struck and kicked witness, and tripped him up twice on his way to the station. Ho threatened that he would " rip him " if b e could get hie hands free. The other defendants and a great crowd followed him to the station, and an attempt was made to rescue Clark from his custody, but the effect was pre vented by the arrival of other police constables, who assisted him. All the four defendants were drunk. Police-constable Pierson, 60 F, and Dentry 1 52 E , e " re " berated the above evidence, and sp o ke to the attempts made by the three other defendants to get Clark cut of the one" tody or 69 F. Dentry said that Mr Stead put his arms round witness's body, and tried to pull him away. say ing, H e i s a friend of mine, and you shall not taxe him to the station," One of the other defendants said, "Don't make a fool cf yourself any more ; you can have as much mon e y as you want, but you shall not take him." All the defen dants were intoxicated. Police-constable 116 F also corroborated the evidence of the first witness, and said that both Taylor and Ware tried to prevent them from taking Clark to the station. Taylor said he had just won £lOO, and could have as much mono as he liked. For the defence it was urged that Clark only w as the worse for drink, and as he was being roughly used by the police officers, and had a quantity of valuable jewellerry about him which it was feared might be snatched from 1 0111 by some of the mob, his friends only interfered wi th t:42 ,1 view of protecting him. It was e x pl a i ne d th a t there hit " been a grand singing match at Weston's for £5O a side, arid the contest between two comic singers (Taylor and anoth er) had caused unusual excitement, and perhaps an extr a g lees or two. A conversation on the subject, and a few words o' congratulation were passing outside the hall after the 41.- tertainment, when the police thought proper to intert ere, and so created the disturbance which otherwise would have been avoided. Clark admitted that he had taken a little drop too much, but he was excited by the rough usage of the police. Stead, Ware, and Taylor declared tha t theY t were perfectly sober—the latter stating that he b ad n° d a . taken anything for a month past likely to affect him. ste said that the assertion of the constable that ho had Put hi° arms round the officer's waist to pull him back was obvl ously absurd, because during the whole time he had a walk" ing-stick in one hand and a carpet bag in the othe r. Mr Vaughan could not disbelieve the evidence of the threo constables examined, and he had no doubt in his own mind that an attempt was made to rescue Clark by the three other. defendants. Clark had behaved with great viol ence, and he must be fined £5. He should fine the other defendants £1 each.—The fines were paid. LAMBETH.—AN OPERATIC COMPANY.—Severat 0= the persons engaged as scene-shifters, carpenter , SO., in the New Operatic Company at the Bower Saloon Theatre, Standgate, again waited on the Hon. G. C. Norton, an d en treated his assistance in procuring from the management the different sums due to them for their services. Th e aPP T cants said that notwithstanding the promise made in his worship's presence by Mr Waller Kember, the mana ge r ' to settle with them, they had nut been enabled to g et a penny, and being reduced to a state of the utmost d istress, they were compelled again to seek his worahip's a ssistance. before One of the applicants said that s nce he h ad been at this court his wife had been confined, and he was so un fortunately placed that he had not a shilling to provide necessaries. Mr Norton inquired if Mr Kember had given the er plicants any money at all 7—The master carpenter replied that Mr Kember had offered him ss, but he refused to take it, saying that it was no use to him when there was due to him, and he had three men to share that amount with. It was here stated that the manager admitted the public to the theatre on Saturday night last until the house `vas full, and that he took a large sum of money, but no perform' ante was given. A large body of police had to be sent for to turn out the clamouring audience , and preven t them from doing mischief to the house. The first night of opening as much as £24 was received at the doors, while the applicants had not been paid a shilling. Mr Norton observed that it was unfortunately a matter in which he, as a magistrate, could not interfere. He thought the applicants should have taken as an instalment what had been offered them. COUNTRY MARKETS. BRISTOL-...rHURSDAY, A moderate show of English wheat in our market to-dsl for which the trade ruled firm, at lully last week's prices• In Foreign more business doing. Barley in large supplY , and in good demand. Oats active, and 3d dearer. BIRMINGHAM—THURSDAY. Them was a short supply of English wheat at market to-day, and both old and new sold readily at an advance of is on last week's prices—foreign the turn in favour of the seller. Barley, oats, beans, and peas were unaltered. —English wheat was sold at 44s to 505 for white, to 46s per 36 stone for red. Barley, new malting, 30s to 38s per qr ; grinding, 25s to 28s. Oats, old, 24s to 30s per 30 stone ; Irish, 20s to 245. Beans, 42s to 44s per qr. Peas, 37s to 40s per 36 stone. and 40g MANCHESTER—THURSDAY. An average attendance at our mar ket to-day, and E n d " lish wheat, both old and new, may be q uoted at the full currency of this day se'nnight, and American advanced ld d per cents!. Fresh made flo ur in steady demand, and rule firm in value. Oats and oatmeal quite as dear. Beans and Indian corn sold at last week's extreme prices. BURTON-ON -TRENT — T HURSDAY. A fair show of wheat at our market to-day, and wo quote sales at last week's prices. Other articles at fully late rates. Old white wheat..44s to 48s Old red wheat, ~.40s to 45s New do. ..40s to 46s I New do. ..408 to 46s Malting barley.... 32 s to 35 s I O ats. ............ 21a to 28s G r inding d0.....27s to 30 s I Beans .......... 31s to 42a EDINBURGH GRAIN—WEDNESDAY. Today there was a fair supply of country wheat. Sales good, and 6d to is per qr advance. Wheat on the top Os 6d down B ar ley on the top is Od up. average Os 5 d u p . .average Os 2d down. oats on tho top 3s Cd up. Beans on the top Os 6d down average Is Ild dowu. Wheat.. Average Prices. 408 8d I Oats. ............. 10d Barley 30s lid I 8ean5............ 408 31 Total Supply and Sales. Wheat —.1055 qrs Sold 950 qrs Barley... 202 qrs Sold 169 qrs Oats Beans 124 qrs ........ Sold 81 qrs Town• made flour sells as follows :—White, 38s; extra superfine. 36s ; superfine, 34e ; fine, 325. GLASGO W—WEDNESDAY. The arrivals of wheat and flour nioderate. The market thin attended. Wrmer aod an a dvance of 6d per qr on ly the week was heat obtai fi ned for American, Barley and oats rather easier. .--------r - - Auvice.—Tu all persons who suffer from bilious headachl LADvERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Pills. _Confidential disordered stomach, biliousness or flatulency, these pil . l l_ 3 2 ot most strongly recommended as the safest, best, and qtlich,`„ mode of obtaining ease, without weakening or irritatiogi I, vervous system. Holloway's pills are specially togi d u tice s clearing away any excess of bile, which usually Pr ° ,,,l a y., fever, unless remedial measures be adopted without °oy In asthma, bronchitis, and congestion of the luog 9 u r ib, way be relied upon for removing all danger ; and, by P reve nt te liver he to system, a tem fair s o e s c e re p t ; wa rd and regulating the circulation, they effectuillY P m { bile. s a o rd ft off en andrelapses. quickly 'lnrousing it h from t carrying low spirits, listlessness, and those distressingthese tooling called nervous. _-.-----''fi Births. Fox.—On the 25 h i ns t., at Gloucester Villa, Regentl' park, the wife of J. E. Fox, Esq., of a " n. TOTTENHAM.—On the 23d inst, lone reworth at Scots Fusilier Gurds,o Tottenbawo near Maidstone, the wife of Lieut.-ol Afe ReCtOrYt WIMBUI3II.—On the 24th i nst., at FinchleY, Mrs. gen ii Wimbush, of a daughter. f a daughter. Marriage& BRUCE—GILEENLEES.—On the 23d inst., at Campbeltowrit Argyleshire, Mx. A. L. Bruce. Paul's-wharf, Lour:oaf to Kate, young est daughter of Daniel Greealees, BE*, of Moy. MERRIMAN--SIIERINGHAM.-011 the 23d inst. at Strood , &Kent, itobert William, eldest son of W. C;Merrituant Esq., of Marlborough, to Sarah Dorothea, daug hter a t h e lato John Tempest Sheringham, Esq., f lient-lodge, liauwell. Deaths. CURLING.—On the 23d inst., at Dover, John Cur MI N Esq., late of Queen street, Cheapside, Loudon , lig 67. EVERARD •---On the 23d inst. at Middleton, King 's Lynn' Edward Everard, Esq., aged 70. HINDCOCK.—On the 22d inst., at Dalkey, county' a ged 17. .. George, son of the Hon. George Handcock, Buckinj,,o HILL.—On the 24th inst., at the Palace Hotel, an d of D him-gate, George Hill, Esq. , late of Calcutta, H.E.LC.S., aged 62. KESSEY.—On the 23d inst., at Windsor, W. ICesseY, tl ‘ c i' l late of the Ist Life Guards, aged 54. HollowsY, PHELPS,—On the 24th inst., at Albion Lodge, Mr. Joseph Burdett Phelps. 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