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HORRIBLE CRUELTY.

PORTSMOUTH, July 18.

One of the most revolting cases of cruelty on re-
cord was, by direction of Vice-Admiral Sir M. Sey-
mour, G.C.8., brought before the magistrates here
to-day, when Wm. Biddlecombe, a stoker on board
her Majesty's ship Glasgow, was charged by Mr. T.
Pope, a warrant officer of the same ship, with hav-
ing, on the 9th of July, in the harbour of Ports.
mouth, cruelly ill-treated and tortured a dog, by
cutting off one of its legs and partly skinning it
when alive, thereby doing injury contrary to the
statute. Mr. Bainsteed, instructed by Mr. Swain-
son, Admiralty solicitor, conducted the prosecution.
Prisoner said—" I am guilty of skinning the dog,
but tot of cutting off its leg when alive." Mr. Bin-
steed said he appealed as agent for the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and be thanked
Mr. Swainson for the trouble be had taken in get-
ting up that horrible case, and the gallant Port-
Admiral and the officers under his command for the
zeal they had displayed in bringing it before the
court. From the information received, it was the
most atrocious and disgusting case of brutality that
had ever disgraced a court of justice ; and the man
who had perpetrated the act had no possible object
on earth, except, as be said, to get the dog's skin to
make a "batty pouch," as he called it. He then
called Edward Brown, stoker of her Majesty's ship
Glasgow, who deposed that, on the 9th inst., he
had a small black and tan terrier dog on board the
above ship. Prisoner said he should skin the dog
to make a baccy pouch. He thought he was jok-
ing. Subsequently prisoner said, "Let's go and
kill the dog, and take his skin off." Witness said,
" Don't do that." A few minutes afterwards he
went to the head of the ship and saw the prisoner
'' flaying the dog alive." Prisoner cut the skin of
the foreleg, and then broke the bone with both
hands ; he then cut the leg off with a knife. The
dog cried out and turned round to bite Biddlecombe.
John Barnes corroborated the above, adding that
prisoner said to the dog when he was about to flay
it, " You b—, I'll make a baccy pouch of your
skin." He then laid the dog on his back and par-
tially cut its throat. He called to the last witness,
saying, " Come and look, he is cutting the dog's leg
off before he is dead." The dog was skinned alive.
Prisoner denied cutting the leg off until after the dog
was dead, adding that Brown helped him to skin it,
The senior magistrate said—During the whole of my
long experience, and the experience of my brother
magistrates, there never was a case equal to this in
atrocity brought before this bench. You cruelly tor-
tured this unfortunate animal. Sailors and
soldiers in her Majesty's service are generally
warmly attached to dogs and treat them well,
because they are aware of their great attachment to
human beings. You lost sight of every feeling of
humanity and behaved in a manner which is a
disgrace to you. I must here observe that during
my long experience I have found that cruelty and
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he knew, meet with the approbation of Admiral
Seymour and all the naval authorities.

The Beethoven bust, near Heiligenstadt, on the
so-callf:d " Poet's Way," or "Beethoven Walk,"
was uncovered with all due solemnity on the 24th of June.
The spot has been chosen most appropriately, for here
Beethoven went to recruit his strength after his severe ill-
ness; to this charming neighbourhood of Heiligenstadt and
Nussdorf he first resorted in 1802, but repeated his visits
for several years, till, at last, he made the vicinity of Helzen-
dorf, Modling, and Baden, partly from inclination, partly
for the sake of the baths, his permanent rural resting-place.
Here he strolled about under the shade of walnut and elm
trees; here he wrote the Pastorale and the Symphony in
C Minor, the "Scene at the Brook," of which he said him-
self to a friend, point ng out the place where he had com-
posed it, " that the nightingales, cuckoos, the yellow..
hammers and quails had helped him,' Here, too, he
wrote that touching document, the Promemoria to his
brothers "As the leaves of the autumn fall and fade, so
cherished hope is blasted for me. The same almost as I
came, I go hence : the high-flown courage even that in-
spired me so often in the fine summer days, has disappeared.
0 Providence I let one pure day of jay come to me I" The
bust, executed in bronze, by Fernkorn, bears simply the
inscription of hie name, Louie von Beethoven,—•lehenteutn.

Volunteer Review at Wimbledon.

According to custom, which is rapidly acquiring the force
of unwritten law, the proceedings at Wimbledon closed on
Saturday with a grand review of the metropolitan and other
volunteer corps by his Royal Higbness the Duke of Cam •
bridge, The sharpshooters having held possession of the
common for the previous fortnight, the occupation was com-
pleted on Saturday by the arrival of the main body of volun-
teers, who for their own improvement and the gratification
of the spectators engaged in the operation of a field day.
The weather, notwithstanding a smart shower which fell
about 3 o'clock in town, was highly favourable, bright and
not too warm ; it enabled the volunteers to move without
incurring fatigue or discomfort, and gave the spectators an
opportunity of seeing clearly all that was permitted by the
wide space over which the evolutions extended. The de-
sire to be present at this review must have been great, for
during the afternoon both platforms of the South-Western
Railway terminus were crowded with passengers in and out
of uniform struggling for places in the long lines of car-
riages; while hundreds wishing to avoid the crush at this
point encountered the alternative of dust on the roads from
London through Wandsworth or Putney. Putney and
Wimbledon were both largely garrisoned, and dye and Omni-
buses reaped a rich harvest. No battalion was allowed to
enter the enclosure of the National Rifle Association till it
was completely formed, so that companies of volunteers the
headquarters of which had still to arrive, or individual
members of a corps who had started with the intention of
taking a preliminary stroll, were dotted about in variegated
skeins and clusters upon ,the wide green surface of the
outskirts of the common. Inside the enclosure double
and sometimes treble lines of carriages stretched away
from ef,her end of the Grand Stand, in one direction
bearing across the enclosure nearly to Wimbledon.
Horsemen, to their dissatisfaction, were obliged to
keep strictly in rear cif these carriages. The stands
held some thousands of specastdrs• In those at the side
there was not a place vacant, and the Grand Stand re-
served for members of the Association or visitors paying
.os. each, contained a distinguished company. Among the
visitors were—Viscount Sydney, Earl of Cardigan, Lord
Begot, Lord and Lady Vernon, Lady Rose Fane and party,
Colonel North, M.P., Mr. Laird, M.P., Lady Charlotte
Russell, Lady Ducie, Lady Anne Eleho, Hon. A. Kinnaird,
M.P., Colonel Steele, Colonel Kennedy, Captain Mildmay,
&c. Not far from these, the New Zealand Chiefs, curiously
tattooed and wearing blue uniforms, with white feathers in
their caps, looked on with interest at the "war dance" of
the white men. A female figure, less hideous but equally
grotesque, sat in solitary estate among the equestrians out-
side, with a volunteer belt and cartouche-box over her riding
habit, and a pale mauve sash suspending a sword unmis-
takeably connected with some theatrical " property.." Into
such a gigantic area many persons of course contrived to
gain admittance without the proper pecuniary equivalent,
but the grossest case was that of a colonel of a regiment
from the east end of the metropolis, who placed .a dozen of
his friends, male and female, between the band and the
corps and marched into the enclosure, refusing pointblank
to pay for one of them. According to the instructions
issued from the War-office, battalions aught all to have
been upon the ground at 5 o'clock; but long after that hour,
and in fact after 6 o'clock, the wind brought intermitant
snatches of popular airs from one part of the common, ap-
parent solos on the big drum from another, and the conjoint
melody of fifes and kettledrums from a third, giving audible
information that the posting of the various brigades was
still a task far from accomplished. These occasional bursts
of melody were the more tantalising from the fact that five
out of the eight brigades being stationed beyond the long-
range butts could not be seen from the Grand and side
Stands, the occupants of them having heard the music
approach, and then die away without ever seeing the
regiments from which the strains proceeded, remained
in some doubt whether the review might not have
been adjourned to Richmond-park or Coombe-wood. The
Inns of Courts, the 3d Middlesex Artillery, and an Engi-
neer Corps were the only regiments in sight for a vet y long
period. Tho Grand Stand is admirably situated far seeing
the troops when they are massed upon the plain and about
to march past, but for viewing the proceedings beyond the
ravine where the Wimbledon field-days ordinarily com-
mence it gives little or no facility. About half-past six
o'clock the different regiments had marched to their allotted
positions, and the manoeuvres began about 7. The force in
the aggregate was variously estimated at from 7,000 to
10,000 men, being so much scattered as to render it difficult
to form any precise estimate of its numbers. It was divided
into eight brigades, the strength of which was equalized as
far as possible.

Five of these brigades were allotted to the attacking,
three to the defending force. Major. General the Hon. Sir
J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.8., led the attack, and to Major-Gen.
Lord F. Paulet, C. 8., was intrusted the task of keeping
possession, with an inferior army, of the plateau in front
of the grand stand. The firing began in rear of the
furthest line of butts, where the enemy was concealed
from sight by the sudden dip of the ground. The 7th
and 23d Surrey, thrown out on the enemy's part as
skirmishers, were quickly answered by one of the
Middlesex regiments detached to keep them in check till
Lord Radstock's red and slate coloured battalions could be
brought to the front. A long line, embracing, the bearskins
of the Hon. Artillery Company, the green tufts of the Lon-
don Irish, and the sombre plumes of the London Brigade,
soon made its appearance behind the enemy's skirmishers
and compelled the defensive force to retire on the main
body. They were driven first behind one range of butts,
and then beyond the others, where a stand was made, and
the artillery on either side began to mingle its deeper tones
with the general chatter of musketry. One saw at a glance
the force of the argument which military men are so fond
of employing, that weapons of precision are not necessarily
weapons of war. There was so little wind that the smoke
from the cannon was hardly lifted, but came drifting down
between the lines and thickening the vapour crused by file
firing after the skirmishers had been called in. Now half
a company, and now only a shako and half-a-dozen buttons,
were all that were visible to marksmen as the ramrods went
clicking and scraping in and out of barrels, and the steel
tips glittered now and then above the smoke. Objects
changed with the rapidity of a kaleidoscope before a loaded
rifle could be lifted tc the shoulder. OrthoPtic sights and
rifle telescopes would equally have been at a discount had
any one tried to use them. Little by little the defenders
were obliged to give ground. Lord Radstock's brigade re-
tired under cover of the guns of the Horse Artillery, and
when these were in turn withdrawn the enemy, seeing a
vacant space, rushed on to occupy it. At this juncture the
London Scottish were thrown rapidly forward, and their
advance was one of the prettiest features in the day's pro-
ceedings. Some lofty ferns and thick furze bushes lay di-
rectly in their path, and the flank companies, which wear
the kilt, passed through these as steadily as their comrades
with the defensive armour of gaiters and knickerbockers.
The movement was so well timed and so completelyshe:tered
by the other regiments whose line they were prolonging,
that the enemy's skirmishers, apparently companies of
the Queens Wesminsters, found themselves within less
than the prescribed 100 yards of the London Scottish ; and
instead of occupying as they thought an undefended posi-
tion, they were obliged to retreat with the utmost celerity.
A long way in rear of the first line of the defenders the
brigade of Colonel Brewster could be seen forming the re-
serve, and stretching across the plain in a line so beautifully
" dressed" that it resembled a solid bar. The other portion
of the attacking force, which had hitherto remained silent,
now opened fire suddenly on the left flank of the defenders.
The Inns or Court, with their usual prompitude, frayed out
to repel this new assault, and some heavy guns were
brought into play to answer the artillery of the attacking
force. The level, of course, was different, but for the mo-
ment it seemed as if the London Scottish were placed in the
midst of a cross fire. A change of front became imperative,
and the defenders' left was accordingly thrown back a
quarter of a circle, which brought it to a point exactly at
right angles with its former position. The main body still
preserved its alignment as the old attacking force remained
in its front At a crisis such as this the galloping mania
common to all staff officers rages. On Saturday the excite-
ment was intensified by the presence and rivalry of afigure
in the undress uniform of some mounted rifle regiment.
The activity of this horseman had been conspicuous all the
afternoon. At one period he was flying along the high
road to the Putney station; ten minutes later he was off at
full stretch towards Wimbledon. A party attempted to
cross the ravine, and they met him bursting up the steep
ascent with the force of a catapalt. His tight-fitting black
cap, rusty scabbard, and headlong speed gave him much the
aspect of the Wild Huntsman of the legend ; and the pace
he set for the imitation of mounted officers was fearful to
contemplate. The programme, which was as great a secret
to the commanding officers of ,Volunteers as to the public,
was decidedly shortened, owing to the lateness of the hour.
The defending force was driven back upon the Grand
Stand more rapidly than British troops ought to yield
ground—and when it arrived sufficiently near for the pur-
poses of a march past a general fraternisation ensued.
There appeared at first to be some doubt whether the march
past would be performed, and when, at eight o'clock, the
Commander-in-Chief, with a brilliant Staff, took up his
position at the saluting base, he was warmly applauded by
the staudholders and general body of spectators.
It is worth consideration whether on fature occasions it
might not be expedient to take the march past at the be-
ginning, instead of the end of the proceedings. Under the
system adopted on Saturday the punctual corps are con-
demned to inactivity for the sake of those who were behind
their time. If it were made known as a rule to be acted on
in future that all the regiments actually upon the ground
at a particular hour would march past at that hour, and
that chose behind time would loss this legitimate opportu-
nity for display, although allowed to take part in the field-
day afterwards, it might afford an extra inducement to
exertion, A. email but well, mounted troop of Surrey Light

Horse, taking precedence in their own county, passed first
before the Commander-in-Chief.
,The guns of the Honour-
able Artillery Company, so well served during the day,
came next, followed by the infantry of the same ancient re-
giment, led by their Colonel, Lord Colville. The first two
companies were a little unsteady, but the last two kept a
splendid line, which would not have descredited either bat-
talion of the Guards, whom they so closely resemble. The
London Irish came next. , Following closely upon the Hon.
Artillery Company they were at a disadvantage more
apparent than real, in the matter of height,
but their bearing was good, and their step
elastic. Sir John Shelley's men marched past next,
with smart patent leather accoutrements. Lord Ranelagh,
at the head of his brigade, was cheered, and so were Lord
Radetock and Lord Bury, the latter very cordially in recog-
nition of the recent success of his English Eight. The 3d
Middlesex Artillery, 3d Tower Hamlets, dressed in scarlett,
and Lord Radstock's own regiment passed the Commander-
in-Chief in a manner eliciting expressions of approval. The
caps of the Inns of Court corps, at some distance off, could
be distinctly seen above those of the intermediate Volun-
teers, but owing doubtless to reasons of a professional na-
ture its ranks were somewhat thin. The Victorias, although
cheered, scarcely elicited that enthusiasm which was their
due, remembering their exertions in camp. They are con-
stantly mistaken either for the St. George's or the London
Rifle Brigade, and until the three black regiments have
passed, persons do not feel certain that they have actually
seen the Victoria& To the South Middlesex and to the
London Rifle Brigade were given the reception incited by
their fame in time past and their evident present efficiency,
But the loudest and heartiest acclamations were reserved
for Lord Elcho, in his double capacity of Colonel of the
London Scottish and Chairman of the Council. The regi-
ment which always makes the most creditable show on oc-
casions of this kind is that commanded by Lord Grosvenor.
Consisting as it does of two battalions, the Queen's is en-
abled on all occasions of interest to turn out as many men
as an ordinary regiment of the Line. On Saturday it bad 10
companies at Wimbledon, and by contrast with some of the
other corps, which were merely skeletons, presented a noble
appearance.

Dr. Westmacott was in professional attendance in case of
emergency, but the only casualty reported during the day
was that which occurred to a member of the 7th Surrey,
who slipped while ascending the hill and broke his thumb.
It is only just to Inspector Penfold, of the A division, and
Superintendent Butt, of the local force, to add a word in
praise el the admirable manner in which not alone on Satur-
day, but during the whole of the recent meeting the police
arrangements were conducted, Superintendent Walker
came on Saturday with a reinforcement of 80 men.

AMERICA.

REUTER'S EXPRESS.
(Per the Canada.)
NEW YORK, Jaiy 7.

The steamship City of Washington arrived at
New York July 6, and the New York July 7. The
steamship Asia arrived at Halifax, July 7.
The following is the " situation" from the New
1 ork Herald of July 7:—
All the news from the vicinity of Gettysburg,
accumulating as it does from every quarter,confirms
the fact that the defeat of Gen. Lee's army on Fri-
day was a total rout. Perhaps the best evidence of
this is the number of prisoners which our troops are
picking up in large bodies, amounting now to
nearly 28,000, or almost the fourth part of the
rebel army. The troops of Gen. Lee are scattered
in the mountains, whither they were endeavouring
to escape towards Virginia. Since Friday there was
no general engagement, but cavalry skirmishes in
the rear of the enemy are continually progressing.
The rebels retreated by way of Greencastle and
Hagerstown, at which place Gen. Lee probably now
has his headquarters. Firing was heard in that
direction yesterday. A fight was also reported at
Fayetteville yesterday,and another at Mercersburg,
no doubt the operations of our cavalry on the
enemy's rear. It is a remarkable fact that the late
seizure of horses made from the farmers of Penn-
sylvania and Maryland has turned out greatly to
their disadvantage. The animals, not being trained
to the battlefield, have become so unmanageable as
to render their riders almost helpless when attacked
by our cavalry.
Despatches from Harrisburg yesterday state that
Gen. Couch has pushed forward all his effective force
to cooperate with the Army of the Potomac.
His advance is already in contact with the
enemy, and aiding General Meade's army. Gene•
ral Lee, as far as known, holds all the passes in
the South Mountain leading into the Cumberland
valley from Gettysburg. The troops under Gene-
ral Pierce, formerly Milroy's command, captured at
Greencastle 600 prisoners, two wagons loaded with
plunder and three pieces of artillery. The prisoners
were stragglers making their way to the Potomac►
in company with wagon trains. Gen. Pleasanton
and Gen. Stuart were skirmishing all day yester-
day in the vicinity of Bridgeport.
A heavy freshet came down the Potomac as far as
Washington yesterday, and it was stated that all the
fords from Falling Waters were rendered completely
impassable. The waters of the Potomac are now six
feet above the fording level. It appears that the
pontoon bridge at Williamsport was not destroyed
as reported, the rebel Gen. Imboden having too
strong a force there to protect it, so that Lee's re-
treat into Virginia was not cut off, as was supposed.
Gen. Meade has issued an address to his army,
congratulating them upon the recent victory. He
says, however, " our task is not yet accomplished,
and the Commanding General looks to the army for
greater efforts to drive from our soil every vestige
of the presence of the invader."

It is stated on excellent authority that the rebel
General Ewell, the successor of Stonewall Jackson,
died yesterday from wounds received at the battle
of Gettysburg on Friday.
News of a most important character reaches us
from sources beyond all question as to the truth of
the statement. The Vice-President of the rebel Go-
vernment, Alexander H. Stephens, and Mr. Com-
missioner Ould, came down the James river on board
the rebel gunboat Drag' n on Saturday, under a flag
of truce, and requested permission from Admiral
Lee to proceed to Washington in order to present
in person an important communication from jeffer-
on Davis to Abraham Lincoln. Admiral Lee at
once despatched to Washington for instruction. A
C4binet meeting was accordingly held yesterday
morning, and it was decided that permission should
not be granted to these gentlemen to fulfil their
mission, whatever it was, to Washington. Admiral
Lee was instructed to inform them that the ordi-
nary channels of communication would suffice for
the transmission of any message they might have
to send to Mr. Lincoln. Meantime the rebel gunboat
had steamed up the James river while awaiting the
reply from Washington.
The probability of the return of North Carolina
to the Union is foreshadowed by the Portsmouth
Virginian of the 2d, which says :—" Reliable infor-
mation has been received here that the return of
North Carolina to the Union is an event which may
be daily expected. A disaffection towards the Go-
vernment of Jeff. Davis, radical and wide-spread,
exists in the State, and overtures have been made
to General Foster which will shortly lead to im-
portant results."

By the arrival of the steamer Cahowba at Fortress
Monroe yesterday, we have news from New Orleans
to the Ist inst. The bombardment of Port Hudson
Was then going on vigorously. All the steamers in
the service of General Banks were iunning up and
down the river without interruption.
WASHINGTON, July 6, 1863.
The following facts have been obtained from a
source which guarantees their correctness, and the
statement may be relied upon as strictly true,
On Saturday, the 4th inst., the rebel gunboat
Dragon came down the James river with a flag of
truce. Acting Rear-Admiral Lee sent up an officer
u was on board.
to meet it when it was ascertained that Alexander
Cmtihsseiyonwereroe
bldearers of an 'Theyll. Stephens
represented a
nd
that
im-
portant letter from Jefferson Davis,et
Commander-in-
Chief of the Army and Navy of the Confederate
State, to Abraham Lincoln, Commander-in-Chief
of the Army and Navy of the united-States, and
requested per mission to proceed
to Washington in
the Dragon and present the letter to President