The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-24 00:00:00

TILE VOLUN7EERS.

On Saturday afternoon the Ist Surrey Artillery
Brigade, which is one of the largest, of the metro-
politan Volunteer bodies, was officially inspected oa
Tooting Common. The brigade possesses excellent
head-quarters at Gresham-road, Brixton, and A
complete establishment of armoury, stables, and
store houses, near the Loughborough-road station
in the same neighbourhood, where some large rail-
way arches have been utilised to these purposee•
the brigade mustered at their quarters at 2 o'clock,
and four batteries were horsed and manned, and the
guns were supported by four companies acting 0°
infantry. The whole marched thence to the inspec-
don ground under Col. Durnford, the commandant ;
Major Jenkins commanding the infantry. capt•
Sturges was in command of the right wing of the
artillery and Capt. Porter of the left. The inspect'
ing officer, Major Stirling, was escorted to the
ground by a troop of cavalry from the Hon. Arta
lery Company, which had attended as a guard 01
honour to his Royal Highness the Prince of 'reek,
Honorary Colonel of the brigade, who was unavoid"
ably prevented from attending. Throughout the
long march there were continued showers, and from
the time the brigade arrived until the close of the
proceedings there was a heavy storm of rain ; bet/
notwithstanding, the manoeuvres of an inspection
were gone through just as if the weather had bee°,
bright. The batteries were divided into wings, and
opened fire after various changes of front, and the
unlimbering, limbering up, and firing were verf,
smartly performed. The infantry, too, marched
with great precision. The inspecting officer, in ad'
dressing the brigade, condoled with the men upon
their having such bad weather ; but, he added, the
disadvantageous circumstances under which they
had drilled bad proved that they were well up is
the duties they had undertaken. From all he had
seen he could hoilestly say the brigade had prove':
its efficiency, and with respect to the batteries 01
guns, he said that of all the Volunteer inspectiolls
he had made this was the first brigade of horse ar-
tillery he had seen among the force. Having a great
attachment to this service, he had watched wita
interest the manner in which officers and men hA t
drilled, and he could express his pleasure at NO 34
he had seen. Ho then proceeded to give this brave
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some " wrinkles" as to harnessing the horses, andhe concluded by saying that all the arms and stores
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were in very good order, and that he should have
much pleasure in reporting favourably of the la.
spection. The brigade then marched back to head.
quarters, where it arrived at about 9 o'clock.

GETTING A VERDICT.—In a recent iniport3l3s
trial at Boston, the jury, after long deliberation;
were not able to agree, a minority holding out 06
acquittal. It so happened that the foreman wa"9,o
minister from a country town, and after arguruens
and appeals had been exhausted, he astonished 1:1
associates with the well-known pulpit /001,131'
" Let us pray." And pray he did, long and ~""(3,i,
vently, that the jury might agree, and their ocll
slim might be in accordance with right and iusti?L;
The effect was decisive. A unanimous verdict I°,
conviction was agreed upon, and the PraY111!:
foreman delivered it to the court.—.2llassachusett'

Paper.
A MAN BEATEN TO DEATIL—The
I art Of
of South Tawton was horrified on Wednesday- b3r Laits„,l-
man having been beaten to death by his neigli"iii:
Thomas Glandliold, carip.uter, has a daughter, WWII
is
accused an old man named Powsland of harbouring in ^",i,
houso contrary to his wish. On Tuesday evening 013%
field broke into Powsland's house in search of his
tor, and on the following day (Wednesday) tho two meet' a
in g in the road a quarrel arose, whop Gla.udfield, wh°l3,ll
a largo stick in his hand, commenced beating the pour
man in the most savage manner. The injuries
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were so murderous that in about twenty minutes al°
itclea
fortunate man was dead. Glandfield was at elite the
into custody, and the body of his victim lies awaiting
ncluet.—lrVe4tern Times.