The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-14 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRANSPORT OF TROOPS.

The conveyance of a military force by railway is not
a novel operation, but it is generaly confined to infantry,
and the number of rank and file conveyed at once rarely
equals that of the passengers by many an excursion train,
while the troops have the advantage of being under per-
fect discipline at the beginning and end of the journey.

The conveyance of infantry is comparatively an easy task,
and the time required may be soon calculated; but artil-
lery, which includes so much besides men, heavy guns,
ammunition waggons, and horses, that must all be kept
together, separation from either making the rest use-
less, is more difficult to deal with. If the movement
is complicated by a force of cavalry the difficulty is
increased still further by the large number of horses,
without which the men are hors de combat; the original
dragoon, who served both on horse and foot, being
extinct. In a campaign, supposing the existence of
good roads and abundant forage, artillery and cavalry
are not the most difficult parts of an army to move.
But if they can be carried to the actual field by rail-
road, the saving in time--the most important item—
is immense. This is evident enough—a mere truism.
But the practical mode of doing it, the amount of rail-
way plant required, and the efficiency of the railway
staff for the operation, have by no means been fully
tested. An experiment, however, was made on Wednes-
day on rather a large scale, the results of which gave
some idea of the time required to convey a combined
force of artillery and cavalry from point to point by
railroad. The London and North-Western Company
having received twenty hours' notice to prepare a point
on one of their branch lines for "debarking," to use a
foreign term, a certain number of troops, a piece of
waste ground on the Willesden Junction line was
selected for the purpose. A by-way, leading from
the great Harrow-road, crosses the rails, or rather
the rails crosses it on the level. On each side of
this roadway a temporary platform had been raised,
exactly resembling those of cattle stations. One ran for
some distance parallel with the rails, with a sloping
descent from it. The Other was narrow, and at right
angles to the railway. The difference of size was made
purposely, and horses and guns were debarked at both to
test the relative merits of this broad and narrow gauge.
The smaller was merely a strong wooden framework,
resting on sleepers, planked, and covered with ballast.
The.point from which the combined force departed was
the Caledonian-road station ; it consisted of the Grey
battery of the Royal Artillery, which had arrived from
Woolwich on the previous night, and between 400 and
.500 cavalry, composed of the 2nd Life Guards and the
10th Hussars. This is not a large force, the number of
a full regiment of cavalry and one complete battery of
field guns do not reckon for much in a great war ; but
it required six immense trains, each of more than thirty
carriages, to bring them down from the Islington station.
The last train started thence at a quarter past eleven, and
had not disposed of its martial freight till nearly four
o'clock. The first train down arrived within sight of the
platform at ten o'clock, but, for some reason not at once
perceptible, was halted there, and the men kept locked
up in the carriages till one o'clock. It was a very close
day ; the Artillery uniform is not the coolest summer
wear, and most people know how stifling a closely packed
carriage is when motionless. When released, the men
rushed and leaped out, half stewed and exceedingly
fagged, much more so than they would have been by any
march of the same distance. But, as this detention may
have been part of the test, we will not say it was unne-
cessary for the main object; only it seemed so. The
horses being in open carriages, did not suffer so much ;
but appeared very glad to feel the earth under their
feet, and the guns behind them again. They stood,
seven in each carriage, ready harnessed. The guns and
ammunition carts were on railway trucks. The nicest
part of the operation was adjusting the train to the plat-
forms, so that each carriage should have its roadway
exactly leading from it,. That arranged, the rest was
easy. The men rushed out, the horses pranced down
the platform, and the guns and carts descended the slope
by their own weight. Nevertheless, each train occupied
from 30 to 40 minutes before it was clear. As soon as
the cavalry mounted it left the ground, and proceeded
by the by-road to London ; the Artillery drew up in the
lane leading to the Harrow-road, the first guns halting
till all had been got out. The whole battery then re-
turned by the high road to Islington. The Earl of
Cardigan was on the ground watching the proceedings.

THE STOOL THAT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE

STOOD UPON.

Our Fremier be made a Precedent's stool,
With three legs, as neat as could be,
Out of old Hatsell wood, the workmanship good,
And the turning masterlie.

Then up came Gladstone, full of wrath,
Brimming o'er with a speech so flue,
" Let me mount this stool, the House to school,
And deliver this soul of mine."

"Now nay—now nay," gnoth the Premier gay,
"Thy speech thou may'st speak anon ;
But this stool, my friend, thou may'st not aztend,
not meant for standing en." ~ . . . .

Gladstone.
And he smote the board tiit it rang— -
"A stool with three legs, and none of 'cm pegs
Whereon a speech to hang - • •

"1 leave you to sink, I Icave you to swim,
As pleases Disraeli ;
But the place where such cabinet-work Is done,
Is no longer the Place for mc."

Then up he rose, and shook his clothes,
And clapped the chamber d0m....-
Which as Ministere to that sely Pcer,
lie never entered more!

—.Punch.

A country doctor being out for a day's shooting, took
his errand boy to carry his game-bag.. Entering a field
of turnips, the dog pointed, and the boy, overjoyed at
the prospect of his master's success, exclaimed, " Lor'
master, there's a covey ; if you get near 'em, won't you
physic 'cm ?" "Physic them, you young rascal, what
do you mean ?" said the doctor. "Why, kill 'em, to be
sure," replied the lad.
_ _

DEATIL OF A CENTENARIAN.-0n Saturday last we
witnessed the funeral of an old woman, named Mary
M'Cormack, Clara, who lived to the very advanced age
of .107 years. Although she had arrived to this great
age, she could walk four miles about a month before she
died, and retained her mental faculties to the last.
There are few places can boast of such a healthy climate
as Clara; there are at present four men living in the
parish whose united ages amount to 310 years.—Belfast
News-Ltter:
ANOTHER ImrEarA.L LUNATIC. —Another lunatic was
on Tuesday afternoon arrested for demanding to see the
Emperor. A peasant woman, about thirty-five years of
age, knelt down near one of the gates of the Louvre,
and remained for some time apparently plunged in
ecetacy, making at intervals strange gestures. Xt length
she was asked what she wanted, and she answered, " I
am waiting for the Emperor, in order to pray him to
pardon our cure !" She would give no other answer to
the questions put to her, neither would she say who she
was. As she was evidently insane, she was sent to an
asylum—Gal/pan i.
A SARDINIAN VENDETTA.--There was, years ago, a
certain village beauty, whose list of lovers included every
disengaged male of the township, and this maiden bad
three fierce brothers. Now, to salute the lips of a fair
lady in public constitutes an offence which, if not con-
doned by instant marriage, entails an inevitable `" vendetta" upon the families connected. In order, it
seemed, to bring matters to a crisis, the most impatient
of the suitors availed himself of a village fete,. to. salute
his beautiful mistress at the head of a procession. He
was izot the favoured one, for the rustic beauty witncliew, •
without a word, to her father's house. The friends of
the parties, knowing what must ensue, rallied speedily
around them ; eight lives were lost in the first encounter,
and so. terrible and comprehensive was the feud, that,
after the sacrifice of twenty more lives; the survivors
gradually abandoned the village, leaving its ruins visible
as a Nmorial of the most sanguinary vendetta on
.record.—Diekens's All the Year Bound.

NEW Act oN Punic IMPROVEMENTS.— The new
Act Which has just received the Royal assent and is now
in force provides for local improvements beneficial to
the health and
_comfort of the people. The ratepayers
of any, pgrish maintaining its own poor, the population
which, wording to the last account, exceeds 500
perms, may purchase or lease lands and accept gifts
_ and pants of land for the purpose of forming any pub-
li vallr, exercise or playground, and- levy rates for
waintaining
_the same, and for
.the removal of any nui-
enacts, or obstructions to the
,free use and enjoyment
therOof, snd for improving any open walk or footpath,
nr.pbeing convenient seats or shelters .from rain, and
for other purposes of a similar nature. The act may be
adopted in boroughs. After the adoption of the Act a
meeting of the ratepayers is to take place, .to make a
a ma-
separate rate, and such rate is to be agreed to by
jority of at least two-thirds in value of the ratepayers
assembled. Previous to any such rate being imposed a
sum-in amount not less than at least one-half of the
estimated cost of such proposed improvement shall have
been raised, given, or collected by private sfibscription or
donation. The rate is not to exceed 6d. in the pound.

's PILLS FOR TRE EFFECTUAL CORR Or DROPSY.—
HOLLOWAY
Holloway.'s Pills in dropsy is extraordinary.
The efficacy
such peculiar effect upon the system, that the
'They act with
fluids arising from this direful disease are imperceptibly
carried off, and prevented from any further accumulation.
The sufferer regains a buoyancy of spirits, and rejoices in a
completely renovated constitution. These admirable Pills
,have a sisnilaTlY happy effect on many other diseases, par.
ticulirly liver eomplaints and chronic indigestion. They
act upon the constitution generally by purifying the blood,
regulating the secretions, and giving tone to the stomach and
kidneys. They are composed of rare balsams, without the
admixture of a single grain of any noxious substances. They
are as safe as they are efficacious.

NEWS INVENTION.—TNE NEW FOUNTAIN PEN.---A greater
'annoyance than a bad steel pen can hardly be met with—the
'difficulty is to get a good one. Amongst the recent improve-
ments the new " fountain pen," just introduced by ltudhull
and Co., is the best we have ever seen. By a simple but effec-
tive contrivance the ink is retained in a fountain, by means of
a second inverted barrel, above the writing nib, and this barrel
can be taken'out at any time, so the pen can be kept perfectly
clean without any chance of being corroded. Another feature
in this pen is, that one dip in the ink will last for five minutes'
quick writing. The pen itself is of the finest description, and
in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in every place, it will
be found to fill a want felt by every one up to this time. We
have tried this splendid pen, hande,l to us by Mr. E. T. Hall,
South John-street, and can pronounce it perfect, and we are
eure:all who use A will give a full verdict in its favours

SCENE ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE
',GREAT EASTERN AT NEW YORK.

The enthusiasm in this city was of a most spirit-
stirring and animating character. Previously to the
arrival of the: Great Eastern opposite the Cunard dock,
where the mail steamship is at preset lying, crowds of
the elite of Jersey city had congregated to welcome the

great ship's approach. On approaching opposite the
dock, the Asia immediately hoisted the Union Jack,
which floated proudly from the topgallent, while the
English ensign appeared to occupy a conspicous place at
the stern of the vessel. A salvo of ariillery then pro-

ceeded from the Asia, which was immediately responded
to by the Great Eastern. Thousands of spectators wit-

nessed the sight, and remained on the dock long after the
landing of the ship.
As the monster ship came up the river and was

approaching the dock, or docks, at which she was to lie,
the crowd which had gathered all along the river mad&
a rush to this spot, and in a very few minutes you could
see nothing but a perfect ocean of human beings, so.
numerous as to almost defy the recognition of any in
dividual. The lumber piles, heaps of brick, and every-
available spot, were instantly seized upon and appro-
priated by the multitude, and still the stream of people
kept coming from all quarters.
As the Great Eastern came up to the dock the excite-
ment of the people became intense, and their admiration
of the gigantic vessel became so great that, unable to con-
tain themselves, they gave vent to their feelings by a

simultaneous shout of welcome, which was continued for
some time. As the lines were thrown to the dock in

order to make her fast, there was a general rush to
catch them, all seeming to consider it an honor to he
permitted to do even so slight a task at this, in' order to
have it to say that they had assisted in rooming this
great wonder of the world.
Just as she was getting to the dock she vent a little
too fast, and there was every indication of her riming

into the dock and carrying everything before her, or, at
one of the passengers said, " cutting New York in two.'
As she came on, bows first, the people on shore fled in
terror, expecting every moment to see the dock crualed
in, and very few turned to see what damage would be
done until they had secured themsthee a place of safety.
But they were to be agreeably disappointed, for a tura
of her ponderous wheels, and she stopped with the ease
of a ferry-boat, and barely touched the dock, making a
slight indendation, and knocking over a few piles of
timber that stood on the dock.
When the crowd saw the successful working of the
engine, and the oplendid manner that an accident that
might have proved very serious was prevented, they gave
three hearty and lusty cheers, and again returned to the
side of the dock to gaze upon her gigantic proportions,
and to gratify their curiosity by an outside view of the
vessel.

The streets running down to the dock were com-
pletely jammed with people and vehicles of every kind.
There were a number of open carriages containing ladies
standing on the dock, and indeed the curiosity that is
attributed to the fair sex seems to have been fully proved
by the great numbers that went to see the " big ship."
The crowd in the vicinity of the dock was so large and,
was getting additions so fast, that the side streets were-
almost 'impassable, and the throng appeared from the
deck of the Great Eastern like a hill of industrious ants,
running to and fro. Everybody's face was turned up to
enable them to see the decks of the ship, and the people-
on board, and, as a matter of course, many were the col-
lisions that took place, and many hasty apologies given
and received ; but they were mere matter of form—all
were too busy thinking of the Great Eastern to throw
away time on empty words. There was a hearty wel-
-1 come given to the Great Eastern, and all expressed the
most sincere congratulation on the safe arrival of the
ship, and for the time being the Japanese sank into the
most utter insignificance before the new wonder.
It would be folly to make an estimate of the number
of people at the landing place. They came and went
by thousands, and so regular were they that at no time
could you perceive any diminution of their number.
As the Great Eastern got near the city she was boarded
by two of our custom-house officers, for the purpose of
examining the baggage of the passengers, to see that
they were not trifling with the revenue laws of ths -
United States. The trunks and packages were brougle
upon deck, and, after being thoroughly searched by the
custom-house officers, and all found to be right, the
baggage was put aside to enable itto be got ready for dis-
embarkation as soon as the vessel should reach her dock.
As soon as she had been partly secured to her dock,
the passengers and guests were put on shore. This, of
course, caused some confusion on board, as many prepa-
rations had to be made before the passengers could land.
There at fisrt appeared to, be great difficulty of landing,
as the ship was not close to the dock, and she stood so high
out of the water that small boats could be of no use; besides
there had to be a large quantity of baggagebrought ashore,
and the small boats could not take this. But the trouble
was soon got over, the steamtug Yankee being brought
alongside, and a force of men, under the supervision of
one of the officers of the Great Eastern, was put to work,
and in a very short time the entire baggage was trans-
ferred Nom the Circa Eastern to the Yankee. The
passengers were then taken on board, and the Yankee
steamed sound the ship to. the foot of Hammond-street
and theee deposited a portion of her freight and passen-
gers, and then left to put others ashore at different
places. .
The baggage of the passengers, as it lay upon the
deck of the Yankee, presented a varied and strange
appearance, piled up in confusion, and composed of so
many different boxes, trunks, valises, &c., and, among
other things, several wicker coops, containing fancy
birds, cocks and hens. The passengers themselves,
afforded a novel sight, and there was an importance
attached to them from the fact. of _their- having" crossed
the Atlantic in the monster ship. Many were the ques-
tions put to them as they landede as"-to what kind of
a voyage they had—did the en roes work well, &c. ;
and one gentleman teek..refuge. in a carriage and hurried
away from the scene ge.fate aseieoesible. -

AUSTRALIANIcaTTUS•=4:. sample of cotton was lately L_,\'
brought Ssyd ini..;...:11k-masigrowit- at Pert Curtis,: and
bears a, tilkyA4tpurauce‘l one tenure and-qualities
would rtgehitit, 4440ep.M10- the foreign market-t-Aw.- •
&anon-ad -Arfkl:Zectiand Gazette. :.•

• PRUDENCE. AND- CONVERSION.--" Sarah," :said.* girl-
looking out of the upper storey window of a small grocery,
and addressing another girl, who was-trying to enter at
the front door, all been to camp meeting .and
been converted ; so when you want milk on 'Sunday you
will have to come in the. back, -way 1" ,
A SCRUPULOUS lattiklil4Egs,-:--In the Viee-Chancel-
lois' Court reeently,-a learned; counsel,. who appeared in
support of a petition-for the-appointment of new trustees
of certain property, st4ted that one of the persons who
might have joineCiu_the petition was a Quakeress, who
refused to do so betause-the -petition, concluded with a
prayer, and she would not .pray the Court.
DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF -LAURISTON.—AUVISIIIS
John Alexander Law, second Marquis of Lauriston, has
just died in Paris. This nobleman was the son of tile
celebrated Marshal Law, one of Napoleon's great gene-
rals, and bearer of the treaty of peace of Amiens to
London and was the great-great nephew of the famous
John Law, of the Mississippi scheme. The Law family
is one of the very few of the French noblesse of the pure
&offish descent still resident and flourishing in France-
The Marquis of Lauristen is .succeeded by his sou,.
Alexander Louis Joseph, now third Marquis of Lauri-.
ston, born in 1821; a nobleman well and popularly-
known in the fashionable world of Paris.

_THE LATE LOSS .OF LIFE ON THE EAST COAST.—
The funds raised on behalf of the widows and orphans
of the 200 fishermen connected with Yarmouth and.
Lowestoft who perished in the late gale, now amounts.
to about £5,600, upwards of £2,000 havin been re-
ceived during the last ten days. The local committee:
formed to apply the subscriptions have determined to.
invest 1,5,000 of the amount in Consols,. and to give
relief to the Widows at the rate. of 5s per week, and 2s
per week for each child. Further subscriptions are of
course anticipated, or this scale of relief cannot be con-
tinued. Contributions have been received from all
parts of the country, the truly Christian movement
having extended even to the Channel Islands.

From Venice (sth July) we hear of an extraordinary
misapplication of historic or Biblical precedents in the
form of a sermon preached by Monsignor Zinelli. He
took for theme the story of the brothers Maccabsenand
their heroic mother, and before a large auditory, callieiiy
Women, in the cathedral of St. Mark, after a glowing
eulogy on these patriot champions, he suddenly apostro.l. •
phised the female part of his congregation " 0
mothers, why have you not watched over your sons ?
why have you let them join the-ranks of that impious
monster Victor Emmanuel ?" on whotn he emptied all
the vials of bigotted wrath and infwiated invective.
Shouts of blasphemy ! liar ! scoundrel ! arose among
the few men present, most of the other sex joining in . •
the row ; chairs were hurled against the pulpit, and a
general clearance of. the church had to be enforced by
the Austrian guard on duty in the great square.
A GOOD IRISH LANDLORD AND TENANT.—About
thirty years ago Lord Clonbrock let a farm on his Galway
estates to Mr. Patrick Trumple, at a rent of £llO a-year,
for the tenant's own life. The landlord built a good
slated house and drained the land, which was let stills
market value of the day. Matters prospered with the •
tenant, and at his death a few days agoit was found that
he had accumulated a sum of £l,OOO. Dying childless,
he bequeathed half of the amount to his widow, and the
residue to Lord Clonbrock, " as a mark of his esteem
and gratitude for all his kindness since he became con-
nected with him as his tenant." In return for this
kindly remembrance, his lordship has made a grant of a
new lease to the testator's widow, with a gift of the interest
of the £5OO left to the noble legatee, to lessen her rent.
Trumple was a Roman Catholic, and what is called an
improving farmer. Lord Clonbrock, it is pretty well
known, is a Protestant and high Conservative ; but., as
a landlord, never recognising any distinction of creed,
political or religious.

Printed and Published by WALTER HENRY PEAT, of No.
8, Wesley-street, in the Parish of Torteth-park, at his
Printing Establishments-3, BRUNEWICK-STREET (comer of
Castle-street), and 40, Lxion-srnanr, Liverpool.
JULY 14, 1860.