The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-10 00:00:00

THE RYDE REGATTA.

The Commodore's Cup at the Royal Yacht Squadron
Regatta, held at Ryde yesterday, was won by the Egeria.
Fiona came second, then Gwendoline, Pleiad, Marian,
and Druid.

WORKMAN'S INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. -= The

number of visitors present yesterday was 8,254.
The London Society for the Aid of the Sick and
Wounded in War met on Monday, and resolved to send
out six surgeons to the scene of hostilities.

BARNEVS BANKING} COMPANY..-.--Oh Tuesday, at
the Rolls Chambers, in the winding-up matter of Barned's
Bank, Mr. Lording, on the part of tbe official liqul.
dators, applied for a number of " balance orders" to
enforce the payment of the call on the "B " list of past
contributories, on which list numerous compromises had
been accepted. The parties summoned did not appeat,
and Mr. Church, the Chief Clerk, made the kequired
orders. Mr. Lording asked that ihe money might be made
payable to one of the liquidators, because if the money
were ordered to be paid into the bank nothing could be
done till November en default of payment. 'The Chief
Clerk declined to vary the usual order.
FATAL COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL,—,At two
o'clock on Tuesday morning the barque Maximilian, ladiM
with sugar, from Surinam io Amsterdam, was mil down
off Volkestone by the ship Lady Lawrence, from London
to Liverpool One woman and two boys were drown6d.
The captain, crew, and other passengers scrambled on
board the Lady Lawrence, and were taken from her by a
Texel pilot boat and brought to Dover. There :verb 29
soldiers and 12 seamen on board, all of whom were re-
ceived at the Dover National Sailors' Home, where they
were not only lodged and etarded, but, as far as the stock
of clothing in hand at this admirable institution allowed,
Were also Gothed.

EUROPEAN ASSURAWM SOCIETY.— The Sheriff
of 4Edinburgh having issued his warrant for the examina-
tion of Sir Frederick Benith (the chairman), Mr. A. R.
Bristowe and Dr. Read (directors), and Mr. Dalton Easum
(the secretary, the proceedings were 9penea, on Tuesday
by Mr. Go Junner, the Commissioner appointed
at hia Charmers, Briok-court) Temple. It may be
necesgaty tri state that the proceedings had reference to
Qie disput ,Irtween Mp. Robert Crawford, fornwly a
tliracter and manager of the Scotch branch of tlunirbusi-
ness, and thtf present bogrd of directors. Mr. Montagne
Williams appeared for Mr. Ckawford, and other legal
gentlemen were also, present. Mr. Bristowe was exar
mined at some length in explanation of his connection
with the so6lety. Mr. W. Cleltind, formerly managbr of
the European, was also exaanined, and an adjourning
t
took place.

James Gibbons, Chairman of the Executive Com-
mittee of the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States,
has issued the following letter :—" Philadelphia. July 20,
1870.—1 n view of the imminency of a general European
war, and the strong probability of England being en-
gaged in the struggle, a general convention of the Irish
Nationalists of America, irrespective of past differences or
organizations, will be held in Cincinnati, August 23, to
adopt such measures as will best promote the cause of
Irish independence.

Tier Majesty held a Privy Council on Tuesday at
Osborne, at two o'clock, at which were iresent—The
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone (First fiord of the
Treasury) ; Earl de Grey and Ripon (Lord President
of the Council) ; Viscount Halifax (Lord Privy Seal) ;
and the Right Hon. R. Lowe (Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer). At the Council her Majesty's Speech,.to
be delivered (by commission) on the prorogation of
Parliament, was submitted and approved of. The re-
cently appointed Lord Justice (G. Mellish, Esq.) had an
audience with her Majesty, and received the honour of
knighthood, and was also sworn in as a Privy Councillor,
and took his seat at the Board accordingly. The Dutch
Ambassador had also an audience with her Majesty.
Arthur Helps, Esq., was Clerk of the Council.
SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATHAM,--011 Monday a
grand field day took place at Chatham, and the regular
troops were brigaded together with the Volunteer corps,
according to the system which has been pursued with
a view to afford instruction to the Volunteers, and
increasing the confidence of the country in their powers.
Chatham was chosen by the authorities for the pur-
pose of an instruction visit on account of its fortifica-
tions. The origin of its fortifications arose" in
the seventeenth century, when the Dutch fleet,
under Do Ruyter sailed up to the town, and
committed some depredations.. The School pf Military
Engineers is also established at Chatham, and the Com-
mandant of the School inspected the regiments. One.
qfficer of the Royal Engineers was told off to- each coin=.
pang to point out the details and to impart any, desirable
information to the .volunteeko. They saw, everything
connected with the attack on a fortress, and the erection
of • batteries. Experiments were afterwards made with
powder and gun-cotton near St. Mary's barracks. In the
afternoon some operations were carried on at the fortifica-
tions. The volunteers appeared to be highly pleased with
the result of their expedition, and the best feeling existed
between them and the regular troops.
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