The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-23 00:00:00

RUSSIAN ATROCITIES.

The following official reports, describing the atro-
cities committed by the Russian troops at Bialaszew,
have been sent to the Home Minister at Warsaw:—
"REPORT OF THE MAGISTRATE OF THE COMMUNE OF

BIALASZEW.
" On the 19th (31st) of March, at 8 30 a.m., a detachment
of insurgents entered Bialaszew by the road leading from the
village of Klimaszewice, through the courtyard, and seized
upon the houses on the estate, In about an hour afterwards
the imperial troops in pursuit of them arrived. Some firing
took place on both sides in the yard, and after a few shots the
armed detachments retired. Being in the midst of the firing,
I could not see whither this detachment proceeded. The
imperial troops now attacked the house with a hailstorm of
shots, I, a quiet inhabitant, being in the house at the time.
At length the soldiers entered, killed my daughter with two
bayonet stabs, wounded with two shots my son-in-law, who
came from Suwalki for the holidays, and began to plunder
When these outrages began we went out of the house into
the garden. Here three soldiers continued to fire at us from
the street, although we were unarmed. The first—viz., the
armed men who attacked my house—took what they were
most pressingly in need of, or, rather, what they were able
to obtain within the space of an hour. They took three
horses, a britaka, and a labourer named Martin Gawelka,
about 25 gallons of brandy, and 30 trusses of hay. The im.
pedal troops, after killing four insurgents, whom we buried,
murdering my daughter, and wounding my son-in-law,
killed six servants of the household, viz., Francis Slinski,
Victor Bogdaszwski, John Bornowski; John Kolinski,
Frederick Kobylinski, a labourer, and John Karas, an old
man aged 60, and a Prussian subject. The above were first
castrated, and then twice stabbed waitshrobitahy,oaneptstu.
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They set fire to
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and valuables; they knocked the locks off chests and cup-
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the official seals, and destroyed the registers of the popula-

" SWIDERSKI, Magistrate of the Commune of
Bialsgew in the district of Augustowe."
" MEMORANDUM ON THE ABOVE BY THE CIVIL GOVER-

NOlt OF AUGUSTOWE.
" These are the last news from this Government, and in
notifying the same to the Minister I venture to request that
the proper steps may be takes with a view to obtaining
satisfaction for M. Swiderski, landowner and communal
magistrate, who has been so grievously ill-treated, and also
to obviating for the future as much as possible similar out-
rages on the part of the troops, for such conduct causes even
those who wish to remain quiet to prefer to join the insur-
gents rather than be exposed to such treatment.

" March 26 (April 7)."

" KORYTKOWSEI, Governor.

The events to be decided to-day were of the usual num-
ber, but, as before, only one race was of any permanent in-
terest, and that attracted very little attention beforehand.
as so many of the horses engaged were unknown to fame.
In the morning the general topic of conversation was the
progress of the unfortunate quarrel now going on between
the Jockey Club and certain members of the sporting press.
Mr. Willes (" Argus," oc the Morning Post), who had been
warned off Newmarket-heath by the Jockey Club at the
last Houghton Meeting, appeared on it for the first time
yesterday, when he was informed by the Earl of :Coventry
that the latter was requested by the club to give him notice
that hie presence would not be permitted, and that the
legal notice which had been served upon him by their secre-
tary would be followed up by further proceedings if he did
not withdraw. Mr. Willes, as we are informed, replied
that he was present by the desire of the proprietors of the
Morning Post (in which paper his remarks 'Appeared), who
were determined to try the right of the Jockey Club
to exclude their representative from the heath at
those times when it is thrown open to the public. The
Jockey Club are also engaged in another matter some-
what of the same character, but varying to some extent, as
in the latter case the attack complained of has been made
upon a member of the club in his individual capacity, and
not upon the Jockey Club itself. Some remarks having ap-
peared in the Sporting Life reflecting upon the Earl of
Stamford's proceedings on the turf, the editor of that paper
was summoned before the Jockey Club last evening and re-
quired to apologise to his lordship. On his refusal to do
this, he was informed that unless the demand was complied
with before next Saturday he would be warned off the heath,
and would not be allowed admission to any room or race
stand over which the Jockey Club have control. We offer
no opinion as to the truthfulness of the remarks made by
either of the writers complained of, but we cannot but
think that the Jockey Club have not exercised a sound dis-
cretion in attempting to exclude from their ground those
representatives of the press who venture to criticise the
proceedings of that body itself, or of those noblemen and
gentlemen who are its individual members. The public are
invited at certain times to Newmarket-heath, and among
them those who cater for their information and amusement.
Now, it appears to us that as the law of libel is specially
directed to the prevention of unjustifiable remarks upon
public bodies or private individuals, the Jockey Club should
have recourse to that remedy if the persons complained of
have laid themselves open to the punishment it inflicts; and
if not, the attempt to coerce them in the exercise of their
vocation by other means is scarcely worthy the high posi-
tion assumed by the Jockey Club. Mr. Willes has this
morning been officially applied to for the name of his solici-
tor, in order to avoid personal service of the writ, and thus
the matter rests for the present.

During the forenoon a heavy shower fell, which had the
good effect of laying the dust ; but the running ground was
made by it, if possible, harder than ever. Nevertheless, 13
horses came to the post for the Handicap Plate, and 21 for
the Two-yr-old Plate. The winner of the former was made
the favourite at 4to 1; but only justified the selection
by a neck. The start for the Two-yr-old Plate was a mag-
nificent one, and showed what can be done even in a five
furlong race, where the riders are obedient to the starter.
Here, again, the favourite, who is a fine filly, and as clever
a goer as is often seen, pulled through, the conjoint second
favourite with Royston not starting, owing to his having
kicked Aldcroft off at the stables, who fell on his head, and
was a good deal shaken. Royston looked and went well,
but was outpaced. The other events decided to-day require
no comment.

A Sweepstakes of 50 slvs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst
101 b, fillies Bst 61b, those by stallions or mares that never

bred a winner allowed 31b. D.M. 5 subs.
Lord Strathmore's Sea King (31b), Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 1
Lord Stamford's Oscar, Bst 101 b (Edwards) 2

Betting-2 to lon Oscar.

Sea King took a slight lead to the foot of the hill, where
the favourite made his effort, but, dying away in the cords, he
was defeated cleverly by a length and a half.

The Prince of Wales's Stakes of 150 soya each, h ft, and 25
if declared before the Ist of July, 1861, to go to the second
horse, for 4-yr-olds ; colts Bst 91b, fillies Bst 41b; win-
ners extra, maidens allowed 71b. Cesarewitch Course.

- -
9 subs.
Lord Stamford's Citadel. Bst 21b (Edwards) 1
Lord Ailesbury's Teterrima, Bst 41b (C hal loner) 2
Mr. R. Boyce's Lord Clyde, Bst 91b (W. Boyce) 3
Lord Fitzwilliara's Vanguard, Bst 91b ...... (J. Osborne) 4
Mr. Hughes's Barbadoes, Bst 21b . (Hughes) 5
Betting-6 to 4 agst Citadel, 3to 1 agst Teterrima, 6to
1 each agst Barbadoes and Lord Clyde.
Teterrima made running at a slow pace to the bushes,
with Citadel and Vanguard neat, on the upper ground.
The leader then gave way to the favourite, who came on
and won after some shaking by a couple of lengths, Lord
Clyde passing Vanguard a few yards from home, and
finishing a bad third. Barbadoes was beaten a long way.
Handicap Plate of £5O, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Bretby
Stakes Course.
Mr. Hargreaves's Berkeley, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ...... (Doyle) 1
Mr. R. Bignall's The Prophet, 6 yrs, 7st 71b (Edwards) 2
Mr. Naylor's Drummer Boy, 4 yrs, 7st 71b.. (Challoner) 3
The following also ran :—Canwell, Rest, Gem of the Sea,
Disappointment, Cadiz, Lady Harriet colt, Miranda filly,
Sandford, Harleston, and Anemone gelding.

Betting-4 to 1 agst Berkeley, sto 1 agst Canwell, l 0 to
1 each agst Harleston and Prophet, 100 to 8 each agst Sand-
ford, Drummer Boy, and Rest.

After two attempts, the failure in which was caused by
the breaking away of Berkeley and the fractiousness of the
Lady Harriet colt, the lot (with the exception of the latter)
got away on excellent terms, The Prophet at once took the
lead, followed closely by Rest on the upper ground, Ber-
keley being next on the other side, and the others form-
ing a very level line across the courke, the Anemone geld-
ing being last. At the foot of the hill Berkeley took the
lead, with Rest and The Prophet close up, but at the
bushes Sam Rogers brought Canwell to the front with a
rush on the lower side, Berkeley and Rest being next.
The first-named, however, soon died away again, leaving
the other two with the lead, Drummer Boy, The Prophet,
and Disappointment being at the head of the remainder.
Within the cords Rest succumbed, and Berkeley took the
command, followed by The Prophet, the latter being de-
feated after a good race by a neck, a length between the
second and third ; Rest was a good fourth, Canwell fifth,
Disappointment sixth, and the Lady Harriet colt was last,
beatten a long way.

A Sweepstakes of -50 sous each, hft ; weight for age. Last

half of R.M. Three subs.
Mr. Naylor's Biondella, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Challoner) 1
Baron Rothschild's Wingrave, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b .. (Wells) 2
Betting-11 to 10 on Wingrave.
Biondella made all the running, and cantered home the
winner by six lengths.

The Newmarket Two-year-old Plate, of 200 soya; colts,
Bst 7lb ; fillies, Bst slb ; winners extra, Last five fur-
longs of R.M. 76 entries.
Baron Rothschild's Sister to Queen of the Vale, Bst 51b _

(J., Osborne)
Marquir of Hastings's Garotter, Bst 121 b (in 51b extra)
(S. Rogers)
Mr. Savile's Rigolboche, Bst 51b (Phillips)
Mr. Elphinstone's Plague Royal filly, Bst 51b (Breutey)
____ _ _

The following also ran :—Elgiva, Rothschild, Lady
Maud, Royston, Lady Hylda, Horse Marine, Black Sarah,
Whitebait, Physalis colt, Drosera's dam colt, Comme-ga,
Yates, Alabama, Diviner, Toy filly, Yafa colt, and
Lytham.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Sister to Queen of the Vale, 4to 1
each agst the Brother to Bird on the Wing colt and Roys-
ton, 10 to 1 agst Alabama, 100 to 8 each agst Garotter and
the Tadmor colt.

Aldcroft's getting a heavy fall from being kicked off Some considerable delay occurred at the post, owing to
imme-
diately after mounting Lord Glasgow's colt, which pre-
vented his starting. After waiting a quarter of an hour
Mr. M'George marshalled the other 20 in capital line and
walked them to the post, sending them on their errand with
one of the very best starts ever seen. Royston at once
took a very slight lead, the rest being all across the course
in a line as level as water itself. As they neared the bushes
Baron Rothschild's filly had a slight lead on the upper
ground, and just at this point Lady Maud drew to the front
on the other side, but quickly fell back, leaving Garotter in
the second place. In the cords the latter made his effort,
but the Baron's filly won cleverly by a length, Rigolboche,
who came in at the finish, being a head behind the leading
pair. The Plague Royal filly was placed fourth, beaten a
neck from the third, and then came Royston, Comme-ca,
Whitebait, and Alabama, in the order named ; Elgiva,
Diviner, and the Yafa colt being the last three.
A Plate of 50 sovs, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst
71b; winners 41b extra. R.M.
Baroa Rothschild's Giraffe colt, 9st (including 41b extra)
Mr. Savile's Miranda filly, Bst 71b .... (Wells) 1
..... (J Goater) 2
Betting-5 to 2 on the Giraffe colt, who made play from
end to end, and won in a canter by five lengths.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; 3-yr-olds, 7st 101 b ; 4-yr-
olds, Bst 81b ; 5-yr-olds, and upwards, Bst 111 b ; mares
and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be said for 100
sovs if demanded, &c. Last half of R.M. 7 subs.
Lord Stamford's Good for Nothing, 4 yrs, Bst slb
5 yrs, Bst 81b (J. Hughes)) 2
(Edwards 1
Mr. T. Hughes's Miss Emma,
Lord Uxbridg
e'se Erythia, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Challoner) 3
Mr. Femi filly, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Daley) 4
Mr. Payne's Perquisite, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Drew) 5
g-5 to 4 agst Miss 3 to 1 agst Erythia,
Lord Derby's Leotard, 3 yrs Emma,1b (Doyle) 6
toGood for Nothing.S
Perquisite refused to go near her horses for some time,
and this, coupled with the eagerness displayed by the riders
Nothing, Miss Emma, and Erythia, caused the
of Good for
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agsttin
be delayed some minutes. At last Good for Nothing
tistatr t o
off in front, and, waited upon by the Jemima filly and

Marpesia filly also ran.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Overcast, sto 2 agst Whitefield, 5
to 1 agst Neilgherry, 6 to 1 agst Chicquot the Jester.
Whitefield took the lead, followed by Neilgherry and
Chicquot the Jester, the Marpesia gelding bolting imme-
diately the flag descended. Halfway up Overcast joined
the leaders, and Whitefield and Neiigherry soon dropping
back, the issue was left to Chicquot the Jester and the
favourite, and terminated, after a good race, in favour of
the former by a head ; Neilgherry was a bad third. The
winner was not claimed.

Renewal of the Sweepstakes of 50 says each, for 3-y r olds;
colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 51b, not engaged in the 2,000
guineas or 1,000 guineas stakes; those by stallions or
mares that never bred a winner allowed 41b ; only one
allowance. A.F. 5 subs.
Mr. Wybrow Robertson's Dunkeld (41b), Bst Glb _

(Breutey) 1
Lord Strathmore's b c Sea King (41b), Bst 61b (carried
Bst 71b)
Lord Stamford's Revolver, Bat 101 b (Edwards) 3
Betting-6 to 4 each agst Duukeld and Sea King, 3to 1
agst Revolver.

Sea King led for a few strides, and then gave way to
Dunkeld, who led to the finish and won by half a length, a
length and a half between second and third.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, for 4-yr-olds ; colts, Sat 101 b
fillies, Bst 51b; winners of the Derby, Oakes, or Doncas-
ter St. Leger, Port, or Claret Stakes to carry 61b, of any
two of those stakes, 101 b extra ; maiden horses which
have never received £lOO for running second allowed 51b .
Last three miles of B.C. 3 subs.

........
Mr. Savile's Harlequin, Bst 101 b (J. Goater) w.o

LATEST BETTING, MIDNIGHT.
ONE THOUSAND,
3to 1 agst Tornado (taken and offered)
7 to 2 agst Lady Augusta (taken)
sto 1 agst Sister to Singapore (taken)
11 to 2 agst Amelia (taken)
10 to 1 agst Crafton Lass (taken)
11 to 1 agst Gold Dust (taken)
20 to 1 agst Cadeau (offered)
THE DERRy.
4to 1 agst Lord Clitden (offered)
1000 to 100 agst Saccharometer (taken)
1000 to 60 agst Ranger (taken)
2000 to 30 agst Giles the First (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Stockman (taken)
1000 to 25 agst Early Purl (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Trojanus (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Golden Pledge (taken)
600 to 5 agst Avenger (taken)
3000 to 90 agst Flying Fish (taken)
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Carbineer (taken)
6to 1 agst Fantail (taken)
Bto 1 agst Manfred (taken)
10 to 1 agst Physalis colt (taken)

The " Strike" Amongst The Preston Parish

Labourers.

The regulations adopted by the Preston board of
guardians last week, relative to the employment of
tha able-bodied men in receipt of relief, and which
were "struck" against by all those working at the
new Cattle Market, came into operation on Mon-
day. The whole of the men proceeded to the ground
on which they are employed, but only about 90 out
of 1,200 commenced work under the new regula-
tions. The remaining 1,100 played about on the
ground, and during the day formed effigies of two
or three of the unpopular guardians. The men
paraded the effigies up end down the ground, to the
tune of the " Dead March," and afterwards buried
them, amid groans and atLeted sorrow, in the soil
adjoining. The men who had been indulging in
this piece of mock sepulture subsequently left the
ground, on the understanding that they should
return the next morning and repeat the same
" game," and then apply for their wages in the
evening as usual. In the meantime full particulars
of their conduct had reached the ears of the guar-
dians, who straightway caused to be printed and
posted throughout the town a placard which ran
thus :—" To the parish labourers.—Those who do
not intend to work in a proper maaner are requested
not to go to the ground. The mere attending upon
the ground will not entitle any to pay; no man
will be paid unless
he works according to the
regulations issued by the guardians on the
14th instant." This made more commence
work yesterday ; but still several lounged about,
regu-
lations of the guardians. In the evening the men
determined to do no work according to the
proceeded to the workhouse for their pay. The
greatest excitement prevailed at the pay offices.
Many of the men went away without any money,
others said that they could not get any, and several
were shouting outside that they had been "shame-
fully" bated.

Shortly before 7 o'clock on Tuesday night, the
whole of the parish labourers, numbering between
2,000 and 3,000, formed in procession and went to
the police station, where they had been informed the
Mayor, the Town Clerk (who is the chairman of the
board of guardians), and the Chairman of the Re-
lief Committee, were in attendance. The men ap-
pointed a deputation, and an interview took place.
The Mayor stated that those who felt themselves
aggrieved would have their cases investigated on
the following day. This the deputation communi-
cated to the men outside, whom they advised to pre-
serve order and keep the peace. Many did not re-
ceive this with favour, and afterwards Mr. Joseph
Livesey proceeded to address the assemblage from
one of the windows of the police station; a favour-
able impression could not, however, be made upon
the multitude ; and after Mr. Livesey had retired,
serious symptoms of a disturbance were evident. A
rush was made towards the door of the station, and
the crowd for upwards of half an hour made a des-
perate attempt to get into the police station. This,
however, was prevented, and a strong body of police
wasordered to clear the approaches. Soon afterwards
random stones were thrown towards the station, and
in a few minutes the missiles were hurled in greater
numbers. The police drew their truncheons and made
a " charge" upon the crowd, which they eventually
dispersed. Five officers were injured by the stones,
some of them rather seriously. Tnree or four persons
were apprehended, and will be brought before the
magistrates to-day Crowds are in the streets con-
tiguous to the police station, and further disturb•
ances were apprehended.
PRESTON, Wednesday Afternoon.

This morning the men assembled at the cattle
market as usual, but refused to commence work,
threatening to kill Jackson, the labour master, wbo
conversing
left
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groups,
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them
staying
e about an hour, and
vn
proceeded to the
Moor,
were joined by the labourers
there, and the joint body then went by way of the
Orchard
theyouths
toou
tthhse
at Corn
school,
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600. A meeting was afterwards held in the Orchard,
addresses being delivered from an empty cart which
happened to be there.
The proceedings were interrupted by loud cries
of " the soldiers are coming 1" A large number of
persons, however, remained for a short time; but
soldiers
tcameive s i n
suggestingeight,
they dispersed
saesyseoroani aosfthtehe operatives
should give three cheers for the soldiers. A loud
cheer was then given for the military. The sol-
diers about two or three hundred, were marched in
front of the lock-up, to await the orders of the
Mayor and magistrates.
At 1 o'clock great excitement prevailed through-
out the town. Groups of men had been begging in
some of the principal streets. The superintendent
of police had given directions to have them appre-
hended if they persisted in it. Some of the win.

The Black Prince, 40, iron frigate, Capt. Wain-
wright, is coaling in No. 10 dock at Portsmouth, and
will be undocked about the 4th proximo. Her bot-
tom has been scraped over, and it is now ordered to
be coated with the M'lnnes composition on one side,
and with the composition prepared by Mr. Hay, the
Admiralty chemist, on the other, in order to obtain
a comparative result of their respective merits. A
good deal of corrosion is visible in places, but the
most serious injury exists on the third streak of
plating below the armoar-plates. These results

forcibly illustrate the danger which must always
attend the use of copper compositions, as at present
applied to the bottoms of iron ships. For about 40
feet along this streak of plating, where the vessel is
broadest, there run straight lines of indentations,
irregular in number, averaging about an eighth of
an inch in width, and at their greatest depth about
the 16th of an inch. The ship has here evidently
rubbed against something, possibly the staging
alongside the dockyard on first leaving the dock,
and scraped through the composition to the surface
of the iron, and this done a powerful battery has
' been at once formed, the power of which to destroy
' the ship was only a question of time. In the in-
stance of the Black Prince this power has been ar-
rested, but it is a proof that all iron ships coated
with copper preparations require frequent docking
to ascertain whether the outer surface of the com-
position is undisturbed.
Her Majesty's screw corvette Archer, 13, commis-
sioned at Woolwich for the West Coast of Africa,
Capt. J. Bythesea, has been detained at the Arsenal
buoy to undergo various alterations. Her departure
is uow ordered to take place to-morrow, when she
will steam down the river on a final trial of her
' speed. If it prove satisfactory she will return to
Greenhithe and adjust compasses for sea.
The Cadmus, 20, screw, Capt. Ross, sailed from
Spithead at 5 p.m. yesterday to dismantle and be
paid out of commission.
The Jaseur, 5, screw steam gunvessel, 425 tons,
80-horse power, commissioned a few days ago from
the Sheerness steam reserve by Corn. Walter J. H.
Grubbe for service on the West Coast of Africa, was
taken out to the measured mile off Maplin Sands
for trial of her machinery on Tuesday last. The
vessel was in charge of Commander 0. C. Read, of
the Cumberland, guardship of the Sheerness steam
reserve, and the machinery was under the superin-
tendence of Mr. W. Rumble, inspector of machinery
afloat, and Mr. G. Blaxland, chief engineer of her
Majesty's dockyard at Sheerness. The trial was
most satisfactory. The following were the results :
—True mean speed at full boiler power, 8.398 knots
per hour ; revolutions, maximum, 102, mean 99 per
minute; pressure of steam, 201 b, and vacuum gauge,
251-. At half boiler power the true speed attained
was 6.876 knots ; revolutions, maximum 87, mean
811. The circle was made at full boiler power, helm
starboard 32 deg, in 4 min 7 sec; revolutions, 92;
diameter of circle, 200 yards ; at half boiler power,
helm starboard, 35 deg, in 5 min 17 sec ; revolutions,
73; diameter, 300 yards, The half circle was made
at full boiler power, helm port 28 deg, in 2 min 16
sec ; helm starboard 31 deg, in 1 min 48 sec ; at
half boiler power, with helm port 31 deg. in 3 min
30 sec, and with helm starboard 32 deg, in 2 min
57 sec. The vessel was started at full speed in 4
sec, and stopped in 6 sec. She was started full speed
astern in 7 see., and stopped in 6 sec. The force of
wind was from 4 to 6 ; and the draught of water,
forward, 10ft Bin ; aft, 12ft. The pitch of the screw
was 12ft; diameter, 91t; immersion, Ift gin; tem-
perature, on deck, 53 deg; engino•roem, 84 deg;
stokehole, 90 deg; weather barometer, 29.80 deg.
The Jaseur will be inspected to day by Vice-Admiral
Sir W. J. Hope Johnstone, K. C.B , and Staff Com-
mander-in-Chief at Sheerness, after which she is
expected immediately to proceed to sea.
The Curacoa screw frigate has been commissioned
at Portsmouth to carry the pennant of Captain Sir
W. Wiseman as Commodore of the second class on
the Australian station.

The Defence, 16, iron frigate, Capt. A. Phillimore,
is completing her new hammock berthing and after
quarter ports alongside Portsmouth Dockyard.
The Resistance, 16, iron frigate, Captain W. C.
Chamberlain, is ordered into Portsmouth harbour
from Spithead, for the purpose of being docked to
clean and examine her bottom.

The court-martial on Capt. Hillyar, C. 8., and
Lieut. Lillingston, of her Majesty's ship Cadmus,
was brought to a conclusion on Tuesday afternoon,
after having extended over 14 days. The evidence
for the defence was closed at 10.45, and at 3.40
the Court was again opened, when the Deputy
Judge-Advocate read the finding of the Court. They
acquitted Capt. Hillyar of the charge of cruelty and
oppression, and also of ordering punishments not to
be entered in the defaulters' book, but found him
guilty of an act to the prejudice of good order and
naval discipline in not making himself acquainted
with the punishments which were going on in the
Cadmus while he 'was in command, and seeing them
entered in the defaulters' book, for which the Court
adjudged him to be severely reprimanded. The
Court found the charge against Lieut. Lillingston
partly proved, inasmuch as he had been guilty of
unofficerlike conduct in ordering punishments to be
inflicted upon Robert Baker and other boys of the
Cadmus which were not authorised by her Ma-
jesty's regulations. The Court adjudged him to be
dismissed her 'Majesty's service, but in consideration
of his zeal and ability they recommended him to the
favourable consideration of the Admiralty.
A meeting has been convened for this evening by
the Mayor of Portsmouth to raise a public subscrip-
tion fur the relief of the widows and orphans of
those who perished in the wreck of the Orpheus.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Wm. B. Shellabear, master, to
the Orontes; Wm. F. Murray, midshipman, to the
Curacoa ; Chas. .R. Wood, midshipman, to the
Meeane ; Alfred A. C, Parr is nominated to the
naval cadetship , and Gerald J. H. M'Carthy, mas-
ter's assistant, to the Valorous.