The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-08 00:00:00

THE SUN: LONDON, IHURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 'B, 1860,

LORD MAYOR'S DAY.

111 E NAVY.

A letter from Malta, dated Valetta, Nov. 2, says:
—" Her Majesty's line-of-battle ship Caesar, 90,
Capt. T. H. Mason, arrived on 31st October from
Beyrout in 20 days, and her Majesty's frigate Mel-
pomene, 51, Capt. C. J. F. Ewart, on the same day
from Corfu. The London, 90, Capt. H. Chads., came
in on Nov. Ist from Naples in five days. The Mel-
pomene, it is said, will proceed to rejoin the admi-
ral at Corfu after the arrival of the next mail from
England, and will take up with her the admiral's
wife and two daughters, lately arrived here from
England. The Caesar and London are also to pro-
ceed to Corfu to join the admiral, after taking in
stores and undergoing some slight repairs. The gun-
boat Assurance left for Corfu on 31st October, car-
rying the mail for the fleet, which had arrived the
previous evening by the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Euxine from Marseilles. The
Victor Emmanuel, 91, Capt. W. J. C. Clifford, C. 8.,
is expected shortly from Corfu, to take in stores,
&c., and afterwards to rejoin the admiral. There is
some talk of the Cressy, 80, Capt. the Hon. C. G.
J. B. Elliot, C. 8., now at • Naples, coming down
here, Capt. Elliot having been appointed some time
ago to the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, new in this port.
The new captain of the Cressy, rapt. Harvey, ar-
rived here a few days ago from England. The gun-
boat Boxer has had her boilers put in, and will
shortly go outside to try her engines. After land-
ing some officers at Tripoli (Barbary), who are to
proceed on an antiquarian expedition to Cyrene,
she is to be stationed at Marsala for the pro-
tection of the little British colony there, for
which service her small draught of water renders
her particularly well adaptqk The Supply
storeejli,p,yeetently-w_VITA IZ-urWiand veldi•stor4:
is expected to leave to-morrow on return. Her
Majesty's ships now in port are the Hibernia (flag-
ship of Rear-Admiral Codrington, C. 8.); the St.
Jean d'Acre, the Caesar, and the London, line-of-
battle ships ; the Melpomene frigate, the Boxer
gunboat, and the Supply storeship."
The screw corvette Orpheus, 21, 400-horse power,
fitting at Chatham dockyard for the steam reserve,
is expected to be completed by Saturday next, when
she will vacate No. 2 dock, where she is at present
being coppered, and proceed to join the seeoud-class
steam reserve. The large dock in which the Orpheus
is now lying will, on the removal of that vessel,
have the necessary alterations commencod to adapt
it to receive the large mail-clad iron vessel-of-war
ordered to be constructed in it.

The following is the programme of the procession
;hat will take place to-morrow :

POlice Constables to clear the way.
Drums and Fifes of the Royal London Militia.
The Band of the Honourable Artillery Company.
Three Trumpeters.
Banners of the Livery Companies.
Royal Standard.
Banner of Arms of late
Lord Mayor.
Banner of Arms of the
Company.
Banner of Arms of the late
Sir W. Rawlins.
Upholders' Banner of Arms of the City Upholders'
Company. of London. Company.

Clockmakers'
Company.

Clockmakers'
Company.

Banner of the Arms of the
Company.
Royal Standard.
Banner of Arms of the
Company.

Blacksmiths'
Company.

Blacksmiths'
Company.

Coopers' Banner of Arms of Ald. Salomons. Coopers'
Company. Banner of Company's Arms. Company.
Painters' Banner of Arms of tho Painters'
Company. Company. Company.

Tallow Banner of Arms of Ald. Hale. Tallow
Chandlers' Banner of Arms of Ald. Humphery. Chandlers'
Company. Banner of Company's Arms. Company.
Royal Standard. Union Jack.
Wax Banner of Arms of the City of London. Wax
Chandlers' Banner of Arms of late Chandlers'
Company. • Alderman Cowan. Company.
Banner of Arras of the Company.
Royal Standard. Union Jack.
Banner of Arms of Alderman Humphery. np'
-;41 g Banner of Arms of Sir John Musgrove, Bart. §
tr
a. Banner of Arms of the late Countess of Kent. .0 g
§ Banner of Arms of the late W. Thwaites, Esq. f:l° ;ta
Banner of Arms of the late W. Lambe, Esq. `:4 ,t 1
Banner of Arms of the Company.
The Wardens of the Blacksmiths' Company in their
Carriages.
Banner of Arms of the Fishmongers' Company.
The Barge Masters' Mate of the Worshipful Company of
Fishmongers.
The Band of the Roxal Artillery. • -
Watermen bearing the following Banners :
Royal Standard. Union Jack.
Banner of James Hulbert, Esq., Prime Warden 1718.
Banner of Sir Thomas Kneseworth, 1-g
Lord Mayor in 1506.
• Banner of Harvey Christian Combe, Esq.,
O Lord Mayor in 1799.
Banner of Sir William Leighton,
Lord Mayor in 1806.
te" Banner of Sir Matthew Wood, Bart., 1°
Lord Mayor in 1815 and 1816.
5 Banner of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort. 0
e
Union Jack,
' Banner of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. .n
a> Union Jack. a
Banner of the Right Honourable
THE LORD MAYOR, WILLIAM CUBITT, M.P.
Banner of Arms of the Fishmongers' Company.
Banner of Arms of the City of London.
The Barge Master's Assistant.
Twenty Winners of Doggett's Coat and Badge between
the years 1804 and 1860.
The Barge Master of the Company, supported by his
Assistant.
The Stairmen of the Company.
The Beadle of the Company.
The Clerk of the Company in his Chariot.
The Court and Livery in their Carriages.
The Prime Warden, with the Chaplain, in a Chariot.
Three Trumpeters.
The Under City Marshal, The Lord Mayor's
on Horseback. Beadle.
Watermen bearing the following banners :
Royal Standard.
Banner of England. Union Jack.
Banner of Scotland. Banner of Ireland.
Six Streamers of the Kanner of the City of
City Arms. London.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards.
Ancient •Knight,
Mounted on a Charger, in full Steel Armour, with
Lance, attended by two Esquires mounted, and
bearing the Battle-Axe and Mace
of the Knight.
Ancient Knight,
Mounted on a Charger, in Full Brass Armour, with
Lance, attended by two Esquires mounted, and
bearing the Battle-Axe and Mace
of the Knight.
Ancient Knight,
Mounted on a Charger, in Full Steel Armour, with
Lance, attended by two Esquires mounted, and
bearing the Battle-Axe and Mace
of the Knight.
Ancient Knight,
Mounted on a Charger, in Steel Armour, with Lance,
attended by two Esquires mounted, and
bearing the Battle-Axe and Mace
of the Knight.
Ancient Knight,
Mounted on a Charger, in Full Black Armour, with
Lance, attended by two Esquires mounted, and
bearing the Battle-Axe and Mace
of the Knight.
Ancient Knight,
Mounted on a Charger, in Steel Armour, with Lance,
attended by two Esquires mounted, and
bearing the Battle-Axe and Mace
of the Knight.
The 20th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers.
Brass Band.
Drums and Fifes.
Lieut.-Colonel Bigge, F.G.S., Commanding Officer.
Sergeant-Major Box.
Six Companies of the 20th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers.
37th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers. G.C.B.
Captain Jeakes, Commandant.
Two Companies of the 37th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers,
The two Under-Sheriffs.
The officers of the Corporation of London.
The Band of the London Rifle Volunteer Brigade.
Three Trumpeters.
Mr. Sheriff Lusk, in his State Char iot, attended by his
Chaplain.
Three Trumpeters.
- - -

The paddlewheel steam sloop Spiteful, 6, Com-
mander Wilson, having completed with coal, left
Plymouth Sound yesterday (Wednesday) for the
entrance to the Channel to relieve the homeward
bound, and to keep a look-out for the Hero, 90, with
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.'
The War Department screw 'steamship Lord Pan-
mure, H. T. Moore, master, having discharged
powder and shell, and received returned stores s
Devonport, left Plymouth Sound yesterday (Wed
nesday), for Woolwich.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Richard Oliver, third class
assistant•engineer to the Cumberland, as supernu
merary ; Andrew Cornish, third class assistant
engineer to the Miranda ; William Childs Archbold
and John B olas, acting third class assistant-engineers
to the Indus, as supernumerariet!'.

THE ARMY.

Mr. Sheriff Abbiss, in his State Chariot, attended by
his Chaplain.
The Aldermen who have not passed the Chair.
The Recorder.
The Aldermen who have passed the Chair.
The late Lord Mayor.
The Lady Mayoress, in her State Carriage,
Will join the Procession on its return from Westminster.
The Lord Mayor's Servants, in State Liveries.
The Band of the Life Guards Mounted.
The Upper City Marshal on Horseback.
Gentlemen of the Lord Mayor's Household.
THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR,
In his State Carriage, drawn by Six Horses,
Attended by the Chaplain, Sword Bearer, and Common
Crier.

ARMSTRONG CARRIAGES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—ln your leading article on the Armstrong
gun on the sth inst. you state that on only one
point is an improvement necessary. " The Arm-
strong carriage is excessively and needlessly heavy.
It is heavier than that of tit old fieldpiece."
I venture to call your attention to the enclosed
extracts from the evidence given before the select
committee of the House of Commons on military
organisation, which appear to me to bear upon the
subject.—l am, your obedient servant,
A VOLUNTEER.

Guard of Honour, on Herseback.
TILE PROCESSION
will move from Guildhall at half-past 11 o'clock precisely,
and pass through Gresham •street, Princes-street, Lombard-
street, Gracechurch-street, Leadenhall-street, Fenchurch-
street, Gracechurch-street, Cannon-street, East and West,
St. Paul's-churchyard, Ludgate-hill, Fleet-street, Strand,
to Westminster.
Returning from Westminster by way of the Strand,
Fleet-street, Ludgate-hill, St. Paul's-churchyard, Cheap-
side, King-street, to Guildhall.
The London Rifle Brigade will form a guard of honour
in Guildhall-yard and King•street, to receive the Lord
Mayor on his return from Westminster.
The procession, on its return, will be joined by the Am-
bassadors, her Majesty's Ministers of State, the nobility,
judges, members of Parliament, and other persons of dis-
tinction invited to the banquet at Guildhall.

May 22, 1860, Capt. W. H. Gordon, C. 8., again
called in, and further examined.
6,093. Chairman—You axe the principal military
storekeeper at Woolwich P—Yes.
6,096. How many of the China (Armstrong) guns
were there P—Twelve.
6,098. Had they their carriages complete P—Yes,
for foreign service.
6,100. How were the Chinese carriages P—The
Chinese carriages were of a different pattern from
the carriages which have since been introduced into
the service, the carriages that went to China being
with a bracket trail and the others being with a
block trail.
6,101. The Chinese carriages you consider not to
have been so complete as those which have been
more recently issued p—The recent pattern is cer-
tainly far superior to the pattern of those that
went to China.
6,102. Is that in consequence of any discovery
made since the issue to China ? I think not. The
Superintendent of the Carriage Department would
be better able than I am to answer that uestion
but I believe that he always considered q
that the
block trail carriage was the best.
June 1, 1860, Sir W. Armstrong examined.•
7,391. Sir D. L. Evans—Has a complete decision
been made now with regard to the form of the new
carriages P—Yes.
7,392. And they are now in course of comple-

A CAREFUL FIFESHIRE WOMAN.—On Monday
afternoon, as the passengers who had just landed from one
of the steamboats on the south side of the Tay ferry were
making their way along the pier, a smart shower of rain
fell, whereupon an elderly lady belonging to Fife, named
Kirk, more careful for her bonnet than cautious about her
person, drew her dress over her head, and having thus
effectually protested that piece of millinery from the falling
rain, forgot that she had also as effectually obscured the
line of vision; and striking off at a tangent (in mistake of
course) walked into the harbour. the tide being within two
hours from high water. She was got safely out.—Scotsman.
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7,393. Do the artillery officers still continue to
disapprove the formation of those carriages ?—There
is no disagreement on the subject; in fact, there
never has been any disagreement of any moment.
The only question was with regard to the carriages
that went to China. Colonel Tulloh (the Superin-
tendent of the Carriage Department) was always an
advocate for converting the existing block trail
carriages so as to make them available for the new
guns. All the experiments with my guns had been
carried on with bracket trail carriages. As a matter
of opinion, I stated that I thought those guns that
went to China ought to be mounted on carriages
which had actually been tried and found serviceable
that, although it was possible the block trail car-
riages might prove superior to the others, it was at
that time a matter of experiment, and ought to be
reduced to a certainty before it was adopted. After
that experiments were carried on with block trails,
and the result has been that the block trail carriage
has been adopted.
7,394. What description of carriages have gone
down with the 12 guns that have been sent to
Aldershott ?—The present service block trail car-
riage, as modified;

IldE VOL UN TEER 111 0 VI: 111E117 T.

A communication has been sent round by the
Earl De grey and Ripon from the War-office to the
commanding officers of the various corps with
reference to the rifles• given out to the Volun-
teers in their respective regiments. It
alludes to two points, the first of which is the
rifle to be used by those - members nominated
to be sent to the Musketry School at Hythe, and in
this case the rifle used by the Volunteer on drill
and firing with his corps is recommended, as the
Volunteer is likely to have become accustomed to
the sights, &c. The second part of the letter refers
to the fact that it haa come to the knowledge of the
War-office authorities that Volunteers had altered
the locks of their rifles in order to reduce or in-
crease the amount of the " pull." This practice was
considered to have a very dangerous tendency, and
in all cases where such alterations had been found
to be made the officers in command were to request
that such rifle should be returned to the Armoury,
and repaired at the cost of the man by whom the
lock had been tampered with.
The London Scottish had an entertainment of a
novel character on Tuesday last, when 70 of the
corps volunteered to act as " navvies" in levelling a
hill which obscured the targets of the 600 yards
range at Wimbledon. The first division worked
by daylight with shovels, picks, and barrows
regularly told off, and changing by sections to give
every man his share of duty. The second division
marched down in the dark, and their pipers sounded
wildly across the heath. Great fires of whin bushes
cast a brilliant glare into the trenches, where the
vigorous efforts of the diggers, and the frequent
upsets of the wheelborrows seemed to delight and
astonish a number- of regular "navvies" who were
iookers-on. Now and then a sky-rocket was sent
up, a catherine-wheel whizzed round, or a red
light shone in the darkness, and squibs and
crackers told how near Guy Fawkes' day had been.
The scene was most lively and interesting ; the rest-
ing parties smoking and dancing Highland-reels ;
the boxing-class tossing the gravel out of the
ditch, and the chorus-class • blending sweet
music with the din of spades. The first division
was commanded by Ensigns Fisher and Sutherland,
sergeants Brown and Ferguson; the second by
Sergeant Smith ; Lieutenant Scott directed the
engineering operations, and the whole was com-
manded by Captain Macgregor.
The members of the West Company of the Lon-
don Scottish corps will have a grand day at Wim-
bledon-common on Friday next, on which occasion
three very handsome silver cups will be shot for, at
different ranges. On the same day the members of
the first-class will, by the kind permission of Gen.
Sir R. Dacres, Commandant of the Woolwich gar-
rison, have some target practice at the butts on
Plumstead-common.
Yesterday evening, shortly before 9 o'clock, a
general muster of the members of the 29th Middle-
sex Rifle Corps was held in the Riding-school of
'he Regent's Park Barracks, for the introduction of
ord Enfield as Lieutenant-Colonel of the corps.
ill had previously taken place in the grounds,
I there was an unusually large attendance of
tubers in uniform, as well as ladies and gentle-
: in ordinary attire. Captain Ross, in a brief
eh, said that he had great pleasure in intro-
ag Lord Enfield as Lieutenant-Colonel of the
s. Lord Enfield said that it was with no com-
amount of pride and satisfaction that three
3 ago he received a letter asking him to be-
the head of the corps, to which he readily
The head-quarters of the Northumberland 4,,ented, and he could only say that if the Lord-
,illery Militia, commanded by Lieut.-Col. Cleme- Lieutenant accepted him he would do all in his
son, were inspected at Kinsale, Ireland, by Maj )ower to further the interests of the corps. (Hear.)
Gen. Ridley on Monday. They paraded in hem ie was not altogether unacquainted with military
marching order in the barrack-square. After a faa fe, for he had experienced seven years of the duties
movements had been gone through and a mit de of a militia officer. One great thing, he was sure,
inspection made of the barracks, hospital, regi- in the development of a Volunteer regiment was,
mental books, &c., he proceeded to Charles port that every individual member should at all times, '
to witness their gun practice. At the cone) 'll through the adjutant, have access to the command-
he addressed them, saying that he felt ing officer; and as long as he was connected with
pleasure in inspecting them, and it was the corps this should be adhered to. He must im-
natural he should feel a peculiar intere press upon every officer, non-commissioned officer,
it, being himself a Northumbrian. nd private the ituportatioo of a regular and steady
at Spike Island the other day, both Sir ( ./1 endance at drill. In conclusion, he could only say
Brown and himself remarked what a fine body << it, in return for the proud position to which
men they were, and he must gay zhe never saw a they had thought fit to appoint him, his best
cleaner and more soldierlike body, and the practice exertions would be ever at the service of the
they had made that day was excellent. It'reflected corps. (Loud cheers.) Mr Edwin James, M.P.,
great credit on Col. Clementson, Op officers and reminded the assembly that the last speaker
non commissioned officers and, the rden themselves had, at a very short notice, almost immediately
showing what pains they had taken to become good after application, consented to act as their leader.
soldiers. He was afraid that the time was drawing (Hear.) It was, indeed, a proud and glorious
near when they would be disembodied, and he thing that those in high position came forward not
should be very sorry indeed to lose them out of his only with money, but personally to defend their
district, as he felt that her Majesty would lose the Queen and their country. Mr. James then went
services of an efficient regiment. The times were on to relate his sojourn with Garibaldi, and gave it
looking very cloudy, but if the day arrived when as his opinion that the present Emperor of the
their services would be required by their country French never dreamt of an invasion, at the same
he did not doubt but that every man would rally time he thought he was so ambitious that the peo-
to the call. The major left the fort under a salute ple of England were justified in forming and main-
of guns from the battery. taming Volunteer corps, and that at any threatened
invasion the Queen might repose with ease, rely-
ing on her Volunteers. (Cheers.) Three cheers
having been given for Lord Enfield and Mr. Edwin
James, M.P., the proceedings terminated.
The ceremony of distributing the annual prizes
to the 18th Middlesex (Harrow Rifles) took place
at the National School-rooms at 8 o'clock on Mon-
day last. The contest had occupied two days, and
had been a very keen one, as there were ties for the
first and second prizes, ties for the third and
fourth, and ties for the last prize. The ranges
were 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, and 900
yards, five shots at each ; and the conditions con-
fined the competitors to the long Enfield rifle sup-
plied by the Government to the corps, and to the
Hythe positions. There were 38 competitors, and
the scores above 20 were as follow :—Thornton
30, Mock, 30, Hoare, 26, Avery 28, Walton 25,
Bull 25, G. Smith 24, Captain Templer 23, and
Savage 21. At the 3d-class ranges Thornton,
Mock, Hoare, and W. Roberts were first with 12
each ;at the 2d-class Thornton was first with 13,
and at the long ranges Capt. Templer was first with
8, having scored a centre at each of 700, 800, and
900 yard ranges. These scores were below the
usual average shooting of the corps ; but the
weather the first day had been very unpropitious
—thick and muggy, with :continual rain, and on
this day third and second class ranges were shot. The
corps fell in at the Grange, Roxeth, and, under the
command of Capt. Templer, marched to the school-
room, where a large company of friends and riGitors
was assembled. The first prize, a silver cup,
was presented by Mrs. Templer to Private
Thornton, who beat Sergeant Mock in shooting ;offthe ties. The corps was formed
to three sides of
a square, and Mrs. Templer, advancii2s
to the cen-
tre, addressed them as follows :—" Captaii Templer
and gentlemen of the Harrow Rifles,-1 httN-e had
much pleasure in offering for competition a sma2l
token of the gratitude with which, in common, I
believe, with every English wife and mother. I re-
gard
the untiring energy anal zeal with which, at
much personal cost and sacrifice, you have made a
noble effort to assure the safety and the sanctity of
our homes. That this great Volunteer movement
—the marvel and glory of our time—may, under
God's blessing, be the means of securing us from
foreign invasion, and of uniting all classes in a
holy bond of brotherhood, is my earnest hope. I
look with great pride and pleasure on the progress
will
found equall t
y
men, and feel confident they be
the Harrow Rifles have made as soldiers and marks-
forward to act in defence of their Q
try should they ever be unhappily called upon o
Teat pleasurein
do so, Mr. Thornton, I have gr
ueen and coun-
presenting you with this cup, and congratulate you
”
The second prize,
on your success in the contest.
a to Sergeant Mock, the
Rev. J. W. Cunningham,
Holland's rifle, was presented by the vicar, the
He
the
ntinstructor Mock on his skill,r
and said
congratulated Sergea
try of cops.
ke
drill and mus
it was creditable to both—that their musketry in.