The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-15 00:00:00

THAMES.

ANNOYING THE RECTOIL OF WHITECRAPEL.—Marpret
Kelly, a dissipated-looking creature, aged 19, of No. 5,
Mill-lane, Deptford, was charged with annoying the Rev.
W. A. Champneys, the popular rector of Whitechapel, and
violently knocking at his door, and ringing his bell without
lawful excuse.

The rev, complainant, who had signed the charge-sheet,
did not appear, and the prisoner was at once discharged.
It appeared that the prisoner went to the Whitechapel
rectory 'house last night at a late hour, after the family
had retired to rest, and knocked loudly at tho front and side
doors, and also rang the bell. On being asked her business,
she set up a mostdismal howling, and said her poor mother,
who was living in Brick-lane, Whitechapel, was dying, and
implored of the rev. gentleman to accompany her to her
dwelling and administer spiritual consolation to her parent.
The rev, gentleman, with that promptness for which ho has
always been distinguished, immediately dressed himself
and went to the house named by the prisoner, and ascer-
tained that no person named Kelly was living there, and
that the prisoner's story was a falsehood. The rector im-
mediately gave the prisoner into custody for annoying him
and knocking at his door without lawful excuse, but from
motives of humanity refused to appear against her this
morning. Gross impositions have been practised on the
Rev. Mr. Chautpneys, who is a most benevolent and 'zeal-
ous clergyman, and it is to be hoped the next offender who
subjects him to annoyance will be prosecuted and punished.
FEES TO INTERPRETERS.—J oaquira Gonsalves Reis, a
Portuguese boy, aged 16, and belonging to a foreign ship
in the London Dock, was brought before Mr. Yardley,
charged with assaulting Henry Mansell, a lighterman, by
striking him with a bar, and attempting to stab him with
a knife; and Andrea Guisepppe, a Spanish seaman, of the
barque Pepita Bonita, was charged with stealing some dupli-
cates. There was no prosecutor in either case, but Dr.
Meldola, a linguist, who said he had been directed by the
police to attend and interpret the evidence, asked for his
fees.

Mr. Yardley—Your office has been a sinecure this morn-
ing. I will allow you one fee of 6.3.

Dr. Meldola—Sometimes, sir, the oases have been very
long ones.

kr. Yardley—lt is very easy for me to be generous, but
I am a trustee of the public funds, and am bound to be
careful. I can allow you one fee, and you will earn that
very easily this day.

Dr. Meldola—l am satisfied, your worship.
Mr. Yardley—l am glad to hear it.

EXCITING SCENE AT DARTFORD.

The quiet town of Dartford was yesterday the scene of
great excitement, and the whole place bore the appearance
of festivities common to some general public rejoicing. At
the Bell Inn, kept by one Hendon, a cash box was hung
out of the window, at the end of a barber's pole, garnished
on either side by a leg of mutton. Windows were thrown
up and handkerchiefs waved and there appeared to be a
public holiday. It turned out that all these proceedings arose
out of a case heard at the District Court before Mr.
Aspinasa (Noble v. Hendon). Plaintiff alleged that he was
the present treasurer of the lieform Benefit Society, and on
behalf of the members he now sought to recover IS odd,
monies in the hands of defendant, the alleged late treasurer.
It appeared that on the 13th September last a meeting was
called at defendant's house (The Bell) to consider two
questions, one respecting a monetary transaction in refer-
ence to some music, and another concerning the holding of
an ensuing anniversary. After these items were disposed
of it was proposed that the society should be removed from
lefendant's house, and this proposition was declared to
have been carried, plaintiff being elected treasurer.
In answer to Mr. Buchanan, of London, plaintiff admitted
that Mr. Hendon was the father of the society and had been
the promulgator of it. He also admitted that the meeting
had been specially called to consider the two items above-
mentioned.

Mr. Buchanan then contended, on behalf of defendant,
that the proceedings of plaintiff and his party were contrary
to the spirit of the law upon such matters. No notice had
been given to the general body of members that such a
motion would be brought forward, and it was important to
the public that the illegality of these private coups d'etat
should be shown by a legal decision.

The learned Judga was of opinion that Hendon was still
treasurer. (At this declaration defendant waved his arm
in the air, and Mr. Buchanan had enough to do to check
his exuberance of spirits.) The proceedings of plaintiff and
his party had been illegal, and if theythen wished to remove
defendant from his post and the society from his house they
must do it in the regular way and not by a side wind. The
whole body of the members must have notice of the motion,
and it must be properly brought forward. Plaintiff must be
nonsuited and pay all the costs, including those of defen-
dant's attorney.
Defendant and his party then set up a cheer that made
the welkin ring; and Mr. Hendon, in a ♦ery extravagant
manner, successfully completed the destruction of a new
hat ho had purchased for the occasion.
Mr. Buchanan, who was attended by a procession, and
cheered by a large crowd all the way to the railway station,
declared that they " did these things much more quietly in
London."

ECCLESIASTICAL APPOINTM ENT.—The Lord
Bishop of London has appointed the Rev. E. Spooner,
M.A., incumbent of Holy Trinity, Haverstoek-hill, St.
Pancras, to the vicarage of Heston, in the county of
Middlesex, vacant by the death of the Rev. H. S. Trimmer,
B.A. The perpetual curacy of Holy Trinity, St. Pancras
(tliuS void by the cession), is in the gift of the Rev. Canon
Dale, as vicar of St, Pahcras.

CASE OF THE REV. MR. BONWELL

INQUIRY THIS DAY.

This morning the commission directed by the Bishop of
London to inquire into the allegations against the Rev.
Mr. Bonwell, was opened at Doctors'-commons. The com-
missioners present were Dr. Travers Twiss, Chancellor of
the Diocese ; Archdeacon Hale, the Rev. Canon Dale,
Vicar of St. Pancras ; the Rev. W. G. Humphrey, B.D
Vicar of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields ; and the Rev. J. E.
Kempe, Vicar of St. James's, Westminster.
Mr. Coleridge and Mr. H. Buller appeared on the part of
the Bishop of London.
The Bishop of London's commission was then read. It
set out that as a scandal and evil report existed against
the Rev. Mr. Bonwell, incumbent' of St. Philip's Church,
Stepney, to the effect that he had a temporary sleeping
apartment in the school attached to Stepney Church, and
that he there harboured an unmarried female, who was in
August last delivered of a female child, of which he was
the reputed father; it was, therefore, desirable that such
scandal should be fully inquired into.
Mr. Sorrell applied for a postpontrient of the inquiry, on
the ground that Mr. Best, the barrister who was retained
for the Rev. Mr. Bonwell, was at present unable to attend,
he being engaged at Worcester.
Archdeacon Hale, as president of the court, said as all
the witnesses were present, he could not allow the inquiry
to be adjourned.
Mr. Sorrell theta made an application that the inquiry
might be taken ir, private, as no good end could be attained
by a report or the proceedings appearing before the report
of the commissioners was made.
Archdeacon Hale said, as it was a public scandal, the pro-
ceedings would be conducted openly.
Mr. Coleridge then proceeded to open the proceedings,
and gave a brief outline of the charges which he should be
prepared to prove in evidence. He sail the Rev. Mr. Bon-
well was incumbent of St. Philip's, Stepney, and was
married, and his wife kept a ladies' seminary
at 33, Thornhill-crescent, Islington. Mr. Bonwell
had a room temporarily fitted up in a building used as a
school-house near St: Philip's Church, and he was fre-
quently to be met with there. The intimacy with Miss
Yorath commenced when aim was on a visit to Miss Aimes,
at Margate. The conduct of Mr. Bonwell was of a very
marked description. He 'was seen to kiss her, and it was
afterwards given out by Mr. Bonwell that ho was a
widower, and shortlyafterwardsjlaid siege to Miss Yorath's
affections, to which it must be remarked sho was nothing
loath. Things went on in this way for some
time, when Mt, Bonwell returned to London. He (Mr.
Coleridge) was inpossession of a letter from Miss Yorath to
Miss Aimes, in which she gave an account of her visit to
London and the conduct of Mr. Bonwell. [The letter was
then read. It set out the manner in which Miss Yorath
was visiting theatres with Mr. Bonwell, and that while she
was in London she was stopping with a Mrs. Jones, a lady
living at St. John's-wood.] The statement that Miss
Yoratt was sleeping with Mrs. Jones he should be able to
prove was not true. In May, 1859, Miss Yorath again
visited Miss Aimes at Margate, when she found Miss Yorath
was unwell. She quitted the house, but told Miss Aimes
who was the father of her child, and that he well knew of
her situation. At Newport, the place of residence of Miss
Yorath's family, it became whispered that Mr. Bonwell
was not a single man, but on the contrary married. Mr.
Lewis Yorath, the brother of the lady, wrote to him telling
him of the rumour, but Mr. Bonwell wrote to him a letter,
stating it was a base fabrication. The correspondence be-

tween Mr. Yorath continued, in which Mr. Bonwell
strongly denied all the rumours of his being married,
and informing Mr. Yorath that he might go to the Bishop
of London, but that if ho had any filial affection he would
bitterly repent such a step. Mr. Bonwell subsequently
visited Newport whore he thought he should be able to
prove that Mr. Bonwell was in the habit of gone into
Miss Yorath's sleeping apartment. In consequence of
these circumstances Mr. Bonwell went to the Bishop of
London's residence in August, and he did not deny the im-
propriety of passing as an unmarried man and making love to
the lady. The Bishop wrote on. the 11th, asking if he felt
disposed to have an inquiry into the charges
against him. No answer was returned to the com-
munication. The Bishop's secretory then wrote, ancl
a reply came from Mr. Bonwell. On the 25th the bi,,,itop
wrote to Mr. Bonwell, reprimanding him; and on the 27th
his lordship got a letter making more serious eharges against
the rev. gentleman. Shortly after this a gentleman took
lodgings at Islington, :ini the house of a lira. Glennie,
for a lady, and gave a card, on which, was the name of
Bonwell. The lady came, and Mrs. Glennie will be
called before the court, and 'Eale will state that the
linen of the lady was maexed "E. Yorath." This lady
passed as Mrs. Harvey, end the Rev. Mr. Bonwell was in
the habit of constantly visiting her, but he did not sleep
there. On one ecttasion Miss Yorath's mother arrived from
Newport, and there recognised Mrs. Harvey as her daughter
Elizabeth. Miss Yoratt was far advanced in pregnancy,
and in a short time afterwards a nurse was procured for
the lady, and a Mrs. Carney was present at the delivery of a
male child at the school-house in Stepney. Dr. Godfrey
attended the lady during the time she was unwell. The
child died, and was buried at Ilford Cemetery in a coffin in
which was another body. The Rev. Mr. Bonwell made all
the arrangements for the funeral, and paid all the charges.
In consequence of certain statements Mr. linmphery, the
coroner, procured the disinterment of the body, and an
inquest was held, and a verdict censuring the conduct of
Mr. Bonwell was agreed to. Miss. Yorath was not exa-
mined at that inquisition, and it was to be regretted
that she was not in attendance that day, as all
endeavours to discover ber;residencehad failed. Her mother
did not know, as she would state in evidence, but that the
Rev. Mr. Bonwell knew her retreat was evident from this
fact. On the 6th of October an advertisement appeared in
the Times to the following effect :—" To E. Y. Write me
a few lines to say that you are well. 1 am at the same
plate. Always the same, unchanged—James." This
advertisement, he should be able to prove, was
in the handwriting of Mr. Bonwell. To strengthen
that a second letter was written to the
Times, complaining that the advertisement had been in-
correctly published, viz., that the letter "y" should not
have been published. This letter was also in the hand-
writing of Mr. Bonwell. The charges against Mr. Bon-
well were three. They:charged him with committing adul-
tery—with being the father of the child—and that ho had
so conducted himself in such a manner at the birth
and burial of the child as to bring great scandal
on the Church. The learned gentleman concluded his
speech by calling upon Mr. Bonwell to disprove the charges
against him, but in the event of the charges being substan.
tiated the severest punishment might be inflicted.
Mr. Humphrey, the coroner, then produced a copy of the
notes of the inquest held at Stepney, which opened on the
17th September, and concluded on thel7th October.
Miss Georgiana Aimes—l lam granddaughter to Major
Watts. I have been acquainted with Miss Yorath for two
years. I know Mr. and Mrs. Robinson. In the month of
October I went to tea there. Mr. Bonwell and a gentle-
man named Atkins were there. Miss Yorath was there.
He paid her very marked attention. I saw him afterwards
walking with her. Mr. Bonwell subsequently visited my
grandfather as the accepted lover of Miss Yore& I
did not know that he described himself as a widower.
but it was thought he was. I never heard him talk of mar-
riage to her, but he once said to me, " What a nice brides-
maid I should make." I have noticed them sitting on the
sofa. He has had his arms round her waist. Miss Yorath
left my grandfather's house in December, to go to her own
home. I received the letter put into my hand [the letter
read by the learned counsel]. I have had correspondence
with her up to May. On the Bth of June I saw Miss
Yorath, and perceived that she was in a state of pregnancy.
I spoke to Mrs. Robinson ahout it, and she left on the 9th.
I said that I thought Bonwell was a wretch, and he ought
to marry her. She loft our house very shortly after by
train for London.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sorrell—l have not seen her
since; I don't where she is now. Mr. Bonwell never left
her the whole of the evening, and addressed the whole of
his conversation to her. This I call marked attention.
Mr. Bonwell always was looked upon as a widower. He
spoke of his little boy to Mrs. Robinson. I was present
when he mentioned the child. I cannot exactly say
when he said :he was a widower, but I know he said
he was. I cannot exactly say when or where, but lam
confident he said so. Miss Yorath told me Mr. Bonwell
was her accepted suitor. Ho never told me that he was,
but she did so. I have not corresponded with Miss Yorath
since. I era here in consequence of the directions of Mr.
Smith, the Bishop's solicitor.,
By Dr. Twiss—Miss Aimes left Margate on the Ist of
September. Mr. Bonwell left before that. I never saw
him afterwards.

Mrs. Ann Robinson—l reside at Margate, and with my
husband. We knew Mr. Bonwell. On the 9th of Sep-
tember Mr. Bonwell came to dine with us. I knew
Miss Aimes and Miss Yorath. I invited them
to tea. That was the first meeting of Miss Yorath and
Mr. Bonwell. He appeared very attentive to Miss Yorath
He seemed to admire her very much. In about a fortnight
after this they visited our house as accepted lovers. Mr.
Bonwell represented himself to me as a widower. I did
not know he was a married man. If I had known him a
married man, I should consider his conduct most disgrace-
ful. He preached a sermon at Margate on Sunday—it was
on " Charity and Love." He dined with us afterwards. I
did not see Miss Yorath after this, as she had left Margate
until about the following May. It was at Miss Aimes's
house. There was then no doubt of her pregnancy.
Mr. Coleridge—Did she tell you the name of the father
of the child P
Witness—She did not. I asked her if Mr. Bonwoll knew
of her condition, and she said ho did. I informed her that
Mr. Bonwell was the father of the child.
Mr. Sorrell—But she never said he was.
Witness—No. When I asked her if Mr. Bonwell knew
of her condition, she said, "Of course he did." In Feb.
I and Mr. Bonwoll were stopping at the London Hotel.
He showed me a miniature. It was Miss Yorath. It was
very like her.

Cross-examined—At the dinner table, in my presence, he
said he was a widower, and that his wife had been dead
12 months. As far as I recollect he said his wife. He
described to my mamma his wife's death. I was led to be-

Here he was speaking of his own wife during the conver-
sation.

Mr. Lewis Wm. Yorath—l am a surgeon in practice at
Newport, Monmouth. My father was a clergyman of the
Church of England ; he died in 1852, leaving a large family.
Elizabeth Yorath is my eldest sister; she had never been
married. In December, 1858, my mother was living with
me. At the end of last year Mr. Bonwell came to Newport
and remained about a week. At that time I had a servant
named Sarah Jones. I previously had heard from my sister
that she was engaged to Mr. Bonwell. When. Mr. Bon-
well came he told me he was engaged to my sister. lie
told me he was incumbent of St. Philips, Stepney, a fellow
of Brazenose College, and a widower, and referred to the
clergy list that what he said was correct, and then he was
received as the accepted lover of my sister. After
that he used to come over about once a month,
which was broken off in June. My sister and
Mr. Bonwell used to sit up alone at night with my sister.
Ho used to smoke his pipe after the family had gone to bed.
I gave him up my bedroom. It is on the same floor as the
dining-room.

Mr. Sorrell objected to proof of adultery in Monmouth.
Mr. Coleridge—lf I omit to prove adultery in the diocese
of London, of course I shall fail.

[ Examination resumed--I once remonstrated with Mr.
Bonwell upon his sitting up so late, and insisted on his
going to bed earlier. He only laughed, and said they were
talking about love. lie gave me a description of his
• wife's death. After he had visited us some time
the marriage was fixed to come off in June or July. My
sister prepared her wedding clothes. He said his good
friend the Bishop of Oxford would perform the ceremony.
He went in May, and then I heard reports that he was a
married man. I wrote to him in consequence, asking him
to contradict the report, or else to produce the certificate of
the burial of his first wife. He told me his first wife's
name was Albertina. I received the letters you read in
your opening speech, telling me to go tho Bishop. Mr.
Bonwell told me ho came from Yorkshire. I
recollect my sister being with Miss Aimes in September.
I wrote to her to come home, but I received a letter telling
me she was going to remain in London. I recollect in De-
cember, Mr. Bonwell told me he had taken my sister to the
school at which his little boy was, and had asked him how
ho should like her for a mother, and the child said, " Very
well." Ido net know at the present where my sister is.
She left my mother's house about a month ago, without
leaving any trace of her whereabouts.
Cross-examined —I have sat up joking with Mr. Bon-
well rather late. We have had whiskey together. I
call late between twelve and one o'clock, but my
sister has remained up until between two and three.
My sister was generally later going to bed when Mr. Bon-
well was there. Mr. Bonwell fixed the time of marriage
himself. Miss Evans's have heard him also state the same
thing. I know he mentioned the Bishop of Oxford as the
person who would celebrate the marriage. In May he fixed
the wedding. He came purposely to tell me, and gave
directions for the:ceremony. He was constantly talking how
soon ho would marry my sister. On one occasion he offered to
bet me £lO that he would marry my sister the next day. This
was before the wedding was fixed for June or July. I said
nothing to induce him to make the statement, but he came
in from a long walk, and said he had that moment left the
Chancellor, and that the wedding was to be fixed the next
morning. That was before we had the whisky. lie told •
me in the evening that my sister would not marry so hastily,
as she was not prepared to marry next morning. I am
positive my sister got some of her things ready for the
wedding. I never asked Mr. Bonwell his position, but he
told me voluntarily. I am positive he told me he was a
widower. My mother was present when he said ho would
be married the next morning.

[Tho case was proceeding whop we went to press.]

EDINBURGH UNIVISITE

The first meeting of the, new court which is to
administer the affairs bf the University of Edin-
burgh was held on -Monday. Mr. Gladstone, the
rector, presided, and all the other members were
present—nanKly, President Sir David Brewster,
Sir John *Melville, the Lord Provost, Dr. John
Brown, Bailie Grieve, Mr. Solicitor-General, and
Professor Christison. The sitting, which was held
in private, lasted four hours, and the principal busi-
ness was the choice of three of the seven curators
who are to exercise the patronage formerly held by
the Town Council. The curators chosen were Mr.
Gladstone, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. David
Mure, M.P. In the evening the Lord Provost
entertained Mr. Gladstone and the other members
of the University Court to dinner. Lord
Neeves, Lord Ardmillan, Dean Ramsay, the
Rev. Dr. Candlish, the Rev. Professor Craw-
ford, Professor Simpson, and other eminent citizens
were of the party. On Tuesday the Town Council
met for the election of the remaining four curators,
whom the Act leaves in their nomination, in lieu of
their former right of patronage. Considerable dis-
cussion took place as to whether the curators should
be chosen from within or without the council. The
dominant section adopied the former course, and
nominated four members of their own party--
namely, Bailie Johnston ;Mr. Fyfe, Capt. Peat, and
Mr. Mood. There were proposed, on the other hand,
by members of the minority, Colonel Mure, Mr,
Adam Black, M.P., Mr. Robert Chambers,
and Mr. John Hunter; Sir John Melville
and Dr. Schmitz were likewise named. It
was also proposed by the minority, as a com-
promise, to elect from within the council, and to
substitute the name of Bailie Forrester for one of
those on the first list, or to elect partly from within
and partly without the council. After several
hours' discussion the following names were voted
on :—Bailie Johnston, 38; Mr. Fyfe, 31 ; Captain
Peat, 21; Mr. Mood, 21; Mr. Black, M.P., 19 ;
Mr. Duncan M'Laren, 19; and Bailie Forrester,
13. Two subsequent divisions were taken, drop-
ping off the last on the list, but the result was the
election of the four first named. The consequence
of the vote is to confine the municipal element in
the curatorial court to one section of the municipal
body—a result which will certainly create a great
amount of
,dissatisfaction, both in and beyond the
city. The first duty of the new curators will be
to elect a Professor of Natural Philosophy, in the
room of Mr. J. D. Forbes, who on Saturday last
was inducted into office as Principal of the United
College of St. Andrew's.

SINGULAR ACCIDENT IN A FRENCH

THEATRE.

The _Mare de la Loire of Nantes gives the fol-
lowing account of a singular accident and lucky
escape :—An accident of a singular nature the con-
sequences of which might have been deplorable, has
sensibly affected the numerous spectators attracted
to the Salle Graslin by the third performance of an
unpublished play entitled the Chateau de Clisson.
About the end of the second act, a youth of seven-
teen, dressed in a blouse and trousers, by trade a
eurrier, Rene Tessier by name, livinn, at Nantes,
Place du Port-Communeau with his father, having
gone out, returned, and wanted to resume his former
seat in the front row of the fourth gallery on the
right side and facing the stage. But, instead of
placing his leg cautiously over the upper bench he
leant abruptly forward towards the railing, which
he thought he should lay hold of. This support he
missed, his hands slipped along the velvet of the
rim, and the poor fellow found himself pitched for-
ward by his own impetus. The reader knows the
usual construction of a theatre; the projections of
the galleries recede from the base to the summit,
so that any heavy object in falling from the fourth
could hardly reach the pit. The best chance for
Tessier would have been owing to this arrangement,
to make a perpendicular fall and alight on some
padded rim below, so as to remain within the en-
closed tier. This perhaps would have hap-
pened if there had been more empty seats in
the salle than was the case. In his fall Tessier
did in fact hit against the soldier, Alphonse
Bretel, shoemaker to the supernumerary company
of the 76th, who was seated in the third gallery ;
then he fell against the head of a woman in the
second, the wife of M. Hortion, carpenter; then he
brushed past the officer on duty, who was seated
beneath in the last arm-chaired bench to the right
of the front boxes, and in this way the youth was
precipitated a distance of several metres. By an
extraordinary chance Tessier, whose arms and legs
were stretched out, and who, as persons who saw
him during his frightful fall say, looked like a man
swimming horizontally through space, found him-
self quickly seated on one of the front benches of
the pit near the orchestra, exactly on a spot which
had been vacated between the acts, and in which
he made his appearance like a messenger from the
sky, having merely grazed the foot of the person
sitting next to him. The general satisfaction may be
easily imagined; it became yet greater when it was
ascertained that the young workman had sustained
no fracture. Being carried out to the café of the
theatre, Tessier was able to sit upon a stool, his
arms crossed on a table, and his head resting upon
his arms. Doctors Charvau and Hignard came
and examined him ; they only found a bruize about
the size of a florin. Being asked how he was,
Tessier said that all the pain he felt was in his
thighs. When they talked of removing him to
the hospital, he had the strength to rise by him-
self, but soon fell back again, and he had to be
placed on a stretcher. The soldier Bretel was in
the meantime brought into the café ; he was still
quite stunned by the shock he had. received, and
was very pale and haggard. As he at first spat a
little blood, it was thought there was some internal
injury. Such was, however, not the case. He
had merely bitten his own tongue, and his state
was not of a nature to cause anxiety. Madame
Hortion escaped with a contusion on the back of
her neck and a bump upon her head."

VOL UN TE_ER CORPS.

LONDON IRISH.

Yesterday a communication was received by Mr.
Dempsy, the hon. secretary of this corps, from Lord
Gough, signifying his Lordship's intention of join-
ing the council and co-operating for the general
welfare of the movement. The same communication
brought the sad intelligence that his Lordship had
been unable to give an earlier intimation of his
friendly support to the movement, owing to his
having met with " a dangerous fall and being com-
pletely laid up."

BERMONDSEY.
An influential meeting of the Bermondsey Volun-
teer Rifle Corps was held in the St. Jamey's schools
on Tuesday evening—Mr. W. Darnell, church.
warden, in the chair—for the purpose of nominat-
ing gentlemen as officers. Two companies of 60
each nominated their officers, which, with the names
of the members, has been forwarded to the Lord-
L ieutenant for approval. The third company is
also nearly formed, and it is fully expected that
this corps will in a short time number at least 500
effectires. Upwards of -£.300 has already been sub-
scribed.

ABINGDON.
A very unanimous meeting was held at Abingdon
on Tuesday last, and the preliminary steps taken
for the formation of a company or companies for
Abingdon and the western district of Berks. A.
committee, consisting of the Mayor (Mr. Trendell),
Major Blandy, Mr. G. B. Morland, Mr. J. M. Carter,
and Mr. J P. Hemraztt, was appointed, and £lOO
was subscribed on the spot.

BERWICKSHIRE.
The movement is making rapid progress in this
county. For the Eyemouth corps liberal contribu-
tions have been received. Mr. Mitchell Innes and
Mr. D. M. Home have each given the sum of £3O.
In connection with the Dunse corps a company is
being formed at Chirnside, and at Aytoun above
40 have been enrolled. Upwards of 70 persons have
already joined the Coldstream corps, and fully £2OO
has been subscribed. The Berwick corps numbers
about 135 members.

BIRMINGHAM.
A large and influential meeting was held in the
Town-hall committee-room, Birmingham, yester-
day, for the purpose of giving an impetus to the
rifle corps movement. The Mayor (Mr. S. Lloyd),
by whom the meeting was convened, presided. Mr.
W. Scholefield, M.P., several of the county magis-
trates, and many members of the corporation were
present, and from beginning to end the proceedings
were of a very spirited character. Several resolu-
tions were passed in support of the object in view.
The Mayor, Sir John Ratcliffe, Messrs. Charles
Shaw, Messrs. Dixon, and other firms in the town,
agreed to equip 20 men each, and other gentlemen
and firms put down their names for the equipment
of numbers of men ranging from two to 15.
A good subscription was also raised in the room.
A vote of thanks to the Mayor brought the pro•
ceedings to a close.

BLYTHING HUNDRED (SUFFOLK).
On Tuesday an influential and numerously at-
tended meeting, convened by the deputy-lieutenants
and magistrates, and presided over by the Earl of
Stradbroke, Lord-Lieutenant of the county, was
held in the Corn-exchange, Halesworth, at which
it was agreed to establish a rifle corps.

EDINBURGH.
It has been resolved by the University Rifle
Corps to ccustitute a second company, the enrol-
ment having reached above 120, and Professor
Christison has been elected captain of the second
company. This w ill make the 17th company of the
Edinburgh regiment, most of which are at present
near the maximum complement.