The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-22 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

The Candia, from Calcutta, and the Baroda,
from Bombay, arrived to-day at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m

respectively.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, May 21.—Three o'clock.—The marke
closed as follows :

4} per Cent.
End of month... Itrd'an Loan
3 per Cent
End of mouth 69 671 Mexican Loan ... 21
Credit Mobilier
End of month... 282 50 Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier ...1475 Homo Debt —
Ead of month... Deferred —

RAILWA'

Cash
Orleans ... 8721
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 585
Western
Eastern . —
Sardinian
Austrian 555
Lombard 375
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman 43

NAVAL AND MILITARY IN7ELLIGENCE.

Yesterday the infantry, regiments at Aldershot,
including the militia, were exercised in field move-
ments on the Queen's Birthday Parade Ground, by
Lieut.-Gen. the Hon, Sir James Yorke Scarlett,
K.C.8., who arrived shortly after the formation,
and was received by the general salute, after which
he inspected the ranks, and, having taken up his
position at the saluting base, the troops marched
past in grand divisions in quick time, and in the fol-
lowing order :—Pioneers, bands and drums of the
Ist Brigade ; Staff and Major-Geu. H. Benny ;
Major Hamilton, V.C., and 2d Battalion Bth
(King's) Regiment; Col. Lord Norreys and Royal
Berkshire Militia Regiment; Lieut.-Col. Bowen and
57th Regiment ; Col. Halkett and 2d Tower Ham-
lets Militia; Col. Thomson and 54th (West Nor-
folk) Regiment ; pioneers, bands and drums of the
2d Brigade ; Staff and Major-Gen. Carey, C.B. ;
Lieut.-Col. Blythe and 40th Regiment ; Col. the
Earl of Lovelace and 21 Royal Surrey Militia ; Col.
Lord Enfield and 2d Middlesex (Edmonton) Rifles ;
Col. Harrison and 80th Regiment ; pioneers, bands,
drums, and bugles of the 3d Brigade ; Staff and
Major-Gen. Sir A. H. Horsford, K.C.B. ; Col. Agg
and 51st Regiment; Col. Evelyn and Ist Royal
Surrey Militia ; Col. Fane and the Oxfordshire
Militia ; Major Heathcote and the Hampshire
Militia. After marching past the troops re-formed
line of contiguous columns near their original
ground, changed front to right by brigades at wheel.
ing distance, thence deployed outwards—the right
company to the right, the remainder to the lef t—
into three general lines by brigades, Gen. Renny's

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Brigade leading, and fired three rounds by battalions
from right to left, the front rank kneeling. It was
relieved by the 2d Brigade, which also fired three
volleys from right to left, the 3d Brigade in reserve.
The 2d and 3d Brigades now changed direction to
left, fired volleys, and commenced independent fir-
ing, the Ist Brigade in line in reserve. Two pon-
toon bridges had already been thrown across the
Basingstoke canal—one at the foot of Claycart
Ridge, the other at Bridge-hill. Over the former
the Ist Brigade passed to the south side in sections
•9f fours. The supposed enemy having previously
turned the flank of the division threatening the re-

treat, the other two brigades formed squares, re-
sisted cavalry, and opened a heavy fire from the
flanks of faces until the Ist Brigade had effected its
retreat, when it was followed over the same bridge
!)y the 2d Brigade. The 3d Brigade now faced
Lbout, and, covered by skirmishers, fought its way
to quarters. The Ist and 2d Brigades also marched
towards quarters, at which the whole arrived about
I o'clock.

C and D batteries of the 11th Brigade Royal
:artillery are under ordera to proceed to Aldershot
from Shorncliffe and Woolwich. On arrival C bat-
tery will be encamped on ground near the military
stores, and D battery will be quartered in the
South Camp, with stabling in the Royal Engineer
Frain yard.

Yesterday C battery C Brigade Royal Horse Ar-
tillery, at Aldershot, vacated its quarters in the
East Cavalry Barracks, and went under canvas on
the ground near the Royal Artillery Barracks.

The crew of the Alert, 17, were inspected yester-
day by Port Admiral Sir William F. Martin, K.C. B.
tier powder is discharged, and she is under orders
to leave Plymouth Sound for Hamoaz,.., where she
will be Faid off.

Her Majesty's screw frigate Liffey, 31, 2,654 tons,
600-horse power, Capt. J. 0. Johnson, which put
into Sheerness harbour a week ago for repairs, hay-
ng been completed by the shipwrights' department
of Sheerness dockyard, left Sheerness yesterday en
route to the Baltic.

Her Majesty's ship Buzzard, from Dover, has
Irrived at Pembroke dock, having on board the sth
battery, 13th Brigade, Royal Artillery. The battery
is under the command of Lieut.-Col. Singleton, and
the other officers are Lieut. Phibbs and Fielding.
fle men belonging to the 4th battery, 7th Brigade,
Royal Artillery, under the command of Capt. Car-
penter, have left Pembroke for Woolwich.

A field-day of the troops comprising the division
at Chatham was held on Chatham lines yesterday
afternoon by Major-Gen. F. Murray, in command
,f the forces. Those on the ground included the
whole of the corps in garrison, with the exception of
the Royal Engineers, who were formed in line of
contiguous columns, each man being provided with
the usual number of rounds of blank Snider ammu-

nition. On the arrival of Gen. Murray the troops
gave a general salute, the whole force subsequently
executing a variety of manosuvres incidental to a
brigade field-day, the various corps returning to
their quarters late in the afternoon.

Rear-Admiral A. P. Ryder has been appointed
second in command of the Channel Squadron, for
temporary service.

Intelligence from Newfoundland just received at
St. John's on the Bth says that the seal fishery has been,
on the whole, successful up to the 28th ult. Two hun-
dred and fifty thousand seals had arrived at St. John and
Harbour Grace.

COLNEY HATCH ASYLUM.—On Tuesday evening

last an amateur negro entertainment was given by a num-
ber of gentlemen, known as " The Black Diamonds of
Louisiana," to the inmates of the above-named institution.
Their entertainment was of a first-class character. The
programme was long and varied. Mr. 11. W. Windsor
sang "Mary Blane," and also a song
composed expressly
for the troupe, called "Mother, Weep Not," with great
feeling and expression. Mr. Nicholson, who possesses a
very fine tenor voice, sang " Phillis, dear Phillis," and
" Last Night I was Dreaming of You," in a style that met
with the most hearty applause. A quartett, " Dreaming
of Angels," was nicely rendered, and Mr, Mason's song,
"Parting Long Ago," was given in a very creditable
manner. The great attraction, however, of the evening
were "Bones" and "Pompey." Every movement of
these gentlemen was watched with the greatest delight.
Mr. Jones proved to be well up
in his part as Bones,
and his rendering of "Ada with the Golden Hair" was
exceedingly good, but the great charm seemed to be
in Pompey's (Mr. Freeman) song, " Off to Brighton." The
principal feature in this song is the movement of the feet
during the chorus, and a gallop round on a chair by Pom-
pey. The audience seemed delighted beyond bounds at
this, and the majority heartily joined iu the jig. The
second part consisted of a pianoforte solo by Mr. Verney,
which was artistically given, and the flageolet solo of Mr.
Will Anderson was well played. Mr. Matthews played a
banjo solo. A scientific lecture by Mr. F. Jones, as Dr.
Mary Chalker, on anatomy, caused much merriment. A
In.

.tost pleasing bit of absurdity followed, called the "Mar-
vels of Mesmerism," by Messrs. Freeman and Matthews.
The entertainment concluded with a walk round, in
which the whole company joined. The audienc3 seemed
highly delighted, and the Black Diamonds can rely that
their kind efforts will be remembered for a long time to
;ome, and will always receive a hearty welcome at Colney
Hatch.