The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-02 00:00:00

ASSAULT ON THE REDAN

AND THE

MALAKIIOI.7 BATTERIES.

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CAMP ABOVE SEBASTOPOL, JUNE 19.
The following is a diary of events of the last three
lays. It will be seen the attack against the Rtdan and
M.alakhoff was not so successful as had been anticipated,
but the temporary failure will no doubt within a very
brief period be replaced by events of a more favourable
character. They must shortly be gained possessio❑ of,
by a repetition of assault, or by other operations.
JUNE 16.—Captain John Vaughan, of the 38th Regi-
ment, while posting some advanced sentries in front of
the left attack last night, received a mortal wound
through the body from a rifle ball. Captain Vaughan
was one of the most active officers in his regiment, and
a general favourite.

There has been a tolerably active fire kept up all day
from various parts of the lines. The Russians on the
right have chiefly directed their efforts against the
Mamelan Vert, scarcely a shot has been thrown at the
new works near the Quarry. The day has been very
hot, and is followed by a close evening.
Many of the cannon shut thrown by the Russians
during the last few days have been recently cast. The
surface is quite free from rust, and bears marks of being
finished by employment of filing. It is suspected that
a foundry has been established on the north side of Se-
bastopol, and that the shot thrown by us into the town

and fOrtifications are by its means turned to account
against us. The calibre of the Russians is greater as
compared with the calibre of our guns of relative size, so
that we are unable to use the Russian shot, and they
could use ours, only with considerable loss in power and
accuracy on account of the windage. It is not impro-
bable therefore that they have resorted to the practice of
melting down and recasting the iron obtained from our
shot, and thus saved themselves the delay and difficulty
of transporting others through the Crimea.
Rear-Admiral Sir E. Lyons returned with his fleet on
the 15th to Kazatch ; on the evening of the 16th the
night attack by the steamers on the sea defences of
Sebastopol began, all the steamers going in and dis-
charging their broadsides, so that some eight or nine
vessels thus harass the Russian vessels very much.
The plan for their goieg- in is, I believe, on a method
proposed by Lord Clarence Paget, but subsequently
improved by lights pieced in certain positions by Cap-
tain Spratt, of her Majesty's surveying-ship Spitfire,
who anchored the Spitfire at ten pen. off the shoal
that extends from the west point of Streletska Bay.
At half-past ten the Tribune slowly crept into the as-
signed position, and opening her broadside poured into
the Quarantine Battery her shell ; she was enabled
to do this twice before the apparently just woke-up
enemy could return her fire. Passing out, she was fol-
lowed by the Highflyer, Miranda, Niger, Viper, Snake,
Weazer, and two or three French steamers, at intervals
of 20 minutes, thus occupying the attention of the Rus-
sians, and keeping their batteries manned all night.
The Danube, with two launches from Royal Albert, also
went in boldly to about 1,200 yards, and threw 24 and
12 inch rockets into the town and shipping. It was a
dead calm and black night ; the discharging of the
broadsides, the blaze of fire, the illumined sky from the
rockets, and bursting of shell on the parapets of Qua-
rantine Battery, with the cross fire from the Russians,
apparently cutting our vessels to pieces, made it a grand
night scene. lam glad to say that our vessels sus-
tained no injury whatever.
JUNE 17.—The bombardment opened at break of day.
A rocket from one of the French batteries oil the right
of Careening Bay was the signal, and was followed im-
mediately by a heavy fire, which began at the right, and
soon extended along the lines as far as the left of the
Greenhill attackr The French batteries beyond did not
open a general fire. The Selirghinsk Redoubt—the
"Redoubte Blanche as the French have called it, from
its parapets—had been fullyarmed, as well as the Mame-
lon, and both were now pouring a continuous fire into
the batteries which appear as it above the shore on the
west of Careening Bay and into the Malakhoff Tower
work. The new battery made by our engineers above
the Quarry, containing four mortars and three long 32-
pounders, was throwing a raking fire into a battery,
known as the Mud Battery, on the proper right (our
left) of the Korniloff Bastion and the ruin of the Malak-
hoff Tower. The Russian batteries replied with energy.
The Garden B Ateries en the left of the South harbour
were also very active against us, and surprise was
expressed that arrangements had not been made with
the French works on the left for keeping these in check.
The wind blew from a north-easterly direction, and car-
ried the smoke from the right along the batteries and
across the ravine, in which it lodged like a thick mist
towards the left. So dense was the cloud of smoke that
the Greenhill attack was not visible to a spectator taking
his position on the right, excepting at rare intervals,
when either a temporary slackening of the fire or a
freshening of the breeze for a few minutes cleared the
obstruction away. Nov.' and then this dense veil com-
pletely hid the whole line of batteries ; and the darting
flames and thick curling volumes of white .smoke alone
pointed out the position of some of the guns.
7 A.M.—The fire has continued to rage furiously. The
Redan is nearly silent ; one gun opens from it occasion-
ally. Four pins are still open in the works on the Ma-
lakhoff hill, :wo in the Korniloff Bastion before the ruin
of the tower, and two in the battery on the right (our
left) of it. The French have appeared to suffer sewerely
in the redoubt on the Ivlamelon Vert. The large line of
beetle ships remain silent.
10 A.M.—Three rockets have just been fired by the
French from the Victoria redoubt. They are generally
opposed to be a sigra!, but the object is quite unknown.
The. fire both en our side and on that of the French has
slackened during the last le:if-hour. The Ruseian bat-
teries are almost silent. The Medan has not fired for
nearly three-quarters of an hour.
1P 31 —Fire still slack. Three rockets just fired from
the Victoria Redoubt.

2 P. 31. —The fire has suddenly assumed redoubled
energy. The French have opened all their batteries on
the left.

From the heights near the Inkerman valley a good
view is obtained of the Russian positions on the north
side. In each camp troops are to be seen drawn up
in columns. Two small bodies are marching in a
direction towards the roadstead, and one has nearly
arrived at the usual point of embarkation fur crossing
to the south side. A long convoy of waggons is
slowly wending its way along the brow of the mountain
raising a cloud of dust as it moves towards the Star
Fort.

The French say they have received notice that it is
probable the assault will take place at four this after-
noon.

10 pee).—The fire from the batteries was kept up with
energy throughout the afternoon, and lasted till the day-
light tii2appeared. Seen from the heights above Sebas-
topol, the sunset wore all the appearance usually pre-
sented during a thick fog. As it sank into the sea, a
reddened glare was cast through the atmosphere of
smoke, and over the distant hiLs. The guns shortly
afterwards ceased their fire, and the accumulated haze
gradually disappeared.
The men's rations were ordered to be cooked and
issued this afternoon for te-morrow, and is is no longer a
secret that a grand attack is contemplated against the
whole line of batteries, from the Malakhoff to the Barrack
battery, defending the Karabelnai suburb. Tee utmost
confidence is expressed by the highest authorities of suc-
cess. The French are to storm the Maiakhoff hill and
works with a total force of 25,000 men ; the English the
Redan and Garden batteries, with 8,000 troops.
The following are reported to be the arrangements
agreed upon between the allies. The bombardment is to
be renewed at daylight, and the whole power of artillery
in the batteries exerted against the enemy's works. It is
calculated that after 4 hour,' firing the enemy's positions
will be rendered as practicable as they are likely to be
made by gunnery. At a given signal the French are to ad-
vance against the Malkhoff, it being essential that this
point should be at least engaged, if not occupied, before
the attack on the Redan is undertaken. A consider-
able number of guns on the right of the Malakhoff cover
' the Redan, but the Redan does not bear on the Male-
khoff. The Engiish troops are particularly not to show
themselves in the trenches, so that the enemy supposing
the assault to be confined to the Malakhoff-hill, may be
diverted from concentrating a force to defend the Redan.
The attack against the Redan is to be made by three
storming columns. They are to be under the command
of Lieut.-General Sir George Drown. The columns are
to he composed of men from the Light, Fourth, and Se-
cond Divisions. The columns from the Light and Fourth
Divisions are simultaneously to attack the two flanks of
the Redan ; the Light Division assaulting the left flank,
the Fourth Division the right flank. When these are
carried, and a lodgment effected, the column of the Se-
cond Division is to attack the salient angle, and to make
a road there for the entrance of the working parties. If
a retrenchment be found within the work, it is to be
converted into part of •the cover ; if none exist, the
working parties will at once establish the necessary pro-
tection.

Ea..;11 storming column Li to consist of 400 men, and
to have a support of 800 men. Reserves will be in the
trenches. The working parties will be 400 stron.z for
each column. The columns attacking the two flaiiks
will be each preceded by a covering party of 100 rifle-
men. There will also be an officer of Engineers, with
some Sappers and Miners, a body of men of the Rifle
Brigade, carrying woolsacks, and a body of sail,rs cat-
rying scaling ladders. These two columns are to be
formed in the Quarry outwork, the trenches connected
with it, and leading toward the Redan, and also the
renches made by the Russians to the right. The column
of the Fourth Division is to assemble on the left of the
Quarry work, to be nearest to the right flank of the
Redan ; that of the Light Division on the opposite side.
The first brigade of the Light Division will furnish
the assaulting column, support, and working parties.
The second br:gade are to form the guard to the trenches
to-night, and the reserve to-morrow. This storming
column is to be under the immediate command of Lieut.-
Colonel Lysons, 23d Regiment, and is to consist of 200
men of the 23d and 200 of the 34th Regiments. Colonel
Yea, of the 7th Fusiliers, is to act as brigadier-general
in the Light Division attack ; and General Codrington
is to assume temporary command of the whole division,
while Sir George Brown commands the general attack.
The storming column from the Fourth Division is to
consist wholly of men of the 57th Regiment, and to be
under the command of LieutSColonel Shadforth. Capt.
Peel, R.N., will command the naval contingent. Sir G.
Brown is to be in the 8-gun battery in rear of the second
parallel, right attack ; Field Marshal Lord Raglan is to
take up a position in another battery of the same at-
tack. The signal for the British assault is to be a flag
hoisted in the 8-gun battery.
A brigade of the Third Division, under Major-General
Eyre, is to make an attack upon the Garden Battery,
on the west side of the south harbour. It is to consist
of the 18th, 38th, and 44th Regiments.
The 10th Hussars have received orders to hold them-
selves in readiness for special service. Fifty troopeis

from each regiment of the Cavalry Division, excepting
the [oth, are to move to the front at daybreak. It is
generally supposed that a simultaneous movement will
take place in the plain, that a part of the Sardinian and
French forces encamped there will cross the Tchernaya
river and attack the Rossian position on the Joker-
man mountain, and so draw off part of the troops on
the north side, which might otherwise be brought
across to reinforce the garrison of Sebastopol. It is
presumed the 10th Hussars are to act in conjunction
with this force. It is also asserted that the French
will make a feigned movement on the left, taking ad-
vantage of any circumstances which may offer them-
selves. Another rumour states that the fleet will effect
an entrance into the roadstead, and assist the land forces.
The First Division is to move to the front at an early
hour and form a second reserve.

Such is supposed to be the general plan of the attack.
JUNE 18, 8 a.m.—A few lines will suffice to describe
the result, so contrary to what was anticipated, of the
assault upon the Malakhoff and Redan. It is a subject
that no Englishman can wish to dwell upon ; for
although the same indomitable courage was exhibited
that shone forth so conspicuously in the fatal charge at
Balaklava, it was displayed to as little purpose, and was
attended by a like disastrous sacrifice of life.
Shortly before 3 a.m. the attacking columns, supports,
and reserves, being in their respective positions in the
trenches, before the sun bad risen to dissipate the dense
vapours which a slight breeze from the eastward failed
to remove, and just as the batteries were expected to
open in full force, a sudden fire of musketry between the
Malakhoff works and the Mamelon attracted universal
attention. The long lines of ambulance mules of the
French were only commencing to thread their way
through the ravines to the scene of intended attack, lead-
ing troop of the cavalry expedition from below was just
appearing in sight, the reserve of Guards and High-
landers had not yet arrived. A musketry attack was
least of all expected at that hour. The Russians had
advanced by the left of the Malakhoff hill, and taking
advantage of the uncertain light of the early dawn
had made a sortie against the French in their ad-
vanced trenches on the Mamelon. The sortie was
repulsed ; and had it ended here the chief points in
the programme of the day's events need not have been
interfered with. But by a fatal mistake the success in
repelling the sortie was at once followed up, and, seizing
the temporarary advantage, the repulse became converted
into an attack upon the Malakhoff itself. Some of the
French troops mounted the hill, others, pursuing the
Russians who had made the sortie, followed them to
the gorge of the work, and thus actually gained admis-
sion into the work itself. Now the error was discovered;
the Russians showed themselves in overpowering num-
bers, and but few of our Allies who bad gained admis-
sion into the works of the Malakhoff effected their escape.
At the same time the enemy crowded upon the parapets
and-poured a deadly rifle fife into the troops attempting
to mount the hill, while grape and canister were dis-
charged from field-pieces placed in commanding positions.
Our Allies were absolutely forced to retire within the
protection of their advanced trench. Before this shelter
had been obtained, and while the troops were fighting
within and around the Malakhoff, the flag was hoisted
in the 8-gun battery. Late in the day previous the
arrangement respecting the composition of the storm-
ing column under Colonel Lysons had been changed.
Instead of 200 men from the 23d Fusiliers and 200
men from' the 34th Regiment, the column was to
consist wholly of men of the 34th Regiment, the
number remaining the same. This involved other
changes in the composition of the supports and work-
ing parties. The storming column from the Fourth
Division remained as before arranged. The signal for
the assault was no sooner given then it was perceived,
and at once these brave men left their shelter in the
trenches. Just what the Russians were waiting for :
the columns bad no sooner shown themselves than the
fire from above opened. It was a raging storm, an in-
cessant rain of grape and rifle balls. The dead and
wounded strewed the ground"; it was a miracle how any
escaped. On the left, Col. Shadforth had fallen ; on
the right, Col. Lysons, wounded in the knee, found
himself close to the deep fosse, but, out of his 400, with
not more than 40 around him. Neither the woolsacks
nor the ladders were at hand, but that was a matter of
little import, for the parapets were covered with dense
lines of the enemy, and on every side the deadly grape
swept down its victims. The Redan was filled with
troops. Supports sent to the storming parties could
not be of any avail, and nothing was left but to retire,
with the hope of renewing the attack at a more season-
able opportunity.
The deaths of Brigadier-General Sir John Campbell,
Colonel Lacey Yea, and Colonel Lysons is a serious loss
to the whole army. The 57th had their colonel and two
officers killed, and seven officers wounded. The 34th
had four officers killed and four wounded. The 33d
Regiment had four officers killed
.and two wounded.
The 7th Fusiliers had one officer killed and nine or ten
wounded. In the Rifle Brigade two officers were killed
and three wounded. Lieutenant-Colonel Mundy, of
the 33d Regiment, who was lately wounded in the
shoulder, and left the sick list to take his share in
this attack, received a gunshot wound near the
hip. Lieutenants Valentine Bennett and Langford
Heyland, of the same regiment, were killed ; Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Johnstone lost his left hand, and
Captains Quayle and Thomas Wickham were badly
wounded, the former, it is feared, mortally. Major-
General Jones, of the Royal Engineers, who was in
the S-gun battery in the right attack, received an inkfry
in the forehead from a stone driven from the parapet by
a round shot, and suffered from profuse bleeding. In
the same battery Captain George Browne, of the 88th
Regiment, had his right arm carried off by a round shot.
The same shot killed two men at his side. Lieut.-Colonei
Tylden, of the Royal Engineers, a most valuable officer,
had both his thighs pierced by a rifle ball, the bone ou
one site, it is said, being broken.

The brigade under Major-General Eyr@ carried the
work against which their force was directed, but have
been unable to take advantage of their success, in con
sequence of the failure in the attack upon the Redan.
They are, indeed, for the present prisoners in the battery
they have taken ; they are unable to leave it without
being exposed to a deadly fire. Their loss is not known
but one or two messages have been managed to be sent.
The Huh Regiment has particularly suffered. Fears
are also expressed respecting General Eyre. The regi-
ments will not be able:to quit until darkness has arrived.
Altogether, our loss, it is calculated, will amount to
between fifty and sixty officers killed and wounded.
The number of men killed and wounded is not known.
I Many bodies are still lying on the ground near the
Redan. Some of the wounded have contrived to creep
in to our trenches : among others, an officer who first
fell wounded at the ditch o the Redan. Ho held up a
white pocket handkerchief, as a signal that he rendered
himself, but the Russians standing on the parapet fired
a volley, and again wounded him in the chest.
The Russians must have suffered severely, for the
shot and shell fell thickly in the Malakhoff batteries and
Redan, while the enemy crowded the woiks.
About 5 a.m. some very heavy firing was heard on the
extreme left, and it was generally attributed to hroad-
sides from our fleet. A hope was suddenly felt that they
had forced their way through the sunken ships at the
mouth of the roadstead, and would soon divert the fire
from the Russian steamers, which were making severe
havoc in the French columns near the Mamelon. But
in a short time the fire ceased, arid the hope was dissi-
pated. The expected attack on the right, by the
army in the plain, against the Inkerman heights,
was also eagerly listened for, but nothing was
heard, and it has since been ascertained that it
did not take place. Two Russian battalions crossed
from the north side after the attack had commenced.
The detachments of cavalry which had been ordered up
to the front, and which it•was supposed had been re-
served for protecting °ill- right flank against any ap-
proach of the enemy, or assisting in some movement in
that direetion, as it turned out were intended only to
prevent spectators fro& advancing to obtain a view of
the engagement. They extended themselves in a line
across the sloping ground from Greenhill to the Careen-
ing Bay ravine, and kept back from passing this barrier
many an anxious visitor from Balaklava and elsewhere.
Two great mistakes appear to have influenced the
whole of this attack. The first was in permitting
the enemy by the early sortie to divert us from the
original plan of the undertaking ; the second, an over-
confidence in our own strength and resources as com-
pared with those of the enemy. Had the bort;bardment
from the batteries taken place the enemy would pro-,
bably have supposed it would continue all day, and
withdrawn, a great part of his troops, for their security,
from the neighbourhood of the works. The failure is
more than ever to be regretted at the present moment,
when, beyond all doubt, the spirit of the enemy had
become depressed by their reverses in the Sea of Azoff.
JUNE 19.—The success of yesterday induced the
enemy lass night to make a sortie in force against our
advanced works and those of the French. At half past
12 o'clock a tremendous fire of musketry opened, and
the divisions in front were called under arms. The fire
c-ased, however, without their assistance being required.
No particulars are known beyond the fact of the Rus-
sians being gallantly repulsed. Their loss must have
been great as they retired from the fire of the batteries.
The Guards and Highlanders gave the greater part of
the trench duties in the right attack.

It, is currently stated that an expedition consisting of
a force of Sardinians and French, together with 500
men cf our 10th Hussars, is to start to-day in the direc-
tion of Mackenzie's farm. The 10th Hussars were under
orders last night to move to the plain about two hours
before daybreak this morning.

On Friday a court-martial assembled on board the
Waterloo flagship at Sheerness, to try David Smith, an
assistant-engineer of the third class (acting) borne on
the books of the Rhadamanthus, ou the following
charges :-1. For absenting himself without leave, and
neglect of duty. 2. For neglect of duty, drunkenness,
and attempting to jump overboard. 3. For drunken-
ness and being incapable of doing his duty, and for
using disgusting language to his brother officers. Mr. J.
Belau), master of the Rhadamanthus, prosecuted. The
Court was composed of the following officers—viz. :
Commodore Christopher Wyv ill, Captain-Superintendent
of Chatham yard ; Captain John Jervis Tucker, Super-
intendent of Sheerness yard ; Captain Thomas L. Mas-
sie, in command of the Powerful, 84 ; Captain James
J. Stopford, in command of the Calcutta, 84 ; Captain
Lord Frederick Kerr, in command of the Waterloo ;
Capt. Arthur Cumming, in command of the floating bat-
tery Glatton ; and W. W. Hayward, acting as Deputy-
Judge-Advocate. The decision of the Court was to the
following effect :—That the Court, after very maturely
considering the evidence adduced, were clearly of opinion
that all three charges were proved, but, in consideration
of the prisoner having already undergone the comman-
der's punishment on the first two charges, ho was re-
leased from them ; and for the third charge the Court
sentenced the prisoner to be committed to the county
gaol at Maidstone for four months, and to be kept at
hard labour during that period.

THE DEMONSTRATION IN HYDE PARK.

The scene which took place yesterday in Hyde-park
will long be remembered by those who witnessed it.

Three o'clock was the anvertised time for the proceed-
ings to begin, anti, notwithstanding that Sir Richard
Mayne had had placards
,posted in the metropolis, an-
nouncing that the meeting would not be allowe'l to take
place, long before that hour Constitution-hill and the
walks in St. James's-park were literally crowded by
thousands who were all wending their way towards
Hyde-park. By half-past two o'clock there must have
been nearly 150,000 men, women, and children present.
Many, judging from their dress, were of the respectable
class.

The proceedings commenced by a man, whose name
-did not transpire, getting up and commencing an address.
He said that he had been invited to accompany Lord
Robert Grosvenor to church that morning. He went ac-
cording to the printed invitation, but, instead of having
the honour of accompanying his lordship to church, be
found, after wait'ng some time, that his lordship had
left town the previous day in a hired carriage, because he
was afraid to take his own, lest he might be known.
Now, he would just ask if any man, with the least grain
of common sense, seeing that such was the obnoxious
nature of the bill he had introduced, dare to get
up in the house and assert that it was his intention to
persevere in forcing the measure down their throats ?
What was the feeling of the metropolis on the subject ? Let
any member of the House of Commons who was in favour
of pushing the bill forward look at the respectability of
that vast assemblage, who, by their presence, showed
their disgust at the measure, which, he had no hesitation
in saying, would ruin thousands. His lordship could
not see the necessity that existed for closing the club-
-houses, which were at all hours open for the accommo-
dation of the nobles of the land, the clergy, and bishops,
because he had not interfered with the halfpenny steam-
boats. He was determined to do all that he could to
prevent the bill passing ; and, although he did not like
to do anything that would cause a disturbance, he was
not so timid as the noble lord was who bad brought in
the bill, to go out of town and have his town residence
guarded by 200 policemen. That he knew to be a posi-
tive fact ; and, more than that, even his lordship's bro-
ther, the Marquis of Westminster, had a similar number
of constables hidden in his mansion to protect his pro-
perty. He maintained that there was not a man in
London among the working classes who entertained the
least hostility towards his lordship, but the present meet-
ing ought to show that they never would receive the
coercive measure he bad brought forward. The people
here commenced to cheer, when a cry of " the police"
was raised. At that moment some 30 or 40 police off -
cers came marching towards the spot, but before the
officers had time to get there the speaker had succeeded
in getting away.
A great number of men, on finding that the man was
not allowed to address them, commenced hissing and
hooting at the police, and tome cried oat, "Down with
the crushers !" This gave rise to an extraordinary scene
of confusion,—some of the men commenced knocking
the constables' hats off, and to protect themselves, the
men were obliged to use their truncheons with consi-
derable force. A man named Russell was knocked down
by-a. policeman, and his head was laid open. He was
conveyed to theßoyal Humane Society's receiving-house,
where his wounds were dressed. A. little child, six or
eight years old, was forced down by the crowd, trampled
upon, and so much injured that it was deemed necessary
to remove it to St. George's Hospital.
Several carriages containing company, but nothing
like the number in the ride last Sunday, came in sight,
when every one present commenced crying out, "Go to
church," and " Take your horses out." The police,
finding that this frightened the horses, commenced seiz-
ing those who uttered the expressions. In returns the
crowd laid hold of the officers, and endeavoured to take
their prisoners away, when the constables resorted to
moat vigorous measures, and several ppor misguided
fellows were struck over the head and the back of the
neck so violently that the blood gushed forth. They
were at once taken to the temporary lockup at Mr.
Hanbury's, the head park-keeper's, when they were
handcuffed and kept in custody until a sufficient number
of cabs could be procured to convey them to the Vine-
street station, Piccadilly.
About 4 o'clock not fewer than seven cabriolets started
for the station, each containing prisoners, some of whom
were sadly injured by the truncheons of the police. As
the cabs left the park, escorted each by a body of police,
the officers were groaned at, but no rescue took place,
although several attempts were made.
Sir R chard Mayne and Superintendents Gibbs (B),
Walker (N), and Inspectors Banks and Darkin (A),
with Inspector Brennan (G), and several others, had
the entire control of the police. 'Many of the constables
were in different parts of the park, and were not called
tolmake their appearance until it was deemed abso-
lutely necessary to have the whole force at hand upon
the scene of action. The moment the men came
upon the ground they were groaned at and pelted
with stones, which some of the spectators had taken
care to fill their pockets with. Ono man, al-
though repeatedly warned, continued to pelt the
police as he stood on the bank of the Serpentine,
and being aided by others standing near, a large
number of officers went forward to clear that part
of the park, when the man, seeing that he was likely to
be taken, leaped into the Serpentine, and had swam
about half way over the river when he showed every in-
iication of sinking. Mr. Deputy-Superintendent Per-
sons, of the Royal Humane Society, at once put off in
a boat and rescued the man, when he was forthwith
claimed by the police as their prisoner. He was locked.
up in the temporary station in the park, and afterwards
removed to Vine-atreet station-house.
Shortly before 5 o'clock the crowd assumed such a
threatening aspect that it was found necessary to send
,ff for further reinforcements of police, and in a very
short space of time a large body of the M and L division

,onder the command of IWspectOr Harinsworth,;;;;;i
to Vine-street-station to guard the place while the con-
stables of the regular division were sent to Hyde-park.
One man, finding that it was utterly impossible to ad-
dress the crowd in that partof the parks which the police
:lad in chArge, proceeded to the public path leading to
Albeit-gate, and commenced speaking in something like
the following terms, noise being so great it was hardly
possible to take a correct not :—" Men of Old Eng-
,and ; awake, rise from your slumbers, or be for ever
Fallen 1 We are determined to have nothing to do
with Lord Robert Grosvenor's 'send us to church bill.'
Oppose it every succeeding Sunday, as you have done
to-day. The meeting yonder will make his lordship
tremble when he sees the morning papers to-morrow,
and, if on Wednesday next he persists, the remedy lies
in your own bards. Let me advise you to be temperate,
but firm ; don't fear to demand your just rights and
orivileges, but throw off the shackles of oligarchical op-
pression and misrule. If you do not I tell you, you
will be irretrievably oppressed and ruined. Is it no:
a pity that the inhabitants of this grest metropolis—
the greatest in the civilized world—should have their
liberties placed in the hands of my Lord Robert Gros-
venor and such men as Lord Ebrington ? Then let us
to a man be up and doing. I see a great number of
women present, but if you do act oppose this obnoxi-
ous bill, take ray word you will receive a second edi-
tion of my friend Douglas Jerrold's curtain lectures. I
would ask you whence come war and fighting among
you? Simply from having such bigotsin the house as Lord
R. Grosvenor—a good man, no doubt. But we won't
he coerced ; we won't go to church because he says we
must, unless, we like to go. Look at the present
war ; is it not carried on at the expense and the sacrifice
of blood of the productive classes? (" Yes.") I main-
tain that everything the industrial classes have lost has
been through such men as Lord Grosvenor. I would,
therefore, recommend thlt you should accompany me to
his lordship's house—it is only in Park-lane, I mean near
Grosvenor-gate—and ask his lordship whether he has
made up his mind to withdraw this horrible,
and depresing bill." The speaker quoted several pas-
sages of Scripture to enforce his argument, and said,
" Princes are rebellious, and (so is Lord Robert Gros-
venor) companions of thieves. Understand me cor-
rectly—l mean the man who robs another of a Sun-
day's dinner when he is not paid till, perhaps, the morn-
ing of that day. His -lordship wants to drive us to
church and make us religious by act of Parliament; but
it won't do, and we are determined to oppose the men
sure." Just at this time Mr. Superintendent Gibbs awl
Mr. Inspector Sitnrnonds, of the B division, having been
noticed moving along the carriage road, led the speaker
to believe that they were about to pounce upon him.
Upon this he quitted his position and ran away, the
crowd, who had surrounded him, crying out, " Well, he
is a jolly parson after all."

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By 8 o'clock the immen4e crowd began to leave the
park, but many had previously left to see Lord Robert
Grosvenor's town house.

From inquiries made at 9 o'clock last night at the Vine-
street Police-station the reporter was informed that not
fewer than 104 persons who had taken part in the riot-
ous proceedings had been lodged in the cells of the sta-
tion. They will be taken before the magistrate at Marl-
borough-street this day.
At St. George's Hospital it was ascertained that seven
or eight persons had been bronuht in, who were severely
injured, and who, after their wounds were dressed, were
taken away in the custody of the police.
A man named Thomas Page, a bricklayer, of Lisson
grove, received a severe injury to his ankle.
This demonstration is to be repeated, at least so some
of the speakers stated, next Sunday.

MONSTER MEETING AT GREENWICH=PARK.
A variety of proclamations had been for some days
circulated in the neighbourhood of Greenwich, convening
a great meeting at the Observatory, in the Park, at three
o'clock. At the appointed hour about ten thousand
persons assembled, and ineffectual efforts to address the
meeting were made by several individuals ; their exer-
tions, however, were restrained by the iuterferenca of
the police.

WAR WITH RUSSIA.—A most interesting lecture on
the " War with Russia" was delivered at the Castle Hotel,
Richmond, on Friday evening, by Mr. Gibson, the
author of "Memoirs of the Brave." We hear it is
to be repeated at Willis's Rooms, Gil Thursday next,
when the band of the Grenadier Guards will attend,
and play some appropriate music. The lecture
embraced all the leading incidents of the war,
some of which were beautifully alluded to by the
speaker. The lecturer avoided criticism as much as
possible, but in speaking of the reverse of the 18th June,
he remarked that time was an element to which we paid too
little regard, but with the Russians, as a e had found
out to our cost, it was everything. He expressed his
belief, after desribing the brilliant and successful attack
of the Allies on the Mamelon and the Quarries,that there
had been a want of readiness throughout the whole
camphign to follow up our successes, trusting to the in-
domitable courage of our men to achieve what good for-
tune had frequently placed within our reach.

BIRTHS.
OF A SON.
On the 29th ult., at Baginton Rectory, Warwicksbi°
the wife of the Rev. Frederick Gooch.
On the 29th ult., at 37, Camden-road Villas, Mrs.
Knight.
On the 29th ult., at Cambridge, the wife of Thomas
Walker, Esq.
On the 28th ult., at Abbey road, Regent's-park, the il°
of Wilmot Buxton, Esq., barrister-at-law.

OF A DAUGHTER.
On the 29th ult., at 57, Eceleston-square, Mrs. Henri
Runt.

On the 28th ult., at Combo Lodge, Reading, the wife °P
S. W. Gardiner, Esq.
iciii
On the 26th ult., at 38, Wostbourne-park-road, the
of George Ogg, Esq.
tti'
On the 28th ult., at tho Rectory, Campsea Ashey -
folk, Urs. Jormyn Pratt.