The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-15 00:00:00

THE NEW ZEALAND WAR.

(From the London Gazette.)

The Secretary of State for War has received despatches
from Lieutenant-General Sir D. A. Cameron, K.C.8.,
commanding her Majesty's forces in New Zealand. Lieu-
tenant-General Cameron states in his first despatch, dated
head quarters, Punkerimu, March 28, that after the
expulsion of the rebels from the neighbourhood of Te
Awamutu, reported in his former despatch, he arranged
with the Governor that his next operations should be
directed against Mangatautari, to which place the Waikatos
under the celebrated chief William Thompson, had retired
after their defeat at Rangiriri. Having garrisoned the
redoubts at Te Awamutu, Rangiawhia, and Kihikihi,
and stationed a force of eight hundred men to support them
and to oppose any attempt that might be made by the
natives to return to and occupy that district, and hav-
ing placed the whole under command of Brigadier-
General Carey, whom he transferred from the command at
Tauranga for that purpose, he marched a force consisting of
4 field officers, 10 captains, 20 lieutenants, 3 staff, 50 ser-
geants, 17 drummers, 836 rank and file on the 22d inst.,
and encamped at Pukerimu, on the left bank of the Upper
Waikato, seven miles from a position which the natives had
fortified for the purpose of obstructing his advance to Man-
gatautari. Commodore Sir W. Wiseman also arrived the
same day at Pukerimu with the Avon and Koheroa from
Ngaruawahia.

He reconnoitered the position closely on the following day
and found that it consisted of two strong earthworks, well
flanked and palisaded, 450 yards distant from each other,
and constructed on a spur of the Pukekura range. The
lower work, the largest and principal one, was about 600
yards from the river. The two works completely blocked
the road to the settlement of Mangatautari, which was five
miles behind them. He established a post on each bank of
the river near this camp for the protection of the supplies
and stores, Commodore Sir W. Wiseman having ascertained
that the river could not be navigated higher by the steamers
with safety.
in the second despatch, dated Headquarters, Pukerimu,
April 1, Gene? al Cameron states that in a reconnaisance at
Kaitake on March 11 Major Butler carried out his instruc-
tions with great judgment, and the detachment under his
command behaved most gallantly. Insubsequent operations
Col. Warre displayed great ability, and his skilful arrange-
ments for the attack of Kaitake resulted in the acquiring a
most important position with very few casualties to the
troops engaged. Lieut. Larcom, Royal Artillery, although
severely wounded, remained with his gun until this detach-
ment retired.

At Kaitake on 11th March Private Michael Kennedy,
57th Regiment, was killed. Besides Lieut. Larcom, there
were wounded—James Adley, John Chamberlain, William
Henry, Charles Keane, and M. Stagpole. In subsequent
operations at An-Au on the 24th, and Kaitake on 25th
March, there were wounded—Privates Thomas Bishop,
Martin Hynes, Wm. Neary, and Sergeant Jas. Appleby.
In a report to General Cameron, dated Camp Te Awa-
mutu, April 3, General Carey states that at midnight Major
Blyth, 40th Regiment, marched with 250 men, with direc-
tions to take the road to the right, to cross and recross the
Punia River, and to gain the rear of the enemy's position
before daylight, halting there until he should hear his at-
tack, and then to dispose of his force so as to cut off the re-
treat of the enemy. The road from Rangiawhia to Orakau
General Cary found en inquiry to be very difficult, being
intercepted by deep swamps and thick bush. However,
having every confidence in Captain Blewitt's energy, he
dieected that officer, who commands at Rangiawhia, to
march during the night, and endeavour to form a junction
with him before daylight on the proper right of the enemy's
position, bringing with him 100 men. At 3 o'clock on
Thursday morning, the 31st ultimo, he marched with the
main body, along the dray road to Kihi Kihi, taking on
Lieut.-Colonel Haultain and 150 men from the post, and
then he proceeded by the same road to the village of Orakau,
which he reached without opposition as the day dawned.
The enemy, evidently taken by surprise, opened fire on
the advance guard, composed of 120 of the Royal Irish and
20 Forest Rangers, gallantly led by Capt. Ring, 18th Royal
Irish, and supported by 100 of the 40th Regiment, who
immediately rushed forward to the attack in skirmishing
order. The position being found very strong (an earthwork,
with strong flank defences, deep ditches, with posts and rails
outside, and nearly covered from view by flax bushes, peach
trees, and high fern), this party were forced to retire. but at
once reformed, and, teing reinforced by another company of
the 40th Regiment, again tried to take the place by assault,
but with no better success, Here Capt. Ring, 18th Royal
Irish, fell mortally wounded, and Capt. Fisher, 40th Regi-
ment, severely so, besides four men killed and several
wounded. On Capt. Ring's falling, Capt. Baker, 18th
Royal Irish, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General, most
gallantly galloped up, dismounted, and, calling for volun-
teers, again endeavoured to carry the place by assault.
This also failed. Finding that there was no chance of taking
the pah in this manner, from its immense strength, and
other men having fallen, he determined to desist from this
mode of attack, and having heard that both Major Blyth,
40th Regiment, and Capt. Blewitt, 65th Regiment, were at
their appointed posts, he decided on surrounding the place,
and adopting the more slow but sure method of approaching
the position by sap, which was shortly after commenced,
under the able directions of Lieutenant Hurst, 12th Ragt.,
attached to the Royal Engineer Department.
During the afternoon a reinforcement of some 150 or 200
of the enemy. from the direction of Maungatautari, appeared
in sight, evidently determined on relieving the place. They
advanced to a bush situate about 600 yards in rear of our
outposts, bnt seeing that it was scarcely possible to break
through the line formed by our troops, they halted and
commenced firing volleys, at the same time exciting the men
in the pah to increased energy by dancing the war dance,
shouting, &c. Heavy firing was kept up by the enemy on
the troops both in the sap and around the place during the
day and night, causing but few casualties, the men contriv-
ing to cover themselves in temporary rifle pits dug out with
their bayonets and hands.
A reinforcement of 200 men, under the command of
Captain Inman, 18th Royal Irish, reached General Carey
from headquarters during the afternoon, Having reported
his proceedings to the Commander of the Forces in the
morning, he received a reinforcement of 189 rank and file,
guided by Captain Gresves, D.A., Quartermaster General.
It arrived about daylight on the morning of the Ist April,
and enabled General Carey to relieve the men in the sap more
constantly, and therefore to carry on the work more quickly.
This day was spent in working at the sap and making rifle
pits around the pah, few casualties occurring. Capt. Betty,
R.A., arrived during the day, and assumed command of the
Royal Artillery. At an early hour on the morning of the 2d
April Lieut.-Col. Sir Henry Havelock, Deputy-Assistant
Quartermaster- General, arrived with hand grenades, which
were at once thrown into the enemy's position with great
effect by Sergeant M'Kay, R.A., who thus rendered good
and gallant service, at great personal risk, under a galling
fire. About noon cieneral Carey ordered Capt. Betty, R.A.,
to have a six-pounder Armstrong gnu carried into the sap.

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An entrance having been made, it opened fire on the enemy's
work, destroying the palisading, making a considerable
breach, and silencing in a great measure the fire of the
enemy on the men engaged at the head of the sap. The
Commander of the Forces, with the Staff, &c., arrived on
the ground at this time and witnessed the remainder of the
operations. Col. Mould, C. 8., R.E,, coming up with Gen.
Cameron, gave his able assistance towards the completion
of the sap into the enemy's work, As it was known that
women and children were in the pah, the enemy was called
upon to surrender previous to the concentrated fire of the
Armstrong gun and hand grenades on their work, they wet e
told that their lives would be spared, and, if they declined,
they were requested a.; least to have compassion on their
women and children and send them out. They replied that
they would not do so, but would fight to the last. The pah
was then carried, the enemy effecting his escape from the
opposite side of the work dashed through a space from which
the troops had been thrown back under cover, to enable the
gun to open. They were, however, speedily followed up,
and suffered a severe loss during a pursuit of nearly six
miles. Lieut. Rait, R.A., with his troopers, and Capt. Pye,
Colonial Defence Force, with a small detachment, having
headed them and kept them back until the infantry came up.
The troops were recalled about sun down, and bivouacked
around the enemy's late position. The loss of the enemy
was considerable, amounting to 101 killed, besides 18 to 20
reported by native prisoners as buried in the pah, 26
wounded and taken prisoners, and 7 taken prisoners.
In the engagement at Orakan Captain Ring, 3d Battalion
18th Regiment, a brave and promising young officer, whose
galiant conduct Lieutenant-General Cameron had twfce
brought under notice, was killed. There were also killed—
Sergeant William Lawson, R.A.; Sergeant Hugh Duncan,
40th Regiment ; Lance Corporal John Barnet, 65th Regi-
ment; Drummer Robert Gilligan, 65th Regiment; Private
Thomas Maskell, 70th Regiment; Sergeant William Tay-
lor, F.R. ; Private Charles Coghlan, F.R. ; Corporal Arm.
strong, W.M.; Private John Leaky, W.M,
The following were wounded :—Driver W. Buckingham,
R.A., Privates J. Clarkson, 12th Regiment, James Bevill,
John Carroll, Michael Bellaine, Thomas Traynor, and
Hugh Cassidy, Corporal Johnson, Drummer James Lyon,
Lance-Corporal George Carroll, Privates John Close, G.
Thomas, Patrick Fay, John O'Donnell, John Carlyle, Jas,
Stanton, George Gallagher, Thomas Harman, and Jen-
kins, 18th Regiment—Captain L. W. Fisher, Sergeant W.
Gould, Corporal William Wilson, Privates Charles Gibby,
Alfred Whitty, Thomas Brennan, Samuel Johnson, Martin
O'Farrell, George Williams, George Palmer, John Oiling-
ton, George Hoare, James Sturgeon, John Sedley, James
Shattock, Richard Graham, James Cox, Herbert Blake,
Patrick Connell, 67th Regiment.—Ensign Alfred Chayter,
Privates James Ford, Vim, Meehan, George Whitfield,
Edward Melly, Wm. Dwyer, Denis M'Grath, Thos. Ken-
nedy, 70th Regt., George Courtney, Peter Petit, Sergeant
R. Kendwick, Privates W. Coady, James Tully, Wm. Mol-
loy, Joseph Worby, and John Leeky. Militia.—Captain
Harford, Privates John Lovett, Daniel Callaghan, and
Preston,

In a despatch, dated Head-quarters, Pukerimu, April 4,
referring to the engagement on the 30th at Orakau, Gen.
Cameron says :—The skill with which the enemy's works
was suddenly invested on every side reflects great credit on
Gen. Carey, who, by the manner in which he has con-
ducted previous operations entrusted to him in this war,
has proved himself a very able and zealous officer. He also
draws attention to the services of the officers and non •com-
missioned officers reported by Gen. Carey as having dis-
tinguished themselves in this attack, particularly captain
Baker, Deputy-Assistant- Adjt.-General, Captain Greaves,
Deputy-Assist.- Quartermaster-General, and Lieut. Hurst,
Ist battalion, 12th Regt., Assistant-Engineer. In conclu-
sion, he pays a tribute to the heroic courage and devotion
of this band of natives, who, without water, and with but
little food for more than two days, and deprived of all hope
of succour, held out so long against a vastly superior force,
and at last, disdaining to surrender, silently and deliberately
abandoned their position under a terrific fire.
The last despatch is dated Pukerimu, New Zealand,
April 5, 3 p.m. In it General Cameron says that in mak-
ing a reconnaissance of the rebel position at Mangatautari
that morning, from the right bank of the Waikato, he found
that the natives had just abandoned it, and were retiring up
the left bank of the river. He had sent a detachment to
occupy it.

Naval and Military Intelligence.
41;.

The Channel fleet arrived at Spithead yesterday after-
noon from Plymouth Sound. At 2 p.m. the fleet was off
Ventner, Isle of Wight, passing to the eastward under easy
sail, with the Trinculo gunboat, tender t ) the flagship, some
d stance ahead, and pressing on under steam and sail fur
Spithead. At 230 p.m. the fleet opened out to sight from
Portsmouth round Bembridge ledge, the flagship leading
under her three topsails, fore-course, and foretopmast stay-
sail, in close company with the Black Prince, Warrior, and
Defence, under all tail. In another half hour the Prince
Consort opened the ledge, under all sail and with steam
up, closing up with the other ships. The Warrior and
Black Prince mood out to windward for some time to allow
the two rams to take up their position astern of the Admi-
ral, which having been accomplished the Edgar's main
course was dropped, her topgallant sails, royals, and stud-
ding sails set, and her course laid for Spithead. The other
ships bore up in her wake, the Defence being second, the
Prince Consort third, the Black Prince fourth, and the
Warrior last. The ironclads ran in with their engines work-
ing in addition to their canvas, but the flagship was under
sail alone. The wind was now freshening from the S,S.W.,
and it would be almost impossible to imagine a more ani-
mated spectacle than the ships presented in this position.
It was generally admitted that, noble as are the proportions
of the four ironclads, they yesterday suffered much, so far
as relates to mere outward appearance from a distance, by
comparison with the Edgar under sail, with her loftier spars
and more compact set of canvas. At 4 p.m. the Edgar had
gained the eastern side of Spithead roadstead, where she
took in all her light sails and saluted with her guns the flag
of Admiral Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8., flying on board the
Victory. She shortly afterwards anchored in her selected
berth, the ironclads at the same time taking in all sail, and
assuming their positions,in obedience to signal, under steam,
and joining the Hector ironclad, previously anchored there.
The fleet now lies at Spithead anchored in two lines, the
weather line being composed of the Edgar, wooden screw
line-of-battle ship, 3,094 tons, 71 guns, and 600 horse power,
Capt. G. T. P. Hornby, bearing the flag of the Admiral
commanding, Rear-Admiral of the Red Sydney Colpoys
Dacres, C. 8.; the Warrior, iron frigate, 6,109 tons, 40 guns
and 1,250 horse power, Capt. Arthur A. Cochrane, C. 8.;
and the Black Prince, iron frigate, 6,109 tons, 1,350 horse
power, and 40 guns, Capt. James F. B. Wainwright. The
lee line is composed of the Hector, iron frigate, 4,089 tons,
34 guns, and 800 horse power, Capt. George W. Preedy,
C. 8,; the Defence, iron frigate, 3,720 tons, 16 guns, and 609
horse power, Capt. A. Phillimore; and the Prince Consort,
iron cased frigate, 4,045 tons, 35 guns, and 1,000 horse
power, Capt. G. 0. Willes, C.B. The Edgar and Hector
hold the eastern end, and the Black Prince and Prince Con-
sort the western end of the position. The Trinculo gunboat
is anchored inshore of the fleet. Rear-AdmiralDacres's fleet
as it now lies at Spithead, possesses a collective force of 237
guns, carried by a gross tonnage of 26,985, and propelled by
an engine power of 5,600 horse, nominal. Shortly after the
Edgar anchored at Spithead, Rear-Admiral Dacres em-
barked on board the Fire Queen steam yacht, Master Com-
mander Paul, and, proceeding into Portsmouth harbour,
landed at the dockyard,
The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—Lieut. R. Mansel, to the Implacable ; Lieut.
R. ff. Moubray, to the Pembroke. Sub- Lieut. William H.
Lewin and Gerard R. Bromley, midshipman, have been
appointed to the Prince Consort. Messrs. R. L. Mundy and
Gerald R. Maltby have been nominated to naval cadetships.
The following appointment has been made in the Royal
Naval Reserve :—To be Sub-Lieut., Wm. Withers,
The return to England of the two battalions of Guards
now in Canada will necessitate a new distribution of the
brigade, and we think the authorities may in the meantime
look with advantage to some alteration of the system
which was in operation at the time of their sudden depar-
ture for America. Before the Crimean war the brigade as
a general rule was thus distributed—four battalions at the
West-end of London, one at the Tower, one at Wrdsor,
and one at Chichester. After the Crimean war the arrange-
ment was so far altered that Chichester was abandoned as a
Guards' station, and a battalion was sent to Dublin every
year, which was only done at rare intervals previously.
When the two battalions now under orders return we may
expect the old arrangements as regards the metropolis and
Windsor to be resumed; but with reference to the location
of the remaining battalion, there appears to us to be a good
deal to be said in favour of going back to Chichester and
abandoning Dublin as a Guards' station, The barracks, we
believe, have been empty since the Chichester depot
been
distributed among other battalions. Sussex has always
waya ceu
a good recruiting-ground for the Grenadier andGuards,_ the
continuous
in
e
continuous presence of a battalion in the districtwoul
n
no small degree contribute to fill the ranks, a co
ideration
which should not be put aside in these days
s:
of tens
• in favour of
enlistment exigencies. But the great a
Chichester is the effect it would bo likely to have on th.)
health of the men by giving them a periodical relief from
the heavy sentry duty, which is at the bottom
Thisttomo
fthe high
rate of mortality in the Brigade of ne
•duty is
most heavy in the West-end quarters and at Windsor,
and though we believe not quite so bad, it is still very
serious at the Tower. In a large garrison like Dublin, with
all manner of guards and a vice-regal Court, it is also very
heavy indeed. Thus every station of the Guards involves
garrison duties and many nights out of bed, This certainly
seems to necessitate some alteration of a programme so un-
varyingly severe. By the substitution of Chichester for
Dublin it would be accomplished, and once every three
years and a half a battalion might look forward to six

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months' quiet, easy duty in a most healtlV-iLaiiniitifik,44
close to the sea, and away from the abolortinilarr4,,:
towns. The change would be a benefit rat bah-
to the Line, for it would give one more popular a `,4'
Line battalion ; and, as we shall have four more line batta-
lions in future on our home establishment, in consequence
of the evacuation of the lonian Islands, this is a considera-
tion that should not be lost sight of. 'We hope that the
question will have the early attention of the authorities, so
that due provision may be made by the time the two batta-
lions from Canada return home.

Determined Suicide at Gordon's Brewer.-,
Caledonian-Road.

Oa Monday night Dr. Hardwicke, the deputy
coroner, and a respectable jary met at the Cale-
donian Arms publichou.?e, Caledonian-read, to in-
quire into the circumstances teaching the death of
George Strutt, aged 18, who committed suicide c,t
Gordon's Brewery, Caledonian-road, by shooting
himself, on Sltarday last.

The Coroner having bricily opened the proceed-
ogs,

Hc•nry Strutt, who 4:aid—l reside at No 20, Cloy-
ton-street, Odle:lonian-lead. lam a lab mrer. The
deces:,ed was my brother, and was a h ing lc man.
He was 18 years of age, and assi:t,d in the bettliom
department of Gordou's Brewery, Caledonian-road'.
I saw him last alive at about a quarter to two last
Saturday. He was then in his bedroom at home,
writing a letter. He resided with me at the aboNe
address. He was in his usual state of mind, and I
saw nothing strange in his manner. He left me to
go to his work. Between two and three that after-
noon 1 heard that my brother had met with an
accident. I went to the brewery and found him
dead. I was told that my brother had shot himself;
but I know nothing of it. The body the jury heve
seen is the body of my brother. I was not aware
that my brother had a pistol in his possession. He
received a letter on Saturday, at about one o'clock.
The letter addressed to ElizAbeth Osborne is in his
handwriting.

By the Coroner—My brother was a man of steady
habits. lam positive of that, and I never once saw
him the worse for liquor.

Inspector Terry, N division, said-0u Saturd3y
afternoon I was sent for from the station to see the
deceased at the brewery. I sent for a surgeon st
once. It was about 25 minutes past two. I took a
pistol out of the left hand of the deceased. On him
I found one letter, of which the following is a
copy

" Dear Elizabeth Osborne—l have done this through
your treatment of me. You was going on like a com-
moner the last time I was out with you. I do this through
Elizabeth Osborne, 2, Smith•terrace, Hornsey-road."

At the lodgings of the deceased I found the follow-
ing letter :

" May 26, 1864.

" To Mr George Strutt,—l write to inform you that I
don't intend to have further correspondence with you from
this day.

ELIZBIETH OSBORNE."
In a drawer in the deceased's room I also found a
letter as follows :

" May 29, 1864.

" Dear George,—l am very sorry to tell you that I shall
not be out to-night, but if you like I shall be out on Wed-
nesday evening, and if you like to go to the concert room I
shall see you at seven o'clock.

" From your affectionate lover,
" ELIZABETH OSBORNE."

The Inspector continued—l also found at the
brewery some common shot, some powder, and one
cap, and I ascertained that these were purchased at
15, Arthur-terrace, Caledonian-road. The pistol
was purchased at Mr. Hawkins's on the day of
his decease. The pistol, shot, and powder was pur-
chased within one hour of the deceased committing
the rash act.

Mr. Henry Biliinghurst, M.D., Church-row, Is.
lington, showed the cause of death was tie wound
caused by the pistol-shot,
Joseph Sarson—l am bottler at Gordon's Brewery.
The deceased worked with me in the bottling de-
partment. I found the deceased at twenty minutes
past two. On going through the cellars I found
hitt on the floor dead. He was qui!e dead, and the
whole of his face was smashed in. I told one of th©
clerks, and then I went to the police.station. I ilid
not hear the pistol shot. I was not in the' rewer7.
The deceased was a v!-.ry 4teilf'iy, quiet trv,n.
never spoke with:Ait he was spoken to. When I
left to go horn() at one o'clock tte deceased wss iu
his usual health and spirits, and did not teem at all
despendirg.

Mix both (Morn° said the deceaeed was a very
violent tempered young man. Si e had written a
letter to him on Friday night declining to corres-
pond with him any more. In that letter Ehe told
him that ehe did not want to see him coy more, and
that sl-..e did not wish him to write to her. She last
saw him alive on Wednesday. His temper was so
violent that she began to be afraid of him. He had
threatened her life, end once attempted it when he
was in a passion. On one occasion he said she had
another suitor, and he then took off his cap, threw
it on the ground, and trampled on it. There was
no occasion for his being jealous of her. She told
him in her letter that his language to her was dis-
graceful, and if he had any respect for her he would.
not have said it in her presence. She had walked.
out with him for about six months. She always
considered him a steady young man, and he never
took any drink, with the exception of one glass of
ale, when he was out with her.

A gentleman from the brewery said he believed
the deceased was a steady man, and was rather of
a sullen disposition. Theca was a boy in attendance
who saw the deceased with the pistol in his hand
a short time before he killed himself, and he then
said, in answer to the questions, that he had pur-
chased the pistol for the purpose of killing birds.

The Jury returned a verdict to the Effect that the
deceased destroyed himself when in a state of tem-
porary insanity.

New Street in Southwark,

Yesterday a new and commodious thoroughfare, intended
as a continuation eastward into the populous districts of
Bermondsey and Rotherhithe of the main street recently
opened between the borough of Southwark and the western
parts of the 'metropolis by way of Stamford-street, was dedi-
cated to the public use in presence of Mr Thwaites, the
chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, the members
of the Local Board for the district of St. Olave, and many
other of the principal inhabitants. The new street, which
connects Bermondsey and old St. Thomas's street, is about
1,050 ft long and 40ft wide, and has been made by the London
and Brighton Railway Company, at a cost of about £7,000
exclusive of allowances for compensation, at the instance
and under the supervision of the Local Board of Works.
This great local improvement, for such it is beyond all ques-
tion, is said to be mainly due to the Board of Works for St.
Olave. A year or two ago when the London and Brighton
Railway Company were applying to Parliament
for powers
to enlarge their station at London-bridge and to improve its
approaches by buying up much of the surrounding property,
the Local Board succeeded in procuring the introduction of
clauses into the company's bill which they have since made
subservient to the public convenience by inducing the rail-
way authorities to construct the new thoroughfare, in con-
sideration of their having for their own purposes greatly
altered the configuration of the district. This the company
have done, too, wholly at their own expense, but they hope
ob e morn than
recouped
in time by rents to be derived
from letting the arches of their viaduct which skirts one
t ro ta a
rrce e
side of the street. The street runs through a populous
district, intersected until now by a number of little narrow
and tortuous alleys, for which it is substituted, but it is
said to have displaced the dwellings of about 200 of the
labouringpe oar t know
ulassea who have in consequence gone no one
apwhither, but probably, as they are bound
to the locality by ties of interest, to herd in neighbourhoods
already densely crowded. At the opening ceremony yester-
day Mr Thwaites, the chairman of the Metropolitan Board,
took occasion to dilate on the g,i eat public works in con-
nexion with the Thames Einhankrre nt ou which the Board
are now engaged, and which,
he said, when completed, in
conjunction with the new street from the Mansion-house to
Blacktriars-bridge, would afford a commodious thorough-
fare, 100tt in width for the greater part, from the heart of
the city to the Houses of Parliament, in place of Cheapside,
Ludgate-hill, Fleet-street, and the Strand. He mentioned,
too, as a gratifying circumstance to the tax-paying com-
munity throughout the metropolis, that by an arrangement
which the Metropolitan Board is now making the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, instead of the Board raising
money to carry out its gigantic enterprises at the rate of 9i
which alone will effect a
savingt
c
per cent., it will obtain it from the Government at per
cent.—an
the ye
n operation,6oo a year, over a period
of 18i years.
ratepa h
ratepayers of
o f said,xlB,

THE NEW POLICE CAP,—Yesterday, on the occa-
sion of her Majesty's drawing-room, a number of the men
belonging-to the A division wore the new cap on duty. It
is to be introduced to the three first divisions, and next year
to be generally adopted by the force.

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