The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-02 00:00:00

Tll2 FORI'IICOMING VOLUNIEER

SHAM FIGII T.

It has now been finally determined that the sham
fight and bivouac of the Metropolitan Volunteer
Corps shall take place on Saturday, the 14th July
instant. On Friday Viscount Ranelagh as the
chairman, with Captain Wilkinson as the hon.
secretary, and a number of other commanders of
volunteer rifle corps, proceeded by railway dowrt
the Mid-Kent Railway for the purpose of reconnoi-
tring the ground on which it is proposed the dis-
play shall take place, a large tract of land lying
between Bromley and Chiselhurst in Kent, and after
going over it the commanding officers assembled
were unanimous in their opinion that it was highly
favourable for the proposed evolutions. It is under-
stood the volunteers will assemble on the ground on
Friday afternoon, the 13th, when a sort of rehearsal
of what is to done on the nest day will take place
between the various corps engaged. The War-
office is, it is understood, to provide the tents, cook-
ing, and other necessary apparatus, and as evening
approaches the various corps will pitch their tents,
and the contending armies are to form their own.
encampments. Whether the government will also
provide the eatables and drinkables necessary for
the volunteer force likely to assemble on the occa-
sion has not yet transpired, but it would appear
that something of the sort must be contemplated,
as it has been announced that the actual expense
to each volunteer attending is not to exceed 2s. per
man, including railway fare to the field of evolution
and back again to town. Every movement is to be
carried out by the sound of the bugle, and the sham-
fight will commence about 11 o'clock on the Satur-
day. morning, and conclude by about three in the
afternoon, so as to enable the volunteers to reach.
town again before evening.

PAPER DUTY. Alnland Revenue return just
issued states that the paper
duty collected in the year end-,
ing, the 31st of March, , —An
amounted to £1,151,254.
DRUNK ENNEss.—ln the year ending at Michael-
and Wales were pug
Irlis lastdmagistrates forbeing drunk,
or drunk and dis-
h° by
10 486 of them women ; the number charged was
1 56,161 persons in England
'C4,395 octhem women. In 306 cases in the year
oroners inquests a verdict was found of " Died
excessive drinking " These persons were not tempted
fsoi
"rle,or
031,
by the cheapness of untaxed liquor. We took toll upon the
6,775,911 gallons of foreign wine and the 4,909,847 gallons
of foreign spirits, that were imported and retained for home
consumption in 1859 ; and, as for home-made beverages
the Inland Itevenue-office has just informed us that in the
year ending March 31, 1860, the Excise duty collected on
spirits amounted to £10,000,191, on malt to £6,852,458, on
Bops £-162,881.

MYSTERIOUS EVENT.—A circumstance occurred
last Sunday in Queenstown which has given rise to much
conjectured gossip among the " guidwives." A few day&
ago, as we are informed, a young lady of prepossessing ap-
pearance arrived at the Queen's Hotel alone, where she
lodged under the name of, we believe, Mrs. Carr. Last
Sunday, just after the arrival of the tug-boat containing the
American wails for the Persia, a gentleman, fashionably-
dressed, called at the hotel, and inquired for Mrs. Carr.
That lady immediately appeared with her luggage packed,
paid her bill, and went off in the Persia, accompanied by the
gentleman. The vessel had been gone about two hours. webd.ana
Mr. Elliott, the proprietor of the " Queen's,_.../"lnev de-
telegram from Dublin offering him £lOO rewer
tained the lady. It was too late, hoiTheuvserthethmeatbtierrdrehsat had
flown far on hex way to America.
faoorr perraeswen. t ; but further revelations are expected,—