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

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Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Signor Ti vo li, an d Mr. Raynor. ITnsworth, in his celebrated Stump Speech, " Or any other man ,the original), in conjunction with Eugene and Duley, lorialinc , the greatest Comic Trio in London. Also the following Comic Talent, viz, Mr. J. G. Forde, Mr. Marshall, Kr. Hollingsworth, and Miss Georgina Smithson. Gallery of Modern Paintings. H E OXF ORD, 6, OXFORD STREET. " THE DAUGHTER OF THE ISLES," a Cantata composed_ by H. LESLIE, Esq., and written by A. MATTHISON. Esq., in honour of the Marriage of her }loyal Highness the Princess Alice. EVERY EVENING, in addition to the usual entertainments, which include operatic selections by Miss Russell, Madame Enderssohn, Messrs. Morley, Greene, and Albert, with Full Band and Chorus ; the Comic performances of Miss Caroline Parkes and Mr. W. 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All remittances are, henceforth, to be made to Mr. JOHN CHAPLIN, at The Sun office, 112, Strand, who has been appointed, by the Lord Chancellor, Receiver and Manager of The Sun newspaper, and the outstanding debts due in respect thereof. 1 1 , ,c+2. - ." - , C,, ~e , • ,_,,. - , -- , -- ,7, -, : - /.,..E , ;.•__;:„, : pi ~,,_ X iaL.., •, - ..,--', 7 - - 4 , A .2„, --,, ,----- ~, • ~- ) ...„._ ~ ,,.7-7 4 .;.. ,- ,_,,, ____, v.........iL , v .. * ,-,„?i , , , .-- A_, ~..,7,4, - _,,, ~-.-„, ~,, c .., - -....„.....- vim — t . 7 Z* ) ;t7 ,k, ~ - i - I , , '.,, ‘Lt ,•>' '''. --fr . e r ,--,.. , ~ -"(/' ', tifj, 1•*,...,,...2 . • ~ 1 1) ',710. #T , 'br 0 ' 4 c --- -- - ---' , .: , i. h-•'...b.i',,,.. , "7" , , ... 4 , ' -\., t--- ' ,;....,),..,....-, , , • ' , ,r,,,,,, THE SUN. :LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1862. We have now accounts of the six or seven days battle and retreat, from the pens of eye-witnesses. They are, however, Northern witnesses, and the reader must pick his way throughout them with the remembrance that an editor had just been sent to prison for publishing something not acceptable at the War-office, although it was distinctly fa vourable to the North. We have also telegrams by the Jura (Quebec), which reached her at Father Point, and bring up the news from New York to Saturday, the sth, and from M'CLELLAN himself to the Friday previous, the 4th. A careful examination of these accounts leaves it still doubtful whether M'CLELLAN had intended to change his line of attack, and make the James River, which flows through Richmond as the Thames does through London, the base of his ope rations. If he did, cne thing we think is certain, that the Confederates became aware of his inten tion, and determined to inflict upon him all the loss and damage they could while he was moving his right to the back of bis left, placing his whole array on the St. James River. Assuming that M'CLELLAN had planned this movement, one can bat be struck with the difference of the three great retreating movements made by the Confederates. At Manaseas, at Corinth, at Yorktown, the Confe derates quitted without the Federals having the least idea of what was going on. They felt their way cautiously to the unusually silent camps of the enemy, and found that they were gone. These, therefo re, were masterly retreats. APCLELLAN was anticipat e d at least—and it is now confessed that 25 guns were taken by the Confederates at the first onset, though in the same breath it is denied that the "Federal forces were beaten in any conflict, or that th ey could be driven from the field by the Confederates. The fullest account of what took place from Wednesday, th e 25th o f June, t o Sunday, the 29th, is furnished by the gentleman who Was imprisoned —the editor of the Baltimore Americ an , He as cer tain:y does seema little in doubt t v(r o .t t . h e design of M'CLEL LAN to chan ge his at the particular tim e he di d. the' Wednesday, the 25th, the re had bee n a visibl e check in the landing of stores of all kinds from the York River, at White House ; and it is said that preparations, with the object of evacuation, had begun on the Tuesday. All the latter part of Wed nesday, however, the movements about the great depot of White House were such as to fill the civi lians with fear. Wounded men were brought up by the Richmond and West Point Railway from the front, the statement being that they had been wounded in capturing a hill which commanded Richmond. This was said to be a feint by Wan- LAN to conceal his purpose of retreating. Mean the stores were all brought from different where they had been placed for the army's lance, to White House, and all that could be, ~ced cn board the ships, those which could ng covered with hay ready to be fired at a Wednesday evening closed with preparation for complete evacuation of the liVhite Houzat any m o m en t ; about fifty steam tugs we re i st: i, g , of vesselsY el in rowing do ;en the stream the laden with such stores as had already been embarked. ni ":zz:nt's notice. _Thursday morning, th e 2 6th, brought tidings of tb e suecc:3sfUl movements Yf Cue Federal General HOOKER, but also brou g m a hundred more On Thursday P -ve . wounded.t..; ng tavourable re ports arrived, hut they were no lovger of an advance Confederate v.ttae,z., and it s , was converted of HOOKER, in) t of a repulse. O n Friday, the 27th, this into an attack by Goperal STONEWALL JACXsoN dusk. C. and his repulse, " one of the most decisive and destructive of the whole war, the enemy being put to complete rout, and the loss to the Federal forces very light." Till three p.m., however, the most vigorous efforts were made both by the men ashore and the ships on the river to be ready for complete evacuation of the White House ; when it was re ported there that the enemy had been driven before them on the left, and that there were cheers along the whole line. Yet this was followed by more strenuous exertions than pre viously to get everything on board the ships. The fight of Friday must have been very severe. Ac cording to the accounts of the wounded•who arrived in the evening, the Confederates were always re pulsed by the retreating Federals, and with great slaughter. By Saturday morning, the 28th, the evacuation of the White House, the local base of Federal operations against Richmond, was complete, the Confederates were near at hand to find it empty ; and M'CLELLAN had placed his whole army on the St. James River, which certainly is a river well adapted to bring him up his supplies, and to facilitate the co-operation of his seventeen gun boats—the great instrument, hitherto, of Federal successes. Such is an epitome of the late battles up to the Saturday, furnished us through the Editor, now liberated, who was sent to prison just before it was published, avowedly for having made too free in mentioning his communications with the PRESIDENT. We have thought it best to give our readers the most favourable view of the af f air. Whether or not M'CLELLAN had really intended to charge his front will not probably be easily ascer tained. The narrative of the occurrences is like a close run alibi. The preparations for the evacu ation are so nearly simultaneous with the first attacks, that it is not easy to say whether the Con federates, hearing of them, attacked in consequence, or whether they were commenced because of the Confederate attack. In the narrative of the Bal timore American the former is evidently the belief of the writer—or, at least, the belief which he was ordered to publish. If he be correct, we shall soon hear of M'CLELLAN'S offensive move ments. He is now near the Fort Darling, on the bluff on the St. James River, where the sunken obstacles and the guns repulsed the Monitor and other gunboats—he can assail it by land and open to the gunboats a passage to Richmond itself; if he meant mischief by the "strategy" of the tele gram, he will therefore soon show it. We shall have practical proof that this change of position in; front of an enemy, always a difficult feat—had an object worthy of it. At the same time it will be his confession of a strategical mistake in the position he assumed at first. While we write, fresh telegrams inform us that the Confederates claim a splendid victory; twelve thousand prisoners and stores for three months being amongst its fruits. This, notwithstanding the Federal's story, is quite as likely to be true as theirs. If we cannot credit Federal accounts, their own foolish and arbitrary censorship of the press, and their own falsehoods, are the sole cause. A casualty, almost we had said a calamity, that might have befallen anyone, has within the last few days, by ill luck happened to a personal friend of Mr. COBDEN, M.P., of Mr. EGERTON, M.P., and of Mr. BROCKLEITURST, M.P. for Maccles field. The unfortunate gentleman who has been the victim of this mischance is, it should be ob served at once, a well-known and thoroughly re spectable inhabitant of that very borough of which Mr. BROCKLEHTIRST is the Parliamentary repre sentative. Although his name is duly mentioned in the course of the police reports as that of a person recently in charge under suspicion, there is no neces sity whatever, we conceive, for our repeating it here. Placed at the bar yesterday before the worthy ma gistrate for Westminster, the gentleman turns out to be a member of the Society of Friends ! It appears, moreover, that he is a mercantile man, in partnership with his father, a tradesman " in a large way of business," down at Macclesfield. When brought before the magistrate yesterday on remand—the accused having been held to bail in two sureties of £250 each—this thoroughly respect able and respected Quaker• tradesman is accompanied into the police court by a cluster of personal friends, among whom are three members of Parliament already particularised. The case is then gone into —the prisoner being represented by Mr. SLEIGH, the eminent barrister—a solicitor on the part of the family also being in attendance to watch the pro ceedings. A detective employed (as such) at the Great Exhibition building down at South Kensington, is then the one only individual who steps forward into the witness-box yesterday for the purpose of giving evidence. If we pass over inten tionally (as we do) the name of the accused, we will certainly not act thus by the witness who has thus rashly brought the charge against him. Detective CHOWNE, this is, Sergeant of the E Division, No 5. And what may be the charge brought against Mr. —, of Macclesfield, Quaker, trader, friend of Mr. COBDEN, and other well known M, P.'s—brought against him by this same CHOWNE the over-zealous detective ? Why, it is nothing less than the agreeable little charge of having, on Tuesday,last, attempted to pick a lady's pocket at the International Exhibition. Under what circumstances ? We will now see. Sergeant CHOWNE, of the E Division, No. 5, is in the witness-box giving evidence. That evidence is simply a repetition of what had been adduced upon the former occasion—when the prisoner was first brought before the magistrate. It is to the effect that the accused was there on Tuesday last at the Exhibition Building, "among some ladies who were looking at the ice machine, and near which were some machinery sent there by his brother, who is a silk manufacturer at Macclesfield. While there the officer saw him by the side of a female I .ohose pocket, it was his impression, he was trying to Pick. The officer, in consequence, took him into custody and to the station, where a large sum of money was found in his possession, with some lead pencils, ace.), sow, without one word being uttered i n the prisoner's behalf by the solicitor of his family, b y ilia ..wccouncil, distinguished personal L.' by single one of his a lends there present in court yesterday—it is no, perfectly manifest from the very nature of the evidence adduced by the p o lic e officer who took this unfortunate gentleman into been brought ought custody on Tuesday last, that the uranght before never for one instant i,her e to o s h n a o ve a magistrate.inculpatory evidence -- of any ole in one sin gle against the accused, no inculpatory evid enp . kind whatever discern] syll a bl e uttered by this offi c i o us deceive. If, in these lossof crinoli ne , the vague ``ialpro ssion" of som e sus _ into picious detective is to justify him in taktoingbe custody any gen tl ema n who may chance in volved in a c row d o f l a di es and among a cloud of petticoats—why anybody at all may b e marched off at an instant's notice t o t h e po lice station up on a charge of picking pockets ! Ridiculous, however, though the charge was in the instance we are referring to, utterly ridiculou s though it was in every one of its particulars—having been formally brought forward, it had by necessity to be gone into as formally yesterday in the police court at Westminster. The family solicitor (Mr. j SMYTH) was first heard—the prisoner's connset (Mr. SLEIGH) spoke at some length afterwards- 1 and one after another the principal friends of the accused who were present were sworn and gave evidence of the most conclusive kind as to his high respectability. All that the ill-scLea.z. man at the bar had done upon the occasion when Le was taken into custody was, it appeared, to push aside the hoops of a lady's crinoline in order that he might (without inconveniencing her) obtain a bet ter view of his brother's machinery. And for this chance movement —(a movement, who is there, that has ever ridden in an omnibus, has not been com pelled to make, some time, if only to save the knees from a smear of mud from the draggled tails of these expansive petticoats ?) for this chance movement Mr. —, of Macclesfield, is (because of Sergeant CHOWNE'S " impression") coolly and cruelly char ge d with attempting to pick a lady's pocket ! The accused being a wealthy man, a member of the Society of Friends, a com mercial man of high repute, a gentleman personally known to and respected by a crowd of people themselves, some of them of the highest social dis tinction ! Not a tittle of evidence being brought against him the while—beyond the vague " impression" of this obtrusive and bungling detec tive ! No wonder that the magistrate is reported to have observed when adjudicating upon the case, 6 , that the prisoner could certainly have no object in committing the offence imputed to him :" adding deliberately to this, that "After hearing the evi dence of so many highly respectable witnesses, he (the magistrate) must say that there could not be the slightest suspicion against the accused, and that in discharging him from that box he left the court without a stain upon his character." One thing we cannot, however, but regret that the magistrate did not do when coming to this other wise most satisfactory conclusion. We regret namely that he did not administer a severe and deserved reprimand to the blundering detective who had so very cleverly struck off from the hot press at the Exhibition this anything 1: proof "im pression.' of the wholly imn gin , r` fectly innocent and inoffensiv: ,n. a per- American folly and Manchester improvidence have placed Lancashire in a position which all will agree justly claims the attention of the House of Commons. The House would not do its duty to the country if it separated without obtaining all the information within its reach which bears on the subject, and without being prepared to confer any legislative powers, if such powers be needed, on those who should be locally and administratively responsible for meeting the difficulty. There is no hope now, so far as mortal eyes can discover, of Americans, North or South, abating, on the one side their love of independence, on the other their enormous ambition. They bear in their mutual wrath pretty severe punishment themselves, and rather seem to exult than otherwise that England has to suffer also. The South contrasts, now, favourably with the North in its temper. It is not ambitious of more than that most reasonable object—independence. It does not aspire to be a vast domineering republic. It only asks to live and to trade in quietness with its customers ; the North, however, will not let it, but wants to reab sorb almost half a continent and to swell itself out again to the boundaries marked out by MONROE doctrines and manifest destiny. But seeing all this we must seriously blame the improvidence of the cotton manufacturers. What they must now pay additionally, in poor-rates, would probably have sufficed to cover all the cotton districts of India with intelligent agents, who, by offers of price, and by shewing the natives the in creased value of their cotton, if properly cleaned and packed, might have secured for us a very dif ferent Indian supply, by this time. The numerous communications on the subject of cotton supply all come to this—lndia wants a fair price, but it wants also the knowledge and direction which European agency alone can give. Manchester would not give it. She, almost haughtily, disclaimed having anything to do with cotton growing —and the re sult is, she is likely to have very little to do with cotton spinning and weaving. It is, indeed, of no use to complain of the past now—that will not feed the starving. Still there is yet time, if not to in crease the extent of tillage this year in India, to see to its proper gathering, clearing, and convey ance to the ports. This may be yet done, and if Manchester is not provident enough to see to that at once, her merchant princes and manufacturers will incur the gravest responsibility. The measures suggested last night were two. One to give powers to Boards of Guardians to con tract loans on the faith of the rates, to be repaid in seven years. The other was to bring into action old statutes by which parishes in great dis. tress might extend their claim for help to other parishes, to the hundred, and the county succes sively. The enormous wealth of Lancashire—its annual value for rating being £8,000,000, one of its hundreds being rated at £2,ooo,ooo—shows that there could be no hardship in applying the old law to this very peculiar case. The greatest hard ship is felt by the large number of rated tradesmen whose incomes depended on the expenditure of the operatives. They are likely in the present state of things soon to need relief themselves, and yet they are called on to pay high rates to the support of others. Some exceptional legislation will be needed on their behalf, for it would be economy to excuse them from payment. We could but be struck with the inconsistency of what followed—the voting away of millions on defence against invasion, which certainly is remote, while the danger of starvation from millions is at our doors. Fortifications, surely, do not press at such a time as this. It really seems to us like jest ing with national distress to throw away money on what can be, at least, as well done a year or two hence, while our millions of operatives are begging their bread ; and, as a consequence, our exchequer must next year be a beggar also. The distribution of the prizes competed for by the National Rifle Association passed off yesterday at the Crystal Palace, as a highly successful cere monial. It was presided over by H,R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, whose star is certainly this year in the ascendant. The veteran. Premier also took part, as indeed well became him, in the proceed i►,gs—delivering, as is his wont upon such occa sions, a very h'ppy and telling speech, and receiving, as is the case with him always at these times, an ovation of the most enthusiastic character. The hero of the day, however, or, better still, let us give him his titlo at once as a rifle man,appearaaee the hero of the year, was Mr. PIXLEY, of the Victoria Rifles, the crack shot, the champion shot of 1862 ; as Mr. Ross was the champion shot of .1860; and Mr. JoPLING of 1861. Upon the " See the of Mr. PIXLEY to carry off the first prize the band, a obtained Anthem on the conquering a matter of course, struck up High t:ltehe”rie , hero comes" —. quite as and inevitably as it struck up the i\ n T a a t t u ie r n al e l l y E. Commander of arrival . ehi e f o . of Thehis eßhoayma-1 p i o n lB6O (Mr. carry Ross) if he failed to at quy rate, three other prizes—his father (Mr. g. Ross) THE SUN LONDON, T ETES!) V EVE NINE JULY 15, 1862. obtaining another. A gentleman of Switzerland, one M. DE GENDRE, as became a countryman of the apple-shooting TELL, obtained one of the £5O prizes for a hit at 600 yards distance. The presen - - 7, prize to the keen-eyed, steady-handed :antioned being an especially appro priate an d gr..oeful incident in this year of the In ternational Exhibition. Altogether the festivities of yesterday were of the most exhilarating charac ter imngible, and augur admirably for the main tenance of that Volunteer Movement which has already within so brief an interval since its in auguration led to the enrolment of fully 150,000 Volunteer Riflemen. .~ THE LUDGATE-HILL TRAGEDY.—Mrs. Vyse still remains in the custody of the governor of Newgate, the Secretary of State's order for her transmission to Bethle hem Hospital, where she will be kept in confinement as a criminal lunatic during her Majesty's pleasure, not yet having arrived. The unfortunate woman since her trial has been, and still continues, overwhelmed with grief. Miss Saunders had an interview with her sister this afternoon, but the usual rules of the gaol were maintained, THE NEW AMERICAN TARIFF.—For the conve nience of shippers an extra steamer of the Inman line will be despatched for New York on Thursday next, July 17th. THE MIDDLESEX ‘S' ESTERN CORONERSHIP.— Yesterday the polling for coroner of the western district of Middlesex took place, and considerable excitement pre vailed, At the close of the poll at four o'clock it was stated that the majority in favour of Mr. Bird was between 200 and SOO. The official declaration of the poll will be made on Wednesday. ROYAL PAVILION HOTEL, FOLKESTONE.—Arri vaIs : Major Gallon, Mr. and Mrs. Dalbiac, Mr. and Mrs. Fenwick, Mr. Marlay, Dr. Parsons, Admiral Sir A. Arbuth not, Captain Grindall, Mr. Round, Mr. Twining, Colonel Wyndham and family, &c. THE BOMBAY MAIL.—SOUTHAMPTON, July 14. —The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Mooltan, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived. She brings 75 passengers, £ll4 in specie, pearls to the value of 71.600 rupees, and 2,831 packages of general cargo, including 927 bales of raw silk,valued at 90,0001. At Gibraltar on the 9th instant, exchange on London, 90 days, was quoted 49i ; on Paris, sf. 26c. ; Marseilles, sf, 28c. ; Genoa, sf. 28c. ; on Madrid, at eight days' sight, 1 prem. Freights were unaltered. A Shanghae steam packet company has been started in China to run steamers to and from Shanghae, Chufoo, Tientsin, the ports of Japan, Foochow, Amoy, S watow, and Canton. The capital is £240,000. About ten or twelve steamers will be employed, which will be built in America. SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—During the week ending July 12 the visitors have been as follows :—On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 28,115 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, students' days (admission to the public, 6d.), open from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., 10,980; total, 39,095. From the opening of the Museum, 2,936,108. THE HARVEST IN FRANCE.—The accounts of the harvest, which has already begun in the south of France, are not satisfactory. The hopes of a superabun dant and even a precocious harvest have vanished, and it will be fortunate if we have a very ordinary yield. The accounts from foreign countries do not seem to be much better, and though, according to present appearances, there is little reason to apprehend a scarcity, still any serious re duction in prices is faintly expected. The cold and wet weather so prevalent,with little interruption, for more than a month, which retarded the ripening of the crops, will be felt when they come to be gathered in. Cold nights fol lowing sunless days, and frequent and heavy falls of rain and strong winds, have retarded and laid the corn ; and the quality of the grain, if not the quantity, will be far from realizing the hopes which the agriculturist cherished in May last. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOClETY.—Yesterday being a fine day, the gardens wore their holiday aspect, being crowded with a large influx of fashionable visitors who attended to hear the bands of the Zouaves and of the gendarmerie of the Imperial Guard. Among those present were their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, who paid marked attention to the music of these excellent bands. They are to perform again to-day and to-morrow (Wednesday). THE VICEROY OF EGYPT.—In preparation for the banquet announced to take place on board his High ness's steam yacht, the Faid Gehaad, at Woolwich to-mor row (Wednesday) evening, and to facilitate the arrival of the Royal and distinguished guests free from inconveni ence, arrangements have been made for the entrance of a special train through the lower gate of the Arsenal, from London, to pass without interruption to the head of the pier, and, if necessary, over the turntables, discharging its freight on the platform at a covered gangway leading on board. During the preparations, which are on the most magnificent scale, the yacht has been besieged with claim ants for admission to view the interior, but all demands for that purpose have been refused. BANQUET TO THE VICEROY OF EGYPT AT THE UNITED SERVICE CLUB.—Last evening the members of the United Service Club gave a splendid banquet to his Highness the Viceroy of Egypt at the club-house, in Pall mall. The entertainment reflected much credit on all con cerned. It was served up in a style of princely elegance, in the spacious and elegant breakfast-room of the club. INDICATORS FOR TARGET PRACTICE ---Mr. Dempster, inventor of the eroblem yacht ; new trawl net ; and a flag telegraphic signal for ship use, handy and perfect for communicating in light winds and calm weather, now proposes the adaptability of his flag signal for the purpose of indicating the exact spot where a ball hits the target. Mr. Dempster's plan is to divide the Government service target (of 6 feet high, 4 feet wide) into 24 equal squares, and represent each square by a letter of the alphabet ; then, with his system of signalling, or rather his alphabet in colours, the marker at the butt could immediately point out the exact square where the ball hit. One great ad vantage of Mr. Dempster's indicator is, the whole affair, both flags and frame, stows away in a case that need be no thicker than a soldier's halbert, a ship's boarding-pike, or a gentleman's walking stick. For private practice in shoot ing Mr. Dempster has got other ideas on the subject of target practice to enable our riflemen being good shots. One of his suggestions are to shape the target in the form of a man 6 feet high and 2 feet broad across the shoulders. This figure to be divided into 300 equal squares, or hexigens. Each division to be represented by a letter or letters of the alphabet suitable for being in dicated to by the eighteen consonant letters, now used for the Government Commercial Code of Signals. By permutation with 18 consonant letters of the alphabet, which might be made of pasteboard or tin, the marker at the butt could indicate to upwards of 300 different divi sions on the target, and never require to show more than two litters at a time. By having all the divisions on a target of small dimensions, it must be of the utmost im portance to crack shots whilst sighting their rifles to know exactly within an inch on the target where his last ball hit. For private practice Mr. Dempster suggests the " man-shaped target" might be printed on stout paper and pasted on boards. After one target is riddled another can easily be stuck on the boards. The expense of getting up paper (fac-simile) targets would not be much; nor would the indicators be very expensive. Riflemen, after a day's shooting at the man shaped target, might have some fine fun while speaking over their successful aiming and de cided hits. One might be able to say, "Ohl my first ball hit the fellow in B C right in the eye." Another, " And mine hit B L right on the shoulder blade." And another might say, " The second shot I fired hit the letter D, which is right in the breadbasket." In fact a regular anatomical discussion might go on about target-practice. AN EXPERIMENTAL STEAMER.--NEW METHOD of PROPULSION.—On Friday morning, a little steamer, tspthetusteered—and et s Clyde,eri measuring pedordof—a opnareandl anl dnitwelvemonth,sg about twelve tons, and fully 50 feet long, with only a chimney standing amidships, entered our harbour . d She is the property of a military gentleman from the steering. l w a e op sp u t a a r aadtdeumrssahsanhebTdol vessel wei a ssi nsae p agni p a da t ph e a n anrrs t aee e tas d nuvd osi invention, iuvde steered—by find methodxte i re o ,d n o , abf tup p ttr r ho o i es- - op s stern, e oe r nj each ce , ht s and si xco spoke,n spokes,si a s n t s d ofadl dipping p h i norgi horizontal,z horizontal ny n d ntwheel,into attachedtthe e f water,r t o o m t h w e h i es i n c h da blade, working in the same way as t h e b lade of a pa tent paddle—namely, turning its " feather edge" to the water as it goes forward, but the full flat face when mov ing in the direction necessary for propelling the vessel. These spokes are made to revolve with the wheel with which they are connected ; and this wheel, by an eccentric motion which it possesses, is made to remain fairly amid ships, or is moved from port to starboard by means of a lever connected with the internal machinery. She answers to the least touch of this lever ; and another remarkable property of the litte craft is that she goes as well, and steers as truly stern first as stem foremost. There is one draw back at once visible on seeing the vessel sailing ; the hori 'rental wheel is fully a foot above the surface of the water, and the bars of the s'x blades being uncovered, would, in revolving, be very liable to become entangled with drift wood or other floating matter. However, a protecting cover might be made to obviate this. The vessel is chiefly occu pied with the furnace and boiler and engine. Her deck is flush, and the only bulwark is a rope netting. She came from the Clyde, bound for Aberdeen, She passed through the Clyde and Forth Canal, and in a mist early on Friday morning went half- wa - y up the Tay without discovering her error, having lost reckoning aft er ma ki ng t h e E as t N eu k of Fife. We are told that she has neither anchor or compass on board. Three blades of her paddle were broken in coming through the canal, which, of course, much re duced her speed, but notwithstanding this, her gallant veteran owner, with Lis crew one seaman, a stoker, and an engineer , steamed smartly out of the harbour in the after. noon, standing gaily away to the north; the little craft, not much larger tban a large fishing boat, sitting lightly and steadily on the water,—selebroatis Guide. xT CI N E _l4 A t 1-4 I S. IMPORTANT BATTLES BEFORE RICHMOND. (Per Jura, by telegraph to Father Point and from Londonderry.) NEW YORK, JULY 5 (AFTERNOON). Official despatches from General M'Clellan of Friday, the 4th, say that no fighting has occurred since Tuesday, when the rebels were repulsed with heavy slaughter. The Federal army moved into the position now occupied because it affords greatly superior advan tages for the operations of the gunboats, 17 of which are now in James River, protecting the flank of the Federal army. The Federal forces were not beaten in any con flict, nor could they be driven from the field by the utmost efforts of the rebels. No guns have been lost since the 27th ult., when General M'Clellan's division was at first overwhelmed, and 25 pieces of artillery fell into the hands of the Confederates. Vicksburg is reported to have been captured by the Federals ; but no particulars have been received. A much more favourable impression has been created to-day by the news of the safety of General M'Clelian's army, and the arrival of reinforcements. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JULY 5 (Afternoon). Money abundant ; gold 9; prem. Exchange on London excited and unsettled, at 1211. Stocks better ; New York Centrals, 901 ; Illinois, 58i; Erie, 34 . 7 1. Cotton steady. Flour dull. Wheat quiet. Corn very firm. Provisions very firm. The Jura brings £13,700 in specie. The Hibernia and Kangaroo passed Cape Race on the sth, and the Europaon the 6th. The Great Eastern passed St. Andrew's on the Bth. The Anglo-Saxon has arrived out. (LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO CAPE RACE.) NEW YORK, JULY 7, Evening. The Confederate General Magruder has been captured, and the report of General Jackson's death is not confirmed. Vicksburg has not been taken. The Federals have captured the Confederate gun boat Teaser in James river. Richmond has been illuminated. The Southern newspapers claim that the Confe derates have captured 12,000 prisoners, all M'Clel lan's siege guns, and supplies sufficient to last the Confederate army for three months. The Federal War Department has ordered all returned prisoners liberated on parole by the Con federates to report themselves immediately, and they will be appointed to some duty compatible with their parole. The newspapers urge recourse to drafting. General M'Clellan has issued an address to the army, declaring that the Federals shall enter Richmond, and that the Union shall be preserved, no matter what the coat of time, of treasure, and of blood. The correspondent of the New Y ork TIMIS states that, since the evacuation of James Island, the Confederates are threatening Port Royal, in South Carolin a. The Governors of all the Union States have issued proclamations for more troops. The Federal Commander before Vicksburg is employing his troops to cut a canal across the land opposite the city, so as to change the course of the Mississippi, and render Vicksburg for ever an inland town. General M'Cleilan has had another skirmish with the Confederates, being the third, which has resulted in the latter being forced to retreat. The Bavaria and Glasgow took two •and-a-half minion dollars in specie on freight for Europe on the sth. Money abundant. Exchange and gold rising. Stocks depressed. Cotton quiet, but unchanged. Breadstuff lower. NEW YORK, JULY 3 (Evening). (Per Jura, via Quebec and Londonderry.) Events of the highest importance have taken place before Richmond. A series of severe and bloody battles, extending over seven days, have been fought before that place, resulting in the defeat of General 111‘Clellan's army, with heavy loss during four days' fighting. The Federal army retreated 17 miles. The accounts received are very confused, only one official report having been published. The correspondents state that General M'Clellan's army consisted of 95,000 effective troops, and that the Confederates, with their reinforcements, num bered 135,000. The Confederates must have suffered very heavily, but appear to have continued to press on in over whelming numbers. No estimate of loss can be made on either side with accuracy. The estimates given vary from 10,000 to 30,000. General M'Clellan with his army has fallen back under cover of the gun-boats on the James River, and is throwing up entrenchments. The war department has received despatches from General APCiellan, dated Berkeley, Harrison's Bar, July 2, 5.30 p.m., stating that he had succeeded in getting his army to that place on the banks of the James River, and that he had lost but one gun and one waggon. He further states that he had. fought a severe battle upon the first, and had beaten the enemy upon the second ; that the men were In good spirits, and that reinforcements from Washington had arrived. This is the only official despatch published. The correspondents of various newspapers men tion the loss of several Federal batteries and siege guns. It is reported that the Confederate generals, Jackson and Rhett (?) were killed, and that Magru der was captured. It is also reported that two Federal generals are captured. The news from Richmond caused great glocm, and a great deal of popular newspaper indignation that General M'Clellan was outnumbered. General M‘Clellan's despatch from Berkeley caused more cheerful feelings. Some newspapers attack General 111‘Clellan ; others blame the members of the Federal Cabinet. Thare does not, however, appear to be a shadow of feeling on the part of the press or the people in favour of relinquishing the struggle. The new levy of 300,000 men is urged on as of more importance than ever, and a more energetic prosecution of the war is demanded. The New York Chamber of Commerce has passed resolutions that it would by its influence continue to sustain the Government in the determined effort to put down the rebellion, and to maintain the Union. The Count of Paris and the Duke of Chartres since the late battles have quitted the Federal army and returned to Europe. The editor of the Baltinzore Anzerican is released from prison. General Hunter, in reply to an inquiry from Congress, acknowledges that he has drilled and armed negroes, and hopes by the end Df the fall to present to the Government 40,000 negro soldiers. His reply will be debated in Congress. The 11) ow York Ilerald says that instructions have been sent to General Butler to cease all fur ther correspondence with the foreign diplomatic agents, and to leave such matters to the State de partment. COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, JULY 3 (Evening.) Money tighter ; gold 10k per cent. prem. Ex change on London advanced, but unsettled sales have been made at 122. A decided panic took place to-day in the stock market, Government and rail way stocks falling from 3to 5 per cent. The mar ket rallied slightly at the end of the day on the re ceipt of General M'Clellex's message. Quotations of New York Centrals, 89i ; Illinois, 571 ; Erie, 35. Cotton quiet; middling Upland, 381 c. to 39c. Flour advancing. Wheat firmer, with moderate demand. Corn in good inquiry. Provisions dull. Coffee, sugar, and molasses steady• TURIN, JULY 14, In the Chamber of Deputies to day, a discussion took place upon the explanations expressed by Signori Alfieri and Boggio of the speech delivered by Garibaldi at Palermo. Signor Crispi defended Garibaldi. Signor Rattazzi, in the course of his speech, said —" We shall maintain intact and defend the pre rogatives of Parliament and of the Executive against any one. The words of Garibaldi were in considerate. Italy must be grateful to the Emperor of the French." Signor Crispi said that the recal of Signor Pal lavicino from Paicrtno would occasion civil war. In a speet whiola was considered a great parlia mentary triumph, 5;;,,-.3r Rattazsi protested against the promulgation of sacs a theory. This incident i 3 ought to consolidate the Government, and to ': - 7.,fplay the wisdom of the policy adopted by the lt Liberal party. TURIN, JULY 14. The newspapers whieL , y., - ..blished the speech of Garibaldi have been seiz•:-.1, It is stated that the has been dismissed from The Frenc'..- Cc.:.sr..l P:4le:,nao has protested against the attack cu Emperor contained in Garibaldi's speech. PARIS, JULY 15. The Paris papers of to-day publish the following despatch : " CETTIGNE, JULY 13. " Yesterday, Mirko obtained another victory over the Turks, who were driven back from Planinizza to Spuz, with a loss of nearly 4,000 men." FRANCE. BOURSE, July 14.—The market has again re sumed a little buoyancy, and a fair amount of busi ness has been transacted at an improvement on previous rates. Threes, for the Account, are now at 68fr. 45c. Railway Share Market quiet, but firm. The market continued gradually improving to the close, and left off as follows : Bank Shares 3150 Credit I. oncier 1740 Piedmontesc Fives 73 50 Italian Loan 74 15 Roman — Austrian .. 77 Spanioa Threes — Home Debt rAYS. 4t per Cents. 97 25 Do. end month - 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 55 New 3 per Cents - Do. end month - Credit Mobilier 827 50 Do. end month B3O ..- BAILI Cash. Account. Orleans 998 75 .. 995 .Is7orthern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1077 50 .. 1073 75 Geneva 345 .. 347 50 'Southern ......... 810 .. 810 Western Eastern .... „.. 530 25 .. 533 75 Sardinian 365 370 Austrian Lombard THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. The Royal Mail steamer Seine arrived yesterday morning at Southampton, with 256 passengers, 1,479,996 dollars in specie and 2,350 dollars' worth of jewellery. She left St. Thomas on the 30th June. The Chili government had decided on sending a Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to Mexico to tender his good offices to President Juarez, with a view to the final settlement of pend ing difficulties between that country and European powers. _ Little business was doing in Peru. Exchange was improving, and it was expected that trade would soon revive. At Valparaiso exchange, 90 days, was quoted 45 to 45 . t. The news from the West India Islands is unim• portant. In Jamaica the late rains had rendered provisions exceedingly scarce and dear. Breadstuffs of all kinds were consequently advancing in price. Coffee was scarce, and holders demanded 605.; sugar, fair, 18s. ; ordinary, 14s. to 15s. Exchange on London, 90 days, 2 per cent. THE ASHTON- UNDER-LYNE MURDER. Yesterday morning, at the New Bailey Police court, Salford, three men, named respectively John Ward, Thos. Barlow, and Sohn Clay Johnson, were brought up before the presiding magistrates, on re mand, charged with having murdered, on the 28th June last, Police-constable Jump while in the exe cution of his duty. _ _ Superintendent Ludlam, of the county constabu lary, stated to the bench that it was not his inten tion to lay before them any evidence on that occa sion. He merely wished to ask them to further remand the prisoners for a week. He also stated that, with regard to the murder, he was now in possession of all the facts connected therewith, through a full confession which had been made by some of the men in custody. By that confession the two prisoners then before the bench (Ward and Barlow) were directly implicated with the murder, while Johnson (the third prisoner) was shown by the same confession, to have harboured Ward and Barlow, with a guilty knowledge of the murder. All the necessary evidence against the three pri soners would be forthcoming next Monday. Under these circumstances the prisoners were re manded for a week. The prisoner Johnson asked, on the ground that he was not directly implicated in the murder, to be allowed to have bail, but the application was re fused. The inducement to the men who have confessed has doubtless been the £2OO reward, with a promise of her Majesty's free pardon if the parties confess ing were not directly guilty of the murder. MARKETS-THIS DAY. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £1 16s to £5 Os Od ; new do., £1 16s to £4 Os; old clover, £3 108 to £6 Os Od ; new do., 10s. to ,L 5 Os; straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Trade firm. WHITECHAPEL. —"Meadow hay. 12 Os to £ 5 O s ; new do., £1 16s to Os; old clove!, 3 10s to £6 Os ; new do., £3 lOs to 15 Us ; straw. c.l 16 , t. £2 2s per load. Both hay and straw sold steadily at full quotations. CUMnERLAND.--Old mea - low laity. 1.2 Os co £5 Os; new do., £1 16s to £4 Os; of l oiove?. i 3 10s to £6 Os; new do., £3 lOs to £5; and straw, £1 1.6 a to 12 2s per load. A steady demand. .1..... ......• COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a very limited business transacted, and prices have remained without any material variation. SUGAR.—The m arket has continued dull e , fnu bu lrie t yc g op o rrc: o e d evdi a o n uin d s fine descriptions of British West India have maintained Pguriacieitsi,eshoofwEevaegrt, Indiahav e there remained previous quotations. In the refined h m av a e rk h e e t rates have been maintained. CorFEE.—Only limited dealings colonial . steady.; t — s r T ec h o e r i m ed ar w k e e r t e been more inquiry, and in some instances' • has --F es o c r ri th t e i° b n e s :ter slightly enhanced prices have been obtained. SALTPETRE. —Business has been very inactive, and th e quotations. in most instances at previous has . continued dull, but p r i ces few bargains remained steady at 47s 6d and 49s for last three per cwt. for P,31.C, on the spot, mouths' delivery. POLICE-THIS DAY. BOW-STREEf. ROBBING A GENTLEMAN.—Three men, named Seaman' Hart, and Sullivan, were charged with stealing a watch the property of Mr. Greatrex. The prosecutor said he was at present on a visit to Lon don, his residence being at Chatham. At two o'clock this morning, in consequence of finding the hotel at which he was stopping closed, he went into the Nag's Head public house to get a glass of ale. While he was at the bar Sea man managed to get his (prosecutor's) watch out of his pocket and to pass it to one of his companions. He collared Seaman, and the other two men began to hustle Win' Eventually the whole three were secured, and then the watch was found on the floor at the feet of one of them. This evidence having been confirmed, the prisoners were asked what they had to say in answer to the charge. Hart and Sullivan, in a confident off-hand sort of manner, said they were not guilty of the charge. The magistrate said he should send all three prisoners for trial. Hart and Sullivan,when they heard this, said ' Very well , we will go to trial." At this remark Seaman turned round and gave his companions a surprised sort of look, when they instantly became as silent as they had before been noisy. seaman then said—Your worship, I prefer, as I find . 1 , have the opti on o f d o i ng, p l ea di ng guilty to the c h arge . I have, no wish in the world to give you the trouble of conr mitting me for trial. Hart and Sullivan were then asked if they wished to re tract the denial of the robbery, and pleaded guilty, but neither of them said a word, both nodded assent. The magistrate then sentenced each to six months' ivi" prisonment with hard labour. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH FURIOUS DRIVING IN ROTTEN .Row.---Mr. Thos. Halliwell, gentleman, of 12, Walpole-street, Chelsea, was charged before Mr. linos with being drunk and furiously riding in Rotten-row. Alexander Aberdein, 515 A, said he , saw the defendant in Raton-row, the previous evening, on horseback, going at a full gallop. He called to the defendant to go steady , and instead of doing so he urged his horse into a furious pare, and after going about 200 yard. fell off the horses, being drunk. Mr. Knox—He was going at a furious pace. Constable—Yes; As fast as the horse could gallop. The defendant was stunned and I assisted in restoring him, an d then took him to the station, and the horse to the Green yard. Defendant said he had so questions to ask. He had been out to lunch, and was aware he was going faster than he ought to have done, and he had hurt himself. Mr. Knox said he was sorry the defendant had hurt himself, but he must protect the public—especially as of an evening there were numbers of females and children in the parks—and ho should fine the defendant 405., or a month. ROBBERY AT MESSRS. BANTDlG's...William Bentley, in the employ of Messrs. Banting, upholsterers, of St- James's-street, was charged with stealing a quantity Of chintz, the proper t y of his employers. Mr. Daniel Davis, warehouseman to Messrs. Bantingt said the prisoner had been in employ of the firm, and left yesterday, The chintz produced was the property of the firm. Butcher, 137 C, proved finding some of the chintz pledged at different pawnbrokers. He went with a young man from one of the pawnbroker's ; and he identified the pri:oner. Yesterday afternoon he took the prisoner into custody while at Carlton-house-terrace. He told him he WO charged with stealing some chintz from Messrs. Banting► and he said ho knew nothing of it. A pawnbroker's assistant said he identified the prisoner at Messrs. Banting's ; and another said a piece of chintS produced was pledged by a person, but he could not say it was the prisoner. Butcher asked for a remand, which was granted- Another charge was preferred against the prisoner. THE SPURIOUS JEWELLERY NUISANCE.—James Dixon and Wm. Fenn, hawkers of spurious jewellery, were charged with causing an obstruction with a horse and c art in Grafton-street, Tottenham-court-road, and assaulting. John Cabe, 68 E ; Fenn was also charged with assaultins a gentleman who did not appear. The defendants are two of a number of fellows who at tend race courses and fairs, and also stand at the corners of streets, offering sham jewellery for sale. They wer e seen by the constable causing a great obstruction by gather ing a large crowd around them, Dixon standing in the cart addressing the bystanders, and explaining to theta, with all the peculiar eloquence of the " Cheap Jack," tha t ' he had undertaken to do a certain quantity of business given time, and offering "real" gold pins and chains for e mere nothing. As they refused to go away, the constable put his hand on the reins to lead the horse away, and with the view of taking the defendants into custody, when theY assaulted him. Dixon—l didn't sell the articles—l dispensed them, or gave them away. (Laughter.) The constable did n ot take me into custody. I went of my own accord. (Laughter.) , Mr. Knox fined Dixon 15 (the defendant was fined £ 3 by Mr. Tyrwhitt a fortnight ago for an assault) and Fetal £3, at the same time stating that the defendants were au abominable nuisance. WESTMINSTER. VIOLENT CONDUCT OF A PAMPER AT ST. LIME'S WORKHOUSE.—Peter Clarke was charged before Mr• Arnold with smashing several panes of glass in St. Luke's Workhouse, Chelsea. The master of the workhouse stated that about 7 o'clock the previous night the prisoner made application to him for a night's lodging. He was directed to go to the tramp room. In a few minutes after he was there witness heard the smashing of several panes of glass. He went to the tramp room and thero he found the prisoner smash in g several panes of glass, one after the other. After do in g that he brok e th e sashes of the window and flung the broken pieces into the yard. A policeman was sent for, who took the prisoner into custody. Arnold--Do you know the prisoner ? Witness—l have seen him only once before. He cam° to the workhouse a few days ago with his five children, who were taken out the next day by his wife. His wife is able to support them, but the prisoner is a lazy man, and will not work, He parts with every thing he can lay his hands on. John Blandford, the porter, said that he saw the prisoner in the act of smashing the panes of glass. There were 16 broken. He broke them with a can that was used to con tain water. He threatened to do for any one that came near him, Police-constable Pearce, V 186, who bad charge of the prisoner, stated that he was cautioned about the prisoner having used the threat. He knocked at the door of the tramp-room, and told the prisoner that he was a police• constable. The prisoner then observed, "Oh, I will go with you." Mr. Arnold observed that his conduct was very bad, and that he had acted in a very disorderly manner. Prisoner was sent for two months to the House of Cor rection, and was required to find one surcty in £5 to keep the peace for six months. THAMES. A GANG or SMUGGLERS.—Richard Stanley and Joseph Merchant, seaman, and Henry Rockliff and James Beardow, firemen, all belonging to the General Steam Na ' vigation Company's packet Dolphin, and James Fits, 3 labourer, were brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with smuggling foreign manufactured tobacco. The prisoners were arrested yesterday (Monday) after noon under the following circumstances :—The Dolphin arrived at the St. Katherine's Wharf in the morning from Rotterdam, and every man was asked by Mr. Robt. Allan, an examining officer of Customs, if he had any tobacco or any thing liable to duty. The answer made by each man was in the negative. The prisoner Beardow was after wards seen to leave the vessel and go on shore. Mr. Allan followed close behind him, and saw him enter the taproom of the Marquis of Granby tavern, adjoining St. Katherine's stairs, where he was in the act of deliver ing to Fitz fillbs. of Cavendish tobacco. Mr. Allan seized the tobacco, and captured the two men. Both said they wore very sorry, and it was the first time they had ever dealt in contraband tobacco. The officer afterwards cap• lured Stanley, and found in his boots and around his body Albs. of tobacco of a similar description. Rockliff a nd we re ti s ot ü bw b a a s e q oi u na e at n hd t e l c y i gt boots r k s e nw were a rne t d o t ab c ke u eh s ni t n o fd d r y othm lv i i tr t h h beam c c o ks T traband toba cco and ci g ars con cealed A goo. in defence, said they had wives and large under their clothes. Merchant f A a in b T o ih u l ie t e d sp s . d l r b i e s s a o . l n o o e f f r s Mr. Woolrych--I think every smuggler has a large family—that is, if every person brought before me for smuggling is to be believed. Large families do not jus tify you in vi,lating the law. Mr. Allan - id he had suspected Fitz for some time, and that ho had s Len him waitin g the arrival of steamers, to receive contraband tobacco. Stanley made another defence, to which Mr. Woolrych said he co u ld not attend. lie fined the recei ve r, Fitz, 215., or 7 d a y s ' imprisonment; Beardow, £4 45., or 21 days' imprisonment ; Stanley, £2 195., or 14 days' imprisonment; 'Merchant, 12 5 . , or 7 days' imprisonment, and Rockliff, 215., or 12 days' i mprisonment, 'rho penalties were paid. Mr. Woolrych said he had only inflicted a penalty of the single value and duty of the tobacco fcund on each pri soner, but if brought before him again for a similar offence they would be more severely dealt with. Daniel Gatherer, a seaman, aged 3, belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company's ship Belgian, was charged with smuggling filbs. of foreign manufactured tobacco. It was secreted on his person, and he was fined V, and in default sentenced to a month's imprisonment.: Every man in the employ of the General Steam Naviga tion Company detected of smuggling has been immediately discharged from the company's service, but these same examples has not materially diminished the practice of smuggling tobacco. 1.