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UN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1860.
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ANOTHER BOAT ACCID,.ENT AND LOSS
07 LIFE..

Intelligence has reached us of a sad occurrence,
attended by the loss of two es, which took place
in the neighbourhood of Co'erre ine on Tuesday even-
ing last, the parties who have E ;o suddenly met with
their death being Mr. Joseph 1' I'Curdy, of the firm
of Messrs. J. and J. M'Curdy,. merchants, Water-
side, Coleraine, and Miss St, evenson, an elderly
Scotch lady, aunt to Mrs. M'Curdy. The circum-
stances of the case are peculiarly affecting. It seems
that a number of Scotch frien els have been for some
time on a visit with Mr. and Mrs. M'Curdy, at
their residence, Castleroe, about two miles from
Coleraine, and in the nei,g:hbourhood of the
" Cutts," or famous " Salmon leap," on the river
Bann. After dinner on Tutesday evening Mr.
M'Curdy, Mrs. M'Curdy, her deceased aunt, and
their other friends, went out int an open boat to sail
on the Bann, on that part of the river above the
Cutts. Full of life and vigour,. and ignorant of the
appalling fate which two of the happy party were
so soon to meet, they sailed dow n the stream in the
little boat, until suddenly, either through mistake
as to the locality, or not knowiiag their danger, they
found themselves approaching the rapids at the
Cutts, and the current being unusually strong, the
boat was carried onward in th.e impetuous stream.
It soon became evident that the, boat must go over
the " leap," and, on seeing this Miss Stevenson,
seized with alarm, unfortunately leaped from the
boat into the stream. Another account tells us that
when the boat was passing over the Cutts the shock
threw Miss Stevenson out of ti e boat; we cannot
now say which is the correct st: ttement, but certain
it is that when Miss Stevenson was observed in the
water, Mr. M'Curdy bravely jumped after her in
the hope of saving her life, being himself an excel-
lent swimmer, but in the heroic attempt he sacrificed
his own life. Owing to the rapidity of the stream
his efforts were futile; he and. Miss Stevenson
were both swept over the rapids, and Mr.
M'Curdy disappeared beneath. the surface of the
water, no more to rise wtt.i. lira Miss StevPn-
son's body did not sink ; it floated down the
stream, and when subsequently brought to
shore the vital spark of life had fled. Mean-
while the boat containing Mrs. M'Curdy and
the rest of the party also 'wised over the rapids
and kept its course in safety in the river below,
i
without further accident to way of those in t ; but,
alas ! Mrs. M'Curdy was save 1 only to witness the
simultaneous drowning of her husband and her
aunt. From the boat she vitnesscd the death-
struggles of both, and her ik)elings may be easier
imagined than described. The spectacle was truly
heartrending. Dr. Barr was promptly in attend-
ance at the scene of the tragic occurrence, and ap-
plied the usual restoratives to Miss Stevenson, but
without avail ; her spirit had taken its flight, and
the tenement of clay alone remained. Exertions
were immediately made to recover the body of Mr.
M'Curdy, , con-
which not proving successful
tinned throughout the night;, and the body was
found at ten o'clock on Wednesday morning. Mr.
M'Curdy's interment will, we understand, take
place in Magilligan burying ground on Friday.
The lamentable event has cas t a gloom over the en-
tire neighbourhood. Mr. 141 'Curdy was a gentle-
man deservedly respected by all classes, and his
death is universally regretted, while the utmost
sympathy is felt for his wife and only child, who
are left to mourn his loss.—Londonderry Standard.

T.H.B. NAVY.

•
The Avon, paddle, arrived at Portsmouth yester-
day from Devonport.
• •The Hornet, 17, sere*, Commander Elphinstone,
steamed out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday, and
anchored at Spithead-, to take in powder and shell,
prior to proceeding to her destination—tim Cape
and Bombay. On passing the Spit buoy she ex-
changed the customary salutes with the Victory,
flagship of Vice-Admiral H. W. Bruce, the Coln-
mander-in-Chief.
The Eagle, 50, sailing frigate, has been commis-
.sioned at Portsmouth, by Commander F. T. C.
Strode, and placed in No. 8 dor,k for examination
and repairs below the water-line.
, The Minx, screw tank-vessel, and the Cygnet, 6,
screw, have, been undocked and placed in the steam
basin at Portsmouth, on the completion of repairs,
coppering, &c.
The Ariel, 9, screw has been ordered down
Portsmouth harbour to the dockyard, for commis-
sion by Commander J. R. Alexander, son-in-law
of Vice-Admiral Bruce, Naval Commander-in-Chief
at Portsmouth.
The Immortalite, M, screw, in the steam basin at
d
Portsmouth, has taken on board the whole of her
armament, which eompris n the main deck,
30 65-cwt 8-inch guns ; upp' o
deck, 20 32-pounder
shell guns, and one ?5-cwt. 8-inch gun, throwing
solid shot. Her boats and boat-guns are also on
board, and she is now receiving her shbt and coals.
According to present arrangements she will go out
of the steam basin on Monday, and test her speed
at the measured mile on the following day.
The Emerald, 51, screw, Capt. H. Cumming, at
Spithead, has been surveyed by the authorities of
the port, and awaits further orders from the Ad-
miralty.
The Sealark, 8, novice exercising brig and tender
to the Britannia, cadet-training ship at Ports-
mouth, yesterday met with an accident to one of
her boats, which resulted unfortunately in the loss
of two lives. It is the custom for the exercising
brigs at Portsmouth to enter the harbour on Friday
afternoons and lie there at their moorings until the
Monday morning. The Sealark yesterday had
passed between the points of the harbour's mouth,
and had, as usual, one of her boats manned along-
side
in readiness to carry out a warp and make it
fast to her buoy. The boat is kept alongside until
the last moment ; but yesterday, owing to some
misconception of orders, the boat was hauled a-head
too soon, and before the brig had checked her way.
In consequence of thiS and the ebb tide she got
across the brig's cutwater, and was carried com-
pletely under her bottom. Some of the boat's
crew were rescued by the exertions of the officers
and crew of the brig, and others were saved by the
Coastguard boat stationed at the month of the har-
bour. The petty officer in the boat was rescued by
William Pearson, one of the crew of the Liverpool,
Custom-house cutter of the port, who, on seeing
the accident from the cutter's deck, put off singly
in one of her boats to give his help. Ten hands
were in the boat at the time she was capsized, and
of these eight were saved, the remaining two are
missing. Their names are Charles Chilvers, be-
longing to Emmer-green, near Reading, and Wil-
liam Dowling, belonging to Edge-end, near Botley,

Hants.
His Netherlands Majesty's transport bark Hei-
den, 10, Capt. Toutenhoofd, from the Teel, last
from Portland, arrived on Thursday evening in
Plymouth Sound.
The freightship Shannon was yesterday hauled
into basin in Woolwich Dockyard for the propose
of shipping pumps and other naval stores, and is
under orders to fill in with war stores from the
Arsenal-pier. The following ships are likewise
chartered to Ail, from the Military Store Depart-
ment at Woolwich, for foreign stations,—viz., the
Eunomia, Impetus, Jeffrard, Mentor, Quickstep,
George Kidd, Florence, Henry Reed, and Harvest
Queen.
Mr. W. H. Ward having brought his experiments
with the ocean signal telegraph to a favourable
issue at Woolwich, has received instructions from
the Board of Admiralty to proceed to Milford
Haven and embark on board her Majesty's screw

steamship Royal Albert, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
Charles Fremantle, K.C.8., for a course of experi-
ments at sea.

TILE ARMY.

The East India troopship General Caulfield,
Capt. Richards, which arrived in the Thames with
military invalids from Madras, disembarked her
troops at Custom-house-quay, Gravesend, yester-
day. Her dates are,—Madras, April 26 ; Mauri-
tius, June 6; and St. Helena, July 17. The num-
ber of troops who embarked at Madras was 213,
belonging to the Royal Artillery, Ist battalion Ist
Royals, Ist battalion 18th Royal Irish, 43d Light
Infantry, 44th, 3d battalion 60th Rifles, 68th
Light Infantry, 69th, 74th Highlanders, and 91st
Regiment, one woman, and seven children, toge-
ther with the following officers,—viz., Capt. H. W.
Palmer, 74th Highlanders ; Lieut. S. Adams and
Lieut. Swinley, 12th Lancers, and in medical
charge of Dr. Marshall, civil Surgeon. Nineteen
men of various native Indian regiments also came
home with the troops, having received their dis-
charge. The number of deaths on board during the
voyage was ten. After the troops had disembarked
at Gravesend they were forwarded to Chatham gar-
rison, when 22 of the worst cases were admitted
into hospital, and the remainder sent to St. Mary's
invalid establishment.
Col. Tulloh, R.A., Superintendent of the Royal
carriage department of Woolwich Arsenal, and In-
spector-General of Ordnance, yesterday left Wool-
wich, having obtained a month's leave of absence.
The direction of the department has in consequence
devolvod on Lieut.-Col. Clarke, the senior officer in
succession.
A number of the new class 40-pounder Armstrong
guns, the whole of which have been manufactured
at Elswick and forwarded to Woolwich for proof,
have been fired at the Royal Arsenal butt during
the week. Two of the guns proved yesterday with
an ordinary charge of powder and shot, by an acci-
dental weakness of the inner screw, burst at the
breech, and two others of the same class, subject to
a like unaccountable weakness, gave way in a simi-
lar manner. The guns were fired by electricity, the
operating wire being secured beneath a bomb-proof
shed for the protection of the gunners. The breech
piece of each gun was projected to a considerable
distance from the butt, and after a lengthened
search they were found imbedded in the Arsenal
ditch.
The order for the removal of the 2d battalion 2d
Queen's Royals from Corfu to Gibraltar is cancelled.
That battalion will remain at Corfu, as will the Ist
battalion 25th Regiment at Gibraltar.
The Colonelcy of the 88th Regiment of Foot
(Connaught Rangers) has become vacant by the
death, on Thursday, of Lieut.-Gen. Horatio George
Broke, in the 71st year of his age, The deceased
officer had seen much service, having accompanied
the 52d Regiment on the expedition to Copenhagen
in 1807, and in the following year on that to Por-
tugal, and being present at the battle of Vimiera,
the advance into Spain, and retreat under Sir John
Moore. In 1809 he served on the Walcheren expe-
dition. In 1811 he joined the Light Division on the
retreat of Massena from the lines of Lisbon, and
served in Spain till the end of the war. In 1812 he
joined Sir 'Harry Clinton as Aide-de-Camp at the
siege of Burgos, and was severely wounded, being
shot through. the lungs while serving with him at
the battle of Orthes. He also served with the Army
of Occupation in France from 1815 to 1818 as Aide-
de-Camp to Sir Harry Clinton, and received the
war medal with four clasps for his services at
Vimiera, Salamanca, Nive, and Orthes.
Major Thomas Moore died on the 27th ult., at the
advanced age of 75, Few officers have seen more

service than the deceased. He entered the army in
1801, and served in her Majesty's ship Amphion
from May, 1803, to July, 1811; was in the action
witliand capture of four Spanish frigates off Cape
St. Mary's ; in an action with a flotilla of gunboats
in Gibraltar-bay ;in cutting out a schooner in Cor-
sica; a severe action with a French frigate, and
driven on shore under the batteries in the Bay of
Rosas in 1808. He served at the taking of Pessara
and 'captnre of large convoys : commanded the Ma-
rines at the takin g of the Cortelazza in 1809, taking
six gunboats ; commanded the marines of the
squadron at the taking of Grao, and large convoys
laden with military stores, after a most sanguinary
action with a garrison of French troops at the point
of the bayonet, when the whole of the garrison
were killed, wounded, or taken prisoners, and for
which and previous services he was made Brevet-
Captain. -He was also present at the capture of
several other towns on the coast of the Adriatic and
destruction of convoys. He was eenior Officer of
marines in the action off Lissa on the 13th of March
1810, and was twice very severely wounded and
twice rewarded from the Patriotic Fund. Altoge-
ther, he had been in upwards of 30 successful con-
tests with the enemy, and was frequently officially
mentioned for gallantry. He had received the war
medal with three clasps.

MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY.
Generals—Sir Henry Wyndham, K.C.8., col.
1 ltlLDra. Hon. . Sir ry Murray, K. C.B , col.
14th Drs. ; Gustavus Nicoll, col. commandant Roy.
Eng.
Colonels—Gerald Rochfort, maj. ret. f. p. 3d F. ;
George Stuart, capt. h: p. 42d F.-; Walter Unett,
lieut. col. h. p. 2d W. I. Reg.
Major—George Montagu Stopford (adjt.), Roy.
Eng.
Captains—Robert Wield, 95th F.; Robert Pigott,
h. p. Ist Garr. Bn.
Lieutenants—Thos. Thompson (adjt.), 19th F.;
George Home Row, 75th F. ; Wm. James Kemp,
Myers, Rif. Brig. ; Edmund Westropp Smyth,
Gold Coast Art. Corps ; Wm. Arden, h. p. 4th F. ;
George Stainforth, h. p. 23d F. - Eugene Browne.
h. p. 91st F. ; John Ford, h. p. 3d W. I. Reg., capt.
Inv. Chelsea Hosp. ; Adam Rogers, h. p. 2d Garr,
Bn.
Paymaster—James Macdonald, h. p. depot.
Adjutant—John Henry, h. p. 91st F.
Quartermaster—Thomas Smith (capt.), h. p.
cay. depot.
Surgeons—Thomas Tardrew, 2d Life Gds. ; Jas.
P. Moline, staff.
Assistant Surgeons—Charles Frederick Morris,
23d F. ; Sam. Gibson, M.B.

THE VOLUNTEER, MOVEMENT.

The Ist Surrey Rifles is now in a most efficient
state. On Thursday evening a muster took place
on the Surrey -Cricket Ground, Kennington-oval,
whence, attended by their band, they marched out
and passed through Clapham to Streatham, then to-
wards Brixton on to Camberwell, where they were
dismissed. At the head. quarters, Hanover-park,
Peckham, attached to the drill-room and grounds,
an excellent gymnasium is established, and the ser-
vices of an experienced instructor obtained. Bat-
talion drill takes place every Thursday, and the at-
tendance of the band attracts numerous visitors.
Every evening squad and company drill takes place,
also cadet drill—the cadets being now in uniform.
The firing for classes and prizes, on the Hythe sys-
tem, has now been commenced by the Ist Surrey.
On Tuesday'safternoon last a ceremony of an in-
teresting character took place at the residence of
Mr. Leonard Thompson, of Sheriff Hutton Park,
near York. It appears that on the formation of
the York Volunteer Rifles, Lady Mary Thompson,
the wife of Mr. Leonard Thompson, expressed her
high approval of the movement by contributing a
substantial subscription towards the funds of the
corps. Lady Mary has also intimated her desire to
contribute a silver cup, to be shot for in that city in
October next. This sympathy with the Volunteer
movement it was felt should not be allowed to pass
by without some recognition on the part of the
York corps; and it was therefore determined by the
Ist Company of the Ist West York Rifle Volunteers,
with her ladyship's permission, to present her with
waist and cross-belts and pouch bearing emblems of
the corps. The belts were manufactured. of beau-
tiful bine velvet, made in exactly the same style
as the belts of the corps, and mounted with
silver lace and sterling silver emblems. Inside
the pouch was also a silver plate, bearing the fol-
lowing inscription :—" Presented to Lady Mary
Thompson by the non-commissioned officers of the
Ist Company of the Ist West York Rifle Volun-
teers, as an acknowledgment of the distinguished
compliment paid the corps by her ladyship having
enrolled herself as one of its earliest members,
and so become a high example to the ladies of Eng-
land.—Aug. 26, 1860." The belts and pouch were
enclosed in a box made expressly for the purpose,
and lined with white satin. Tuesday was the day
fixed for making the presentation, and at 1 o'clock
in the afternoon the non-commissioned officers of
the corps, with the members of the band, met at the
Guildhall, whence they proceeded to Sheriff Hutton
Park. On the company arriving at the gates lead-
ing up to the hall, they were met by Major Briggs
(the Lieutenant-Colonel of the Ist Battalion of the
West York Rifle Volunteers) and the Rev. Canon
Hey (the honorary chaplain of the head-quarter
companies). These gentlemen escorted the non-
commissioned officers to the hall door, where they
were courteously received by Mr. Leonard Thomp-
son, attired in his uniform, as Deputy-Lieutenant
of the North Riding of the county. The non-com-
missioned officers of the 2d and 3d companies were
first introduced into the drawing-room, where they
ranged themselves down each side, after which they
were followed by the non-commissioned officers of
the Ist company, who proceeding down the centre
of the room were met by Lady Mary Thompson,
Mr. L. Thompson, Earl Fitzwilliam (attired in his
uniform as Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of
Yorkshire), the Countess Fitzwilliam, Lady Char-
lotte Wentworth Fitzwilliam, the Rev. G. Hodg-
kinson, of Stensall; the Rev. 0. H. and Mrs.
Flowers, of Sheriff Hutton ; the Rev. F. B. Simp-
son, of Babworth ; Mr. Frederick Thompson, and
Mrs. Clough Taylor. Sergeant Pearson read an
appropriate address. The belts and pouches having
been handed to her ladyship, she made a suitable
reply. Lady Mary Thompson then presented to
the head-quarter companies of the let Battalion of
the Ist West York Rifles a magnificent silver cup,
mounted on a block or pedestal made from an oak
which had grown in Sheriff Hutton Park. Upon
the cup was engraved the following inscription :
" To the member of the head-quarter companies of
the Ist West York Rifle Volunteers who shall, ac-
cording to the Hythe rules of musketry, prove him-
self the best shot two years in succession. Pre-
sentedby Lady Mary Thompson, the wife of Leonard
Thompson, of Sheriff Hutton Park." Major
Briggs, on behalf of the head-quarter companies,
then begged to express how very much they ap-
preciated the kind gift now presented to them.
Lady Mary Thompson then put on a jacket made.
after a similar pattern to those worn by the corps ;
after which the belts were placed round her waist
and over her shoulders. The non-commissioned
officers then dispersed until the announcement of
the readiness of the banquet which was being pre-
pared, some of them proceeding on to the lawn in
front of the house. Here also Lady Mary and Mr.
Thompson, the Earl and Countess and Lady Char-
lotte Fitzwilliam, and other friends proceeded, At
half. past 4 o'clock the whole of the company pro-
ceeded to the dining-hall, where they sat down to
a magnificent banquet, after which several toasts
were proposed.
The present week has been quite a Volunteear,
gala time at Montrose—the first Scottish natioienntt
" tir" having just been finished in that anc_
Monday,
burgh. The proceedings commenced on d
his son,
by Capt. Horatio Ross, of Netherley, e
aas shot," with
Mr. Edward Ross, the "champion
several other gentlemen, shooting at.ecks placed
as targets in Montrose-basin at two di when-900
and 1,800 yards. A large n
amber of spectators,
including many of the local Volunteers,. ss ere pre-
sent. The champion's shooting was very
precise,
he having, at the shorter distance, hit the mark
seven times in succession. He used the
-Whitworth
yards, the " Old
rifle gained by him at the Wimbledon competition.
1 800
At the greater distance,
proved himself
Deer Stalker," Capt, Horatio Ross,
the better man, beating his son by several points.
None of the other gentlemen were able to equal the
Rosses. On Tuesday two prizes were contended
for on the Links of Alonteese, one being " Scot-
value £5O, open to all Scotland,
land's Cap,"
Volunteers or non-Volunteers, 15 shots to each corn-
petiter, five at 700 yards, five at 800 ditto, and five
at 900 ditto. he were ao secon anthird
prizes here,— There
a first-class also
Westleyd R chards'
rifle,e value £2l was provided, and a Lancaster
rifle worth £lO 10s. The other chief prize of
the day was " The Ladies' Cross," open to volun-