The Sun. — London, England, 1862-07-15 00:00:00

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, JULY 2. The New 1 ork Times of the 2d says :—" The following details will be found of special interest, as enfolding the plans of the rebels in their attack upon our right and rear, while the concentration of $.3 u r troops between the Chickahominy and the James was being effected. There is no doubt what ever that the movement in the rear was conducted by Stonewall Jackson, as important information was received from deserters from his command, brought into our lines by General Stoneman's vi dettes. It appears also that the rebel programme involved an attack next day on our lett, and on the following day on our centre, in order that our troops might be wearied by continua,. watchfulness, when general attack upon our lines would be more likely to be successful. This programme was of course defeated by the strategic movements of our army, and ere this the enemy may have found cause to regret the scattered condition of his force." An example of the rigour with which the prohi bition of the publication of news is enforced is afforded in the following correspondence relative to the arrest of Mr. Fulton, the proprietor and corre spondent of the Baltimore American. It is taken from his own paper : " The arrest of Mr. C. C. Fulton, one of the proprietors and editors of the American, and his committal to Fort M'llenry by order of the Secretary of War, having been made public, the publication of the following correspond ence in reference thereto becomes necessary. Previous to leaving the city for the fort, Mr. Fulton addressed the fol lowing despatch to President Lincoln : " ' To the President of the "United States. " ' Sir,—l find myself under arrest, and on my way to Fort M'Henry. I appeal to you for a hearing and prompt release in behalf of my family, who will be in great distress at the execution of this inexplicable order. The Secretary of War authorised me to publish my statement.—Respect fully, " C. C. FULTON: " To this the following reply was received : " To C. C. Fulton, Fort M'Henry. " ' Washington, June 30, 1862. " lam authorised to say to you that your arrest was not made for publishing the statement, but upon your state ment that you were preparing a detailed account, including facts obtained from Washington, having been sent by spe cial train to communicate with the President. This is re garded by the Pi esident and the War Department as a flagrant and outrageous violation of the confidence with which you were treated. The publication of facts obtained from Washington under such circumstances is a high mili tary crime.—Respectfully, 4t E. S. SA:NDFORD, Military Superintendent.' "The' statement' or despatch to which exception was taken is the following, published in the extra editions of the New York papers "Baltimore American office, Baltimore, Sunday, June 29, 9 p.m. " lam writing for the American a detailed account of events at White House, before Richmond, and on the peninsula, during the last four days, including facts ob tained from Washington, having been sent for by special train to communicate with the President. "' If you desire it, I will send it to you. It will make 4,000 or 5,000 words. " 'We have the grandest military triumph over the enemy, and Richmond must fall. g 4 , C. C. FULTON.' " After waiting patiently for the news, as promised above, until midnight, we were surprised at the reception of the following despatch Baltimore, Sunday, June 29, 11 p.m. 4 ‘ g The Secretary of War decides that nothing can be telegraphed relative to affairs on the peninsula. " ' Have tried our best to get it off. " C. C. FULTON, Agent Associated Press.' " To the despatch from Col. Sandford, Mr. Fulton replied as follows :-- "' Colonel Sandford,— Sir,—The despatch I sent to New York was a private one, addressed to Mr. Craig for his information as to whether he desired to receive the report I was preparing for the press. It was not intended for publication, and would not have been published if my report had been permitted to ge through by telegraph. I never dreamt of its being published. " ' To find myself in Fort M'Henry, the depot for trai tors, is a mortification I cannot express. Having risked both life and property in defending the Union cause when our city was in the possession of traitors, and rendered ser vices, as editor and proprietor of the Baltimore American, to the Government in sustaining the laws which no one has excelled, I ask, in common justice, that I should at least be released on my parole. '" Respectfully yours, " CHARLES C. FULTON.' " The particulars which Mr. Fulton had been able to furnish previous to his arrest are dated from the White House, June the 28th, and are intended to show a great strategical success on the part of M'Clellan " The events transpiring at this point, and in the army before Richmond during the past four days, have been of such varied character and thrilling in terest that I scarcely know where to commence or end the record in order to make it at all understand able to the general reader. Many who were eye witnesses to those movements have fled off panic stricken, fully convinced that the whole army before Richmond has been destroyed, and that General M'Clellan has been out-witted, out-generaled, out flanked, and driven to the wall,' where he pro mised to place the enemy. The evacuation of White House was to them an inexplicable mystery under any other condition of facts ; but had. they have kept their eyes open early in the week they would have discovered that the work of evacuation was silently and surely progressing before any of the fight ing on the right wing, as early as Tuesday, and that large numbers of vessels had left the York and Pa munkey Rivers, and were moving rapidly around to a new basis of operations on the James River. They might also have observed that all civilians were forbidden to approach the front as early as Tuesday, under any pretence whatever, and that the immense stores of supplies at Dis patch Station had been steadily reduced for a week, until the last box of crackers, barrel of beef, and bale of hay had disappeared, before the great con test on Friday, which left the way open for the enemy to approach that point, which I have every reason to believe was designedly intended by Gene ral )01`Clellan to be the mouth of the empty trap ; into Which they were being led, and, as I hope and believe, to their entire rout discomfiture. " Before proceeding to the narrative of events as they have occurred in the vicinity of White House during the past few days, I will briefly state . that the whole movement of General M'Clellan, so far as the changing of his lines are concerned, and in reality the making of his left wing his right wing, and withdrawing his ri g h t wing to rest near Sa vage Station, at the railroad bridge across the ' Chickahominy, has been ac complished, throwing the way open for the enemy to rush. to his coveted where he f o -- m u n o d v e n m o ee t nn h et i r n ai g ls Whit e House, feast at the Whether this by Generals than bat an empty platt er. may be intended b good or bad, or what M'Clellan to be accomp lished by it fur throwing his left on to James River, and support ing a land attack on Fort Darling, it is imp ossible at present to say. A day or an hour may decid e this point. I will merely proceed to a narrative o f \ events as they occurred at White House up to Saturday at noon, embracing such statements as reached us from the battle-field on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. "At White House on Wednesday matters were progressing as usual, with the exception that there has been a check in the landing of stores of all de scriptions, while those on the landings were being rapidly re-loaded in waggons and moved off to wards the left flank. Several steamers with large strings of vessels laden with forage and subsistence had also been started down the river with orders to proceed to City Point on the James River. The reversal in the course of transportation occasioned considerable comment and speculatien, but was ascertained to be the fulfilment of an order direct from General 11‘Clellan. Some supposed it to be intended for the supply of a portion of General Burnside's army, which rumour said had reached the James River to co-operate with him. An order was also • received from headquarters early on Wednesday to prohibit any one from coming for ward to the lines on any consideration whatever, unless the parties belonged to the army. This order was so peremptory that even those connected with the press, some of who rl ha d come down to forward their report by the mail boats, were pre wanted from returning, and others who had smug- 1 gled themselves through were promptly sent back. " pn the same day General Casey came down and took comm and of the small land force, not o__ 1 in the evening ceeding 600 men, an d notified to pnepsere at any moment for the entire evacuation of the post, and the preservation, as far as practi cable, of the public property. Similar orders were I also sent to Colonel Ingalls. He immediately com municated with the Beet, and a division of men, armed with axes, proceeded during the night to cut down the trees around White-house, and subse quently all the way along, above and below the Pumunkey bridge, so as to give them free play for the use of their guns. On the same evening we had report from head-quarters that a division of the rebels, the forces of Stonewall Jackson and General Ewell, were approaching and threatening to open the way by the right flank for a raid on the White house. In the meantime the trains on the railroad were kept running night and day, carrying forward nothing but ammunition and munitions of war, with siege and rocket trains and field-pieces. " The down train of cars due at seven o'clock on Wednesday evening had not arrived, which added to the excitement among the sutlers and camp fol lowers. At half-past ten o'clock in the evening, however, the train arrived, bringing down about 90 wounded men, it having been delayed for their ac commodation. They were nearly all of General Hooker's division, and had participated in the gal lant advance on the left of the centre on Wednes day morning, driving the enemy from their rifle pits, and reporting that they had secured and held what is_ known as Tavern Hill, an important position, commanding the city of Richmond. This is the important point alluded to in the despatches of General M'Clellan detailing the affair. The entire loss on our side was reported to be about 260 wounded, and 60 killed. A large number of those wounded were, however, very slight, most of them being able to walk from the cars to the hos pital boat. Thus ended the events of Wednesday. "The fact that the gunboats had taken position in front of the landing with their gu ns out and shotted, and th e sweep i ng away o f th e trees, which was still progr ess i ng , gave renewe d activity to the rush of the ca m p f o ll owers f or p a sses by the mail boat to Fortress Monroe, and our population com menced to be rapidly depleted. " The down train from the front reported all quiet, with the exception of certain mysterious movements within our lines that were not under standable to civilians. The immense stock of stores, and forage at Despatch station, 11 miles from White-house, were being carried off with great rapidity, and subsequently we learnt that an im mense train of waggons had been running from that point all day with forage and stores, and that the greatest activity in their removal was being ob served. In the evening it was announced that not a bale of hay, a bushel of oats, a barrel of beef, or a box of crackers was left. "Throughout the day at White-house the great est vigilance was observed in and around the head quarters of General Casey, who had pitched his tents on the beautiful lawn in front of the White house, the building itself being occupied as the private quarters of the Sisters of Charity ; and here let me add that it is quite a small building, having not more than six small rooms in it, the outbuild ings and servants' quarters being separate from the residence. General Washington himself could not complain of the use of it by these ministering angels of the sick and wounded soldier. An im mense train of waggons was also moving forward from the subsistence and commissary departments throughout the day, and the immense stocks on shore were being rapidly diminished. The trains on the railroad were still steadily moving forward with ammunition, and continued throughout the night. Cavalry scouts had also been sent out in various directions during the day, and preparations were made for obstructing the roads. " At dusk a new panic was occasioned by the dis covery that bales of hay had been piled over and about all the large masses of subsistence stores on the landings, indicating the probability that it might become necessary during the night to apply the torch to them to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy. " While all these preparations were going on, indicating the probable intention of evacuating the landing on shore, the numerous steamers and tugs, probably 50 in number, had been busy towing down the river to West Point, a distance of 50 miles, through its tortuous windings, long lines of brigs and barques laden with stores. The vessels that were•scattered about in the vicinity were also collected together in separate groups and anchored in the stream, where they could be easily and rapidly taken in tow by the steamers when the time for their removal arrived; and in order that the reader may imagine the scene here presented it may be proper for him to understand that not less than 700 sail of vessels were two days previous at anchor at the White-house and landing and stream along for eight or ten miles down the river. "In the meantime the work of the construction of the railroad bridge over the Pamunkey, just above the landing, was steadily progressing, a large force of workmen being constantly at work. Thi s fact, in conjunction with the evident movements towards a speedy evacuation, bewildered the specu lations of the uninitiated ; but Colonel Ingalls, under whose directions the evacuation was progress ing, moved about as coolly as a summer's morning. " The morning train brought down the gratify ing news that the forward movements General Hooker had been entirely successful, and that he held the enemy's camp and rifle pits. About one hundred more of the wounded arrived, and were removed, with the others, to the hospital steamers, where the Sanitary Committee, with their lar ge corps of surgeons, and the many Sisters of Charity in attendance, did all in their power to render the poor fellows comfortable. There are also a large number of volunteer female nurses in attendance, who are unremitting in their attention and kind ness to the sick and wounded. "The reports from the front on Thursday even ing continued favourable, heavy skirmishing hav ing taken place on the right, resulting in the repulse of the enemy, and a few more of the wounded arrived, who reported everything progressing most satisfactorily, while all the indications were that a general battle along the whole line would take place the next day (Friday). The trains were kept in motion all night, carrying forward munitions or war, while the waggon trains were still lining the roads with commissary stores. " On Friday morning the first item of news re ceived by telegraph was a gratifying announcement that Stonewall Jackson and Ewell, in attempting to turn the right flank, were repulsed by General M`Call with his Pennsylvania Reserves, and driven back with great slaughter. This attempt of Jack son was made at three o'clock in the morning, and had closed at six o'clock, with a signal victory. This repulse is said to have been one of the most decisive and destructive of the war, the enemy i bein g pu t to a comp l ete rout, w i t h very li g ht l oss 1 to our forces. Although at night, and intended for a surpri se the gallant Pennsylvanians were found to b e dicatin wide awake. There was, h owever , e very in eaf. 31 a general battle along the whole line, and Gen lellan, in order to be ready for all emergencies, gI:,C, directions to General Casey and Colonel Ing a l ls i instant removal o o r - White House, make every preparation for the Bhoudiastthruction of all the supplies at a cou e rs e of the impending to render the his force battle render such being deemed too small were the successful de eertaienrt st such a de fence of his position a ~movementhesteoafmt heerseennedm all in early requi sition, and were moving down the river smith long trains of transports in tow. The ve , stis n full of earest the landing were also stowed commissary stores and munitions, and moved out in the stre a m ytuagsemigjenagain The immense piles of boxes of crackers, barrels o f pork, and other stores along the landing were a ga i n covered over with bales of hay, so as to be ready at moment's noti ce t o a pply the torch for their destruc tion, if it should become necessary " There was also great commotion among the crowds of contrabands, who have been found most efficient labourers, and who have been used to great advantage in the commissary and munition depart ments. They soon understood that danger was ap prehended, . , and, on being assu re d by Col. Ingalls that they would not be left behind to meet the ven geance of their masters, went to work with re newed energy. Stores and munition's everywhere disappeared from the landings with great rapidity, and were being packed on the wharf boats and ves sels contiguous. The wives and children of the con trabands also soon made their appearance, and with bundles and babies took position on the canal boats as they were floated out in the stream. " The mail steamer, which should have left for Fortress Monroe at 7 o'clock in the morning, was ordered to be retained, and at 9 o'clock a despatch was received that a general battle was progressing along the whole line, the enemy having renewed the attempt to flank General Porter's position on the right wing. At 1 o'clock a second despatch announced that General Porter had driven the enemy before him and repulsed them three times with terrific slaughter, and was then ordered by General M'Clellan to fallback. This despatch was a signal for renewed energy in the work of evacua tion, and all the quartermaster's papers and valu ables, and the chests of the paymasters were brought on board the mail boat. The family of Quaxtermas ter Engle was also brought on board,with his horses and carriage, and the horses of Assistant-Quarter mastee*Sawtell. The household furniture and the servants of these officials also soon followed, which increased the excitement among the sutlers and army followers. Some of the sutlers became so panic-stricken as to sell out their stocks at half price, and hastened on board the boat , while some determined to hold on and take the chances. That there was an intention on the part of Gen.M'Clellan to evacuate the White House as soon as his move ments in front should be perfected there was no doubt, but whether as a necessity or a strategic movement could not at that time be foreseen. cc During the afternoon the panic increased until half-past 3 o'clock, and the steamers and tugs were substance v follows n , w b u sily engaged in t ow i ng d own the transports. At 3 o'clock a desp a t c h was received from head quarters,,,eh in ae been driving v g theenemy before us on the left wing for the past half-hour. Cheers are heard all along the lines.' " This was the signal for a new change in the programme. All the Government valuables and the property of the officers were taken off the mail boat and placed on board the steamer Camonico, and the order given for the departure of the mail boat, which left at 3 o'clock for Fortress Monroe, taking with her in tow two heavily-laden steamers, with directions for them to be dropped at West Point. q Two of the large hospital steamers filled with sick and wounded also left about the same time, and moved majestically down the river. The steamer Commodore was still left at the wharf to receive any new arrivals from the battle field, and the Daniel Webster and the Elm City, de voted to the same service, soon after arrived. It was also announced that General Stoneman with 6,000 cavalry and artillery was within six miles of the White House to protect the work of evacuation, if a dash should be made by the enemy in that di rection. " The scene presented on the river was a most interesting one. Ten miles below the White House about 200 brigs, barques, and schooners were at anchor, with any quantity of canal boats loaded with implements of war, commissary and subsistence stores. On the whole route down steamers and tugs were passed, having large numbers of vessels in tow, and at West Point, 40 miles below the White House, not less than 300 vessels were at anchor, while the numerous steamers and tugs which had brought them down were preparing to start up for the several hundred still up the river. " About 7 o'clock on Friday evening numbers of the wounded commenced to arrive from the front of the lines, with a few of the most intelligent of whom I had an opportunity of conversing. Those engaged in the repulse of Stonewall Jackson repre sented his rout to be most quick and disastrous. He came down on them expecting a surprise, but found them all momentarily expecting his approach, having been informed by General M'Clellan two days previous that he was coming upon them. Instead of a surprise, the enemy received the first shot, and after two hours' fight, retreated in con fusion. " The wounded from the flight which immediately ensued represented it to have been a most terrific encounter, the enemy coming out from Richmond upon them in such dense masses that the shell and grape poured into them as they advanced made great gaps in their lines, which were immediately filled up, and they moved forward most determinedly. Their artillery was so poorly served that the damage to our ranks was light in proportion. They still moved on and exchanged showers of Minie balls, which were destructive on both sides, but when General Porter ordered a bayonet charge they re treated in double quick, though General Porter pursued them but a short distance. " The enemy again rallied and approached our lines a second time, when the same terrible slaughter ensued ; this time their artillery, being better served, was more effective in the ranks of our men. On coming to close quarters they were again repulsed and, driven back greater distance, this twice fought over battle ground being literally strewn with the dead and dying. General Porter then a second time fell back to his position, and waited nearly an hour for the enemy to renew the assault. They, however, finally came on in in creased numbers, having been largely reinforced, and were again received with shell and grape, causing great chasms in their ranks, and one poor fellow, who had lost his arm, assured me that he saw the loose arms and portions of the bodies of the enemy making gyrations through the air. A third time the enemy bore down most bravely and determinedly on our lines, and this conflict was the most severely contested of the whole, but when the bayonet was brought to bear he fell back, and was pressed towards Richmond, fully a mile beyond our original lines. " Again, for the fourth time, General Porter fell back to his first position, when an order was re- ceived from General M'Clellan to continue his re trograde movement slowly and in order. So soon as it became apparent to the enemy that it was the purpose of General Porter to retire, they again pushed forward most :boldly and bravely, when their advance was checked by the entire reserve force, consisting of the New York sth, Lieutenant- Colonel Duryea; the New York 10th, Colonel Bene dix, and two other regiments, under command of Colonel Warren, acting Brigadier-General, and the entire force of regulars under Major-Gen. Sykes. This fresh force held the enemy in check, while the force which had previously borne the brunt of the battle moved steadily back and in good order, car rying with them their wounded and their dead_ "The enemy made a fierce attack on the reserve, but cannon were posted at various parts of the route by which they were retiring towards the Chickahominy, which occasionally poured in shot and shell upon them, and checked - their movements and enabled the troops to move back in the most admirable order. At one time in this retrograde movement the reserve force of General Sykes charged on the e►iemy with the bayonet, and drove him back nearly a mile. In this charge the gal- lant New York sth and Colonel Benedix's New York 10th drew forth the plaudits of the army by their steadiness and bravery, in which they, how- ever, lost about 100 of their numbers, whose bodies it was necessary to leave on the field. Cheers went up along our lines at this gallant repulse, which was at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the enemy did not again renew the attack during the balance of the evening, but turned his columns down towards the White House, which seemed to be the haven of all his hopes. The division of the enemy despatched in this direction was estimated at from 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry, artillery, and infantry. They started down at 3 o'clock on a Friday after noon. N zi t t n h ttie G n e e 4, In . 1 conversation with a paymaster who was statement being anxi ous of treasure reiderall Porter's division when the battle on the Richratoon; and was told of have a very full confirmation of the thisfor gallant soldier. He says that in his the safety of the large amount company with the Nva e dr p o o es s ei s ed e d ssi on he asked instructions, on towards Savage station, of the Chickahominy, in that direction with the": train then moving in He joined the train variou s of the men and i t o i r d eamps of the di all the valuables from the described the artillery reserves stationed on, and I : oned along the road to protect the retiring of the t ight wing of the vision. TRE'I I3UN,I :I rLONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1862. army across the Chickahominy. He says it was a most orderly movement, conducted slowly and steadily, and that the only evidence of panic was I who threatened to break their lines, 6es,"lb teamsters , e te i r n s stantly checked by a com pany of cavalry who drew on them and were or dered to blow out the brains of the first man who deserted his post or disobeyed the orders of the guards. This gentleman left the Savage Station, south of the Chickahomiuy, at seven o'clock on Saturday morning, and states that during the night the en tire wing of the army passed over the river in per fect order, not losing a waggon of the train, and only leaving such portion of their camps as was not deemed worth removing as they retired to their new lines. There has been no firing during the night, though at five o'clock on Saturday morn ing some heavy cannonading was in progress on the extreme left towards the James River, which soon ceased, however, and at seven o'clock all was again quiet. The railroad was in operation all night on Friday after the battle, and the last train that left for the White House took its departure at seven o'clock, and met no interruption all the way down. " On Saturday morning the work of evacuation at the White House had been nearly completed, and, although there was still a number of - vessels before the landing, there was abundance of steamers in readiness to move off with them any moment. "At nine o'clock a train of cars started out for head-quarters, but had not been gone more than an hour before it returned, reporting the enemy to be approaching Despatch Station, whi c h i s 11 miles from the White House. This, however, is supposed to be a mistake, as telegraphic communication through to General M'Clellan was continued up to 11 o'clock, at which time the mail boat started for Fortrebs Monroe. " From the foregoing, I think I have conclusively proved that the object of General M'Clellan, long before the battle on Friday, was to abandon the White House, and also draw in his right wing across the Chickaheminy. That he has accomplished this most masterly movement with but little loss in comparison with his punishment of the enemy, there can be no doubt, and that he has strengthened his position by contracting his lines and changing the base of his operations to the James River is equally self-evident. There he will have the co-operation of the gunboats, and if the enemy attempt to interrupt his supply vessels by making a dash on the James River, they will meet with prompt punishment from the gunboats, and so weaken their force in front that the city will fall into his possession with but a slight struggle. Although hope may be father to the thought,' I would wager a big apple that Gen. M'Clellan is in possession of Richmond by Sunday next.—Yours, &c., _ " C. C. F." Apparently the same writer adds the following, under date Washington, the 29th : " Since closing my letter from the White House I find myself very unexpectedly in Washington city. and in possession of most reliable information from the White House and other points on the peninsula, nearly a day later than are contained in my letter. "It appeers that the telegraphic communication between the White House and General M'Clellan was not broken until near 1 o'clock on Saturday, and then the wire was cut at Dispatch Station, 11 miles out. Tunstall's Station, four miles out, was in our possession until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, at which hour the operator at White House heard a strange signal coming over the wire. On going to the instrument he was heralded with what the Fede ral soldiers call the Rebel National salute, say, O you Yankee -- of -." This was the signal given for the final evacuation, when a portion of the infantry forces immediately embarked on steam boats in waiting for them, the last of the trans ports was moved off by the steamtugs, and the few articles scattered about on shore, even some da maged hay, was fired. The whole was of very small value, and thus of the many millions of property here a few days ago perhaps not 5,000 dols. worth was destroyed. "In the midst of this closing scene of the beauti ful Chickahominy region I regret to have to state that some Vandal set fire to the White-house, and it was entirely consumed. This doubtless arose from the ridiculous teachings of a recent grave sena torial debate on this little cottage. "The enemy made his appearance in considerable force at the White-house about 7 o'clock on Satur day evening, and, although he neither found bread for man nor hay for beasts, was welcomed with heavy shots - els of grape shot from the three gun boats which were ranged along in front of the land ing, They were supposed to be 30,000 strong, and, unless they brought their haversacks well supplied must have gone supperless to bed. In the best of times I found starvation to stare me in the face at the White-house, and I hope the Rebels found no better fare. " The cavalry at the White-house guarded the departure of the last of the waggons and horses, which moved off at the final evacuation, and joined the force under General Stoneman, who were ho vering around the vicinity all day. After passing these trains off and securing their safety, General Stoneman, with his entire force, moved off in a direction that I am not at liberty at present to state. " General Casey reports that he lost not a man, nor did he leave a soul behind, not even a contra band. " At 10 o'clock on Sunday morning Col. Ingalls and Capt. Sautelle were before Yorktown with an immense convoy of vessels and steamers - on their way to the new base of operations on the James River. They would doubtless move down imme diately to Fortress Monroe, and await the instruc- tions of General M'C'lellan. A large number are, however, already up the James River under the protection of the gunboats. "Since a very early hour on Saturday morning General M'Clellan has been deprived of his tele graphic communication with Washington. He abandoned its use several hours before the wires were cur, doubtless being fearful that the enemy might, by placing a magnet on the wire, read his orders. Direct communication is now being opened with him, however, by gunboats up the mouth of the Chiekahominy, and all will soon be right in this respect." SERIOUS STABBING CASE A 7 MALTON. On Saturday the Malton magistrates were en gaged in the investigation of a serious case of cutting and wounding, preferred by Matthew Preston, of Old Mahon, against George Barker, of the same place. The men, with several others, were drinking at the Fat Ox publichouse ir. Malton on the night of the sth of July, and a quarrel arose between Bar ker (the prisoner) and Preston. The men turned out to fight, but Barker refused to proceed, and he left the company, the other men remaining until. 11 o'clock, whe n t h ey set offhome. A few yards from the house Barke r was found, in a passage, and Preston seized him and pulled him out, when he in turn seized Preston round the neck or by the hair, and a scuffle of a desperate nature ensued. A com panion, with difficulty, pulled the men apart, and discovered that Preston was covered with blood, but he (Preston) was not aware that he was stabbed until he got to another public-house and was washed. A surgeon was sent for, and dressed the wounds. Two of Preston's companions corroborated hi s evi dence, and Mr. Ch ar l es Hartley, surgeon, stated that a wound 2 inch es i n length on the h ea d, an d two others on the neck, seemed to have been pro ducedinstrument, being i nc i se d wounds, with t h a sharp smooth edges. Superintendent Simpson, bearing of th e affray, arrested Barker on Sunday morning early, and found bloodmarks on his hand and face, lie denied doing anything to Preston, and said ho had not had a knife, but in answer to a subsequent question, when taken before a magistrate for remand, said, in reference to his knife, he " supposed tome of 'em had got it." Mr. Dale, of York, appeared on behalf of the prisoner, and he reserved his d e f ence. Th e pr i soner was committed to take hi; trial at the ensuing York Assizes. [ADVERTISE.MENT.]---H o ll oway ' s Oi ntment. _ T b roa t Affections.—All the vateties of these distressing coin plaints may b' readily aid effectively treated by rubbing supporting the strength . Iy suitable nourishment. By this this Ointment twice a diy simple means: d . ipth.eria, ticerated and relaxed throat, irri tation the neck and chest, and ments will have their "'regress arrested, and the destruc.- pipe, Sinsey, and all glandular enlarge ments rEpaired. Holloway's Ointment is throat ailm , nts, and may be safely and effectually em ployed in every case . withiut regarding season, sex, age, or remedy for all internal and external spasmodic coughs, chronic hoarseness, and all disagreeable constitution. the most rm t n i they t o u o s t f t i o th n hae . v I' ; t trustworthy i s highly extolled for its ready cures of discharges from the throat and nose. DISTRIBUTION OF THE WIMBLEDON PRIZES AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The ceremonial distribution of the prizes won at the late rifle shooting match on Wimbledon-com mon, took piece yesterday at the Crystal Palace. The weather was exceptionally fine, and conse quently the Palace and grounds had put on their best aspect for the occasion. The most popular of royal dukes had consented to distribute the prizes, and the Prime Minister had promised his presence at the distribution. he interior of the Palace had, under the tasteful care of Mr. Wood, assumed a most martial and striking appearance. The cornices of the Handel orchestra were covered with inscriptions recording the names of the various corps in England and Scotland, and in the front under the proscenium banners drooped down in which were emblazoned the names of the heroes of the day's distribution. In the front was a platform covered with crimson cloth, upon which were to stand H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, the more distinguished guests, and the heads of the Volunteer institution ; and on a table close at hand Were spread out the most splen did of the prizes, conspicuously arranged so as to be seen, and to serve as a stimulus to the marksmen of future rifle matches. This table was an extra ordinary centre of attraction for the visitors who had obtained tickets for the platform, and every one concurred in applauding the richness and artistic design of the various articles. There was the As sociation Cup, in silver-gilt, of elaborate cinque cento design, which was to be carried off by Major Moir; the Queen's Prize, which fell to the fortu nate Mr. Pixley, of the Victoria Rifles, having been originally £250 in money, the gold medal of the Association, and a Whitworth, but the money por tion of which the winner had invested in two ele gant claret cups ; the Eton Cup, which was won by Lord Eldon ; the Ashburton challenge shield ; and last, though not least in beauty of design or work manship, the Albert shield and vase, which the com pany were most anxious to see and to touch, in affec tionate recollection of the illustrious name with which it was: associated. The shield is a fac-simile of the table in oxydised siiver,and covered with the most elaborate repousse work, which was made for the Queen in 1851 by Messrs. Elkington, who had also furnished the other articles previously enumerated. Close to the table a row of seats had been placed, which were occupied by Lady Palmerston, the Duchess of Wellington, Ladies Bury and Elcho, and several other ladies of rank. Among the male oc cupants of the platform were his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, president of the day ; Vis count Palmerston, the Duke of Cleveland, Lords Elcho and Bury, Lord Powerscourt, Sir Joseph Paxton, Mr. Farquhar, chairman of the Crystal Palace Company; several French generals, and one or two members of the foreign diplomatic body. The whole of the orchestra was densely crowded, as was also the transept area, whilst the galleries down as far as any view of the proceedings could be obtain ed, presented a brilliant array of beauty and fashion. The Duke of Cambridge was loudly cheered, both on entering and leaving the building; and Lord Palmerston had also a very warm and hearty recep tion, Besides the table before mentioned, upon which the most valuable prizes were arranged, there were one or two stands covered with the awards of lesser value, and about the edges of the platform stood the rifles, field glasses, and other articles with which the less fortunate of the marksmen were to be satisfied. The formal proceedings of the day ware opened by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge with a few preliminary observations to the Volunteers, who were drawn up in line in front of the platform, but which were quite inaudible to every one in the rear, and the delivery of prizes was proceeded with by Lord Elcho. A printed programme had been cir culated of the order of presentation, but at the last moment the public, wno had invested largely in the purchase of copies, found that it was of not the slightest use in following the speaker, who could only be heard with the greatest difficulty. The full prize list will be found at the end of this report, but we shall here endeavour to note such as were most remarkable or attracted most notice from the company. The Messrs. Ross, father and son, received rifles and a prize of £lO5 amidst tremend ous cheering, and the Master of Lovat also took a prize under a gratifying salvo of applause, and Mr. De Gendre, a Swiss gentleman, had quite an ovation as he accepted his £5O. Major Halford, 31st Leicester, had quite an tirmoury of rifles presented to him amid tremendous cheering, and Sergeant Dillon, of the School of Musketry, was presented with an engraving which we are sure would be quite large enough to paper the walls of his quar-. tars at Hythe. This very successful marksman received two other prizes --a Calisher and Terry rifle, and a field glass, Lord Elcho informing the company, amid much laughter, as he called out the last, that " This was the third time of asking." We may hero observe of these field glasses, that being all mounted on tall tripods, they were mistaken by many for surveyors' theodolites, and did not seem to be very suitable or attractive prizes for riflemen. Some got gold watches, which seemed to suit ad mirably. Lord Eldon was called, but did not answer, for the Eton cup, but the two Harrow boys took away their prize amid the most vociferous applause. Major Halford received the Albert shield and vase, with a few appropriate observations from his royal highness ; and Lord Bury also, who got a field-glass, had a gracious reception. Lieut. Lacy, 12th Foot, received a silver cup, presented by Mr. Hancock, and various other prizes were presented, including a peat number of rifles by various makers, the presentation being accompanied in each case by some appropriate observations from the royal president of the day. The sympathy of the public with the successful marksmen was most marked and enthusiastic, the ladies rising and waving their handkerchiefs, whilst the men cheered as each more than ordinarily successful marksman took his place upon the platform. Mr. Pixley, of the Victories, was of course the hero of the day, and next to him the Messrs. Ross, Major Halford, and Sergeant Dillon seemed to obtain the largest amount of favourable notice from the audience. At the :conclusion of the presentations, which occupied about an hour and a half, Lord PALMLRSTON advanced to the front of the orchestra, and amidst loud cheering said—Ladies gentleman, I am afraid in speaking to this vast as- sembly in this great and spacious building that my voice will not be sufficient to express to all who are present the full meaning of the words I intend to address to you; but I think that which I beg to propose is so pre-eminent in the heart and mind of all those here, that your own feelings will stand in lieu of the words from me. You will concur, I am sure, with me in heartily returning thanks to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and to the noble volunteers of the land. Your thanks are justly due to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge, for in his exalted rank and the high p3Si tion which he holds he has been enabled to confer the greatest benefits on the valiant army of the country and to encourage that noble volunteer ( movement which so eminently distinguishes this country. (Hear, hear.) His Royal Highness is no holiday soldier—(hear, hear)—his experience is not confined to administration at home ; he has shared with the soldiers of the country the dangers and privati)ns of war, and in the Crimea at the head o f his troops he has nobly faced the foes of his country. (Cheers.) He does not confine his care to the force which is more particularly under his command, but he takes the most lively interest in the welfare, the prosperity, and the efficiency of the volunteer force of the country. (Cheers.) When I say that I wish to propose to you a vote of thanks to the volunteers, I feel that I am but an inadequate organ of that na tional sentiment which glows in the bosom of every Englishman and of every Englishwoman ; but if my expressions are feeble, I refer the volun teers to the applauding hands of the men who are present, and to the smiles and the beaining eyes of the ladies who have been looking on. (Cheers.) To call that force the volunteers of England is in truth an y distingui s hi ng appellation. not to gi ve t h em If it is the pride of our country that all who serve their country in arms are volunteers —we have here no kind of conscription—(hear) —ev er y man who handles a musket, who brandishes a lance, or who wields a sabre, every man who fires a gun or a cannon, every man who manoeuvres a ship, who pulls a rope, or who mounts aloft, is equally a volunteer. But that force which now numbers something like 170,000 men is a volunteer force in this respect, that they receive no pay or reward from their country except the reward that is con ferred by the admiration and gratitude of their country ; that gratitude and admiration I trust they will long continue to deserve; and I hope that this institution which has been so auspiciously begun, and so zealously carried forward, will continue to be one of the permanent and fundamental institu tions of this great country. (Cheers.) Our ancestors were famed for their skill in the use of the bow ; their descendants, as you have seen to-day, inherit with those patriotic feelings which ever animate Britons, that steadiness of hand and that unerring exactness of eye for the exercise of which these prizes have to-day been awarded. (Hear, hear.) We may be asked, perhaps, why it is that at a moment when all Europe has sent to this country specimens of their peaceful industry, and when from every country strangers are coming in friendly garb to visit the feats of united European industry, why it is that we greet them with brist ling, glittering bayonets, the rattle of musketry and of cannon. Why, then, is this difference ? Now, we like to show ourselves as we are neither more nor less than we are and, seeing that this volunteer movement is not in tended to threaten anybody, but is simply for the purpose of self-defence, we have no wish to shroud from observation that which is an exhibition of the manliness of the country. (Cheers.) You may depend upon it that nothing can more contribute to the maintenance of that peace which is the object of every rational man than these exhibitions in time of peace of the manly power of the country to de fend itself in the event of being attacked in war. (Hear, hear.) It is with nations as with indivi- duals—a real, permanent friendship must be founded on reciprocal esteem and respect for each other. But although great nations may not respect and esteem each other when they are conscious that each is equally prepared to maintain its rights and defend itself from attack, thinking not of insult or aggression, but are content to defend themselves— be assured that that respect is the surest foundation 91 peace, and therefore the volunteers of the coun try are eminently entitled to the thanks and grati tude of the nation, as being one of the great foun dations for the maintenance of that peace which we all desire to preserve. (Cheers.) They are, in deed, an example of the position of the country, for whilst on the one hand these brave men pursue, without interruption, all those avocations of civil life in which they are engaged, whether it be in arts, in commerce, or in law, or in whatever pro fession that tends to dignity those who pursue it, and to increase the prosperity of the country—l say, whilst they pursue without interruption their several occupations, they are yet able to devote their leisure hours to acquire that knowledge of the use of arms which might under certain contingen cies be necessary for the safety of their common country. So it is with the country at large. We pursue, as we have shown by the Inter national Exhibition, the arts of peace, the cultivation of the arts and sciences, and all those pursuits which exalt a nation, which enrich it, and make it happy and prosperous ; but we have, notwithstanding, not neglected those means of de fence which show to mankind that we not only value the institutions under which we live, but that we have " Hearts resolved and hands prepared Tha blessings we enjoy to guard." (Loud cheers.) I now beg to propose a vote of thanks to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge and the noble volunteers of the country. (Renewed cheering.) The Duke of CAMBRIDGE briefly returned thanks. His royal highness, who was but imperfectly heard, was understood to say that he deeply appreciated a compliment from so distinguished a company, and proposed by so great a man as the noble viscount. (Cheers.) The noble viscount had associated his (the'Duke of Cambridge's) name with the volunteers of England, and placed as he was at the head of the regular army, he always looked upon the volun teers as a most valuable auxiliary foroe. He had no wish to interfere with the internal management of-the volunteer institution, but he thought that on great occasions it was essential that they should be under military command. He was not personally connected with the volunteers—he forgot he had been honoured with the colonelcy of the City of London Rifles, and he took the deepest interest in their welfare. With respect to the volunteer re view of the previous Saturday all he had to say was that the way in which so many men were brought to the ground was very creditable, and the general movements had afforded great gratification to the public. He congratulated the Victoria Rifles on the success of their member, Mr. Pixley, and in con clusion his royal highness thanked the company for their vote of thanks. Lord ELCHO made a few concluding observations, in the course of which he entirely accepted his royal highness's doctrine of military command for grea t occasions. He believed that he reason why Lord Pal - merston was the most popular of English ministers, in spite of petty carpings from certain quarters, was the knowledge that his lordship was an English man to the backbone, and always ready to defend the country from attack. This terminated the proceedings. The Duke of Cambridge and Lord Palmerston retired amid loud cheers, and the general company adjourned to the gardens to witness the athletic sports. The following is a list of the winners of the vari ous prizes, and which may be taken as being, to some extent, a correction of previous official re- urns : THE QUEEN'S PRlZE.—Pixley,Victoria Rifles, £250, cup or money, together with the gold medal of the association. RIFLE DERHY.—E. Ross. Lieut Cambridge University, rifle, £26, by Mr. Henry ; H. Ross, Kincardine, rifle, £l5, by Mr. Henry; Cade, Victoria Rifles, Saturday Review, £5O, cup or money ; E. Ross, Cambridge University, Messrs. Eley's, £lO5. EXTRA PRIZES, FIRST SERIES, 600 YARDS,—Norsworthy, Ist Oxford, Smith rifle ; Salt, 2d Derby, Army and Navy Gazette, £2O ; Starkie, Queen's, Calisher and Terry rifle ; Fraser, 7th Inverness, field glass; Baker, Ist Lincoln, Adam's revolver ; Dillon, School of Musketry, engraving by Garbo Brown ; Cooper, 16th Middlesex, engraving by Garb Brown. EXTRA PRIZES, FIRST SERIES, 800 YARDS.—Smith, Victoria Rifles, Bennett gold watch ; Halford, 31st Leices ter, Kerr , rifle; Richard, Jersey Militia, field glass, Bur rows ; Dillon, School of Musketry, field glass, Keyser and Bendon ; Porter, Queen's Westminster, telescope and stand ; Rogers * of Belfast, engraving by Garbo Brown; Simons, South Middlesex, engraving by Garbo Brown. EXTRA PRIZES, SECOND SERIES, 600 YARDS.—Dillon, School of Mu*etry ? Calisher and Terry rifle ; Salisbury, Cambridge lAilverSity, Whitworth rifle ; Snelus, rifle pre sented by Mr. Alnms, field glass, Burrows ; Thelwall, South Middlesex, long Enfield and bayonet ; Parson, Hon. Artil lery Company, long Enfield and bayonet; Marriner, West Middlesex, telescope and stand ; Potter, School of Mus ketry, engraving by Garle Brown ; Mitford, Ist Gloucester, engraving by Garle Brown. EXTRA PRIZES, SECOND SERIES, 800 VARDS,--Marriner, West Middlesex, Turner rifle; Lathbury, 17th Lancashire, gold watch ; Dawson, 4th West York, Kerr revolver; Lord Bury, Civil Service, field glass, Keyser and Bendon ; Ick, 27th Lancashire, long Enfield rifle ; Colonel Cole, C. 13., engraving by Garle Brown; Beasley, engraving by Garle Brown. EXTRA PRIZES, THIRD SERIES, 200 AND 500 yAnDs• -- Captain Heaton, 3d Manchester, silver cup, Mr. Angell; Brooks, 12th Middlesex, bust of Duke of Wellington , El kington ; Lieutenant Lacy, 12th Foot, silver cup, Hancock ; Captain M'Swiney, London Irish, silver cup, Hunt and Roskell ; Kemp, Lancashire, silver cup, Lambert. _ ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.—" England," E lcho chal lenge shield. PUBLIC ScirooLs.—Harrow, Ashbur t o n challenge shield, Earl of Eldon, Earl Sp encer ' s cup. b DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S PRIZE.--Fo 37,Liverpool Rifle Brigade, cup or £6O. EARL DUDLEY'S PRIZE. — Williams, 19th Middlesex, . D s —llallord, Ist L e i ces t er, r ifl e ' £5O cup or money. LORD VERNON'S x RIZE • worth £35; Gill, 4th West York, £ l5 . riri-•—Moir, Stirling , £5O, manufactured ASSOCIATION - -- • d said to have cost £l2O. by Elkington, an 200 YARDS, — Muir, 3d Kirkcudbright, Victoria Rifles, £2O . £2O ; Thorn 0 - Cotes ' Potter, Instructor of Musketry, £2 , worth, sth Lancashire, £2O ; ALL COMERS , 13.ry , Smith, city of Edinburgh, £2O ; Fi eld, Honourable Artil lerY com pany, £2O. 600 YARDS.—Bluett, 10th Regiment, £35; Wilson, School of Musketry, £35; Punshon, Ist Newcastle, £35; Rose, School of Musketry, £35; Cunliffe, 26th Cheshire) t £35; Dougan, 26th Lancashire, £35; Rowland, 5 5 th Foot, £35. 600 YARDS.—Cunliffe, 26th Cheshire, £5O ; Dines, 2 8 th Middlesex, £5O; Moir, 23d Stirling, £5O ; Wilson, School of Musketry, £5O; Gill, 4th West York. LOO ; Helsel!, 21st Lancashire, £5O ; De Gendre, Swiss, £5O. THE OAKS.—Halsall, 21st Lancaehire, Ist prize; Starkie, Queen's Westminster, second prize; J. Baker, 4th Gloucester, third prize. RIFLE DERBY.—Ross, Cambridge University, first prize; Halford, Ist Leicester, second prize ; Astley, School of Musketry, third prize. ST. GEORGE'S VASE.—Ferguson, Ist Inverness, vase and gold jewel of St. George; Lcet, Queen's, silver jewe l of St. George ; Hemery, 11th Middlesex, bronze jewel of St. George. _ . HAROLD Cur.—Nicholls, 10th Stafford, Harold Cup ; Gibbs, Ist Gloucester, £25; Hogg, 12th Surrey, £l 5 ; M‘Gibbon, 14th Edinburgh, £lO. DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S PRlZE.—Colquhuon, 4th Dra" goon Guards, cup value £5O, or money. ALBERT PRlZE.—Halford, Ist Leicester, £lOO cu p, or money. PRINCE OF WALES'S PRIZE.—A. Smith, City of Edin burgh, £lOO cup, or money. IsT STAGE QUEEN'S.— Walton, 17th West York, silver medal and Whitworth rifle—£2s; Dougan, 26th Lance: shire, Whitworth rifle ; Wyatt, Ist City of London, ditto , Williams, 19th Middl esex, di tto; M . S m i t h , Victor's Rifles, ditto ; Edwards, 6th Stafford, ditto; Anderson! Queen's Westminster, ditto ; French. Ist Warwick, ditto Porter, Queen's Westminster, ditto ; Sprott, Liverpool Rifle Brigade, ditto ; Dines, 28th Middlesex, ditto ; Cunninghar n9 18th Middlesex, ditto ; A, Smith, Edinburgh City, ditto Morris, 9th Middlesex, ditto ; Doe, Victoria Rifles, ditto ; Norfolk, 13th Suffolk, ditto ; Palmer, 36th Stafford. ditto ; Syme, Ist Lanark, ditto; Su"livan, Liverpool Rifle Brigade , ditto. EXTRAORDINARY POISONING NEAR RUGBY. RUGBY, JULY 12. A most melancholy occurrence has just taken place in a farm. house at Ashby St. Ledgers, a village on the borders of Northamptonshire, not far from this town. It appears that Mr. William Payne Cowley, a farmer, liying in that village with his mother (who is a widow) and his brothers, had his sheep dipped or washed last week. The object of this dipping or washing is the extermination of vermin, and for this purpose a strong mixture of arsenic and soft soap diluted with water is used. On Tuesday morning last Mr• William Payne Cowley sent his brother, Mr. Edwin Cow ley, to the adjoining town of Daventry, where he purchased six pounds of white arsenic and a barrel of soft soap weigh ing 30 pounds. It may be as well to state here that the act of Parliament which was passed in 1851 for the regula tion of the sale of poisons, ordered that arsenic should, for ordinary purposes, be coloured with soot or indigo before being sold. • An exception, however, was made in favour of the agricultural community, who are allowed to purchase and to use uncoloured arsenic. On the following morning Mr. W. P. Cowley and his mother prepared the sheep dipping mixture, in which some lambs were washed. In this operation Mr. Cowley and several of his labourers were employed. After assisting her son in the preparation of the soap and arsenic, Mrs. Cowley proceeded to make a batter pudding for the dinner of her family and the labourers and servants. By some means, as Set unaccounted f o r, it appears that some arsenic must have been mixed with the pudding, for the whole of the persons who partook of it, ten in number, became violently sick just after dinner, and exhibited all the symptoms of being poisoned. The best medical assistance in the neighbourhood was procured ; but one man has already died, and another is not expected to survive. The others are more or less affected. The name of the deceased is Richard Smith, he was an agricultural labourer, and 53 years of age. Mr. W. Terry, the Coroner for the Central District of Northamptonshire, held an inquest on the body of the deceased, at Ashby St. Ledgers, this afternoon. Some evidence was adduced, after which the inquiry was ad journed. COUNTRY MA RILL 2 S. .10. GLOUCESTER-JULY 12. Again a very small supply of wheat from the farmers to-day, which sold at an advance of is per qr on last week's prices. Foreign wheat in fair demand, and full rates. Oats, beans, and peas unchanged. Grinding barley rather dearer. COLCHESTER-JULY 12. - ---• To-day there was a small supply of wheat at market; millers were compelled to pay is to 2s per qr more than last week. Little spring corn on offer, which was also the turn dearer. Wheat, white 56s 62s Beans,Mazagan..3sB 380 red 52s 58s middle & small.3Bs 428 Barley —s —s Peas, white 38s 420 Oats —s —s gray 38s 42s CHELMSFORD-JuLy 11. The supply of wheat was quite sufficient to satisfy the demand, and prices for wheat advanced ls. Spring corn firm at late rates, but there was a slow trade. Wheat, old white 44s 56s new 43s 60s old red 43s 48s new 48s 56s Barley 30s 398 Chevalier ..30s 42s Grinding 24s 32s Malt.... .. 6ls 67s Chevalier . ..... ,64s 69s Oats 22s 29s Yeas, Partridge 37s 410 White 39s 42e Boiling .. 41s 440 Dun 36s 40s Ditto new .. —s --- 0 Beans, Tick, old 34s 398 new 34s 390 Harrow Ticks 36s 420 new 36s 41s Mazagan ..... 32s 40s KIRKCALDY GRAIN-JvLy 12. We had moderate supplies to -day of wheat, small of oats, and only three parcels of barley. No change in the price of wheat; Oats and barley 6d to is up. Wheat. Barley. Oats. First....46s Od 2Bs Od I 255,0d1 Second ..52s Od 31s Od 26 s Od Third....6os Od 40s Od 29s Od COAL .M frrfees of Coal per Ton at B. d. ARKET. t the close of the market Walls; land. Davison's West Hart ley 14 9 North Pelton Gas 12 0 Eden Main ..15 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting Do. Anthracite 21 0 Hastings Hartley l4 6 Byass's Bebside West s. d. Braddyll's Hetton 16 3 Framwellgate 15 6 1 Haswell Stewart' a.. l6 6 Caradoc • . I lielloe Hetton .. l6 9 I lleugh Hall 15 3 Hartlepool.. l6 3 Trimdon Hartlepool l6 6 South Hartlepool 16 0 South Whitworth 14 6 James l4 6 Wharnclifie ..15 0 Caseop South Hetton ...... l7 0 South Kelloe 16 0 Shincliffe l5 6 Hunwick.. l4 123 ; sold, 104. Hartley l4 6 Bell's Primrose l2 0 Buddle's West Hartley 15 3 lanfield Moor Butes 13 3 Lambert's West Hart- w l y er a m l4 3 ..15 6 Craighead Steam 14 0 " Walls End. Russel's Hetton 16 0 Ships at marker FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Aunralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. July 19. via Marseilles July 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. July 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton July 2. via Marseilles July 13. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton July 2. via Marseilles July 13. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. July —.— via Marseilles July —. Lisbon Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton July —.— via Marseilles July 5. Newfoundland .. July 9. Oporto and Vigo . July 1. U. S. and British N. A mer i ca, b y B r i t. pac k et.... J u l y 3. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. July 2. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritle .......... July 10. Bahamas, via New York . ... July 3. Mexico. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, } June 28. California, and Briti s h Columbia.. BIRTHS. BRUCE.—On the 11th inst. 3,/ , ~ of a daughter. at Duffryn, Ab er d are, the wife p of H. A. Bruce, Esq., • STAmEn.--On the 12th inst., at the Rectory, Stoke-upon oifilastd.,auatghltoer. TALBOT.Tre n t , ....._ Ladys—On n ) Great George-street, Hon Mrs Jo • Westminster, the • • hn Gilbert Talbot, of a daughter. WiLicxxs.—On the 14th inst., at Leyton, Essex, Mrs, F. G. W ilkins, of a son. t S h t e am l 4etrll MARRIAGES. a Eou GE--BAILY.—On th e 13 th . inst., at St. Martin'a-ill -the-Fields, Thos.. Joseph G eorge, Esq., o f t h e Adelp h i, solicitor, to Jessie Anne, only d aughter of the late Robt. shire. Bally, Esq., of 42, Clarges - street, and o f C a i ne, Wil t - TAYLOR—CoLLirms.—On the 12th inst., at St. Michael's, Cornhill, George, fourth son of Thomas Taylor, Esq., Carlisle, to Jen nie, eldest d aughter of William Collings, Esq., Seething-lane, city. COWPER.—On the llth DEAT Cowper, aged 36. inst,, at Walworth, Charles Wm. COOK. —On the 13th inst, suddenly, Mary Ann, wife of William Cook, Esq , of Roydon Hall, Kent, aged 75. EDWAROn the 11th . inst., at wove, the Rev. Henry Herbert Edwards, M.A , of Pembroke Col., Camb., and curate of Hove, Sussex, 31. HAOTJE.—On the 10th inst., at Clapton.common, Miss Hague, PASSMn the 10th inst., at Batt's-park, near Taun ton, Miss Phillippa Anne Passmore. TotriztiN--On the 12th inst., at Rochester-terrace, lOW. Toultnin, Esq., lat e of Staples-inn, aged 60. Wit LlAMs.—On the 10th inst., at Huggin's Northfleet, Kent, Hyde Greatrell Williams, Esg„ late of Kingston, Jamaica, aged 76. LONDON: Printed and Published by JOHN CHAPLIN, of N 0.112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office N 0.112, Strand, in the Precinct; of the Savoy, in the county of M ldd lesezi—Tuesday, July 16, 1862.