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At Lincoln , on Wednesday , a fire broke out on the premises of Mr . Spencer , druggist , immediately adioining the post office . Water was obtained from the Hydrants of the Waterworks Company , but the supply was very ineffective , and the premises were totally destroyed , as was also the post-office . 1 he letters were saved , and a temporary post-office was established at the Corn Exchange . The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds .
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NAVAL AND MILITARY . A company of Royal Engineers has been ordered to Weymouth , for the purpose of putting the line ot coast in that neighbourhood in a thorough state of defence , and erecting batteries and earthworks tor mounting heavy guns . The defence or the arsenal at Pembroke and the protection of Milford Haven also appear to have engaged the attention of the authorities , for new works for their better fortification are to be immediately commenced . The naval pensioners residing in the Isle of Sheppy district have received orders to present themselves for the purpose of ascertaining the number who may be found efficient for home or harbour service . ...,.,. Volunteers for the navy continue tojoin daily in . large numbers at IiOndon , Liverpool , Portsmouth , and other ports . A large number of boys and landsmen are . being admitted , as well as A . 15 . ' s and
ordinary seamen . . The Queen reviewed 12 , 000 troops at Aldershott on Monday * accompanied by the" Prince Consort and the Duke of Cambridge . The troops were marshalled in one horse and three foot brigades , and amongst these " Cassar ' s Camp " was an object of fierce contention in the course of the mock battle .. The Cavalry Brigade , commanded by , Major-General Lawrence , consisted of the Fourth Dragoon Guards , the Tenth Hussars , and a troop of Horse Artillery . The First Foot Brigade , commanded by Lord W . Paulet , CfB ., of the 4 th , 11 th , and 36 th of the line , the First Staffordshire Militia , and the North Cork Rifles . The scqnd brigade , commanded by Major-General SpenGer ; C . B ., included battalions of the 9 th and 11 th of the line , the West York Rifles , the East
Kent and Oxfordshire Militia . This brigade was strengthened by a battery of artillery . The third brigade , under the command of Maj or-General LaWr rence , C . B ., Aras made up of the 47 th of the line , the 100 th ( Canadian ) Regiment , the Antrim Rifles , and Stirlingshire Militia . This brigade was also attended by a battery . The review was unmarked by any display of popular feeling , or' even curiosity . It was dull , cold , and " spiritless throughout ; and there were not above 300 spectators spread over the grounds , and these for the most part belonged to the neighbouring villages . The few who left Waterloo station for the camp by the eight o ' clock train were military men . Immediately after the sham fight her Majesty departed for Farnborough , and in less than an hour the royal party arrived in town .
A series of experimental practice with ? the Annstrong gun is daily curried out at Shoeburyness . where the extensive range affords the necessary facilities for instructing the Royal Artillery in the use of this weapon . It has also been decided , as soon as practicable , to introduce the Armstrong gun into the naval
. The naval defences in the Australian waters have been strengthened , and are now under a commodore's command . An admiral ' s station on the Australian coast has been determined upon . The Mediterranean fleet consists of ten sail of the line , three heavy frigates , besides small fry . Three more liue-of-battle ships are expecte 4 out immediately . The present stations of the fleet are—Off Malta ; The Marlborough , flag ship , 131 ; the Princess Royal , 90 : the Renown , 90 :. the Victor
Emmanuel , 90 ; the Brunswick , 80 ; thoSt . Jean d'Acro , 100 ; the Gannet , 22 , screw frigate . At Leghorn The Conqueror , 100 . At Naples : The Centurion , 80 . At Gonoa : The Orion , 90 , and the Terrible , steam frigate The Euryalus is expected at Malta daily . Tho smaller vessels are constantly on the move ; they arc tho Osproy ? Vigilant , Lapwing Ariel , Argus , Scourge , Caradoc , Boxer , Medina , and Tartarus . In Malta harbour : The Ilibornia , flag ship of Admiral Codrington . The French fleet in the Mediterranean , ready for sen and . manned—most of tjiem being at sea—consist of nine sail of tho lino , with the proper proportion of small vessels .
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some instances the richer members of the rifle corps offer to pay for the poorer : but this is a tax which ought not to be necessary and which cannot fail to depress the martial spirit winch should be fostered by Government . . The example of-Cambridge is about to be followed by the members of the University of Oxford , the authorities having given their adhesion to the project . A committee is about to be formed . The United Service Gazette says : —An order has been issued for the removal of the military stores which lie in the Tower moat . We consider this is preparatory to serving out the 50 , 000 muskets which the gentlemen from the War-office told the Commission were useless—excepting in case of an invasion ! '
A project was set on foot for the formation of a rifle corps in Birmingham , and a meeting held on Saturday . There was some difference of opinion as to the mode of proceeding , and it was suggested that the mayor should be requested to convene a town ' s meeting on the subject ; but ultimately it was resolved that the lord-lieutenant of the county should be consulted , and with the view to this an adjournment took place . ' '¦¦ ¦ . On Friday an influential meeting was held at Hastings , for the formation of a volunteer rifle club . The various speakers gave the Government credit , and thought the Act would hot allow of their doing more than they had done . A provisional committee was appointed to consider the proposed rules and to petition Parliament to pass a new Act suited to the requirements of the present emergency .
The Edinburgh Highland Society have enrolled a rifle company of kilted Scots to be commanded by officers of the army . The colours of the old Edinburgh Highland regiment , now in the Castle , will be applied , for , and then additional kilted companies , to be called Clunys , Rosses , Craigievars , &c , will be added , if sufficient members join . At Liverpool a rifle cl ub has been in existence for several years , and numbers a hundred members , who will form the nucleus of a fine regiments The Manchester men : propose to raise a corps armed with Whit worth ' s new rifle , of which wonders are told . Enthusiastic meetings have been held at Reading and Wolverhampton , and a second meeting at Birmingham . sent in
At Bristol more than 200 gentlemen have their names to form a corps , and the number is daily increasing . Of this volunteer regiment , two retired army officers—Majors Bush and Savile—are to be the Lieut .-Colonel and Major . Great pains have been taken lately by the commandants of yeomanry cavalry to make the troops under their care highly efficient . Major Deedes , commanding the East Kent regiment * announced the other day , that Government wore about to . call out all the yeomanry corps for permanent duty . Some of these are exceedingly well appointed , and armed with rifled carbines . In addition to the University , the city of Oxford has started a rifle corps of its own . The movement has been responded to at Tynemouth , Stafford , Belfastand Leicester .
TUB VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS . Tina patriotic movement is daily acquiring strength and popularity , but there seems to bo a general opinion that some alteration must bo made in tho law ria to Volunteer regiments . At proaonfc tho whole oxponso of arms and accoutrements in thrown upon tho individuals who offer themselves , tho Government giving no assistance whatever , j and this of course will have the effect of excluding many a bravo and stalwart working man , who would have been glad to shoulder a rlflo for Old England . In
, The Hon . Artillery Company paraded in full dress on Thursday , and fired a feu dejoie in honour of the Queen ' s birthday . The regiment now numbers 400 gentlemen , in a high state of efficiency both as infantry soldiers and artillerymen . It is proposed to increase the corps very largely with rifle volunteers . To the list of places which we have already given as having taken steps for the formation of volunteer corps must bo added Tenby and Saundersfoot . In South Essex , also , tho preliminary steps have been taken ,
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is expected that the Queen ' s Speech will be delivered on the 7 th of June . The days between the 31 st and 7 th will probably be occupied in swearing in the members of both Houses . The election of Speaker will take place on the 31 st . No objection to the re-election of Mr . ' Speaker Denisoii is , anticipated .. - . Hop Duties . — -Mr . Disraeli has returned an unfavourable reply to the memorial of the hop planters for a remission of the duties . It is , however , believed that he will postpone their payment ; and another memorial has been addressed to him with that object .
Public Health . —The Registrar-General ' s report again presents an improving view of the public health , the deaths last week having been 1 , 070 , or 38 less than the previous week , and 86 below the periodical average . There was a slight- decline in the number of deaths from scarlatina and diphtheria . The " number of births was 1 , 816 . The report of Dr . Letheby for the City is also satisfactory . Court of Aldermen . —The Court met on Tuesday , the Lord Mayor presiding . —Mr . W . Gresham was sworn in as High Bailiff of Soutlnvark . A
petition was presented , complaining of the conduct of James Nicholl and Robert Frazer North , brokers . Some proceedings took place thereupon , but the consideration of the petition was finally adjourned for a month . A report was brought up from the gaol committee , relative to the election of a governor of Newgate . The report was adopted , and the election ordered to take place at the next meeting of the court . A report on the regulation of the street traffic was brought up , but its consideration was postponed , and the court adjourned . ¦ ¦ ¦
' Loss of the General Williams . —On Tuesday , the Board of Trade forwarded to Lloyd ' s a copy of the official report which air . Traill , police magistrate , arid Captain Walker , nautical assessor , had made respecting the loss of this screw steamer , which foundered 200 miles eastward of Malta . . In this report the loss of the vessel is ascribed to improper loading , which not being in consequence of any wrongful act or default of the captain , his certificate was returned to him . . Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy : — On Wednesday , the Lord Mayor , sheriffs , and corporation proceeded in state to St . Paul ' s Cathedral , for the purpose oftaking part in the annual festival of the Sons of the Clergy . They were met at the
entrance by the Archbishop of Canterbury , the Bishop of London , the Bis ! lop of Carlisle , the Dean of St . Paul's , and other ecclesiastical dignitaries , and the procession moved into the larye opi-n space under the dome , which was fitted up . in ilie style adopted at the late special Sunday evening services . Full choral service was performed . The sermon was preached by the Rev . Daniel Moore , M . A . The society , which has been in operation for . upwards of two centuries , annually assists , by pensions and donations , about 1 , 250 persons—clergymen , their widows , aged single daughters , and children . There was a very large assemblage present , and a liberal collection \ vas made at the close of the ceremony . In the evening the annual dinner took place in the Merchant Taylors' Hall , under the presidency of the
Lord Mayor . . The Peace Society . —This Society is not yes defunct , though little has been heard of it lately . This week it held its anniversary mooting at Finsr bury Chapel . The resolutions asserted that it was the duty of this country to maintain a strict neutrality during the present continental war , and denounced the gigantic system of military armaments now existing as the fertile source of war , and the great enemy of human progress . The resolutions were unanimously adopted , and tho meeting , we suppose , must be considered asuccoasful one , although the proceedings naturally assumed , under present circumstances , somewhat of a funeronl character , The . CtiianicsHUP of tub Council . —We learn that Mr . C . C . Greville retires upon a pension from the office of Clerk of the Council after a
The Court . —Tho event of the week at Court has , of course , been tho celebration of her Majesty's birthday , which was kept throughout the kingdom with tho usual hpnours . 'Die birthday drawingroom was a very crowded and brilliant assemblage , though the pleasure of the . spectators was marred by the unfavourable weather . State dinners in honour of tho clay were given by the Ministers , and the illuminations were very splendid at the west-end of the town . The Qutien hold a court on Wednesday , to receive tho new French Ambassador , M . de
Poxsigny ; and on the same day ayrived , on a visit to her Majesty , the Prince and Princess George of Saxony and the Duke of Oporto . Tho Queen gave a grand dinner the same evening , at which most of the Ministers and tho foreign Ambassadors assisted . 'fuifl Prince op Wales .- — We hear that the Prince is about to make a short tour in Spain . Ho arrived at Gibraltar , in the Scourge , on the 7 th inst ., and a review , balls , and illuminations wore tho order of the day at that place . MiuKTiNa of Parliament . —Tho new Parliament
will assemble on Tuesday week , and after a week or ten days occupied In administering the oaths , » tho business of tho session will be proceeded with . —It
service of thirty-seven yeaitf . Tho commission appointed some time ago reported ua theh ' . opinion that the post in question should not bo illled up after Mr . Greville ceased to hold it . Ne vertheless , it has already been rumoured that Lord "ODer * Cecil would bo appointed Clerk of the Council . The Times says : — "Lord Robert Cecil is » lio . "on of the Marquis of Salisbury ; his rilt l \ er \ *} * l ™ : sident of the Council , appoints him to the . vacant clerkship ; Lord Robert Cecil ' s appointment to bo Clerk in Council will make a , vacancy at btomford . A vailing hhnsolf of the opportunity offered by the appointment of Lord Robert Cecil , Mr . Stuart Wortloy will , it is now said , at an early Jay seek tho suffrages of tho independent electors o ( Stamf Society Of AntB . — -At tho usual weekly meeting , i . « m nn Wodnosdav . Sir John Ronnie , EUt . S ., iin the
chair , tho paper read was " On tho relative value ot coal and coke in locomotive engines , " by Mr . Benjamin FothergilZ . Tho author ' s object in this papor
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Leader (1850-1860), May 21, 1859, page 637, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2295/page/5/
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