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rarily employed with a special, or with an ordinary, em-
bassy or mission, he will receive a commission or an acting
appointment, as the case ti.'!lY
be, as secretary of the second
or third class, according to the
length of his service in the
Foreign•office ; but he will, as regards others then in the
same class, enter it as the junior.
10. Deductions to be made from Salaries of Heads of
Missions on Leave of Absence.
With a view to relieve heads of missions on leave of ab-
sence on private grounds, the deduction to be made from
their salaries will in future be limited, for a period not ex-
ceeding sixty days from the date of their devarture from
their posts, to the sum required to provide for the allow-
ances of the acting charge d'affaires according to the pre-
sent regulations; on the expiration of which period the de-
duction will be at the rate of one-half of their salaries.
Such period of sixty days may either be one of sixty conse-
cutive days, or of sixty days occurring at intervals in the
course of one year beginning on the Ist of January.
11. Allowances during war or interruption of relations.
Should an Ambassador, Minister, or Secretary, by reason
of war or other interruptions of diplomatic relations, be
withdrawn from active service before his services shall have
qualified him for a diplomatic pension of the class under
which be would otherwise come, the Secretary of State will,
as he may see fit, assign to any such person a temporary
allowance calculated on the rate of pension assigned to the
class to which he belongs, regard being had to the length
and general character of his services ; such aißmance
being, however, strictly subject to the condition in .e•egard
to employment specified in the 7th section of the act of 2nd
and 3rd William IV., c. 116.
12. Date at which present Regulations shall take effect.
The foregoing regulations shall take effect from the Ist
day of October, 1862: but unpaid attaches appointed pre-
viously to the Ist of January, 1861, will be allowed nail
the Ist of July, 1863, to undergo their second examination,
according to the regulations now in force; and if, on such
seeonl examination, they obtain their certificates, they will:
retain their present precedence, but not otherwise.
All persons nominated as attaches subsequently to the
date of the present regulations will be subject to the provi-
sions as to examination therein contained.
The condition of employment for six months in the Fo-
reign-office will not be enforced with regard to unpaid at-
taches in the service abroad at the date of these regula-
tions; but such unpaid attaches must have passed both
examinations under the existing regulations, must have
actually resided for a period of three years at one or more
of her Majesties embassies or missions abroad, must have
completed four years from the time of their entering the
service, and must be provided with the certificate from the
head of the mission under whom they have last served,
specified in clause 3 of these regulations, before-they can
receive a commission as a secretary of the third class, or
the salary at the rate of £l5O a-year assigned to that class.
Those persons who continue in the service, or who shall
hereafter enter the service, as unpaid attaches, will be
denominated " attaches."

(Signed)
Foreign-office, September 15, 1862.

RUSSELL.

POACHING AFFRAY A 7 MIDDLETON IN

TEESDALE.

TWO WATCHERS SHOT.
James Walton, a notorious poacher, was charged
before the magistrates at Barnard Castle, on Mon-
day, with murderously shooting at a gamewatcher
in the service of the Duke of Cleveland, on Bolli-
hope-moor, near Middleton in Teesdale, on the 30th
ult. The facts, as adduced, were simply these :
Mr. Scarth, the Duke's agent, accompanied by
Mr. Lax, land agent, and three watchers, scoured
the moor on the evening in question in search of
poachers. A little after six they came across two
men, both of whom were masked and carried guns.
They called upon them to lay down their arms and
surrender, as they were known. They made no re-
ply, but shook their fists and pointed to their guns.
Mr. Scarth told his men to advance, but they had
not got more than two paces before one of the guns
was discharged, and a watcher named Bedall, cry-
ing out that he was shot, reeled forward, and fell
heavily to the ground. His comrade ran to his
assistance, when a second shot was fired. Another
watcher named Rutter, saw that the villain was
aiming at him, and fortunately cowed down, other-
wise, in all probability he would have been killed;
as it was, he was struck in the head and arm, but
was not seriously hurt. The poachers then slunk
away. The wounded man was removed, and a sur-
geon obtained. No fewer than 12 shots were found
in the poor fellow's chest, in the immediate region
of the heart, and upwards of 40 other shots in his
arm. For several days his life was despaired of,
but he is now recovering. Mr. Scarth and a police-
constable went immediately to Walton's house; he
was not at home, but at 12 o'clock at night was ap-
prehended in the street.
The bench fully committed him for trial. at the
ensuing assizes, and refused to accept bail.

COUN2.ItY MARKL2S.

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LEEDS—TUESDAY.

At to-day's market we had a good supply of new wheat,
which met a slow trade at is to 2s decline from last Fri-
day's rales. Other articles gave way in price.

LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY.
In wheat a quiet business was done to-day, and fine is
very steady at fully last week's quotations. Flour quiet,
at former prices. Indian corn firm.