The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-16 00:00:00

IHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1860.

organised machines, which they are accustomed to
wield. The community, however, is wiser ; and
the harvest of patronage would gradually diminish as
volunteers increased. Whether this ought to stand
in the way of volunteers, let the country, however,
decide.

For ourselves, we believe, that it would be of the
highest service to our working men, to make volun-
teer corps accessible to them, while the country
would gain an untold accession of defensive
strength. Differing entirely from the Pharisees of
Wimbledon, our belief is that we should elevate the
working classes, by teaching them that they, too,
could give something to their country. Their asso-
ciation with their officers would be that of mutual
respect. It would have an influence somewhat
like that of cricket, in mixing all classes on terms
which raised the lower, while not degrading the
upper. It would be a great adult public school, in
which all would learn better to appreciate, and to
stand by each other. And then what strong arms
and hardy bodies we might have at once ! Men
too, as full of emulation as their betters. There
are, we think, certain obvious dangers in the move-
ment becoming too cliquish. We need not parti-
cularise them.

Looking then, at the objections, unconfessed ob-
jections chiefly, on every side, we affirm that better
than all the fortifications that could be devised
would be Mr. H. BERKELEY'S living walls. The
materials for them exist to any extent. The details
are easy of an arrangement. Let same one—some
Minister come forward, and say it shall be done,
and all difficulties would vanish in a moment. We
might as easily have a million or two of trained
volunteer riflemen and artillerymen to swallow up
an invader; as a few thousands merely to hold them
in check.

The Prince Boris Galitzin, Prince John Galitzin,
and Count Levachoff, have arrived at Long's Hotel, from
the Isle of Wight.
The Duchess of Sutherland arrived at Stafford
House, on Tuesday evening, from Trentham, Staffordshire,
en route for the Continent.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde
have left town for Homburg, at which watering-place the
noble marquis and marchioness propose to pass a few weeks.
The Marquis of Bristol and family have left St.
James's-square for Ickworth Park, Suffolk.
The Marchioness of Salisbury and family have
left Hatfield House, Herts, to pass a few days at Bourne-
mouth. The noble marquis, at the close of the Parlia-
mentary session, leaves to visit his estates in Scotland.
The Earl and Countess Delawarr have left town
for their seat Buckhurst Park, Sussex.
Frances Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt,
M.P., have returned to Nuneham Park, from visiting her
ladyship's estates in Cambridgeshire.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained
at dinner, last evening, at Cambridge House—the Earl and
Countess of Bessborough, Lord and Lady Lyveden, Lord
and Lady Elcho, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon.
W. F. Cowper, M.P., and Mrs. Cowper, Hon. Henry
Brand, M.P., Mr. Stanley, Mr. Montgomery, &c. Later
in the evening her ladyship had a small party.
Viscountess Jocelyn will return to Cambridge
House on Saturday next, from visiting the Earl of Gains-
borough, at Exton Hall, Rutlandshire.
Lord and Lady John Russell and family left
town yesterday morning for Scotland.
Lord and Lady Foley will leave Grosvenor-square
in a few days, for Worksop Manor, Notts.
The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and the
Hon. Mrs. Herbert entertained at dinner, last evening, at
their residence in Belgrave-square—the Earl Somers, the
Bishop of Oxford, the Countess of Newburgh, Count
Strzelecki, Lord Rivers, Lady Truro, the Right Hon. Sir
Charles Wood, M.P., the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone,
M.P., the Right Hon. Sir Jas. Graham and Miss Graham,
Sir John Acton, Mr. Hayward, &c.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon
at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury
in Downing-street. The Ministers present were—Viscount
Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, the
Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir C. Wood, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon.
T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, and the
Right Hon. Edward Cardwell.
ANTWERP, Aug. 15.—Lord Chelmsford and a
portion of his family landed here this morning from the
General Steam Navigation Company's ship Moselle, which
vessel left London on the previous afternoon.
The marriage of the lion. Lady Alice Villiers,
second daughter of the Earl of Clarendon, with 1,-)rd Skel-
mersdale, took place this forenoon at St. Paul's Church,
Knightsbridge,
Sir B. BRODIE.--A paragraph having appeared
in some newspapers on the state of Sir Benjamin Brodie's
health, we are authorised to state that he has lately under-
gone an operation for the improvement of his sight, and
that a satisfactory result is anticipated.
The United States' Mail steamship Vanderbilt,

Capt. Lefevre, embarked mails and passengers from South,
ampton yesterday afternoon, on heryassage from Havre to
New York.

CAUTION TO RAILWAY TICKET HOLDERS.—The
Wrexham Advertiser of Saturday last contains a report of
a case of peculiar interest to the holders of season railway
tickets. A young gentleman named Lockwood, who held a
season ticket, entitling him to travel on the Great Western
Railway between Wrexham and Chester, was brought up
before the borough magistrates on two charges of defraud.
ing the railway company. On the 13th of July he got into
a carriage at Ruabon, and took no ticket, riding to Chester
and showing his season ticket at Rossett, where the tickets
are collected. For this offence he was fined 295., and 6s.
costs. On the 9th of July Mr. Lockwood also got into the
train at Ruabon, and took no ticket, and when he got out at
Wrexham the station-master, in accordance with the bye-
laws of the company, demanded the full fare from Shrews-
bury, but this Mr. Lockwood refused to pay. In this case
a fine of 40s. and 6s. was imposed at the instance of the
chairman of the magistrates. Mr. Brown, on the part of
the Great Western Company, agreed to compromise a
third charge against the defendant and his father, on pay-
ment of costs. Altogether Mr. Lockwood had to pay £4 2s.
HEARTLESS ROBBERY.—Yesterday morning Mr.
Payne, the coroner, held an inquest at the Red Lion Tavern,
Cannon-street West, touching the death of Mr William
Reynolds, aged 38 years, who resided at Charing. cross.
The evidence proved that the deceased was proceeding down
Cannon-street West to his place of business in Eastcheap,
carrying with him a parcel, and walking sharply, when he
was observed by another gentleman to stagger and fall. A
respectably dressed man in a white hat, who is well known
to the police, was passing at the time, and was asked to
assist in removing him into a warehouse opposite, which he
did, and was noticed at the time to feel for the deceased's
gold watch, but being observed he desisted, and went away,
when it was ascertained that he had taken the deceased's
parcel. Medical assistance was sent for, but Mr. Reynolds
was quite dead. The jury returned a verdict that the de-
ceased died from a diseased heart.
SUSPICIOUS OCCURRENCE.—On Tuesday night
the attention of some private watchmen on the wharfs in.
Tooley-street was attracted by the cries of " Murder," fol-
lowed by a sort of groan, when all was quiet. Supposing it
to be a drunken quarrel with some sailors and unfortunates
in Tooley-street, which is frequently the case, no notice was
taken of the matter. Yesterday morning, however, the
body of a respectably-dressed female was picked up by
some watermen near Horselydown-stairs, with several
marks of violence, as if inflicted with sonic blunt instru-
ment. A shell was procured, and medical assistance sent
for, when the body was removed to the dead-house. She
is described to be about 23 years of age, with lavender
coloured dress, white petticoat, gold ear-rings, with small
blue stones in them, and Adelaide boots. Information has
been forwarded to the coroner, who has ordered a post mor-
tem examination to be made of the body.
DEATH OF A YOUNG LADY FROM EATING LOB-
STER AND IcEs.—A painful feeling has been excited in the
neighbourhood of Wolverhampton and Tettenhall by the
decease, at the early age of 28, of Miss Georgina Cope,
second daughter of George Cope, Esq., of Comptsn, which
took place, after a few hours' illness, at her father's resi•
dence on Wednesday last. The deceased was present at a
private party in the suburbs of Wolverhampton on the pre-
vious evening, and partook of lobster and ices, which it is
believed acted injuriously on a disordered stomach, and led
on the following morning to a series of attacks of epilepsy,
which terminated in apoplexy and death. Mr. Newnham,
surgeon, of this town, was in early attendance, and all that
medical skill and science could devise was brought to bear
upon the melancholy case, but unhappily without effect.
The premature death of the deceased, who was- much re-
spected for her great amiability of disposition, will be deeply
deplored by a large circle of friends.-IVolvcrhanipton
Chronicle.
SIR W. G. ARMSTRONG AND HIS WORKPEOPLE.
—On Monday evening a most interesting meeting took
place at the Elswick Engine and Ordnance Works,New-
castle-on-Tyne—very little short of 4,000 people attending
a tea party there to celebrate the anniversary of the me-
chanics' institute, reading-room, and school of art, sup-
ported by Sir W. G. Armstrong and Co. and their work-
people. This firm now employ 2,000 men and lads—the
men, from the very nature of their occupation, being of the
highest class of skilled workmen. There are 21 distinct
workshops in connection with the ordnance department
alone. Twelve cannon a week are turned out of these works,
which have for a considerable period been going night and
day. Cias.,c,s, it scorns, are kept open during the win-
ter for the instruction of workmen and their sons,
teachers being employed by Sir W. G. Armstrong and his
partners. Seventy-eight
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cal class; and one of the most interesting features of the
meeting was the distribution of prized amongst those who
had excelled as students. A silver watch, gold chain, and
box of tools, purchased by the managers and workmen,
were also presented to Henry Gurnell, one of the appren-
tices, who had exhibited great personal heroism in rescuing
a drowning lad from the river Tyne. Sir John Fife, the
Rev. W. Maughan, Mr. Barkas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Glynn, and other gentlemen delivered speeches to the
large assembly.
NEW WHEAT.—A remarkably fine sample of new
wheat was shown in Salisbury market on Tuesday. It was
grown on the farm of Mr.. MasisA, st Mstidivite* who
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