The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-24 00:00:00

IHE NAVY.

VALETTA, JULY 18.-The following movements
of her Majesty's ships of war have occurred during
the week :-The screw gunboat Alacrity, 4, Com-
mander K. E. Baird, arrived on the 14th inst.,
from Corfu, with despatches from Admiral Martin
and a mail; and the screw gunboat Foxhound, 4,
Commander the Hon. A. C. Hobart, left Malta on
the 15th, for Zante, with the despatches for the
Commander-in-Chief brought on that day from
England, via Southampton and Marseilles. Capt.
Vesey, 22d Regiment, and Ensign Burnett, 15t11
Regiment, returned from Corfu by the Alacrity.
The gunboat Growler, Lieut.-CoroLnander Denni-
stoun, also arrived on the I.."ath from Corfu. The
screw corvette Malaceja, 17, Capt. G. I. Napier,
left port on the lLth for Gibraltar, and the Procris,
1, Lieut.-13°Jarnander the lion. J. B. Vivian, left on
the iPoth for the same destination, to resume her
;ration there, The screw corvette Doris, 32, Capt.
Sir F. L. M'Clintock, having had the defects to her
false keel made good, took her departure for Corfu
Qn the evening of the same day, The screw line-
-of-battle ship Algiers, 89, Capt. E. B. Rice, will
follow for the same island about Saturday. We
have no other large ships here at present. Besides
the Algiers and the receiving-ship, the only war
-vessels in port are the gunboats Surprise, 4, and
-the Wanderer, 4, making good their defects prior to
leaving for the coast of Syria ; the Alacrity, 4, which
vessel is to take up the next mail to Corfu, on the
22d inst. ; the Trident, 3, having her engines re-
paired; the tenders Growler and Boxer, and the
mirveying ship Medina. The screw liner Queen,
86, which had been despatched from the lonian
Islands to Beyrout, is daily expected at Malta; and
the Magicienne, 16, and Scylla, 21, are also expected
here from Gibraltar. The Magicienne transferred
the invalids she conveyed from Malta to the Hima-
laya, which vessel arrived at Gibraltar on the 9th
inst. from Corfu, with the 2d Queen's, to replace the
6th Regiment on that station, removed to Corfu.
By letters from Corfu of the 12th inst. information
has been received that the only ships of war lying
there at that date were the Marlborough, 131, bear-
ing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. F. Martin,
K.C.8., the Amphion, 36, and the Alacrity gunboat,
the last taking the mail to Malta that day. Up to
the last accounts the ships of her Majesty's Medi-
terranean fleet were distributed as follows :-The
Alacrity, 4, Commander Baird, Malta; the Algiers,
89, Capt. E. B. Price, Malta ; the Amphion, 36,
Capt. A. C. Gordon, Corfu; the Boxer, tender to
the Hibernia, Malta ; the Cockatrice, 2, Lieut-Com-
rnander R. M. Gilson, Constantinople, for the
Danube ; the Doris, 32, Capt. Sir F. L. M‘Clintock,
left Malta on July 16 for Corfu ; the Exmouth, 86,
Capt. J. A. Punter, the Piraeus of Athens ; the
Firebrand, 6, Commander Piers, coast of Syria; the
Firefly, surveying steamship, Commander A. L.
Mansell, Beyrout; the Foxhound, 4, Commander
the Hon. A. C. Hobart, left Malta on July 15 for
Corfu ; the Gannet, 11, Commander the Hon. M.
H. Nelson, Constantinople ; the Growler, tender to
the Hibernia, Malta; the Hibernia, receiving ship,
bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral H. J. Codring-
ton, C. 8,, Commander R. B. Hazvey, Malta; the
Icarus, 11, Commander Salmon, V.C., coast of
Syria ; the London, 86, Capt. H. Chads, Naples;
the Marlborough, 131, bearing the flag of Vice-
Admiral Sir W. F. Martin, K.C.8., Capt.
W. H. Stewart, C. 8., Corfu; the Mars, 80, Capt.
J. N Strange, Coast of Syria; the Magicienne, 16,
Capt. his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen,
expected daily at Malta from Gibraltar; the Ma-
lacca, 17, Capt. G. J. Napier, left Malta on the 15th
July, for Gibraltar ; the Medina, surveying steam-
ship, Capt. T. A. B. Spratt, C. 8., Malta; the Nep-
tune, 86, Capt. G. T. B. Hornby, Naples ; the Peli-
can, 17, Commander P. Brock, Alexandria ; the
Procris, 1, Lieut.-Commanding the Hon. J. B.
Vivian, left Malta on the 16th July for Gibraltar ;
the Queen, 86, Capt. C. F. Hillyar, daily expected
at Malta from the coast of Syria ; the Scylla, 21,
Capt. R. Lambert, expected at Malta from Gibral-
tar ; the Surprise, 4, Commander W. H. Whyte,
Malta; the Trident, 3, Commander Balfour, Malta;
the Weser, 6, Commander A. H. Johnstone, Danube;
the Wanderer, 4, Commander M.C. Seymour, Malta.
Yesterday the chartered troopship Akbar em-
barked the following reinforcements at Govern-
ment-quay, Gravesend, for Kurrachee-viz., 3 offi-
cers and 172 non-commissioned officers and men of
the 51st King's Own Light Infantry ; 1 officer and
14 men of the Ist battalion 19th Regiment, and 1
officer and 24 men of all ranks of the 94th Regt.,
from Chatham ; 1 man of the 7th Dragoon Guards,
from Kneller-hall ; 1 officer and 30 men of the 71st
Highland Light Infantry, from Stirling ; 8 men of
the 93d Highlanders, from Aberdeen, and 2 men of
the 98th Regiment, from Canterbury ; total, 8 offi-
cers and 300 non-commissioned officers and men.
The sailing of the Akbar was delayed in consequence
of the provisions on board having been condemned
on the vessel being inspected by the officers of the
Staff from Chatham. She will take her departure
from the Thames to-day. The reinforcements which
embarked in the Conflict, R. Dens commander, in-
cluded 3 officers and 178 non-commissioned officers
and men of the Royal Artillery, from Woolwich ;
7 men of the Bth Hussars, from Canterbury ; 2 offi-
cers and 70 men of the 27th Enniskillens ; 1 officer
and 29 men of the 48th Regiment, from Cork ; 2
officers and 20 men of the 80th Regt., and 7 men of
the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers from Buttevant.
In accordance with orders to that effect received at
Chatham, the G field battery of the 9th brigade
Royal Artillery has proceeded from Canterbury to
Shoeburyness, for the purpose of going through an
extended course of Armstrong gun drill at the
School of Gunnery with the 12-pounder field guns.
The horses and guns of the battery remain behind.
The following officers accompanied the G battery to
Shoeburyness :-Capt. F. E. Byrne, Lieut. F. H.
W. Milner, and Lieut. A. E. Turner.
The strike which recently took place among the
hired mechanics employed on the iron frigate
Achilles, 51, at Chatham Dockyard, having caused
the whole of the skilled mechanics to leave the
yard, upwards of 100 of the best workmen have been
removed from the Royal Oak, 51, and the other
wooden ships building, and placed on the Achilles,
where they will
work as riveters, platers, and in
other branches of the trade, until the iron vessel is
completed: 'Co
"1144 the vacancies thus caused
the Admiralty have given directions for 200 addi-
be immediately entered in the
yard to take the
tional shipwrights to
places of the established ship-
wrightswho are draughted
on to the Achilles. Dur-
ing yesterday and the previous day large numbers
of hands presented themselves the
at dockyard gates,
d
and in the course of a few
days
the entire number
of additional shipwrights required will have been
obtained.
The Pylades, 22, 400-horse power, under repair
at Chatham Dockyard, has had 100 additional
hands placed on her, in order that she may be corn_
pleted with the utmost possible despatc.h...n
The Warspite, 50, attached to the sail' g reserve
at Chatham, has been towed round from that port
to the Thames, the Admiralty having
lent her to be
used as a training ship for the Mercantile Marine

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considerably larger than on Tuesday, and the inte-
rest in the proceedings was unabated.
The contest commenced with the Marksman's
Prize, £55, for non-commissioned officers and men

qualified as marksmen during the present annual
course ; 700 and 800 yards ; ten prize, at each dis-
stance, and a silver watch for the best shot through-
out. 136 entered. The prize for the best shot
throughout fell to private Bell, 26th Cameronians,
who scored 17 points and 7 hits ; total, 24 marks.
The next competition was for the Carbine Stakes,
£27 Ms., for cavalry, royal artillery, and all corps
armed with the Victoria carbine, 200 and 300 yards;
ten prizes, and a cup for the best shot throughout.
30 entered. The best shot throughout was Corporal
Crouch, 13th Hussars.
At noon the Veteran Stakes were contended for,
£55, for non-commissioned officers and men of 15
years' service, 400 and 500 yards. Ten prizes at each
distance, and a special prize for the best through-
out. 127 entered. At 400 yards—Colour-Sergeant
MN-Joy, 7th depot battalion, made 12 points, 5 hits,
17 marks; Corporal Lawrence, Ist battalion 60th
Regiment, 11 points, 5 hits, 16 marks; Private Alex-
ander, 64th Regiment, 11 points, 5 hits, 16 marks ;
Serg. Wright, 26th Regiment, 11 points, 5 hits, 16
marks ; Colour-Serg. Judge, 7th depot battalion, 11
points, 5 hits, 16 marks ; Serg. Irvine, 26th Regi-
ment, 11 points, 5 hits, 16 marks; Serg. Drake, Ist
battalion 60th Regiment, 11 points, 5 hits, 16 marks;
Corporal Long, 76th Regiment, 10 points, 5 hits, 15
marks; Corporal Slater, 64th Regiment, 10 points,
5 hits, 15 marks; Private Donally, Ist battalion,
60th Regiment, 10 points, 5 hits, 15 marks. At 500
yards, Serg. Evered, 37th Regiment, made 11 points
5 hits, 16 marks ; Serg. Irivine, 26th Regiment, 11
points, 4 hits, 15 marks ; Serg. Marshall, Ist batta-
lion Scots Fusiliers, 10 points, 4 hits, 14 marks ;
Serg.-Major Cooke, 76th Regiment, 9 points, 5 hits,
14 marks ; Private Snelgrove, 26th Regiments 9
points, 5 hits, 14 marks ; Serg. Read, Ist bat. Bth
Regt., 10 pts, 4 hits, 14 marks ; private Bain, 2d bat.
12th Regiment, 9 points, 5 hits, 14 marks ; Corporal
Slater, 64th, 9 points, 4 hits, 13 marks ; Colour-
Serg. Toole, Ist battalion 60th Regiment, 8 points,
5 hits, 13 marks ; Serg. Pullen, Ist battalion 2d
Regiment, 8 points, 5 hits, 13 marks. The day's
shooting concluded with the Challenge Prize Cup,
value £2O, open to officers and men; entrance, 10s. ;
700 and 800 yards ; 33 entered. It was won by
Private Stevens, 2d battalion Ist Royals. Lieut.
Harris, of the 2d battalion 20th Regiment, who was
second in the contest for the Ladies' Prize on Tues-
day, entered a protest against Lieut. Lacey, of the
2d battalion 12th Regiment, the winner, on the
ground that his rifle being one of the London
Armoury Company's, he was thereby disqualified.
A meeting of the committee was held yesterday to
decide the question, and the result was that the ob-
jection was held to be fatal. The Ladies' Prize
was thus adjudged to Lieut. Harris; the second
prize to Capt. White of the Royals ; and the third
Lieut. Nugent, of the 61st Regiment.

THE DISTRESS IN THE COTTON MANU-
FACTURING DISTRICTS.

The Rochdale relief committee called a meeting,
by circular, for Monday evening, their object being
to gain an assurance that a requisite fund to last till
Christmas would be guaranteed ; but, although 300
circulars were issued to wealthy men, only a tithe
of that number attended.
Alderman G. L. ASHWORTH, who was called to
the chair, stated that, of 85 cotton mills in the dis-
trict, 36 were closed, and only 12 were running full
time.

Mr. WIELD made some severe strictures on the
cottonspinners, of whom only three or four were
present. He also expressed his strong objection to
any application being made to the London or Man-
chester funds until the limit of local liberality
should be ascertained.

A further appeal was decided on, and the following
among other subscriptions were announced :—Mr.
Nield, Mr. G. T. Kempe, Mr. W. W. Schofield,
Messrs. R. and J. Kelsall, Messrs. Fenton, Messrs.
John and Thomas Ashworth, £lOO each ; Mr. W.
Ormerod, Messrs. G. Ashworth and Brothers, £5O
each; Mrs. Midgley, Mr. Thwaites, Mr. Jas. Chad-
wick, Mr. John Chadwick, £3O each. The total of
the evening's subscription was £1,180:
At the weekly meeting of the Preston board of
guardians on Tuesday, the chairman stated that in
the whole of the Preston Union there had been a
decrease in the pauperism as compared with that of
the previous week, which was owing to an increase
in outdoor labour. The decrease was more observ-
able in Walton than in any other township. The
outdoor cases in the union last week were 4,435 in
number; persons, 11,332 ; cost, £705 3s. 7d. Cor-
responding week in 1861—cases, 1,100; persons,
2,467; cost, £124 16s. ld. The number in the
workhouses was 873 ; last year, 617 ; increase, 256.
Total number of persons relieved in the union had
therefore been, last week, 12,205. There were
working on the Moor, 1,465 able-bodied paupers;
74; total, 1,678.
at the stoneyard, 139 ; on the Marsh,

. .
The CHAII MAN stated the result of a conversa-

tion he had with Mr. Villiers, respecting the best
means of providing for the present emergency, and
the anticipated increasing distress. Mr. Villiers
was of opinion that a rate in aid would be the best
means, but the chairman thought that, as far as the
Preston Union was concerned, such a plan would
not work well, on account of the difficulty of
assessing the quota which would have to be con-
tributed by the various townships. He was in
favour of borrowing for a time, if the consolidated
fund was really to be fallen back upon.
Mr. T. B. ADDISON made a lengthy speech, say-
ing that he preferred a grant from the Treasury,
repayable in a term of years; and that if the dis-
tress went on increasing in its present ratio, not
less than £lOO,OOO would be required for the county
of Lancaster alone to meet the case, in addition to
what would be raised by the poor rate.—illanclies-
ter Guardian.

A meeting of the central committee for the relief
of distress in the manufacturing districts was held
yesterday in the Manchester Town-hall, the Mayor
of that city presiding. It appears that this com-
mittee have now received subscriptions amounting
to nearly £6OOO. The most recent donations, in-
cluding a second contribution of £l,OOO from
Messrs. Schunck, Souchay, and Co. (who had pre-
viously given £1,000), £5OO from Lord Egerton of
Tatton, for Manchester specially—the same noble-
man giving £5OO to the fund started at Bridge-
water-house last Saturday—and £5OO also for the
relief of distress in Stockport) ; £l,OOO from Sir
Thos. Phillips, Bart, of Middle-hill, Worcestershire,
" on condition that his contribution be considered
as a tribute to the memory of the late Prince Con-
sort, as a supporter and encourager of the arts and
sciences ;" £25 from the Rev. Canon Stowell ; and
£lOO from Lord Ducie, who has promised to do
what he can to assist the committee in Gloucester-
shire, of which he is lord-lieutenant. A resolution
was passed yesterday requesting the following
noblemen and gentlemen to join the committee :
The lord_ lieu tenant and high sheriffs of Lancashire,
the
wet ;
theßiding of Yorkshire, Cheshire, and Der-
byshireßishops of Manchester, Chester, and
Ripon ; the Earl
at Derby, the Earl of Ellesmere,
Lord Egerton
et Tattoo, the Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster, Cal- Patten, M.P., Lord Stan-
ley, m.p., Lord liartingt Mr. J. Pender,
Mr. li 0. Heywood, Mr. M.P.,
ztrdcastle Mr. J. Cheet-
ham, Mr. W. Ashworth, Mr, '
W. Entwisle Mr H
Mason, Sir J. K. Shuttlew„,th
Shuttleworth, the* H.
Mayor of Liverpool, Mr. T. Ashton, Mayor and ex -
nd Mr. H.
Cooke.
A sub-committee to distribute fends
consisting of was ap-
pointed, of the Mayor Manchester
Mr. R. Gladstone, Mr. T. H. Birley, Mr. M. nos;
and Mr, E. Hardcastle, together with the mayors
and one representative from each town in the die_
tressed district ; also the treasurer and honorary
secretary ex officio.
The Mayor of BLACKBURN was very much in
favour of having two more Manchester gentlemen
nominated, but did not press the matter, because
the. Manchester members of the committee them-
selves were anxious to limit their number, so as to
inspire confidence in the minds of contributors at a
distance that the distribution of funds would be in
the hands of a body sufficiently representative and
impartial.
Sir G. B. MIDDLETON, of Shrubland, Suffolk,