Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1865-06-02 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

GRAND ASSAULT OF ARMS.  The non-commissioned officers of the Household. Cavalry on Friday afternoon, at St. James's Hall, gave one of those entertainments, which have Came to be called "Assaults of Arms," in aid of the funds of the Royal Caledonian Asylum, of which the Queen and the Prince of Wales are patrons. It was announced that his Royal Highness would honour the proceedings with his presence, and accordingly about quarter-past three he arrived, attended by Colonel Keppel, and was received by the Duke of Buceleuch, the president, and several of the other leading friends of the institution, who conducted him to one of a number of chairs in crimson and gold placed under one of the galleries. In the middle of the floor was a raised platform roped round after the fashion of a prize-ring, and the visitors nearly tilled the benches placed around, while a greater number occupied the cheaper seats iii the galleries. The orchestra was nearly filled by the bands of the 2nd Life Guards under Mr Froehnert, and the Royal Home Guards under Mr Boose, and behind were the children of the asylum. Corporals Bee and Maddox had a round with the single stick; Corporals Bury and NVordsworth with the sabre, and Corporal Major Learmoot was having a set-to at the foils with Corporal Cornish when the Prince arrived. His Royal Highness witnessed a bout with the gloves between Corporal Bee and Trooper Otterway, who made a capital finish of it. A single-stick encounter and a fencing match brought on the event of the day—three rounds with the gloves between Corporal Cornish and John C. Heenan, who gave his services. Cornish gave Heenan it clever tap on the mouth at the start, but long before the allotted five minutes were up Heenan had far the best of it. Some sword teats by Corporal Dean, cutting a muslin hankerchief, ribbons, and the like, were wonderful enough, but were far excelled by those done by Corporal Major Waite, who cut in sunder bars of lead, one while on a stand, the other while tubing to the ground. His cutting in two an apple lying on the palm of a trooper without injuring the hand, was very eiever ; and cutting a sheet of note-paper with one stroke of the sword proved the keen edge of the weapon. But his cutting an apple in a handkerchief wihout injuriug the latter, was admirable ; and his cleaving of a brett,t piece of armour with a sword made by Wilkinson, of Pall-mall, showed what command he has over his wrist. The sword cut the armour to the depth of mitre thau four inches. An encounter between Corporal Major Learmont and Corporal Major Sheffield with sward and bayonet was very interesting. Up to a certain point the bayonet had the best of it, but at the end the sword had a tuoinentary supremacy, and time being called the point was left undecided. Corporal Butt, though very good boxer, was as a baby in the hands of .S eetian, who hit him when he pleased. Some more fencing and the exhibition by Corporal Major Sheffield, Corporal floneybone, awl Corporal Bentley, of the cavalry sword exercise, was much and deservedly applauded. The bands which i had performed several pieces during the bouts now played the National Anthem, and the Prince of \Vales retired, but nut before Tom Thuinh and Commodore Nutt, who hail just concluded their entertainment below, came in to see how his Royal Highness was looking and what the giants in red and blue were doing. The performance must have added a considerable sum to the funds of the as)' um, which, as this is its jubilee year, ought to find little difficulty in raising the 20011 guineas it needs to further its beuevolent ohjec4i.  Mr Lincoln's grandfather, also named Abraham Lincoln, was murdered by an Indian in 1744, while at work on his farm, near the Kentucky River. He left three song, the eldest of whom, Thomas, was the  , father of the President.