The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, WOOLWICH.-The follow- ing is the list of the successful candidates for admission to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, at the ex- amination held by the Council of Military Education, the Hopi Hospital, Chelsea, in July, together with the place of Education, and number of marks, of each can- didate -Arthur Hill, 4,770, King's College, London; Alfred G. Foot, 4,671, Dublin University; Francis W Nixon, 4,620, Privately Frederick Firebrace, 4,619, King's Collcge, London Edward L O'Malley, 4,380, at Home; Frederick Le Morior, 4,141, Mr. Taylors, Woolwich John S. Foster, 4,005, at Home James G. Booth, 3,861, Cheltenham College; Cleri-aux Morlev, 3 836, Scarborough Grammar School iiid Wimbledon School; George C. Davie, 3,835, Cheltenham College James R. M'Cullagh, 3,772, Dublin Universitv; Edwd. J. Castle, 3,701, King's College, London;, William R. Moles worth, 3,694, Mr. Fleming's, Tunbridge; George P. Alston, 3,689, Mr. Hopkirk's, Eltham John Keith, 3,677, King's College, Aberdeen; Henry G. Pilleau, 3,676, Kensington School; William O. Carlile, 3,536, Dublin University; Henry Lees Smith, 3,514, Kings. town School; Alexander M. Brown, 3,495, Mr. Flem- ing's, Tunbridge Robert M'G. Stewart, 3,484 New Grammar School, Plymouth; Campbell Royd, 3,424 Mr. Hopkirk's, Eltham; James A. Lowrie, 3,408, High School, Glasgow, and Military Institute, Sunburv; Samuel Pym, 3,407, Blackheath Proprietary School, and Privately Hon. Victor Yorke, 3,374, Mr. Taylor s, Woolwich Samuel Hopkins, 3,350, Kingstown School; Charles Bent, 3,345, King's College, London and Dr. Bridgeman's, Woolwich Francis T. liircliam, 3,307, Mr. Fleming's, Tunbridge; Jeremy T. Marsh, 3,274, Kingetown School; Edmund Bambridge, 3,26o, Rev. Mr. Pritchett's, Charlton; Theodore Carr, 3,260, Rev. Mr. Pritchett's, Charlton Edward Cross, 3,219, Queen s College, Cork; James Wall, 3,182, Wimbledon School, Henry Sheill, 3,143, Dublin University, and Rev. C. Hughes; Barrett, L. Tollner, 3,120, Private Tutor, and Military Institute, Sunbury; Alfred Logan, 3,066, Bromsgrove Grammar School; William M Cimtoek, 2,981, Dublin University Thomas B. Reeves, 2,97.5, Kingstown School; Charles H. Hallett, 2,967, Marl- borough School; Joshua Saunders, 2,261, King's Col- lege, London, and Rev. C. Hughes; Alexander Grubb, 2,805, Kingstown School. ROYAl, MILITARY COLLEGE.—The following is the list of successful candidates for admission into the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, at the examination held by the Council of Military Education at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, in Junc, 1859, with the places of education and the number of marks obtained by each candidate :-G. F. Chambers, 5,166, abroad; T. B. Stewart, 4,400, Dollar Institution E, C. Dickson, 4,290, Walthamstow House; A. Laing, 4,240, Ring's College, Aberdeen; B. G. Haines, 4,055, private tuition; H. L. Baldwin, 4,855, Oswestry School; J. W. Smith, 3,705, Royal Naval School, Isewcross, and Clapham Grammar Schnol; C. H. rollemache, 1,665, Russall School, and Mr. Taylor's, Woolwich; W. W. Egeerton, 3,485, Russall School C. W. Davie, 3,420, Cheltenham College J. J. Peter, 3,32;, Rochester Grammar School E. A. Rich, 3,23;3 Royal Naval School, New Cross M F. KI"y, 3,157, rp?ro- Sjtary ?Uege. Bath; F. J Toad, 3,100, Queen Elizabeth School, Ipswich- C. H. Gardner, 3,015, Prop.ietary School, Blackheath; G. A. Macdonnell, 29n Tnnity College, Dublin: H. W. Bateman, 2 835nrivate tuition; M. Uddofi, 2,760, Royal Naval s'chol, N?w-Cr"??; F. Thackwell, 2767, Grammar l C. it, 'r)-lde?'I, 2,750, Royal Naval School] New-cross; 1. T. Down, 2,686, Gloucester Cathedral School and North Cheam School; W. C. Braddon 2 655, North Cheam School; F. W. Durrant, 2 59.?,, ueen l?izabeth School, Ipswich; J. C. Addison, 2 55-5 Clapham Grammar School; 1. F. Carlyon, 2?52 private tuition; F. G. Archer, 2,455, Elizabeth CollcM Guernsey; A. S. Beaumont, 2,380, King's College School; A. G. H. Church, 2,295, abroad, and at Captain Target's, Bath; H. Elster, 2,149, abroad; H. Graham, 2,120, Royal Military and Naval School, 9 and 10, Talbot-place, Dublin; A. C. Allinson, 2,110, Grammar School, King's Lynn, and scientific School, King's Lynn; J. C. Bradshaw, 2,10o. Rev. A. De La Ware's. \VoOwich. „ THE GOVJSKNMENT SCHEME OF A KESERVE VOLVX- -o N?vAl FORCE.-A government bill, under the care of Lord C. Paget and Mr. Whitbread, empowers the Admiralty-ofli e to raise and keep, from time to ?e.? ?"?0. of men, not exceeding 30,000, to be called th Royal Naval Volunteers," such corps to ? be ".i" 'd b"v y PPu"r-e?ly voluntary entry from among sea- faring Me. and ? deemed suitable for the service. ?rmg men ?°"?  be five years and no longer. The volunteers ? ??ay ? ? trained and exercised 28 days in each 'ear, bot Qn b)ard ship ??? on shore, and they may be called mto ???.rvLcc m case of need t!ieymaybecaUedintoa  w)?n this extreme by command of the f n_ When this extrem measure is resorted to tiie tecrg must serve in the navy for three year ? thejerv volunteers in actual service extlnded tnvo N,cars by procla. mation. Extra service will bring vutlxit extra 1pay. The s .?.  when called out) The voluutetT the 1i)et. they will be exempt from the mnuUlaitiia rsseerrvviicte t, and will be under regulations eligible for our hospital of at Greenwich. Thev may ?S????o??n?????Lations on their roMs .? f merehan vessebmust make notations on their rolls bci0ng.ns to the volunteer ? Volunteers absent corps, and report tr„m u„ti]ue_ Volunteers absent from trammg and drill wiii  pUDlshed by a fine o%f 1.2r0. iT1h' ? P?.?, ? this important bill recites f k„eDina a reserve volunteer force of ?me? ?r  ? her Majesty s fleet "«-- citergency SEAMEN'S Bot,,NTiFs.-Frida)- e%-eiiing -I con- tains a Proclamation extending the time for payment ot seamen's bounties, at the reduced rate of 18 to able seamen and of E4 to ordinary seamen, from the 31st day of July to the 30th day of September next, inclu- sil;le. 51 DEFENCES AT THE MOUTH OF THE TYNE. The forti- fications at the entrance to the Tyne are now assuming a formidable character. Earthworks are being erected for the reception of heavy guns, both in the Castle-yard and at Clifford Fort, and the walls surrounding the Castle hare been loopholed for the action of musketry in every supposed possible position likely to beiequired in defence. LAUNCH AT PORTSMOUTH. -The launch of the Bacchante frigate at Portsmouth on Saturday took place in the most successful manner. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived in the Fairy Royal yacht from Osborne, and was present during the pro- ceedings, attended by his Serene Highness Prince of Leinengen and Major Cowell. THE EXPENSE OF THE MILITIA.—The select committee appointed to prepare estimates of the charge of the dis. embodied militia of Great Britain and Ireland from the 1st April, 1859, to the 31st March, 1860, have estimated the number of men for 1859-60 at 130,644, and the cost at 462,850/ as against 91,004 men and 432,9901. DEFENCES OF THE POUT OF LIVERPOOL,—During the past week a careful examination has been made of all the ferry steamers and tug-boats belonging to the Mersey, by Captain Mends, R.N., and other naval au- thorities, with a view to ascertain how far they could be rendered available as gunboats or otherwise in defence of the port. FLOODING IN THE ARMY.—At a district court-martial held at Aldershot, Thomas Brett, a drummer in the Oxon Militia, was sentenced to 168 days' imprisonment, with hard labour and corporal punishment of 20 lashes, for striking a corporal of his regiment, the prisoner being at the time the offence was committed in a state of drunkenness. In pursuance of each sentence the pri- soner was on Friday morning flogged in the presence of the whole of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of his regiment. FORAOE C.\rs.—A pathetic entreaty has reached us that we would use our influence to get the sergeants of the line a more comfortable and tasteful forage cap than is now worn, and a better plan of packing it than between the knapsack and back of the soldier. It costs me 10s. 6d. annually for caps," writes a sergeant, viz., three caps at 3s. 6d. each; and even then, after two months' wear, a cap does not look well. The cap is smashed as flat as a pancake, so that it is never properly set up, and looks the ugly thing we see it, making a smart soldier look clownish."— United Service Gazette. MILITARY FORCES IN THE COLONIES.—A return was made on Saturday of the average amount during the last five years of the military forces maintained in each of our colonies, showing the charges made on their account on the British and colonial exchequers. In the North American colonies the greatest number of men present in one year was in 1853, when the number was 6,238. The average of that in the four succeeding years was 168. The greatest number at any one time in the Australian colonies was 4,214, in the year 1855, the average being 3,911. In Gibraltar, Malta, and the Ionian Islauds the greatest number was 19,878, in the year 1856, the average 14,006. The greatest force at the Cape of Good Hope was 11,225, in the year 1857, the average being 7,182. Reckoning those named, all other British colonies together, the force employed during the five years to which the return relates was 48,901 in 1847, the average being 42,693. The average yearly charge on the imperial revenue was 3,182,7431., that on the colonial exchequer,;io7,525^

DEFECTS OF OUR ARTILLERY. Sir Robert Gardiner has always shown a praiseworthy anxiety to improve the efficiency of the Royal Artillery -a corps in which he served with distinction in the Peninsula and at Waterloo—and lie has just addressed a suggestive Minute* on the subject to the Duke of Cambridge. For some occult reason tlielltoyal Artillery have never had fair play. Long years elapsed ere, after the peace of 1815 'we had any artillery worthy of the name. In 1848 a brigade ordered up from Woolwich ::I=dis;8¡r \igtïl otef:ril c1:{ not march because the drivers could not ride, much less drive In 1852 we could not muster guns enough to furnish artillery for a division. Since then more attention has been paid to this essential arm, and we have now a good show of guns, 118 ready for active service. But the neglect of the Artillery has not been confined to material. Promotion is slow, and no steps have been taken to increase it. Purchase, it is said, would do it, because purchase implies a right of sale. We have, however, had enough of the effects of purchase in the Infantry and Cavalry, and we should shudder to see its vitiating influences ac work upon the efficiency of the scientific arm. The remedies suggested by Sir Robert Gardiner are those which alone could meet the evil without introducing one of greater magnitude. Those remedies are the right of retirement after a fixed period of service and far better the grant of « step in iauk to captains and subalterns of the corps after they had served a specified time. This would also prevent any further infliction of that glaring injustice to artillery officers-their exclusion from command—by depriving the Horse Guards of their sole excuse that artillery officers of sufficient standing are too old for command an excuse that could never have been uttered without a blush by those who have appointed aged infantry and cavalry officers without number to important commands, especially in India, much tn the detriment of the service and more to our power and name. Another grievance is that the staff of the Artillery is inadequate. Up to a recent period there was no Inspector-General,—why, the Guards have such an officer all to themselves,—and even now there is no Quartermaster-General of Artil- lery. And who does or affects to do the duties of that department; The Adjutant-General, Sir Robert Gar- diner is of opinion that a vast amount of confusion, delay, inefficiency, especially in embarkations and de- barkations, is caused by annexing to the duties of the Adjutant-General the special duties of a Quartermaster- General of Artillery. This arm is now strong in officers and men. It has recently been placed under a new system; but it is very unquestionable whether it would not have been better in every way to have cured the defects of the old system instead of setting up a new one, which promises to be less efficient and more costly. On one point Sir Robert Gardiner insists with quite as much feeling as reason there is no Artillery of the Guard. It is partly a sentimental and partly a military feeling that gives rise to this longing to see an Artillery of the Guard. We are no lovers of privileged corps, but it is certainly strange that no Artillery should be attached to the Household troops. It would please sol- diers and it might add to the efficiency of the guardians of London.

NATIONAL DEFENCE MEASURES. Tha country, the Parliament, and the (jrovernment seem at length to be agreed on the necessity of providing adequate means of defence for these islands. Our sys- tem of defence naturally divides itself into two branches -our first line is on the sea our second line is on the land. Steps have been taken by the Admiralty, ani- mated by its energetic Secretary, to provide as rapidly as possible for the augmentation of our naval forces to a point which will onithleus to maintain our old position on the sea, and secure, should the occasion ever arise, the command of the Channel. With the^second branch, our land force, we are not so forward, yet something has been done in this direction, and more has been begun. The increase in the Army, the attention paid to the Militia, the ciicouragement-siiiall as it is-giveii to volunteering; the armament of parts of the coast, and the adoption of the Armstrong gun, are all measures, not only rendered necessary by the peculiar circum- stances of the time, but are measures which, for a country like England, are suitable to all time within the foresight of man. What is most manifest in the treatment of the question of National Defence in the hands of our present Ministers is, the comprehensive grasp which Mr. Sidney Herbert and his colleagues seem disposed to take of the whole business. One essential point is the question of fortification. England is not a country in which it would be judicious to erect fortresses of a character corresponding to those we find on the open frontiers of continental countries. Our great fortress is our rocky coast and its wind-swept sea. Nevertheless a wise Government will always take care to cover its ports and arsenals with efficient defen- sive works, to protect its shipping and its stores. Now, the question of fortification is a very large and very complicated one. The introduction of the rifled cannon has made serious inroads upon the old system of de- fence, and works will now be required adapted to resist the fire which may be brought against them. Exten- sive plans of fortification have been laid before the Government, prepared, as we are assured by the Secre- tary for War, with" skill and ability." The Govern- ment has no distrust of these plans, but in order that they may be perfectly well considered, and may com- mand the confidence of the country, Ministers have re- solved to appoint a Commission of Military and Naval men and Civilians, to reconsider and report upon these plans. This is a wise measure; and it answers to a de- mand made by Sir De Lacy Evans for some Commis- sion of the kind. The next question turns upon the time in which these works should be executed. Some think that for any effectual purpose of defence they ought to be finished as rapidly as possible. We concur in this opinion. On the other hand, as the execution of such large works will cost a great deal of money, it is ob- jected that it would be wiser to spread the amount re- quired over a given number of years, rather than raise it at once, and finish the work out of hand. Were we in a time of settled peace, when no elements beyond the control of Gover.ments were in existence, such an objection would be valid, but, under present circum- stances, without implying any mistrust of any Govern- ment whatever, in the presence of such complicated questions as now exist in Europe, and which may explode at any moment, we conceive that the objection is not valid. Then, how shall money be raised for this service ? Mr. Horsman has made an excellent sugges- tion. He proposes that a special fund should be raised for the purpose of defraying the expenses. We have some reason to believe that the Government is inclined to favour the view taken by Mr. Horsman, and instead of spending the money in driblets, to raise it and spend it at once. This might very easily be done, not only without disturbing the money Market, but even by adding strength to it. Government might raise the amount on long and short annuities, or by some similar method; and although the Money Market, as it often does, might feel bound to exhibit the routine signs of depression, yet, as the loan would afford a means of investment, and would also enhance the general confi- dence of the country in its;own security, the stability of the Money Market would be speedily restored and its tone improved. It is probable that if Mr. Horsman's plan be adopted, the whole of the works required for the defence of our ports and arsenals-and these are all that are required-could be finished in a couple of years. This would be far more satisfactory than the dilatory plan, in executing which we might some day be caught with unfinished works, and in many cases these works would be worse than no works at all. It is lamentable, but it is the fact, that we live in an age of huge standing armies. They are the worst legacy left us by the first French revolution. General Bonaparte won some of his most brilliant victories with a mere handful of men; but the Emperor Napoleon marched with armed nations behind him, and set the fashion of campaigning with hosts that almost rivalled those of the Persian. The mode was necessarily fol- lowed. After the peace of 1815, the Napoleonic fashion, still adhered to in principle, fell short of its former dimensions in practice. In 1830, however, and still more in 1848, the fashion revived, and vast armies became once more the rage with the military monarchies. England resisted the evil practice. She cut down her army and everything belonging to it after the peace. One consequence was that when in. 1827 the Emperor Nicholas chose to make a dash upon Constan- tinople, English statesmen, although aware of the European interests assailed by Russia, could not aid the Sultan, because they had not the means. Still we were slow to arm. It was not until nearly twenty years afterwards that the inquiries of Burgoyne and the gloomy remonstrances of Wellington, and still more the Crimean war, rudely roused us from our dreams of peace, and led us to think of our defences on sea and land. We are now inheriting our share of the fatal legacy of the revolutionary war. This is the whole case. The Moniteur, contrasting the expenditure of the two coun- tries, asserts that it cannot be French armaments that induce English armaments, yet it is demonstrable that the augmentation of the French fleet has made it im- possible for us to stand upon the ancient ways of 1835 or even 1853. Steam has laid us open to attack, and with the firmest trust in the sagacity and good inten- tions of the rulers of other states, we dare not rely upon their forbearance, especially when a day may brin" new rulers, new schemes, new ambitions on the scene. It is not to be prepared against special dangers that our fleet is augmented and our military means rendered more efficient. Still less is it for offensive purposes. England has no warlike designs against any power. She is only determined to hold her own. The remarks in the Moniteur, therefore, do not apply to our case. If our Army and Navy cost more than the Army and Navy of France, it is because the volun- tary soldier is paid more and fed better than the conscript; because our empire is not compact but spread over the globe from pole to pole; because our system is to do in haste what other countries do with a prolonged and sustained effort, and hence we seem at times to spend money as if we were doing something extraordinary, when we are only, by an extraordinary effort, attempting to make up for the laches of preceding years. That we have made great efforts recently is certainly due to the fact that France has made a prolonged series of great efforts to make good her old maritime position. And in addition to keeping up with her, we have to bear in mind other powers and the interests of our colonies; so that our augmentations are for purely defensive purposes, those of our marine strikingly so, since our ships can invade 110 territory, but they can preserve the key of our imperial life, the dominion of the sea. The Moniteur may, therefore, rest assured that our national burdens are due to that fashion for large armaments which we never set, but which, unhappily, we are bound to follow.—Spectator.

A CHASE AFTER A FORGER. Tn tho oarly part of the present mnnth, a person of gentlemanly appearance and manners, accompanied by a lady, arrived in Hastings by a late evening train. Here they honoured Mr. Hutohings, of the Marine Hotel, with their presence, under the nan,es of Lord and Lady Charlevilie. My Lord tared sumptuously every day, and imbibed the best and oldest port the cellars of mine host afforded, uutil in ten days the affable visitors had placed themselves on the Dr. side of the ledger to the trifling sum of 33[. Letters were then received from "My Lady's 'ma" requiring the presence of herself and My Lord," at West Cowes. This was duly communi- cated to Mr. Hutchiogs, whose advice respecting trains, &c., was sought and freely given. My Lord," to the delight of his entertainer, asked for his bill, and while it was preparing confidently informed the host that he should draw a cheque on his bankers in London, and as he had already borrowed two sovereigns, he would draw the document to a larger amount, in order to meet his travel- ling expenses. All things were done in order; a cheque on Messrs. Scott and Co. was drawn; My Lord re- ceived 95 in change, and departed for West Cowes, via Brighton-so it was thought. The same afternoon the cheque was paid into the Hastings branch of the London and County Joint Stock Bank; but Saturday's post brought the document back, marked "not known." An interview with Superintendent Glenister was the result, and the inquiries of that officer led to the receipt of a telegram at midnight announcing that the soidisml Lord and his "lady" had taken up their quarters at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone. Accordingly, Mr. Hutch ings, with the superintendent, at once posted off there, but matters not having proceeded quite so comrortably between his ''lordship" and his new host, the distin- guished pair were found to have taken their departure. Telegraph to Ashford was the next step, but this proved fruitless. At Staplehurst, however, the scent beoame good again, and here my lady was found enjoying a comfortable snooze at the Railway Hotel (notwithstand- ing the anxiety which her "ma" must have experienced at the delav in her journey to West Cowes). Leaving the fair sleeper still in the hands of Morpheus, the pur. suers at once made inquiries afrer" my Lord," who, they were informed, had gone to take a walk. Wearily did they watch, but at length their labour was rewarded by seeing the object of their search most unsuspectingly walk into the hotel. The superintendent first oflered his a'tentions, but was informed that "he must be mis- taken." Mr. Hutchings's 11 Good morning, my Lord," however, dispelled all notions of that character, and" My Lord had no other choice than to accompany his two pursuers back to the Cinque Port he had so recently rne d to apartments "left behind him," there to he consigned to apartments of far less pretensions than those of the Marine Hotel, where the au'horities considerately allow their visitors to live on 61. a day-and pay it yourself if you have any monny. On Monday the prisoner was brought before the borough magistrates and remanded for a week. He now gives the name of James Mitchel, and states himself to be the son of a major in the army. There is no doubt he is the sme individual who passed himself off as Lord Henley, in the early part of May, at the Royal Hotel, Weymouth, where he uttered a forged cheque for X40 on Ransome and Co. The following day he waited upon H. D. Marshall, Esq., banker, at WelJ., Somerset, of whom he obtained an advance of £5 upon a forged cheque drawn on Coutts and Co., under the title of Lord Ongley i and then quartered himself on Mr. Webb, of the Royal Hotel, Torquay, whom he fleeced of 101. cash, and the amount of his bills, 51.-tlie "exchange" being another forgery on Messrs. Coutts for 151., the assumed name (Lord Lilford) being taken from the English peerage on this occasion; the three other spurious appellatives be- long to the Irish peerage. The prisoner's official descrip- tion is "About 45 years old; 5ft. I lin. in height; black hair and whiskers, dark complexion, stoops his head when walking, and has a downcast look." When searched, he had only upon him Is. 6d, in cash, and a further sum of lis. was found among his clothing. A cheap copy of Hardwicke's Peerage and some pawn tickets were also found in his possession.

THE TRADE OF ENGLAND.-In all important depart- ments the trade and navigation accounts for the half- year and month ending with June show the national commerce not only to have revived, but to have attained a magnitude without precedent. The declared value of the exports during the half-year is upwards of E63,000,000, or about X12,000,000 more than was almost ever attained in any year previous to the changes in our commercial system in other words, the annual value of our exports before the introduction of free trade some 15 years ago used to be £50,000,000, and is now £ 126,000,000.

I cdbtntø aitb Offeiteco. 1 FATAL CASE OF SOMKAMBULISM.—On Friday after- noon, an inquest was held at the Leeds Town Hall, by Mr. Blackburn, upon.101m Smith, aged 32, whose death had occurred under the following distressing circum- stancesThe deceased was a private in the 4th York West Militia, and with the other members of the corps, was dismissed on Saturday last, after completing a period of twenty-one days' training. During the day Smith indulged somewhat freely in drink and in the evening went to sleep at a lodging-house in York-street, kept by a man named George Hargraves. Nothing was heard of the deceased in the night time, but on Sunday morning he was found by a policeman lying in the public streets, and on inquiry being made it was evident that, in a state of somnambulism he had got out of bed, walked over another bed in which three persons were sleeping, opened the window, and then either fallen or walked out of the window, and so been pre- cipitated into the street below. The poor fellow was immediately conveyed to the infirmary, where it was discovered that he had broken his thigh and received several abdominalinjuries. Inflammation supervened, and he died on Thursday. Before his death, the deceased stated that he had on previous occassions been subject to walking in his sleep. The jury, after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict in accordance there- with. AXABMINO RAILWAY COLLISION.—On Monday after- noon, a collision took place at the Fenchurch-street railway terminus, which resulted in serious injury to several passengers. The traffic from the station during the summer months is very considerable, and the space somewhat limited for the running of trains in and out. To add to the difficulty, the engines employed on the Tilbury line, after the have come in with the train, eu:! return fJrwe fn line to the turn-table and to take in water, to be enabled to proceed with the down train. About one o'clock a filbury train arrived, and the engine, having been detached, crossed on to another line, and was returning through the lower end of the station on its way to the turn-table, when it came in fearful collision with the carriages of a North Woolwich train which was coming in, throwing the Tilbury engine off the metals. A number of the com- pany's servants were soon in attendance, and every despatch was used in extricating the wounded passen- gers Several were bleeding from wounds on their heads, and in one case, that of a Mrs. Bridget Victory, who resided at Plaistow, so great was her fright to escape from the carriage that she in some way stumbled through the door-way, and fell, it is thought, on the permanent way, sustaining serious injury to her hip. An elderly woman, named Lousia Hall, also living at Plaistow, was found to be much hurt, and both these sufferers were removed to the Hospital without delay. Several medical gentlemen were quickly called in to the aid of the injured passengers, who having had their injuries attended to, were sent home in cabs. DISTRESSING FIRES IN WILTS AND OXON.—Two disastrous fires have occurred in the past week (one in Wiltshire and the other in Oxfordshire) by which more than 100 persons, adults and children, have been placed in cireumstances of the greatest destitution, and for a time deprived of homes. The first that happened was at a vilUage called Butterniero, between five and six miles from the little town ofHungerford, Berks. This villiage is small, and mostly consisted of cottages. On Tuesday last, towards noon, a fire broke out in a shed on the farm occupied by Mr. Hissey; it blazed with great fury, and in the short space of a few minutes ignited other buildings and extended to some cottages. All the labourers were out in the harvest fields, and n..n bii t n fnw ehildrnn were on the spot. Some of them ran and spread the news of the sad havoie going on, and a number of people ran to the place to rescue some of the little furniture which they possessed. However, in most instances it was too late, for the fire had obtained such mastery over five cottages that nothing could arrest its progress, and they were wholly destroyed, with their contents. Three cotages were saved and the house on the farm of Mr. Hissey, but all the other buildings of Mr. Hissey fell a prey to the devouring element. Barns, stables, sheds, piggeries, two wheat-ricks, straw stacks, and corn in barns were all burnt. An old woman in one of the cottages, bed- ridden for many years, was with difficulty rescued. The distress in the villiage is very great, as more than fifty rpersons, men, women, and children, are without homes, and all their little property has been consumed. A committee has been formed to raise funds to meet the wants of the poor creatures, and the Rev. R. Cole, curate of Linkenholt, is exerting himself in this matter. On Thursday K«t a similar fire took place at Crowell, a hamlet near Watlington, in Oxfordshire. As many as thirtem houses and cottages, including the Wheel public-house, were burnt to the ground. The sight was of the most harrowing description, mothers running about with children in their arms, having lost all their furniture by the sad calamity. About seventy persons, including men, women, and children, are thrown into distrcn by thie fire. The engine from Slierburn Castle, the seat of the Earl of Macclesfield, was early on the spot, but water was scarce, and little could be done to check the fire. Temporary provision has been made for the sufferers in barns and outhouses until new houses can be erected or other cottage accommodation provided. The fire in each instance is supposed to have originated from children playing with lucifer matches. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE THAMES.—On Sunday afternoon, about five o'clock, as a boat with four lads on board was being [rowed down the river, through some unskilfulncss it capsized when off Nine-elms, and all on board thrown into the water. Two of the party were saved, but the other two, named James Davis, aged 20, and Benjamin Hickey, aged 15, both residing at 33, St. Alban's-street, Kennington-road, wrre drowned. Davis was only married last Christmas. OUTRAGE ON BOARD AN AMERICAN SHIP AT LIVER- POOL.—Andrew Adam Davis, second mate of the American ship Helen Foster, ,was charged before the Birkenhead magistrates on Monday, with an outrage upon two Austrian seamen. The prisoner went on board the vessel, on Wednesday, and not being pleased with the way in which the Austrian seamen obeyed his orders struck one of them on the eye, threatened to pistol another, and struck him with the weapon on the head, and a third likewise threatened and assaulted. Two of the men in order to escape the prisoner's vio- lence, leaped into the river, and, while one narrowly escaped drowning, it was believed on Sunday evening that the other, Antonio Forsi, had perished. After great exertions, however, and almost dead from exhaus- tation, Forsi contrived to reach the shore at a place about three miles from the scene of outrage. Fortu- nately for the prisoner, he thus escaped an indictment for murder, and was fined 40s. and costs for the assault. MALICIOUS SHOOrllw.-On Monday a man named Bryant, who resides at Kings wood hill, was fully com- mitted to take his trial at the approaching assizes on a charge of maliciously shooting at and wounding a neighbour named Lawrence. It would seem that th accused, who is fifty years of age, has provoked the wrath of his family and friends by turning his wife ou e of doors and receiving a young girl in her place, and int consequence, crowds have been in the habit of assem- bling around his dwelling and pelting at it with stones, breaking the windows and doing other damage. On Saturday week this rough usage was practised towards him, when he fired a loaded gun from his window, and Lawrence, who was passing, received the charge in his face and neck. The wounded man was carried to the surgery of Mr. Grace, Kingswood-hill, and that gen- tleman succeeded in extracting twenty shots. Infor- mation having been given to the police, constable Porter arrested the offender, and he was remanded till Monday last, when he was sent for trial. The gun which was found in his room by the sergeant had been reloaded. -Bristol Mercury. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIPE.—On Thurs- day evening, at 7 o'clock, a disastrous explosion occurred at the manufactory of Messrs. Ludlow, Brothers, per cussion cap makers to the Board of Ordnance, Legge street, Birmingham. It is supposed that an old woman named Booth, who has been similarly employed by the firm and predecessors for the last 30 years, was engaged in the hazardous operation of mixing fulminating powder used in the manufacture. She had a room for herself at the top of the main building, and here the explosion took place. The poor woman must have been blown and torn to fragments, as no portion of her remains larger than a person's hand have been picked up. A man named Perricoe, engaged in another part of the building, was killed by the roof falling in. A person named James had both his legs broken. A woman named Warren is badly burnt about the hands and face; and several other persons employed in the manufactory were injured. The premises were com- pletely gutted, and thrown open to the sky. The explosion was heard at a distance of two miles.- Mancliester Examiner. NOVEL STREET ROBBERy.-On Tuesday afternoon, as Mrs Gibbs who resides in Pelham Creseent, lirompton, was shopping at Knightsbridge, when near Ir. Westerton's, the bookseller, a boy threw himself at her feetevitlently for the purpose of causing her to fall over him, a manoeuvre whieh, in her confusion at so unexpected an obstacle, had the effect of making her drop her purse, containing £15 in notes and gold, whIch was speedily snatched np by an accomplice who forthwith decamped and escaped with his booty. This should be a warning to ladies against carrying portemon"aies or purses openly in their hand" thereby offering an irresistible temptation to the light-on,,er?d gentry, who are now on the watch to improve their opi,ort?nitie. of depredation in the public thorou.hfares. Many robberies 01 the same description have been re:-ntly perpetrated, promoted doubtless by the sight of money carelessly displayed by the possessor. (

Uafo and police Reports. LADY SHOPLIFTEM.-AT Southwark police-court, on Saturday, two well-dressed young women, named Annie RollillSon and Jam Robinson, were charged with stealing a piece of silk worth 21. Us. 6d. from the shop of Mr. Thomas Olney, draper, 1:39, High street, Borough —James Hodson, assistant to the prosecutor, said that between 3 and;4 o'clock on the previous after- noon the prisoners came into the shop, and, seating themselves at the counter, requested to be shown some silks. Witness placed before them several pieces, when he was called away by the shop walker, who told him to look sharp after them. On his return to the counter witness missed a-piece of silk worth two guineas and a half. The elder prisoner had a carpet-bag under her arm, and witness told her that he suspected that the silk was there, and requested both to proceed with him to the back ofthe shop. They were reluctant to do so, when he took the carpet-bag away from the eldest, and on opening it discovered the piece of silk 'produced, which he identified as Mr. Olney's property. She exclaimed, Oh, don't say anything about it; it has been put in the bag instead of a pocket-handkerchief." He then called in a constable and gave them into cus- tody,—Mr. Burchm committed the prisoners for trial. MELANCHOLY CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-At Southwark, on Monday, James Read. a labourer, residing at 28, Chapel place, Bermondsey, a middle-aged man, whose neck was bandaged up, was charged with attempting to commit self destruction by cutting his throat.- -Matthew James, living at 9, Chapel place, said he was called into the prisoner's house on Saturday afternoon, when he found him with his throat cut in a frightful manner. He immediately procured the assis- tance of a surgeon, who stopped the haemorrhage and strapped up the wound, and then the constable took the prisoner into custody.—In answer to'the charge, the prisoner said he had a bad drunken wife, who squan- dered all his earnings in drink, neglected home and the children. Her violent conduct had become so bad that, in a fit of desperation, he attempted his life, thinking it better to be out of the world.—Read informed his worship that the prisoner was a hard working man, and he unfortunately had a drunken wife, who neglected her home.—The magistrate told the prisoner that if such was the case he should have taken proper steps to put a stop to her drunkenness and misconduct, and not make such a wicked attempt on his life. It was fortunate for him that he had not succeeded in the rash act.-The prisoner promised not to do so again.—The magistrate told him he could not release him at present, but he should remand him for a few days so that some inquiries could be made into the circumstances. DAmG ROBBERY BY A POLICEMAN.—At the Middle- sex Sessions on Monday, John West, police-constable 114 B., Metropolitan police, was indicted for stealing a watch, value £2, the property of John Green, from his person. The prosecutor resided in Horse Shoe-allev, Westminster, and on the morning of the 2nd of July, about two o'clock, he was sitting at his own door, half dozing, when the prisoner, who was on duty, came up to him and snatched his watch from the guard chain, and then roused him up and wanted to know why he did not go up to bed. He said to him, ii Why, you've taken my watch," and called his wife down. The pri- soner then said it was a lie that he had not taken the watch, and that he (prosecutor) was a rogue, and walked off. He and his wife followed him, and desired another policeman to take the prisoner into custody, but he would not, and witness's wife called out, "Police." The prisoner then put his hand into his right hand coat pocket, and took out the watch and gave it to her. A person named Quin came up, and the policeman told him not to say anything about it, and he would give him a shilling. He told witness that he was a poor man, and he would do something for him if nothing was said. The prisoner was found guilty. Mr. Metcalfe said he was instructed by the friends of the prisoner, who were very respectable, and lived near Canterbury. They could not accouut for this extraor- dinary conduct, his character hitherto having been very good.-The Assistant-Judge asked if the policeman who refused to take the prisoner in charge was present ? The Inspector said he was" notbut" he) had been re- ported to, and reprimanded by, the Commissioners, for not taking the prisoner in charge. The Assistant-Judge directed that he should be reported again, now that the charge had been fully substantiated and the prisoner convicted. Three persons of humble position, but of respectable character, charged the prisoner with a rob- bery, and another policeman refused to take the charge because the accused was like himself-a policeman. That conduct was intolerable, and the Inspector must report to the Commissioners that the case had been proved without contradiction by the prisoner. The offence was a very bad one, in itself, but it was aggra- vated beyond all measure, by the circumstance that the prisoner was a policeman, a man kept and paid to pro- tect the public and their property. At first he had thought that it would be the duty of tho oourt to pass a sentence of penal servitude for a lengthened term; but after well considering the matter, he thought, and had the concurrence of the bench, that a milder course might be taken, and the sentence upon him would be twelve months' hard labour. A NICE POINT OF LAW RESPECTING HUSBAND AND WIFE.—In the point of Probate and Divorce, on Satur- day, before Sir F. Cressivell, a cause 11 Yelverton v. Yel- rerl-on, came on for hearing, being a petition by a wife for a restitution of conjugal rights. The parties were married in Scotland according to the Scotch law in April, 1857 they were afterwards married according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church and at Hull, and their cohabitation continued until April, 1858. The respondent, Major Yelverton, pleaded that he was born in Ireland of Irish parents, that the marriage was contracted in Scotland, that at the time when he was served with the citation he resided, and had been resid- ing for two years previously, in Edinburgh, and that this Court had therefore no jurisdiction. To this plea there was a replication that the respondent was an officer in her Majesty's service, that the head-quarters of that branch of the service to which he belonged-namely, the Royal Artillery-were at Woolwich, in Kent, and that he was domiciled de jure at Woolwich, and therefore within the jurisdiction of the Court. It appeared from the affidavits that the Royal Artillery is divided into brigades, and that, although the general head-quarters are at Woolwich, the head-quarters of the brigade to which the respondent is attached are in Scotland. The question raised upon these pleadings was, whether, under the circumstances which they disclosed, Major Yelverton was within the jurisdiction of the Court. Mr. Anderson, Q.C., and Mr. W. A. Clark, for the respon- dent, contended that his domicile of origin being Irish, and his residence being in Scotland, the fact that he was in Her Majesty's service was not of itself sufficient to give him an English domicile and to bring him within his Lordship's jurisdiction. If, however, his Lordship should be of opinion that he ought to take into considera- tion the situation of the head-quarters, then, they con- tended, he would look, not" to the head-quarters of the service, but to those of the brigade.—Dr. Phillimore, Q.C., with whom was Mr. G. H. Cooper, for Mrs. Yel- verton, prayed leave to amend the replication, in order that certain facts might appear upon the pleadings which would enable them to raise the questionwhether, assum- ing that the respondent had not an English domicile, the petitioner, who resided in England, had a right to institute the present suit, notwithstanding the foreign domicile of her husband.—His Lordship granted leave ] to amend, the solicitor of Mrs. Yelverton undertaking that he should pay the costs of the amendment. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—At the Shrews- bury Assizes, before Mr. Justice Bylcs, an action, j "Pankhurst v. Caton," was tiied, being brought to rc- cover damages for a breach of promise of marriage. The i plaintiff, Mary Pankhurst, was a young woman of about 23 years of age, who had worked for six years in Mr. G. F. Bowden's china manufactory as a gold grinder, and lodged at the house of a Alrs. Walsh, at timley, North Staffordshire. From the evidence of her master, who kindly came forward to speak in her behalf, it appeared that she had always conducted herself with great pi.d, priety, and to his entire satisfaction. The defendant was a young man of about the same age, who had been in business as a butcher, but now lived with his mother, who kept a gin-palace at Burslem, and assisted her in the conduct of the business. The defendant had become acquainted with the plaintiff at Hantey, and visited her f at Alrs. Walsh's. They went on till the month of Sept. 1858, when the defendant took her to the house of a Mrs. Wrench, at Burslem, and it was then arranged that she should reside there until they were married, a ceremony which was to come off as soon as possible. The defendant gave Mrs. Wrench half-a-crown to put up the bans, and they were" called out," i. e. published for the third and last time, in October, but by that time it seemed the defendant's ardour had cooled, and he had altered his mind, though without communicating to the party most concerned the change in his sentiments. The plaintiff unhappily had yielded to the defendant's seductions before she came to Burslem, and was in the familyway, and, thus, hoping and believing that the defendant would be as true and faithful as he seemed in his amorous moods, she went to the church on the day appointed for the wedding, and there waited the arrival of her lover. But the defendant never came, and when Mrs. Wrench went to look forhiinshe found him coolly walking about the town, and treating the whole affair as of no importance. Airs. Wrench urged him to go to the church, but the defendant made excuses, and said there was not time, though Mrs. Wrench assured him there was plenty of time, as the clergyman was willing to wait till 1 ? o'clock. But all she could say produced no effect. She then tried to compromise the matter by asking Would he go in the morning ?" To this the defendant assented, as it gave him respite from Mrs. Wrench's importunities, but he did not keep his prol mise, and he then forsook the gill whom he had seduced. In January the plaintiff was delivered of a child, and the plaintiff's friends obtained an order upon the de- fendant to pay half. a-crown a-week for its maintenance, and the present action was then brought to recover damages for the breach of promise of marriage. It ap. peared the defendant's father had lost some real pro. perty, which was proved to be worth about X2,000, and, by his will, the widow who is 60 years of age, was to enjoy the property during her life, and, upon her death, it would go to the children, and the defendant's interest would be worth about C500. Mr. Gray addressed the jury in mitigation of damages, and said there was no proof that the defendant had seduced the plaintiff by a promiee of marriage. In such cases there were faults on both sides, and he contended the plaintiff was better off with one bastard child than she would have been if the defendant had married her. In the latter case she would probably have had a large family, and, as the defendant had no means of keeping a family, marriage would only have added to her misery. Mr. Justice Byles summed up the evidence, and cautioned the jury against sweeping away the whole of the defendant's expected fortune, but advised them to give reasonable and moderate damages. The jury laid their heads toge- ther for some time, and then found for the plaintil- Damages, £50.

MEETING OF GOLDSMITHS, JEWELLERS, AND WATCHMAKERS. On Tuesday evening a public meeting of the members of the above-mentioned trades took place at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, for the purpose of taking into consideration the necessity of forming a trade company for the assuranoe and protection of these trades against robberies and burglaries now so frequently occurring, and by which these trades are victimised. Mr. Bennett having been unanimously called to the chair, said the object of the meeting was to devise some plan by means of which they could obtain the same security against loss by burglary which insurance com- panies at present afforded them against destruction of pro- perty by fire. Taking the number of goldsmiths, vatch- maker, and jewellers in London at 2,000 and estimating their stock at X2,000 each on an average, there was pro- perty to the amount of 94,000,000 exposed to the depre- dations of the burglars. He hoped the meeting would devise some plan for the protection of the trade against thoss casualties (Hear, hear ) Mr. H iZ-11 then moved, and Mr. Clarke soconded, a resolution, which was unanimously carried: That this meeting views with sincere regret the numerous and darirg robberies latelyeommittpd on members of the traoe. and recommend that immediate steps be taken to provide against sticli losses for the future" Mr. Wa'ker (,f Ilolborn, then moved:—That this meeting believes that the ordinary principles of insurance, now so well known and understood, may be most bene- ficia ly adapted to the present emergency, and that they recommend its adoption by the trade." Mr. Dy"r, of Regent street, then informed the meet- in,?, tint if on!y one-third of the trade in th metropolis aline formed themselves into a committee, on limited liability, fer protection purposes, they could realize al the necessary objects. Five thousand £ j shares would realise upwards of Xio per cent He then moved:- "That this meeting consider it eminently desirable that a company should be formed to be called the Goldsmiths' Natural Assurance and Protection Society, having for its obj 'Ct the insurance of trade stocks against burglary, the rendering 'of legal and other assistance to members of the trade in cases of fraud or robbery, and also the general interests of the trade at large." Mr. Mackrell seconded the motion, and it was carried nem dis. A committee was then appointed to consider the neces- elly means of carrying the project into effect, and report to a general meetiug of the trade, and a vote of thanks having been acolded to the Chdrman, tbe proceedins terminated.

PERILOUS POSITION. A circumstance of an unusual nature, and which had nearly proved fatal to four persons, occurred on Lea Marsh, about four miles from Preston, on Snnday. There formerly existed a wide tract of marsh land on both sides of the river Ribble, from Preston down to Lytham, but the Ribble Navigation Company having erected walls for some miles to co..fine the channel of the stream, the back parts of the marshes are covered with water only when there are very high tides, and the land is being gradually converted into pasturage. At spring tides pools of salt water are left here, and many people come from a distince for the purpose of bathing. On Sunday there was an 18 feet ti le, but owing to the strong westerly gales that pre- vailed, the tide rolled in with unusual velocity, and at- tained a height of nearly two feet more than was expected. When it began to flow there were four men close to the walls near Salwick-gool, gathering samphire, having be- hind them several irregular and deep and mnddy channels by which the tide wa:er is drained from the marshes, and, are nearly dry at low water. The men being intent on their occupation did not observe the rapid advance of the t:de until it had backed up and filled these channels so far as to prevent their escape. Upon perceidag their danger they cried for assistance, but before help could arrive the channels had become impassable to any but the strongest swimmer?. The tide speedily covered the spot upon which the men were standing, and continued to rise until it reached the necks of the shortest, and the armpits of the taller men, the waves and spray being continually beaten over their heads. By this time a considerable number of persons were gathered within eight of the ap- parently drowning men, without the slightest means of affording assistance, and the excitement among the spec. tators was intense. Fortunately the tide rose no higher, and as the water was seen to be receding, all present began to breathe more freely. It was not, however, until nearly three hours had elapsed that assistance could reach them. When the water had fallen as low as their waists, a young man came up who volunteered to swim to their assistance. Taking a bottle of rum with him lie plunged into the water, and although the currents in the channel were running like a mill race, he succeeded in reaching them'just as one of them, an old man was about to succumb through exhaustion and exposure. A draught of the ram however, and the prospect of relief, revived the poor fel- lows, and a rope having been procured and made fast to their bodies, they were drawn across the rapids and res- cued, almost in a dying state. The people on shore had done all they could during the whole time to animate the unfortunate men, and to keep up their courage; and the man who, at the peril of his own life, swam to their as- sistance, oannot be to highly commended.

THE MASSACRE OF EUROPEANS IN BORNEO. The China Tehgraph contains the following account of the massacre at Banjermassing, on the south coast of Borneo: It appears that for some time past great discontent existed among the natives at the election of the new Sultan, who was not the lineal descendant of their late ruler, but had been adopted by him as a son; and a conspiracy was formed to depose him, unknown to the Dutch Resident, Count Bentheim Fecklenburg Rheda. At the head of a conspiracy was a certain Aling, a native of Muning, who aspired to the sovereignty of Banjer- massing, calling himself, in his proclamations, by the style and title of Rada Kuning. On the breaking out of the conspiracy, a general massacre of the Europeans was to take place. The flag of the conspirators was unfurled on May I, and the European workmen em- ployed in the coal mines of Julia Hermina, belonging to a joint-stock company, and situated near Kalangan, were suddenly attacked, overpowered, and brutally murdered, with the exception of two or three women. who managed to conceal themselves with their children. An attack was then made on the establishment at Pan- geran, but the assailant had to draw off with some loss, having met with a very warm reception. In other parts of the island the massacre of the Europeans was general and simultaneous. Amongst the unfortunate victims of this brutal and wholesale murder are five German missionaries (Messrs. Hammer, Rett, Weigand Kind, and Hofmeister), with their wives and children. The total number of Europeans murdered and missing is between 70 and 80. Most providentially, Colonel An- derson had arrived a few days previously (April 28) with a detachment of 150 men of the 9th battalion, to relieve Count Bentheim of the civil government as resi- dent, and to take the military command of the station. This probably preserved Tatus, the chief town of Ban- jermassing, from a similar horrible fate but a party of 50 men, sent for the protection of Pangeran, were inter- cepted by a strong band of rebels, and obliged to return. Orders were immediately after despatched by the resi- dent to send over the other five companies of the 9th batallion, some artillery, and half a company of Sappers, by the Dutch war steamers Montrado and Ardjuno, to Banjermassing, as a reinforcement and protection. Later accounts had been received from Pangeran, stating that the little band of Europeans shut up there were defend- ing themselves most heroically, and had successfully withstood and driven back the assailants ten different times. Great complaints had been made against the Government, or at least against the resident, for not affording the woikmen of the coal mining company the protection they were promised by their charter; and the Governor-General had ordered an official investigation to be made, with a view of ascertaining whether these charges had any foundation. The following also were among"the victims of this cold-blooded outrage: Ir. Wijnmalen and family (except the three youngest chil- dren), Mr. and Mrs. "Motley and child (English) Dr, Hinzenger. Messrs. Van Herckcn, Eisenger, Intl Brood.