The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-05 00:00:00

CONSERVATISM FOR THE MILLION.

NOTHING seems to perplex and annoy the Radical
press and the supporters of the Whig-Radical
Coalition Ministry so much as the manifestly
growing dissatisfaction of the country with the
present Administration, and the repeatedly de-
monstrated fact of what has been called—aPl*
rently for want of a better name--Conservative
reaction. One after another of those journals
who seem to have considered it part of their
duty to advocate the present administrative
policy,—or, we might more appropriately sat,
want of policy,—have of late been inflicting upon
the patience of their readers elaborate' leading
articles, intended to prove that there could be no
greater misapprehension, than to imagine fora
moment that there has been any such thing as
Conservative reaction; that the thing is absurd
and impossible. It cannot be, because it ought
not to be ; therefore, it is not, for, " what is, ill
right !" It cannot be, moreover, because there
is really no such thing as Conservatism in exist-
ence! It is not to be denied that Lord DEBBY
and Mr. DISRAELI still possess a lively political
existence ; nor is the fact to be ignored that can-
didates for municipal and parliamentary honours
-I,t for and obtain victories under
-,,atism of which we

continue to ns—.

the banner of that Cense,—
nor is
have just named the parliamentary chiefs; *-
it to be doubted that in every great teed
throughout the empire there are cheap daily
papers, of growing popularity, devoted to the,
independent and consistent advocacy of sound
and Liberal-Conservative principles ; nor is it
to be gainsaid that the contest in the Registra-
tion Courts throughout the land has, upon the
Whole; resulted very decidedly in favour of the
Conservative party. These facts may be indis-
putable, but they are not to be nxplained by all
theory other than that of Conservative reactional
feeling among the constituencies. Let the esist-
ing state of opinion be set down to anything else--
no matter what—but it will never do to admit
anything so unpalatable in certain quarters as
that the country is sick—tired of Whig-Radical
shaOing and treachery:
Recent ConservatiVe triumphs on the itusting!
have, above all things, roused the fears of the motley'
crew who are interested in the retention of office by
PALMERSTON, RUSSELL, and Co. The return of a
Conservative candidate for Boston, the other day,
constitutes perhaps one of the most significant
facts in connection with the history and progress
o 4 the so-called reactionary feeling which set in
during the last session, and which has gained fat
the constitutional cause an addition of some five
seats in Parliament, and a corresponding loss to
the Radicals. The Victory at Boston, it is admit-
ted, has been won in a field which was deemed
especially favourable to miscalled .Liberalism"
The majority in favour of Mr. MALCOLM, the
. Conservative, was, admittedly, so great as to set
at rest all poisibility of dispute as to the charac-
ter of the event. There is not even the pretence,
on this occasion, that any undue or corrupt hal"
ence has been at work to secure the result. We
venture, without hesitation, to predict that, 011
the earliest opportunity, Liverpool will repeat
the event we have seen transacted at Boston.
Liverpool stall return two Conservative membel
at the very first election. If any one doubt the
accuracy of our anticipations, let him scan
carefully the result of the last Registration
Court for the Borough, and weigh well the
recent manifestions of public feeling as tested
at our municipal elections. No doubt our
radical member personally- stands deservedly high
in the esteem of his fellow townsmen, who in
many respects have good reason to be proud of
Mr. J. C. EWART ; but there are other and far
higher than merely personal considerations to be
weighed in connection with such a great ques-
tion. Why should the voice of the inhabitants
of the greatest port in the kingdom be neutralised
so as to. be unheard and without effect upon
every great political vote taken in the legishy
ture P When Mr. HORSFALL walks into one
lobby and Mr. EwART into the other, so far
as the result is concerned Liverpool might
as well have been disfranchised and wholly
unrepresented. The superior importance of this
town, and the interests of its vast population
are supposed to be recognised by allowing 115
a couple of representatives ; but, in truth, ao
borough would exercise a greater influence in the
councils of the nation if we were represented by
only one member instead of two of opposite view
in politics. The present state of matters i 5
therefore anomalous and absurd, and it is high
time that it were abolished. Nor is there any
doubt that it will be so at the first opportunity.
Liverpool possesses a pre-eminently Conservative
constituency, and as such is entitled to tic°
Conservative representatives. Those of our mer-
chants and traders who formerly were led away
by :a pseudo-liberalism, have discovered the
difference between liberal-constitutionalism and
radical-experimentalism between enlightened
progress and reckless innovation. The result i 5
that the people of Liverpool are more attached
than ever to sound principles of legislation and
government, and they only wait the first occasion
to prove that, despite a small clique of irre'
claimable Radicals, who would fain dictate their
will to the whole community, they are equally
able and determined to return two Conservative
members, who shall adequately represent them
in the Commons House of Parliament.
The truth is that what has been called a rent"
tion is nothing of the sort. When an individual
or a community which has been the victim of an
insidious -and infectious disease becomes healthy
and vigorous, we do not characterise its restoration

as a reaction. If Conservative reaction meaos

political retrogression, there has not been, and W 0
hope there never will be, such a catastrophe•
True Conservatism is never retrogressive, but the
reverse. Progress and improvement owe more to
Conservatism than to Radicalism, and it is to the
more vivid apprehension of this truth that We
owe the convalescence of the body politic after its
having experienced the unhappy " delirium" of

the Treaty, the Budget, and the Reform mania►
into which it fell under the malign treatment of
GLADSTONE, RUSSELL, and Co., and of which the
country is now so heartily ashamed. Or, 11
reaction is to be the word, let it be dis"
tinctly understood that it is the reaction
of the healthy vital powers reasserting their
strength, and throwing back the evil influence of
a disease which threatened, if unchecked, to
destroy existence. That there is much room Of
improvement in many important departments of
the State is a fact which Conservatives never deg,

—nay more, it will be found on a survey of recent
progress, that the nation owes much to the Con-
servatives, and really nothing at all to the
Whig-Radicals. Loud in their protestations °f
" advanced Liberalism," and in their promises of
"Reform," out of office, what have they done for
either cause since they, factiOusly combined to
oust Lord DERBY'S Cabinet ? Gloucester encl
Wakefield have shown us what ‘; advanced
Liberalism" can do for purity of election ! What
has Mr. GLADSTONE done for " Free-trade ?" Is
it not confessed that "he has taught the best of
Liberils to listen to the old battle-cry with
indifference and disgust ?" What has Lora
JOHN RUSSELL or Mr. BRIGHT done for Reform

Who has offered the fairest measure of Reform'
the Conservatives or the Whigs ? What hare
the coalition Ministry done towards the adjust-
ment of the Church-rate question ? Will any on°
dare to ?redict that any BatilettOtOrY 1501tItiOn

of the cfnektien is ever to be looked for vt
the hands of our present rulers ? , ,Ifas: not Mr.
GLADSTONE and his friends, ,in - paint of 'fact,
done more to impede the repeal of the paper duty
than to expedite- it by their reckless sacrifice of
our revenues? Who has retained the. War tax
upon the poor man's tea and sugar ?• Who, but
our so-called Liberals. Liberal Undoubtedly they
have buil in bribery and corruption—in promises
Amfulfilledand in the sacrifice of our national
interests and resources. But where. has their
iit,erality,manifested itself in favour of the people
*whose honour and welfare they are sworn to pro-
tect? The constituencies begin to show that they
Will not endure the inenbts. of the present reek,
leSs and unprincipled administration much longer
—the popular judgment is being awarded in
favour of those journals who have faithfully held
up their acts of shame to public scorn, in pre-
ference to those who have sought to Cloak and
conceal them. This healthy tone a public

opinion—this vigorous nioveinnt in favour of
' political honesty, is what vexes our opponents—
the professed friends but real enemies of the
people—and extorts from them deep groans
against what they call "Conservative reaction."

FOREIGN INTELLIGEIs,T,OII

FRANCE.
(FROM! OJR CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, Saturday, Nov. 3.
The Monitor -which, in ordinary circumstances,
.uta not have appeared yesterday, owing to the
previous day being a holiday, came out as usual,
for the purpose of announcing to the public with-
out delay, the intelligence of the victory gained
by the allied forces over the Chinese, and the fact
that the insult which the French flag had sus-
tained at the disastrous attack on the Teiho had
been avenged. The account of the taking of the
forts, furnished by General Montauban is sub-
stantially the same with that which previously
appeared in the English papers,

According to the Co'n;sttlittion-nel, the entire
dispute bet Ween the Duke de Grammont, Frengli
•Minister at. Rome, and General Lamoriciere turns
upon a misreading or a misquotation of a single
expression in the despatch sent by the former to
Mgr. Merode, with reference to the anticipated
-7 invasion of the Papal territory 'by the Tiechicon-
, tese. The despatch stated that the French
Government would be forced. td OppdSe" any
such step, meaning thereby; it iA 0,1160 d, oppos-
. ing it by dipleniatie Or moral means ; whereas
the version of the document communicated., to
0-eneral Lainoriciere by thq raiial Minister at
War resented the French Government as
Prepared to oppose the invasion by force."_
The French paper's' insinute that the„ inter-
polation was wilfully made by Mgr. Merode, in
Order that he might use
.it as a threat against the
Piedmontese—while it seems to be insinuated on
, the other side that the phrase in question was
purposely couched in ambiguous language, in
order that the French Government might be able
to act upon it either in one sense or the other.
however this may be, and Whoever was the setter
of the trap, it isquite:clear that it is General tarno-.
• -riciere who has been caught in it. His misfor-
tune, however, 'is not a source of much concern to
the •Government of Louis Napoleon. -
The Messager du Midi,publishes the following
letter from Toulon, dated the 30th 'ult., relative to
the interposition of the French admiral at Gaeta,
between the Piedmontese and the Royalists :
A squadron of two frigates and two steam corvettes,
linder.the Sardinian flag, having troops on board, ar-
rived On 'the 27th of October, at the mouth of the
Garigliano, and cannonaded A.Royalist camp which de-
fended.that.position. At the first sound of the .cannon,
Admiral Le Barbiere de Tinan, who was at 'anchor be-
fore Gaeta, sent the steam frigate DeStartes with orders
to place herself across the tine and fire, of cause the
ring-to cease until he himself could reach the spot. At
the moment when the Descartes was getting ready,
another French ship, the. Redoubtable, .was perceived in
the offing, on its way hack from Syria, and
the Admiral at once signalled to it to make 'for
the place where the firing was going on.
The St, Louis and the Bretagne were also Idaking for
the spot in all haste, and the affair was likely to take .a
bad turn, when the Sardinian Admiral sent the
Ardita with an officer, cartying a flag:. of truce, with
a, protest which was deposited in duplicate' in the
elands of the French Admiral.and the commander Of,the
English vessel Renown, after which he, got ander weigh
• With 'fliSrsquadron, and returned to Naples in the course
be the night. It is asserted in the French, squadron,
that the flotilla had on board the division of General
Tun which had embarked at Naples the evening.before
'with; sealed Orders;- and that, the cannonade was a ruse
of Garibaldi's, who was desirous of finding out in this
Way, vfhether the, French Admiral would ,venture to
employ force to oppose the pro Posed 'disembarkation.
•Phat gives ascertain- air of probability to.this version

is, that the affair was concocted before the arrival of the
• ling of l'iedolont at, Naples, who would otherwL4e
certainly have opposed it.
I' should not be surprised to find that what is
."here stated about Garibaldi's •distrust of the
French turned out to be correct ; but I do not
believe for a moment, that this act of Admiral de
Tinan is to be regarded, as indicative of hostile
.;feelings on the part of the French Government
towards Sardinia. On the contrary, I know from
a' good source that the despatches of arms and
ammunition which the French Government is
making to, the Sardinian Government, far from
ceasing, have for some time assumed a degree of

'activity .and importance which leaves little room
to doubt that all the rifled cannon which are sent
into Italy are destined solely for the use of the Pied-
knontese army. The inference from all thi, there-
fore, is, that' every effort is being made by both
France and Sardinia to induce Austria to renounce
Venetia, it being considered that the best way of
backing up the diplomatic pressure which Austria
is now undergoing, with that view, is to exhibit
to her the strength of her opponents. She is new
told that after Piedmont shall have become mis-
tress of the rest of Italy, she will have 'the dis-
posal 'of an army of 300,000 men, and a fleet
Powerful enough to sweep any small .squadron
which Austria can collect, from the seas. Most
devoutly do. I hope this 'plan of action will suc-
ceed; but I wish I were a little more confident,
that it would.
To return to the Gaeta affair, the Patric of fast
night has the following statement on the subject,
With reference to the denial of the facts alluded
to, which have been given by the Turin papers :
The Italian journals speak incorrectly of what has
taken place on the Neapolitan coast. The PiedmOntese
know that the blockade of ,Gada will not be recognised
by any Power.. The Cabinet of Turin is acquainted
'with the instructions given to Vice-Admiral Le Barbiere
de Tinan—instructions which rest upon a feeling of
courtesy and humanity which all the world will appreciate.
The King of Naples is ,at Gaeta with his young
Queen, and with his brothers and sisters, several of
whom are children of tender years. None of the family
have wished, nor do they now wish, to quit the King,
and ,a double attack, by sea and land, would expose to
the greatest dangers a young family, who are entire
strangers to the present events.
In presence of these facts, the attack, by sea, of Gaeta
has not been ordered; and it is not the case, as has been
announced, that Admiral Persano had presented himself
with his squadron before that fort.
It will be observed that the last paragraph we
have quoted is an indirect confirmation of the
Toulon version of the affair, as far as Garibaldi is
concerned.
At the Bourse, yesterday, the market for ,Rentes
and for the Credit 21Iobilier shares showed a good
deal of animation. The Rentes, which on Wed-
nesday had closed at 69f. 25c., advanced yester-
' day to 69f. 45c. ; and between that rate and 69f,
25c., at which it closed, a good many operations
Were effected.

ITALY.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
MILAN, Oct. 31.

Our latest despatches from Vienna confirm
my former letters, that Austria would resist to
the utmost every overture coming from France
for a congress of the Great Powers for the dis-
t ussion and final settlement of the Italian
question. This determination on the part of
-Austria is a proof, not only of her unwillingness
to come to any amicable adjustment of the q,nes
tion that is now holding in suspense the nations
of Europe, but a firm conviction in the power of
her military forces, and that she will not be left
iolated in the struggle against Piedmont, should

prance again attempt to take an active part in
.the campaign of the ensuing spring, provided
always that Piedmont, by her over zeal and
ambition, is not led into some act, before that
Period, to justify Austria in breaking from the
bonds that now bind her hand and foot. The
-biritto ,of to-day, a journal which is 'generally
'well informed, candidly confesses that the congress
vvhich has been so anxiously urged by the French
Cabinet, is one of the astute propositions on the
Part of France to gain time for Piedmont, so as
to put her in a better position to go before this
Proposed re-union of the Ureat Powers, and to
'Ward off that tempest which seems to be daily
threatening the present Italian movement. The
same journal declares, that in the event of a
former
being 'agreed 'to, it will still hold to its
Vrrner 'conviction, which is, that the Emperor
Aapoleon, not Withstanding the late article of the
CQ4Bttifutfonned, and, the apparent hpupport the

„ _ against
Refused to vote
„'. Annulled

present
,policy of Cavehr is 'receiving from France,
has neither forgotten nor abandoned. the famous
praki of an Italian confederation as
,propOsed at
Villafranea, and that hoWever muchpresent
appearances may be against the consummation of
such.a policy; "from prii,ate arid Most atitliorita=
tive inforniation" it aISO asSerts; that this is the
fixed idea and most anxious wish of Napoleon:
In reference to the eternal article of the COnsti,
tutionriel, the Diritto also declares that this pro-
duction, which has caused so Much noise in Enrope,
may be summed up in these few" Words :-Ist,
France will not permit the intervention cf any
power,. much less that of Austria. 2nd; France
does not entirely apProire of the policy of Pied;
mont in her intervention in 'the Roman and
Neapolitan' states, being contrary to the rights
of the people and all international law. 3rdly,
France proposes a congress in order to subniit
certain propositiOns to be determined relative to
the position in which he left Italy, and the
position she now presents to Europe:" Without
permitting myself to be drawn into an analysis
of the views of the Diritto, or discussing whether
the Same are in
,eonforinity, with that penetration
and acumen which is attributed to the Writers of
this journal, I cannot, however, help doubting
the accuracy of the circumstances as presented to
the public, and for these simple re.zu.--;;;;,
71; tile
astute Lou Napoleon wai-
really
Sincere in
proposing the Italian. Confederation as sUggested
to the Emperorof Atistria tit Viiiabatida, there
can be no donut that Francis Joseph would
immediately consent to the same. It would be
idle to speculate upon the points that would be
brought . before tho Congress in.
,relation to the
position in which he left Italy; and the position
which she noW presents to Dirope: These pro-
positions would have precisely the same result as
the revolution of 1848 had in creating him abso-
lute monarch of the ,Fiench empire, and the
dethronement and banishment of the legitimate
royal family of. France. The Russian note to
the court of Turin has created some little sensa-
tion here, "but haS in its. t*n been laughed. at by
the journals of this country; because, with the
support of France behind theni; there is no
danger to be feared from any part and:that they
May pursue whatever line of policy they think
proper, however Contrary to 611 international,and
public law, which is really, the pregent policy of the'
Sardinian Government: Without the slightest Pre-
tensions to self-conceit your renders itiust have seen.
that all the points brought forward in the Russian
note Were.submittedto them in my letters written
More than afortnight since. I must now say a few
words about Naples and the votation of the 21st
inst, If I say that the same influences were
used by the Piedmontese emissaries as were used-
by those of. France in a similar comedy for the
cession of Nice and Savoy, I should, perhaps, be.
doing an injustice'to the French agentS, because
I did not hear of any of the voters being either
insulted and brOtally ill" treated by petseris'
that stirtOurided the voting seetions'of..Charribery.
and Nice; brit on the 21st inst.' at. NapleS, the
thriaglEd that surrounded the different 'Places
destined for the voting most 'brutally ill-treated
those persons who put
.a number into the -Urn.
The Pungolo, of last evening, gives the result of
the' voting for the city of Naples as follows :
Number of votes inscribed, 109,102.
The number of voters, in, favour

FRANCE.

. 106,024
. 37

3,000

109,102

I will not attempt to give your readers, ariy pre-
cise details of the undue influences that Were
adopted to obtain this majority as reported by
those who were charged to count the votes; but
froth all my letters—and I have many—they
agree in stating that the most shameful system
was adopted by the Government, and that the
report of the taking of Capita was expressly got
up for the purpose of influencing the voters.
&me slight idea of the zeal adopted by the indi-
viduals appointed to- hand the slips of paper to
the voters with the words Si and No, when I tell
you he was continually addressing the groups of
voters, as they came up, as follows (this is from a
letter of a correspondent at Naples to the Gazette
of -Milan, and published on-the 27th instant.)
—"Every batch of . voters that arrived
the officer who was' sworn to receive the votes,
while presenting the two urns of Si and No,
addressed .the
.people in these words—' Remem-
ber that you come to vote.either for king Francis
or Ring Victor Emmanuel. You know right well
what are the qualities of the one -and the other,
therefore think before depositing your vote."
'What voter would have the hardihood to place
his vote in the' urn inscribed . with the mono-
syllable Yo after such' a direct invitation to vote
for Victor'Emmanuel. In Sicily and throughout
the provinces the same systeni has been adopted
as at Naples. pp
There is a report afloat of great discontent on
the part of Garibaldi and his party at the recent
appointments Made. by Cavour of Montezemolo,
Cordova, La Vagina, Parini, Fauti,l and Valfre,
who have been: selected to' fill the highest offices
in Sicily_ and Naples. This is what I have all
along said, and persist in saying that the libera-
tion of Italy is not so much for the freedom of the
Italians as it is to 'satiate the ambition of Cavour,
and .to extend the_ interest. and influence of Piedt
mont and the Piedmontese. _ Lombardy and the
Central, Provinces are at present but too per-
suaded of this fact.

• It must not be believed that Naples is quiet, or
that the people are all contented with the present
usurpation of the country by the Piedmontese.
This' is far from being the case. Even taking the
votation of Naples at their own figures, namely,
106,024 votes in favour, *e must remember that
the population of that city is over 500,000, and it
is an undeniable. truth that the people of the
Abruzzi are entirely opposed to the revolution,
which is the reason that they have incurred the
brutal order of " this monster Cialdini," as he
would most certainly be styled if he was an
Austrian general, or commanding an Austrian
army instead of an Italian column. This is not
the first time that the ferocity o this man's
character has appeared in his orders of 'the day. I
remember upon his first entrance into the Marches
another order of the day which showed but little
dignity in a man holding the position of com-
mander of a division of troops. In that order of
the day to his soldiers the troops of the Pope
were styled the worst dregs of the people of every
nation, convicts, robbers, and assassins. It is
neither my province nor intention to defend the
late or present army of the Pope, but we all
know of what kind of materials the present army
of Garibaldi is composed,. and the reckless and
•savage character of the' same. We have been
told by many journals of the cruelties of the
Royalists during the battle of the let instant, but
a . most honourable man whom I know for many
years, assured me that he had spoken with two
of the Garibaldini who were present at the fight
of the Ist instant, and who declared that scores
of the Bavarian prisoners were wantonly butchered
by their companions the, Garibaldini; and that
during' -and after the battle the wounded Bour-
bons were cruelly bayonetted by the same chival-
roils and humane red shirts. Your readers must
have been behind the scenes to form anything
like a correct idea of the real facts of the present
revolution. I am informed that numerous arrests
are continually taking place at Naples, and that
at Lanciano and Cinquefondi, there had been a
serious conflict between the people and the
national guard, eleven of the latter being killed
and 'about thirty wounded. At Lanciand there
has been no less than 300 persons arrested within
the last week. I tun also' told that the French
espionage is most extensively adopted at Naples,
nearly every suspected' letter undergoing perusal
before reaching the person to whom it is ad-
dressed. A few days ago the porters of the docks
rose up against 'their chiefs, illtreating all, and
brutally murdering the inspectors director, and
another officers This is a sample of the order
and' discipline of the present government
of Naples, The ferocity of the above
murders only whetted the appetite for more
blood. The following day a provincial di-
rector was named, and, in the afternoon,
it so happened that a steamer arrived in the port
with the English volunteers, upon which being
known, crowds gathered around the gates to the
entrance, and endeavoured to force their way into
the dockyard, but were prevented by the people.
Tho crowd then, without further provocation,
made a dash at the gates, forced them open, and
were in the act of rushing upon the riew director
like so many bloodhounds, to tear him to pieces,
when'they were stopped by the National Guard,
until the director had time to make his escape.
These are only two of many cases that are
continually occurring here, and which prove the
establishment of order and good Government, as
spoken of by eavour in his memorandum to the
courts of Europe.
With regard to the present movement of troops,
the greatest secrecy is now observed—not a word
for more than a week being published by any of
the papers, the Government having begged the
journals to abstain from all publicity as to the
movement of troops—but I think I am right in
-asserting that nearly all the garrison of Genoa,
under the excuse of being sent to the neighbour-
hood of the Po or Mincio, are now on their way
to the Neopolitan States. Cialdini and Della
Rocca are rapidly advancing towards Capua,, if
not already there. The Royalists have abandoned
Cajazzo which is now occupied by the Pied-
has thrown, a bridge
montese. Colonel Lawden of the English division,
south-west of over the Volturno, on the
San Angelo, at about a clip's dis-
tance from this village.
Since the completion of
this bridge, Garibaldi has passed to the other
side. A reconnoissance of the position , on the
north-east of Cajazzo was made a few days ago
by 200 Garibaldini, but were driven back by the
peasantry, with a great number of killed and
wounded. A report is here current that Francis
11., is on the point of leaving Gaeta, and has sent
to Naples, soliciting the protection of an English
vessel of war. This report I do not believe. It
is beyond all doubt what the Garibaldini most
earnestly desire it, as the heat of the day sadly
contrasts with the cold and the damp of the
night, the most of them being without tents and
very bad covering, It' i 4 presumed that a few

days . will put an end to the present painful un-
certainty that surrounds the obstinady of Capua
and Gaeta; but I confess that I am disposed to
believe that many will be greatly, disappointed:
It is stated that as. soon as Garibaldi will hand
o'er to the King, his dictatorial poWers, he will
retire to his quiet retreat at Caprera: It is also
said that Bixio, Sirtori.' and Turr; will in con-
sequence of their. esteem for Garibaldi, also retire
from the service. The reasons of this determina-
tion is not precisely known, but it is believed,
'within the last week, that fresh misunderstand-
ings have sprung up between the Piedmontese
Government and Garibaldi.

LATEST NE WS.

Ow BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

A salute of 100 guns was fired on Thursday
night at the Invalides in honour of the taking of
the Chinese forts.

The teriii fixed for, sending back the army
horses confided to different farmers on
the 30th September, but the Minister of War has
issued a notice that they will be alloWed to remain'
where they Ere until further orders,

THE FRENCH FUNDS.
411,0, Nov.' 3.
The Bourse continues 6ni. Renteg dadd at
69f. 50c., or 15c. higher than yesterday.

. . CAPITULATION OF CAPUA.
NAPLES, Nov. 2.
Capua has, capitulated. Military honours have
been ethheti td tiic darrisein, Wholo the number
of 8,000 men have been disarmed dud sent to
Naples, where they will embark.

PASSAGE OF THE GARIGLIANO, AND
GREAT VICTORY OVER THE NEAPOLI-
TAN TROOPS.
[of FILIAL.]
NArtts, Nov. 3.
The Piedmontese, under the . eomt-natid of
Victor Ertinianuel; gained a brilliant Victory on
the ether side of the Garigliano. The Bourbons,
attacked in front with great Spirit by the troop's,
and in flarik by the fleet, dispefsd, leasing in our
hands tents, waggons, material, and a large num-
ber of prisoners. General Sonnaz purstied the
enemy, and afterwardS occupied Mola and posi-
tions commanding Gaeta.
Victor Emmanuel enters Naples to-day.
The number of prisoners taken at Capua was
11,000.

The Supreme Court of Justice has proclaimed
the result of the voting in the kingdom of Naples
as follows :—Ayes, 1,130,266; noes, 10,012. This
announcement was received with much enthu-
siasm: •

The Times quotes a letter f'iona.' Gaeta; dated.
October 27: It states that on that day six Sai-
dinian steamers came to shell the enly‘road of
communication, which folloWing continuously the
sea side joins Gaeta with the Garigliano: At
the same time the Redoubtable came in from,
Beyrout. She was signalled to place herself
across the road, while the St. Louis cleared decks
for action and performed the same manoeuvre.
A Sardinian officer came to take the orders of
the French admiral, and conveyed them to the
commander of his division, which immediately
sailed again for Naples.
King Francis possesses an army of 50,000 men
eager to fight: The king Bolds reviews and
endeirvotirs to' inspire confidence, but he is no
soldier. The Neapolitan soldiers will be badly
led and badly placed. This time they will have
to encounter the Piedmontese regulars.

THE FRENCH INTERVENTION IN THE
BAY OF GAETA.
The. Paris correspondent of the Herald gives
the following account as authentic :—As soon as
the French admiral heard the .Sardinian cannon-
ade, he immediately despatched the steam frigate
Descartes to the, scene of action, with orders to
steer between the Sardinian ships and the shore;
and make them cease their fire until he himself
could .come up. As the Descartes was getting
under way the steam-liner Redoubtable arrived
in the offing, from Syria, and was immediately
signalled by the Admiral to follow the Descartes
and clear' for action. The St. Louis and the
Bretagne were ordered to get up their steam with.
the utmost speed. At this juncture an aide-de-
camp of Admiral Persano came up on board the
corvette Ardita,, to enqiiire the meaning of the
extraordinary conduct of the French Admiral,
and, after some parleying, drew up a protest,
which he left with the French Admiral, and also
With the commander of the British liner RenoWn.
The Sardinian squadron then returned to Naples.

Tilt VOTING IN THE. ROMAN STATES.
' PERUGIA, Nov. 4.

The voting on the question of annexation has
commenced. The concourse of people at the urns
is extraordinary. Notwithstanding the French
occupation and the presence of Pontifical gend-
armes, the inhabitants of several communes in
the province of Viterbo are hastening vote for
the annexation.

THE DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, 'NOVEMBER 5, 1860.

VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

THE ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF 'FHB
151 it LANCASHIRE VOLUNTEERS.

On Saturday. evening, this no body of men, who
certainly are; from their military appearance, lionour
to the good old town, mustered in full force at the
Merchants' Dining. Rooms,. Tithebarn-street, to cele-
bratd `lie first anniversary of their enrolment. In that
spacious room three loig`,.tables were placed for the
accommodation of the guests, at the head of .the centre
table. was a cross table, which was occupied by the
officers of the division and several invited guests.
Major Bourne presided, being supported by Lieut.-Col.
Bousfield, the Rev. J. R. Conor, J. B. Cooper, Esq.,
Captain Badenach, and Captain, Eaton." Amongst the
officers and gentlemen present, were Captain Hamilton,
Captain Tucker, Captain Heap; Lieutenant-Rogerson,
Lieutenant Clare; Ensign Bentley, Ensign Mollyneaux,
Ensign Maitland, of flue Press Qompany,-Adjutant Lake,
Captain George Hamilton, of the Kircndbrightshire
Volunteers, and several other officers loolongin:,, to the
different volunteer companies in the town. We need
scarcely say that the dinner was most excellent, and fully
maintained Mr. Morrish's celebrity as a caterer. The
following was the bill of fare :—Soups : mock turtle,
ort tail, mulligatawny. Saddles mutton, roast pig, roast
beef, boiled boef, roast geese, roast turkeys, boiled tur-
keys, boiled chicken, roast chicken, pigeon pies, chicken
pled, barn, tabgie,, Sweets: Damson tarts, apple
tarts, greengage tarts, plum puddings, compote rice and
damson, pancakes, custard pudding's, cheese; celery,
The good things of this life hating beef aptly ,dis-
cussed, t'the Rev. Mr. Conor offered up graW, and the
cloth was removed. _ _ _

' The CHAIRMAN then gave "The Health of the Queen,"
a duty that eVery loyal and patriotic• subject had a right
to perform. On that occasion, it was his pleasing duty
to propose the health of her Majesty the Queen of Eng-
land; and he ,was sure that thd 15th Would heartily
respond to that toast. [This toast was drunk with
the most hearly cheering, the excellent band of the
fourth company playing the national anthem. We may
add that during the evening this band considerably en-
livened the assembly by playing some of the most popular
airs bf th& day; and their performances were greeted
with Mich applasise:.]:
The CriasitsfAs4 said the' ries4 toast he had to propose
was "The Health of the Prince Consort," (cheers,)
the Prince of Wales, (cheers,) and the rest Qf the Royal
Family." [The toast was also most heartily responded
to, "one cheer more" having been given for " the rest
of the young ones."]
The CRA.insux—ln an assembly of that derteriction
it Wits necessary to have a system of order and rcgu,
laxity; and if it was so necessary at such a meeting, how
much nice" do' Wa:s it necessary in larger communities,
and for the country in &rectal ?. They were all indebted
to the clergy; and he was sure that they
,would have
much pleasure in heartily drinking "The Health of the
Bishop and. Clergy of the Diocese," and with that Coast
he begged to couple the name of the Rev: Mr. Conor,
the Chaplain to the 15th. (Great cheering.)
The Rev. 3, R. CONOR, military chaplain, rose
amidst the most eniCrislastigcheering, and said—Major
Bourne and gentleman of the f6th L. Y. R., I beg to
thank you most sincerely for the honoU'r you 'have done
me in associating my name with the toast of the Bishop
and Clergy of the Diocese, and I also thank you for the
kind manner in which that toast has been received.
Allow me, gentlemen, as the son of an old soldier, to
offer a few remarks on the very interesting -occasion
which has brought us together. ((Cheers.) In making
these rerriaiks; I know that f shalf be found great fault
with, and charged With denting down here "to encour-
age boys to fight," I mist be eontent to bear the blame
of this, but methinks thode who censure me are wrong.
The Bishop of Winchester, When an invasion was
they
threatened' in 180'4, gave his clergy leave to do anything
they liked for the defence of the country, that is,
might change the black coat for the red, to
protect England front damage; (Cheers.) Here is the
answer to the charge; anefiittlier, I would add that
our principle is self-defence—our motto hing "Defence;
not defiance." (Great cheering.) Volunteers, I wish
to congratulate 'you on the first anniversary of your
aexnicsete;,ce. Some eighteen months ago England was
spoken of in the French press as " existing upon suffer-
as " waitingthe convenience of the Emperor
for
annexation ;" but the nation has had a year's peace
busy merchant has trod the 'Change—his ships.
have One forth to distant climes, and returned ; the
broker has dealt with the produce of the nations the
spinner has frequented, our cotton market; and the
farmer
has sowed his fields, reaped his crops, and filled
his barn. And yet no foreign foe has trod fair Eng-
land's soil. I attribute all this to "the Volunteer
Movement." For, under God, it has been a wall of fire
around our isle. (Cheers.) Eighteen months ago, the
volunteer movement was laughed at, old colonels said
that it would effect nothing, for it would take three
years to make a soldier. But let facts speak. We bar
now on all sides that the volunteer movement is an
accomplished fact. See the steadiness of the brigades at
the different reviews, see the result of the rifle contests,
in London and elsewhere. Rejoice that about 1,000"
Englishmen are not content with being voliniteers at
home, but they have gone forth to, join the glorious
standard of Garlbaldi. "(Cheers.) This should interest
you for one of your men—yes—Williams of the 15th
L.R.V. is now serving in active warfare in Italy. On
all these facts I beg to congratulate you. But lem told
that " the volunteers are but the raw material." Is not
this another matter for congratulation ? England has
the raw material, The army list proves the fact—it.
has grown thick because of the multitude of volunteer
officers who have been commissioned by our Queen.
Lancashire
counts her volunteers by thousands. She'
has her militia regiments—her artillery, which we may
call " Sir Duncan M'DougalPs Own." Here, sir, let
me ask what is the quality of her raw material ? The
English Legion has astonished Victor Emmanuel. It is
of the same'`raw material as that which won Waterloo
from the veterans of France—as that which crowned the
heights of Alma. What did the great Napoleon think
of the raw 'material at Waterloo ? He said, as he
looked on'the fluctuating fortunes of the day, "English"
men never knew when they were beaten." And, on a
former occasion, when Ney asked him for 200,000 men to.
invade England, he advised him not to attempt such a.
thing, for' he was persuaded that not one would come
back to tell the tale of their disasters. I believe that
the present Napoleon is a wise man, so wise that he will
never dare to invade this land. (Cheers.) His colonels
may chaff, and his newspapers may provoke, but the
wisdom of his heart will keep his armies at a distance
from our island home. (Cheers.) Once more, gentle-
men, I congratulate you in coming forward with
hands prepared, and hearts resolved, the blessings we
enjoy to guard." These blessings are great. Whave
wealth enough to invite the covetous invader. The
banks of London, ,the glittering shops, and all the riches
of the metropOlis. We have power enough to allure the
ambitious. It has been beautifully said of our Queen,
"she waves her hand, and a thousand ships of war, with
a hundred thousand sailors, are ready to perform her
bidding on the ocean. She gives the command, and
500,000 warriors rush into the battle field to conquer
or dia.," (Cheers.) The Assyrian empire never was so
wealthy ; the Roman empire never was so populous; the
Persian empire was never so extensive ; the Cartha-
kinian empire never was so dreaded the Spanish
empireenever was so widely diffused. We have overrun
a greater extent of territory than Attila:ever ruled—we
have subdued more kingdoms than Alexander of Macedon
--we have dethroned more monarchs than Napoleon
in
the plenitude of his owes and and we have gained to our-
selVes a' larger extent of territory than Tamerlane tho
Tartar ever spurred his horses' hoofs across. The sun
never sets on the dominionss of our Queen.
Eogland,
the, tiny isle of our birth, is the heart, of all this domi-
nion. God has given us these possessions. Our land is
the home of the exile. Here the slave puts off his
fetters. England, is the land of the fair, the free—
England, "first flower of the earth, first gem of the
sea," The envy of the nations : the spot of land
which has been coveted by emperors, from Julius Cmsar
to the present day. (Enthusiastic cheers.) Gentlmen,
by. God's grace, we will hold our osvnEngland for the
English. .Britons never will: be slaves. (Prolonged
applause.) If England falls, the bulwark of the world's
liberties is crushed for ever ; but I believe that, God
being our helper, England` will not fall : the men of
England are determined to hold by the God of England,
and He who crowned our archers with victory at Cressy
and Agincourt—He who made us conquerors in the
Peninsula and at Waterloo,—will be our help and
refuge in the hour of need. (Cheers.) "If God be
for us, who can be against us." When the Spanish
Armada neared our shores, Elizabeth, our Queen,
addressed her soldiers thus,—" I know I have the body
of but a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart
of a King, and of a King of England too ; and I think
foul scorn of any who dare invade the borders of our
realm." (Applause.) We have another Queen in these
days,—a worthy successor of Elizabeth—(cheers)—a
Queen who is an example to the monarchs of Europe—
a pattern to the matrons of her land—a model of princely
worth— Nof private virtue. (Cheers.) ell, let the foe
advance, 'Victoria will show a kingly heart,.a raiildhtwrheyerael
valiant spirit ; she will lead her volunteers ,
is the man who, on that day, will absent himself? Eng-
land expects every man to do his duty. Every man has
done it, and will do it again.
Gome, the three corners of the world in arms,
And we will shock them. w,
Naught shall make us
If England to herself prove true.:
mostTh eenr tehvuesrleasndtiegeanptpllearnuasiie, twe
which
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was a
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and
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repeated.
The CHAIRMAN said the next toast he had to propose
was one that he was sure would be received with a
hearty welcome.- It was a toast that they as volunteers,,
were intimately connected NVlth . It was the "Army
and the Navy." (Cheers.) They had heard what had
been done in China. (Cheers.) The army in China,
as it had done at Alma, had proved itself an honour
and an ornament to this country—(cheers)—and he was
quite sure that whenever the duties of the country
required it the navy would do its duty. (Cheers.)
Being a volunteer, he had great pleasure inQroposing
the toast ; and he was happy to say that they had
present with them an officer belonging to the army who
had distinguished himself in India.--(cheers)—and one
who belonged to the 15th. (Cheers.) Ta. the "Army
The army was
thelooast of our country, and in prot,osin„
and the Navy " he would couple with it the name of
Captain Lake, adjutant of the 15th Volunteers.
The toast was most heartily responded to.
Captain LAKE said he rose with great pleasure to re-
turn thanks for "The Army and the Navy," and for
the kind reception which the toast had met ; and although
an old soldier he regretted that there was not some per-
son present more capable of aoing justice to the toast
than he was. When the army had been called upon to
fight for the country, it had always cone its duty; and
he was quite sure that whenever the volunteers were
called upon (which God forbid) to figit, the men of the
15th would not be the last in the felt. (Cheers.) He
would not say that the volunteers-vould ever be the
first of the army, but they would always be a great
support to the army. Ile concluded by returning thanks
for the manner in which the toast had been received, and
by highly complimenting the 15th, who, he was sure,
would always be at their posts and realy for duty: (Great
cheering.)
The CHAIRMAN said every time he rose he felt his
in rising to -
difficulties increase, and sooner or later he was afraid he
should make a failure. But a short twelve months ago
he should have had very little difficuty
pose success to the volunteers, for instead of addressinproa.
hundreds, as he had on that occasun, he should only
have had to address tens ; and he supposed, from the
success-that had attended the meetirg, that ere another
twelve months had, passed over their heads, that insteacl
of addressing the large number he tben had the pleasure
of doing, that in that time the =ter Would be doubly

LANCASHIRE RIFLE CONTEST.

•

•
increased. (Cheers.) There was a great responsi-
bility resting upon the volunteers ; and he could
not 'help feelinz that they have rendered a' great
this-
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given them, he would say the. 15th Volunteers would be
d
Second forione in the CothitrY., (Cheers.)- In proposing
"Success to the Volunteers,"
,to say that he had by his side the man who was the
'originator of the movement. (Cheers.) They had the
lieutenant-colonel of the Ist Lancashire Rifles. (Cheers.)
The wintry, tis well as. the county of Lancashire, were
proud of, Lieutdant.Colonel Bousfield. (Great cheer-
ing.) They knew that mime feet years ago, Ur. Bousfield
drilled,s, few men in Liverpool, but now he was Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Bousfield. He had much pleasure in
proposing " Success to the Volunteer Movement," arid
with that toast he begged to couple the name of Lieu-,
tenant-Colonel Bousfield. (Enthusiastic cheering,, the
band playing "Cheer, boys, cheer.")
Lieut.-Colonel Bonsvinru rose amidst the greatest
applaTs'e id respond to the toast. On behalf of the
volunteers, he said,' he begged to express his sincere
thanks for the manlier ilalvillich.tbat toast had been pro-,
posed, and also for the cordial ti'ay in Which his name ,
had been coupled with it by Major BOUThel aiia.the.g9o(l
feeling that had been shown in receiving X. 'the •
major complimented him on being the first, ancthe fele .
it.an honour of being one of the first, who promoted
this great movement—(cheers)—but he felt that his
abilities had been overrated. lie need not tell them
that he was deeply interested in the 15th, and
he hoped that they might long go shoulder to
shoulder, eV,
,as the Lancashire folks would say,
cheek by jowl, together. In the 15th he had lost
some very valuable and esteemed officers. (Cheers.)
Lieutenant-Colonel BOusfield then went on to explain
the necessity there was' for the men' to he attentive to
their drill;; and although he did not wish to disearage ,
rifle shooting, he conceived that, to make good and
efficient volunteers, they roust all attend to.their drill.
He deprecated the apPointment of inefficient officers to
companies, and the getting tip of new companies merely
for the sake of Dick, Tom, or Harry being made an
officer. 'What they should do to bring success upon
the movement was to appoint good and efficient dicers—
men that world 'work, and then they would make the
volunteer movement efficient. He concluded an able
and practical speech by returning thanks on behalf of
• the, volunteers the band playing "Ready, Boys, Ready."
Lieliteilallt;eofollol BOV§FIELD again rose amidst the
greatest applause; and said he was about to propose
i a toast which he was sui.e would be heartily responded
to. It was "The liealtli of Major Bourne and the
Officers of the 15th." (Cheers.)' Be passed a high
eulogiuni upon each of the officers of the I:s`th, and con-
cluded by saying that, while those officers Were spite up
to their duty and at their posts, he was sorry Lc/ say
that the men sometimes stopped away.
1116 CHAIRMAN, Major Bourne, briefly returned
thanks. ' .
Corporal E. J. C. gr.lasrrom, of the lOth, then sang a
song, composed and set to mlitic by,himself, and entitled
the song of the 15th Lancashire Volunteers, which was
published in the Daily Times of Seturday,
. The CHAIRMAN, then in suitable terms, propnied
" The Press," and expressed the pleasure he felt that
"the tst Volunteer Press Company" was a part of their i
own division: In proposing The Press, he 'begged to
couple with it the name of Ensign Maitland.
The toast was most cordially responded to, the band
playing " Still so gently o'er m'e, stealing," amidst the
most rapturous applause.
Ensign MAITIAND, of the Daily Times, fesi*mde'd to
the toast. He was received with enthusiastic cheer*,
and said :--In the absence of my superior officer, Lieut.
Peat—(cheers)--who has unexpectedly been called away
this afternoon to London, I, as ensign of the Press
Corps-1-fhb first and only Press Corps in- Liverpool—
(applause)—as well as in my capacity of editor, have
the honour and pleasure of returning thanks to Major
Warne for the hanclsOnie terms in which he has pro-
posed "The Press," and to the officers and men of the
15th, for the cordial manner in which they have re-
ceived the, toast. As the only commissioned; officer con-
nected kith' the Press now- present, it not unnatur-
ally devolves upon me to express to you the warm sym-
pathy entertained by the members of the fourth estate
towards the volunteer mVernent generally, and the
good wishes we have for the prontrity and efficiency of
the 15th Lancashire in particular. . (Cheers) The
toast of " The Press" I leek upon, on the present occa-
sion, as something more than a merely formal toast,
(Hear, hear.) It seems to me to have a'special appTo•e
priateness on a great volunteer anniversary, such as the
present—tbe Press being the most strenuous advocate of
that national freedom and:independence which have raised
this Country to the foremost place among the nations, and
which you have banded yourselves together to defend by
the sword against all enemies. (Applause.)- No doubt
that glorious liberty of which we boast, that noble
patriotism which has called you forth as its volunteer
defenders, is due to the intelligence, bravery, and loyalty
of the general body of the people; but who shall deny
that, as a,potent agency in the formation and expoSition
of public opinion,. numb of our freedom, and irruch of
the perfection to which, the volunteer movement has
attained, is due to the faithfulness of the independent :
-Press- of England-? (Great cheering.) If the Press is a
suitable toast for volunteer meetings generally, how
much more so is it at any festive meeting of the 15th,
whose fifth company; under Captain Heap, is composed
exclusively of members of the Press ? (Applause.) The
15th: tluis combines the two great powers by which
nations are governed. Thus it may be said of this divi-
sion alone, that with the one hand we"wield the pen,
while with the other we grasp the sword. (Applause.)
Whether as an humble member of the Press of Liver-
pool, or as one of your officers, I shall always feel proud
of the honour you have done the Press on this occasion, ,
and of the manner in which you have received my name,
(Great applause.)
After a few observations from Captain Hamilton,
and Private Fitzpatrick, of West Derby, " The , Lan-
cashire Witches" were most enthusiastically toasted,
and thus ended one of the most agreeable evenings that
it has been our pleasure to attend for a long time.

On Saturday the sun shone out splendidly. It was,
however, a little misty during the morning. In the
afternoon the mist cleared away again. The half
day extended to a large portion of our townspeople'
enabled a large number of persons to visit the ground.
Indeed the visitors were more numerous than on any
former occasion. The programme varied in detail from
that of the preceding days. For the first time volhy
firing was practised, and Clay and Blakeley entered into
a friendly competition as to the relative merits of their
guns—big guns, of large calibre. .Mr. Clay, as our
readers are award, is of the Mersey Steel and Iron
Works. Mr. Blakelev is the inventor of the gun called
after his name. Clay's and Blakeley's are breech-load-
ing cannon; Blakeley's resembles, in form and in prin-
ciple, the celebrated Armstrong gun, which has worked
such terrible' slaughter lately in China. About either
of the cannons there is nothing remarkable of which the
public is net already aware. A lengthy description of
them here would for that reason be useless. It was
supposed, and confidently asserted—upon what founda-
tion we know not—that Whitworth would enter. into
the competition. He was on the ground on Friday
but neither he nor 'his gains were there on Saturday.
The contest commenced shertly after len o'clock. The
guns wore mounted in regular order on the shore, dis-,
tant about a mile and a quarter
_from the new siding on
the railway. A target was erected at a long distance
seaward. Five rounds were 'fired from each gun. The
result of the practice appears to have been on the whole
satisfactory. Contests of this nature, carried out under
such circumstances, cannot, we think, decide the merit of
any cannon. Our artillery volunteers are as yet young
in their profession, and know very little, practically
speaking, of the nature of heavy or any artillery. In
this instance the cannon was altogether new, not only to
the volunteers, but to every body else ; and it naturally
takes some time for even an experienced man to make
himself acquainted with all the peculiarities of a new
invention. We might enumerate many other good rea-
sons for our opinion' that a friendly contest of this
nature cannot- be decisive as to the merit of artil-
lery. Taking these matters into consideration, the
recent date at which the guns were invented,
the want of practice and experience on the part
of the gunners, and the gloomy state of the atmosphere,
we have no hesitation in 'saying that the result of the
trial is remarkably satisfactory. The degrees of eleva-
tion, as will be seen, ranged from 3 9-10ths (Ist shot
4th Blakeley's gun)
to 57.
order of Clay's). It matters not at what distance from
7., (2nd shot from second in
the gun the target is erected; the great object to be at-
tained is to strike the target at any given distance, and
under all circumstances. In time of war we could not
select fighting ground; therefore we must be prepared
to fight on any ground under all circumstances, against
all difficulties. There are many difficulties to be sur-
mounted. It is true that a volunteer may take a better
aim upon the ground to which he has been accustomed ;
it is true that he can manage his own rifle, or his own
artillery—the rifle and the artillery with which he had
learnt the practice, and practised, having learnt the
best.. These things may appear trifling, but they
are not so ; and it should be the volunteer's duty
to accustom himself as much as possible to all grounds,
to all rifles, and to all artillery. If, then, it be the com-
petitors'
,great object to hit the mark, the gunners—
taking.the -gun also into consideration—that strike or
come nearest to the target the oftenest must be the best;
and those who strike farthest from it must, for the same
reason,-be the worst. Then let us examine the tables
given below and decide—independently of Colonel Woo d.
house—the respective merits of each gun. Three (one,_r
two and three) belonged to Mr. Clay; the fourth to M
Blakeley. Each was worked by ten men, under a com-
missioned officer—volunteers, of course. No. 1 was,ll
refine
under the command of Captain Inman, of the 8.
Brigade. The first shot was not seen at all, tlie •
the line of
of the target, without the slightest deviation
that goes for nothing; the fourth was 6 yards only short
'fire ; the second was 29 yards short, with deflectionafram
yard deflection
yard to the right; the third 62 yards short, 1
and 1
of 1
to the left; and the fifth 62 yards over the target,omend of
to the left. The second. gun was under the
Major Jackson of Blackburn. T 14
yard to the
yards over the target, with a deflection
t. with a deflee,
right ; the next best fell 63 yards shoor_
fire;
the third
tion of 1 yard to the right of the line t
he fourth 45 yards
77 yards over, and 2 to the left;
t 95 yards over,
short, and 4 to the right; and the fifth
The beosft shot flew
s
and sto the right. The third gun was commanded by
a lieutenant of the Bth Brigade. The best
shot fell 40 yards short, and i
riochettednto the tiro-et
rt, and 1 the lett ;
the next best fell 9 yardsis
fiothe fourth the
45 over, 2 to
third 92 short, 1 to the rig it
'over,
The fourth, un was and 3 to the right.
the left; and the
fifth2o
the charge of Capt. Campbell,
in
d belongs to Mr. Blakeley. The
best shot fell 9S yards short, and 1 yard to • the
left ; next best 105 yards short, and 1 to the right ;
2
to the left ; the fourth 78 over, 3
to the left ;
the third 84 short, fifth
93 over, and 6to the right. Now
it must be evidentthe to the meanest capacity that there is
a considerable disparity
between the results obtained by
a d great difference between
first and the two others. The superiority of
second gulls, an„
the first and
that of the
the first is settled, i.e., the superiority of the firing upon
'lt seems to us that, whilst we lay no claim
that day. -
,mac knowledge of the means by which the
to the cl-
- Woodhouse, obtained his result,
adjudicator,
h best and only means of decidine. as to the
that. t e
' (runnel
relative superiority of one gun and one set b_
'over another, is to add of
together the results in yards. It
d then
hat be so, the knot is easily solved. We tin I

4' 3'4'

FOI:RTH SOUND.
6

- • ~." ..
32 . ...... 4
.
4
rufni 33:017D:
1
2
3
4
* Ball ricochetted into target.
+ Struck bottom of target. .

that shot fro -it the first kun flew over and fell
short of the target I's9* yards in all, and deviated
three . yards only from fhb. litre of fire ' • the shot
from the third gun flew over, ci . fell short of the
target by 206 yards, altogether deviating from the
line of fire a sum total of 7 yards. The rhot from the
third gun flew over and fell short by 291 yard • and
deviated 13 yards from the line of fire ; and the fourth
flew over and fell short by 45S yards, deviating 13 yards.
If we be correct, the firing from the first gun was the
best r from the third, second; from the second, third ;
and the fourth, worst. Colonel Woodhouse decided
otherwise. Probably he is right; still we think it was
natural that the representative of Mr. Clay should have
protested against the adjudication. Under the circum-
stances, it might perhaps have been well if he had not
done so. However, as the merits of his gun depend
upon the results.it obtains, and the prizes and praise it
wins honourably, we think it excusable.
The fbllowing is the score, as copied from the official
card.

THE FIRST nott,no.
Guns'
Deg. of Short target. Over target....DLciation.
elevation. in yards. in yards. RIP',
Left.
2
I ... . .
,
4
3 ...... 4 4 .
•
• -

SZOIND Rift:ND.
1
2
......
41
4 - B4 ......
...
.nintp ROUND.
1
,-)
4i5
95
i: 92
93 ...... 6
...
;.; -

3....-..

Colonel Woodhouse' after the contest, delivered his
adjudication. He said that he had examined the returns,
andf to the best of his ability, decided upon the merits
of the firing. Under the circumstances it was difficult
for him to decide, not having seen anything of the kind
previously during the whole course of his services.
Still, he trusted, and did not doubt, that his decision
would give satisfaction. On. the whole the first gun
was the best, in regard to quality, of the shots and of
the gunners ; •the third, next best ; the fourth, third ;
and the second, last. He said the shooting might be
considered extraordinary under the circumstances—the
misty state of the atmosphere, and the fact that the
guns were quite new to the men, who, he understood,
had not seen them until the day before.
Mr. Clay entered a protest against the decision, with
respect to the second gun, maintaining that, on the
whole, the score was more satisfactory than that obtained
by the men attached to the fourth gun. We do not
know how this matter was settled, if at all.
We understand that, whilst the firing was proceeding
Mr. Laurence challenged the winner of the prize to a
contest with his gun, the successful gunner to retain his
opponent's cannon.
We ought to say that the prizes in the artillery con-
test were—a silver cup, valued at 50 guineas, presented
by William Preston, Esq.; second, £l5; and third,
£lO, added by Lieutenant-Colonel Brown.
A prize of £5O, presented by J. Pemberton Heywood,
Esq., for the best company in the town of Liverpool at
volley firing. Ten men from each company. Five
rounds at 400 yards. Eight targets. Entrance, ss.
Average nnm-
Division. Company. Points. ber of Points
for each man.
Ist 34 3.40
2nd 22 " 22
29...............3.9
let l5 150
2nd 34 3.40
30 3.0
4.10 2nd

it' -
71 • (nine men)
39 •• Welsh) 54 5.20 Ist p
Thus, the Welsh Company obtained the first prize, cer-
tainly in a most creditable manner ; and the second was
won by the 25th, Captain INPNeiI.
The aide-de-camp of the Emperor of the French, and
the aide-de-camp of the Grand Duke Michael of Russia,
were on the ground, and seemed to take a lively interest
in the proceedings during a part of the day.
To-day the match for the Corn Brokers' Prize will
bring this great contest to a close.