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

Naval and Military Intelligence, The contract for the new and extensive range of barrack build ings in course of erection at Chelsea for the Guards having to expire in the month of June, 1865, 'che greatest activity now prevails in the works at the rear of the barracks. It will be remembered 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 carpen- ters, &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 foundation. atone of which was laid a short time since, and which, when completed, will be consecrated by the Chaplain-General of the Forces. The building, part of which will h e app r op r iated to the purpose s o f a school for the education of t he childr en o f t h e as may not soldiers, and also for such of the soldiers be able to read or write, w ill contain s itti ngs f or 800 men. It is being built with light brick, Port land stone, and granite. The gymnasium is being covered with a roof surmounted by a glas s t ower . The internal portion of the r oo f w ill b e o f sta i ned wood, and the necessary apparatus will be fitted on Mr Maclaren's Principle. The ball and raquet courts, ,which adjoin the gymnasium, have also a roof covering, and will be fitted up with th e l a t es t improvements- The prison is a detached building, and contains 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 officers, and the other for the privates. It is esti. mated that the whole range of building covers an area of about 18 acres. i'120,000 have already been voted by Parliament for the works, and the pro bable cost will be 1150,000. Mr George Morgan, of Dines-inn, Strand, is the architect, and Mr Higgs, of Lambeth, the builder. The reinforcement for the Ist battalion of the 12th Regiment, the 43d Light Infantry, and the 6th company of the Royal Engineers, that were to have left 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 most important of the improvements ne w 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 Marines at their headquarters, Chatham, it has been necessary for some time past to quarter a portion of the men of that division with the troops of the Line in the infantry barracks, an arrangement which is obviously attended with many inconveniences. To remedy these, as well as to prevent anything ap proaching overcrowding in the barrack-rooms, the present buildings are being enlarged to more than double their present size, by which additional avommodation will be provided for 1,000 R ene. This has been effected by the erec tion Entirely new barracks, but the buildings have been so arranged that they in effect form a 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 officers of the divisice. Io order, at the same time, to euiarge 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 officers erected at the extreme western end of the yard, on toe 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 improves 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 4.,,h brigade garrison Artillery, in command of Lietat,-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 Alderehott on Tuesday next, passing the night at Hounslow, and march into Woolwich garrison on the following day. The sth (Northum berland) Fnsileers, 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 Warde, C. 8., commanding at Woolwich, 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 ; Copt. Nangle, Deputy-Assist. - Quartermaster -Gen. Captain Wiiliams, Aide-de-Camp, and the officers Commanding brigades and battalions. Oa Tuesday Mr. 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 119Ib. After the second round it was found necessary to suspend further proceed ings, in order to make some slight mechanical at. teration, on account of the block having expanded, so as to render a continuation of the proof a matter of diffi ctiltY. The escape of gas is effectually re medied by Nlr Westley Richards's well-known felt cup attached to his charges of powder, and which was SUCC e3f UIIY used yeeterday. The length of the buns is 17 feet, and the weight 9 tons. After the te` 6 gun Vihl ha fi re d t wo a ddi t i onal altera ti o ns the rounds, w l• 2013 the cha rges Will be increased Sib. of Ie neiler each. Major Freeth,'. • Inspector of Ordnance, and other officers of the Ito Yal Artillery were in at tendance, as well as Mr Richards himself, The rifling of the gun is of th e polygrot)ve system, and the materials and genoral prirciple of the gun were spoken of as being good. gun i 3 The stamped as made of "Firth" steel, and the. breech portion is overlapped an d s t reng thened with a wrcught.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. bible 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 dock 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 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 fo r 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 o n her port side, and preparing her as a target 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, ssgun 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 bees 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 Beatece, 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.B.,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 rouse to Germany. The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Csptain his Serene Highness the Prince Leiningeo, will corns 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, &c. 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 Patly, 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 dock. yard, are so extensive that the Admiralty have de termined to place her in the !mirth division of the Steam Reserve in Hamoaze. 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—Lient. 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 ega 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 Westminscers, 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 challege 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. Frodsham, London Rifles, acted as umpires. After the firing the members dined together in the Pavilion, when the prizes were presented by Captain Frodehami On Saturday last the 4th Kent Artillery Volun. teers, under the command of Captain L. S. Magnus, were inspected by Colonel Riddell, C. 8,, R.A., the officer appointed for that purpose by the Govern ment, on the Grand Parade at Sheerness. After being put through the ordinary evolutions, the men were told off into detachment, and drilled at the guns, and they concluded by firing from the 32 and 68 pounder smoothbores at a floating target situ. ated at about one mile and a Ulf 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, eech 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 wes perfectly up in drill. The annual prize meeting of the Oxfordshire Vo lnuteers, comprising the Oxford, Deddington, Ban bury, Woodstock, Bioester, . Thane, and Henley corps, hes been 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 Venales, of Oxford, gained the second prize TER SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1864. 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 (Theme), Hewes (Henley), and Cobb (Ban. bury). The silver cup, given by Lieut. North, M.P., the commandant of the battalion, was won by Pri. Tate Bacon, of Oxford, who scored 32 with five rounds, at 500 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. titiona for the bronze medal of the National Rifle Association and for the Lord Lieutenant's prize, a silver cup, value £lO. 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 comers" 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.-Major 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 cf about £4O, were also competed for. The shooting, taking the unfavour able into consideration, was good, and superior to that weather witnessed 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 deviation of the other 34 shots was three yards from line. Gunner Tucker took the first prin. 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 wore put through a variety of manosavres by the command ing officer, after which Major Baynes made a brief address, in which he complimented both officers and men. The following very satisfactory letter has been sent to Colonel Harcourt by the inspecting offic3r who attended under the instructions from the \%Tar• office, at the recent prize firing of the Ist Admini strative Brigade of the Cinque Ports Volunteer Ar tillery : " Dover Castle, Ang. 23. " Sir,—As inspecting officer of the Brigade of Cinque Ports Artillery at Rye on the 9 zla 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 gnu detach ments, although at the time there was a very strong wind blowing from 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, 8,7 c., at their different stations, to diversity their drill, and to make it less monotonous to the men, which would also have the effect of distracting their attention from carbine practice,' as the time which they can spare for drill I should wish to see solely devoted to company and carbine drill and to artil lery duties, leaving rifle practice to the Rifle Volun teers. I feel confident that the expense Govern ment would be put to in a ff or di ng th e diff eren t corps opportunities of learning drill would not be money thrown away. "The brigade did itself great credit in the man• net in which it marched past, both in open and quarter distance column, and also in the manner in which the men performed their carbine exercise— but it is not to be expected that mepting as they do only once in each year, the battalion drill could be otherwise than interior. "I must also compliment you on yo ur so ldi er lik e appearance on parade, and on the manner in which their accoutrerocats were put on. " In case of the service of the brigade ever being required co aid in repelling invasion f feel that the fine body of men under your command would render moat prompt and efficient assistance, and would not belie the spirit which seems to prevail them. It 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 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 parries 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 passengers 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 Sy-fishing in the river would be splendid. 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 meeting 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 ➢lr 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 Knavesmire 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 101 b .... (F. Adams) w.o. The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 sous each, 30 ft, for 2-yr- olds; colts, Bst 101 b each. T.Y.C. 9 subs. Duke of Beaufort's Koenig, Bst 101 b Mr John Osborne's King Arthur, Bst 101 b .... (Rogers) 2 Betting-5 to lon Bsenig, who made all the running, and won with extreme ease by a length and a half. The York Cup, value 200 Bove, by subscription of 10 soya 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 Ott, 6 yrs, Bst Illb (Challoner) 1 Lord Glasgow's Rapid Rhone, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Fordham) 2 Mr H, Rich's East Lancashire, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (in. 210 ex.) (Osborne) 3 Betting-11 to 10 on Caller On, 2to 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 Lancalihire'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 is 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, 6st 131 b (H. Covey) 1 Mr Samuel's Tilt, 7st (Mordan) 2 Mr Hodgman's King of Greece (in. 71b extra), Est 91b (Morris) 3 Mr James Thirkell's Naples, Tat 4lb (Whiteley) 4 The following also ran :—Sister to Lady Augusta, Side wind, Lord Conyngham, Busy Bee, Tabitha Bramble, Lansdown (late Tom Ashworth), East Lynn, Lord Walde grave, Doetord, 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 agst 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 colt in the last stride by a head—a neck sepa rating the latter from Naples, who was placed fourth, Lord Waldegrave was 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 latter did not pass the post. The Twenty-second Year of the Great Yorkshire Stakes of 10 soya each, with RO added for the second horse, for 3- yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 51b ; the winners extra. 11 miles. 84 subs. Mr LAundo's Miner, Bqt 10Ib .. (Osborne) 1 Mr NIT. I'Anson's Blair Athol, Oat 31b (includ. 71b extra) (Uhalloner) 2 Mr Cartwright's Ely, Bst 10Ib (Custance) 3 Lord Glasgow's Ascham, Bst 101 b (Aldcrott) 4 Mr Perry's Hollytcx, Bst 10Ib (Boyce) 5 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— Tbe Layer's darn (Captain Machell) 70 Brown yearling filly, by Fandango, dam by The Castor Bay yearling colt, by Amsterdam—Jet (Mr Jacobs) 165 The following yearlings were sold with their engage ments : Mountaineer, by Cariboo—Louisa. 9O Harlequins, by Fandango—Columbia°, 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 25 Bay filly, 2 yrs, by Fandango—Elcho's dam (Mr Danhill)... l2 Nottingham, 5 yrs, by Kingston—Athol Brose (the Hadji's dam) Rouge Dragon, by Windbound—Paradign (with drawn) no bid. Yearling filly, by Fandango—Cht.rlcmagnc's dam 55 Elfrida, 6 yrs (Mr Holmes) Loienzo, 5 yrs (Mr Langdale) Mr Robert Johnson also sold the following blood stock : Brown filly, by Fugleman—Louisa (Mr Slater) Bay filly, by Fingal, dam by Caldar Bay filly by Fingal—Boundless Also the 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 Maroon, 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 agst Miner (taken) 12 to 1 agst Baragah (offered) 100 to 6 agst Ely (offered) 20 to 1 agst Claremont (offered) SPIRIT OF 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 up 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 peaceful 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. Bu! our force is limited, our soldiers are few, and the cha racter of our population forbids us to hope that tlaser numbers can be much increased. The fact is not new. It 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 increase the efficiency of the forces at our disposal. Our mili tary education has improved since' the time when Picton could declare that English officers, though brave as Hors, 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 paigns 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. The breech-loading arm of the Prussian infantry gave them an advantage over the Danes which trustworthy witnesses 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 Da 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 breecheloader, again, 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 exposur e t o th e enemy i s absolutely 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, he is exposed without protection to the fire of the opposing army. With a breech loader everything i s diff erent. H e can load i t in perfect security white he is quietly lying down on the ground. The advantages which might thus be almost guessed a t were f u ll y esta bli s h e d b y t h e evidence: laid b e f ore L or d D e G rey ' s C omm i ttee. lh . erewere not wantin g , i n d ee d, w i tnesses t o ra i se objections to the introd uc ti on o f a new arm i nto t h e British army, as there never will be wanting wit nesses to object to any novelty. But the prepon derenco of evidence was unmistakable, and the later the experience of th e w it nesses th e s tr o n g er was their testimony ire favour of breech-loaders. Mejor 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 discerded the needle-gun, and the Prussians would, he was assured, have done the same were they not entirely committed to its use. But 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 muzzleeloading 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 opi 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 are of little value. A gentleman from the Confederate States had been sent to New York to procure machinery for making Lresch-loaders, but his mission was abruptly terminated by his arrest. The evidence laid before the committee was, however, on the whole so con v i nc i ng th a t they could only arrive at one conclusion. Th e y re ported 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 advisable to give soldiers a weapon which cennot 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 thot 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 ❑ecessary 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 ch-ar 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 gunreakers to commuuicate with him on the best means of converting the Enfield into a breech-loader. There can be ❑o doubt that the in genuity of our gunsmiths will devise many means 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 peculiar 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 hoard 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 hound. She was then brought to by e 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 then 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 put out to see, 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 the bounds of neutral juris diction. The general rule of international law is, that the character of a ship depends on the naConal character of the owner, as ascertained by his domicile; but, when the vessel sails under the flag and peas 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. fenille, 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 Emilia, a Russian merchantman claimed by a Hamburger as bevies', been purchased after the commencement of hostilities,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 =elating 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 if, when pursued, they took refuge in a neutral port, it would be easy for them to avoid eap• 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, end 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 they please, appear and make good, if they are able to do so, their title to the vessel. Foreign Mail Packet List. Claremont also ran. Betting-2 to lon Blair Attol, 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 Hollytcx went to the fore, and made the running at a good pace, Claremont lying second, with Ely third, and Miner nest,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 E!y 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 Aschatu, 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 sous, added to a handicap stakes of 5 soya each, T.Y.C. 13 subs. Mr Brodie's Kilkenny, 4 yrs, Bat 41b , hiteley) 1 Mr Sidney's Chicquot the Jester, 3 yrs, 7et (Loatea) 2 Mr Hodgman's Hawkshaw, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Morris) 3 Mr J. Scott's Tuoi Tooi, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Fcrdham) 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, Newehurch, and Tooi Tooi, made the running to the enclosure, where the form er quitted his horses and 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 sovs each, h ft, for 2 -yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b, those got by untried stallions or out of un tried mares are 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. F renc h) 2 Mr Al exan d er ' s Pampa, 81,t 71b Betting -5 to 4 agst Celerrima, 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 halt; a like distance separated the second and third. The Tyro Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added ; for 2-yr• olds; colts, get; and fillies and geldings, Bst 101 b; with selling allowances. T.Y.C. 7 subs. Mr T. Dawson's Pinch (L3O), 7st 101 b (Dickson) 1 Mr G. Crook's Brown Willy (.£5O), Bst 51b..(E. Taylor) 2 Mr W. G. Bennett's Chelmstord (i3O), Bst (Challoner) 3 Captain Gray's Lady Dorcas (X3O), 7st 101 b (car 7st 121 b) (Fordham) 4 MrW, Scott's Zenobia (1130), 7st 101b..,..,(Cranshaw) 5 Mr Yerward's Arno (£3O), 7st 101 b .. (French) 6 Betting -5 to 2 agst Pinch filly, 3to 1 agst Brown Willy, 4 to 1 each agat Dorcas and Chelmsford. C helmsford made play, with the Pinch filly and Brown Willy next, and the ;urea came on together to the stand, where the 13; .Aieh filly drew ahead, and won cleverly by a lengr a, the same distance separating Brown Willy from Chelmsford, The Gimcrack Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; and fillies, Bst bib. Winners extra. The second horse to receive 25 sovs out of the sta kes, and the third to save his stake. One mile. 32 subs. Mr J. O s b orne ' s Wild Agnes, Sat 51b Mr Ma c k enzie ' s The Oppressor, Bst 101 b (D o yl e ) 2 Mr J. O s b orne ' s Dubiety, Bst Sib . . Colonel Towneley's Puck, B s t 101 b (J. Ma rs d en ) 6 Mr K. H em i ngway ' s Blackiston, Set 10th.... (Challoner) 6 Betting—Even on O p p resso r, 2to 1 agst Wild A gnes, and 100 t o 8 agst any other. Dubiety made the running, with Wild Agnes lying second 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' Plate of 50 cove added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight forage, with maiden and selling allow ances. Three-quarters of a mile. Eight subs. Mr W. G, Bennett's Vuluptas, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b _ alloner 1 Mr T. Hu g h es ' Rest, 4 yrs, 7st lllb (Ch (French) ) 2 Mr T. Osborne's Vanessi, 3 yra, sst lllb (Carroll) 3 Mr Szewing's Greyhouni, ,? yrs, fist 101 b .. (H. Sharp) 4 The following also ran : —Wisdom, Lady Chaytor, Young Aladdin. Batting -6 to 4 agat 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 ncthing 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 Plate of 100 guineas, for mares; 3 -yr-olds, Sat 21b; 4 -yr-olds, 9st 71b ; 5-yr-olds, 10st ; 6-yr-olds and aged, 10st 11b. Three miles. Mr I'Anson'a Caller Ou, 6 yrs (Challoner) w.o. SALE OF BLOOD STOCK AT YORK. Yesterday (Thursday) Mews, T.ittereall continued their MAILS DIIE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. Sept. 18. vitt Marseilles Sept. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Sept. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 29. ',china, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Sept. 1 via Mar6eillcs Aug. 27 , Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Aug. 25. [Ldia (Calcutta), and .Ceylon, via Southampton Sept. 1 via Marseilles Aug, 27, I n dia (Bombay), via Southampton A ug , 25. • via Marseilles f'ortugel S e pt. 4. Aug• 25 r‘iedta, Egypt, and Men, via Southampton • . Sept. 4, via Marseilles Aug. 27, Newfoundland .... Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British.N. America, L ... ..Brit. --by U.S. packet' ^ • • by Canadian packot.Aug. 26 All parts of West Indies, includ Ch ing packet.... Aug. 2 , 5 ili, Peru, j Aug. 29. California., and British C01umbia............ i POLICE INTELLIGENCE-Aug, 25. BOW-STREET.—A DISCORDANT ;SEQUEL TO A " SINGING MATCll."—Wyndham Clark, .john H. Stead, James Taylor, and George Ware, profess i.onal vocalists, were charged with creating a disturbance and assaulting tho police, in Holborn, at two o'clock in the mor Robert M'Kean, police-constable 69 F, deposed that he was on duty in Holborn, at about two o'clock that morning, when he saw a large crowd assembled in fron t of Weston's Music-hall. The four defendants were there, all the wore() for .liquor, and Clark was shouting out at .the top of his voice, " your -- shut the door." Witn.ess requested him very quietly to make less noise, but he paid no atten tion to this request, and asked witness " Do y(, , u know who lam ?" Witness replied that he did not. and whether ho did or not he could not allow such a noise in. the public streets at that hour of the morning. He re]ulied, that if witness knew who he was he would not dare to interfere with him, and as he continued shouting witnais took him into custody. He then became very violent, struck and kicked witness, and tripped him up twice on Lis way to the station. He threatened that ho would " rip Lim " if he could get his hands free. The other defendants and a great crowd followed him to the station, and an attemp t was made to rescue Clark from his custody, but the eff.)ct; was pre vented by the arrival of other police constables, Nv 1.10 assisted him. All the four defendants were drunk. Police-constable Pierson, 60 F, and Dentry 152 E, corro borated the above evidence, and spoke to the atter apts made by the three other defendants to get Clark cut of the cus tody of 69 F. Dentry said that Mr Stead put his arms round witness's body, and tried to pull him away. eaYing , 4i H e is a friend of mine, and you shall not tase hi ra to the station," One of the other defendants said, " Don.'t make a fool of yourself any more ; you can have as much momy 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 more as he liked. For the defence it was urged that Clark only wa s the worse for drink, and as he was being roughly used b 1 the police officers, and had a quantity of valuable jewelleryabout him which it w a s fea r ed m i g ht b e sna tched from him by some of the mob, his f r ie n d s on ly i n t er f ere d with th e view of protecting him. It was explain e d th a t there had been a grand singing match at Weston's for £5O a side, and the contest between two comic singers (Taylor and anotb e r) had caused unusual excitement, and perhaps an extra 01 we or two. A conversation on the subject, and a few words of congratulation were passing outside the hall after the en.- tertainment, when the police thought proper to interfere, 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 that they were perfectly sober—the latter stating that he had not taken anything for a month past likely to affect him. Stead said that the assertion of the constable that he had put his arms round the officer's waist to pull him back was obvi ously absurd, because during the whole time he had a walk ing-stick in one hand and a carpet bag in the other. Mr Vaughn could not disbelieve the evidence of 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 violence , and he must be fined £5. He should fine the other defen dants £1 each,—The fines were paid. t h e three LAMBETH.—AN OPERATIC COMPANY.—Several of the persons engaged as scene-shifters, carpenter, Bcc., in the New Operatic Company at the Bower Saloon Theatre, Standgate, again waited on the Hon. G, C. Norton, and ell treated his assistance in procuring from the management the different sums due to them for their services, The a pplr cants said that notwithstanding the promise made in h is worship's presence by Mr Waller Kember, the manager, to settle with them, they had not been enabled to get a Pen h Y* and being reduced to a state of the utmost distress, they were compelled again to seek his worahip's assistance. One of the applicants said that s nce he had been before at this court his wife had been confined, and he was so " fortunately placed that ho had not a shilling to provide necessaries. Mr Norton inquired if Mr Kember had given the ay" plicants any money at all ?—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 £5 duo to him, and he had three men to share that amount with. It was hero stated that the manager admitted the public to the theatre on Saturday night last until the house was full, and that ho took a large sum of money, but no perform ance was given. A large body of police had to be sent for to turn out the clamouring aucience, and prevent 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-I:HURSDAY, A moderate show of English wheat in our market to -day for which the trade ruled firm, at fully last week's prices. In Foreign more buEiness doing. Barley in large supply, and in good demand. Oats active, and 3d dearer. BIRMINGHAM—THURSDAY. Thera 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 94s to 50s for white, and 40s to 46s per 3G stone for red. Barley, new malting, 30s to 38s per qr ; grinding, 25s to 28s. Oats, old, 24s to 30s per :JO stone ; Irish, 20s to 245. Beans, 42s to 44s per qr. Peas, 37s to 90s per 36 stone. MANCHE STER- An average attendance at our market to-day, a nd Eng- full lish wheat, both old and new, niay be quo ted at the currency of this day se'nnight, and American advanced ld per cental . Fresh made flour in st , 3ady demand, and ruled firm in value. Oats and oatmeal quite as dear. Beans and Indian corn sold at last week's extreme prices. BURTON-ON-TRENT--TU URSDAY. A fair show of wheat at our market to -day, and we quote sales at last week's prices. Other articles at fully 40s late to rates 45a Old white wheat..44s to 48s j Old red whea t, .•. 40s to 46s New do. .. 40s to 46s j New do. .. Malting bar1ey....328 to 35s I Oats. ............348 to 4 2 8 21e to 28 s Grinding d0.....27s to 30s j Beans .......... EDINBURGH GRAIN^WEDNESDAY. To. day there was a fair supply of country w heat. Sales good, and 6d to is per qr advance. Wheat on the top Os 6d down .. • ...average Os fid up. Barley on the top is Od up.,, ....... . a verage • Os 2d ave rage Os Ed do . wn. Oats on the top 3s Od up. ........ .... up e is lld down. Beans on the top Os 6d down. ...... avera g Avez age Prices. Wheat 4os 8d I 0at5....... •...... 21s 10dd Barley 3os 11d I 8ean5............ 40s Total Supply and Sales. Wheat ...1055 qrs Sold 950 qrs 8ar1ey........ 202 qrs Sold 169 qrs Oats Beans 124 qrs Sold 81 qrs Town. made flour sells as follows :—White, 38s ; extra superfine, 365; superfine, 34s ; fine, 325. GLASGOW—WEDNESDAY. The arrivals of wheat and flour moderate. The m arket thinly attended. Wheat firmer, and an advance of 6d per qr on the week was obtained for American. Barley and oats rather easier. [ADVERTISEMENT.] - Holloway's Pills. —Confidential Advice.—To all persons who suffer from bilious headaches, disordered stomach, biliousness or flatulency , these pills are most strongly recommended as the safest, best , and qt .ilekthe mode of obtaining ease, without weaken in g or irritating vervous system. Holloway's pills are specially el useful lu o clearing away any excess of bile, which usually pro duc e fever, unless remedial measures be adopted without de In asthma, bronchitis, and congestion of the lungs t4 e ,". may be relied upon for remov i ng all dan g er ; and, by Pur,,;ic ing and regulating the circulation , they effectually Prt'lle, relapses. In rousing the liver to a fair secre tion s' bioff and quickly carrying it from the system, these pills vaUftep, low spirits, listlessness, and those distressing :cane called nervous. Fox,—On the 25 h inst., B a ir t tGl2.loucester Villa, _Regent's park, the wife of J. E. Fox, Esq., of a so n. TOTTENHAM.—On the 23d inst ,at Mereworth Rectory, Co near Maidstone, the wife of Lieut.-lonel Tottenham, M.P., Scots Fusilier Guards, of a daughter. Wimßusa.—On tho 24th inst., at Finchloy, Mrs. Henry Wimbush, of a daughter. Marriages. Argyleshire, Paul's-wharf, Lon6en , BRUCE—GuLT,NLEES.--Ort the 23d that., at Campbeltow n, to Kate, youngest d , u ghter of Daniel Greenlees, En' , of MoY• , x i% j k, 1.,. Bruce, MERRIMAN—z.AVIINGIIA3I,—On the 23d inst,, at Stroud , Kent, Robert 'William, eldest son of W. C, Merri.ms up Esq, of Marlborough, to Sarah Dorothea daugh.ter of the late John Tempest Sheringham, Esq., Of Kent -lodge' llanwell. Deaths. CUILLINGOn the 23d inst., at Dover, John CurVIII Esq., late of Queen.street, Cheapside, London, alr' 67. EVERAILD —On the 23d inst. a t Middleton, King's LYlalf r.dward Everard, Esq., aged 70. IlliDcocK.—On the 22d inst., at Dalkey , county Dulditlt George, son of the Hon. George Handcock, aged 17- 1144.1..—0 n the 24th inst., at the Palace Hotel, 13uckin haw-gate, George Hill, Esq., late of C alcutta, and o f tlf H.E.1.0,5., aged 62. KEssEY.—On the 23d inst., at Windsor, IV. Kesgey, late of the Ist Life Guards, aged 54. PHELPS,—On the 24th inst., at Albion Lodge, Hollow/IY, Mr. Joseph Burdett Phelps. London: Prln zed and rrbltehed by WILLIAM ANDII-1"". of No. 112, Strand. Printer, at 1 lIE SUN Oinee Strand, tht, Pmeinet of the lavoy, , n the CoillitY ° Alildivsex.--Friday, August 26, 1801. •