The Sun. — London, England, 1862-11-12 00:00:00

a ny of butts, ing the s draw- Looting, ey, was L o eight the gift ) yards. st prise Lade the , L favour for the guineas, en. The h. The rks ; pri ks ; pri ; private 2 marks. be above le of the jag was I Stakes, ;a for the ied off V Westraa- a Older 3artaial 3r) 'Ulla Scrubbs, 3 with a L acted as ads; five ring WAS having a Lge Cap- . 'bast 104 Company At 600 was very her coo-. clusion of ag at the of Cap e winning arks, and and Ser' hey mak rizes pre- Minster) tts of the he highest arkie and r d s . pri- Corporals Sergeant Lardson, 3 0 d 28 ; ana overnraent and tie )0 and 50 0 it. Challenge onday last anis' e) and he Queen's ie latter bY thee being with heal oting. The fodty, 16; Sanson, 174 ivatee I 16th con' nteera toot it the butte yan, Lieut• r, and Capt• •eya, of the both sides, received at nt, the first Voluntee r several set s s, and other ade to eats' 1, and drill Tegotiatioa a r compao l , o olunteera ID compsF ces tendßeans )AY. , er 36 Stoll o ' .s per 30 sts , ears, 378 to „ lance , Vat orn has ad• Laud. Oa t. were freeli ty last. Od to 228 6a, Od to 25 8 O A u, Od to 20 0 ui; Od to 22 8 OZ A 6d to 19 8 u; Od to 600 Od I A 10d to 3 00 v AA 10d to 368 n I Od to 300 IP hite wll' r 36 Bt oe ' , 38 01 " per Ar ~.per qr. " ..360 to T o _3lB to lo — 22 0 to 2 ..228 to 2'641 1 9 ' ,3 ..• .Nov.: a..• Dec. 19, ,on.NoT. A 19. — Nov. 19, a.. Nev• is, _Nov. an • •• 10 No. ,s. ...NOT . iz. : ..No. :::14009- iO. Nov. on , ...Nov. g. *- L ' I NOY. 13' noel tha t all hawki o the Mosell e ; .vour of th ird, I ,o* k - I. D. J.g. tb ° D th e r bit B treettf. ll :: ' jffithf P"' gonn D id;Dcl .06 A e, Big" at SSE b en d, he ABl. J. of C °ncli ; .t,reet;vret e 31932G8r ;v. Richerci il orroo b ec i p a rt., 8g .an-Se a ' ter rBCe' Of jj'i ~ ,,,0 1 ,114 / '"''' 112/ 0, so. I , count) ! ° 1. HOTELS, &c. CFIAPLIN's IjoTEL AND SPREAD EAGLE TAVERN, 84, GRACECHIJRCR-STREET, LONDON. wort, combined with moderate charges, will be found at this Establishment PRIVATE APARTMENTS FOR FAMILIES. Sitting Room, 3s. per DAY. Bed Rooms, Is. 6d. and 2s. per Night. A Night Porter in attendance. No INCREASE OF CIIARGES. INDIA AND THE COLONIES. PASSENGERS Embarking or Disembarking will find superior accommodation and moderate , iarges a t CHAPLIN'S CLARENDON HOTEL, GRAVESEND, Adjoining the Terrace Pier. A Lawn In front, extending to the River. THE LONDON GRAND RESTAURANT, 191, FLEET-STREET, TEMPLE-BAR, Corner of Chancery-lane. The best and the only Establishment in London where LUNCH EONS and DINNERS, it la carte, can be had with comfort, style, and despatch, at any hour daily. JOINTS in succession every 15 minutes, from One till Nine o'clock. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER (a marvel of excellence), ready from Two till Eight, in the Grand Saloon. S ecial Dining Rooms for Ladies and Gentlemen. Private Dining Rooms ; spacious well-ventilated Wine, Coffee, and Smoking Saloon. Open on Sundays from 4 till 9. SAWYER, Proprietor. 191, FLEET-STREET, CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER for THIS DAY (WEDNESDAY), November 12, will con sist of POTAGES. Puree de Gibier—A la Nivernalse. POISSON& Turbot sauce Honiara—Filets de INlorue frits aux Iluitres. ENTREES. Dindonneaux a la 13echamel— Filets de Becuf a la Francaise. Bceuf braise a la Por tugaise—Ranches de Mouton roties. Pondings a la RoyaIe EENTRNET —BeignS. ets D'Oranges. Prornaze et Salade. TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), Gov. 13, THE LONDON DINNER will consist of POTAGEB. A la Refine— A la Duchesse. POISSONS. Anguilles etuvdes —Soles frites. ENTREES. Salmi de Coq-de-Brut' re—Escalopes de Veau a la Ecossaise. Gigots de Mouton bouilli—Baenf roti. ENTREMETS. Poudings de ( itron— Compote de Poires. Fromage et Salade. Splendid Salmon and Venison at I and 5 o'clock. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, ‘foSELLE, and other WINES, imiorted ex tiresely for THE LONDON RESTAURANT and THE LONDON DINNER. Open on Sundays at 4 o'clock. SAWYER, Proprietor. 191, FLEET-STREET, CORNER OF CHANCERY -LANE. AMUSEMENTS. rIANTERBURY HALL . NJ GRAND SELECTIONS from VERDI'S " BOC CANEGRA," MACEARREN'S CANTATA " MAY DAY," and LOCKE'S MUSIC of " MACBETH." Arranged and Conducted by Mr. JONGHMANS. Full Band and Chorus. PRINCIPAL ARTISTES. Miss RUSSELL, Miss TOWNLEY. Sig. Tivoli, Mr. Green, Mr. Raynor, and Mr. Russell Grover. The Comic by UNSWORTH (the Original Stump Orator, "OR ANY OTHER MAN"). in conjunction with Euge ne , Du'eY. and Little Bob, forming the greatest Comic Quartet in London. Also, the following Comic Favourites:—Miss Georgina Smithson, Messrs. E. Marshall, Hollingsworth. and Arthur Lloyd, and th e s urpr i s i ng P erformance of " THE ETOILE FAMILY." T H E O X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET. Donizetti's " Don Sebastien. " Verdi's "Nabuco" and "II Corsaro," and Macfarren's "May Day," by Miss Russell, Miss •1 ownley ; Messrs. Greene, Huisb, and Albert, with Full Band and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Drew Dean, the great Flautist ; the Neapolitan Minstrels, Angelica and Arena; Mr. Maclagan's Entertainment; and the Comic performances of Miss Caroline Parkes, Messrs. W. Randall, Hollingsworth, Eugene, and Unsworth (the original of "Or any other man.") Admission, 6d.; Balcony and Stalls, ls. ; Private Boxes. lOs. fid. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE AND AMPHITHEATRE. 0 LMAR, from the' I rque Imperatrice, EVERY EVENING. LES FRERES CONRADE, from the Cirque Napoleon. LES PETITS MONSTRES. HERR LIERHOLTZ, the Champion Wizard. GRAND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT ; 00 Performers. EVERY EVENING. Open at Seven ; commence at half-past. Musical Director, Mr. T. BARTLEMAN, ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. OLIWAR.—SPECIAL NOTICE. "The extraordinary success of this wonderful artist has induced the proprietors to secure his services for a limited Period. Olmar's performance differs in some parts a to gether from both Blondin and Leotard, while in others, in Particular, more or less of the characters of theirs combined With that of Nathalie, and, as a combination, it is certainly more wonderful than any of the three."—Sporting Gazette. THE 'LONDON PAVILION.- FNITUSTASTIC RECEPTION of LITTLE CORELLI and the SPA \IS CI DANCERS, and continued ttleceps of Milo CONSTANCE, the Star of the West, Madame osebini, Madame Valekenvre, Madame El se and Mr. IL de 13 renner. The bill of fare &so includes sam Collins, Fred . French, Hildebrandt, and Sam Ormond, and the Brothers l s haPentt, led by M as t er Th o m a s Sh a pcott, th e Y ounges t D rummer in the Wo•1,1, aced three years and six months, and the Neapolitan Ministrels. The LONDON PAVILION, wichborne-street LOIBL and SONNHAMMER, Proprietors. W S. WOODIN'S CABINET of CURIO , • SITIES—NewIy Polished and Pe-lined—POLY ' PAPIIIC BALL, King William-street, Charing-cross Every Evening, at eight (except Saturday), with new characters, music, songs, and dances. The scenic Il lustrations and effects, entirely new, painted by and under the direction of Mr. William ('allcott. Morning Performance, Saturday, Nov. I', at 3. Stalls, 3s. ; area, 25.; amphitheatre, Box-office open from eleven to live. Mr. Woodin ae Mr. Sothern, of the Hay market, in his celebrated character of "Lord Dundreary, ' Morning and P'vening. RGYLL ROOMS. Great Windmill-street, Haymarket.—GßAND CASINO FRANCAISE.— f 'nen every Evening for Promenade and Dancing, with the 'elebrated Rand of 50 performers. Conductor and Principal eenet-a-Piston, M. BOULCODRT.—The new Imperial Qua- Valse Cotillion, and L. Mosca's Peep o'Day Valse will ( e Played nightly. p A new Conversation Salon has been added to the above i jablieliment for Reading Coffee and Refreshments.— admiseion Is.—Manager, M.'Grenet.' ti OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT- GARDEN. r uder the 31annYement of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. P a r r s EVENING, THE BOHEMIAN GIRL: Mdlle. - -c r e p a ; MrR. Aynsley Cooke, Miss Susan Pyne ei " , H. Corr!, St. Albyn, E. Dussek, and W.Harrison Conductor-31r. A. Mellon. Doors open at half-past 7—Commence at S. THEAT Rl7-110 VAI PAN MARKET. Lessee Mr. J R. Ruelrstore. qtr THIS EVENING. at 7 A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. Farren, Mr. Rogers, M r.. Clark, and Miss E. Romer. Aft 279 er AMERICAN COUSIN . 'which. at a quarter to 8 will be performed (th time) 'TRAsa Trenchard, Mr. Buck °lone ; Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. Pellewed by a new Fare, entitied DUCK HUNTING: Mr. Compton, Mr. Howe, Mr. W. Farren, Mrs. Wilkins, and Bliss C. HIM To conclude with JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. N EW TTIPATRF-R0 YAL, ADFLPFII.- Sole Pronrlgor and Mnnager, Mr. R. Wel:44;r: THIS EVENING, THE GREEN BUSITEg. Messr.. G. 'Toney, Paul Bedford, Billing:ion, Sefton, Stephenson, Lewis, Fburne. Romer; Miss Avonia Jones. Miss Woolgar, Mrs. tillington, and Mrs. Stoker. To eonelpde with THE SHIT LYNG DAY AT THE ;;ItRAT EXHIBITION. Messrs. G. Honey. P. Bedford, Phillins Sefton C. J. Smith, Romer ; Miss K. Bland 4114 Mrs. 'll; Lewis.' Commence at 7. ROYAL PRTNCFSS'S THEATRE. T.Bl4Pee and Manager, Wr Lindu.. Mr. TT. Vezin, Engagement of Miss Amy TITIS EVENING TIME TRIES ALL. Sedgwick. Mr. stephfna, Mr. :Shore, AN lmer and Miss Murray. 1 new Mr. BelmOrc ; After which, at a quarter-psst fi ("d time), an en ire -Y 7 a° tied I ) Miss Constance I Magid son Drama, in two Acta (taken from the French). by J. Morton. Esq , ANOTHER : M essr s r, i 'Aeorg'e Vinina, Stehens Mrs. H. Nr GOOD TURN DESERVES Marston, Ml,B ar•an Jon es. and m l a Amy Sedgesick• To conclude with A ROLAND 1-, R. Roxby and Miss M. Oliver OR AN OLIVER: Mr. ..... R OVAL T. IT C - p, u m T TI E A T it E. 3s, Sole Lessee and Manarler:-Mr. Ed 311th Nicrlit of the -ontinuous ?Ili of .mund Esleoner. .Peeno'naY. , Tvcr A s; IN THE PAPERS. ' II ISNING. the new Comedietta. IT MUST BE TRUE. Walter L y, J. Mice L. Thompson. p A d d iso n, Charles ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Robins ; Mrs. Weston, Miss Weston, m i l Addin, CLhatJes Selby, Cleo. Melville, v e A s f s t r t g e . rwTilli alterh 1, n ey. nd Edmund Falconet ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers Miss Clara Vi colon. To be follovred by the Last View of KILLARNEY, intro- the Ballet. THE GEORGE CRUllisll ionty. MONDAY. wil: e O VIEW ihe Pictur e Gallery,Next EXETER HALL, a r Selection ot Seve n ratl Hundr PROOF E fCHING S. SKETCHES, &c. fembracino• peri od Det unwards of Fifty Y ars), irom the Works of GEORGE ITIKSHANK ; together with his latest and greatest nic, TIIR WORSHIP OF BACCHUS. p O Pen Daily from 10 to 5 o'clock Admission, O ne S hilling. rem h alf t 7 to half-paste in the Evening, S /pence. SA hE PE.-LEA AND PERRINS o caution the Public against Spurious Imitations of their world-renowed WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. A.s x Purchasers should FOR LEA . AND PERRINS' SAITCE I Pronounced by Connoisseurs to De ..* E ONLY GOOD S AUCE.." yirct iree , i 'W Wholesale and for Export, by the _Proprietors, Zvermao,o;lo7l,9l:l4n, Via,l,Bgturivcs,weEri:xte;rranclroilLilien TO THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED. DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD: MEDICAL ESSAY ON SPER MATO lIRINE NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &o. UM Published, the Isoth thousand, with pumerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price is., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, t'or 1 2 stamps, T ANITOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions for Periect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. r:unTia, 15, Alberntarle-street, Piccadilly, Loudon. physiological CONTENTS: the INTRODUCTORY CLIAPTER on Structure and Functions of the Reproductive torrhoca and Impotence; CHAPTER ll.—Causes of Sperma __ e , _, aril, Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of N giset• Disqualifications CHAPTER lII.—A Review of the various Abuse, the Youthful : Marriage whether resulting from ration. ollies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or In Organ& nt of CIIA PT EltB Syphilis V. on the modern Treatme 9 onorrhcea and The Book onclude with numerous varied and interesting cases, to which is Cotion. . . is. LtREVIEWS OP THE WORK. a4d the Author ' s recipe of a preventive "Curtis -'anh°°,l.—This is a truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of '' "Sunday Times," 3d Bauch, 1858. Yount; and old. "The author bas conferred a great y publishing this tilesUe , in which is described the source of those diseases whiProduce decline in -youth or more frequently premature & a age."—" Daily Telegraph," Au rora 2 7 , 185 6 . London : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row; Mann 39, coruhm . liptire Qi CWlNlatittlo, 10 19 8 444 6 to s i kundi t ys, 10 till g " The movement against the Confederates was made by a combined land and naval force, which left Hilton Head at eleven o'clock on the night of the 21st inst. The special design was to destroy the trestle work bridges of the Charleston and and Savannah Railroad crossing the Pocotaligo, Tulipimy, and Coosawatchie. These streams are all tributaries of the Broad River, and to approach them it was determined to make a landing at Mac kay's Point. At the junction of the Broad and Pocotaligo Rivers, a distance of 25 miles from Hil ton Head, where the Federal troops could be de barked under cover of gunboats, and a march of 11 miles would take them to the village of Pocotaligo, at which place it was supposed the enemy would make a stand. The attack was intended as a sur prise, and while the Federal main force was to ad vance, a smaller body of troops, commanded by Col. Barton of the 48th New York Volunteers, was to create a diversion by penetrating to the Coosawat chie Bridge, in the steamer Planter, convoyed by the gunboat Patroon, but with imperative orders to re tire should they encounter a superior force. By cutting the railroad in the manner proposed, com munication between the cities of Savannah and Charleston would be destroyed, and the way opened for a sudden blow upon one or both of these places, at the discretion of the commanding general. " The troops were landed at Mackay's Point on Wednesday morning, and immediately marched towards the village of Pocotaligo. For the first seven miles no enemy was encountered. The road alternated through dense woods and through marshes only passable over a narrow causeway, save at one or two points. Choosing a position at the opposite end of this causeway, the enemy opened a furious fire of shell and canister on the advancing column, which was promptly met by the battery under Lieut. Henry. Immediately the order wr,s given by Gen. Brannan for his brigade to form line of battle, the centre resting on the causeway. After a brisk fire of both musketry and artillery the enemy retired to the dense wood in rear, tearing up the causeway bridge, which delayed the advance of the Federal artillery until it could be repaired. Mean while the Ist brigade pressed on to the woods, which they penetrated, driving the enemy before them, and closely followed by the 2d brigade, under Gen. Terry, who came up with a cheer and were quickly in the engagement. Here the fight, it may be said, fairly commenced, the enemy's sharp shooters picking oft our men rapidly. The artillery fire from our side was not slackened while the bridge was being repaired, and it was not long be fore the batteries went forward to the work in sup port of the infantry. " The action began between twelve and one, and lasted about an hour, ending in the retreat of the Confederates to another position at Frampton's plan tation, which lies two miles beyond. The enemy was closely followed, and, after a fight more hotly contested than the first, the Federal troops were again victorious, driVing the Confederates from their well-chosen position and two miles beyond, which brought them up to Pocotaligo bridge—not the rail road bridge—over which they crossed, taking shel ter behind earthworks on the farthest side. "To this point the Federal troops nearly ap proached, but found further progress impossible, the bridge had been cut by the enemy on his retreat. Although these events are thus briefly noted, it re quired five hours of impetuous and gallant fighting to accomplish them. " While these events were taking place on either side between the main forces, Col. Barton, of the 48th New York Regiment, with 300 of his own men and 50 of the 3d Rhode Island Regiment, went up the Coosawatchie River, convoyed by the Patroon, to within two miles of the town of the same name. Landing his force here, a march was made to the village through which runs the railroad. "Arrived there the Federals commenced tearing up the rails, but had scarcely engaged in the work when a long train of cars came from the direction of Savannah, filled with troops. This train was fired into by tne Federal party, killing the engineer and a number of others. Several soldiers jumped from the cars while they were in motion, and were wounded. One was taken prisoner, 30 muskets were captured, and the colours of the Whippy Swamp Guards taken from the colour bearer, who was killed by the Federal fire. The work of tear ing up the rails was not accomplished in time to prevent the onward progress of the train. The Federals afterwards completed the job, cutting the teleg rap h , and taking away a port i on o f th e w i re . Col. B arton next attempted to reach the ra il roa d bridge, for th e p urpose of fi r i ng i t, b ut was una bl e as it w as nearlyFearingsteam boats,whenthemencame all directly under the guns of the Planter and Patroon and fired upon both steamers. A few rounds of canister, however, dispersed them. The Federal loss was 15 killed, 106 total, 123." wounded, and 2 missing; Colonel Forney, in a letter to the Philadelphia Press, thus alludes to the southern expedition now fitting out :--The for New Y or k on Mond ay departure of M a j or -G enera l B an k s afternoon, there to open his head- quarters, an d to oorgtani se the grea t expedi tion about t o b e set on f marks one of th e most important epochs his command, epochs of the war. Various conjectures, near and wide of the truth, will of course be hazarded as to the desig n an d destina tion of this important expedition. Infor m at ion de rived from various sources, and • inferences from sundry facts, induce me to believe that the follow ing will be found substantially the ' aim and pui pose of this new movement. the Unit e d in eTne n s f tly directed sta " t T es h h e a a s tt f e o n r t a ion lo o n i g th ti e m G e o b ve e r e n n towards Texas, and the importance of ex t en d ed mili tary operations to restore the Federal authority in that state has been strongly and persistently urged by several delegations of loyal Texan s , and the solemn assurance that a large portion of the people of Texas are only waiting for an opportunity to re turn to their allegiance, and establish within their boundaries one or more free States, thus putting under progressive control and civilised cultivation the entire empire which declared ;to indepsndence The Royal Marine Artillery were yesterday offi cially inspected, at the close of the year, by Major- Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., the General Officer commanding the South-West District, at Fort Cumberland, near Portsmouth, the head-quarters of the corps. The Major-General was received by the troops in line on the glacis of the fort with the usual honours. After this they marched past in quick time, formed close column, and deployed into line on the leading division. The lined then retired, wheeled forwaz d from the left and formed square on the leading division, finally reforming column and line on No. 4. At the conclusion of these manoeu vres, which were very creditably performed, the men were marched off the glacis to the practice ground and batteries. The pivot gun battery and the guns on the works were first inspected by his lordship, and capital practice made at 2,000 yards, the second shot from the first named carrying away part of the floating target. The practice of the 40 pounder Armstrong (mounted on a siege carriage), the 12 pounder Armstrongs (mounted on field car riages), and the rockets, 3,6, 12, and 24 pounders, was most excellent. Other practice with the B.inch guns from the the ship broadside battery, and with dead shell from the 10 inch mortar battery, termi nated the inspection, which throughout was very satisfactory. The second shot from the broadside battery, at 600 yards distance from the sand butt, sent the target flying over the butt. 7ij; NEI Vl'. Mr. Jones and a party of riggers belonging to Woolwich Dockyard yesterday went down to Gravesend, und er or d ers to lay the moor i ngs f or the anchorage of th e R oyal yacht, to di sem b ar k their Royal Hi g h nesses the Prince and P r i ncess Louis of Hesse. The Eclipse, screw gunvessel,Commander Mayne,. steamed out o f P ortsmouth-harbour yester d a y, in charge of the officers of the steam reserve, to test her machinery and boilers on completion of altera tions and repairs. The vessel steamed down to Southampton Water and ba c k, both boilers and machinery being found to work in a most satisfac tory manner. She is expected to sail about Thurs day or Friday for the Australian colonies. A court of inquiry was ordered to assemble yes terday at Portsmouth to inquire into and report to the Admiralty upon certain differences said. to exist between the captain in command and the officers of a ship in commission in Portsmouth harbour. Admiralty instructions have been received for the engines of the paddlewheel steamer Terrible, 22, 800 horse power, to be erected and fitted on board that vessel when she is afloat, the contracted space in the steam factory, together with insufficient height of the traveller from the floor, preventing their be ing fitted in the dockyard. As the Terrible will remain in dock durin g the greater portion of the winter, stern berthing is to be erected over her, to prevent the vessel rtceiving any injury from the weather. The new screw sloop Columbine, 4, 150 horse power, is, when completed fitting, to be placed in the first division of the Chatham steam reserve. The Leander, 51, 2,760 tons, 400 horse power, which has been attached to the Chatham steam re serve, will shortly be completed for sea and out of the hands of the dockyard authorities, when another fine 51 gun screw frigate will b© placed at the dis posal of the Ad , niralty. The Arethusa 51, recently converted at Chatham from a sailing frigate to a screw steamer, and fur nished with engines of 500 horse power, is to be brought forward for the first-class steam, in readi ness for commission. The Vigilant, 4, screw steam gunvessel, 680 tons, 200 horse power, Commander Lord Elphinstone, was paid off on Monday in Sheerness Dockyard. The crew were granted 14 days' leave. Owing to the serious damage sustained when on shore on the Ounfleet Sands, the Vigilant will require extensive repairs before she will be again ready for commission. The Lily, 4, screw steam gunvessel, 700 tons, 200 horse power, in the first-class steam reserve at Sheerness, has been put in commission in place of the Vigilant, paid off, and the pennant was hoisted yesterday by Command erH. Harvey. Th e princi pal officers lately belonging to the Vigilant have been appointed to this vessel. A captain's good service pension is placed at the disposal of the First Lord of the Admiralty by the promotion of Capt. Richd. Collinson, C. 13., to the rank of Rear-Admiral. Four new guns, two 70 pounders and two 40 pounders, fitted for side loading, have been orde re d by the Admiralty to be forwarded frem Woolwich to Fort Cumberland, together with 600 rounds of ammunition for experimental firing. A special re port of the results is to be prepared and forwarded for the information of their lordship s . The machinery fur bending the enormous slabs of 'ron intended for the coating of the Caledonia at Woolwich being incomplete, the process is at pre sent attended with some difficulties and impedi ments, which will be remedied in a few days. Six teen Of the Blabs have been. sucoesefully bent And Colonel M'Murdo, Inspector-General of Volun teers, says of the force, " With reference to the ob jects for which it was raised, I consider it to be in a satisfactory state of efficiency," and he adds that the men are very much improved indeed since last year. He assures the commission that there are many corps which, in point of numbers, drill, and the use of the rifle, may be esteemed at once and in every respect admirable troops. About 48,000, or more than a third of the rifle volunteer force, are already organised in large corps or consolidated battalions, and " would require little more to fit them to take their place in a lino of battle." The remainder, generally scattered throughout the more rural districts, are in provisional or administrative battalions, and the proficiency of these, notwith standing their disadvantages, is generally speaking and all things considered, satisfactory, and they are progressing very rapidly. Some, indeed, are really good, and may soon be depended on as so many nuclei for future expansion ;this is their ob ject, to form the nuclei of larger battalions in time of war, when the force would probably treble itself. The intelligence of the volunteers is so great, and their aptitude so quick, that such a nucleus with recruits attached to it to expand it would become fit for service in 20 days ; sooner, indeed, than great coats and knapsacks could be provided for the vo lunteer force if it is left to that time. The progress made by the Engineer Corps is described as quite satisfactory, and their services would be of great value for various temporary works, as a war in England would be carried on principally upon rail ways. The state of efficiency of the Volunteer Ar tillery force is also pronounced to be in most cases highly satisfactory; it numbers 350 batteries, and is composed chiefly of engineers and workers in iron, peculiarly qualified for the - ervice. Captain Darby, of the 3d Sussex Artillt. Volunteers, re ports that he has a register of ( 0 draught beasts, which Sussex farmers near the coast be t wcenßeachy head and Newhaven have pledged themselves to sup ply in case of necessity " for the use of Her Majesty Queen Victoria." The point in which the force is least in a satisfactory state is that of finance. The subscriptions which started the movement cannot be expected to continue. The fear of expense keeps out many young men of character who would be valuable officers, and appointments have been made of men with the recommendation of money in their pockets more than of sense in their heads, and it is said that there are officers who do not know their drill ; but Colonel Al'Arurdo states that he has been much satisfied lately in seeing the very marked im provement in the efficiency of the officers, and he believes that as time goes on they will become effi cient. This same consideration of expense prevents many of the men from assembling so often as they should, They find the cost of being volunteers will be greater than they can afford; or think that if they give their time the public ought to provide for the expenses. The Government give arms and am munition, partly because it is necessary that they should be armed with the same weapon as the regu lar troops; the Government also supply adjutants and drill sergeants, because the Government alone has, in fact, the power of supplying and controlling them; but in other respects the volunteers have to provide what is necessary to maintain their effi ciency. There might be many corps now who would not desire Government aid, but of a large mass of the force, it is stated, that without this it Must dwindle to a skeleton. Mr. Laird maintains that it would be about the best expenditure that was ever incurred. Independently of the value of such a national guard, the effect upon the men them selves is admirable. Young men who used to hang about billiard-rooms and bars of public-houses go to drill and shoot at the rifle range. One of the greatest evils among working men is when they are purposeless ; in the volunteer corps they find an object. They come in contact with other classes of the community ; they feel themselves connected with the defence of the institutions of the country; they acquire a certain dignity and self-respect, and form habits of order, cleanliness, discipline, self restraint, promptitude, obedience. A London artisan declares that in his trade a man who is a volunteer is worth 3s. a week more to a jobbing master than a man who is not a Volunteer ; he keeps to his work better. Colonel 111‘Murdo re minds the commission that without reckoning upon the actual present efficiency of a portion of the force, a most important step has been taken in the esta blishment of cadres, upon which the population of the country can be organised for its defence in time of danger,----a contingency for which the people seem gradually preparing themselves. Thousands, after passing through a course of drill, have left their corps and been succeeded by others in increas ing numbers, while tens of thousands habitually attend the musters as spectators, showing an un flagging interest in the proceedings, and indicating by the casual remarks which may be heard that the people are insensibly acquiring a kn ow l e d ge o f mili tary exercises which the increasing use of the rifle will enable them to turn to good account if their services as Volunteers are hereafter required. The efficiency of the Volunteer force is to be estimated not so much by its actual state as by what it re capable of becoming at very short notice. The views of the Government with respect to the grant he of aid to the force will doubtless be stated, subject discussed in the House of Commons;a n e and t it will be curious to recall that it will be b , u h t one year June, short of half a century since, on the , a r d e t cords, also 1814, Lord Palmerston, as '.Hansard" ' nee a in the House of Commons, animated eulogium on the meritoriousdeferd "pronon bodyd oflol.en.Y their who had boldly come forward to salon." wi th I nv coun try when it was threatened -------7-- -- - -- As a woman named G— W as on Saturday lead ing her daughter, a little girl six years old, to a school in the Rue de Charenton, the child stepped off the foot pave_ ment to pick up her shoe which had come off as she ran along. 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The New York Evening Post, of the 29th ult., says :—" The army of the Potomac will give Gen. Lee battle if he remains in his present position or near Winchester; but if he retreats upon Gordons ville probably no great battle will be fought in the Shenandoah Valley this year. The army will not follow the rebels by that route to Richmond. As General Sumner arrived at Willard's this morning, it is supposed that he will at once rejoin his com mand, and partake of the luck of the advance movement of the army into Virginia. This is also considered another bit of important evidence, going to show that ill'Clelkan.serionsly intends to astaok- Lee unless he falls back too suddenly." By the arrival of the transport steamer Ericsson at New York, we received the following details of the late Federal attack on the Charleston and Savannah railroad : of Mexico nearly 30 years ago, and was sealed to the United States in 1844. _ "To accomplish this vast design will undoubtedly be the object of the expedition under General Banks. Only two weeks ago an expedition, also looking towards Texas, after first clearing the Mississippi of rebel constructions, was entrusted to Major- General John A. M'Clennand, of Illinois, who is now in the Western States, earnestly engaged in its organisation. The concurrent movement on the seaboard, headed by General Banks, and looking to the same object, after having been long and favour ably considered by the military authorities, has now been formally derided upon. Texas wrested from the rebels, and a loyal Government organised at its capital and throughout the State, will be an im mense gain to the Republic, and a fatal blow to the rebellion. " The commercial and political results of the re conquest of Texas will surpass in importance any and everything heretofore attempted in this war. When the traitors discover, as they soon will, that the whole cotton country is being rapidly made tributary to the regular Government of the United States, and, is forcibly taken from them, the mass of troops from this region now quartered in Virginia will either fall an easy prey to our armies in that quarter, or when too late seek to_fly back to recover their own sections from the triumphant Union column. The - people of the United t3tittes will be-glad-to know that it is designed by the Government to clothe the two commanders with the largest dis cretionary power." A son of Charles Francis Adams, the American Ambassador in London, had written a letter declin ing the use of his father's name, by the peoples' party, for Senatorship, in place of Charles Sumner. The letter declares that Mr. Adams attaches great importanee to unity of action at this time, and hav ing been consulted as to the use of his name, re• fused to consent to it. The draft in Wisconsin was to take place on the sth of November. The number to be drafted is 4,000. IRE Alan-. The officers of the Royal Artillery yesterday en tertained at their mess dinner, at Woolwich, Col. Gowan, the American Consul in the Crimea. Mujor- Gen. Sir R. I)acres, commanding the garrison ; Col. Sir D. Wood, Royal Horse Brigade; Col. Bing ham, Assist.-Adjt.-Gen., and the officers command ing corps and divisions at Woolwi c h were also pre sent, and testified their appreciatio n o f t h e ga ll ant colonel's generous and humane exertions in restor ing and arresting the desecration of the graves of their brother officers and friends in the cemetery at Sebastopol. fined to the ship's sides. One of the slabs gave way under the operation on Saturday, exhibiting a slight flaw or crack in the centre. It was rejected according to the stipulations in the contract, and a second was yesterday rejected for the same reason, notwithstanding that the flaw was scarcely percep tible. As each plate has been well tested, and the quality thoroughly approved, a furnace is in course of erection in the bending shed at Woolwich, in order to their being heated to what is termed black heat, when the facility of shaping them to the re quired curve will be considerably increased, and the work will progress with much greater rapidity and less labour. Admiralty instructions were yesterday received at Woolwich requesting an investigation as to the capabilities of the dock for the reception of the Caledonia's boiler and machinery. The following appointments have been made at at the Admiralty :—Commander H. Harvey, to the Lily; Lieut. B. W. Ban and Lieut. G. Hanley, to the Lily; H. W. Burnett, to command the Ma nilla; C. X. Hives, midshipman, to the Euryalus ; W. It. Cooksey has been nominated to a naval cadetship; R. Gow, chief-engineer, to the Cumber land, for the Hero, after the latter ship has been paid off; G. Mills, engineer, to the Lily ; F. Brock ton, engineer, to the Cumberland, for the Vigilant; C. Jackman and T. Booth, acting first-class assist.- engineers, to the Lily; and S. Jenkins, acting second class assist.-engineer, to the Lily. - IHE VOLUNTEER FORCE. The commission of inquiry into the condition of the volunteer force took evidence of much interest and importance. A meeting of proprietors of the Great Western Railway Company who dissent from the policy pursued by the board, was held at the London Ta vern yesterday afternoon, to consider what steps were necessary to render the undertaking more profitable than at present. Mr. John Brown, of East Gloucestershire, presided. The CHAIRMAN, in a lengthy address, opened the proceedings. It was, he said, of great importance, that he should state that the movement on which he, in concert with other shareholders, had entered, desired therefore,it h i e m m p g o improvement. was of a purely bona fide character. He was a large holder in the stock of the company, and he con fessed promoted; that and, h e that _object was accomplished it followed say ß , u t t ha if t that the interests of the entire company would be ° ru n : . he only desired the benefit of the whole body of proprietors. He had put faith in the representa tions which several years ago had been made by the directors, but he had been greatly disappointed. He had disapproved of the policy of t -ex ensions which the board had pursued • and p when he saw what the board proposed to do in respect of the East Gloucestershire line he wrote to Mr. Saunders pointing out that the line would be unprofitable. He had not succeeded in inducing the board to abandon it, and he had felt so strongly that it would be injurious to the company that he had petitioned the House of Lords against it. When people who knew nothing about railways saw in a prospectus that a line would be made for £500,000 they natu rally believed it; but with the knowledge and ex perience he possessed he had asserted that,although it had been proposed to make the East Gloucester shire line for £soo,ooo,its cost would be £1,000,000. The line would not get any traffic, and it would not pay its expenses. He had not been successful in obtaining the prayer of his petition, but the bill was now in a position that it was in the power of the proprietors to get it thrown out. They knew that the cost of constructing lines was generally very much under estimated in prospectuses. In support of this statement Mr. Brown quoted the estimates which had been first put forth for the construction of lines in connection with the company several years ago. The estimate, he said, had been £3,876,500, but it had been exceeded to the extent of £2,823,000. They could apply that result to the East Gloucestershire. Having alluded to leases, amalgamations, and extensions as the causes of the company's present position, he said it was for the shareholders themselves to say what was to be done with their property. If they did not co-operate in the effort to raise the company, it was needless for him and those connected with him to pro ceed any further. He was glad to say that the assurances of support they had received justified them in going on. He would repeat that his object was only to benefit the company. He would not become a candidate for a seat at the board that would be formed after the amalgamations were effected, but he would do everything in his power to 'promote the interests of the proprietors. He concluded by moving a resolution condemning amal gamations, extensions, subsidies, and leases,,and ad vocating a pacific policy in relation to neighbouring companies. Mr. GILEs seconded the motion. The affairs of the Great Western Company were at the present time, he said, in a most disastrous condition. A line that at one time had paid the original shareholders 8 per cent. had been so far mismanaged, that it now only paid ss. per cent., and even the last dividend at that rate had not been earned in the half year, for all the expenses for that period had not been brought into account. (Hear.) If they had been accounted for the balance-sheet would have shown that the company had been considerable losers. It was therefore time that the shareholders should be stir themselves, and take such steps as would lead to a complete investigation of the company's affairs. It was not the first time they had had to take that course—(A Voice—lt is the third time)—which had on each occasion been followed by an improvement in the management of the company, and a conse quent return to prosperity; but no sooner did they approach that point than a return to what he would call the traditional policy of the company took place. Extensions, subsidies, and loans again came into fashion, and at their reappearance the reviving pros perity of the company vanished. (Hear.) Mr. MOGGS asked for some further information with respect to the East Gloucestershire line. Mr. ADAMS replied that it was proposed to run from Farringdon to Cheltenham, and a second sec tion would connect that town with Burton-on-the- Water in connection with the West Midland line. With regard to the first section it passed through a bad country, in which there was not a single town of any importance. The gradients, too, were very bad, one of four miles' length being one in sixty. It, in fact, went over the hills instead of going round their bases, and would, in consequence of the steepness of its gra dients, be a very expensive line to work—so ex pensive as to neutralise the advantage of its bring ing Cheltenham 24 miles nearer to London. It would, too, cost £BOO,OOO to construct it, equiva lent to a loss of one per cent. on the company's capi tal; and that loss, capitalised, amounted to £2O, and that sum each holder of £lOO unguaranteed stock would in fact throw into the pockets of the East Gloucestershire landowners. The excuse for the line was, that if the Great Western did not make it the North-Western would run a line from Oxford to Cheltenham, which would lessen the dis tance between that town and the metropolis; butl t that was only a red he rr ing drawn across th e sce nt by Sir W. R usse ll t o m i s l ea d them in the chase. In the first place, the Loudon and Nor th-Western Company were not such fools as to m ake a line through such a difficult country; and i n the next place they could not, having to go round by Bletch • ley, save the sam e l eng th o f mileage the East Glou best way to cestershire line w ou ld. H o wever, the guard against any such aggression w as not to pro voke it by aggression on their w had hitherto done in the invasion of part, as they f - the territories of the North Western and the South Western Com panics, and by trying to get . rid of th had isateegrucihrae red, acter for sharp d e aling wh i ch they Last session they bad either .promotednt:rrysuexpppeonrtseeds the as many as 22 bills, and the chairman to be 1,20,000. parliamentary had been admitted He knew of one junbioyercounsel who received in fees proceedings, in addition to X 3,500. (Shame.) t es ,were otherwise injurious as they kept about their pecuniary p all the session tho t s h e e o t ffi to the interests of the company, the House of Commons employed in developing the man agement who ought of the line, which would, if the policy of were altered, pay the unguaranteed share holders by the end of 1867 8 per colt. SA'E ' having supported the resolution, it was unanimously adopted • and, , On the motion of tne CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. Alderma n COFFI N , i t was resolved t o appo i nt committee to carry out the viewsof a Mr. J. DEACON then moved, and M r. B ATTERS BY (who came from Ireland to attend the meeting) se conded the motion, "That the shareholders present should resolve themselves into a general committee for that purpose." This having been agreed to, a requisition Was signed by those present, calling on the directors to convene a special meeting for the consideration of the matters complained of ; and the proceedings terminated. As M. Repaire, Secretary of the Archives at Bayonne, was two evenings back walking on that part of the new jetty, at the mouth of the Adour, where the para pet has not yet been erected, he was seized, it is supposed, with sudden giddiness, and, falling into the water, was drowned. The body was found the following morning, and on being examined two severe wounds were oiscovered on the head. PRICE..... -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. ILWAY _INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. 11) efe ;~ `: ~__ / Ize "I' j "",/ .7 .-.2 /._.-.62.- --, . ... eae—r...l\l F, VI S PAPE Ii J~ C`iF Iv a v :.t4 t kvp • .-=-:..-4, g miniTniE Li IV. ' - ‘s ---, - ----- 4 41. s 01.11TonL ra y evog TEe first =cling t Juridical Socie4 this se,sion was held at their rosins, St. Martin's•pkee, -Trafalgar_-_aquare. The Right Hon. Lord Stanley, MT., occupied the chair. Mr. WESTLAKE read a paper on " The Proposed Alterations in the Law of Blockade." The learned gentleman said the subject he had undertaken to deal with was comprised under two heads—The law of a.blockade as it exists, and the changes that arc proposed to be made in it. A lawful blockade was that which had been established according to laws-laid- down by the majority of -the_ common wealth of nations. lle drew a distinction bei Wet 11 international law and, constitutional law, and statcd that the knowledge of the former Wave very little assistance to the constitutional lawyer. Referring to the history of the Northern States in the 12th and 15th centuries, it appeared that before a neutral could be touched he must have done something to place himself in the position of an enemy. There were three ways in which he might infringe his neutrality. The first was shipping goods for the enemy, and hence neutral ships did not then cover the property; the se con d was convey i ng troops articles contraband of war ; an d th e thi r d ene a m ud y's any attempt to relieve a place besieged by sea. Those rules, however, were greatly modified by the Dutch in 1584, chiefly in regard to the carriege o f enough goods on board of neutral vessels, prohibit ing conveyance not only of military supplies, and such other commodities as might protract the siege, but also goods of every kind. He then traced sub sequent modifications of the rules which were from time to time established by the several nations of Europe, extending the list of contraband articles, and applying the blockade not only to a besieged port, but also to an extent of coast line. A blcek ado to be binding must be effective, and this led him to discuss the question of what the law ought to be. The only escape he saw from the perplexi ties of the present system was to regard commer cial blockade as lawful only when the neutral per formed an un-neutral act, and thus put himself in the place of an enemy, and it should only apply to be sieged places and to contraband of war, and not to regulate commerce, as had formerly been the case. After considerable discussion, Lord STANLEY said it was hardly possible to deal with a question of that importance and magnitude in a manner that was not very fragmental. A per son who is leading a public life could not pledge I himself to an opinion on this group of questions without great consideration. He did not think they had sufficient knowledge of the various ques tions involved, nor was the public mind sufficiently formed to deal with them. If he made any remarks he wished it to be understood that it was only for the purposerof suggesting questions that he should like to have solved by others. They could not separate the question of blockade from maritime power., In the attempt to conclude a war with as little bloodshed as possible, it was a question whether the interests of neutrals should be con sulted. NV hen neutrals were affected by a war in which they had no interest it was a hard case, but it_was one of those hard cases, only on a larger scale, of the individuals in whose fields the warlike ope rations were carried on. To make war seldom, to make it uncostly and as little bloody as possible, any limitations to the power of preventing com merce such as those proposed would have the effect of strengthening the weaker party against the stronger. They would tend to equalise the forces of the combatants, and by that means tend to pro tract the war. In the present day nothing has such a tendency to put a stop to war as the inter ference of neutral powers. The nations were day by day acting more upon one another—influencing one another. All wars were now fought by general concurrence of opinion of the surrounding powers, and it was essential that they should be brought to an end. When two nations—under such circum stances as they now saw in America—were at war, one was entirely debarred from trade, and every neutral power felt it. The result was that every power not engaged in the war had a direct inte rest in putting a stop to it. The question was, if they let two nations go on at war unre stricted in their commerce, whether neutral nations would have so direct an interest in bringing the war to a conclusion. They would say, " You may go on fighting as long as you like, for you do not injure us," and the result would be that the com bating powers would be weakening and exhausting ono another, and losing their influence in the scale of nations. It is, therefore, certain that it is the interest of all nations which feel the effects of the war. There was another aspect to look at it in which it had not been noticed, probably because it was not thought of sufficient importance. It was that the wars were now not carried on by the whole male population of a nation, but only by a class of the population, therefore there was not so much suffering as there used to be. There was a 'great pressure upon the people for the expenses of a war ; bat as the wars of the present time were carried on mostly by loans, the people did not feel it so much, and if there was not some pressure on them in an other way, there would be no desire on their parts to terminate hostilities. If no trading interests suffered by the continuance of the war, it might be a question whether that peace party, which sooner or later springs up in a country, would spring up as soon, or have as much power as they had when they did rise. There were three questions they would have to consider in advocating the proposed alteration—First, whether they were not equalising the powers of the combatants, and enabling them to continue the contest ? secondl y, wh e th er they were not taking away the inducements to neutrals to bring about a peace ? and thirdly, would they not diminish the interest of the people of the belligerent countries in asking for a cessation of hostilities P i t w as one of those questions where the advantages and disadvantages were so nearly balanced as to prevent them rushing to a conclusion on a question which might affect the country so seriously. There was one thing also to be borne in mind, that what ever laws they might make there was no power to enforce them. For instance, if France, England, and Russia were engaged in a death struggle, and each believed that their only chance of existence was to do that which they thought best for themselves, what power was there to prevent them ? It was therefore for them to con sider whether it would be well for them to make rules which, at the most important crisis, there was no power to compel the observance of. The discussion was then adjourned, and a vote of thanks to the noble chairman terminated the pro ceedings. Captain Flackmann, a bravo Alsatian, retired from the service, and living on his pension in the environs of Paris, last wee k appeared before the Tribunal of Correc tional Police t o answer for an offence committed by his dog Pochard, wh o , w hil e i n company with his master at a cafe, had bitten a gentleman's leg. From the explanations given before the Tribunal, it appeared that the captain had a pas sion for angling and also fur coffee, and that his dog was his constant companion everywhere. During one of the fine days last month the captain. accompanied by Pochard, was enjoying his usual amusement on the banks of the Seine, watching his float with eager eye as ho saw symptoms of a bite, but the fish managed to take the bait without the hook. Disappointed of his prize, he determined to make another attempt, and looked round for his beit, a piece of cheese, which he had laid on the bank. The cheese was gone, and he reproached Pochard with the theft. The next day ho lost the cheese again in the same manner, and re luctantly gave Pochard a thrat-hing to teach hire better manners. On the third day the captain was again at the old spot, and having caught a fish was going to bait again,when he saw a rat in the act of running off with the cheese. Be ing at once convinced of pour Pochard's innocence, and struck with remorse for having unjustly punished him, the for captain loaded with caresses, and promised to make amends by giving him a cup of coffee in the evening,tobefond of that beverage with plenty of sugar in t. ter Pochard had so far adopted his master's tastes a the captain went to his cafe, and c)rdetred t vft r soon finished it. After the dcupsin no o r f coffee—for himself and Pochard. The la c his share, and, wanting wore , nose rather too near thes per son sitting at the next cup of table. This liberty was happen ed to approach his somewhat roughly resented, and wheng r emonstrated with the person, h ensued, an f n o llowed by a quarrel, in whi c h high w C o a r p d t s . Pochard took part w ith his master, and bit the p erson ' s l e g rather se " r ely. The injured p%rty appealed to the a and .the tribunal, aft er h ear i ng hoth aides, eon demned Capt. Flackmann to pay a fine of 16f., with 15f. damages, for the plaintiff. The captain left tbo court vowing vengeance against all water-rats.