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¦ » • . ¦ Imperial Parliament. Monday, J...
Times that day as to the amount of our troops in this country , and to give explanations upon the subject of our military force generally : — Lord Stanley suggested that this subject was not one which it was possible to discuss in a few words ; there was , he said , only one point upon which lie should give an opinion—namely , whether the European force in India should be a local force , or a part of the general army of the line . He was convinced that , as a matter of necessity , a considerable proportion of the European army in- India should remain , as at present , local- ,
Other topics were afterwards touched upon in a miseellar ; eons arid desultory discussion . At length the motion vas agreed to , and the House having res olved itself into committee , proceeded to discuss the remaining votes for the naval service . The supplementary vote of lOO . OOOZ . for the bounty or gratuity to seamen already in the service , upon certain conditions , gave rise to much discussion . Lord C . Paget explained and justified the vote . Sir J . Pakj : ngton protested vehemently against this sufficient
course , for which , he contended , no reason had been shown ; and which , while sacrificing unnecessarily a large amount of money , would establish a dangerous precedent . —Sir . J , Graham considered that a bounty was a last resource in time of war , and feared that the untimely recourse to it would add to the difficulty of manning the fleet in time of peace . Some expressions , dropped from Sir James which roused Sir C . Napier , and the old antagonism between them , on the subject of the manning of the fleet sent to the Baltic , broke out , and seemed to
hare lost none of its intensity . This and the . other votes were ultimately agreed to . .. ¦ ' ¦ ¦ . Mr . S . Herbert then opened the Army Estimates with a prefatory statement , in the course of which lie paid a tribute to the excellent administration pf his predecessor ( General Peel ) , and gave a brief description of the measures that had been adopted to strengthen the fortifications of Portsmouth ^ Plymouth , the Isle of Portland , St . Helier ' s , and other points on the coast . The total military force at present in the country , including the embodied militia , comprised an aggregate of 110 , 000 men of . all arms . The discussion upon successive votes for the army services was then proceeded -with , and principally occupied the remainder of the sitting . The House adjourned at half-past two o ' clock .
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NAVAL AJSTD MILITARY . A grand review took place at Aldershott on Saturday iii the presence of her Majesty , the Prince Consort , the Prince of "Wales , Princess Alice , the Duke of Cambridge , and other distinguished personages . There was a very large attendance of spectators . It was the second occasion during the present season of a state visit to the camp . There were on the field fifteen regiments of infantry , six of cavalry , seven batteries and a troop of artillery , there being in all 42 guns . The condition of the camp is excellent . The total force of the division , ia about 20 , 000 men . and of these about 19 , 000 are at the camp or atWoolmer . In consequence of the excessive heat the troops did not parade till 3 o ' clock , and the sham fight commenced at 4 o ' clock , lasting until nearly 7 . The troops went tlnough the various movements in excellent style .
the reputation of being remarkably handy , easy to work , andrequiring few men . If they were rifled they would throw cylindro-conicalsolid shot and shell , the former weighing at least 50 lb . By using guns of such light weight , but throwing such heavy : metal , the number of 68-pounders supplied to each ship might be increased without fear of overweighting her , and there can be no doubt as to the superior effect of a broadside of shot each weighing 50 lb . or 68 lb ., and ranging 3 , 500 yards , as compared with the result of the present armaments . With the mechanical resources of England there is no reason why every smooth bore of the calibre mentioned should not be rifled within the next -three months . The same observation applies with greater force to the brass guns of the Field and Horse Artillery . "
" We have improved upon BrownBess of late , " says a writer in the Times , " and we may well take a hint from the French in the matter of bayonets . . It is quite true that in a charge the sabre-1 > ayonet may be used with terrible effect , as well as a cutting as a thrusting weapon . You are , doubtless , aware that bayonet drill is carried to a pitch of great perfection in the French army . It is a regular exercise , against cavalry as well as against infantry , both with the French and Piedmontese , and I have no doubt that
the superiority the Allies have shown with the bayonet in more than one recent encounter with the Austrians is mainly owing to its being so . I presume that this very important point of the foot soldietfs training is not neglected in the British service . Pluck and a strong arm , we shall perhaps be told , are the main requisites for the handling of a weapon in which our soldiers have ever shown their superiority ; but that is no reason for discarding science , and for standing still while others are advancing . . .
A well-informed correspondent of a morninR contemporary gives us some information as to French naval preparations , and some sensible remarks onour own resources . He 9 ays —~ 'Five , gunboats of a new design are building at La Seyne , They are constructed in 8 sections , eqch of which ia complete in itself , Tlio gunboats aro to bo armed each with a rifled 24-pounder . The most noticeable feature in the French arsenals is the effort made to prepare rifled ordnance for their navy . The system which appears to be definitively adopted , after repeated experiments , consists of three grooves about 3 inches broad and an eighth of an inch in depth , with a twist of one-sixth . From the exertions made to provide French men-of-war each with a certain number of rjfled guns , the question naturally
suggests itself whether it is prudent for English ships to wait until they can be supplied with Armstrong guns . The immense superiority of rifled ordnance may bo accepted now ' as an established fact . After the terrible lesson of Soiferlno , no English force should be allowed to go into notion on such' unequal terms as tho Austrians did . Under these * circumstances , therefore , and while waiting the supply of the necessary number of Armstrong guns , it would eoem to bo no more than a wiee precaution to riflo all the , smooth-bored guns of small calibre as far as possible . It ) will bo a long time , I apprehend , before the 68 » pounder 8 ( eolid shot ) are superseded , but tuere . is no reason why the lighter guns , the 32 and 24 pounder * now supplied toshlpa , should not berlfled . j , Aero are . X believe , » n immense number of the latter calibres in store in England , and they have
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VOLUNTEER CORPS . Ox Monday Captain Montague Hicks had an interview with the Secretary of War , relative to the organisation of the London Rifle Brigade . The council are receiving patterns of arms and accoutrements , and in announcing the public meeting to > be held on Thursday in Guildhall , they express their confidence that the inhabitants -of this great City will by their unanimous support rouse the patriotism of England , as the volunteers in the provinces are anxiously watching the development of the "London Rifle Brigade , " which is expected to be worthy of this , the great capital of the world .
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LAW , POLICE , AND CASUALTIES , In the Court of Queen ' s Bench , on Saturday , the case of " Jones v . Reynolds" came on for trial . The action was brought by Mr . Ernest Jones , against the publisher of Reynolds' Newspaper and " Reynolds' JMiscellany , " for a series of alleged libels on his character ; but the trial did not proceed , as the counsel for the defendant said his client was anxious to withdraw any imputations of personal pecuniary corruption upon the plaintiff . A verdict was tlien taken for the plaintiff , with 40 s . damages , and costs upon the higher scale . The screw-steamer Argo , which sailed , from New York on the 23 rd inst . for Galway , via St . John , Newfoundland , has been wrecked at Trepassy Bay , Newfoundland , and will prov . e a total loss . It is announced that the passengers and crew have all been saved .
John Bardoe , the negro , who was tried and acquitted last week at the Old Bailey for stabbing a police officer , was brought before Mr . Yardlcy , at the Thames Police-court on Saturday , charged with committing several very serious assaults . After lii j discharge' 'he had been received into the Stranger ' s Home , where during the night he got up and made an indiscriminate attack with a razor upon those who were asleep in the same apartment , Borne of whom are dangerously wounded . A remand was ordered for further inquiry , fears being entertained that the unhappy man ' s intellect lias given way .
On Tuesday several cases pf death from sun-stroke were reported to have taken pla . ee in London . Two men , at work in a field at Stratford , were suddenly prostrated to the ground by the . extreme heat , and died of congestion of the brain . Several persons while walking in the parks were taken ill from the powerful effects of the sun , and two inquests have been held at Shoreditch on the bodies of persons who had died from the oppressive heat . A very great fire took place at Shad Thames on Wednesday , and was not extinguished till late on the following day . It consumed the premises of Messrs . Parks , flour millers , and other property to an enormous amount .
An apprentice in the employ of Messrs . Wilks , cigar manufacturers , Spitalfields , while engaged at his work wantonly blew some tobacco dust into the eyes of a fellow workman . The man , irritated by the pain , struck ' a lad near him , under the erroneous impression that he was the delinquent . It was found necessary , in consequence of the blow , to remove the poor boy to the hospital , where he died . The suicide of Mr . D . Cumming , an underwriter at Lloyd ' s , has been announced . The unfortunate gentleman , who was highly respected in City circles , was the chairman of the Patent Derrick Company , and losses through this adventure , coupled with liabilities arising from insurances connected with the cargo of the Alma steamer , are supposed to have preyed upon his mind . .
A cabman , named Woodrow , was brought before the magistrate at Clerkenwell , charged with a furious assault on Emily Barker . It seems that the ruffian had been offended with the unfortunate woman . because she refused to go into a public-honso with him , and holding her with one hand ho inflicted several stabs about the neck and breast . She was conveyed to the University Hospital , where she now lies in a critical state . Mr . Corrie remanded the
prisoner for a week . In 'tho . Court of Bankruptcy , J . D . Jones , who was lately the proprietor of "His Lordship ' s Larder , " in Ohoapaidp , but who loft that concern for the purpose of establishing tho « City Wellington , " in Fleet-street , where ho failed , applied for his cor * tlflcate . The Commissioner considered the bankrupt had been guilty of reckless and extravagant trading , and therefore suspended his certificate ( third class ) for two years , but , as no fraud had been committed , granted protection .
General Home News.
GENERAL HOME NEWS .
The Court.—On Saturday Afternoon Her Maj...
The Court . —On Saturday afternoon her Majesty reviewed the troops now " in camp at Aldershott , amounting to nearly 20 , 000 , and on Monday the cavalry division on Wpolmer common . The Duke of Cambridge commanded on both days , and the Prince of Wales and the Prince Consort were also present , each in a colonel ' s uniform ; H . R . H ., the Field-Marshal lately , does not affect the costume of that high rank , but selects that of the Rifle Brigade . The Queen and her family returned to Osborne on Tuesday where they have been enjoying strict privacy ever since . The Prince of Wales returned to town on Thursday previous to his departure yesterday for Holyrood . ¦
Diplomatic . —The following- appointments have been made : —Mr . Hamilton , now at Athens , to be Secretary of Legation at Frankfort . Mr . ' . Norton , now paid Attache at Paris , to be Secretary of Legation at Athens . The Hon . W . Grey , now at Berlin , to be Secretary of Embassy at Paris ; Mr . W . Lowther , now at St . Petersburg , to be Secretary of Legation at Berlin , the Hon . J . Lumley , now at Madrid , to be Secretary of Legation at St . Petersburg ; the Hon . R . Edwardes , now at Frankfort , to be Secretary of Legation at Madrid . ie
Stjrange ip True . — Wo have reason to belve that Mr . Cobden is not unlikely to be appointed to the important office of Governor-General of Canada . We know that such a proposition has been discussed in high quarters , and we understand that when the opportunity for putting it into motion arrives Mr . Cobden will be prepared to accept the honourable responsibility it will impose upon him . — Grindlay ' s Home News for India . , Representation on AsiiTon . — -Mr . Milner Gibson ' s relection for the borough of Ashton-under-Lyne took place on Saturday without opposition , Public Health . —Instead of having the satis-, faction of recording , as we did for several weeks a diminution in the mortality of the metropolis , we
have now to announce a rapid increase m tho rate . Last week the deaths rose to 1 , 220 , exceeding the average by 128 . Diarrhoea is the disease from which this increase principally arises , numbering 132 amongst its victims . The total births were 1 , 618 . The return for tho City also exhibits an increasing rate of mortality . Common CouNO ) tL . T-At their last mooting tho Remembrancer informed the court that a bill for the better regulation of tho corporation had been brought into Parliament by the Homo Secretary , and the bill was ordered to be considered at the next court . A long discussion took place upon a report from the lunatic asylum committee relative to the erection of a pauper lunatic asylum for tho City . Tho report
was referred back to tho committee to take suitable steps in the matter . The court then adjourned . Royal Agricultural Society . —Tho annual meeting of this body has been hold this week at Warwick . Last year the show was tho most successful ever held . This year it hits been more successful still , embracing one of the most important agricultural range of districts In tho United King * dom . An expectation was raised that the Queen would favour Warwick with a visit on this ocoaeion -, but tlicro wore no grounds for entertaining tl \ o hope . The old town put on a very gay appearance , and all the arrangements passed off satisfactorily . The general meeting was presided over by the Duko of Maryborough .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 16, 1859, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_16071859/page/6/
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