The Express. — London, England, 1864-09-01 00:00:00

i ~~ i k ' EWs pm, ER ,Ike L e 71 • . a r SSM -- -- ..r....mpipping.: - _ - --- •- - - • - .. k .... 9\ . F . 4 ~.., . il if • • • • • . Ai . . ••. Illj :: ‘,„,..„, ~„L _ f*..:,:.• di .` . • rt ..., . . 4. . . _.. - Na 6,637.) LONDON, THIIRKiAt —AVENINGs INC MEsSRS. MONEY W1Ok&JI and 1301TErinf I I.A-old-yard, loodoo) LINE 01 STILLY sad PAM= sTRALIA.—Por IMMUltiti, Port Pldlltm Prost t Docks co isoada aria Ilk Galling a Plymouth). 1 -Upper 'sip TAUS y, =TON, 1.100 tow OEOIO2 , mmandez: plao la the Dad ladM Docks Her along, tor all dames of patmengars aro tussurpsamod. tl enact sorgeon.—Par INtahi or yea - P ' , ArC7 a EOt. ALMA?, d MORGAN. with MOWS. 74111 and Soma. No. I, I.:LianNinaftooS haa packets ars ossisartd ham Padilla.= toV, ,t class for ascond-cMm taros, and mood-clam /or Lkres. TES OXFORD aM CMITIIIIITZT MILL ooweAwr — , (Limited% %ME OXFORD. -- SRLROTIONS from LA. 1 JR. FORZA Da Dzsrmo, L ?lariats. Nahum, sad the Two Geetemen of Vetoes. by the whole at the Missend ass =6 4. a Dfrestot—lit. P. /011flitlkleall. Owasey Ihtewerth. W. Rapalw. ftwo., sed Kale favallto. the We brated cessedlease sad adiale, WIAlf 11,1211110. but it is confidently assertea flat Sitaridan'4 10nrt is sufficient to bold the Lover Sh enan d oa h alley; aid protect the line of the Upper Potomac. . A battle is considered imminent. ~~-~z .. ~a~ Advice' from General She:matt% army Wag 17th report the Confederates are vighettisir operating against the Federal communico the evening of the 14th General 4700 cavalry, demanded the surrender The Federal commander ' Colonel - force amounted to only 800 mem, the position, and maintained • i until the following morning, when forcemeat, arrived, and the Oar driven oft It is reported that • meet occurred at Graysville, 18 tanooga, between Wheeler's command Federal forces soda. General Steadman. suit is not stated. General Stead STEM'S sad BONVABishonts-iii.Within. 01111:71III MS= ON w DittPort, eras w ood l!K ,tik , Sk, 4 20. per kik o. old io awry Ea, Sk. Ilk, Oft, 410. ar.. IN. ' Ito ditto. Marook. best illo Clank 140. 1t.., Ns., to Its. ditto. LACKWALL LINE of PACKETS. —F or B BOURN; FORT PERIM., Dtreet.—Mona Orem'. or E. lit BAH CASTLX. 1,100 tem. Captain C. DINSDLLI. Last WM Docks oa the 6tk September ea at My r, a! !, ni carry aa e9ertaaoad sargeoa.—Aptly to Y. ORZEI .„ 1 e. , CorattM, a.o.—Pame by this Sae cam proceed I . ,..tlington to Plytoooth at .oaa. farm by applybm to 1. R.IN sad Co. for ticket& STEVINBand 80N8, 78, Bl9l9oB=lit•Within• 19011111019 add wpm. 29994. 9a act. 10a lid, 11a„119. 44. w o es. 11•247, M01e .... Us.: NY* Palk TM, tea Zaza. liestJamilas Whisky lt a .2 o a Holland, lTa dlttw HOWARD and SONS' MAOHINE•MADE CABIN!! IPOIL—Tbs latasstactiso of b a st tits atuontsetbrbeaddss HOWARD sad sows to air tbe minis quality a all idada Ai a very moderate rms. Design boil alloalss Rea wounded, .arid Colonel Strae h t ehe was killed. A squad of to destroy the tunnel at Tunnel V General Sherman was rapidly pations for the bombardment still maintained a bold front, and indications that he would assume + is knows to have received heavy General Logan's report elates of the 28th nit, the Federal& repulsed winding es Mud? enemy alma while the Federal loos was out wounded. STEIM IRON LIVERPOOL ORORE. QIIIINVTOW N TO KEW V TLIVERP6IS4; NEW nag , md L POLLOILPHIA STLA -SW OOMPH MT tread elleo .0+ L 4 iboir ratted Clyde-OSM Its Screw Staardidpa, Tio.: the Milted Stair mail& FROM LIMPOOL for NSW TOIL ( ITV OF DUBLIN Saturday. September S. t OF LONDON. Wedarday, September T. AU I area Wed= Sall OM ) airantsy. (VW, Wage by the puma ray Wedreday. • ISI grow. rewrap r the aarmirdirea. Cara ... 0 0 by the Smardara stemara, 13 gainer. Sorward peerage toctudim prowirum rated. Par= yila ty++ to maim, rd sera OalembA w be= • mry advantageous Irma—Per totem appiy to alai 'tato, uzlrst Limiposi; • ir =To ▪ *ACV. a. notsiainoia -• BREMEN. —Neutral Tfl easel under Russian ut— hrect Route to Hanover, Bra wrist, sad Central Her o* .-1.(1, of the fine Nut clam screw steaasersADLZ/t, HOW E. • ALBS will be despatched from Horselydown, every • •Y morning 'weather Permitting). at 10 a.ea, calling at her tor pauesigen at 12 DOM. —Fares to Bremen, £2 mum tickets, CS and £1 10a—Apply at CHAPLIN'S Mee, Reyeot-eirens, W.; or to ?mumps, HigApo, 1111LLIYPs. and Co.. 11. Rood-law. B.C. ROTTERDAM and the RHINE. —TWICE a WEEK. paddleateanter HATATIIIft, Capt. W. 11111. roery Sunday, from Hermitage Tier, at 10 am, calling idadiondl for paatangera at 11 a.m. lama. Id h., 41 10a, el !71. return. 63 1.. C 2 sa. and 411 oa. ad. The "crew el, r F.SOOIID from off the Tower every Thursday morning ezil Fares. LI and Ll 10a. —For thromM tans rotor to tho rued menhir time bill.. Apply to CHAPLINII Mammal W.. or to PHILLI2/11, osAvga, PHOLLIffni, and Co., too•Wana E.C. VOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the RANH of HINDV'TAN, CHINA, and JAPAN (Molted) • r ov ED from 14 Corolitli, to No. I, BANK-BrILDINGS, WIIHWAY.—IIy order, IL SWIM TOMLIN, Seen 4/Ary. 1. LanLbulidlogs, Aeon 24. 1/04. THE IMPERIAL BANK of CHINA, INDIA, and JAPAN (Limited). N.arct Is HEIBBY on-is, that an EXTILIOIDINABY ri. ERA I. 31 BETING of the Company win be held at the iclre: .4 the Company. No. 8, Walbroek, in the City of London, V, the 12th day of September next, at 12 o'clock g con preciiely, to confirm cenam felalltiONS passed by the mpany in extraordinary general meet) o n the ISM day of of which the following are vis. I. That an agreement , dated the 24th day August, 1884, and between the Bank of Hindustan, China and Japan of the one pail and this Company of the other part, teen read NM submitted to tins meeting, this Company L hereby approve of the mme, and do authorise the directors t sal the seal of the Company thereto. 2 That this Company be wound up voluntarily. ••t That the Honourable James Frederick Stuart Wortley. L. :hart Cooke Coles, Fag., Joseph Mackrill Smith, Lag., and Beery corner, Fog.. be appointed Liquidators, for the purpose ti *lading up the affairs of this Company, and distributing the terty : and that the Liquidators be authorised to receive in r.cq motion. or part compensation, for the business and pro pl} of this Company shares in t e Bank of Hindustan, China, i I Japan Limited; upon the terms epecißed in the 'Movemen t-col agreement and If any member shall expms hls dissent .ts this resolutt di by a notice in writing to the Liquidators, Tatar than seven days at ter the meeting at which this resole. t is passed, and shall require the Liquidators to pyurchase the ttereit of such dissentient member, the liquidator, shall ruse the purchase money to be paid to such dissentient umber by the sale of the share or shares In the Bank of ihodiotan, China, and Japan (Limited , , which under the terms ifthe said agreement would have been allotted to such dW 'dawn& member."—By order of the Board. HENRY TURNIP, Manager. 1, Walbrook, August 30, 1884. THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, so. Lainbard4treer, London . end Royal insurencr-buildings, Llvemool. At the ANNILL ISEETLNO, on the Oh Inst. the follcarlsrl were some of the hauling RESULTS disclosed In the Report to L Shareholders : FIRE BRANCH. The premiums of the yesz 1863 reached the sum of_ 2.3414X4 fries au /Ammo of 40.977 I oe2; an amount of increase exceeding that of an previous ye, The revenue from Ore premieres has bean enhanced ea four years by the large sum of The duty paid to government In 196 E win . .. 1803 175.993 811.9011 Eh).* an increase in one year of Aiken Among the incidents which have tended to the advancement of the Royal within the last few menthe may be reckoned its actsio with respect to the losses sustained by the eapiesdoe of the I...tty Sleigh, which, although only cotangent with the 7esseral Owe of the conduct of the Company, and ultimately proved to be no more than what had been done in former times by the oldest and most proverbially bonoureble among its contempo raries, yet at ratted attention and public favour by its unhentat lag promptness. As the largest total of revenue and the largest ratio of pee r:eel o have been ettained in the present year, so it happens that the largest profit which it has ever fallen to the Directors to hired has likewise on this occasion to be announced. The balance of net profit on the year has amounted to Lit, NS : of whirls sum 434,100 has been appropriated to dividend and Wails, and the large Wpm of £e9,444 been earned to reserve. - un BNCH: — —.-............' The of the UM Branc ßA h, as shown by the new boalnom hums d in the last year, is most promising, and the advances rea k. year by year, in the amount of new insurances effected, le e . learly the animation In whkh the Cowpony is held. The t - .ving Is the statement for the lost five years : Net Sum Assured on New Policies after dedecting Guarantees. Net Premiums. ' , 4 Ivo 1.41 1.0 ladS Thu rapid growth amounting to 73 per oust. on the rum as need, and upwards of 00 per cent, on the Premium received in the muse of five years, may justly be oonsiderad as Wirer than ml ankh could hare been reasonably expected. The Seat-half et to current tear 1866, however, tar eel-strips the ratio of li nnee indicated by the figures just quoted, as the sum assured ix that period of six months only actually emceed" half-a.million lintimr, N. rete of mortality, likewise, still peesaate highly favorable Warw. AM augurs well for the essays to be shown by the quilt illlelAin investigation, which is to taka place whew the present In , 1.. sotaeluded. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager sad JOHN R. JOHNSTON, Ikers‘hry AuPut,lB6l. '-%TI RISTriltY and other 1301241171 C PROPCITY. MIL J. O. STEVENS will SELL by ALICTION, at Ms Groat Rooms, I& Klant-etreet, Cosentimrden, P. if. MROW. September 2, at had-past 12 precisely, a coLLgri. li•.N 1 , 0&SI Lk, the property et John Toirry Burgos, sod other NeNrAl History &Boa first-clam Insprovsd binocular microscope, •Lnith and Beck. curiosities and antkluitien gems, dissolving rh• ..00t other slides, spectacles, engine apparatus, sod nun re.oenut ha. Itersi—On slew this day and morning of emir, and Catalogues RYAK and CO.'S CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT, Of and If. Odomlatreet. k, The attention of Gentlemen is partleulsely honied to the fel s-o armaments into which Hyant and Co.'s Establishment Lod out fen public secommodatioo No. I. Clothing for Immediate Wear. No. 2. Select Order Department. No. S. Juvenile *ad Youths' Department No. a. Hat and Hosiery Department. ll , * most e=parle cutters and wort bands are engaged in and the best and most laahionable tablas sod true ecossoroy are guaranteed. and on.. WI d 87, Oxford-street london tI, 2?. and Mte .. street Dinaingtu ßirmingham ; Briggs* Ueda . and West b . W 6 ory. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The g reatest and far.t useful investioe of the day, AGIIA A MARBLL C— hem, JoIIN CORNELL and Ou., These King-court, Lombard hf.vt. London, perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the Pu , li this truly marvellous Rota, which gradually restores the bun halr to its pristine bue—no matter at whales.. The Ague An. Ass none of th e properties of dyes : ft, on th e contrary. ?leisl to the ',stern and when the hair is once restored fliration per month . will keep It In perfect 0014101% Pelee Ct • P'r bottle. or In hall bottles, lea ed. John Opmell tt Co. Vii ;eeo appointed perfumers to 11.11.11. the Prthesse of Wales. Tax INVIGORATP7E NERVINE BBSICNOIC. O The moat identillcully prevand sad matparer/al note af• r , lelewer introduced ; restores to their normal coaditiou dil secretions,. oo the Inaptly of 'WA perfect health de. tu ••• It is specific for debility of ell Wade, anal hoe as con _ •z. among other ingredients mane add Pbwre 5061, prose bidtly beneficial to th e serious an dyspeptic. • - a per bottle, or four quantities In one for I. dote Mesas. hanoserten and Co., WO. Oxfordalrost, W.C„ Fenebarcheareet. 11. C. Ueda.. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER never falling remedy. ige= no m usffeifent. ho the recipe of . k all who suffer from bilious sad liver emplathills I. spasms, giddiness, &Wafts off the eyes. 41M. her YblNel 4 ".... a. a family aperient medleins, and as a puffer st tte they are truly excellent ; and In their eprestlen and ihtm•teAll to the stomach, they mate MO N * WM." et stomach, the whole nervous affslism.--62111 an. chemist. 8, King lb. William-et., Cherimerillk and bisra. trocclets bores, 1.1441. an d ad. sore to auk Dr. kott s G i bes and Liver Phi .. The amain* are tam SqOATO Ems Pa kap alta Leber swayed en Ow sloop. rIANDLEB.—PRIZE PEDAL. I'AILLFYINN—AdepIed by bar Ns*Wa lematusallor allnary gleam. J. C. awl J. er WOW mautsolersaa bailnaanYlia ISM !Ma Nadel, mann Ye yob& aslant erg mallows baliaYara MID DWI la ea an pubs& and beam Seta ag all daalaal thavainiat the Wbolalai•aad tar aapoulatias Ur Waft lIPTI,I Lim at ier'. LONDON. a., wines aim Day be abadmil Dar colabnied Vailegnanise low TIMM% ILa POEMS receiving the 100 Chiba' as A. offered In Advertisements, " 110 I tor a Shakaspeare win be pubUahed early in July. • Migrated with Lithograph Portraits. Gratis on application to principal Drapers every . here. or by stamped ad&ess to DAY and SONS, Lincoln's inn-Saida. Landes. TELEGRAPHIC INTEILIGENCF. (11111711:01 TILIGIAMIL) THE DISTURBANCES AT GENEVA. GENEVA, Ammar 31. Tranquillity is not yet restored here. The people have not resumed their occupations, and arrests continue to be made among the adherents of both parties. The Federal oommissioners have ordered the re moval of the arsenal from St. Gervais. The September fetes have been postponed. THE TUNIS INSURRECTION. TOULON, AUGUST 3L A French aviso steamer has arrived here with important despatches from Tunis to the 27th inst. It is asserted that the Basnadar persisting in his present course of action, the Admirals of the various foreign fleets have advised the Ottoman Commissioner to leave the country, in order to simplify the question, and bring about a more speedy pacification. THE SPANISH PASSIVE DEBT. MADRID. Avner 3L The usual monthly auction for the sinking fund of the Passive Debt took place to-day. The prices fixed by the Government were, for the second clam Exterior, 3L50 ;, for the first class In terior, 40 ; and second class Interior, 27. Tenders were made at 33.25 to 35.00 for the second class Exterior ; and 26.70 foe the second class Interior. There were no tenders for the first class Interior. VISIT OF THE GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS TO COPENHAGEN. COPENHAGEN, Auacer 31. The Grand Duke Nicholas is expected here to morrow. The steamer Sleswig has left for Lubeck to con vey his royal highness from that place to Copen hagen. THE PARIS BOURSE. PARIS, Aoatier 31, 3.30 r.a. The Bourse continues dull. Rentes closed at 66.35, or the same as yesterday. THE BANK OF HOLLAND. AMSTERDAM, Amin 31. The Bank of Holland ham raised its rate of dis count from 4} to 5 per cent. AMERICA. By the arrival of the American mail we have ad vice@ from New York to the 20th ult The most important feature in the news from the army of the Potomac is the movement on the north side of the James River, wader Gen. Hancock, the real object of which has not yet been disclosed. A heavy reconnaissance is said to have been made as far as Fair Oaks, and the Federal right wing now rests at a point four miles beyond Malvern Hill, towards Richmond. It is not known to the public whether these operations are preliminary to a general advance against Richmond from Malvern Hill, or are merely in tended as a diversion in favour of a demonstration in some other quarter, and to protect the engineer ing operations at Dutch Gap, which latter work is progressing successfully. When the canal is com pleted, the Federal gunboats will be enabled to pass up the James River without encountering the formidable batteries on the " bend." On the 14th, a portion of the second and tenth corps advanced against the Confederate position at Deep Bottom, and captured part of a line of works with four guns and nearly three hundred prisoners. The Confederates fell back to a strong posi tion, against which the Federal@ advanced across an open field, but encountered a very heavy fire from the Confederate artillery, and being unable to advance further, the troops were concealed as much as possible until dark, when they were withdrawn. The Federal loss in these operations is estimated at about 1,000. General Hancock still holds the posi tion captured at first, and his advance la said to be within eight miles of Richmond. On the 16th, General Gregg's cavalry division drove the Confe derates from some works on the Newmarket road, but the Confederates rallied, and General Gregg was compelled to fall back to his infantry supports. In front of Petersburg all was quiet on the 18th. On the morning of the 17th the Confederates opened a vigorous artillery fire against the ninth corps, but the results were unimportant. The news from the Shenandoah is of an exciting character. On the 17th General Merritt's cavalry was attacked at Front Royal by a large Confederate force. After a sharp fight the Confederates were routed. General Merritt captured about 300 prisoners. It is reported that about 500 Federal. have been captured near Strasburg, and that Mosby has cap tured one of General Sheriglau's trains near Snicker's Gap. It having been ascertained that heavy reinforce ments had reached Early, and that the Confede rates were manoinvring to get in the Federal rear, General Sheridan fell back from Straaburg to Ber ryville. While the ret rograde movement was being exe cuted, Sheridan rear-guard was overtaken near Winchester by the Confederate advance, under Breckenridge, and suffered severely. At latest amounts General Sheridan held a strong position at Berryville, where he could offer battle under much more favourable circumstances than he could further up the valley, where his rear was subject to attack from Confederate forces moved down the east side of the Blue Ridge to ester the valley through the gapsbetween Strasburg sad Mar tinsburg. If, as is reported, Early's force ban been increased to nearly 50,000 men, it is considered probable that he will at once renew the offensive ; [S4amped, ld. Additiona] possessed by cue party and the absolutoWgnorance of Chinese betrayed by the other. None of these young men could have been more than thirty, and though of the ordinary high-obeeked, small-eyed Tartar type, and plain-visaged enough, there was a comic, pod-tempered expresinon in their dark eyes land . bright smile which made them far from tin pleasing. Shopmen at some of the large and en terprising tea dealers, who avert all suspicion of sloe leaves by having their counter adorned with a real pig-tail ; successful jugglers, who make good incomes by the knife-throwing, or word swallowing, or ball-catching tricks ; even mercantile clerks, and of course seamen, have Chinamen in their ranks. To all of these the establishment before us is well known ; and the people to whom we talk severally belong to one or other of those callings in life. The young fellow with the particularly jolly smile, whose mastery of "pigeon-English" has made him the principal spokesman of the party, shows us how a pipe is charged, lighted, and smoked. One of the blanket pins is thrust into the syrup, and then twisted round and round in the flame until all the etringi nees hardens down, and a globule can be inserted in /the small bole in the thick barrel of the pipe. This is lit, and finished in a series of vigorous puffs which am apparently continued for about a minute.' • The half tumbler of black brown syrup is opium duly prepared for smoking, sad Is -vele& twenty five shillings, while the thimbles at its aide each hold a shil lin gsworth. There is no payment made during our stay. Each man helps himself, potters about the little pima, and lounges on the bed with perfect freedom ; as if in the habit of doing the same thing nightly, and so periodically reimbursed the landlord in a lump sum. The Club-night at, say, the Three Jolly Pigeons, when the grocer, the baker, the parish clerk, and the small farmer meet to chat over the gossip of the week, with pipe and glare, is a fair English illustration of the manners, demeanour, and general free-and-easiness of this batch of smokers. Enter tall, athletic, young Chinese sailor, who ie greeted by all present, save comatose old host, who has now dropped his pipe, and is looking with glazed eyes up to the ceiling. A few words tell the new arrival our mission, the extreme humour of which tickles him hugely. " Aba, sar ! you not see-se opium smoke before, ear—eha, then you see-ee him now." He takes off all clothes save trowsers and shirt, finds his own pipe stowed away in a dark corner, and forthwith plunges into his opium treat. " How many pipe I smoke, ear t ten, twelve, all day, ear, when I get him." " Old genelman not do without at all, ear. I not likes do without, but old genelman he die without smoke-ee." Miss Tear sheet seeing soother opportunity for breaking into the conversation, here furnishes details concerning a lady of her acquaintance, one " Cheeney- Emma," who lives next door but one, and who from long consorting with Chinamen has ac quired their habits, and " cries fit to kill herself" when deprived of ber daily pabulum of opium. " You like tobacco, sar, aba ! you smoke. em cigar, aha ! we smokes opium ; you un derstand, sar ;" which means that the aphorism, " one man's meat another man's poison,' is tho- roughly understood by our Chinese friends. No thing can be jollier or more scrupulously courte ous than our companions of the hour. Pipes are hospitably proffered (" Try him, sar, he no hurt you, he very good "), but are cautiously declined, for the fumes gather in intensity, and though we sit near the open door, it is not without an op pressed feeling about the bead—es if the crowning towel of a Turkish bath bad petrified, after being more than ever tightly bound over the temples— aud a blinking soreness in the eyes, that we recroes the court after shaking hands and reciprocating hearty greetings with our hosts. We learn that the establishment we have left has been Lunch maligned, and that in the opinion of the police-inspector who acted as our guide the house stands forth as a model of reputability when compared with its immediate neighbours. Out and about the sordid Albert-street and square, through the equally wretched and vicious Bluegate-fields, with shadowy figures flitting across our darkened pathway, and whistling and other sounds signalling the presence of strangers and the imminent approach of the polioe; past men and women, whose language and appearance made the Chinamen we had left shine out as specimens of chivalric courtesy and polished civilization ; and we are amongst the flaring gaslights of Ratcliff-highway once more, with the same hideous street nymphs sans cap or bonnet promenading the pavement,tbe same rough looking Jack tars lounging in and out of taverns, the same coarse efforts at dramatic representation and musical entertainment in the long saloons, and the same chronic smell of bilge-water, cordage, and fried fish permeating the air. Somme or ARUM, BILYINGHAM.—Yesterday wee the " private view" of this year's exhibition of this society. The pictures "ea the Rae" in the great room are apes tbe whole the finest collection the society has ever exhibited. They include " Tbe Eve of the Deluge," W. Lineal ; " Christ Blessing Little Child es," H. La Joao., A. R.l. ; " The First &ere of Sorrow; J. &at ; " St. Valentine's Morniag," J. C. Horsley, A.K.A. ; " Milsa Cathedral," David Roberta, B.A. ; "An Autumnal Even ing," Viest Cote ; " The Silken Gore, T. Feed, A.B.A. ; IHegartles Stadia. 173 k" & IL Ward, 8.A.; " Pbcorem Barg from Sea," the late F. Dishy, B.A. ; " Ca lais° Bay, Rock of Gibraltar." R. W. Coolie, 8.A.; " &eat Pig," the late T. Webster, B.A. ; "Lady and Pea °sok,' F. Leighton, A.B. A. ; " Street &ere in Cairo," the lags W. Mailer ; " The Grape Gatherer," W. C. T. Deb ✓a, A.R.A. ; " Idlers's" and " Industry," C. W. Oom 8.A.; "For the last Tier," and "Half the World &owe not how the other half Lire," Miss E. Osborn ; " The Ledr Bridge," J. Byra ; „ View in Cumberland," H. Mere. Ammer the most attroctive pictures in the other rooms are " Pilgrims Liars' to the Biagi g, of the Anthem." G. Cate:stole ; "lowness," 8. F. Watts; "The Breakwater of Perlock Weir, North Sower ast," B. W. Cooke, B.A. ; " The Coqoette sod the Devotee," C. Lucy ; " The Pathway to the Shrine." J. A. Houston. R.B.A. ; "Carriage and Pair," Mims E. Other ; "Doubtful Guides.' 8. Orreenale ; "A Preach Fishing Lugger off Port.t,"L Hayes, R.S.A. ; " Highland Look—Eveoing," J. A. Heastoo, R.S.A. "Christ Blew lag Little Children," H. Tidy ; " Garib aldi Landing in Si Carl Werner ; " Boston Castle, Cheshire," the late David Cox ; sad a portion of the series of studies of pictures painted by G. Smith. The eogributiess of the loam! artists are most meditoble. Mr. Charles Bart lea several speci mens, the best of which is "On the Memories, Barmooth, North Wales." Mr. H. Burris, Mr. Sebastian Enos, Mr. 0. W. Rade:rife, Mr. Howard Hanle, Mr. H. H. Hew ley, Mr. B. Deakin, Mr. J. Steeple, and Mr. C. W. Bragg. the priacipal contributors. Portrait prat s& is well repre sented, but as usual of very unequal merit ; by far the beet specimen is Mr. Redin's "Portrait of Prolamin. Chamber lain ;" Mr. R. Bockoer's portrait of "The Lady Maria Alford " is a good picture sod a good Ilkeston ; Mr. Alias E. Everett's AMU' &pieties " intereeta" is manifested in earn! epee-imams, the most interesting and faithful of which are " The Old Manor-hour at !Rotary, near Lud low, Moonlight," and " Baddsely Clinton, Warwickshire," the ancient esomtral hall of Kaneko FORM. Esq., one of the 00-beirs to the Barony of Monolog. Is the water-oolour room Messrs Mentos gad Clumberlala exhibit the &ago for the Albert Memorial as approved by the committee and now about to be enoted is Birmingham. WOeffllto MINI; CLUE AND INNYFfITIR This valuable society is about to enter oc a third sears of metal labour. Oa every hand there is proof that the ob. Sets proposed to be sooosoplished by the nabs are &trott ing public atteetios, and shandy commanding hese:felt sympathy mewl the beoevolent, as well as wincing appro. &roe sad con&rom from the charm for whose special benett lb. 1110/11011111% was commenced. The coming cam paign promisee to be even more crowded with for the secretary. the Rev. Henry Bolly, Ora :="bat gar before. Already arrangements are in prove, for visite to York, flearborough, Psniogtou, Bradford. Leeds, Honalet, Holbeck, Woodhouse, Brainliam. Huddersfield, Dasgr, Bmettiriet, Maseisedleld, Nottingham, Leicester. Bedford, Halemowes, Warwick, Rugby, Glasgow, sad other parts of Elootland, as well as several press is the home oweaties. There ems be se queries that if the anion be elleiestly maistaised for • few years, it will confer Uteri mable bend& is the working dares of Great &Rale. 0111111TAL YLLLOL ONI BZILLDNI WFTOMODAY, Amain. 3L—Admirions on rayseent,l9,ols ; ditto by earns &gets. 5,774 ; total, KM. The number of_petienta re li eved at the Hospital for Diseases of the Hear* 67, Nawport-sWest, Camodisk soar% was 127 dada. As wink. 113,313 ,SEPTEMBER Ad vices from Farragnt's fleet state that several vessels bad crossed Dog River bar, and at tacked the defences of the city. Operations had been commenced against Fort Morgan, and a general attack upon it by the fleet was ordered to take place on the 17th. The garrison had de stroyed all the out-buildings and manifested a determination to hold out to the last. The fort is known to be wall garrisoned and provisioned. Confederate accounts continue to regard the surrender of Fort Gaines as an act of treachery. The Mobile Register of the 10th states that Gene ral Maury has ordered non-combatants to leave this city. The Register says—" There is no thought of surrendering the city, nor any belief that it can be taken." The Richmond Sentinel states that Chalmers achieved a victory over the Federals at Abberville, Mississippi, on the 14th, inflicting on them severe Ices. North Carolina advice@ mention the shooting of seven Federal soldiers at Newborn, for attempting to desert to the enemy. The Indians in Kansas and Colorado are becom ing very troublesome. Several powerful tribes are said to have banded together to wage a war of extermination against the whites, and it is re ported that they have defeated the fortes under General Sully, at Knife River. The Indians were murdering settlers in the neighbourhood of Fort Kearney and Denver city. A large force was being I organised to operate against them. After destroying some twenty-five vessels off the coast of Maine, and six off Cape Sable, the privateer I Tallahassen put into Halifax., where she took on board 300 tons of coal, and started out to sea. It is reported that the gunboat Dakstah was lying off the harbour to intercept her. General Sherman has addressed a letter to the Maasachusett's recruiting agents, deprecating the recruiting of negroes in his department to fill the quota of that state. The general declares that the negro is not equal to the white man in the field, and that he prefers to employ him only as a teamster, or in some such capacity. A mass peace meeting was held at Syracuse, New York, on the 17th inst. Hon. C. L. Yellen digham, of Ohio, and Fernando Wood, of New York, were among the speakers. Mr. Yellen dighain advocated pesos, and declared that he believed a reunion of the States possible after the defeat of Abraham Lincoln, and that be expected that the nominee of the Chicago convention would be committed to a suspension of hostilities, and a convention of the States. Mr. Vallan digham asserted that most of the North Western delegates would insist upon these conditions. A series of resolutions were adopted denouncing the " caurpations of the present administration," de precatiog any further prosecution of the war, and favouring a vigorous agitation of peace measures at the approaching convention at Chicago. On the 18th the President addressed the 164th Regiment, whose term of service bad expired, as follows :—" You are about to return to your homes and friends after having, as I learn, per formed a comparatively abort term of duty in this great contest. lam greatly obliged to you and to all who have come forward at the call of their country. I wish it might be more generally and universally understood what the country is now engaged in. We have, as all will agree, a free government where every man has a right to be equal with every other man. In this great struggle, this form of govern ment, and every form of human right, is en dangered if our enemies succeed. There is more involved in the contest than is realized by every one ; there is involved in this struggle the question whether your children and my children shall enjoy the privileges we have enjoyed. 1 say this in order to impress upon you, if you are not already so im pressed, that no small matter should divert us from our great purpose. There may be some irregulari ties in the practical application of our system. It is fair that each man shall pay taxes in exact pro portion to the value of his p r ay ; but if we should wait before collecting a tax to adjust the taxes upon each man in exact proportion with every other man, we should never collect any tax at all. But I beg of you, as citizens of this great republic, not to let your minds be carried off from the great work which we have before us. This struggle is too large for you to be diverted from it by any smaller matter. When you return to your homes rise up to the height for a generation of men worthy of a free government. We will carry out the great work we have commenced. I return you my sincere thanks, soldiers, for the honour you have done me this afternoon." SIR GEORGE GREY'S BILL ON EARLY CLOSING PCBLIC•HOVSES - EVERYONE FOR HIMSELF. f L. ODT OF THE SEASON. —,,,. —. PLEASURE ROUSES.—No. 2. "Palmer" wee, and why he OCROOlitted his 4.' 4 Ruestioos ire will not attempt to „is is as sesdissa to speculate upon his I ''. figure him with staff,' .piating early sins by ask why a evert of die called a Folly, or bear know • diet Through an fed tunnel leading from a place we have come to Palmer's Folly by every for to this eactiou of the ibocking in the squalid the air you breathe, The eights you see ; doubly on for deeds of lawless I use to which its houses unabashed wickedness of %in its gates. A dark you are peeped at by , who stand at slightly A from shrouded win looks as if nature's never penetrated it, light were admitted by If ever you saw the loving darkness are evil literally ...s entirety, ii. _.. here. You turn from the flaring lights of the busy thoroughfare you have left to tramp up the black gloom-stricken court, to see ill-omened figures flit about your path, and to speculate upon the effect of the gate to your rear being suddenly shut and locked, or what your course of action would be if the expe riences' guide at your side were to suddenly remem ber an appointment and ask you to wait his return. The solution to both hypotheses is that you would probably be robbed and maltreated. The dwell ings before you are known as "Skinning-houses," and it is from those portals, or through those win dows, that many a poor deboahed sailor has been thrust after being stripped to the skin. Hence the name. Tipsy and impressionable, a full purse, an open heart, and a weak bead, have combined to make him easy prey ; and it has been no uncommon episode in the history of the place for the well-dressed prosperous tar of one night to become the naked outcast of the next. The police regulations have been latterly enforced with salutary strictness, and the condition of this wretched spot proportionately improved. Brawls are lam frequent, robbery not so barefaced, and open outrages on decency lees common. But it is still a place to shun. If any form of duty necessitate its being visited, let the intending visitor secure the palpable guardiac ship of the law, or be will inevitably be robbed and beaten. There are gradations in its bagniee, from the so-called " respectable " one, wit,, its fifteen or twenty tenants, and its rigid system of locked doors, down to the low lodging-house for women, two of whom are squabbling under the dim street-lamp yonder as to their respective proprietary rights in the poor sot leaning against the wall. The laws of event and tuum are at their very weakest ; there is here no honour even amongst the people who make common war against society, and the "Thou shalt want ere I want" of the old border chief is elevated into a system of ethics, and made the ruling principle of life. The door of each room in the house just named is fastened on the outside whenever occupied, and the key kept by the proprietor of the establishment, who has also a sliding panel in every door, through which to objurgate his or her tenants, to look down upon them when they are least prepared for ob servation, and to guard against furniture being wantonly broken , or the sheets or other chattels I feloniously abstracted. After these facts—which speak with such sad significance of the tone and 1 custom of the place—are hastily gathered, we be come conscious of a peculiar smell of burning, the aroma from which is not unpleasant. Following 1 this odd scent, and half recognising the drug from 1 which it comes, we push at • half-open front door, 1 and at once find ourselves in • small, half-lit, shabby room on the ground floor, in which a large French bedstead occupies the moat conspicuous ' place. The smell has grown in intensity as we neared this house, and, once here, it becomes trying both to eyes and head. First, as to the company we met On the bed, which is devoid of sheets or counterpane, and has its pillows and bolster placed lengthwise along its side, are three Chinamen I sprawled round a small japan tray, in the centre of which is a tumbler half full of • thick brown syrup, of the consistency of treacle, some brass thimbles, one or two bits of wire about the size of the pins known as " blankets ;" a burning taper and some pipes, which look like bits of walking stick, well-worn air guns, or rude musical intru ments. The old Chinaman on the end of the bed nearest the window seems in a half trance, though he smokes vigorously, and in his cadaverous face, painfully-hollow cheeks, deeply-sunken eyes, open vacuous mouth, and teeth discoloured, decayed, and, as it seems, loose as castanets, you read the ' penalties of opium smoking. This is the proprietor of the house, whose preparation of the drug is 1 so exceptionally skilful that Chinamen come from 1 all parts of London to patronise Lim. Before you hastily form a judgment as to the wreck of vitality you think you see, learn that the old man is seventy-five years old, that be lives quite alone, and is his own housemaid, scullion, and cook ; that be is diligent in his business, such as it is, rises daily at 5 a.m., and is celebrated throughout his dingy neighbourhood fur the energetic particu larsty with which he scrubs and washes pots, pans, and house, and for the scrupulous care wherewith. 'he purchases and prepares Lis food. Miss Dorothy Tearsbeet bears testimony to this as she lean. against the door-post and seeks to propitiate Mr. Inspector by her ostentatious civilities and the soft and flowery character of her tropes. Not seeing Mr. Inspector's face as he sits with back to door, This lady addresses him as Mr. Brown, and assumes a confidential air as she indulges in retrospective and playfully appeals to memory and experience. This, you will learn, is called " trying it on ;" and as the responses be come more and more curt, and the wish to repulse more and more evident, you must not be surprised at being conversationally fastened on in your turn, nor if the verbal compliments culminate in allu sions towards the payment of "footing " and the disbursement of coin. The woman has no business there—knows, fortunately for her, nothing of Mr. Inspector ; but she has a vague notion that it is prudent tobe on speaking terms with the hes authori iwt and so makes poor old John Chinaman a dal ' -horse whereon to air her information and do the onours of the place. Besides the bed, there are chairs, a table, cooking utensils, and a clothes line stretching from one corner of the room to the other. On this bang the coats and waistcoats, collars and cravats of three young fellows, who welcome us with a pleased, smile, who are so tickled with our questions about opium smoking, and who exert themselves so efficiently to make us feel at our ease. Their boots and shoes are put tidily in corners or under the bed, and they remain iu trou sers, shirt and slippers, or in stockings only. They are evidently of a respectable clam of Chinamen •, they are clean in their persons, and both socks and shirts are of commendable purity. The one nearest the tray cannot smoke more than three or four pipes of opium a day ; the one next him does not know his own power ; while the one at the bed's foot avows to mix or eight as the daily r e a;itity he likes. The " ole genelman," as ell call the keeper of the house, either does not speak English, does not like being bothered, or is too much under the influence of opium to talk. He takes no part in the dialogue, which is maintained with some little difficulty, owing to the partial knowledge of English I , :r o=lWheerZwith 1171) or character; ta u : urrender of Dalton. =I lames as it is tee . reel ffiebeirt, whose reou houses should be.eal es, refueled 10 Fi. 112 ' It is enough to' kJ • stunt realaaa2,lll Iron*, n and ' up a low-rofed. when Federal re in- highway stands timid t Cuaf .t era .,2 411 ,,,,..7: that it is !mortise Pal itate 800, a OO B - m l ia ili d & au m — d 6 -a- li th at- e d.r...waihiPiadarreadiPeriacild plate She visitor 8 miles from hat- PeaL A dresdlulplace Sbo, .vial 'ng itself felt in the Steadman. The re- soon you hear, and the gig lad of iliSa theli wia lst I m ndian ver l, a vi h o T en i f t r r the its tbsate r •Fu lat t ai s im utt d aller' lli a l mea bad Pone are pa and for the open, maid many pf the dwellers within roompleting Mum- Atlanta- HHoodb e ,,, o tt i o Folly, too, where y t of unlidywead dishevelled and there were even vim noose, or peer fi r r ir e n a 'f ne the offensive. He d o , ' ; 1 a Polly which lo w r a that in the battle an d if even artilintal li4 *pulsed six assaults, ' =de! protest 4 irionsa as to ape ly Z a rltillet sad rather than fight when their de realised in its entirety, it is he - • • • •• - TO TIN EDITOR OP TIN =rates. see a letter in your paper of to-day signed by " A Compositor," and complaining loudly against what Sir George Grey promised them, and what they have not got—that they should haves tavern and coffeehouse open in the neighbourhood of the printing•o®ce ; but being a cattle , dealer, their case is not half so bad as mine, who have to bear the pelting storm of wind sod rain during the very hours the houses are closed. Our drovers will suffer severely. It it all very well for Sir G. Grey, who can go to bed at 12 o'clock and rise at 9 next morning, that bill of course will suit very well ; but if Sir G. Grey, like myself, had to rise at 12 or 1 o'clock three days a week to get cattle ready for the market, get on horseback and ride seta about half-past four, rain or hail, and stand market mill 12 o'clock, and was sot able to get say ref reehmeet for man or beast between 1 and 4 o'clock, I thick Sir Geome would cures the time be passed the bill. But they sey the bill was pared to put a stop to s few bad people who frequent the Haymarket, who are no good to themselves or woes eker and that elms Dever will be ; but surely the hard winking and iudovtriova part of the comromity are not to suffer to health mid pocket through the immorality of a few wbs asks that place their haunt ; surely, they might have bore stopped without loterferiag with the whole ecemmafty of the metropolis. The only real sufferers wall be hard working men like myself, censers, sad ashram; and, Vit mass a severe winter, it will seed several to their keg bones ; hut what this compositor waits is a taven and ceireshoswe aprailly for their exclusive ass ; surely this is very salliab, let it be open for all sober mad iadeedious MIL I am, be., A OATILE DEALER Or THIRTY Angast 31. YEARS ffTANDING. [TWOPENCE FESTIVAL OF THE THREE CHOIRS. anatraw, Witerseaar. The fine weather Deems at fart to be ooming to . _ an end. Last evening there wee 'apt enciegb mitrt *furs. the oonoert to give full employment to the few Gabe Mai Hereford boas* and during the night them mere 11 -plat downpour, and more is threatening to-day. Tub( ap history of the week's doings at the point when we broke if yesterday, we may mention that as sonsailas hr the charity at the door@ of the cathedral amounted to =Of. AL 9d., including • cheque for tOf. horn Leidy Magi Iffakhz Who 1a alWays • liberal besefactor on these coomions. The, lady plate-bolder. ware Lady Emily Miley, Lady Langiliffiv , lady Bailey, Hon. Mn. George Arkwright. Lady Says sad Ssia, Mn.. Hampden, Um. Dawes, Mrs. Maas. sod Ma. H•wkahaw, sada lady hag supported by • dowsed. The JIM secular concert took plum at the Shire•hall lest eight, and the attendee» was larger then usual es a Ent evening, over 500 peewee being present. autos the last festival the concert room hen received an important addition to its acoommodatios by the building of an ore►aatn at the east end. It is also lighted up with a pretuace of gas brackets from the wells, after drips by &kabbala, of Oovestry. Only ass half of these were lighted sp, bat is addition titers are several diadems of pm Ate is the red, winch serve both for light and vsetlielise. The programme tar the the night, thews\ ten - sining se novelty, if we except the chores from Passe, was an noel. lest mie. It was as follows : Whew we say that the concert went off without spirit, the remark is applicable to the audience—riot to tke per• formers is the orchestra. The atteadance at the early socesiag service at the Oath*. deal thus toornieg was not so good as yesterday. The service WU Travers. hi F, aid the anthem "O praise the Lord," Ousley. The oratorio this morning wee Meadebeohn's Elijah, which is becoming as popular at this faitini sa Handers Afessielt, which has been given for more than a century yearly at these " meetinp of the three choirs." Models sohn's masterpiece is likely to hold its popularity equally as long. Wein took the bus soli throughout, the other pate Ming divided, Madame Lemmens-Sherrington taking tba soprano leads in the first part, and Maine. Tietjeas in the wooed; Madame Weiss the °outran° in the first, and Madame Sainton-Dolby in the second part; and Mr. Montem Smith dividing the toner soli with Mr. Shoe Reeves. The aillectioe for the clarity after to.day's enteric, unmated to 2461. la. 6d. (iacluding 31. 7a fid. aideetai after early morning service), making 6341. realiaed for th a amity to this time. The following held the plates at this cathedral doors Earl Somers, the Countess 8001111; and lady Bateman, lady L,wis and Sir Venue Cornwall, Mrs. Bailey and the Hoc. Cecil PSennee, Lady Curtis sad the Roe. Hawkahaw, Mrs. Gress Pries and Rev. Chaos Evans, Min Carswell sad Sir W. Gatti% Mrs. Clifford arid the Mayor of Hereford. The ransedance was about 1,060. CRYSTAL PALACE. Yesterday there was a "Juvenile Choral Festi val of the Took Sol-fa Aleociation.' The public are now pretty well acquainted with this medial body—their pro ceedings and progress. They are now making the man suoasedal attempt ever yet made in the country to popu larise vocal music, by bringing he knowledge and practice within the reach of all claws of the people ; and their enema is mainly owing to their adoption of a method of musical notation, which, from its simplicity, Is learned with comparstive ease even by children ; while, as it requires no new characters, nor the Imo of any pecu liar kind of paper, it is cheap to a degree ►itherto =pesos deeted. HOMO it is superseding all other modes of impa la: instruction. Aarkole library of Tonic Sol-fa publication is in the course of being formed, and the Tonic Sol•fa schools number thoueands of pupils in every part of the United Kingdom, and in cur colonies and dependencies throughout the world. The Tonic Sol-fa potation Is not a new homage. A century ago a method founded on the isms ph. ciple was invented by Jews Jacques Bousess, who laboured bard, but unsuccessfully, to bring it Into one. In our owe day an ingenious lady, Mies Glover, of Norwich, fot mid a method founded on that of Rooms ; and the method now adopted by the Tonic Sol-fa Society is an improvement, by the Rev. Mr Ourwen, of Plaistow (the founder of the society), epos the method of Mies Glover. Mr. Cameo hie greatly extended the applies. bility of the method, though there are many kinds ad muds —instrumental music of all sorts, and vocal music of very complicated structure—to which, we believe, it out never be applied ; though, considering that the spews is still in its infancy, and that ee much has been already done in extending its resources, there is Do miring bow far lt may one day be tarried ; and is the meantime it is a praiseworthy feature in the management of the woisty's schools that they induct* instruction in the old and anabliehed notation. The Crystal Palacio festival of yesterday was an assemblage of children sad young memos of both sexes, belonging to tie numerous schools in and round London, who are taught woad music adder the auspices of the Teaks Sol-fa Association. The choir, conning (as was stated) of Ant five thomaad voices, ample.* Sped the great orchestra in the Centre Transept ; sad this net assemblage of young people, enjoying • cheerful holiday, was a moat pleasing and interesting sight. The sateeksia merits of the day were of various kinds. First, the Crystal Palace Company's orchestra, under the direction of their able conductor Mr. Maas, performed a selection of light and brilliant instrumental music. Next there was • display of the great fountains; and lastly, • selection of choral music, chiefly sacred, was sung by the choir, under the direction of Mr. Bull and Mr. Proudness, two of the Sel-fa teachers. This concert was in two parts ; the first composed of sacred, sad the snood of macular music ; and the vocal music ins interspersed with several ceps pieces, performed by Miss Stirling, • lady distinguished by her extraordinary oommaad an instrument rarely calla. vend by musicians of boa sea. The performances of the choir did much credit, as W whole, to the vocal tuitisa of the Tonic Sol-fa unhook The effect produced by these thousands of young, fresh voices joining is a Ana old psalm tune, or a chorus of simple 000strudios, was often beautiful, sad 111001111i1IMIN sublime ; but the attempts toting lively glees, pertueese, and harraimleed ballads, were Ism suecassfal. Such things can never be mode to go "trippingly on the league," when hundreds of tongues are trying to trip together. They must be dull and heavy, and all the teaching in the world cannot make them otherwise. We must add that the selection of the music indicated • rather low standard riexoellence. There were many pluses of little merit, by chime composers, while the egoism of the groat masters were few and far between. This was wrong, as it is in the master-works of the art that the greatest simplicity and facility of executios, as wall as the utmost grandeur and beauty, are to be found, and it is only by the nee of such works that the taste of the pupil can be elevated sad reaped. There wee, however, mach that was pleasing u the performances. end they deserved, on the whole, the applause bestowed upon than. The state of the weather was rather unfavourable to the festival. A chiseling rails drove everybody under cover, so that the beautiful roue& were deserted, while on the other hand the interior of the building looked fuller than it often does when the visitors are much more numerous Still the assemblage was large, and the visitors evidently enjoyed their entertainment, while the youthful singers we have MI doubt enjoyed their holiday. A MONSTER TRIAL AT BOLOONA.--A gang of several hundred male/Acton had ramped the Rcesepa, robbed a teak at Geo* is midday, and made Ile. Mina almost uninhabitable. Tbe Papa l government bad _ . allowed these malefaoton to puma; their depredations with impusity, sad there 'mammon to suspect the oomplisity of tbe Papal police. It is to the credit of the Italiaa government to have at Isegth brought thaw, mikes to judos. At pretest what may be truly called a isoester trial is gang es at &Mow Oes busdred prim:men are on ilia Is mar I. secure this formidable body of deape• Mom, as hula mg* has leas cooetructed is the *out. throogla tb. bars of which the &tassel for the defense cam issaieste wit► the primmers, like keepers is lb. Zoological Gardens with wild besets. Wham this first babahof mousibrials is dimmed of, some 600 mere muds to be tried ott the same obaram. ~.- um/ iii a k a a ill 0 I ; I i 1, ' 4 o 11 16 1 4 it 'I 1' I , '1 . lit h.: k, 1 1 i i I).