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    • tto 509. Dec. 24, 1859.] THE. LEAD E B. 1385
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      Naval And Military. This Duke Of Cambrid...

      through a course of manual and platoon exercises which was followed by battalion movements , in i manner which elicited the marked approval o the Commander-in-chief . After firing a roya salute , the GentlemenCadets proceeded to the spaciou hall of the institution ,. where Colonel Wilford , the eo vernor , announced the result of the examination and the marks , gained by each cadet . The Duke then proceeded to deliver a brief but impressive address , which was listened to with the utmosi attention . . He observed , that he . felt the utmost pleasure in meeting the Gentlemen Cadets on thai occasion , as the result of the lust examination had proved the rapid and almost unexampled proficiency they had acquired in the various branches of science and art , under the direction of their excellent governor , and the several professors and instructors of the institution . After some further remarks as to the details of the institution , his Royal Highness alluded to the rapid progress made in science , especially in relation to military tactics , and wished to impress on the minds of those who were about to receive commissions in her Majesty ' s service , that notwithstanding the proficiency they had already attained , they must not consider their education completed , but should on all occasions endeavour to keep pace with those improvements which might hereafter take place . In order to become efficient officers , they must put " their shoulders to the wheel , " and become fully conversant not only with the theoretical but with the practical duties of the corps to which they might be called . His , Royal High-- ness then awarded the prizes . The Duke next proceeded to the Common , where the whole of the troops in garrison , consisting of the Royal Horse and Field Battery Artillery , the Royal Marine Light Infantry , and the Military Train Corps , had assembled in review order . A complete battery , consisting of six of the Armstrong guns , had been conveyed from the Royal Arsenal ( without the usual secresy ) , and were experimented on" with blank cartridge . His Royal Highness and staff having reviewed the troops and batteries front and rear , the usual evolutions of a field day were carried out . . An order has been issued for five sutj-inspectors , sixteen head-constables , and a proportionate number of constables of the Irislt Constabulary Force to proceed to Hythe for instruction in the use of the Er . fieU rifle , - , p-ciarrsto-y to ar ^ iin-j the force with that weapon . Jb ' rom Kilkenny , sub-inspector Gullway , head-constable Timothy , Dunmore district , and constable Coughlan , Mullinavat station , have been selected bv the county inspector for that duty . They will act 113 rifle instructors to the local force on their return . , . Another letter on the subject of coast defences has this week appeared from the pen of Sir George Sartorius . The Admiral says : — " No considerable landing could be effected on our southern coasts it opposed by field batteries of 80 or 100 Armstrong s heavy guns , supported by 5 , 000 or 6 , 000 good riflemen . Kail and tram reads along the coasts , telegraphic Avires , a few watch-towers on commanding heights , some half-a-dozen rapid steamers to watch and communicate the direction of the enemy s movements , frequent stations of Armstrong guns , arranged so as to effect easy aud rapid concentration on threatened points , accompanying the movements of the enemy ' s convoy or fleet , would as effectually secure tho southern coasts of England ( even were the attempt made in n fog , or at night ) , as if we had fifty sail of the line in the channel . Jt has been said that an enemy could land in three or four places at once Any 0110 acquainted with naval matters would know that this is impossible if our navy were only of equal force , besides which , tho rail and tram-road moot tiiis contingency also . A fow rapid , " nimble , " well constructed sieam ranw , where there are no railroads , would soon settle vc-smjIs laden with troops by their beaks or shells loaded with molten iron or l ) quid fire . Double tho number of similar Craft could not s « vo the enemy . " Colonel Wilford also appears 111 print , and uiges thatil would bo far wiser to keep tho militia up to its full strength , than to lay out tho nat onal money in huge fortifications . Ho says :- " How w « n enemy to be stopped on his inarch to London ? lor , once landed , bo would no doubt make wlmt strategists cull a point on thej capital . It is vain to hopo that a long lino of coast can be so guarded by flcia artillery , whether Armstrong guns or not , and line volunteers , as to . prevent nn e ™ " ? . ' . " ^ *} he comos In force . The volunteers would bo most useful nfl accessories ; tho principals must , 1 so 10 spealc , bo regulars and thoroughly tra nod militia . The militia once completed with ablo-Uodlod men , all tho regiments might bo thoroughly tra neU , simultaneously or in succession , as might bo thought best , and such portion retained under armaaauuoumstunces aeoincd to require . With our seaports fortified , nnd our militia completed and tralneu , and our numerous volunteers carefully nspeotoU , we should be quite safe , so far as laud defence is

      ! , concerned . Give us rather the active means of 1 defence afforded by a sufficient body of well-r trained f soldiers of all arms , ready to meet an enemy whenl ever he may present himself , than stone walls * groaning with . heavy artillery , which will absorb j pecuniary means which we can turn to better , account . " j In consequence of the extreme cold , Marshal ; Magnan has ordered that the sentries in Paris t shall be relieved every hour , instead of every two ; hours . ; Orders have been dispatched from the French I Ministrj' of Marine to fit out a steam corvette with r the utmost dispatch for a distant cruise . It is re-; ported in naval circles that she is bound for Adulis , ; in the Red Sea—the port which the French Go-; vernment have bought from the Abyssinians . 1 Adulis is to be the head-quarters of a naval station , 1 composed of five corvettes , two frigates , and ten gun , boats . I The French squadron at present in the Chinese ; waters is composer ! of the following vessels : The ; Nemesis , bearing the admiral ' s flag , 52 guns ; Dido , 40 ; Capricieuse , 32 ; Dordogne , 6 ; Gironde , 6 ; Marne , C ; Meurthe , 6 ; Durance , 6 ; Saorie , 6 ; Duchayla , 32 ; Ca ' tinat , 12 ; Phlegothon , 8 ; Primaugret , 8 ; Laplace , 8 ; Marceau , 6 ; Regent , 4 ; Alarme , 4 ; Dragonne , 4 ; Fusee , 4 ; Mitraille , 4 ; Norzagaray , 2 ; Lily , 2 ; Rose , 2 ; Pehio , . 2 . The Forbin , now on its way to China , carries S guns . A petition to Government in favour of the sailors sentenced to imprisonment for the disturbance on board her Majesty ' s ship Princess Royal , is in circulation among the merchants and bankers of the city , and seems likely to b- signed by a lmost every Very great activity now prevails at Chatham dockyard in pushing forward the construction of those ships nov building at that establishment . The most forward are the Atlas , 91 , and the Bulwark , 91 , which , although only recently commenced , are in a very forward state , and have made astonishing progress . The undaunted , 51 , Orpheus , 21 , Rattlesnake , 21 , Rodney , 91 ,. and the Severn , 51—the last two in dock—are also being pushed forward . In all the departments arid factories the utmost activity prevails , most of the workmen bemg eniploj-ed overtime ! The Perseverance , screw troopship , Commander Tv R Power , nt Portsmouth ; i ^ ordevei to complete defects and prepare lor further service . . This vi / ssji during the last IG months has gone over 32 , 000 nautical miles ; has embarked and conveyed to thendestinations four entire regiments , five complements of detachments , besides smaller numbers ; also between GOO and 700 invalids and supernumeraries , and 800 tons of stores . It was stated on Change , at Liverpool , on Tupsday that the French Government have entered , into a contract with several English furms for the supply of 200 , 000 six-pound cases of preserved meats , aud that a ' portion of the contract has been taken by si Liverpool firm . . The French troops arc departing for China in large numbers . The arming with revolvers is a novelty in the equipment of the marines . On Monday a French war steamer , of 450-horse power , the Duauosdin , while trying her engines , ott Brest , ran on a roof , and sank in deep water in a few minutes . ... The Bavarian War-office has purchased tho invention of a revolver from Captain Tobias , an officer , it is said , in the British service . Twelveshots enn be fired in tho space of one minute by this now weapon , with which tho whole of tho Bavarian cavalry is to bo armed forthwith .

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      tto 509 . Dec . 24 , 1859 . ] THE . LEAD E B . 1385

      Volunteer Corps. Tub Volunteer Army Of T...

      VOLUNTEER CORPS . Tub volunteer army of the country is fast assuming gigantic proportions ; nnd if steps are taken to imilco The measure a permanent one , that shall not be allowed to drop with the subsidence of the present enthusiasm ; it seems impossible to doubt that in the course of si very fuw months there will be halt a million of men roady for tho . flold and , perhaps , even more 'What tho precise number of effectives now is wo have no means of ascertaining . Mr . JJigDy Seymour made the very absurd statement at a public meeting , this week , that they amount U > 400 , 000 ; while I * irl Grosvenor , on the other liana , puts thorn at the much moro probable number ol iCinoiiff tho now provincial corps started during thofasweek , wo find those of the . following local-. Itlesi—JExotor ( for the county of Devon ) , Leyburn ( for-lie North folding of Yorkshire ) , Homhain Har-Vour , Peterborough , Barnard Ohrtto , Carnarvon ( Cor the county ; , Wnpton , Leominster , Klrkliaro , Bury St . Kdmundd , King-ton Blandford nnd Uierterlo-Streeti at two of those , attempted opposition on tho part of aomo Quakers , and other obstructives , was gashed aiuld the ridicule of tho assemblies . In the metropolitan district new companies and

      regiments have been founded in the Tower Hamlets , at Dalston , and at Ealing ; while those already formed are increasing in numbers daily . The London Rifle Brigade , now upwards of 1 , 000 strong , have petitioned the Duke of Cambridge to become their colonel . A most patriotic step has been taken by the Great Northern Railway Company ; a circular has been issued by Mr . Seymour Clarke , the general manager , to all ranks of the Company ' s employes at the King ' s-cross terminus to elicit the general feeling , and offering an outfit and a free admission to those who may be unable or unwilling to contribute to the expense thereof ; and a partial outfit and reduced entrance-fee and subscription to those who may wish to bear a portion and not the whole of the outlay . It is expressly intimated that the official nature of the invitation may not be construed into a demand . A large number have given in their names . The suggestion to form mounted rifle corps has already been adopted . Lord Middleton , of Budsall Hall , has undertaken the project for the formation of an East Riding mounted rifle corps , which has been received with great enthusiasm . The Victoria Rifles have also determined upon founding a distinct corps upon the model of . the Cape Mounted Rifles , and numerous gentlemen have sent in their names as members , who are to be armed with the breech-loader . The artizans , too , are now taking their proper station in the ranks of their country ' sjdefenders , and are joining in large numbers where they have ^ he opportunity . At Edinburgh steps have been taken to form an artillery company , by the members of the letterpress and lithographic trades , and another by the drapers' and outfitters' assistants . The Dalkeith Rifles have received about 100 names , one firm alone promising to contribute about 40 men . At Halifax a notice was issued last Friday , stating that a fourth company would be formed , to be composed exclusively of working men , whose arms , uniform , and accoutrements should be provided them without cost to themselves . In three days the l | st £ l volunteers , 100 , was complete . At Pontypool the first corps is now fully organised . This company numbers 100 effective members , who are regularly drilled by four of their body , late sergeants in the line ; the majority are working men . The contractors in the military gun trade at Birmingham Ivrve opened a- Hsf of subscriptions among themselves to equip tluir arLizan * , stml l . uvc already enrolled 100 stout fellows . The same number has been contributed by the sporting-gun linkers . We are requested to state that several of the London corpj intend to parade , at the Crystal Palace on Monday next , with their bands—the spectacle will be a novel and imposing one .

      Law, Police, And Casualties. Kiuwan Who ...

      LAW , POLICE , AND CASUALTIES . Kiuwan who was sentence . ! to death some years ago for the murder'of his wife on Ireland's Eye , and whose sentence was commuted to transportation for lite , and who wu * finally deported to Bermuda , has obtained , through the energetic and enduring svmpathy of his friends nt home , a further commutation of his sentence ; and , on sv report ot his " very proper conduct" while in foreign parts , lie has been liberated , and will bo allowed to return IO Vice-Chnncellov Wood gave judgment this week In the suit of Thompson v . Shake-pear instituted to obtain an opinion as to tno payment of xa . flOOand a rent-charge of ^ -IO a year , given by tho late John ' BlSkospeai-rof Lan ^ cy Priory for the P reservation of Shakespeare ' s birthplace . The lc . ; jr » lity of the bequest was disputed by the trustees ot the deceased . His honour now dismissed the bill simply . The remarkable bill case , " Oakley v . Miissco-Ood-Dheen" tried in tho Court of Common Pleas , mvolVi g sun . of ^ 6 ,.-5 OO , was brought to a closo on Saturday . A verdict was returned for thodefimdaht , on thi' pica of fraud , with leave to tho plaintiff t 0 In ° tho Cmm of Ciue , n ' s Bench , tho case of « Scully v Inin-ani" was by-agreement ullowod to go over till the sittings lifter next term , as it was considered it wo ill occupy so much time that it could only bo part ™ heard before the termination of the present . ^ InTho Court of Exchequer , before the Lord Chief Baron the tr ial for libel , Homer v . Taunton , was resumed and brought to a close . Defendant has a S ? called tho Midland Express- published in ffiofltwslilre , in which tho alleged libel appeared , hnputini to the plaintiff , u stocking inanuiVcturor , tySy and oppression ovqr his workpeople , and riiiMBontlnff Win to bo a " truokmustor . " r lho jury roturnid a verdict for tho Plaintiff-damages , £ Woatminstor Polieo-court , on Saturday , the charffo of perjury proforrod by the Hon . Hugh llowloy against Theresa Caroline Bishop was hoard

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 24, 1859, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24121859/page/5/