The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-22 00:00:00

THE TIGHT AT PORT HUDSON. The foil owing further details of the fight at Port Hudson r.re from the New Orleans correspondence of the New York Herald : NEW ORLEANS, June 1. " A great mystery hangs over the fight at Port Hodsor, on the 27th ult. Nothing concerning it is allowtyd to be published in any of the papers of this city, and no official information can be had from any one on the subject. Admittance to the hospitals i s alF.o refused, and although the wounded have been j ai:riving here in large. numbers, we have been thus far unable to obtain their names or condition. Why tkiis secrecy is observed is to all surprising. From all that can be obtained concerning the fight it is evident that our lines are well advanced from where they were, and that we suffered no repulse except on the left, and that was of no great importance ex cepting in loss of killed and wounded. " In my account forwarded per steamer Morning Star some errors naturally occurred, coming, as the information did, from several sources ; but it was in the main correct, I have, however, to change the list of officers killed and wounded. The first infor mation we had was of such positive character that I had no hesitation in forwarding it as correct ; but, as it was not, no blame can be attached save to those who 'refuse to allow authentic information to be had. I am rejoiced to say that neither Gen. Nickerson, Cr,!, Clarke, 6th Michigan ; Col. Bulloch, 30th Mas :sachusetts, nor Col. Payne, 2d Louisiana, are in the least injured ; but I regret to say that Col. Lull, Bth New Hampshire ; Col. Bean, 4th Wisconsin, and Capt. Wrotonaski, Gen. Weitzel's staff are among the killed. I have several other names of officers killed and wounded, but will not send them until I have the most positive proof in regard to their condition. The whole course pursued in the late affair leads the secession portion of our corn munity to think that General Banks has met with a disastrous defeat, and they do not hesitate to express the opinion. If it were not I know to the contrary I certainly should think in the same manner ; for I cannot understand the policy of keeping everything so very quiet, unless it is for the reason that we do not wish the enemy to know the loss we have sustained. The friends and relatives of the many thousand men who com pose the Nineteenth army corps must not blame the press if they do not rece i ve i n f o rmation concerning those dear to th em , b u t the authorities, who deem it best that nothing should be said about the matter. I can imagine the anxiety for news from this depart ment when the intelligence reaches the North of the late desperate fight, and would gladly do all I via to relieve it, but it is out of ray power at pre- sent for the reasons above stated. time, and their spirit, dash, and good humour rose every moment. My admiration for my men is beyond bounds.' " The above exceedingly interesting lctter was found in the colonel's portfolio, and was unfinished. It gives a better idea of the severity of the fight than any other account we have, and shows how much our forces had to encounter. There is a tale yet to be told regarding the assault, and I doubt not it will go to prove that the lives of our gallant men have been sacrificed in order to accomplish in a day that which, according to military science, should have taken a much longer time. It will re quire the use of the spade, to which our people of the North are so much opposed, before Port Hud son can be taken. This fact should have been dis covered at first ; had it been, the lives of many brave fellows would have been saved, and but little time lost. Port Hudson will fall, that is certain, but it will take a few days before we are ready to com pel the enemy to surrender. It is closely invested. Our men are under its formidable works, and not a spider can enter or escape without detection. A sortie cannot be attempted, and no force can raise the siege. I had hoped to have sent you the infor mation by the steamer of to- morrow that Port Hud son was in our possession, but I am better satisfied to wait a few days longer, in order to know that when it is attacked it will be with entire success, than to have to chronicle another assault in which we were repulsed with frightful slaughter. " It must not be supposed that our forces are idle, for they are not. Fighting or skirmishing is going on all the time, and our men are working like beavers. On the right General Weitzel's men are within 20 feet of the enemy's works. So close are they that conversation goes on between them, and although the rebels have three heavy guns pointing over the parapet they dare not attempt to load them, for if a man makes the attempt and shows his head above the parapet, he is shot down at once. Our fellows are behind logs, and a hat cannot make its appearance without receiving a dozen shot-holes through it. Such is about the present situation at Port Hudson, and it will continue the same for a few days at the most. Frank Gardner, the rebel general in command at Port Hudson, is one of the best men in the service ofJefferson Davis, and he will maintain his position as long as possible. It is said that his men are anxious for him to surrender, but he refuses, saying he will defend the place as long as a gun can be fired. I am confident that if he holds out much longer our peopla will become so much exasperated that when they do get inside but little mercy will be shown the garrison. Such is generally the case, and I believe it would be impos sible for the officers to restrain their men if we have to carry the place by the bayonet, as I think we " All accounts agree in stating that the attempted assault'on the left was most desperate. The bravery exhibited by the 6th Michigan, 128th New York, 2d Battalion Zouaves, and the 2d Native Guards was never excelled, and but seldom equalled. The assault was led by General W. T. Sherman, com mander of the division, in person, and it was here that our greatest loss occurred. When the details of this affair are given to the public they will afford one of the most brilliant chapters ever written in military history, so far as the bravery of the assaulting column is concerned. I have it from authority that cannot be questioned that General Sherman, with the eye of a military man, seeing how utterly hopeless the attempt would be, and knowing the frightful loss of life that would occur, protested against the plan of attack, but all to no purpose, the order being peremptory. Forming his division into three lines, and leading them himself, this gallant and trusty soldier moved against the immensely strong fortified position of the enemy, feeling all the time that he was attempting an im possibility. The result proved him correct, for although some of his command crossed the ditch, passed the abattis, reached the parapet, and planted their colours thereon, but few of them returned to tell the tale. The General was borne from the field will, after a proper bombardment, Some of the prisoners we have taken say that the garrison are harassed to death ; they are shelled all the time, if not by the army, by the ships, and they have no rest in consequence. They represent the number inside to be about 6,000 men. Multiply that number by two, and I apprehend it will be nearer the truth. They also say that their loss in the fight was not over 100. A flag of truce has been sent in, under which the dead have been buried and the wounded collected. " Although, as I said before, no positive infor mation can be obtained respecting the number we have lost, still I hold the first report I sent you is near the truth. Ido not think that a less number than 2,000 will cover all the casualties on our side, although some persons try to bring the number as low as 800. From the number that have arrived here I form my opinion, knowing that many more are yet to come down. The majority of the wounded were hit in the lower extremities, showing that the rebels fired low. They used for projectiles pieces of lead pipes, nails, pieces of chain, and everything of the kind they could obtain ; some of the wounds received from these missiles are of the most terrible character, lacerating the flesh, and crushing bones in a manner to effectually prevent recovery. in the arms of his • orderly, with a terrible wound, " I very much fear that by the next steamer, and his command fell back to a position not sub- even if it does not occur before the sailing of the jected to the terrible fire of the enemy. As an illus- Continental, I shall be called upon to record the tration of how desperate the fighting was, and how death of Brigadier-General W. T. Sherman. He much our gallant fellows had to encounter, I give a appears to be sinking rapidly, there having been no copy of a letter written by the lamented Col. Bean, reaction since his wound was received. It seems to be of the 4th Wisconsin, who fell on the 28th. His the impression among those surgeons who have seen description is in regard to the night of the 27th. him that amputation of the leg should have been He says : performed at once, instead of attempting to save it. "' I will give you the first day of the battle of His nervous system was completely shattered Port Hudson. It is the morning of the second day by the shock, and the weather, since his arrival in on which I write. I came off the field last night the city, has been anything but of a character to after the battle had ceased, crippled so that I was benefit a wounded man. General Sherman is too just able to make a few rods to a horse. I lamed well known to make it necessary for me to say any myself by some violent exertion, jump, or fall in thing regarding him. We can ill afford to lose the the abattis. When or how Ido not recal, so that services of such men at the present time, for they my leg is stiff and I cannot walk. I wrote you are sadly needed in the army. I hope for the best from Simmsport when I received —'s letter. We in his case, however, and trust that his life may be marched from that place to Bayou Sara, then spared, but it is, I fear, hoping against fate. crossed the river and marched here. Here we found "I am pleased to say that Lieut.-Col. Smith, of ourselves in a dense Southern forest, one mile and the Zonaves, is doing very well. His recovery will be slow but sure, and the probabilities are that in a half through, our pickets and the enemy's meet ing midway. The day before we had driven them time he will be again able to take the field. He so far in, losing 100 men killed and wounded. On may be proud to command such men as his battalion the further edge of the forest there are a series of is composed of. They are heroes every one of them, deep ravines, beyond high bluffs. On these bluffs and as well drilled soldiers they cannot be excelled. the enemy's forts are built—strong redoubts flank- The loss in this battalion, numbering about 400 men, ing each other, covered and connected by rifle pits. was but little, if any, short of 100. They were There is a cleared space in front of the forts of six amongst those who penetrated the enemy's works, to ten hundred yards, the trees having been felled and mounted the parapet when our flag was placed so as to form a formidable abattis. Our negro re- there, and none of the number escaped being killed giments had cut a road through the forest for our or wounded. artillery as far as our pickets extended. At 4 a.m. " The transport steamer M'Clellan, Capt. Gray, we marched in line, driving in the enemy's pickets, arrived here on Saturday evening, bringing Gen. and in a few moments more falling on their infan- Stone to take a command in this army. His arrival try in rifle pits this side of their abattis, driving is opportune ; for he will, no doubt, be immediately them through it over into their forts. When we placed in command of the division of Gen. Sherman. commenced the march we were in three lines, and He is a good soldier, and will certainly fill with two were in front of my regiment. When we got ability the position thus unfortunately made vacant. through it I was in front of everything. We pressed He will have the opportunity in a few days of down through the abattis and halted on a crest of wiping out all that has been said against him, and hills within near rifle shot of the breastworks. Of throwing the lie into the teeth of those who have course when we got through there was the most dared to impeach his loyalty and devotion to the inextricable confusion, and it was the diligent and country's best interests. I venture to assert that excessive work of hours to bring the regiments to- no division of the army will be more gallantly and gather and into line again. The abattis and woods better fought than that of General Stone in the were filled with stragglers, cowards, and men look- coming assault upon Port Hudson, no matter what prejudiced parties may sa y t o th e con t rar y. H e ing for their regiments. I finally succeeded in getting my men and a hundred others, hopelessly has many enemies h ere among th e R a di ca l s , w h o separated from their commands, organised and in declare him unfitted for his position. But he will position, and as I said before, in the very fro n t of disappoint them all, or lam a false p ro ph e t. the whole army. Of course it took time to make " The arrival of produce from the Attakapas our way through the abattis, and we were under country is about over, for that district has been the murderous fire of ten or twelve cannon entirely evacuated by the army. We hear that and of all the infantry in the rifle pits. I cannot Kirby Smith, with quite a respectabl e f orce , give any description of this fire, because, as at Baton has arrived at Franklin, but I will not vouch for Rouge, I was perfectly unconscious of it, and didn't the truth of the report. It is true, however, hear a cannon ball or a rifle shot whiz, though the that the entire country is overrun by guerilles; they men were fast falling on every aide of me, M y even make their appearance at Berwick B a y. W e anxiety to press my regiment forward and to keep hear of most horrible atrocities being p er p e t ra t e d b it in ord er w h o lly absorbed me. But during those by them on all who evince any lingering aff ec ti on for the United States, and it is even said that seve few fatal m omen t s i n w hi c h we w ere crawling over and und er t h e f e ll ed trees, and through the branches, ral persons have been hung who ventured to guid e some of my b est men fell, Captain Cra i gon was hit our army during its recent march. I have not the with a musket ball, not mortally I hope, and the least doubt that many of these reports are true. I poor fellow lay there among the trees bleeding . like feared that such would be the case when the coun an ox, laughing his try was evacuated, and to hear that it has does not s at h h is ad wo . un , and cheering on . men. Capt. Herren since been anapatat d his leg knocked off. It has surprise me. Our lines may again b . e marked by the Missiesippi river and Opelouas railroad, North he lies on his crying,bedgeeti t 3 and life is questionable, and now for his leg, and now that he did not *Western Louisiana being again in possession of the company, o an the forts. Lieutenant enemy for the time being. Piero©, of the same Y 3 was shot in the arm, "There is a rumour prevailing that Buckner with but seemed quite consoled when I told him the re- a large force is marching to the relief of Port Hud giment was ahead of everything, Lieutenant sou but there is not , a particle of foundation for the Chittenden was hit in the breast ; how badly I do report , • for not a man can be spired from Mobile, not know. Our whole loss during the day was about Pemberton's army, Johnstone's, or anywhere else Gardner. 70 killed and wou nded, and 300 was all I took on to relieve 'Heis in a place from whence the field. Having p assed the worst abat tis , and he cannot get out except by his own exertions, and men under the crest finding shelter for the of the these will avail him but very little. Mobile hourthe papers hill, I halted, and in half an anmdendrove of the 28th speak in very loom terms regarding away the gunners from their pieces sile nced a ffairs in :Mississippi,although g y being out of range-- buoy cannon but one—that Y ul , the hopes of every show his head above be well-. ,their people that all will vet nor dare a man of the rebels . —tnat Grant will be - • of their killed and Banks will be the breastworks. The number food for Mis .-. • . ' sitsippi catfish. They before they abate get up a thousand "II wounded must have been Feat reading in the to come from Jackson y telegraphic despatchs-s, said doped their guns. I have just been h that Pemberton is ° Ei. n o in which the people are told n cellorsville, Herald of the 7th of the battle of C a also, and that Mississippi gloriously and Johnstone rebels and of the attack made on Saturday by the the Yankee hordes, si,ippi will soon be cleared rebels outnum. F ortunately the of on Sykes' division of regulars, the fire and lion between General Grant andY comm General Banks ' boring them three to one ; of the terrible , c. uninterrupted, consequently we know that is thinned ranks, and "courage beyond compren n• reports are all untrue, gotten up merely t these sion of our men" in withstanding the fierce attack ; the people of Mobile and the rebels of New 00:take and no doubt it was a fine thing ; but the whole believe that the success of theirhere. army- is cocomplete division, it states, lost nearly 150 men , w hile my on every occasion and everywhere. " The United States steam transport Cahawb a , single regiment lost half that number in th e same Captain Baker, leaves to-morrow for New York. She will take home Billy Wilson's Zouaves.' Col. Wilson has been released from arrest, and goes with them. lam of the opinion that he has been an ill used man--that his arrest was only done to carry out the purposes of other people, there not having been the slightest just grounds for it. Dur ing his arrest of over 80 days no charges were pre ferred against him ; for this reason I am led to be lieve that he was unjustly arrested. . . "The fleet at Port Hudson are quiet, in conse quence of our army being in such close proximity to the rebel works that the shells of the ships would do more injury to our own people than the enemy. Thi s state of affairs must be exceedingly galling to the admiral and officers and men under him ; for they are so accustomed to shot and shell, and being in a row, that to see others in a fight and they not able to take part in it, makes them feel out of place. It will be fortunate if the alpture of Port Hudson and Vicksburg releases the large ships of this squadron from further duty in the river. They are in need of repairs from the manner in which they ha\ e been torn to pieces with shot and shell, and they are more needed at sea, and could be of infinitely more use there than in the narrow waters of the Mississippi River. After the fall of these two strongholds the smaller vessels will answer every purpose in keep ing the river clear. " From the coast westward we have no informa tion, and probably will not until the arrival of a vessel of war. There can hardly, however, be any thing from that direction of peculiar interest—at least not for some time. Our blockading fleet off Mobile are very watchful, and have of late been doing a very good business, Still, with all their care vessels slip in occasionally, and as often out. The iron-clad raid, which we have been expec ing has been probably deferred until another time, the vessels being deemed necessary for the defence of the city, an attack being feared from some direction or other. The rebels, after Grierson's raid, expect anything, and they would not be surprised if a regi ment of Yankee cavalry were to drop from the moon. The name of Grierson has become a terror to every man, woman, and child in this section of the country, and they will not be again easy until they hear that he, with his command, has left for other parts. We have to-day an arrival from Pen sacola. Everything there is reported very quiet, no excitement of any kind having occurred since the destruction of the Preble. The enemy never came in sight, and our forces there live in as much quiet as if war and its horrors did not exist ; but they have not as comfortable quarters as formerly." THE VOLUNTEERS. A deputation from the metropolitan committee on the Volunteer Bill waited on Earl de Grey and Ripon at the War-office, on Saturday, in reference to the objectionable clauses of that measure. The deputation was headed by Capt. Worms, of the Queen's (Westminster) Volunteers ; Messrs. Few, Parson, E. Draper, J. Roebuck Lawrence, and several others ; and Messrs. Prince and New, the hon. secretaries of the committee. Capt. Wonms stated that the object of the deputation was to protest against clause 20 of the new Volunteer Bill, which they considered arbitrary and unconstitutional, and which had created alarm in the minds of the Volunteers throughout the kingdom. The Volunteer movement was a spontaneous and patriotic one, and the Volunteers ought not, in common justice, to be submitted to restrictions which neither the army, the militia, nor any other portion of her Majesty's service were called upon to submit to. He con sidered that the power placed by the bill in the hands of Volunteer officers was of too arbitrary a nature to bestow on any men, and begged most emphatically to state that it was the opinion, both of the deputation and of the class they represented, that if the objectionable clauses were per mitted to pass into law it would be the means of destroying the Volunteer movement altogether. Mr. Fxw said that all the Volunteers required was the right of being heard before any judgment was passed upon them. He submitted that for all real purposes the clause giving the right of appeal was valueless. Earl DE GREY and RIPON said he was glad to find that the deputation was prepared to admit that the clause re ferred to was not a new one, but was only a repetition of the old Volunteer Act of the 44th of George 111., cap. 54 ; but he would remind them that notwithstanding the existence of this Act, courts of inquiry had not only existed through out the present Volunteer movement, but had been permis sively recognised. There was no one more ready than him self to admit that the Volunteer movement owed its very existence to the spontaneous patriotism of the people them selves ; but it was not possible for 160,000 men to enrol themselves as volunteers without knowing that they wore to a certain extent submitting themselves to military law. The present bill was simply a consolidation of the old Volunleer Acts of the reign of Geo. 111., and they felt they had no right to make any change in the principles laid down therein. He was most desirous of removing another impression which had gone abroad, that the bill gave powers to a commanding officer to dismiss officers. This was quite erroneous, the power of dismissing commissioned officers being vested in the Crown alone. It was also not true that there was no power of appeal. Any volunteer who considered himself wrongfully dismissed had the power of appealing to the Secretary of State for War, and that Minister could cause him to be reinstated if he saw that he had been unjustly dis missed. It should be borne in mind that under the present acts courts of inquiry were only permissive, but under the lOth section of the present bill commanding officers were given the power of instituting such courts, thus giving them for the first time legal status. As to the comparative value of courts of inquiry, they did not administer any oath to those called before them, nor did their members take any oath themselves. On the other had, the commanding officer was directly responsible for the discipline of his corps, or for the rightful or wrongful dismissal of any of his men. For his part he would sooner be tried by a responsible offi cer than by a self-constituted court of inquiry holding no judicial authority whatever. The volunteers had an immense advantage over the army and militia by the privilege they had of resigning at 14 days' notice if they found their com manding officer coercive or tyrannical. So far from abolish ing courts of inquiry the new bill possessed a special clause which said, "it shall be lawful for the commanding officer at any time to assemble a court of inquiry to assist him," &c. Mr. PRINCE suggested that charges made against men should be preferred in writing. The Marquis of HARTINGTON (who was present) said, such a rule would interfere with the powers of instant dis missal by the commanding officer. Earl DE GREY and RIPON said he would consider both the points alluded to by the deputation, but Parliament had expressed a most decided opinion in favour of the clauses objected to. He could not agree that the liberties of volun teers were interfered with in any way by the bill. In answer to several other remarks and quegtions from other members of the deputation, Earl DE GREY and RIPON said ho would give every consideration to the objections that had been urged against the bill, but ho could not in any way allow a departare from the principles laid down therein, He trusted the statements made that there was so strong a feeling among volunteers against the bill that they would abandon the servica of their Queen and country would not be realised. The deputation then thanked his Lordship and withdrew. The annual inspection of the London Rifle Brigade by its Colonel, the Duke of Cambridge, took place on Saturday in Hyde-park. The brigade was under the command of Lieut.- Colonel Warde, and mustered nearly 600 strong, and was formed into nine companies. It also included 50 of the cadet corps. After a couple of hours spent in the usual manoeuvres gone through at inspections, the Duke of Cambridge, ad dressing the officers, said, "Last year I had occasion to praise the admirable character of your drill ; on this occasion it gives me great gratification to say that your drill is even better than it was last year, and I must compliment Colonel Warde on the high efficiency the brigade has attained through his exertions. The excellent manner in which you performed your manoeuvres was greatly facilitated by the way in which you are commanded by your officers. Your steadiness after very rapid movements is very com mendable. Even when you lost a little of your distance the companies, instead of wavering backwards and forwards, stood still, and did not attempt to rectify their error until ordered to do so. Nothing could be better than your drill, and great credit is due to Colonel Warde." Three hearty cheers were then given for the Duke, and his Royal Highness left the ground, after which a similar compliment was paid to Colonel Wards. The ground was admirably kept by the Ist Surrey Rifles. On Saturday evening a parade was held in the courtyard of Burlington-house for the purpose of presenting prizes to the members of the Irish Rifles who Lave distinguished themselves in shooting during the last year, and although the corps did not muster very strongly the occasiJn was in teresting, and the proceedings as animated as the nature of the meeting would admit. The battalion was drawn up in line facing the entrance, with the tine band in the rear of the centre, the other sides of the parallelogram being formed by non-Volunteers, for to say they were civilians would not draw any distinction between them and their fellows in arms. The ground was kept by recruits or recent additions to the corps, who carried arms, but wore no uniform. In the centre of the square a table stood, loaded with silver cups, ornaments, badges, and other prizes. A number of ladies found convenient seats under the interior colonnade. At 7'15 the Marquis of Donegal, in his uniform as colonel, en tered, and was received by Colonel Verner, Capt. Daubeney, the Adjutant, and by the corps, with the usual military honours, and by a lively Irish march from the band. His lordship proceeded to address the Volunteers for a few minutes, congratelating them on the progress they had N and recommending increased exertions, and was heard wit h marked attention, respect, and goodwill. It was quite evident that there was reason for one remark he made to the effect that those who joined the corps once were not at all disposed to leave it. At the conclusion of his speech, which was received with cheers, the Marquis, standing at the table, proceeded to deliver the prizes, assisted by Colonel Verner and Captain Daubeney. The successful candidates were called out from the ranks of the battalion one by one, and formed line at right angles to it in the courtyard facini the table on which the prizes were deposited; and when the Marquis of Donegal had finished each man was called to receive the prize to which he was entitled in due order. It was interesting to observe the dif ferent manner of men, their gesture, walk, attitude, and demeanour, as each came forward for his prize—some smart and confident, others rather bashful and diffident, some with an easy air, as if to say, " I could have gained all the prizes if I liked, but only tried for this"—others with a fulness of contentment as they carried off cup or badge, as though they were happy altogether in their reward. But what marked the ceremony most of all was the hearty spontane ous way in which the men cheered their favourites, as each man was called out to receive his prize ; and so good natured and kindly was the corps that there was no one of those who had not many friends who clapped hands as ho left the line and got his guerdon ; but then there were some whom all applauded, so that a rattling fire of palms went from right to left, and marked them as prime favourites with a feu de joie of their own. That the liberality of the friends of the corps, of the noble colonel, and of the officers, was of no ordinary character will best appear by the list of prizes, which was as follows : Eight prizes —viz., six silver cups and two medals, pre • sented by the Marquis of Donegal:: -1. Range 650 yards ; seven shots. Won by R. F. Chattock ; 16 marks. 2. Range 500 yards ; seven shots. Won by Sergeant Sylvester ; 11 marks. 3. Range 150 and 200 yards; five shots. Won by J. Bell ; 29 marks. 4. Range 200 yards ; five shots. Won by Ensign Dines ; 14 marks. 5. Extra presented to Dr. West. 6. Extra presented to B. Slaton. 7. Silver medal , range 600 yards; seven shots. Won by E. J. Hoare; 10 marks. 8. Gold medal; 600 and 700 yards; five shots, Won by J. O'Connor; 19 marks. Three prizes, presented by Mr. F. Gasgoyne--viz., a Reilley Whitworth rifle, a purse of £6, and a purse of £4. 1. Range 200, 500, and 600 yards; seven shots; the Whit worth rifle. Won by J. C. Wood; 40 marks. 2. Same ranges ; £6. Won by C. E. Thompson ; 37 marks. 3. Same ranges; £4. Won by Private Hoare; 36 marks. A silver bugle, presented by Lady Harriet Ashley, still open. A silver whisky flask, presented by Lieut.-Col. Lord Ashley, M.P., to No. 1 Company. Range 400 yards, five shots. Won by W. Walters ; 13 marks. Two silver cups, presented by Mrs. M'Swiney to No. 3 Company. LlRanges 150 and 400 yards ; five shots. Won by Sergeant Wood' 26 marks. 2. Same ranges. Won by Sergeant Butler; 25 marks. A Silver Medal, presented by Lieut. Meade to No. 3 Company. Ranges, 150 and 300 yards; five shots. Won by Ensign Chambers; 28 marks. A Silver Cigar-case, presented by Captain the Earl of Belmore to No. 4 Company. Ranges 400 yards; five shots. Won by Sergeant Klussman ; 8 marks. A Colt's Revolver, in case, by Captain and Adjutant Daubeney. Range 200 yards ; five shots. Won by Ser geant Musketry Instructor Aylmer; 14 marks. Three prizes, presented by Capt. Cusack to No. 1 Com pany—viz., £5, £3, and £2. 1. Range 200 yards ; five shots. Won by J. O'Neill; 12 marks. 2. Same range. Won by S. Willey ; 9 marks. 3. Same range. Won by Bandmaster R. T. Cowen ; 8 marks. At the conclusion of the presentation, after loud cheers for Lord Donegal, the Colonel, the Major, and the Adju tant, the battalion, preceded by their band, marched out of the yard, and the ceremony terminated. The third annual meeting of the Edinburgh and Midlo thian Rifle Association took place last week at theßlackford ranges, near Edinburgh. The competitions began on Tues day, and closed on Saturday. The first two days were ex tremely wet, but the last three were fine. A competition of great interest took place on Friday and Saturday for the selection of four of the Scotch eight to compete with the English eight at Wimbledon in the second international match. Lord Bury and Mr. Horatio Ross are the captains of the two sides, and each of them has to select seven others to shoot with them. Of the seven Mr. Ross resolved to se lect four at Edinburgh, and also to give a prize cup to the best of these four. The remaining three will be chosen in a competition of Scotch riflemen to be held at Cambridge on the 3d and 4th July, open also to the unsuccessful compe titors at Edinburgh. In the first stage of the competition 20 competitors entered, and 15 rounds were fired at each of three ranges-800, 900, and 1,000 yards. On Saturday the eight highest in the first stage competed again at the same distance and number of rounds, and the best four were selected by taking the aggregate result of the 90 shots fired by each of the eight. The four who stood highest and who take part in the match next month at "Wimbledon were Mr. Farquharson Roseberry (who carried off Captain Ross's cup), Mr. H. G Ross, Mr. A. Henry, Edinburgh, and Captain Maxwell. Mr. H. G. Ross is a member of the Bengal Civil Service, is the second son of Captain Ross, and the elder brother of Mr. E. Ross, ex-champion of England. As a volunteer in the Indian army during the mutiny Mr. Ross performed signal service, was four times thanked in general orders, and was one of 28 names mentioned in Lord Canning's despatch at the close of the war. He had the honour to receive a letter from Sir C. "Wood, expressing the thanks of her Majesty for hie ser vices. Although a skilled rifle shot, he had not till his return to this country, about three weeks ago, engaged in target practice. For the Edinburgh Cup, which was shot for on Thursday, with any rifle, at 800 and 900 yards, seven rounds at each distance, Mr. Rawson, of Liverpool, and Mr. 11. G, Ross both scored 47. In shooting off the tie Mr. Rawson was the winner. The Caledonian Challenge Shield, or champion prize for Scottish Volunteers, was competed for, for the first time, at 200, 500, and 600 yards, five rounds at each. Mr. Bruce was the s winner by a score of 45, and his will be the first name engraved on the shield, as the winner he receives a St, Andrew cross in gold. Mr. Henry Scott, Edinburgh, stood second on a score of 43, taking the silver cross. The Ladies' Cup, ten rounds at 400 yards, was won by Mr. Henry Scott in a score of 35, after shooting off a tie with Ensign Lockhart, 7th Ayr. The Lord Provost's Cup was gained by Lieutenant Kinnear, Edinburgh, on a score of 34, in ten rounds at 500 yards. The bronze medal of the National Rifle Association was taken by Captain M'Gibbon, Edinburgh, on a score of 30, in ten rounds at 600 yards, The Associated Compa nies' Prize, ten rounds at 700 yards, fell to Mr. A, Pater son, Leith Artillery, on a score of 34. The President's (Duke of Buccleuch's) Cup was carried off by Mr. J. Gray, Fife Artillery, who made the same score in the same rounds and distance. The City Col poration Cup, shot for in ten rounds:at 300 yards, was won by Mr. Berry, Leith, in a score of 32. The Lord-Advocate's prize (a Henry rifle) ten rounds at 400 yards, was won at 30 by Mr. J. Macnee, Edinburgh, after shooting off a tie with Mr. Noble, 2d Berwick. In the artillery carbine competition at 100 and 200 yards, five rounds at each, the first prize (a Henry rifle) was won by Capt. Horne, Midlothian Coast, in a score of 33. In the match between Edinburgh and Newcastle Edinburgh won by 307 to 276 ; and in the return match between Edinburgh and Aberdeen, eight men on each side, Edinburgh won by 633 to 560. In this compe tition Mr. Farquharson, on the Edinburgh side, made 109, out of a possible score of 120. In the previous match on New Year's Day, at Montrose, Aberdeen beat Edinburgh by 563 to 543. In consequence of bad weather, the match between Edinburgh and Glasgow, appointed for the second day of the meeting, did not take place. On Saturday com petitions took place for artisan Volunteers and for the sol diers in garrison. A Volunteer sham fight and brigade field-day, under the command of Lord Ranelagh, took place on Saturday at Wanstead. The force consisted of over 3,000 men, belong ing to the 2d (South) Middlesex, the 29th Middlesex, three or four companies of the Essex Rifles, the Tower Hamlets Corps, the Customs battalions, the Victoria Dock Rifles, and several others. They were divided into an attacking force under Lord Ranelagh, and a defending army under Lieut.-Colonel Buxton, M.P. The usual manoeuvres under such circumstances were gone through in a very creditable manner, a new feature being introduced in the occupation, attack, and defence of an empty house, from every window of which the reconnoitring party of the enemy, composed of the South Middlesex Volunteers, poured murderous volleys into the ranks of the Tower Hamlets Corps below. After the termination of the sham fight the belligerents were united into a single brigade, and went through several manoeuvres before they separated. The whole of the move. ments on both sides, more especially the file and volley firing, were gone through with great precision. On Friday evening last Capt. Prewett, of the 19th Surrey Rifles,' was presented with a handsome silver tea service on the occasion of his retiring from the temporary command of the Regiment. Great preparations are being made at Oxford for the in tended review of the Volunteer regiments of Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties, which comes off there on Wednesday next. This is the first of the great gatherings of Volunteers that-has Leen held in the country this year. The general orders received from the War-office direct that the parade be formed at 2 p.m. under the directions of the General officer in command, opposite the stand on Port meadow. The Worcestershire Volunteers have been busy this week. On Wednesday there was a battalion drill of the 13th and 14th Worcestershire corps, and on Thursday the represen tatives of the battalion met at Redditch to compete for the honour of representing the battalion at the forthcoming contest at -Wimbledon for the tit. George's Challenge Vase. The highest score was made by Lieut. Purchas, of the 14th company, and S ergeant B ay li s, o f t h e 11th (Malvern) com pany, was second. The distances were 200 and 500 yards, five shots at each range. The Worcestershire corps join in the review at Oxford on Wednesday next. The annual prize shooting of the East York Rifle Volun teers, Ist battalion, was held on Monday and Tuesday at Driffield. The Challenge Cup, given by Major Saltmarshe, was won by Private Pickering, of the Driffield company, who scored 37, at 200, 300, and 500 yards ; five shots at each range. Mrs. Saltmarshes's prize cup, shot for at 150 and 200 yards, was also won by a Driffield member, Private Horsley, who scored 32. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s 4d. and 4s. " High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. --w - SATURDAY REVIDIV.--"It is to be feared that the 1 Princess cannot have carried away so favourable an idea of other developments of cur civilisation. The Muse of poetry at Oxford has seldom disgraced herself so lamentably. The Congratulatory Odes deserve the worst that has been said of them. That they should be wordy, unmeaning, empty, was almost a necessary incident of their character, tin less they had been confided to the hands of first rate and practical poets. But these qualifications were brought out in painful relief by the spas modic and ambitious contortions of language in which, in attempted imitation of the fashion of the day, it was sought to clothe thoughts that were almost inevitably commonplace. The first ode was the best, or at least the most harmless. "Town of towers" was an odd periphrasis:for the peaceful city of Oxford, and " Student-Prince" might per haps be objected to as a designation doubtfully ap propriate. On the other hand, the Prince might fairly complain that an exhortation to remember his Oxford reception "in the calm, wise after time," implied that his present time was neither calm nor wise. But at least the first ode was in telligible, and not ill-bred. Neither of these com pliments could be paid to its successor. It was a very strange composition ; but we have no space to unravel its merits. It is full of passages which will give the New Zealander infinite trouble to imerpret whenever he shall arrive to explore our antiquities. There is one about the shouts " rising aloft to the startled sky, from a thousand seas where the trade's ply," which implies a somewhat sanguine estimate of commercial enthusiasm; and another requesting the ploughmen and weavers in the neighbourhood to leave off their work during the Commemoration —" Let the looms be stilled and the fields uutilled, for the city's festive glee !" au exhortation which, besides the extreme improbability of its being attended to, implies the unhistoric statement that there are looms in the neighbourhood of Oxford to be stilled. Then there is a still more mysterious assertion—to which, until better advised, we must absolutely demur—that on the day of the Princess's arrival in England the Australian diggers gave up working for nuggets:— And the sun• browned delver far away Sought not the golden ore that day, Yielding his soul to mirth and play On England's jubilee. If there is any truth in the statement so confidently hazarded, it may be safely assumed that " play" is to be construed technically. But these and many other minor absurdities pale before the gem of the piece—the apostrophe, which it needed all an undergraduate's freedom from bashfulness to recite to a lady's face : So fair a bride, with those sweet, trustful oyes, So fair, so good, a royal prize, The gem of all the isle. Who can see her and not love her ? Brighter seems the sky above her. This lover•like address, delivered by an under graduate to a young Princess, in the presence of some thousands of hearers, had at least the effect of leading a novel complexion to the proceedings. If the value of achievements is to be measured by their rarity, the cool impertinence of a Prize Ode, which has been selected by many learned Doctors for the Princess's special entertainment, will not be the least memorable of the recollections of the Com memoration of 1863. SPECTATOR.—Mr. Steers, Purveyor to the House of Commons, is becoming a national nuisance. He feeds the members so badly that they cannot bear to dine in the House, and resent a debate which threatens to keep them in 'Westminster as if it were a personal injury. At least, that is the only apparent explanation of the enthusiastic howling with which the House has a dozen times this ses sion silenced anybody who threatened to offer an argument which might last over seven o'clock. Sir Henry Willoughby occupies, it is true, the unique position in the House of always saying sensible things to which nobody wants to listen; but then there are limits even to conventual indecorums, and when members shrieked at him on Monday night those limits were almost passed. There were four hundred members present of whom at least one half had pledged themselv_s on the hustings to do their utmost to " secure the most rigid economy consistent with the efficiency of the public service." The subject afoot was a demand for the most ex travagant vote yet proposed, even in in this Par liament, which has voted for fortifications, for a new fleet, for a new artillery, and for military expenses to the tune of fifteen millions a year. One hundred and thirty-five members condemned the de mand as irrational ; those who voted for it did so with sulky discipline ; the tone within the house was critical, not to say hostile, yet the debate ended with three set speeches, only one of which was di rected against the vote. Members were hungry and savage, the whips looked assured of success, the Government were known to be resolved on a divi sion that, night, and so rather than face Mr. Steers, the majority smothered the debate, the last speaker heard being the unlucky Sir Henry, who was re ceived, as one report notices, with a " storm of de risive cheers," intended not for his arguments, but for his patriotic impudence in delaying their din ner. He gave way, of course, and the house, hur ried and jubilant, voted with hungry decisiveness that it would give £120,000 for seventeen acres at Kensington, and had the Premier had the hardi hood to accept Lord Eleho's ironical proposal, might in its voracity have swallowed the whole job at once. Mourning over spilt milk is seldom the favourite sentimentality of practical politicians, there must be an end of discussion somewhere, and a vote of the House of Commons, even when that body is hun gry, is the most available terminus. We shall not, therefore, regret that the nation has secured a limited right in seventeen acres in a London suburb at a cost exceeding the produce of all Mr. Gladstone's petty taxes. The land is not dear at the price, though as the purchase is made under a contract that it shall be devoted to science and art, even an Act of Parliament cannot give the nation the fee simple, or make the tenure other than a perpetual leasehold under very oppressive conditions, EXAMINER.—The Duke of Cambridge has given a satisfactory explanation of his conduct respect. ing the Court-martial at Mhow and its attendant circumstances. It appears that the authorities of the Commander-in-Chief in India is practically inde pendent, and that it is ,a 1 but unprecedented for the Horse Guards to meddle with it. Nevertheless, however, the Duke of Cambridge was so displeased with the transactions at Mhow, that he wrote the memorandum censuring all the officers concerned, When we commented on the memorandum we fully acknowledged the spirit of justice in which all the circumstances were reviewed, but objected to the conclusion leaving Col. Crawley in his command upon trial, as his admitted demerits called for his removal. But we did not join in the opinion of our contemporaries, that the memorandum was mere brutent fulinen, for we knew that the censures would fall with great weight upon the officers in high authority in India not accustomed to have their doings questioned, much less rebuked. But it so happened that we took a juster view of the memo randum because at the time we were not in posses sion of the horrible facie of Lilley's case, of which the Duke of Cambridge was also ignorant. And upon better information the Commander-in-Chief resolved to put Col. Crawley upon his trial by court martial for his treatment of Lilley and the other sergeants. To render this step satisfactory, it was essential, as Lord Shaftesbury observed, that the trial should took place in England. A trial in India involving the conduct of military authorities, not excepting the Commander-in-Chief, whose power is all but arbitrary, would obviously be a mere mockery, or perhaps worse, an occasion for making other victims like poor Lilley. And this reminds us of Lord Hartington's last speech on this subject, and his declaration that the Horse Guards could not do more than draw the attention of officers to the illegality of their acts. How is it that so lately the expedient of a court martial on Col. Crawley had not occurred to the Secretary at War ? He was in possession of all the facts, and though he admitted the commission of a great wrong, despaired of fixing the responsibility on any of the parties implicated. The time may come when it will appear that the much-belauded Sir William Mansfield's conduct demands inquiry no les s th an that of Col. Crawl e y. This affair ought to bring under consideration the authority of the Commander-in-Chief in India and its independence of the Horse Guards. We suppose this to be a fragment of the old Indian Government, for which thei e was reason before the communication with India was expedited by steam and rail, but for which there is not a particle of reason now that instructions may be conveyed in a month or less. Supreme military sway in India is enough to turn any but the very strongest beads, and it would bea most wholesome discipline to such an officer as Sir Hugh Rose to bring him under immediate account ability to the Horse Guards, and we say this with out meaning any disparagement, for we fully admit the Inn its of Sic 11 ugh, but they would be even greater than they are if he were more under control, and so sometimes saved from himself. WEEKLY REGISTER. —The Queen of Prussia has arrived at Windsor on a visit to her Majesty—the King having arranged to visit Carlsbad fo r th e benefit of his health , which is much impaired. Rumours of an unpleasant nature are current as to serious differences between the King and his heir, the Crown Prince. The declaration of the Prince at Dantzig, that the coup d'elat against the Parliament *old the press was without his knowledge and ap proval, was very naturally considered by the Ministers as a repudiation of their p o li c y, w hi c h it in reality was int en d e d to b e. I t was as plain and precise an intimation of the Prince's condemnation of the violent measures of his father's Government as he could decently give to the nation, and so his words were interpreted by Ministers and by the Opposition. The Cabinet could hardly avoid taking notice of so heavy a rebuke from the heir apparent to the Crown. and it is understood that they pre sented to the King the alternative of accepting their own resignation or of censuring the Prince. The King preferred the latter course, as may easily be supposed, for he has over and over again in the most emphatic t er ms proclaimed his entire acquiescence in and approval of the acts of his Cabinet, and his strong disapproval of the course taken by the House of Commons. What were the exact terms of his Majesty's letter of rebuke to the Prince we cannot take up on us to say. One ver sion of it, which may be imaginary, but which is in e verybody's mouth in Germany, is that the King expressed in . L.t - fong terms his indignation at the Prince's short speech at Dantzig, and threatened to de pr i To hi s Royal Highness of all his decorations a nd dignities and his military rank, an d e ven went so far as to hint at ordering him to be arrested. This letter, so the story goes, was shown by the Prince to his consort—our own beloved and good Princess Royal—who at once counselled her hus band to maintain his principles at any cost, and to go into exile, in which she would cheerfully accom pany him, rather than sanction what he considered wrong, or retract what he had felt it due to himself to proclaim to the nation on a matter ef&cting the security of the throne and the liberties of the people. However this may be, it is certain that there is a serious divergence of views, if not an estrangement of feeling, between the King of Prussia and the Crown Prince, and that the Prince d oes not evince any inclination to take the part of his father's Ministers. LONDON REVIEW.—About 60,000 persons arc directly engaged or interested in the cab trade of London. Before speaking of the men, let us see whence come the horses. Many of those are excel lent horses, which have been sold hastily because they have jibbed, or stumbled, or kicked when " killed with kindness, pampered and caressed by their master, well clothed up, and fed to the full." A cabby hears that this sort of favourite is to be sold, and " does not care if he is scratched or has cut his knee—sixpenny worth of tincture, and a little gunpowder and lard, will soon put that to rights ;" so he gets him for £2o—perhaps a sixth of the original price. The temper of such a horse is soon reduced by hard work and bad feeling. In the wettest night he stands in a cold wind, and on the hottest day he is chafed with the coarse harness; " while the gent inside the Hansom is sitting as far back as possible to avoid the scorching rays, the poor horse is often in untold misery." Then, again, there is the slippery mud, the hard pavement, the slush of a thaw, and the glassy road after a sudden freeze, when each stumble entails unnatural twists and struggles up, and countless quick stoppages, wrenching the poor horse's muscles. "We might feel somewhat for him if we had to run on a hard road in cricketing shoes or to carry a heavy load in pattens." Every sort of trade or manual labour has, of course, its hardships, and we need not indulge in any maudlin sentiment when we recite the woes of a cabman and his horse. But as this particular calling is practised directly under everybody's notice and for everybody's comfort and convenience, it is the duty of all to give some attention to the evils of cabmen's ccridition, especially if those evils are very much caused by the habits of the public, and may be remedied by them. The fatal diseases and large number of deaths among cabmen may be caused partly by their being men originally of a weak or broken-down constitution, or partly by their vicious habits; but these evils are undoubtedly increased by the very nature of their occupation. " Our long day-man goes on thinking it is not so cold as people make out, but, as the day advances, especially after he has changed horses, he finds that, notwithstand ing his wraps, he is cold. He buffets himself till he is sore, and in this state he looks anxiously out for the next rank, where he can get down and have a run, though risking a summons for standing with . more than the allotted number of cabs. He is at last, however, fair,' and then jumps off his box and indulges in a walk as far as the limited space to which he is confined by the care of his horse will admit. The weight of his clothes, however, soon tires him, and, as the cabs get off, he takes their place until he is first. He must now look out. He remounts, and often sits there until he seems a fixture. That blue face and those chattering teeth are an evidence that he is cold through, and if he has not gone to the publichouse before, he is now ready to do anything to obtain warmth." He needs not go far; the gin palace is at hand, and he whisks off a glass of spirits. Still, when he goes out and mounts his box, down pours the rain. He is giddy with cold, wet, and drink, and gets, perhaps, only a shilling fare ; and again he is sent wandering through the bleak night; and again he tries to nerve himself with another " three penn'orth." He gets late to bed, having risen very early, and his wet coat is not dry by morning. Can we wonder that a man exposed to all this is rheuma tic ? " I know that very many are soaked to the skin while out, in order that their little ones may have dry feet, and while wiping from his face the inky drops that have filtered through his hat, the man may be seen bringing Bob' a quartern of beans." Tired, wet, and sleepy, he will sometimes get into hi own cab, and snooze away his time of waiting, The next lady passenger is surprised to find the cushions damp. Often, when the driver cannot leave his cab, his stomach is yearning for food, and when he arrives at home, the dinner which, at 1 o'clock, would have greatly cheered him, is scarcely touched, unless he feel the craving appetite of debility. LAW TIMES --Lord Westbury proposes a revision of Reports, for the purpose of abbreviation. There is novelty in this, and its utility is undeniable. We have, at present, some hundreds of volumes of re ports, all of which in practice form a part of the law, because the judges hold themselves bound by the decisions they contain. Of all this mighty mass of cases the greater proportion is now worthless. Some relate to extinct law ; some have been over ruled by decision ; more have been superseded by legislation ; others have become obsolete. The Lord Chancellor proposes that a commission should revise the mass, expunge all that are worthless, and leave only such as contain good law applicable to the present time. Thus, he considers, would the law contained in this library of reports be reducea to a few volumes. The statutes, by judicious ex purgation, might be treated in the same manner with the same results, and thus would the whole !aw be reduced to a bulk which, if not exactly por tabk, would be contained in a bookcase of moderate dimensions. The design is admirable, and the plan has an aspect of simplicity very attractive at the first glance, but we fear it will not bear a close in spection. In the first place, where are the fit men to whom it could be safely intrusted? It must be done by lawyers—and by learned lawyers—and sagacious lawyers—and above all, by practical lawyers. But a lawyer who is learned, sagacious and practical, can employ himself much more pro fitably than in editing reports; such a i man is cer tain to secure a fortune and honour n the active labours of hls profession. The Trial of Lieut.-Colonel Crawley. (From, the Army and Navy Gazette,) The Judge-Advocate-General has now before him all the circumstances necessary to enable him to frame charges for the trial of Lieut.-Col. Crawley, and we may expect that the course of procedure will be settled so that instructions may be sent to India by the next mail. It has been urged that it would be more satisfactory to the public, and mote conducive to the ends of justice, that Col. Crawley should be tried in England than in India ; and we believe that the authorities are so far in favour of this view that it has been left to the proper legal authority whether there are any technical dfficulties in the way of a trill at home. Some of the neces sary witnesses—Adjutant Fitzsimon, Dr. Barnet, Sergeant-Major Waxefield, and others—are in England, but we take it that the majority are with the regiment, and it may yet be worthy of conside ration whether a court of inquiry, consisting of three officers, of whose experience, capacity, and judgment there could be ino doubt, should not be sent out to investigate the case of Mhow, and com plete it at home. There would certainly be awk wardness in having a court-martial on the spot, for the first step must necessarily be a direction to Gen. Mansfield to assemble a court to try an officer for an offence, for the consequences of which he cannot but be held responsible so far as we know of his action in the matter. The remarks made by his Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in- Chief in the House of Lords on Monday afford ground for grave reflection. It appears that it was only within the lust, week or two that he was placed in possession of the facts attending the imprisonment of Sergeant- Major Lilley. Now, these facts were known to any one in England who cared to inquire into them for many months. They were recounted as fully as need be for purposes of further inquiry in our i m pression of Aug. 9, 1862 ; the court martial and its horrible May episodes having taken place in the April an d previously. There are now over 70,000 European troops in India, and we think it is high tim e th at some change should be made in a syste m which permits the officer responsible for the discipline .f of the whole army of the Queen to remain or ten months in ignorance of facts having amos . t impor tant bearing not only upon that discipline,. bat upon the reputo.tion of the country for justice and huma nity, LAW INTELLIGENCE—June 0. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. - - - :Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Mr. Barak Martin and a Special Jnry.) THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY V. WARRING. Mr. Manisty, Q.C., and Mr. Hannen, were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Baddeley for the defendant. The case (which was tried yesterday) wes an action of ejectment, brought by the Earl of Shrewsbury against the 11ev. William Wareing, a Catholic clergyman, to recover possession of 170 acres of land in the county of Stafford. The defendant admitted that the plaintiff had proved his title to the earldom of Shrewsbury and the estates belong ing to it; but disputed his right to deprive him of the pro perty in question, which he claimed under a lease granted by the late Earl John, on the 2d of August, 1843. Mr. Manisty, in opening the case, ,said that by a private act, 6th Geo. 1., c. 29, the power of the Shrewsbury estates, being in actual possession, was entitled to grant leases, at the usual and accustomed rent, of lands for terms of years determinable on three lives. In 1840 the lands in question were leased :by Earl John to John Fallows, at a rent of £4OO a year. In 1843 the earl obtained another act, 6th and 7th Viet., c. 78, by which he was entitled to accept the surrender of leases granted in pursuance of the the first act, and in lien of to grant leases for 60 years at the same rent. A fcw days before this act passed—viz., on the 2d of August, 1843, Earl John granted a lease of the property held by FalloWs, at £4OO a year, to the Rev. Mr. Wareing and three other persons, priests of the Catholic Church, of which , the earl was himself a member, for 60 years, at an annual rent of £5O. The ques tion was, whether the earl was in actual possession of the lands so as to be entitled to grant a lease at all, and, secondly, if so, whether it was granted for the " usual and accustomed rents," in accordance with the terms of the act of 6th George I. and the subsequent act. In Novem ber, 1852, Earl John died, and was succeeded by Earl Bertram, who was an infant. The estates then passed into the hands of the Court of Chancery, who appointed s receiver, who continued to receive the £4OO a year. In 1854 Fallows got into difficulties, and a lease of the greater part of the land was granted for a certain time to his son and nephew at an annual rent of £360. In August, 1856, Earl Bertram died, and the present plaintiff, who was a Protestant claimed the earldom and the estates, which he ultimately succeeded in obtaining. The defendant then set up the lease of August 2, 1843, but the earl contended that it was void, because it was not granted in accordance with the terms of the two previous acts of parliaments. The evidence adduced on the part of the plaintiff was chiefly of a documentary character, and the case resolved itself chiefly into one of law. Mr. Sergeant Shee, in his address to the jury, said there was no reason whatever for the suggestion that the defendant had obtained the lands improperly, because he enjoyed the rents of them during the life k,f the last two Earls of Shrewsbury, with their full knowledge and with their best wishes. Mr. Baron Martin, in summing up, said there was not the slightest imputation on any of the parties. The Jury then, under the direction of the learned judge, found that the land in question formed part of the settled estates comprised in the 6th Geo. 1., and that it was not leased by Earl John to the defendant at the usual and ac customed rent. This was substantially a verdiet for the plaintiff. It is, however, probable that points of law upon these facts will be raised in the Court above. COUNTRY MARKETS. YORK-SATUhDAY• There was not a large show of wheat to-day, and the demand was slow, prices being in favour of sellers. Bar ley was very scarce. Beans quiet. Wheat, red 44s to 4Se Oats.... 22s to 24s White do .48s to 52s Beans 40s to 42s Barley .28s to 30s Peas ....—s to —a Malt, 62s to 64s per qr. ; rye, 34s per qr ; flour, 3 43 to 36s per sack. NORTHAMPTON-SATURDAY. White wheat, 46s to 50s ; red, 43s to 47s ; fine, 49a to —s per qr. Barley, 34s to 403—grinding, 298 to 3 38 ; Oats, 24s to 32s'per 24 stone. Beans, 37s to 40s. Peas, 36s to 42s per qr. NORWICH-SATURDAY. There was a moderate show of wheat at market to -day; but farmers asking much higher prices than buyers were disposed to give sales were checked to some extent; the business done being at is more money. White wheat. 46s to 48s 1 Red wheat 42s to 465 Malting barley ...38s to 40s Chevalier barley 36 s to 316 I Distilling do 33s to 35s Oats.. Flour, 32s 6d to 33s Od per sack from the miller. GRANTHAM—SATURDAY. New white wheat, 49s to 53s ; red, 45s to 48s per 36st. ; malting barley, 35s to 39s per qr ; grinding, 288 to 30s ; oats, 24s to 26s ; beans, 38s to 40s ; peas, 36s to 38s. LEICESTER—SATunDAY. Old white wheat, —s to -s j new, 46s to 545 per 36 stone. Old red, 458 to 52s per 36 atone. Barley, malting, new, 348 to 388 per qr.; grinding, 29s to 338; old oats, —s to --a; now oats, 258 to 29s per 24 stone. Beans, new, 38s to 42s per 38 stone ; flour, 34s to 35s per 20 stone. NOTTINGHAM-SATuRDAr. A limited show of wheat to-day, with a moderate demand at rather more money than last week. Little doing in oats. —White wheat, from 49s to 555.; red wheat, 42s to 60s. Barley—malting, 35s to 39s ; grinding, 27s to 295. Oats old, at 25s to 318 Od ; new, 22s to 295. Beans sold at 41s to 45s per qr. ; new, 37s to 425. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. ---- Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. June 1S• via Marseilles . July 13 . Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet July 5 . Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena June 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton June 18. via Marseilles June 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton June 18. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June IS. via Marseilles June 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton June 25 ' via Marseilles J un e 20. Portugal.... June 29. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton June 20 ' via Marseilles Newfoundland .. J un e 24. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... June 24. by U.S. packet.... . _ by Canadian packet. June 19. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and T J u ly 10 Bahamas, via New York July 2, en ri Mexico All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, J J un e 29. California. and British Columbia. The Madrid journals of the 16th contain no poli tical news of importance. By agreement between the Go vernments of France and Spain, attempts at assassination manifested by a commencement of execution, and defeated by causes independent of the will of the aggressor, has been declared a motive for extradition, and been added to the convention of the 26th August, 1860. Rappee, is by some derived from the action of rapping out the grated snuff: as an " Old Snuff- Taka." Another derivation is suggested, namely, front the French verb raper, to rasp. Tabac rape would easily slide, in English parlance, into rappee, Is it not Le Sago who describes an idle man of fashion, o f a cer t a i n per i o d, in a lounging morning hour, with a roll of tobacco in his hand, rasping his own snuff?" [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills; —Bad legs, bad breasts, ulcers, abscesses, wounds, an d sores of all kinds may be thoroughly healed by the applica tion of this ointment to the parts affected after they have been duly fomented with warm water. 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ATHERLEY—HOWARD.—On the 18th inst., at Charlton , Wilts, Francis Henry Atherley, Esq., to the Lady Isabel Howard, the eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire. DUDGEON—STEVENSON.—On the 18th inst., at 11, Hill side-crescent, Major Robert Dudgeon, 61st Regiment, to Jane 'Lenny, eldest daughter of the Rey. W. Stevensout D.D., Professor of Church History, Edinburgh Univer sity. Deaths. BOULTING.—On the 19th inst., at Camden-town, Mr, Johti Bu T l o t i On thedBel. R 14th inst., suddenly, a t B rompton , A o L Ch ar l es Carlton, aged 60. CLARK.—On the 19th inst., at Godalming, Mr. John Clark, aged 72, DALLAS. —On the 15th inst., at Baden Baden, Justina P• Dallas, third daughter of the lat e Ri g h t Hon. Sir Robt. DYMOCK —On the 19th inst., atVevey, Switzerland, Lockhart, son of R. L. Dymock, Esq., Procurator Focal for Edinburgh. O'SHEA.— On the 18th inst., at the Queen's Hotel, Cork street,Henry O'Sh ea , E sq. ROBINSON. —On the 19th inst., at Brixton, Mr. Charles Robinson, of 17, Gracechurch-street, aged 35. SMITIL—On the 18th inst, at Blendon Hall, Kent, Oswal d Smith, Esq., aged 68. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDRE I ‘ , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, No. 11'2!. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the CountY °/ Middlesex,—lllonday, June ;42, 1863, LOND N, MONDAY EVENI 'G,