The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 18627

PUBLICATIONS.

NEW NOVEL BY COLBURN MAYNE, ESQ.
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WHICH DOES SHE LOVE?
By COL BURN MAYNE, Esq.
Also now ready, in 3 vols.,
A GREAT SENSATION. By E. H. DERING,
Esq.

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Just published, in 2 vols. Svo., price 21$. cloth,
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA. By ALEXIS
DE TOCQUEVILLE. Translated by HENRY REEVE,
Esq. New Edition, with an Introductory Notice by the
Translator.
London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts.

MR. CHARLES KENT'S NEW POEMS,
On January 22,
I. DREAMLAND:-

I. Shakspeare at Shottery. XII. Falconer at Sea.
11. Chaucer at Woodstock. XIII. Johnson at Streatham
111. Surrey at Windsor. XIV. Goldsmith at Edge-
IV. Spencer at Kilcolman. ware.
V. Milton at Cripplegate. XV. Burns at MossgieL
VI. Butler at Eariscroomb. XVI. Cowper at Olney.
VII. Dryden at Soho. XVII. Byron at Newstead.
VI7I. Pope at Twickenham. XVIII. Shelley at Marlow.
IX. Young at Welwyn. XIX. Scott at Abbotsford.
X. Thomson at Richmond. XX. Wordsworth at
XI. Shenstone at Leasowes. Rydal.

With Other Poems. By W. CHARLES RENT, Barrister
at-Law. Fcap. Bvo., price ss.

11. ALETHEIA ; OR, THE DOOM OF MYTHOLOGY.
With Other Poems. By the same Author. New Edition.
Fcp. Bvo., price ss.
London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts.

'FITE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE
fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S
" GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES."
The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex-
perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi-
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intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all
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examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin-
ciples."

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Suppers after the Theatres. Old English Glees, Madrigals,
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division; Mr. Francis Hutchinson, to the Woolwich
division ; Mr. Archibald Mends Thompson Gibson,
to the Plymouth division ; and Mr. Charles Har-
rington Scafe, to the Chatham division.

It is expected that Messrs. Lucas Brothers, the
contractors for the new cavalry barracks at Col-
chester, will commence operations in the course of
the current week. Chief Assist.-Surg. Hope, who
has been attached some little time to the 10th bat-
talion at Colchester, has received orders to join his
regiment at Bombay. In consequence of the indis-
position of Lieut. Eames, of the 60th, the command
of the detachment at Vanguard Fort, Harwich, has
been transferred to Lieutenant Fawcett, of the Ist
Royals.

FORTIFICATIONS FOR THE BRISTOL

CHANNEL.

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The unprotected state of the Bri3tol Channel has
for some time been under the attentive considera-
tion of the Government. It is manifest that an
arm of the sea, extending into the heart of the em-
pire, and hitherto presenting no difficulties what-
ever to an invading force, except such as arise from
the intricacies of the navigation, would afford
abundant opportunites for privateering and for in-
flicting serious injury upon our commerce. Between
Glocester and the Land's end there is not a single
fort of any description, nor any harbour accessible
at all times of the tide, into which a vessel pursued
by an enemy or drivenbystress of weather may run
for shelter.

The site selected by the Government for the con-
struction of a line of fortifications for the protection
of the ports existing in the upper part of the Bristol
Channel is the range of hills extending from east
to west, at the southern extremity of Uphill-bay,
near Weston-super-Mare, and connected with the
opposite coast near Penarth, South Cardiff, by
means of two islands lying nearly equi-distant from
other, and called the Steep and Flat Holmes. Brean-
down the name of the promontory on the Somerset-
shire coast, rises precipitously from flat marshy
lands at its base, and extends at a considerable ele
vation for about a mile and a half into the Bristol
Channel, immediately opposite the Steep Holmes,
from which it is separated by an interval of 4,000
yards. At its extreme western point the down
farms a broad platform of land after a
somewhat gradual descent, its sides on
the north and south throughout their whole
extent being of a steep and rugged character
with a breadth of table-land along the summit.
Upon the platform at the extreme western point,
which is at an elevation excellently adapted for a
large battery, the guns will be placed. The forti-
fications will be continued by double batteries on
each side of the Steep and Flat Holmes, presenting
a cross fire of the most formidable character, being
nowhere more than a range of 2,000 yards, and they
will thence be carried on to Lavernock Point, below
Penarth Roads, thus placing the rapidly rising
commercial port of Cardiff within the protection of
their guns, and virtually closing the gates of the
Severn.

It is not possible to over estimate the importance
of these fortifications in a national point of view, as
they are calculated to protect our principal steam
coalfields, a great part of the produce of which now
finds its way into colliers and small coasting craft,
to be convoyed by them to various ports in the Bri-
tish Channel. In time of war many of these would
fall into the hands of an enemy, and furnish him
with fuel for his war steamers.

But, in order to.secure a safe and constant sup-
ply of steam coal for our arsenals in the British
Channel, within the range of the projected fortifi-
cations it is proposed to profit by the vast natural
advantages of Bread-dowe, on the Somersetshire
side, and to construct simultaneously with the for-
tifications a large d eep- water harbour onthe northern
side of the down, where, under cover of the bat-
teries, vessels laden with coals and other mine-
rals from South Wales may at all times, with-
out risk or danger, securely discharge their car-
goes. It is proposed to connect the harbour,
which will he accessible at all periods of the
tide, and at the lowest spring tides, with the Bris-
tol and Exeter and Central Somerset Railways, by
means of which direct and regular access will be
afforded to it from the ports in the south and west
of England, and from the metropolis, through the
medium of both gauges. It is not too much to ex-
pect that the Government will cordially promote
the formation of the harbour at Brean-down' as,
independently of considerations connected with the
proposed fortifications, there is at the present mo-
moat no other than a tidal harbour throughout the
whole of the Bristol Channel, the consequence of
which is the constant damage to shipping in the
violent storms which prevail in this district. A
most commodious and excellent harbour may, in
the opinion of the most eminent engineers, be con-
structed at Brean-down at a trifling expense, com-
pared with the immense advantages to be derived
from it; their testimony being unanimous to the
effect that no situation in the whole of England
presents greater facilities for direct communication
with America, or for the debelopment of an exten-
sive and lucrative home trade,

THE LATE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT

ALDERSHOT.

At the Aldershot Police-court, yesterday, Sergt.-
Major Henry Leslie Kennedy, of the 3d battalion
Military Train, attended to give evidence against
John Nicholas, a private in the same battalion (by
whom, it will be remembered, he was shot with a
rifle in November last), for the purpose of being
subpoenaed to prosecute the prisoner at the ensuing
assizes at Winchester. Sergeant-Major Kennedy
left the army hospital on the Ist inst., and has so
far recovered from the effects of the wound in his
chest as to be able to walk for some distance; and
there is now nothing in his general appearance in-
dicative of the intense physical suffering he has
undergone subsequently to the cowardly attempt
upon his life. The evidence of the witnesses in the
case having been read over, Sergeant-Major Ken-
nedy, who was accommodated with a seat during
the examination, deposed as follows :—On the night
of the 6th of November last I returned home to my
hut from the camp theatre, about half-past twelve
o'clock, in company with Sergeant Salter, Sergeant
Ward, and Corporal Pearce. I lit a candle, and
was in the act of pulling off my boots, when a knock
cams to the door. I said, " Come in." and the pri-
soner, John Nicholas, entered. He immediately said,
"What accusation have you got against me ?" and
before I could make a reply I felt a blow on the
chest, and heard the report of a rifle. After that I
know nothing of what took place. On the same
evening, between eight o'clock and half-past, I was
at the eamp theatre, and told off the prisoner to see.
that the gallery seats were properly filled, and that
nobody went from the gallery into the pit. I also
told Corporal Downey to see to the pit seats. The
pit front seats were full, and Downey had to go
down by the gallery, where the prisoner was sta-
tioned. This led to the disturbance which took place
between the prisoner and Corporal Downey. I
heard the prisoner call out, upon which I explained
the reason why Corporal Downey had to go over
the gallery rails, but he would not be satisfied
with the explanation, and he then used some im-
proper language to the corporal, which I do not
remember. I thereupon told him that if he could
not behave himself like another man he had better
go home. I then left him and went into the theatre.
The prisoner followed me to the pit door, and said,
" I will go home; Sergeant-Major, I will go home."
Upon this the prisoner went away, and I saw no-
thing more of him until he came into my hut,
The prisoner Nicholas is still in Winchester Gaol,
awaiting his trial for the above offence.

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