The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-11 00:00:00

THE KENNING' ON TRAMWAY.

Last evening a public vestry of the parish of St. Mary's,
Lambeth, was held at the Vestry Hall, Kennington-road,
to take into consideration the following motion an the
notice paper:—" That the vestry clerk make application
to the trustees for the payment of £l,OOO due upon the
bond executed by Mr. Train, in order that the expenses iu
defending the indictment against the vestry may be dis-
charged." Mr. It. Taylor iu the chair.
Mr. GODDARD moved a resolution to the effect that
application be made to the trustees tH. payment of the
£l,OOO.
Mr. KNIGHT seconded the motion.
Mr. FOWLER, said a committee of the vestry had been
appointed to take into consideration the question of the
indictment, and as they had not yet wade their report, he
thought that if the resolution was carried at the present
moment it would act prejucFcially, and might create a diffi-
culty in getting the money, particularly as some of the
trustees were out of the vestry.
Mr. KNIGHT said it was some months since this question
was first mooted, and he should like to know how the
vestry stood with regard to the £l,OOO. He wished also to
learn whether this £l,OOO was to be appropriated towards
paying the expenses created in defending the indictment
and of repairing the road.
Mr. HILLS said, having been instrumental in introduc-
ing the tramway into Lambeth, he had also used his utmost
endeavour to prevent lo:s to the vestry. As one of the trus-
tees, he might safely say that the expenses would be paid.
It was said that he was interes►ed in the tramway; but he
believed that he had lost mme by the advocacy of the ques-
tion than Mr. Train.
After addresses from Mr. Holland, Mr. Giles, Mr. Stiff,
Mr. Williams, and others, the consideration of the qaestion
was postponzd until after the committee referred to had
made their report.
A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings.

CARLTON RIDE.—The sale of the first portion of
the building material of this once celebrated Royal pro-
perty formerly attached to Carlton Palace, the town resi-
dence of George IV., and furnishing stable accommodation
for a stud of 60 horses, with riding-school, extensive stabl-
,',-2F, coach and harness rooms, gate lodge, and smiths'
shep,,-, was commenced by Messrs. Glazier and Son on
wednes,:ay, by direction of the Hon. Charles Gore, Com-
missioner Woods and Works, the site being required for
a
building purposb.
by the Crown and Metropolitan Boardno
Works, whose newt)'-erected offices are iremediate,slyzi:.
tiguous at the Spring.g.ardens side of St.
Ever since the removal of tie Royal Stables toj
to disue-
Builiskingham
Palace, Carlton-ride and its stables have fallen e
The
tude and will in a few days be entirely demolish d
principal item of sale was the Portlan
stone entrance, with
ma-
fluted columns and entablature, which, with the other
terials, fetched good prices.
The accounts which
MILITARY SAVINGS BANE
with March, 1861,
have been published for the ye:
h ryear amounted to £167,136,
show that the deposits '1
49,090; ; the interest allowed dur-
and the withdrawals to 4
At the close of the year £17,263
ing the year was £7,744.
and the balance due by the public to
accounts were opened,
rny charitable funds was £286,528.
these depositors and to
of depositors increased considerably in the
The number
year.
The Scottish. American Journal publishes the
following on the battle on James Island, when the Federals
were repulsed by Confederate forces :—" The engagement
took place under very extraordinary conditions. Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Morrison's orders were distinctly to carry
the fort at the point of the bayonet. Our batteries did
not open until we were repulsed. Was this not reversing
the usual order of things ? Tho enemy were not taken
by surprise. We had a broad space to advance over, in
full view of the fort, and they could shoot us down as rab-
bits are shot at a battue. Why shot and shell were not
plied before an infantry attack was made, I am at a loss to
imagine. Is siege artillery hencefollh to be used only
in covering a retreat, and is the bayonet, after all, the most
formidable weapon which can be brought to cope with
modern engineering science? if piles of dead bodies are to
be our scaling 'adders, muskets our sole stay and support
against rifled cannon and wade-mouthed mortars, it will take
a large and devoted force to capture Charleston. Our camp
has been thrown into deep gloom in consequence of our
heavy loss. Two more such attacks would effectually
dispose of the poor 79th Highlanders, and then there might
be some show for a second battalion to replace the first!
The 79th went into action a little over 450 strong, the tots.
effective force of the regiment, and we lost in the engage-
ment 111 in killed and wounded. You may judge from
this of our present condition,"
QUERIES.— Can this be called a free country
where you frequently hear of peoples' memories being taxed?
uire
If a ledger weighs 141 b, how many stampg does it _
to post it? Is there any perceptible improvement in
caterpillar when it turns over a new leaf ?-1-14s•
JUMPERS.
MOTTO FOR HABERDASHERS' COUNTER
_Measures, not men,—Fun.