The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-23 00:00:00

THE STILANDING OF THE SHIP WAGOOIA.

FOLKESTONE, SATURDAY.
A protracted inquiry, directed by the Board of
Trade, has been held at the Customs baggage de-
partment of this port, before Capt. Harris, H.C.S.,
the nautical assessor to the Board of Trade, assisted
by Mr. O'Wowd, the solicitor to the Customs, re-
specting the conduct of the coast-guard, on the
occasion of the recent stranding of the ship Wagoola,
bound to China, in East Ware Bay, between this
place and Dover. At the investigation at Green-
wich, before Mr. Traill, into the circumstances
attending the wreck of the ship, it was stated that
a quantity of the cargo, wines, &c., had been
plundered while the coast-guard were in charge,
and the present proceedings were ordered.
A series of charges were preferred by. Captain
Russell, the agent of Lloyd's Salvage As sociation,
accusing some of the coast-guard in this i listrict of
either complicity or neglect with respect t o robbery
of wrecked goods from the Wagoola ; tos wit, the
abstraction from cases saved from the ship and
placed on the beach, under their charge, of 410
bottles of port and sherry, 162 bottles of cham-
pagne, 60 bottles of brandy, 130 bottles of gin,
6 casks of ale, 2 cases of fruit, 1,000 tins of sardines,
and several bales of goods.
Mr. Longcroft, solicitor of Havant, appeared for
Lloy'ds ; Mr. Fox, for the coast-guard., and Mr.
Beverley, for the Customs. Captain Heath, of her
Majesty's ship Dauntless, and Captain Rich, R.N.,
the inspecting commander for the district,. attended
on behalf of the Comptroller-General of the Coast-
guard.
binittie:eg:st, the but
pub-
lication proceedings excited murcohhi
consequence of Capt. Harris p
e -c o
r.te, we are
of the evidence, saying it was a private
inquiry, although the charge
pub-
licly made at the Greenwich P had l)e n
olic u
unable to give the facts.
_.We are infor med. how-
ever, that some extraordinary reveli‘tions were
made, and it was clearly proved that 'considerable
plunder had taken place, but by whc)m is yet to
be stated. The answer to the charge IN, as that some
of the cases were landed on the beach in the con-
ditionempty ; the., the plunder,
pea
committed by the t -oP le brought
down
any, tyhh
had
Lloyd's been
sahgi shipped,
that there were facilities
for the abstraction of the goods dw ing their con-
veyance to the Commercial Docks„ and that the
coastguard
number ofstguard had used every vigilance..
be present tghe comacistugiurya.rd we're permitted to
durin
the• •
The witnesses for Lloyd's were ordered out of
court at the close of the proceedinc;s, which occupied
eight days.
Captain Harris, without expressing any opinion,
said he would forward his report to the Board of
Trade.

WILD ANIMALS IN THE PUNJAUB: —The news
from the Punjaub is not of any importance, if we except
the alarming annual loss of life occasional by the ravages
of wild animals. From a tabular statement showing the
number of wild beasts destroyed, and fhe loss of human
life caused by them in this province clueing the past year,
we learn, with great regret, that the I. atter is absolutely
appalling. The number of children aloz ie amounts to four
hundred and sixty-seven. The largest 'casualties are prin-
cipally in the Umritsur division, for tb.9 city o 1: that name
lost forty-two, Goordaspore one hundred and for ty-four, and
Sealkote one hundred and sixty-one,.—Boinbazi Telegraph.

TEIE VOLUNTEEI? MOVEMENT.

On Saturday afternoon the Chelmsford and Brent-
wood Volunteer Rifle Companies were reviewed in

Boreham-park, the seat of Sir J. Tyrell, by Lieut.-
Gen. Sir Harry Smith. Some ball practice fol-
lowed, a regimental sword and silver cup being

awarded to the best shots, and the Volunteers were
afterwards hospitably entertained at dinner by Sir
I. Tyrell. The members of the Ipswich Company
are to have a field day to-day (Monday) in the
grounds of the Chauntry, the residence of Sir F.
Kelly, MP. A luncheon will be provided by the
hon. and learned gentleman. In the afternoon a
silver bugle is to be presented to the corps by Mrs.
Josselyn, wife• of the mayor of Ipswich, and the
proceedings will close with a dinner in the Corn
Exchange. An effort is being made to secure a re-
view of the Norfolk Corps at Norwich, in the course
of the autumn, by his Royal Highness the General
Commanding-in-Chief. If his Royal Highness
comes down the review will probably take place
while the Norfolk and Norwich Musical Festival is
in progress.

The announcement of her Majesty's pleasure to
review the Volunteers of Scotland at Edinburgh on
the ith of August has given a renewed impulse to
the zeal which the Scotch Volunteers have all the
summer shown to acquire proficiency in military
movements, as well as in the use of the rifle.
}lolyrood Park will afford space for brigading
12,000 to 15,000 Volunteers, while the hilly

ground on the south will afford an excellent
theatre for spectators. From the amount of
preparation going on in all quarters, a large re-
presentation of the Volunteers north of the Tweed
may be expected to muster on the 7th, although
some disappointment is felt in the West of Scot-
land, where the largest numbers are enrolled, that
Edinburgh has been chosen as the scene of the re-
view.

On Saturday afternoon the members of the Lam-
beth and Southwark, or 7th Surrey Rifles, assem-
bled at the Sessions-house, Newington Causeway,
for a march oat. Five companies were present,
under the command of Major Beresford and the
other officers of the corps. Shortly after 5 o'clock
the men fell into the ranks, and, accompanied by

the band of the regiment, proceeded to march, via

Westminster-bridge, to the residence of Major
Beresford, at St. John's-wood. The martial ap-
pearance and the soldierlike bearing of the men
were acknowledged by the dense crowds of people,
who cheered the Volunteers in a most hearty man-
ners as they marched through the streets by fours.
The efficiency and the numerical strength which
the 7th Surrey has attainedareflect great credit
upon Major Beresford, as it was owing to his ex-
ertions that the corps had been formed. Refresh-
ments having been liberally supplied by Major
Beresford, and a short halt allowed for rest, during
which time the band played several airs with great
effect, the Volunteers marched back from St. John's
wood to their respective quarters none the worse
for their long march.
The 16th Middlesex Rifle Vounteers, commanded
by Captain
,Murray, were inspected in Whitton-
park, near Hounslow, on Thursday evening, by
Major-General Tremenheere, on which occasion a
handsome silver bugle, the gift of the Duchess
Dowager of Northumberland, was, at her Grace's
request, presented to the corps by General Tre-
menheere. A considerable number of spectators
from Isleworth, Twickenham, Breutford, Hounslow,
and Heston were assembled to witness the cere-
mony. Several manoeuvres were executed in a very
steady manner, and the presentation of the bugle
was preceded by an appropriate address. The
corps was then marched to Twickenham, and
formed in front of the residence of the Duches6
Dowager, where the proceedings terminated with
several hearty cheers,
Lieut.-Col. Bourne, 4th brigade, and other com-
manding officers of Volunteers within the hundred
of West Derby, have received the following commu-
nication from the Earl of Derby:—

" St. James's-square, July 16, 1860.

" Sir,—Being desirous of contributing, by any means in
my power, to the success of the Volunteer movement, I
shall be obliged by your informing me, at earliest conve-
nience, whether it would be agreeable to the corps under
your command to take part in a field-day in Knowsley•
park on some afternoon near the end of next month ; and by
your sending me, in that case, an approximate estimate of
the number of men you would be likely to bring into the
field. In order to save tine, I will thank you to address
your reply to Captain Horby, R.N., Knowsley, fromwhom
in the event of a field-day taking place, you shall receive
early and detailed information for your guidance.—l have
the honour to be sir, your obedient servant,

"DERBY."

We believe that the review will take place on the
last Saturday in August. The directors of the Lon-
don and North-Western Railway will give every
facility for the conveyance of the Volunteers to
Hutton station, whence they will march to Knows-
ley. Commissariat tents will be pitched on the
review-ground, in rear of each brigade or battalion.
The Manchester Volunteers have arranged for
their review to come off at Newton on the 11th of
August. Lieut.-Gen. Sir G. A. Wetherall, Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Northern and Midland Dis-
tricts, will•command. The review will commence
at 4 o'clock.—Liverpool Albion.

The 3d West Riding of Yorkshire (Bradford)
Rifle Volunteers, consisting of five companies,
commanded by Major S. C. Lister, with the
Eceleshill sub-division attached, were inspected
on the parade-ground at the Bradford barracks
last Saturday afternoon by Colonel M'Murdo,
the Inspector-General. There was a fall muster
of effective members of the corps, which is corn-
posed of a very intelligent and fine body of
young men, and they executed the manoeuvres
through which they were put so as to earn the
approbation of the gallant inspecting ,efficer. At
the conclusion of the inspection, and after Colonel
M'Murdo had briefly expressed his sentiments,
Major Lister alluded to the very satisfactory pro-
gress which the volunteers under his command had
made in their drill since Capt. Lepper had been
appointed adjutant of the regiment, and said he
had no doubt that if they continued to pay the same
regular attention to their instructions, they would
soon be equal to any corps of royal volunteers in
the kingdom. The weather was very wet, and the
regiment, officers and:men, got a thorough drench-
ing before marching from the ground.
On Saturday afternoon the 12 companies forming
the Birmingham Rifle Volunteer Corps were re-
viewed in Calthmpe-park by Lord Leigh, the Lord
Lieutenant of the county. The various companies
assembled at Bingley-hall, and marched to the
park, where they went through a number of evolu-
tions, which were performed with considerable pre-
cision, the steadiness of the firing being not the
least creditable part of the proceedings. Lord
Leigh was accompanied by Capt. Warlow, of the
Government Small Arms Department; Ensign
Hanbury Barclay, as aide-de-camp ; Capt. Baron
Dickenson Webster, of the Warwickshire Yeo-
manry ; and Capt. Payne, of the 2d Warwickshire
Militia. Before quitting the park his lordship
expressed his gratification at the manner in which
the corps had gone through the various evolutions.
The companies ware then reformed and marched
back to Bingley-hall, where Lient.-Col. Sanders
formally took leave of the corps, with which he has
been connected from its formation, the duties of
this gallant officer in connection with his regi•
meat
calling him back to India. Major Maibn, in
name of the volunteers, then presented Lieut.-
Col. Sanders wit's a handsome breech-loading rifle,
in fteknovvledgment of their appreciation of his
great services in brinning the corps to its present
state of efficiency,
The weapon, manufactured
by Messrs. Westley Richards, bore the follow-
ing inscription : " Presented to Lieut.-Col.
sanders, of the Ist Warwickshire Rifle Volunteers,
on nis retirement from the command, by the officers
non commissioned officers, and members of the bat-
talion, in testimony of their appreciation of his ser-
vices in promoting the welfare of the corps from
its formation to the present time." The companies
afterwards gave three cheers for Col. Sanders, also
for the Lord Lieutenant of the county, and for Ad-
jutant M'lnnis. The ground at Calthorpe-park was
efficiently kept by three companies of the Stafford-
shire Volunteers, under the command of Major
Elwell.