The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-29 00:00:00

Lifeboat Demonstration at Falmouth•

Very extensive preparations are being made fort
the lifeboat demonstration which is to be holden 3
Falmouth to-day. At half-past one there is to 13:
a grand procession formed on the Moor, sited
which the principal streets will be paraded, 101
ultimately the Gloucester lifeboat, which has bee°
presented to the town by the citizens of Gloucesterl
will be received at the docks by the president and
vice-presidents of the local committee, and bit
Richard Lewis, Esq., secretary of the pare
institution. The boat will then be launched
put through various evolutions, and in order t°
show the self-righting principle on which the
boat is built she will be capsized with ber crew
board. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows 313
the Ancient Order of Foresters will take part in tPci
procession ; no less than nine bands are engageh't
and in the evening the demonstration will be brearis
to a termination by a banquet at the Falmon'e
Hotel. Captain James Tilly, Mr. G. Symons/ tilt
mayor of the borough, Captain Sherries, and ter
gentlemen, have laboured most assiduously with tlis,
view to make the ;proceedings as attractive as V)g
sible, and it is hoped that everything will pass °„,
satisfactorily. In connexion with the demonstrro
tion there will be an additional attraction in tbe
presentation of the Albert medal, which will la
publicly presented by the mayor to a young v`iii
named Theophilus Jones, for gallant conduct
saving life during the late gales at Falmouth'
Western Daily Mercury.

THE ABYSSINIAN ExPEDITION.—The state—co
which have appeared in some of the papers respecting
Abyssinian expedition are not quite correct. The °Peir
Con will be organised in India, under the command of 0
Robert Napier, Commander-in-Chief at Bombay,W„ll:itrf
to be intrusted with the chief political as well as 03
authority. Sir Charles Staveley has been se,lecteu,o
second in command. A quantity of steam transport :1,0
been taken up and will start for Bombay immediately soy
to be there in the course of November ; but the 131 for
Government have also provided a quantity of transpor.os
themselves. Officers have also been despatched to
places to purchase camels and mules. Islassowall
probably be selected as the base of operations, but wen
point is not finally settled Three steamers have end
provided, which are being fitted up as hospital ship cord
will be furnished with appropriate stores. Medical ° og9'
will be appointed to them. The whole of the art'
ments are under the direction of the India-office in or
to secure unity of action ; but the expense will be fti of
by Imperial funds. Yesterday there was a good cOO9O-
stir in the steam shipping trade in Liverpool ill upon
quence of the urgent demand made by Governmeeb where
the steam shipowners. No less than 15 steamer.% ace
placed under special survey, and five of these were.vier
accepted. The names of the vessels chartered an of
of
survey for the carrying of troops are as follow nueeet
Dublin, Bosphorus, City of Manchester, France, The 'typo,
England, Helvetia, Hector, Carolina, Pacifie7toroisn'
Peruvian, Golden Fleece, Mauritius, and C 3111" rocto4
These vessels will, after Government aceeptanceqe or.
round to one or other of the Admiralty ports far
pose of taking supplies on board.