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be found, shelter may be provided ; the supply also
will be limited, as it proved to be at Sweaborg, and
there vivi!l be no means to replenish the magazines.
The expedition der General Butler was probably
intended to await the arrival of the flotilla from the
North, and to co-operate with if, $(.l ftS to place the
city between two fires. But all experience of war-
fare has proved that combined movements, where
the points of departure are remote and the progress
of either force is exposed to accident, break down
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practice, however brilliant their promise in de-
sign. General Butler must either now face the
Yellow Fever or make bis at tack illone. The latter
event was expected at New York, and of course
with triumphant success. A much more probable
result is a disastrous repulse or a repetition of Gen.
Shermau's operations before Savannah.
In addition to the difficulties of descending the
Mississippi, it is absoiutely essential that there
should be continued success on the part of the land
forces. Without them, to plunge 800 miles into a
hostile country would be madness. In this point
of view the recent battle of the Tennessee is of criti-
cal importance. Whoever looks at the map will
see that, so long 'as a powerful army occupies Co-
rinth, no advance can be made upon Memphis by
its opponents, It is imperative that the Federals
should dislodge that force, and drive it out of the
field of their operations against Memphis. The re-
sult of the recent battle affords little prospect that
this can be done. That battle was unquestionably
a victory for the South. Its army did not accom-
plish what was nearly within its reach, but after
fighting a severe engagement, bravely contested on
both sides, it returned of its own accord to its own
position, with some thousands of prisoners, includ-
ing a General and, as one account states, the new
Northern Governor of the State, and with several
batteries of artillery taken from the enemy. By the
latest accounts the Federals admit a loss of 2,000
as prisoners and 35 guns, the Southern statements
claim 6,000 and 48 guns. At whatever point be-
tween these the truth may be found, the result must
unquestionably rank as a victory. Its ulterior effect
will be greater than the immediate one in abating
the confidence of the one side and stimulating the
energies of the other.

next week.
On Saturday evening the members of the 46th
Middlesex (London and Westminster) mustered at
Westminster Hall, under the command of Captain
and Adjutnnt Christie, and went through a variety
of complex movements in a steady manner. Lieut.-
Colonel Sir John Villiers Shelley, in a regimental
order just issued, congratulates the officers, non-
commissioned officers, and privates on the zeal and
efficiency displayed by them during the Brighton
Review, which " reflects great credit on the
every satisfac-
trieegui.menHte," t r andusts
thatafforded
they
Pay great atten-
tion to firing and light infantry drills, so that they
place with equal credit at the forth-
may take their
coming review, which will be held after the prize
shooting at Wimbledon this year.
On Saturday evening, the members of the First
City of London Engineers paraded in full dress at
their drill rooms, White-street, Finsbury- pavement.
After the usual company drill, the corps marched
out, with their brass band, to the north-
east of London, via the City-road, Old-Street,
Kingsland-road, returning by Hackney- road.
Many recruits having recently joined, it has been
decided to form another company ; and arrange-
ments have been made for au additional drill night
for recruits, in order that they may be so far ad-
vanced as to admit of their taking part in tracing
field, and other works, at an early date.
On Thursday last a match between ten members
of the No. 12 (St. James's) company and ten mem-
bers of the No. 8 (Broadwood's) company of the
Queen's (Westminster) Rifles was shot off at Worm-
wood Scrubbs. The ranges were 200, 500, and
600 yards, five shots per man at each range. The
following are the scores :—No. 12 company—
Sergeants Nash, 12 ; Ship way, 13 ; Corporal
Carrick, 7; Privates Young, 11; Ashman, 15;
Swears, 7; Ballard 12; Hadwen, 7; James, 15 ;
Smith, 5 ; total, 104 points. No, 8 Company—En.
sign A. Black, 16 ; Sergeants Anderson, 13 ; Allen,
9; Corporal Luce, 5; Privates Baxter, 14; Baron,
12 ; Christie, 8 ; Henderson, 14 ; Heath, 8 ; Tinto,
14 : total, 112 ; less, 2, 110. The No. 8 (Broadwood)
company thus won by 6 points. The prize contended
for was a rifle, value £4, and was awarded to Ensign
A. Black, who made the highest score on the win-
ning side. A strong aide wind was blowing from the
bench, and the sun shining directly up the range
during the match.
A general meeting of the Sussex Volunteer As-
sociation was held at the Town Hall, Brighton, on
Saturday afternoon, to consider the locality for
holding the second prize meeting. The Lord
Lieutenant of the county (the Earl of Chichester)
took the chair. Considerable discussion took place
relative to holding the next prize meeting in
the town of Brighton, to which there were
various objections urged, the main one being
that, financially speaking, Brighton had shown
little anxiety for the progress of the associa-
tion, it appearing from a statement of accounts
that, out of 531 donations, that town had
given only 68, representing a sum of £lO 10s. 61,
out of £126 19s. Captain Pipon moved that
the next meeting be held at some other town, where
they could find the necessary accommodation and
better support. The resolution, which was seconded
by Lieut. the Hon. Richard Denman, was then put
and carried unanimously, and the following were
appointed on the committee :—Major Gaisford,
Major D'Albis, Captain Pipon, Captain Itoupell,
Captain Cowie, Lieut. Denman, and Gunner Catt.
Lieut. Cockburn was elected honorary secretary in
the room of Captain Husey Hunt, resigned in con-
sequence of his inability to give that time and atten-
tion which the duties of the office required. It was
understood that steps would be taken to connect the
county with the National Rifle Association.

We read in the Gazette of Bankruptcy:—" It is
stated that Mr. Roupell, late M.P. for Lambeth, whose
unsuccessful building speculations have, it is understood,
principally contributed to involve him in his present diffi-
culty, has offered his creditors a composition of 7s 6d in the
pound."
A TALE or HORROR.—Mr. —, we shall call
him Mr. Vellum, of Melbourne, is blessed with the friend-
ship of Mr. —, we shall call him Mr. Stockwhip—whose
cattle station is not a hundred miles from Echuca. Stock-
whip is in the habit of sendingdown tongues, potted butter,
rolled beef, and fifty other up-country niceties to his town
friend as presents. On Tuesday last arrived at Vellum's
office a good sized keg, the address card in the usual well-
known hand writing. It was late in the afternoon, just
about time to start for Paradise Villa, South Yarra; the
gift was safely stored in the buggy, and off Vellum started
with the treasure; while tea was getting ready the keg
was opened. " How heavy it is ?" says one. " What on
earth can he have sent this time ?" says another. Specu-
lation was not allayed when the lid was prized open, and
only dry salt presented to view. "Dive deeper," was the
order of Paterfamilias, ,'there must be something else in
it." The salt was carefully removed and with considerable
difficulty something bulky was dragged out, of indefinite
shape and texture. " Perhaps it's a Murray cod," said one
of the juveniles. " Seems to be some preparation of pork,"
remarked Vellum ; however, let's have some fried for tea
and see how it eats." Fried a slice or two of it; everybody
tasted, but nobody liked it; it was horribly tough. "Per-
haps we don't know how to cook it properly, suppose we
try it to-morrow for breakfast." Stewed it was, and, cer-
tainly it tasted a little more savoury, but still tough. The
proper mode of cooking it had evidently not yet been hit
upon; a piece was ordered to be boiled for dinner, and
Vellum started for the day's business in Chancery-lane.
There was the usual pile of letters to open, but one in
Stockwhip's handwriting had the preference, and here it is:
—" Dear —, the scourge has reached us at last. Two of
my finest bullocks were found dead in the paddock yester •
day morning, and en being opened the indications of pleura
pneumonia were unmistakeable. The left lung of one of
them Dr. here says is the most perfect specimen of
diseased structure he ever saw. I want Dr. Macadam and
Mr. Miscamble to see it, and I therefore send it—to----..
you--packed--in—salt." Vellum's eyes began to
swim. He did not dine at home that day.—Geelong Ad.
vertiser.
CASE OF SUSPECTED POISONING.—An inquest
was opened on Tuesday, before Mr. C. G. Thompson, core-,
ner, at the Royal Hotel, Kirkby Lonsdale, to inquire into
the death of 'the late Mrs. Ann Atkinson, dressmaker, of
that town, who died in the month of Oct., 1860. The body
was disinterred, and a post mortent examination made by
Mr. T. H. Whitaker, surgeon, and the contents of the
stomach, &c., transmitted to Dr. Mundy, analytical che-
mist, of Leeds, for examination, pending whose report
the inquiry stands adjourned to Thursday, the 29th inst.
From the evidence of Mr. Joseph Atkinson, the husband
(examined by Mr. Eloper), which was partly taken at the
inquest, and from what we have been able to learn, it ap •
pears that the deceased died in London after a few days'
severe illness, at the house of a Mrs. Taylor alias Wilzon
(the Constance Nilson who was committed for trial on
Tuesday last by the Magistrate at the Marylebone Police-
office for attempting the life of a Mrs. Cornell, by poison),
her symptoms being such as to create at the time suspicions
that she had been unfairly dealt with. These suspicions,
however, were by some means or other allayed for the
time, and nothing more was thought about the matter until
some months since, when farther events transpired which
once more raised in the mind of Mr. Atkinson suspicions
that his poor wife had come to an untimely end. Inquiries
were made in London, and the result was the discovery of
what it is feared will turn out to be a fearful train of
atrocities committed by this woman Wilson, who appears
under the garb of devoted friendship to have lured her
victims to her house, and then poisoned and robbed them,
and in some cases even to have adopted that means of de-
stroying her victims for no apparent purpose than the re..
moval of an obstacle to the gratification of her passions.
The inquiry is creating the greatest interest in the town,
where the deceased was long and intimately known by all
around, and much sympathy is felt for Mr. Atkinson in
the distressing position in which lie is placed,

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head-quarters, and marched to the Regent s-erk,ii s
preceded by their brass band and bagpipes. —rho
corps was under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel Lord Elcho. Several movements having
been satisfactorily executed, the battalion
formed a square, and the gallant colonel
addressed the members. After complimenting
them on the satisfactory manner in which
they had all acquitted themselves on Easter
Monday last, be said that he was sure they
now saw how absolutely necessary it was to be well
np in skirmishing, and that they might place them-
selves on an equal footing with the " lawyers" (the
Inns of Court, who formed the first line of skit-
mishers at the Brighton Review'), he proposed that
during:the summer months as many members ts
could conveniently spare the time would attend a
course cfsliirmi:ihing driils, which would take phlec
in ;the-- Green Park on Tuesdays and FrillaYr, at
seven o'clock in the morning, commencing film

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