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786 THE LEADEB. [Mo, 484. July 2, 185S>.
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786 The Leadeb. [Mo, 484. July 2, 185s>.
786 THE LEADEB . [ Mo , 484 . July 2 , 185 S > .
Nival And Military "
bayonet—with which he is attacked by the Trench soldier , and against which neither his own old bayonet nor his superior physical strength are of any avail . Not only can the sword-bayonet give thrust for thrust with the older weapon , but whileit thrusts or withdraws after delivering it , severs the tendons of the arm or leg of the opponent , thus completely disabling him prior to the last death blow . Moreover , the French soldier is taught to wield his weapon by poising it like a quarter-staff horizontally as high as the head of his adversary , and by a slight
movement in the segment of a circle the sharp blade is swept across the neck , chest , or face of three men opposed to him in line . This novel mode of attack cannot be met by the old musket and bayonet ; hence the Austrian soldier has in despair resorted to the butt of his musket in endeavouring to crush his enemy , who , agile , skilful offence , and rendered confident by the superiority of his new arm , can deliver three wounds with his sword-bayonet while his antagonist is swinging his club . If we , in England , do not look to the new modes of attack developing by
the French , —the opener line borrowed from our own Highlanders , and the sword bayonet—we shall be as much and as shamefully surprised by the JTrench as we were by the Americans . "An old soldier" asks , " How long is General Knollys , who never was under fire , who never took part in a campaign in his life , and who never was out of England on military duty but once , and on that occasion only for the purpose of seeing a Prussian review , to be Commander-in-Chief at Aldershot ? An old campaigner alone can teach soldiers campaigning , and turn recruits into soldiers . " lasthas been
competing togethtr for an " accessit" in fencing , boxing , single stick , and even dancing and music . The spectacle was a most astonishing one * so unlike was it to the British idea of a military education . The men danced upon wires , ran along ropes , rebounding like elastic balls from one rope to another , running up ladder 3 of enormous height , then bounding to earth with the agility of squirrels . But the crowning and most exciting portion of the whole was the mock attack of the redoubt , at which the men placed outside the broad fosse arrive with tlie battle axe and gun slung across the shoulder . The trumpet sounds the assault , and in two minutes time the redoubt is entered , and a volley fired from tlie interior , in spite of the great height of the . walls and the resistance opposed from within . This new system of training- should be examined , as it may teach the secret of that self-endurance which has
NAVAL AND MILITARY . The successes which have so often attended the French Zouaves in their brilliant feats of arms is , there can be little doubt , principally owing to their careful training . The Paris correspondent of a contemporary describes the institution of Joinville which confines itself entirely to the instruction of gymnastics , and other bodily exercises , whether imparting strength , skill or grace . " The perfection of the Zouave no longer astonishes , and we cannot wonder at the clumsy inferiority of the British soldier from whom such instruction as imparted at Joinville is wholly withheld , and who consequently knows only how to present himself before the enemy , and hangs back with awkward bashfulness when ushered suddenly into the company of friends . Here we have bronzed and bearded warriors who have stormed the heights of Alma , and rushed on Malakoff ,
enabled the Zouaves to usurp the reputation of the whole French army . Agility , presence of mind , promptitude of hand and eye , are more cultivated than strength or discipline . " On Monday morning the whole of . the Indian depots stationed at Colchester camp were assembled on the parade to witness the execution of the sentence-of court martial on three deserters from the Connaught Bangers , who were each adjudged to receive fifty lashes . The flogging was proceeded with , and the men were subsequently taken into hospital . A few . days ago a deserter from the 6 th Regiment received fifty lashes .
A military correspondent of the Daihj JYews asserts that the minister who would propose the adoption of . the ballot for the filling up of our militia regiments would do more for the defence of the country than all the rifle corps are likely to do . He says that many militia regiments are seriously under their quota , and that the ballot would give us a better average class of men , both physically and mentally . Too many of our militia men are small chested , and not a few with a tendency to scrofula . We want a proportion of such men as ire find at railroad stations , and such as the old militia was composed of . The militia regiments are not yet all supplied with the Enfleld rifle . But few have fired an Enfleld bullet .
The Gazette de France states that preparations are malting at the Trench War Oifice to bring together within two months from this a force of 450 , 000 . Great naval preparations are making at Cherbourg . None , however , are more significant than the accumulation of coal that is taking place there . At the beginning of last . month there were 18 , 000 tons in store . Since then 17 , 000 tons have been imported- ^ 12 , 000 flora England , 0 , 000 from other quarters . At Rochefort great quantities of coal have also been , collected ; the coal mines of Descaizeville , in tho department of Orironde have , I am told , furnished the greater part .
The annual , inspection of the Chatham division of Royal Marine Xight Infantry took place on Wednesday by Major-Gcneral S . R . Wesley , Deputy-Adjutant-General . The Amphicn , 36 , screw steam frigate , 300 horsepower , is hourly expected to be placed iiujoramisslon . The Agamemnon , 91 , screw , Captain Thomas Hope , loft Splthoad on Monday evening , under canvass for tlie westward . Tho Mud rid journals contain additional letters
about the fortifications of Gibraltar , which the English are consolidating and repairing ; but the only facts in them aro that the old walls which could not resist tho firing of cannon have been rcpluced or repaired , A Berlin letter states that a M . Kropp , a resident In tho town of Westphalia , lias just received from , £ PU 88 ltw Government 100 , 000 thalers for 800 Titled cannons of h ! a < invention , together with an order for more cannons to the « value of 600 . 000 thalers .
Colonels Leiroy and Owen left Malta on the 18 th <« iLK ' t *?? thali the fortiflcationB of that island are placed in an © fflolent state of defence . doS ^ fA ^^ ^ w * eye-witness ) which has demoralised tlie Austrian soldier is the now
sword-A despatch , dated the 12 th April , received from the governor of "Victoria , New South Wales , to the effect that the colonial government steamer Victoria had returned to Melbourn e after an unsuccessful search for any : thing to indicate the loss of lier Majesty ' s sloop Sappho in the neighbourhood of Bass ' s Straits , although each island and rock in thie vicinity of the Straits was examined by the ship or boats , and the Victoria was assisted in her search by her Majesty ' s sloop Elk . The new screw steamship Edgar , 91 guns and 600-horse power ( nominal ) , has had her final trial trip for speed off Sheerness . She went the measured mile with and against tide for eight hours . Her average speed was 11 * 5 knots . She will shortly be ready for sea *
The Austrian artillery officers speak unfavourably of the French rifled gun , which fouls so much that it must be continually " washed" out . The shell rarely explodes , and the leaden knobs on it , which ought to fit into the grooves of the rifle , are almost always crushed . A French fleet is fitting out at Brest , consisting of nine lhiers , two heavy frigates , and one floating battery . Two more frigates are expected to join , and the only question is , against whom is the Brest fleet , which does not include the Channel fleet at Cherbourg , intended to act ?
Any Such Organised Body, Conceiving That...
any such organised body , conceiving that such number would be sufficient for all purposes of practice . In case , however , of the corps being called out for duty , the Government then would supply the whole number required . The Bristol volunteer corps , it has been decided at a meeting last week , is to consist for the present of one battalion 80 O strong . Resolutions were unanimously adopted earnestly soliciting the Government to appoint and pay a lieutenant- colonel from the regular army , and also an adjutant , inspector of musketry , and drill sergeants for each company . Considerable funds are being raised , but these will be absorbed in defraying the expenses of the corps , and providing arms and accoutrements for many eligible recruits , who would otherwise be deterred from joining the corps .
Nearly . 200 / . have been subscribed in Yotk to defray the expenses attending the formation of a rifle corps ; among the subscribers are the Lord Mayor , the Archbishop , and the Archdeacon of York . The number of persons who have joined the corps up to the present tune only amounts to forty , but that number will surely soon be increased tenfold . An influential meeting was recently held at Slough , for the purpose of forming a rifle corps , and upwards of 300 / . has been got together for tlie purpose . The whole of her Majesty ' s park and game keepers are drilled by the sergeants of the Fusilier Guards three times weekly .
VOLUNTEER CORPS . Opt Tuesday evening a public meeting was held in the Court-house , Marylebone-lane , for tho purpose of taking measures to form a rifle corps for the parish of St . Marylebono , Resolutions were passed that the corps should consist of men residing in the borough , and that steps should bo taken for its immediate formation A working man who was present , said that the expense of the equipment and annual subscription would deter his olass from joining the movement . An opinion waa expressed that money would be found to assist those who could not afford this outlay . The members of the committee were then appointed , and the meeting broke up with a vote of thanks to tho chairman , Sir J . Hamilton , who contributed 50 / . towards the formation of tho
corps . A meeting of . the Tynemouth Rifle and Artillery corps , was held this week , at which tho officers were nominated . Lieut .-Col , Clementson and other officers of the Northumberland Artillery Militia wore present , and offered to give every assistance in bringing on tho Artillery corps . Tho Lord Provost , of Edinburgh , liaa arranged that the Edinburgh ROgiment of volunteer Rifles shall consist of eight companies , himself being colonel , and Mr . Moncreiff , M . P ., lidutenant-colonol . The companies are constituted as follows .-r-The first , of members of the bar ? the second , of citizens
generally , the third , of writers to tho signet , with their clerks « the fourth , of students of tho University ; the fifth , of solicitors j tho sixth , of accountants , and their clerks ; - tlie seventh , of banker * and their clerks , and . the eighth , of a Highland-company . At a meeting at Worcester , on tho formation of a riflo corps , Lord Lyttloton said , he had boon informed by the now Soorotary at War that tho Government intended to furnish rifles as far as might be necessary for tho instruction of tl * e members , and that one rifle out of five would bo / supplied to
Ireland. The Report Gains Strength That ...
IRELAND . The report gains strength that Ireland is to . be again honoured by a visit froni Royalty . Suiinder * says that orders have been issued to have 10 , 000 troops encamped on the Curragh for review order , on her Majesty ' s expected visit in the course of August next . Mr . Serjeant Berwick has accepted the office of Judge of the Bankrupt Court , Dublin , and a firstclass chairmanship ( Cork , East Riding ) , worth 1 , 1002 . a year , and a serjexntcy becomes vacant . Mr . Charles Barry , of the Miinster Circuit , lias been appointed Crown Prosecutor for the city and county of Dublin , in the room of Mr . O'Donbhue , deceased . The Right Hon . Maziere Brady will take his seat as Lord Chancellor this day .
Law Police And Casualities. The Coroner'...
LAW POLICE AND CASUALITIES . The coroner ' s inquest on the body of a young woman , -unkno « ni , found in a , canai at Prince s-emT , South Staffordshire , has been brought to a close . The liideous facts connected with the perpetration of this crime have been already published . Upon the evidence being all laid before the jury they returned a verdict of wilful murder against Allen , Watkins , Acton , and Poreday , four of the men arrested on suspicion . A fire which has caused the entire destruction of the railway-station belonging to the South-Eastern Company occurred at Reading on Sunday morning , The total loss of property is very considerable , as , in addition to the station being burnt down , a lar ^ c quantity of luggage belonging to passengers lias been destroyed . The stock of books , & c , of Messrs . Smith , the newsvenders , was of more than aoo / . value . Tho passenger traffic , however , will not bu interfered with in the slightest degree . A girl j fifteen years of age , named Ann Bryant , servant in Camberwell New-road , haa been ohurginl with wilfully setting fire to the house , and attempting suicide by jumping from a window . She denied tho charge of arson , and was remanded fur u week .
The Edinburgh Journal records a painful narrative of wife murder and suicide , where an old mnn has brutally murdered his wifo and then cut hiso . vn throat . Drunnkeness seems to have led to the double crime . John Bnrdon , the ' African saijor , who has been in prison for some time awaiting the result of the wounds inflicted on a police officer , haa boon further examined at the Mansion House , It may be remembered that tho officer , in attempting to apprehend the prisoner on the roof of a house in thu Minorios , received some sovoro stabs with a large knife or dagger . The defence offered was that the
African haa been purchased on tho Gold Coast by a Goonoso captain , who was waiting an opportunity to carry him off , for tho' purpose of ro-Holling him . Acting under tho misconception that ho was to be forcod away with that object , what ho did was in self-defence . Tho Lord Mayor committed thu prisoner for trial . Tho boy Duval , who flrod a pistol at a poor woman in Jcrmyn-streot , Inflicting a serious wound , eight days ago , was again brought up for examination ftt Marlborough-street . A plea of Insanity was urged by the prisoner ' s solicitor , Mr . Beadon , however , determined on Bonding tho caao for trial , and rofueed bail . Tho Bury magistrates have been ocoufllod . with
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Leader (1850-1860), July 2, 1859, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_02071859/page/6/
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