Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-04 00:00:00

THE WAR IN ITALY. Saturday.—The Moniteur contains the fol- lowing telegram : "THE EMPEROR 'TO THE EMPRESS " VALLEGIO, Friday.—The whole army has passed the Mincio " The SardiniauS have invested Pesehiera " The reinforcements which I have received by th: e arrival of 35,000 men, led by Prince Napoleo-, - ,, have enabled me to approach Verona wit:notat compro raising myself in any way, as i have left a corps d'armee at Goito to watch Mantua, and am about o assemble another at Brescia, to watch the passes of the Tyrol." _ . The Mottiteur also contains the following official bulletin of the battle of Solferino " The force of the army amounted to from 250,000 to 270,000. The. new artillery produced terrible effect ; its discharges reached the enemy at a distance whence the heaviest guns could not reply, and covered the plain with dead. The loss of the French is 720 officers put hors de combat, 120 of which are killed, and 12,000 privates killed and wounded. Among the killed are 7 colonels and 6 lieutenant colonels, and among the wounded are 5 generals." VIENNA, July I.—The Austrian Correspondence says, the loss at the battle on the 24th June, as yet ascertained, is 1,900 killed and 8,100 wounded. Further information will be published. VERONA, July 1, via Vienna.—The Emperor is in perfect health. Since the 24th June there have merely been unimportant skirmishes between the outposts. MILAN, Friday Night, via Turin.—The Legion of General Garribaldi, and the division of General Ciaaldini are manoeuvering to close up the whole valley ,of the Adige, in order thus to render them selves masters of the Lago di Garde, and to isolate Verona from the Tyrol. BERME, Saturday.—A body of Chasseurs de Alps, 5,000 strong, has arrived at Tirano, under the com mand, it is said, of General Garribaldi himself. TRIESTE, July 2.—The American steam frigate 2adash has left our port for Messina. To-day, 700 prisoners of war passed through this town for Nabresina. The Archduchess Charlotte is about to establish a hospital for 'wounded soldiers, in the archducal palace here, and to support it with an annual donation of 20,000 florins. MUNICH, Sunday, July 3.—On account of want of money-far war purposes, an extraordinary Diet has been convoked for the 14th July instant. BERLIN, July 3.—According to reliable informa tion, Field Marshal Prince Wendeschgraetz is expected here this .evening, on a special mission coming from Vienna, , via Dresden. TRIESTE, July 3.—. A steamer arrived hero to-day from Constantinople, passed, the day before yester day, at Cnrzola, on the Dalmatian coast, a French squadron, composed of six ships of the line, five frigates, and many gunboats. THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA :dimes enrroPpnn d Pnt 311; 'Vienna telegraphed on Friday night, that the Emperor will prObably stay in Italy. The - Minister for Foreign Aftairs has just.left Verona. Thf FINANCES OF THE SMALI/GERMAN STATES. The Times states the house of Rothschild, at Frank fort, has taken a new 5 per cent. Hesse Darmstadt loan of 3,000,000 guilders at 93. The Grand Duchy of Baden is also about to issue 2,000,000 guilders of 4 per cent. Railway Bonds at 92i. NAPLES 141ARsEILLEs, July 2.—Advices.have be from Naples to the .28th ult. received Mr. Bremer, the French Envoyolias been appointed Grand Cordon to the order of St.'Coambier. Prince Isehitella and Prince Comitani have been sent to Lombardy on a reciprocal mission ,to that despatched to Naples by France and Sardinia in the person of N. Bremier and Count Sali ....•••••••Yer............ RUSSIA AND GERMANY FRANKFORT, Saturday.—ln to-day's sitting of:the . Federal Diet, the proposal of Prussia to place a corps of observation on the Upper Rhine, was almost unanimously agreed to. Several governments were without instructions. T-.- ROME. Letters from Itome, to the 20th., assert that an enquiry into the disturbances of Perugia has been ordered An official contradiction has been published of the reported liberation of criminals at Rome. A circular publication on the temporal power of the Pope, and an address by his Cardinals, on the legislation, have been issued, both expressive of confidence in the Emperor of the French. DISTURBANCES AT MESSINA —An English steamer coming . TRIESTE, July 3rd. from Liverpool announces that on the 26th ult, disturbances took place in Messina. Four Sardinian war steamers were at Messina, of which three had left for the Mriatie Sea. Off Ancona were four English ships of the line, with three steamers. Yesterday, Count Rechborg, the Austrian Premier, passed Nibresina .--0 , -.--.......-.- THE FRENCH FUNDS. Saturday, 12,22, —The Bourse opens inani- 2.23 p._m. : Rent es h ave r i sen naw to 63,45 3.38: Rentes closed at 63.35 for both money and account, being I higher than yesterday. THE BATTLE oF.SOLFERINO The following account of the battle of Solferino is from the pen of the same correspondent who has described the previous operations of the French and Sardinian armies : CAVRIANA, June 25, 4 a.m.--Another name has been added to the number of those places in this litte hilly triange which have been illustrated in the military history of Italy by a battle. Solferino—a name yesterday unknown to most but antiquaries and local curiosity-hunters —has to-day an historical signification. It represents one of the greatest battles of modern days. It was the first meeting, with full force, of the two great armies which are fighting for the fate of Italy. In all the battles and engagements hithedo fought each side Rad only part of its forces on the field, or, at any rate, engaged : ..E yesterday both brought 40, what they could. T' was, - then, the first _occas.m. n to judge . o f that. an d _ ability. . Both of their armies , - Ettiperors wer respective a t t h e power head surrounded by all their most experienced - 4uviscri. What the i mme di a t e result of _this . • gigant i c duel was you lon gaefore thi s l e tt er reaches yoli. ; is, influence will b e on th e war f are w e cann:,, c yet judge ourselves. Except in film will lt knowit s rea . .. few eases where an army is completely broken up by defeat, the result of the greatest battle becomes only clear some time after. Although a great and decisive victory, the battle of Solferino does not belong to those of the former class. The Austrians v re beaten, driven from position to position, but whether they are able or not to make another stand in the open field, we have as yet to learn. " There is some e l emen t i n th e Austrian councils of war which we don't understand, but which gives to their operations in this second phase of the cam paign just as uncertain and vacillating a character as they possessed in the first part of it. On Monday they are in full retreat over the Mincio, and on Thursday they are back again with all their forces, have taken up their position, fortified it, and are waiting to receive us. It may have been a feint for aught we know, but it is rather too much to sup pose of the credulity of his adversary to be taken in by an attempt to play at hide and seek with an army estimated at 180,000 or 200,000 men. Although, therefore, everything rather indicated that the Austrians intended to withdraw behind the Mincio, not accepting a battle on this side of it, but preparing to defend the passages of it with all their forces, the advance was as careful as if every moment they had expected to meet the enemy. From point to point the different corps were pushed forward, one taking the place of the other, and feeling to the right and left for the enemy. When the Chiese was crossed, and the allied armies approached the ground where, if anywhere, the enemy had to make his stand, their attitude became quite that of an army advancing to the battle field. Each body took up the position which it was to occupy in the battle. You could see this plainly if you went along the line occupied by the Allies the day before the battle, as during the whole advance the left somewhat overlapped the right, while on the extreme right itself was a detached corps far enough to the rear to protect that- flank, and yet close enough to enter into line in the Hour of battle. The day before the battle the position extended from the shores of the lake of Garda at Desenzano all along the western•edge of the hilly coun try from Lonato down to Castiglione, and, bending back towards Carpenedolo, touched there the Chiese 3 the Emperor himself, with the Guards, as a reserve, at Montechiaro, and the King, with his Staff, at Lonato. The reconnaissance, as you will rem e mb er , was sent that day in the direction of Solferino, and fell in with some Austrian posts ; this proved that the place was occupied, but gave no key as to whether it was only a detachment left to observe the advance of the Allies, or whet - her it was the avantgarde of the Austrian army. It looked very suspi-. cious. There was that kind of silence all about the neighbourhood which you remark almost always under similar circumstances; the only sign of life and movement being clouds of dust in the direction of the Mincio passa ,,, e towards Goito and Mantua. In the afternoon. M. Goddard was to have made another ascent on a larger scale with his balloon, from one of the high hills which rise close behind Castiglione. I had to descend before the ascent took place, so I cannot tell if it came off, and whether it threw any additional light on the position of the enemy. At any rate, there was no stir in the evening at Montechiaro where the guards rem a i ne d s till encamped, and the Emperor himself had his head quarters. " Yesterday morning, at 5 a.m., the sound of cannon showed that at last the enemy had turned at bay; it was a strong reconnaissance which had rushed forward and made him show his teeth. Before another hour had passed the Emperor was at Castiglione ana the Guard on their way there. Before another hour had passed the dispositions had been made for the attack. Whether these disposi tions were made on:the .inspiration of 'the moment, suggested by the position of the enemy, o r w h e th er his Majesty :knew, before that the Austrians had taken up their position, and were ready to dispute the passage of the Mincio, I cannot presume to -say, but there is no doubt that the whole had the appear ance of a plan improvised on the spot, and the orders were given out at the last moment. " Before I speak of these dispositions I will attempt to give you an idea of -the position of the Austrians. The Mincio, coming out . of the lake of Garda, runs due south, while the direction of the hills on both banks runs at right angels almost towards it. Those on the right bank, with which alone we have to deal, here come down from the north-west in a southerly direc tion as far as Castiglione, and then making a bend strike the Mincio in a south-easterly direetion. The 'hilly country forms thus a tolerably regular parallelo gram from north-east to eouth-west, the four angles of which are Lonato, - Peschiera,. Volta, and Castiglione. This parallelogram of hills is about 12 miles in length and nine miles in width, and is divided almost in its middle by a little stream, which runs into the Mincio. The hills rise gently from the shores of the lake, add attain their highest elevation about the source of this stream, falling off again towards the Mincio. 'This is just about the centre of the parallelogram, at Rondoletto and Pozzolengo on the left, and at Solferino, Monte Oliveto, and Cavriitna on the right banks of the stream. These points were chosen by the Austrians as the pivot of their line. The' line -itself extended from 'Peschiera; on which they leant their extreme right, through this pivot, down into the plain of the Mincio, intersect ing the great road to Goito. The whole line was -not less than twelve miles in length..Cavriana was the centre of it, which the Emperor of Austria had chosen for his head-quarters, while Solferino was the key of the whole position. This order of battle No tected all the approaches to the Mincio, but it was just the necessity which was felt to protect all the roads leading to the Mincio which caused this extent, and became thus an element of weakn( the whole position ; and this length .)of line and cor responding weakness increased the, more the 'Mimic is approached, for the road to Goito, which is the principal passage, goes off from Castiglione at a con. siderable angle towards the south-east. Thu weakness was recognised, and the dispositions tat accordingly. Instead of taking the position in front, where it is of formidable strength, the whole weight of the attack was thrown on the wings, with the view of breaking through the line if possible, and gaining one of the Mincio passages, or at any rate forcing the enemy out of the strong position in the hills. Accordingly the 4th corps, commanded by General. (now Marshal) . Niel reinforced by part of the reserve and artillery, received the to act in the plain, towards Goito. corps, of Marshal Baraguay d'Hilliers, was to prop teed by the road which runs from Castiglione along the base of the hills, .near the little village of Gio up to Solferino. Ono division of the 2nd corps, of the Due de Magenta, was to take this same village from the hill road in front, while the other was- tc take quite in rear by S. Cassiano. The 3rd corps of Marshal Canrobert did not enter in line but was bent back en p o t ence i n t h e d i rection of Castel Onzage, while the Sardinian Army was to execute on the left wing a flank movement corresponding to that on the right, trying to break through the line 'between Pesehfera and Pozzolengo, and get to ono of the Mincio passages which exist in that direction. The Guards remained as a reserve, under the personal direeion of the Emperor, who took th e comman d o f the movement. Although the hilly nature of the country is favourable enough for observation, the line was too extended to overlook the whole, while the Eiimultaneo;ts character of the movements made it impossible to foPow details in every point. I must confine myself, there fore, only to the main features, as far as I saw them mvself, or have had time as yet to ascertain them. The attack being almost simul taneously on the right and in the centre, for while the fire of musketry and the advance of columns on Solferino indicated that the battl:l44 begin} in the ey are ,ra, of rap" hic ) Tuly Life; A' the ; of the o emi ought pply of bee;: davits e ship, if the ;o have oats Et) , of -bOats, s those ey not t . have taken. named, ighted I with safely njury, eases. Length y 8 be gone ace of Under many t the have 11011,t1I1itN TIMES, MONDAY, JIM 4 1859 v a ' ri -a r the the art ii r e i r e y d m o f o n G t e s e n e e r g a r N s i w e e l to o 7 t h h e e a heard right,, t t the in left te direction of S. Vigilio and Me'dele. The armrid which the village of Solferino is built is the most prominent object all along this country. ,It is of a conical shape, and has at its summit a high, square tower, called the Spia (spy) d'ltalia, for from the top of it you can overlook the plain of Upper Italy from the Alps to the Po. This hill is detached from the rest of the range, and throws out three plateaux—one in the direction of the lake, another towards the plain, and a third towards Cavriana. It forms thus as it were a high castle with three bastions, and all the roads leading towards it run in the openings between the plateaux. All the sides, with the exception of that towards the plain, are very precipitous, and the roads run down at so steep an incline that they are called the Scale di Sol ferino. Towards the plain the approaches rise by a gradual incline until they reach the first houses ; from thence they assume the same precipitous character which the others have. It was this side which was chosen as the point of attack. The Austrians had prepared for this, and were ready to receive their adversaries. Both sides of the road up to the village itself are covered with vineyards ; into these they had thrown masses of infantry, taking advantage of the nature of the ground to give them shelter, and free scope for their rifles. As for artillery, they not only had some on the road, but on the different elevated points to the right and left, which abound ,in the higher parts of the road towards the village. 'The fight began almost in the plain, just where the road coming from Castiglione bends to ascend the villrge, and crosses the road from the latter to the main road of Goito. Two divisions of the Ist corps (Forey and Bazaine) had the mission to drive the enemy from this position, while one division of the 2nd corps was to take the village in the rear of S. Cassiano. The enemy's skirmishers being driven back, the two divisions of the Ist corps advanced, and, after a sharp fusilade, succeeded in driving him back towards the village. But it was only at the village that the fight began. The entrance to it had been barri caded, and the high garden walls which extend to the right and left loopholed for musketry, while on the space which lies to the right of the road as you ascend a battery was sending down a shower of grape. This entrance became the scene of a most desperate fight, but was at last forced, and then began one of those street fights which seem to become a characteristic of this campaign; every house had been loopholed, and was occu pied by the enemy. As there are no gates in the rear of the court-yards of these _ houses, the defenders in each were obliged to fight to the last or , else surrender. Twice the first division of the Ist corps had succeded in penetrating to the church, whose enclosure wall is just at the foot of• the great tower and the t o p o f th e hill , and twice it had to retire again before the reserve which the enemy brought up. The fight had 'lasted for more than two hours, and the strength of the soldiers began to fail. At this moment, which was about eight o'clock, the Voltigeurs and the Chasseurs of the Guard received orders to relieve them. At the same time the Division of the Second Corps, with the Threes or Chasseurs Indegenes, pushed home its attack from San Cassano, while the other division of the First Corps had attained the heights to the left of the road. In less than half an hour the enemy was driven out of his stronghold, and had to retire, leaving twelve guns behind. He retired in the direction of Cavriana, but only step by step. Looking down from Solferino towards.Cavriana, there is a range of hills before you, nhich I can compare to nothing but to, the ruins of a number of colossal Roman camps formed by nature, and half obliterated by age. It' is one succession , of ascents and descents; the best description of which I heard from a sol dier, who, describing the battle on the height, said, c'etait acne chasse recureuil." After the taking of Solferino the engagement assumed really the shape of a battle, where tactics came into play. The taking of the village was more due to bravery than science. Battles have often been com pared to the game of chess—well, I never was so struck by the truth of this comparison as yester day, during the advance , frem. Solterinoto Cavriana. How one body after another was moved forward, and the enemy then forced back by degrees.' It was in this fight that the immense superiority of the new French rifled cannon showed itself. The lightness' of the pieces is such that they could be brought up hills so steep that even infantry had no small difficulty in scaling them. Still the range of them and their precision is almost incredible. Y ou cou ld see the i r shells bursting, among the guns and infantry of the enemy, while the shells fired from his guns at the highest elevation were falling short or bursting in bhe s mei i plain ce ntatabr advanced t et h eoh e af bbt a hye m ient e igAi t eu i t m rsoto e ta lig a aa s nwi n f ph r ooti which e_ the air. The a tt ac k on this succession of positions the of wa is f ' A c t a, f r t in h e t h i e o i n g . ht l s v o h f i Ca le v o r n i e ari c a o column leads along the base of the hill to Cavriana,,the main body followed the . Masse d tecurettil over hill and dale in a regular steeple-chase towards the tower of Cavriana While .ihe attack, in what was now the centre took this shape, the attack of the 4th )s iii the plain to the right had likewise loped itself. For a short distance from iglione the country .to the right and left_of the is full of vineyards and mulberry trees, not )sely planted, but sufficient to be an obaacle very -el lie movements of artillery and cavalry. After ,two miles or so, however, the gees recede on both sides, and an ,almost naked plain, partly grass, partly planted with corn, stretches out almost from the foot of the hills across the main road to the neigh bourhood of Medole. This plain, which extends as far Cavriana, Guiddizzole, and Ceresole, became the scene of a most animated artillery and cavalry engagement, which was very effective seen with a good glass from the heights. The infantry took only part in it,, to the extreme right, towards Medole and Ceresole, occupying the vineyards which Heat the entrrnee of the plain, and from which the infantry of the enemy had en before driven out. As soon as iGeneral Niel was able to debouch into the plain from the right, the day was gained, for such was the superiority of the French artillery that the Austrian artillery, who it must be acknOwledged f mght its adversary with great bravery, was obliged to yield. This was in the afternoon about four o'clock.. The centre had come to the hills about Cavriana, and while one column scaled the steep ridge under which the road runs, another was sent on the road into the Village. From the rapidity with which these columns advanced, you could see that the Austrians had given up the 'idea of resisting any longer in this position, and were on ly now anx i ous to ma k e good their retreat. The position of Cavriana, which is almost as formidable as that of Kolferino, was only held'until the other troops could be withdrawn, and was ultimately taken with little loss. In the plain, the Austrian artillery executed a very good retreat en echelon, while the cavalry was sent forward to arrest somewhat the progress of the Allies. On this occasion there were a couple of brilliant charges exe cuted by the Chasseurs d'Afrique, but this did not prevent the enemy from keeping the road to Goito. By five o'clock almost everything was over on the right wingnnd the centre. The end was precipitated by a smart shower, which began to fall about this time. What happened on, the left, I must reserve for another letter, as I could not overlook that part of the field, and have had as yet no time to hear the details and see the field of battle. But, when the battle ended on the right, a smart cannonade began on the left, which must have been either a renewal of the attack in order to gain the passage of Ponti or Monzimbano, or else it was an attack on a part of the Austrian army retiring towards Peschiera. Some of the guns must have been fired from this latter place, for, to judge by the sound, they wer e l arge position guns. The result of the day is, dri v i ng the Austrians from the position which they had them se l ves chosen and fortified in every way, so as to ma k e i t almost impregnable. It w as the strongest p roo f of supe riority which could be given. From th e extent of the positi on , and the force in whi c h t h ey ap peared? in all they must have been very nearly 200,000 men strong, and, if the prisoners are to be credited, they brought up all their reserves from Mantua by railway during the battle. These 200,000 were in one of the most formidable positions that can be conceived, had the ground carefully prepared for defence, and were driven by about 140,000 to 150,000 from their positions, leaving 15 guns, besides a number of ammunition waggons, and several thousand prisoners. If the defeat did not become much greater it was that' the Austrians thought of a timely retreat. As soon as Solferino was lost, it was evidently a losing battle that they were fighting. They were thinking all the time of their retreat, and held only sufficiently not to expose themselves to worse evils. So close to the Mincio it would have been an act of desperation to attempt to hold their position, with the risk of being pushed back on the river, or else of being cut off from it. There can be no mincing of the thing as at Magenta, that only part of the troops were present, or that they were fatigued ; it was as fair a trial of respective strength and skill for 'them as they can desire, for all disadvantages in numbers as well as position were entirely on the' side of their adver saries. Whether after this - trial they will still think of accepting another battle on this side of the Mincio, or whether they •will be satisfied with defending the. river line, remains to be • seen. The losses on both sides were naturally consi derable, especially in and about Solferino, which looked like a human butchery after the fight. At this point alone I saw lying about more than 1,500 dead, besides a large mass 'Of wounded. In dead the , French did not lose very much, but the number of wounded cannot be less . .than 3,000 to 4,000, only a small proportion however severely wounded among them. What the Austrian loss was it is not possible to judge, for they took away as long as they could both dead and wounded, having made a requisition of 2,000 carts in the villages on the Mineio. General Niel, who commanded the right flanking column, and whose skilful management of artillery contributed considerably to the success of the day, has been raised to the rank of Marechal de France. As soon as the battle was over, orders came to transfer the head quarters to Cavriana, and last night the Emperor occupied the very room which his colleague and antagonist had had pre pared for himself. Even the dinner was found all prepared and waiting for the victor,—Times, (Second 'Edition.) INDIA. The following telegram from Mr. Mark, dated Marseijies, July 3, 4.55, was received at the Foreign Office, July 3rd, at 6.15 p.m : The following despatch has just arrived by the Ellora . "I'olitical intelligence from India per Bombay arrived at Suez at 3.30 a.m., June 25th. " The dissatisfaction among the European troops is rapidly subsiding. " Many rebel leaders of note havetaken advantage tof the amnesty." " The Nana is still at largo. " The Tunjaub is quiet. • . " ALFRED S., WWLNE, " Acting Agent and Consul . General " Alexandria, June 25. 0 r INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. The Ellora, having .on board. the Calcutta China and the Bombay mails, arrived at Marseilles at noon yesterday. The Alma grounded at Moos hedgera, near the Harrison Islands, in the - Red Sea, at three a.m. on the 19th June ; &healed over imme diately,. and the starboard and sternports being put under watcr, she filled rapidly from above. Mails, Ipassengers, and crew all saved, and it was confidently `believed that the vessel's bottom was not over injured, and that she may 'be got off. Twenty-six of the Alma's passengers -came on in the Ellor a ; the remainder are on the Pera, which left Malta on the 30th June, and may be expected at Southampton on the 9th' init. The Columbian,-with the Australian mail, had not arrived at Suez on the 26th June. The mails of the Ellora left Marseilles for London by special train at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. MR. COBDEN A.ND THE CABINET - --- Mr. Cobden has declined to accept the seat in the Cabinet which was reserved for him at the formation of the present Administration. The Foal says that Mr. Cobden came to the conclusion that the consistent purposes of his .public life will be best promoted by his remaining an in - dependent member of Parliament; in which capacity, hoWever, there is reason to expect that he will give a friendly support to the present Administration. The Times remarks that the Liberal party will bear of kir. Cobden's decision with great regret ; and asks how are the raiddlE ted; if opportunities are thrown away ? Mr. Cobden's presence, and tbat of Mr. Gibson, in . the 'Cabinet, would have represented the substantial defeat of the old Wbig monopoly of offise. The man who could unite in his own person the free .qualities of carliamentary orator, popular leader, and cabinet minister, would be no insignificant personage at a time like the present. Aa a member of the Cabinet, Mr. Coliden's opinions would carry with them great weight. Even though he might be outvoted by his colleagues in the long run, it is in the cabinet that the incubation o f measures takes place, there it is that the leading idea is originally started, amplified, modified, or denied. The Morning Post announces that the vacant office of President of the Board of Trade will be filled try the 'appointment of Mr. Milner Gibson. The cabinet will thus remain composed of fifteen members. ---,-•-- DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BELFAST. On Friday . evening, about nine o'clock, a fire broke out in the extensive range of buildings known as the Victoria chambers, destroying property to a vast amount, leaving bare walls. The cause at present is unknown, but supposed to have originated near Tomb-street. At two O'clock on Saturday morning the fire was still ring furiously with no apparent hope of its abatement. A. LIBRA' —The Prince Conseil is AT ALDEREMOII xbout ko present the nucleus of, a librai :o the :camp at Alderseeit, and beyond that is about to civet there an alai to contain it, and serve as a reading-room. Captain Fowke. by the Prince's direction; has prepared the drawings, for the execution of which tenders are about to be invited from a limited number of -leading builders.—The Builder. THE. LORD-LIEUTENANT OF. IRELAND. —At a meeting of the Dublin corporation on Thursday, a letter from Colonel Larcom was read, stating that Lord Carlisle wished to inform the Lord Mayor that he had no intension of declin ing to receive the Usual address at the Castle on some day subsequent to his arrival, but merely 'that he wished his entry into Dublin to be unacgompanied by any ceremonial. A committee was accordingly appointed to prepare an ad dress to his lordship. MURDER AT FALMODTR.—A terrible calamity has taken place at Falmouth. A scene took place there between Cap tain Caddy and Mr. Bell, the medical officer of the Wes ton-super-Mare Dispensary, in which Captain Caddy has lost his life. A coroner's inquest was immediately held, and a verdict of wilful murder was brought against Mr. Bull, of Weston-super-Mare. Ile is in Rodman gaol, and will take his trial at the summer assizes. . The town is in an extraordinary state of excitement. Mr. Bell is said to be a most irascible person.: his poor wife who lives here is in a state of terrible apprehension, as it is possible that :t.tis life may be in danger. A committee meeting of the gocernors of the dispensary, presided over by Mr. R. Kinglake, chair Nan and president of the dispensary, was held on Tuesday to appoint another temporary officer. The neigh bouring payishes are in au uproar about this sad and unex pected scene. Captain Caddy was stabbed with a spear two or three times .!)Y Mr. Bell, and then died,—Sherborne Jourteal. THE HISTORIC SOCIETY AT THE of one single life. It was once said by an eminent RIVINGTON PIKE. lawyer, when Blackstone's Commentaries were first published, "Ah, if they had been published when I was a young man, they would have saved ten years of my life." The Historic Society was doing for the historian, what the commentaries had done for the bar. They commenced on the bold principle of pub lishing a volume annually. Such a thing was unheard of in the English provinces before ; but they had faith and courage, and they had now ten volumes on their shelves and a eleventh in the press. But they were not to suppose that the volumes consisted of mere dry reading. They had them The annual excursion of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire took place on Saturday; and for instructive interest and pleasing reminiscences no previous event of the kind has surpassed it. The place chosen for the visit was the Riiington Lakes, which, in connection with the water supply of this town, have obtained a celebrity for more than. their positive beauty by the .iigry and bitter bebates in our civic legislature. Some threatening clouds heralded in the day ; but this circumstance rendered it all the more pleasant when the morning's promise was falsified, for about noon the sky cleared, the sun broke out, and a glorious bright ness lightened every scene. The party from Liverpool, which numbered about forty, departed from the Exchange station at ten o'clock. It included Mr. W. Brown, Mr. Heath, and Mr. Mayer, the vice-presidents of the associa tion; Mr. R. A. Macfie, Mr. Alfred Stone, Dr. Stooks, Dr. Mitchell, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Brakell, Mr. Hughes, &c., &c. ; and the Rev. Dr. Hume, the excellent secretary, who during the day seemed to have the power of making himself omnipresent, for his happy intelligent face and genial talk were felt as present charms in every section of the excursionists. Arrived at the Bolton station, the Liverpool party, which included several ladies, were met . by the copiously and beautifully illustrated with engravings ; and they wished particularly that those who resided within the limits of the district would join them as allies, and assistants, and sympathisers. No doubt they should have a number of gallant recruits from the visit to Rivington that day. In conclusion, he proposed the health of Mr. French. Mr. French responded, and proposed, in return, the healthy of the Vice-presidents. Mr. Heath and Mr. Meyer returned thanks, Mr. Dawson, in flattering terms, proposed the health of the chairman, which was received . vrfith applause. . - - The Chairman, in respoTiifing, expressed the pleasure he felt in furthering, a§ I. ar as was in his power, the objects of such societies as had now called them together. Rector, the Rev. H. Powell, his Worship the Mayor of Bolton, William Makaut, Eq., Mr. Gilbert, J. French, of the Church Furniture Institute, Manchester-road, Mr Thomas Holden, Registrar of the County Court, Mr. Matthew Dawes, Mr. Robert Heywood, and several of the leading merchants and, manufacturers of the district. They were conducted to the residence of Mr. French, and here they were joined by a number of the local clergy, and members and friends from Miinchester and other places. After partaking of refreshments, the party were conducted through the premises of the hospitable entertainer, where an abundance of 'curiosities enabled them to pass a short time very pleasantly. Among the chief objects of attraction was a willow :cross, erected in the front of the 'house. It was filled with composition, and had all the appearance of being a beautifully carved Tht health of " The Mayoress and the ladies" concluded the list of toasts; and the party were soon afterwards driving back to Bolton Up to this point, the day was one continued delight but we are sorry that we have now to .record an unfortunate accident. When within about three miles of Bolton, the wheel of one of the vehicles came off, and the carriage There were ;wayed, causing a bout 22 persons in the conveyance at the time, and some hurriedly jumped off and some were thrown to the ground. The driver was thrown, and the horses finding the reins loose broke into a gallop, dragging the disabled vehicle with them. Mr. R. A. Macfie and his daughter, and Mr. Hughes, clung to the carriage ; and the horses having been stopped by Mr. Ryder and Mr. Comber, who jumped out of the 'bus in advance for that purpose, they were rescued from their piece of stone. Many were the surmises which were hazarded about it ; but all doubt was put to rest Hume explained that it was simply meant as an illustration of Mr. French's theory, the early orna perilous position unhurt. Many of the party received slight injuries; but we are sorry to say that Mr. Simms, of Man chester (of the firm of Simms and Denholme), jumped off, and, it is feared, he has a rib broken. The driver had his leg broken., Dr. Stokes, Dr. Mitchell, and Mr. Dawson, when Dr mentatioE, especially in lonic and Runic crosses, was founded upon wicker-work. , Leaving Mr. French's house, the party proceeded to the Old Parish Church—a quaint and interesting edifice, which was well worthy of the careful inspection accorded to it. But before entering the church, it was necessary to pass through the spacious church-yard ; and the bulk of the party were here deeply absorbed in canning over the old tomb-stones—in looking at the resting-place of Crompton, the inventor of the spinning mill,—in criticising the taste of a deceased worthy of Bolton, • who on his gravestone had recorded the posthumous history who were amongst the excursionists, were prompt in render ing assistance, and the sufferers were safely conveyed to Bolton. Mr. Simms proceeded in an open carriage to Mr. French's house, where he received prompt attention ; and the driver, at his own request, was conveyed for surgical aid to his own house. The latest accounts are that they are doing well. The remainder of the party reached Liverpool about half-past nine ; and the excursion of the Historic Societ y to the Pike is now a thing of the past of the chief events of his 'lifetime ; and in laughing over an inscription which assured the passer-by of a miracle : " Here lies an attorney, and yet an honest man." In returning from the church, the party paused in Chnrchgate, at the place where a celebrated ancestor of the house of Derby was beheaded, and where, on this occasion, a black flag was hoisted. The Free Public Library was next visited, when the party was met by a deputation from the library corn. mittee of the Town Council. Next, they proceeded to the Market-hall ; and here, having exhausted the chief attractions of Bolton, the excursionists were comfortably COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-July 2 The Court sat in Banco, at Westminster, for the purpose of delivering judgments. THE QUEEN v. THE BISHOP Or CIIICHESTER.—JITDO MENT.—ThiS was a rule calling upon the Bishop of Chi chester to show cause why a mandamus should not go com manding him to issue a commission, under the 3rd and 4th Viet., chap. 86, sec. 3, against the Rev. R. W. Randall, rector of Woolavincrton-cum-Graffham in the diocese of Chichester, residing - within the diocese of Oxford. Mr. Justice Hill, in delivering judgment, said ; the applicant was not shown to have any connection with the above parishes, or the diocese of Chichester, or that he was a party rrnr;avArl Iry - nr, • a• 1 accommodated ion two onmibues, an open carriage, and a muting car. Shortly after one o'clock the bu :le call wa! _..... 6 . uneuces ecclesiastical charged .. congregation of wondering youngsters, away started the Mr. Randall. The cha r ges agai n st th e atleman were the 'practising and teaching certain conveyances along the romantic old road leading to the tries and uses in his parish contrary to the laws eccie- Rivington Pike. Nothing could have been more delightful siastical. In showing cause against the rule it was argued Everybody was on the most cordial terms with his neigh- that there was a discretionary power in bishop of issuing hour, and the good humoured laughter and , pleasant ch a t not, the commission or the same as existed under the old law when application was required to be made to the judge was mingled with the merry notes of the liugleman, who ordinary of the court for leave to promote the office of judge made each village that was passed echo again with a against a clergyman charged with an ecclesiastical offence. wonderful and charming mixture of tunes, running with On the other side, it was contended there was n 9 .lis -rapid transition from " Annie Laurie," and " God save the t c o rel s i s o u n e arT h p e ow co e m r, m b i u s t si t o h n a . t iLvtahsicsomcrelstohrey applicant the bishop had Queen," to " Such a getting up stairs," and "On the no connection with the parish, nor was he interested in it, banks of Allan Water." It is needless to enter into any and he thought it would be productive of the greatest description of the oft-described Rivington works ; but inconvenience and mischief if this court lent its aid to any when the horses were pulled up at the Norwich filter- stran ge r to com p el a bisho p to issue a commission in a beds, and the Rivington reservoi r , g li s t en i ng i n th e sun, particular case. He was of opinion the court ought not to interfere on the application of a party who, it was shown, was seen stretching away for a mile and a half—the Pike had no connection with the parish, and he was of opinion lifting its' ead far above, and a fine amphitheatre of hills the rule ought to be discharged. Mr. Justice Wightman said, in this case . the point relied upon was,. whether . the encircling a scene of real beauty—the involuntary exelama bishop had a discretionary power or not in issuing a tion of many of the party will express the pervading feeling commission under the Church Discipline Act, or whether he of the day—" How very beautiful !" Some rode on to the . was absolutely bound, without previous examination or Black Boy, whilst the bulk of the excursionists availed inquiry himself into the alleged charges, to issue a corn f inquiry, and whether the charges were made by themselves of the barge and boat, kindly lent for the occasion a miss e i r o s n en o connected or not with theparish in which the by the Corporation, and sailed along the Rivington reser- offending p clergyman officiated. He was of opinion the voir to •the well-known " hostelrie." In the course of the legislature had left a discretionary power in the bishop in afternoon the company broke up into different sections— all cases where the interests of the Church were concerned, for there mi l g d ht be . cases t where neither the Church nor the one portion enjoying a cool sail on the Anglezark ; some grounds anin g o i f 3y vexatioussuc inquiries, proceedings, lut which an d ' philosophers" setting off on a walking excur- People become g ge n I.nd others enjoying the introduce discontent into parishes where it did not before exist, — "in% rocky and aggravate those that already existed. It was better for the interests of religion and the people that the bishop should have a discretionary pow er o f issuing a commission of inquiry, rather than that it should be left to the passions of private persons who felt disposed to demand it, and without good - -Is thereby produce scandal in the Church, and put -- , ..at expense and vexation. He was of .....,„ dower, and the rule must be discharged. The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, who were members of the Court when the rule was argued, were of the same opinion and concurred in the Judgment. Dr. Phillimore said that as the preceding had been instituted by a gentleman unconnected with the parish, the Court would discharge the rule with costs. Mr. Justice Whiteman, after conferring with Mr. Justice Hill; acceded. Discharged with costs. against the RCN rev. s doetr " peripatet parties unjustly t opinion the bishop had a discretionary "Our readers," says the North Devon .Tournat, " will . be gratified to hear that Lord Ebrington has returned to Eng land after a lengthened sojourn at Madeira, and that the noble lord is in excellent health." AN INCIDENT AT TIIE LEVEE some wt —lt is not unlikely that on Saturd a y, 25th u l t., may have witnessed the very unusual sight of a peer standing immediately in her Majesty's pre sence with his head covered. This was no other than John Constantine De Coarey, Lord Kingsale, Premier Baron in me of Ireland, whose ancestor, John De Courey, • 4- 41‘. hands of King John, was rower, where he _ of Philip, King of court of John, and proposed. to claim to NofmandT in single combat. ppeared assert his mast De C mstdered as a fit person to meet this chal last accepted, after many indignant refivils When he entered-7h- terrified at h ie lists, the 'Frenchman, gigantic size, declined De Conroy, having won the combat and I this bl retired ass victor a proof of his strength at the request of the two kingi, by cleaving at one blow, a helmet., coat of mail, and stake, on which they were fastened. John gave him his liberty, restored him to his possessions, and, in compliance with a singular request by De Courcy, granting to him and. his /heirs the privilege of standing covered in their first audience with the kings of England. Thus we have seen this noble baron assert this singular privilege after the lapse of six centuries and a-half, nor was any disrespect intended to". the fair and illus trious lady who now fills the throne of these realms, for, -as he stood before her, he raised his hat and feathers, and,' slowly replacing. it upon his head, retired from the Royal presence. - With the tact and great historical knowledge for which her Majesty, and, indeed, all her family are so celebrated, she at once ac knowledged the r; + T ion to distant parts of the works rare seer 'ee lakes from the ow ground at the head of the Anglezark. Mr. Peter Martin, with a courtesy and urbanity which makes the society his debtor, acted as cicerone to the last party, and also conducted them through his beautiful grounds. Soon after four o'clock the company were again brought together at had been provided by the worthy host, Mr. Pass. Mr, W. Brown occupied the chair ; and the vice-chairs were filled by Mr. E. Heath and Mr. Mayer. After dinner, the customary loyal toasts having been duly honoured, the chairman pro posed long life to the Mayor of Bolton, who had kindly accompanied them on the occasion, and prosperity of the town. The chairman next gave " The Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool Mr. Avison, in returning thanks, said there was a time when the town of Liverpool was divided into pro-Pikeists and anti-Pikeists ; but that day the Historic Society had seen the formidable Pike, and he was surf +bay et , n agree with him that the • Pike was now giving Liverpool an abundant supply of water. Mr. Clint al 'so returned thanks After a contest of ten or twelve years with regar d t o t h e propr i ety of going on with those gig atic works, he thought tins subject was now ve r y p ro p er l y a t an en d ; and it would now be admitted that to leave a population of half a million dependent for water upon a casual and accidental supply of certain wells in the' town would have been an act of mad . - 11Pq (Applause). It was a matter of congratulation that those great works had been brought to so successful a termination, and that the clamour and jealousies which had arisen were now for ever at an end. (Hear, hear). Mr. Martin, in terms of high eulogium, proposed " Pros perity to the Historic Society. " The Rev. Dr. flume, who ;as greeted with loud applause , sponded. He said he felt it a highlonour to return thanks behalf of le historic Society, numbering at the present int upwards of 500 members, besides the honorary mem bers who resided in the different countries of Europe. Mr. - himself were among the three founders of the yer a(1( society ; and to be two gentlemen who had the misfortune of being alone in the world, he thought they had as fine a s,any one could boast of. (Laughter and applause.) ded exactly eleven years age: Its ety was foul primary object was to explore the history ansl-intiquities ready aslis great - a . tic — e;to7tO - me7 : Tr u e'nch u m ‘ a";l7'si ' n ' gTe Of the two counties of Lai:eashire and Cheshire, which combat dd n f olv lio o f r s sala e l l v e c a ro v eu e irg the helmet and coat of mail at the lie on the two sides of the rivor Mersey, and of which recoa g eti o on r t ., may that nothavean the occasion escaped the o Sovereign. Lite/pool was th e na t ura l cu! 'geographical centre. George IV going over to Ireland, his lordship's great They resolved t o p rocure tAti materiels of history, so that some othe r O rmroy d- or some othe r -Ibines m i g ht at bi u nl n e t ; e h p a r n e d s s e a n in t e e d o h o himself a i before d the ret a li i n i e n d g at upon a h b l i i s n h C ea a s d t/ a e k velvet cap, surmounted by splen did plumes of a future period have the m a t er i a l s rea d y a t band, feathers, ae with a diamond aigrette. The late lord was instead of baying to seek them in the patient researches sever at court. mrev v •hick, Toper a, yet 1, we tude, vhich dlow eight )ss of Lrisen .0 hi? I got could n the ifted some tated uctly sown it is had )uld the fore )ecri the ool ion, AU t, is ,nee ext Cho ?el, ion the ent