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4' L-i: ~~~~ - at= -- Z---- I ^~.-~!. ~_, HOTELS, &c. CHAPLIN'S HOT E L. AND SPREAD EAGLE TAVERN, 84, ,GITACECHURCII-STREET, Comfort, combined with moderate charges, will be found at this Establishment. PRIVATE APARTMENTS FOR FAMILIES. Sitting Room, 35. per Day. Red Rooms, is. Cal. and 2s. per Night. A Night Porter in attendance. No INCREASE OP CHARGES. INDIA AND THE COLONIES. PASSENGERS Embarking or Disembarking wiil find superior accommodation and moderate charges at CHAPLIN'S CLARENDON HOTEL, GRAVESEND, Adjoining the Terrace Pier. A Lawn in front, extending to the River. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET, rear Temple-bar. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER, for THIS DAY, the 15th inst., will consist of l'omoEs. Macaroni Blanc—A la Julienne. PoTssow. Saumcn sauce Persil—Soles idles. ENTREES. I'oulet a la Marengo —Kari de liomard. Bceuf brais6 aux oignons de Portugal—Selle de Mouton rota. ENTIREMETS. Feuding de Casquette noir—Beignets d'Ananas. Fromage et Salade. TO-MORROW, the lolth inst., N% 111 consist of "THE LONDON DINNER" POTAGES. Queue de Beeuf—A la Printaniere. OISSON. Morue sauce aux Hnitres—Merlans frits. Cotelettes de Mouton a la ENTREES. Saubise—Tete de Veau en Tortue. Bceuf roti—G igot de Mouton bouilli. ENTREMETS. Blanc-m'Ange - Gateau de Fromage. Fromage et Salade. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES fin' orted ex pressly for THE LONDON DINNER. A fine Haunch of Venison every day at 5 o'clock. All Fish in season daily. The attention of Clergymen, Officers, and Professional Centlemen is especially drawn to the advantages offered by these elegant Saloons, which fulfil all the requirements of a West -end Club of the most aristocratic and exclusive cha racter. L'on tronve dans la Salle de Lecture non seulement lee meilleurs Journaux Anglais, mais aussi Journaux Allemande, Frames's et Beiges. N.R.—Duri ng the Exhibition Season, THE LONDON DINNER. will be served daily from 2 until 9 o'clock ; and Dinners in the Coffee-room, a la Carte, from 1 untillo o'clock. Open on Sundays at 4 o'clock. SAWYER, Proprietor. AMUSEMENTS. C ANTERBURY HALL. STECKEL, The greatest Trapeze performer in the world. Grand Operatic Selection as usual, with lull Band and Chorus. Principal Artiste—Miss Russell. Unsworth, with the original Stump speech, " Or any other Than," in conjunction with Eugene and Duley, forming the greatest Comic Trio in London; and a host of other Comic avourites. THEOX F O R D, 6, OXFORD STREET. Every Evening, Grand Operatic Select'ons by Miss Russell, Miss Towneley ; Messrs. Morley, Greene, and Albert, with Full Band and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonglimans. solos, Glees, Four-part Songs, Arc., by the Company. The Ccmic performances of Miss Caroline Parkes, Mr. W. Randall, the renowned Rumsey an d N ewcom b Mi nstrels, and Eugene, and Unsworth (the original "or any other man") "The miraculous Steckel" on the Flying Trapeze. Hall, 6d.; Balcony and Stalls, is. ; Private Boxes. 10S. 6d. ?t/TR. AND LAIRS. CHARLES MATHEWS Room "A'l HOME." at HER MAJESTY'S CONCERT , art, THIS EVENING (MONDAY), 8, in an entirely New and Original Entertainment, written at by iimn7J. Byron, Esq. "MY WIFE PART I. AND I." P A Romance of intense Interest, yelept TIIE "SENSA TION" FO(IR ; or, The Maiden, the lilaninc, and the Mid night Murderers. Performed by a double Company (Two). EVERY EVENING (except Saturday), at Eight ; SATITR DAI MORNINGS, at Three. Places may be secured at the Pox-office, from Ten till Five; at Mr. Mitchell's Royai library, 33. Old Bond-street at Austin's Ticket Office, St- James's Rail, and of all Booksellers. No extra charge for looking. Open at Ilalf-past Seven. Carriages at a quarter to Ten. W. CORBYN, Acting Manager. w S. WOODIN'S CABINET of CURIO • SITIES—NewIy Polished and Re-lined--POLY URAPIIIC HALL, King William-street, Charing-cross, Every Evening, at eight (except Saturday), With new characters, music, songs, and dances. The sc en i c illustrations and effects, entirely new, painted by and under the direction of Mr. William Callcott. Morning Performance, Saturday, S ept. 13, at 3. Stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, Is. Box-office open from eleven to five. Mr. Woodin as Mr. Sothern, of the ITaymarket, in his celebrated character of "Lord Dundreary," Morning and Evening. A RGYLL ROOMS. Great Windmill-street, ITaymarket.—GßAND CASINO FRANCAISE.— Open every Evening for Promenade and Dancing, with the celebrated Band of 50 Rerformers. Conductor and Principal Cornet-a-Piston, M. BOULCOURT.—The new Imperial Qua drille, Valse Cotillion, and L. Mosca's Peep o'DayValsewill be played nightly. A new Conversation Salon has been added to the above Establishment for Reading, Coffee, and Refreshments.— Admission ls.—Manager, M. Grenet. OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GAR DEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. TILTS EVENING, 'Wallace's opera of LURLINE : Mi ss Sara Dobson (h er 2d appearance on the English stage), Miss Thirlwall, and Miss Susan Pyne ; Messrs. Santley, H. Corri, Patcy, Lyall, and George Perren. Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon. Dcors open at half-past 7—Commence at 8. THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Dion Boucicault, Lessee. THIS EVENING, THE YANKEE LEGACY. After which, first time of a new Scottish Drama, TAE RELIEF LUCKNOW Ms. Dion Boncicault, Mad ame Celeste, Jordan ; Messrs. Dion Boucicault, Ryder, Atkins, C. Vandenhoff, Swinbourne, Mellon. To conclude with THE ARABS OF THE DESERT • Troupe of the 13eni-Zeuf.,r-Zonz, at 10. Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 to 5. THEATRE -ROYAL. HAY MARKET. Lessee. Mr. J. B. Tluckstone. THIS EVENING, a Household Picture, under Two Lights, entitled THE WIFE'S PORTRAIT. Mr. Howe, Mr. W. Farren, Mrs. C. Youno., fic. After which, at a quarter to 8, will be performed (228th time) OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck stone ; Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. Followed by a new Spanish Ballet entitled CELOS Y'CA LTA ; or, Love and Jealousy. Senora Perea Nena, Se nor Ricardo Moracras, sad the Corrs de Ballet. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GROS V. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr A. Harris. THIS EVENING, THE LOST LETTER. After uhieh, at a quarter to Eight, KING HENRY VIII. rardinal 'WV olsey, Mr. Charles Kean • Queen Katharine, Mrs. Charles Kean. To conclude with THE TWO DOLTS. Mr. Widdicomb. Commence at 7. No half-price. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. it Sole Lessee and Manager—Mr. Edmund Falconer. 261st Night of the continnons rnn of "Peep o'Day." THIS 14;VENING, PEEP O'DA Y ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Charles Selby, Geo. Melville, and Edmund Falconer ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston, and Miss M. Iludson. After which, a new musical, pictorial, poetical, and ballet interlude, entitled KILLARNEY. Miss Anna Whitty and Bliss Lydia Thomson. Followed by a new Farce, entitled TUE COLLEEN !AWN SETTLED AT LAST. Mr. Charles Selby and Miss Lydia Thompson. _ . AdtincfManager—Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Price as usual. Doors open at half -past 6, to commence at Box-office open daily from 11 tills. Commence a 7 NEW THFATRE-110 VAL, ADELPIII.-.- Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Hillington, Stuart, C. J. Smith, Romer, Reeves, Howard ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Kate Kelly, and Mrs. Billington. We Absfter which, ONE TOUCH O F N ATURE . M r. Benj. ter, Mr. Billing-Jon, Miss H. Simms, ,tc. To conclude with THE SHILLING DAY AT THE t.'f4A-,,T EXH IBITION. Messr. .1. L. Toole, P. Bdford, d raining, Sefton, C. J. Smith s limner • Miss K. Bland rg• Lewis. Commence at 7. ASTl,p,vs ROYAL PIIITHF AM,ATRE.- Sole Propriet or and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. THIS EVEN lN lte flval of "M azeppa. '' wild horse of G will be performed MAZEPPA ; or, The Decorations. TartarY, with N ew Scenery, Dresses, and T c be followel by a brilliant routine of novel and daring ccii„ in the Circle in which M adame llislop and Young D ev ereux will appear. To conclude with a COMIC BALLET in which Miss Annie e Manager, Mr. W. Searle. Civihnie and Harry Croueste will appear. Commence at 7.--Stag THF, 'VIGOUR OF YOUTR R ESTOTtED -T----7-7.----- - 1 FOUR WEEKS by Dr. RICORD' s IN pollution, LIFE. 11SSENCE OF m oa a t te i , or natn pAvrerate This wonderful agent will restore m anho _ shattered constitution, whether arisinz f rom u s c' e it t ? the most excesses, nocturnal emissions, the effects of 1i m a te causes. 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AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION.—The "limes," the "Lancet," and other leading journals have been lately canvassing the social considerations in volved in " the amount of death and disease caused by vice." Some interesting statistics are brought to bear upon the inquiry ; but it would greatly add to their value if they in cluded the facts respecting the origin, the ravages, and the prevention of that SPECIAL VICE, which wars more than any other against the welfare of society —destroying the happi ness and disappointing the objects of matrimony, ucder mining the constitutions, blasting the prospects, embittering and shortening the lives of its victims, and spreading desola tion through families. The essential particulars relating to this great social evil (the besetting snare of inexperienced youth and the curse of maturity), together with ample instructions for removing its effects, and recovering health, vigour, and all the ennobling privileges of our being, are contained in Dr. LA'MERT'S " sELF-PRESE RVATION," a Treatise on Nervous and Ph;sical Debility, of which the 00th Edition has Just been pub'ished by Mann and Co., 39, Cornhill, London, price is., sent nest free for 13, or in a sealed envelope for 20 stamps tr. L A.ITERT, M.D., &c., havingfor 20 years devoted himself entn ety to this branch of practice, may be consulted daily, either personally or by correspondence, at his residence, No W. BEDFORD-SQUARE. London. DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MAI , IIIOO O : ATEDICAL ESSAY ON SPERMA TORRII(E NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &c. lust Published, the 150th thousand. with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price Is., Sold by all Booksellm, and sent post paid, by the Author, forl2 stamps, ANHOOD : the CAUSE and CURE or PRE .7I IITATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour_ By Br. J. L. CLISTIfd, 15, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, Loudon. N". 21,906. BANK OF ENGLAND, 11TH SEPTE3MR, 1812. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the Gavernor and Company of the BANK of ENGLAND GIVE NOTICE, That a GENERAL COURT will be held at the BANK on T HURSDAY next, the 18th inst., at 12 o'clock Precisely, to consider of a Dividend ; this will be one of the Quarterly General Courts appointed by the Charter. JAMES STEWART, Secretary. ARMY CONTRACTS. TINDERS will be received at this Office until coon on the 4th of October, from persons who may be willing to enter into CONTRACTS for the SUPPLY of FORM.4E AND PAII,LA SSE; STRAW, in such quantities as may be required for the use of Her Ma jesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, for 12 Months from Ist November, 1862 : FORAGE. 1. Hyde-park, Kensington, Regent's-park, and Horse Guards. 2. Hounslow and Kneller Hall, :3. - Hampton Court. 4. Windsor. 3. Brighton. fi..' 7. Enfield. PAILLASSE STRAW. 1. Brompton house, Hyde-park, and Kensington. 2. Regent's-park, St. John's-wood, and Portman-street Barracks. 3. Wellington Barracks and St. George's Barracks. 4. Tower. 5. Hounslow and Kneller lla 1. H ampton Court. 7. Windsor. 8. Brighton, with Coast Forts fromNewhaven to Shoreham 9. Croydon. Separate tenders must be made for Forage and Paillasse Straw for each of the above-mentioned Stations as grouped and numbered. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'c:ock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at the under-mentioned office, un der closed envelope marked on the outside " Tender for. Commissarriat Supplies," before noon on the 4th October next. W. 11. MAT URIN, Deputy Commissary-General. COMMissuriat Office, 5, New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., Ist September, 1562. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at Ring's-cross. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masrerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; and at the Hospital, from 10 till 5. J. B. OWEI, 31. A., Chairman of the Weekly Board. O S T E ° EID 0 N: What is it? See Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. GABRIEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEEM and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, springs, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a lifetime, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and A RTICULATION. Purest materials only, at half the usual cost. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Dentists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, CLASS 17. One visit only required from country patients, Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. Consultations free. TEETH.--By MR. 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BRODIE'S SPEEDY CURE.—Brodie's GOLD COATED PILLS, tasteless, free from mercury, are the safest and most speedy cure in all stages of gonorrhoea, gleet, spermatorrhcea, and similar affections ; one day's dose is sufficient to convince the most scrupulous of their invalu able and unfailing efficacy. 2s. ed., 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d. ; post, (3d. extra.-8, llanway-street, Oxford-street, W. Stamps taken. F OR SELF-CURE in ALL CASES of SECRESY, IMPEDIMENTS to MARRIAGE, Loss of Natural Power, ac., consult EXTRACTS FROM THE SILENT FRIEND, containing - Prescription of Preventive Lotion. Sent post-free for two stamps. Address, Messrs. PERRY & CO., Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, W.C. Where also may be had THE SILENT FRIEND ON MARRIAGE, illustrated with 100 engrav ings, price ls., post free 14 stamps, sealed 20. TRIESF,MAR, No 1., f or D e bilit y and Irnpedi meats to Marriaze. TRIESE MAR, No. 11., f or G onorr b cea, G leet, Strictures, &c. TRIESEMAR, No. 111., f or every s t age o f Syphilis, &c. Sent post free ver return for two stamps. Address ; MEDICtS, 44A, Maddox-st. (opposite the side of St. George's Church), Hanover-square, London. W. ABOON TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.- Dr. SMITH has Just published a FREE EDITION 20,000 copies of his valuable work, THE PRIVATE MEDI CAL FRIEND (116 pages), on the Self-cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, &c., resulting from the secret sins of youth. Copies may be had free by sending a stamped directed envelope to the Author's residence, 8, Burton-crescent, London, W.C. Consultation by Letter without Fee. Dr. SMITH will, for the BENEFIT of persona suffering from NERVOUS DEBILITY, (to., on receiving a description of their case (enclosing a stamped directed envelope for re ply), send his written opinion, with advice and directions for the most successful treatment and cure.—Address, Dr. Smith, 8, Burton crescent, London, W.C. TRULY EFFICACIOUS AND MILD.— Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre ared without any mercur i a l i ngredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will he found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and dyer complaints, indigestion, wind spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &a For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the st omac h , th ey create appetite, pro- Solddigestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. by W. Lambert, 20, J ermyn -street, Haymarket, London, the end by most dr uggists, in boxes, is. 14d., and three times Bilious and L y iverP:lls 1 one, 2 .a. 9d. Be sure to ask fo r D r . S co tt' s . The gen a square package, with " William Lambert." engraved on the s green tamp. TOZEAU'S COPAIIINE MEGE.—Copaiba and Cubebs are doubtless the best remedies, but are of a re pulsive taste and odo ur , an d occasion collicky pains, nause a , and gastric disturbance. DI. Jozeau has succeeded in render ing^ them perfectly innocuous by increasing all their curative properties. It has been adopted by the Paris Academy of Medicine after more than a thousand trials in Paris and the different London hospitals. viz., St. Thomas's, Guy's, and St. Bartholomew's, under the care of Messrs. l Tilad 6) PoX i n n d e , and Legros Clark.—(Lancet, Nov. awhichbout sixisin d y form s . of lo 0a Capsules,pretty pink 4s . s u 6 a o : l 7 l : l 7 s i ) t m . , nirac e re fr i e e ci ,s s . L a 2 P e oct u n r_ d e oA i n ri t; G. JOZEAU'S, French Chemist, 49, ay 22, Rue ;it. Quentin, Paris; and all Chemists. CON'PENTg : INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER ll.—Causes of Sperm !It orrlicea and Impotence; ' , 7srly Vicious Indulgenef.‘s ; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER lIL—A Review of the varicus Disqualifications )t MalTiage ; whether rosultin, ,, from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the ETects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhoea and Syphilis. 'rim Book oncludes with numerous varied and interesting oases. to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS Ole THE WORR. 'Cu tie on Manhood.—This ism truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and old '—" Sunday Times," Iltroh, 1856. "The author ba4 conferred a great boon by publishing this tittle work, in which is described the source of those diseases meA rodnce decline in youth or more frequently premature Condon Publishedap 141 ar c -. 27, 16'5t1., : by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater urs 91_ 'loafer-row; 39. ti till WOUBlatatiUn.^-10 to 3 and 6 to AA! 1 - ---- 4 e: 44 .1 1 r • - •Zi; I - „,, 1 / 4 • „4 , 9.) • ) x. Ist 49 .1 6 • n I , 1111 OP . t 4 f4 - , ,t ,,v - i; 4 !%**,,'; 'lll ,Sk' t . st 4" ' 44 • , • , se , • THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1862 fr THE G.REA7 BATTLE BEFORE BI CH- Three engines and 140 of the ears belonged to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and were used to bring Cox's division around. Banks's corps has reached Centreville, which we still hold, and ra tions are being thrown forward. Porter's, M'Call's, Hooker's, M‘Dowell's, Kearney's, Sigel's, and movement. As the mail closes I get news from Cen treville. No fighting has been going on this morn ing. There are reports from Pcpe's headquarters that the enemy is falling back ; he certainly did not push his advantage gained on Saturday either yes terday or this morning' A part of Friday's and Saturday's battle-fields is in our possession, but the bulk of the wounded are in the enemy's hands. The telegraph is working to Bull Run this morning. The operator is on this end of the bridge. It is not now believed that Banks is cut off. • Fletcher Web ster is undoubtedly killed. Captain Hammond, of his regiment, is at the National Hotel, M ounded. He saw Colonel Webster when he was shot and sent four men to help him off the ground. The fire was so fierce that they could not succeed in bringing him off. Captain Hammond was immediately wounded. Webster was seriously wounded, and it seemed to Captain Hammond that he could live but a few hours, perhaps minutes. The Intelligencer states that a flotilla of gunboats has been ordered here, and there is no doubt that the statement is cor rect. The orders went off Saturday night or Sun day morning. The Navy Department will be pre pared for the worst. Rebel prisoners are flocking into Alexandria under guard, and are exceedingly saucy." City Point has been bombarded and demolished by the Federal fleet :--.- " From James River we learn that City Point has been entirely demolished by Commodore Wilkes's gunboats. For some time past the rebels have been firing into the transports passing up and down the James River. Commodore Wilkes sent the rebels word that if it was not discontinued he should de stroy their rendezvous, City Point. On Thursday last the rebels brought down to City Point eight cannon and about 200 riflemen, and opened fire upon the Union flotilla, which at the time was abreast of the place, whereupon our gunboats opened fire upon them and demolished every building in the place and dispersed the rebel force." General Buell had a fight with the Confederates at Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Wednesday and Thursday. The first day no advantage was gained on either side. On the second day the Confederates were repulsed. Buell is reported to have captured 7,000 prisoners. The news is said to have been telegraphed to Tuscambia, and was brought thence to Jackson, Tennessee, by General Ross's special messenger. Later intelligence says the Confederates have destroyed all the railroad bridges between Bolivar and Jackson, Tennessee. [This intelligence is contradicted by later advices.] L Lexington, Kentucky, has been evacuated by the Federal forces. The New York papers of the' 2d say : " The city of Lexington, Kentucky, was evacu ated by our forces yesterday, and a new position taken up at Covington, on the Ohio river. The Go vernment stores were safely removed. It is reported that General Kirby Smith's rebel troops appeared before the city and demanded its surrender. Gen. L. Wallace has assumed command of the Federal forces at Louisville. The citizens of Louisville held a large mass meeting yesterday, James Guthrie presiding, at which a resolution was adopted to re quest the mayor to issue a proclamation calling upon the male citizens to arm against the rebels. The request was complied with as follows : " ' I call upon the citizens of Louisville to meet in their respective wards for the purpose of com pleting their enrolment. Citizens are requested to report the number and character of arms in their possession. Captains of Home Guard companies now organised will likewise report the number of men and the arms in their possession. All citizens who are able to bear arms, who fail or refuse to re port themselves for enrolment for the protection of their homes and firesides, will be looked upon as a common enemy. All reports will be made to Col. Thomas W. Gibson at 12 o'clock on the 2d inst., or as soon thereafter as practicable, be having been lempowered by the Governor to take charge of the home forces of this city. lIIOND. QUEENSTOWN, SATURDAY MORNING. The Cunard mail steamer Europa arrived off the harbour this morning. Her dates are Boston the 3d, and Halifax the sth inst. There has been another battle on the 30th of August in the valley of Virginia, the result of which was that General Pope was driven back to Centreville, which place, according to the latest telegraphic advices, he had been forced to evacuate. A despatch from Washington of the 31st, 10.55 a.m., says : " The enemy was heavily reinforced yesterday, and attacked General Pope's army before the arrival of Generals Franklin and Sumner. Reno's troops have suffered terribly. Most of our wounded are still in the hands of the enemy. They sent word to Pope that he might send surgeons, &c., if he would own up he was whipped. He refused. We can hold our position, unless attacked by fresh troops to-day. On Saturday, when it was supposed that the enemy was going to fall back to the moun tains, Porter was to attack them on the left and Heintzelrnan on the right, near Gainesville; but the enemy fell upon our left and then on the centre. NPDowell ordered a retreat, and towards the close Of the day .ileintzelman reinforced him, and finally all fell back to Centreville, leaving our dead and wounded, except such us could walk or had been carried away. The enemy are known to be nearly exhausted from loss of s l eep an d p r ivations. Heavy reinforcements are s till go i ng f orwar d." • The Inquirer ha s th e f o ll ow i ng news from the Confederate lines : " The attack was boldly met ) and a severe battle followed. The advantage, on the whole, was with the enemy, and General Pope fell back to Centre ville, with his whole army in good order. "He has now been joined at Centreville by Franklin, and Sumner was on the march to him last•night. He occupies the strongest position in the vicinity of Washington, and is expected promptly to renew the contest and repeat the successes of Friday." Under the same day date (evening) it is added : "Information received here indicates that there has been but little if any fighting today. "Our army is well concentrated, and the men in good condition and spirits." From Washington on the Ist the following has been received " We learn by one of Captain Ferguson's Quar termaster's agents, wh o l e f t J ac k so n's head-quarters at Sudley Church at half-past 6 o'clock on Friday morning, and who, with Captain Mercer, depot commissary, and 639 soldiers, teamsters, and others, was captured on Tuesday night by Jackson:s forces —42 d Georgia and three other regiments—the fol lowing :—The force at Manassas at the time the Confederates appeared there•oii Tuesday night was 98 men of the 87th New York or Pennsylvania Regiment, a part of the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry, a battery of seven pieces, 2d New York (Putcaner), and a number of bakers, commissary men, quarter master's agents, and teamsters. The 2d New York battery ',opened on the right and fired 10 or 12 rounds ; the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry fell back, and about 100 were captured. Finding it useless to continue the contest, the party were surrounded and captured. The Confederates marched the prisoners to within a mile of Bristow, when they returned to Manassas immediately, by order of Gen. Jackson, reaching Manassas again at eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning. When they got back to Manassas they found a fight going on between the New Jersey division, under Gen. Taylor, and the forces under Jackson, who drove back Taylor and took some prisoners. The prisoners were then marched within a mile of Bull Run ; there they met Jackson again, returning from Centreville with some prisoners. He directed the prisoners to be marched back, when they stopped opposite the Wier House,' the former head-quar ters of Beauregard, where they were put into camp, being guarded, and staying there till 10 minutes before 11 o'clock, Wednesday night. They then were taken to the old Manassas battle-field, and remained till Jackson's left wing was attacked by Sigel's forces ; whereupon they were removed to wards Sudley Church, about a mile, when Jackson's right was opened upon. There they commenced taking a list of the prisoners, preparatory to paro ling, and they got the names of the prisoners fur nished by Captain Mercer, of the Quartermaster's Department, United States' Army. They returned with the papers in about two hours. The prisoners were then drawn up in line, and the calling of their names was again commenced. They got half way through, when the left was opened upon again, and about that time some other prisoners came in, which made it necessary to take their names also. They were requested to sit down, and about an hour by sun their right was again attacked, the firing con tinuing until 9 o'clock. About 11 o'clock a long string of ambulances from the Confederates passed along with their wounded, and some men going out to bury the dead. About daylight on Thursday the Guards commenced waking up the prisoners, pre paratory to a march toward the far South. Heavy firing was then heard on the left, and the officers in charge of the prisoners informed Captain Mercer that they could proceed within the Federal lines; they could not attend to them any further." " Despatches received from Fairfax Court House, seven miles from Centreville, state that no firing has been heard up to 12 o'clock today. " General Banks's forces were heard from last night, and were in a favourable position for joining General Pope's army." An official despatch from the War Department, of the 30th, relative to the military commands, has been published : " The Command of the Armies operating in Vir ginia : " General Burnside commands his own corps, ex cept those that have been temporarily detached and assigned to General Pope. " General M'Clellan commands that portion of the army of the Potomac that has not been sent forward to General Pope's command. " General Pope commands the Army of Virginia and all the forces temporarily attached to it. " All the forces are undeithe command of Major-. General Halleck, General-in-Chief. " E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant-Adjutant- General." A letter from Washington of the Ist says— " A gentleman who returned from the battle-field this morning reports that in Saturday's (August 30th) fight our left wing was commanded by Gen. M'Dowell, but, owing to the murderous enfilading fire of the rebels, he was compelled to fall back. General Sigel commanded the centre and General Kearney the right. It appears that our forces at tacked the enemy in the woods, from which the latter opened numerous batteries, causing great slaughter. The rebels suffered equally as much as our own troops. Our men, fearless and deter mined, fell back about a mile, leaving oar dead and wounded on the field. Our informant says that our main forces were five miles from Cen treville on Sunday, in battle array, and prepared for all emergencies, having been strongly rein forced. All the wounded have been removed from the battle-field of Thursday and Friday, which was yesterday still in our possession, the enemy still occupying the scene of the conflict on Sa turday. The cars came in the morning from the first named field, bringing many wounded, some to Alex andria, and others to Washington. The most de voted attention is paid to this description of our soldiers. The Ladies' Soldiers Relief Association of Washington were engaged all day yesterday, most of the night, and again to-day, in preparing lint and bandages, and making compresses, &c. They have made a good use of their linen sheets, &c. Many ladies have made liberal contributions from their private stores, and have been unremit ting in their care and attention to the wounded. In fact, all the people of this district are acting nobly and not a few men have volunteered as nurses. Our informant, when passing through Centreville, saw thousands of stragglers at that place—men of different regiments, all mixed up together, exhibit ing a scene of disorganisation. An officer remarked that these men would be all right the next day, after they had recovered from their fatigue,' and so it proved. Our informant, while returning to the city this morning early, saw them all marching back, properly companioned to their respective re giments. They appeared to be cheerful and anxious to rejoin their comrades. When the ambulances, in large numbers, reached the battle-field yester day to bring away the wounded, a stampede com menced among them—the drivers having turned the heads of their horses towards the road leading to Washington, and commenced a hasty retreat with their empty vehicles. Some frightened driver imagined that General Stuart's revel cavalry was dashing up, and accordingly gave the alarm. The re p a uona consequences eed c ade s uu p feb r ont e rl : tee d : se a w l hw m iate o dhu s t l ndp w oothi i n t a h ttvheede t h hg e ge ueun s an p rs e dp e s ra d enl o odi f n fl e e t h l et e hrf c ee t ea ri etre c ri n i oe t aee y ade , to shoot the drivers unless they returned to the field. This conduct on the part of the guards had the desired effect--as, after a while the am bulances again reached the field, and performed their appropriate duty in bringing away the wounded. There seems to be no doubt that the pickets of the enemy were hovering around the persons engaged in their humane work on the field, but up to an early hour this morning they had not been interupted. Ambulances are constantly gathered or i t v i o i nng of t e h r ee sickw i t h . the From w uanlld that t a e n a h s e mal pro parr we have suffered severely. Oar men are confident of retrieving their loss of Saturday. It was owing to their impetuosity and daring in charging the enemy in the woods that they suffered so many casualties. A large number of stragglers on their way to Washington and Alexandria were picked up by the rebels during last night. The write of this l b e a t i t l e , r yesterday saw a silver watch belonging to one of the officers of the Excelsior Brigade, which, wnile in ni snrtntel life.enev gle merry,e t T s i uh d p ewi o t c ay k th e th t -a o de f oat ye h d i s i sa v s l e i s av t e , ls w yh ei s nl d s t aa r u nm c d k i ls b at va y re yd a completely reversinc , its shape from convex to r but sad as to the constant exhibitions of re view, invalids. There was no fighting of conse quence on Sunday—only occasional skirmishing, or poured into the woods from time to time a few shot About as if to try the range of our guns. Fbortohniparties were engaged in repairing damages. tohneessevere conflicts previously, it was evident of cars at stores, were o'clock yesterday afternoon several trains Manassas Junction, with ammunition and havin g preventun them burntfrom falling in by the militarytothe d authorities, f the rebels, ,to e rebels, which emed to be immi nen t—th e b r id ge at Lull u been destroyed by th e re b e l s , an saysther e fore,theproperty,place ` \juhaleManassasthe st u Railroad. e d from F a i r f ax S tat i on, n :1 There is no battle rag ingte is a t con tinual rni s h gthe enemy arereceivin g of any accou nt to-da y (Monday) T ,and a fear i s expressedh There h reinforcement s and provisions, and are going to come some flank movement enemy upon Washington, cutting cif our supplies. All c . us, and get between C entrevil le and ur trai ns , wag gons, &e., are now safe in Washin g ton, or near there. The bridge over Ball Run Was rebuilt last night. The five engines an d /85 ears supplies, amm u nition, &c., which WDowell had near "W renton were all bunt by him on Sunday p- . Aorning. " ' J. M. DELru, Mayor.' The public archives of Kentucky, together with 1,000,000 dols. of the State funds have been re moved from Frankfort to Louisville for safe keep ing, and the Legislature has also been transferred to the latter city. Governor Robinson has issued a pro elamati authorising Thomas W. Gibson, of Louis ville, to organise and bring into the field all , the able-bodied, men in_the county of Jefferson and city of Louisville, Morgan and his band of guerillas left Glasgow at 4 o'clock on Saturday. While there' they destroyed all the indictments for treason returned by the grand jury at the last term of the court, over 100 in number. They also mutilated the records of the courts, so that no traces of the indictments are left. Horses, mules, and other property of Union men were either destroyed or taken away." _ _ _ _ . A communication from Washington states that the reason why the Federal forces tell butt on the 30th was that they were out of ammunition, and were without food. Fredericksburg has been evacuated by the Federals " General Burnside evacuated Fredericksburg on Sunday afternoon. Several bridges and , a con siderable quantity of Government stores were de stroyed by our forces. The heavy baggage and a part of the commissary stores had been sent to Aquia Creek, in order to relieve the army of all unnecessary encumbrance and put it in good fight ing condition. After the order for the removal of the commissary and quartermaster stores to Aquia Creek, the roads leading from Fredericksburg thither were filled with waggons conveying the property to the creek. Preparations for the de struction of certain property were made as follows : —ln Fredericksburg a large machine shop, where the railroad engines have been repaired, was under mined with powder, and at the last moment was blown up with a tremendous noise. The destruc tion of the three bridges across the Rappahannock was accomplished by covering the woodwork with pitch and hay and setting fire to this combustible material after our troops had left the city. At Fal mouth, on the other side of the Rappahannock, all the newly.erected Government bakehouses, con structed for baking bread for the army in that burnty n i t i y n , t w h e e r s e am e manner a demolished. nne T r a st h h e e rai lroad s depot A cr amount eek f oorf safety, lumber the a a n t d th e depotretiring as also tr oop s m a destroyed. rched The railroad en g i nes and cars were l e f t at Aqu i a over a shocking bad road from Fredericksburg to Aquia Creek. General Burnside himself super intended the remova l of the troops and stores and the destruction o f th e property which could not be carried off." ____ There has been heavy fighting in the State of Kentucky, with severe disadvantage to the Fede rals. The latest despatches are : " CINCINNATI, AUG. 31. " Friday afternoon, the rebelsbeyond Richmond Kentucky, drove in our cavalry. Gen. Munson, with the 69th and 71st Indiana, moved up, and after throwing in a few shells the enemy retreated rapidly beyond Rogersville, leaving one gun be hind. Munson bivouacked for the night, and on Saturday morning advanced with two regiments and four guns, and coming up with the enemy and artillery fight began, with heavy loss on both sides. The enemy attempted to turn our left flank, when sharp figbting occurred between the skirmishers. The 69th Indiana advanced through a dense fire of shot and shell to the relief of our skirmishers, and behaved like old soldiers, but the rebels finally turned our left flank and advanced in full force on our column. General Munson ordered a retreat, fell back three miles, and reformed in line of battle on high hills, with artillery in position on the right and left flanks. The firing by artillery was recommenced and kept up by both sides very briskly. After fighting about two hours the enemy advanced on our right flank under cover of the woods, and after hard fighting succeeded in turning it. Retreat immediately took place to the origin al camping ground. Hero General Nelson came up, and after great efforts succeeded in rallying the men, and formed another line of battle_ Our ar • tillery ammunition was nearly exhausted, and some of the guns were left without a man to work them, all having been killed or wounded. General Nelson was wounded at about three p.m., when the men again fell back, retreating to Lexington. The enemy's force numbered 15,000 or 20,000. The Federal force engaged were the 95th Ohio, 12th, 16th, 66th,,69th, and 71st Indiana, Mundy's and Metcalf's cavalry. The loss in killed and wounded is heavy on both sides. The num ber is not yet known. Lieutenant-Colonel Top ping and Major Kunkle, of the 71st Indiana, were killed. General Wright left this morning to take the field. A large number of regiments are en route to Lexington." "LOUISVILLE, AUG. 31. The excitement and alarm in Washington are very great, arid a gunboat flotilla had been ordered to the defence of the capital. The correspondent of the Evening Post, writing under date September 1, says : The capital remains in a very excited state. Yesterday evening capped the climax in this respect. Nearly the entire male population of Washington was upon the streets till after midnight. Th e agi tation was intense. A few wounded soldiers had come in from Saturday's battle-field, and th e citi zens sent out by the War Department to the scene of the conflict as nurses returned with somewhat alarming accounts of the results of the battle up to Sunday morning. The stories retailed by these persons added much to the excitement, but there was no panic in the city, only a profound anxiety for the immediate future. Nearly all the incomers from Centreville and Fairfax concur in stating that the field of battle on Friday and Saturday fell into the hands of the enemy, and, in our consequence, wounded men are within the enemy's lines. It seems to be admitted by all that our loss in pri soners on Saturday was heavy. The Republican states this positively this morning, and the evidence conies from other channels, so that the conviction is irresistible that we were badly beaten on our left wing. 'rho train of ears from New York last night did not arrive this mornin g , and the panic makers had the story instantly afloat that Jackson had crossed over into Maryland and bad destroyed the track between Baltimore and Washington Washington is just now the hotbed of false rumours. As the Government shut down the gate very tightly again yesterday in the matter of telegraphic news respecting military affa irs, the public should be on its guard. The wild stories of ' passengers from Washington' should be taken w i th great allowance. The situation is critical Without a doubt. An ("Acid messenger in from Centreville this morning 1 reports, however, that Jackson's army has left Pope's front. If this be true he must have fallen back for food an d ammunition, or lie iii attempting a flanX "In the battle fought near Richmond yesterday ., as near as can be ascertained, the Federal force G was between 8,000 and 9,000 under command of ral Nelson. They drove the rebels back untilbeisaboutw_r four o'clock in the afternoon, when the re eky c river , largely reinforced and crossed the K. endturouted our capturing nearly all our artillery, an from 15,000 of the men. The rebel force is estimated t rted a t 150 to of the 71st to 20,000. The Federal loss is re r p ch a ei loss is not 200 killed and wounded. The General Nelson known, but it is said to be bea e v a l e i was wounded slightly. C ~,, ; el ° loPP ai g' 18th Kentucky, and Cokloinw. Warner, At Lexington l ast Indiana, are reportedll a nd all the male citizens night the bells were slept on their arms. Major were ordered out a and Wallace are there, Th e Generals Wrightprepared in case the rebels make Federals are fullY - al Nelson left en route to Cin an attack . G e ne! .r, Bowling Green a g cinnati to-day- A 13 des etch says a large rebel force under Buckner is at Tompkins- ~G- ,~ tt.. PRICE..... _, ...i.d. STAMPED ....sd. vine. The rebels destroyed the telegraph to-day at the State Line, thus cutting off communication w ith Nashville. Governor Morton and suite arrived the Galt-house this evening. There is considerable excitement in the city." " FURTHER FROM TIIE RICHMOND (KENTUCKY) BATTL E. CINCINNATI, AUG. 31. " A battle took place on Saturday near Rich mond, Kentucky, lasting from morning till four in the afternoon, resulting in our troops being driven back with serious loss. No particulars are received. General Nelson, wounded, arrived here to-night. A special to the Gazette and Commercial from Frankfort, Kentucky, contains a proclama tion of Governor Robinson, issued to-day. It says the State has been invaded by an insolent foe, her honour insulted, her peace disturbed, her integrity imperilled. The small but gallant army raised upon an emergency for her defence under Nelson has met with temporary disaster, and the enemy is advancing to the accomplishment of his purpose, of the subjugation of the State. He must be met and driven from the border, and it is in their power to do it. He calls on every loyal citizen of Kentucky to rally to the defence of his State, to rise up as one man, and strike a blow for the defence of his native land, property, and homes." A despatch from Memphis of the 30th ult. says : " A meeting called yesterday, 12 miles south-east of Memphis, to organise a guerilla band, was sur rounded and captured by a company of Federals ; 18 persons were taken. A detachment of Federal soldiers occupied Hernando on Thursday, capturing a train of cars from Grenada. A rebel force is said to bo at Cold Water, four miles distant. General Villepigne, with a force of 9,000 men, is reported to be moving through Grand Junction. Prominent Secessionists say that General Bragg's forces have gone to Western Virginia, and will soon appear on the Kanawha River, and then march to the Ohio River." The arrangements for the organisation of the Corcoran Irish Brigade are nearly completed, but it has not yet been ascertained whether the autho rities will consent to his raising a full division of Irishmen to be placed under his command. Governor Letcher has issued a proclamation de claring that the State quota of 59,700 had been filled, but that the 50 dole. bounty offered by the State would be continued. Another iron-clad steamer has been launched. She is thus described. " On Saturday, at half-past 12 o'clock, the United States iron-clad gunboat Passaic, which has been known as the Ericsson Battery, No. 2 (the Mo nitor being No 1), was successfully launched at the Continental Ironworks, Greenpoint, As the affair had been advertised to come off a con siderable assemblage was present. The navy was pretty largely represented. Rear-Admiral Hiram Paulding, of the Brooklyn Navy-yard; Commodore Ringgold, of the Sabine; Rear-Admiral Gregory, General Superintendent of new Naval Vessels : Chief-Engineer Stimers, the superintendent of the machinery of the new iron -clads; Naval-Construc tor Pook, General Hall, Mr. Cushmand, and Mr. Quintard, were on the platform. Mrs. Stimers, wife of Chief-Engineer Stimers, christened the craft, but was too nervous to stand on the ship, and broke the bottle of champagne from the platform amid tumultuous applause. Mr. Stimers acted as master of ceremonies in the most polished manner. The Passaic is an iron-clad steam gunboat, of 1,000 tons burden. She is 200 ft. long, 45ft. wide, 12ft. deep, draws 7ft. of water now, and will draw 9ift. when laden. These figures would give a good idea of a wooden vessel; they can convey no impression of this one. She looks like a huge coal barge with a sloping house on deck. She is as thick as two ordinary vessels. The - width of iron which is laid on a hull of extraordinary strength is sin. The turret is covered by wedges twice as heavy, being no less than ilin. thick. The mail covers the en tire craft, and goes beyond the bow, where it becomes a ram. It also extends 3.4 ft., or half the entire draught of the vessel, below the water-line. In action, then, a ball cannot strike an exposed part, because there is no part exposed. Even the prow, or ram, might be broken clear off without serious damage to the vessel. Under each beam of the upper part of the vessel, from turret bulk head, there aro three rows of stanchions of 21, bar iron, fastened by lin. bolts. Aft the turret bulk head there will be only one central row of stanchions. Rope stanchions are placed around the vessel at intervals of 10ft., to be made of wrought iron, with an eye at the top for receiving the rope rail. A series of powerful strong belts are also in troduced all around the vessel. The vessel is provided with six water-tight compartments, connected with each other, with suitable doorways. They are formed of lain. plate, butt-jointed and riveted flush. The turret is 21ft. internal diameter. The plates were llin. thick, are applied in 20 sec tions, and joined vertically in such a manner that there is only one joint at any one place, The turret plates rest on a flat ring, made of composition metal thick and l2in. wide, provided with a vertical flange on the inside 2bin. high and lain thick. The top of the turret is formed of wrought-iron plates thick, resting on forged beams and railway bars, placed 3in , apart inside the turret. Certain portions of these plates are perforated with holes lin. diameter. In the centre:of this plating a cir cular aperture is made 6ft. in diameter, over which the pilot house of equal diameter is to be placed. The armament will of course be in the turret, which is intended for two 15in. Dahlgren guns. The ma chinery consists of two engines, which are on board. They were built at the Delamater Ironworks, and have cylinders 40in. in diameter and 22in. stroke- The blower engines and blowers are of greater size than those of the Monitor, and instead of bei n g placed in the engine-room are applied under th e turret roof, forcing the air into the boiler-rOOO and Martin s other parts of the vessel. Two boilers, of ar " plan, are attached, o f 10ft. f ace , 9ft. 3in. h igh, and These 12ft. Gin. long, with th ree f urnac es in eac h ' boilers rest in 16in. flo or plate, to he felted and n d appurte leaded, and furnished with all aPP I.- 7 -e nances. The propellor is made j ot iron, 12ft. in of ° s ale cost 400,000 diameter, with 16 ft . pitch. The r° . for all her sister dols., which is the price to be p a i d he a will be the M en _ ships. The next to be laun! tor No. 3. Sh e w ill " tank, now known as - After the launch the be ready for sea in ten da9 B ' o_ ff i c e f Mr. Rowland, where party adjourned to the :00 readiness. Among the a recherche dejeunerelythose of Rear-Admiral Gre wer toasts proposed d Mr. Roland, which Were I gory, Mr. Stiolersa;ting terms by these gentlemen. present, the greater por acknowledged veva ladies . Th ere were se . friends of naval o ffi cers. heleg The • tion of them vessels building at G h e other reenpoint ) names of t " j r , Ericsson Battery N o . 3 ; Caatskill, are : -I ‘ l°°tau N B a ttery o. 4, W or k on those vessels Ericsso e ssing, and they so are progre s sing, be ready for DIE TRUANT BALLOON. —Mr. Coxwell writes to explain a letter from Mr. George Birch, of Clare Park Farm, near Farnham, stating that a balloon had descended o n his property, with sandbags in the car, bearing the name of Coxwell. The latter gentleman says :—" The said balloon is one of mine, and it started from Maidenhead on Friday alone, as I was prevented from being in attendance, being that day six miles high, in company with Mr. Glaisber. The scientific ascent from Wolverhampton was arranged to take place on Thursday, but owing to 'un favourable weather it was postponed until the following morning. I fully expected to have made my public ascent from Maidenhead the same evening, but in case of delay had sent on an assistant to commence the inflation, and had telegraphed to an inexperienced aerial voyager to visit Maidenhead and ascend in case of my non arrival. This, gentleman, unavoidably, perhaps, disappointed me, and my ballon ' Evening Star' was permitted to ascend alone. I regret much that I could not attend, but I have yet to learn whether my b Ei lloon was sent adrift accidentally or by de-, Isign. At any rate, it was more tenderly handled when it landed per se than before it quitted terra firma among pro food friend°. N EINS I'APE R V't • , ALLEGED SUICIDE 0 *l . - , 11 14 r a\": rib.! On Saturday Mr. Payne, the co liefilrf a nW of London, resumed, at the United es Liverpool-street, City, the inquiry toufrili ng ,lia o S death of Mr. John Wm. N. Brewer, aged 2 . 9, w h o was alleged to have committed suicide on Tuesday, last under the following circumstances : It appeared from the evidence of numerous wit nesses that deceased was a chemist, carrying on a good business in Liverpool-street, but that his health was broken through intemperate habits; and that he threatened to commit suicide. On Friday even-, ing about 5 o'clock he came down from his room to the top of the kitchen stairs, and naked the servants where Mrs. Brewer was. They answered that she was upstairs; when be said, "I will take prussic acid, and get rid of it." They noticed that he had a glass in his hand containing about half an inch of opaque liquid, and he went over to a tap and noared some water into it. and drank the whole off. Ho then called out, "I have dope it, I have done it," and throwing the glass. irato -a- pail c!ose by, fell for ward on the stairs, and . breathed very faintly. Me dical assistance was immediately procured, but dc ceased was manifestly dying, and though he con tinued to breathe slightly for half an hour, he died, es his medical attendant supposed, from poison. A post mortem examination, however, was made two days afterwards with the following result. Dr. Brown said that he and Dr. Gibbon and two surgeons examined the body, and found the brain diseased.from drink. The lungs were also diseased. The heart was malformed, there b e i ng on ly t wo instead. of three valves. The contents of the stomach showed no trace of prussic acid or other poison. Neither did the blood. In the opinion of the medical men death resulted not from poison but from failure of the heart's action, resulting from congenial malformation. The Coroner asked if traces of prussic' acid might not have disappeared after death. Witness replied that any quantity of that poison which would be sufficient to cause death would leave a post mortem trace. Dr. Gibbon concurred in that opinion, and said that the contents of the stomach when given to a rabbit produced not the slightest symptom of poison ing. The Caroner _aid that the case was a most extra ordinary one, but-the jury, he thought, would bavo no option but to be guided by the medical evidence, even though there might be something'in it which they could not quite account for. The , jury, after deliberating in private, returned. a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony. SUICIDE OF A SPITAL.bIELDS WEAVER. An inquiry was held at the Duke of York Tavern, Bethnal-green, by Mr. H. R. Walthew, the deputy coroner, on Friday night, touching the death of Wm. J. Robineau, aged 68, a Spitalfields weaver, who committed suicide on Thursday last by hanging him self to his loom under very melancholy circum stances : Mary S. Robineau, 26, Camden-street, said that her husband had been for a long time out of employ ment, owing to the market being flooded by French silks, in consequence of the recent treaty with France. Their only mode of existence had been occasional sixpences received from a friend, and they were in expectation of a distress warrant fi om their landlady for 16 weeks' arrears of rent. The previous week her husband's employer had given him a " cane" of silk to weave, but he was so re duced by suffering and ill health and anxiety that he was unable to do it. That preyed upon him in a dreadful manner, and on Thursday last, at 3 o'clock in the morning, she missed him from bed. Upon searching she found him hanging by a thick rope from the top of his loom. The rope was so firmly knotted that she could not unfasten it, and when she, by raising an alarm, procured assistance, he was found to be quite dead. She believed that his sufferings had upset his reason. Most of the weavers were out of employment and in great distress in consequence of the competition of the French manufacturers. Mr. James Appleton, 22, Catherine-street, said that he noticed a woman running down the street in her night-dress, screaming frantically, and upon learning the cause of her distress he went and cut down the deceased, who was warm but quite dead. The Coroder said that the distress existing among them was most severe, and ho had held more than one inquest in cases of suicide resulting from it. The jury, in returning a verdict of " Suicide, whilst of unsound mind," expressed a hope that the fact of the prevalence of extreme distress might be made known to the public, with a view to the alleviation of the sufferings of the weavers. SUICIDE OF ONE OF THE 2d LIFE GUAPDS. A very horrible occurrence took place in the Regent's Park Barracks on Saturday. William Gamble, a private in the 2d Regiment of Life Guards, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. It appears that the deceased had been in the regiment 18 years. He was married, and both he and his wife had been for some time in the service of Colonel Vyse, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment. This gallant officer is at present re siding at his country seat near Windsor, and Gamble's wife is cook in his establishment there. Gamble himself was in charge of the Lieutenant- Colonel's horses at the head quarters in the Regent's Park Barracks ; and he lodged with the family of an acting sergeant of police in the Mornington-road. That the unfortunate deceased had been a steady soldier may be inferred from the fact of his having been chosen as groom by Colonel Vyse. On Friday morning he left his lodgings at a very early hour, and proceeded to the Colonel's stables in the bar racks, where he remained till nearly 11 o'clock. About that time ho asked for some beer, and spoke of the pleasure ho would enjoy in taking a pot of beer with his brother who was in the same regi ment, and who was to come to town in a day or two Ifor the purpose of obtaining his discharge. - He then borrowed a percussion cap from a comrade and left the Colonel's quarters. In a few minutes after tho report of a pistol was heard from a water-closet, and on one or two of the men going to the spot to ascertain who had fired the shot they found Gamble lying dead with a pistol in his hand and his head frightfully m utilated. He had loaded one of the Colonel's rifle pistols with two balls and fired it into his m onth, blowing away some portions of his his face. The body w as at once removed to the of the ba rrac k s , w h ere i t awaits an i nq uest. The men i n t h e same troop his employment i n t h e Colonel ' s service. with GanThie did not see m uc h o f h i m, i n conse . meet him occa s i ona ll y, an d t h e op i nion was that he was a tolera bl y so b er man. q T u h e e n y e e dit o dh f e among It would who knew . more of him that he was very much appear, however, from the observations of on t m h e e those occasions k en a s good deal by him for an to d rthatdrink, k o , lately ho was very unsettled and excited • his manner, and complained of the temporary separation from his • wife. It is also rumoured that he was in pecuniary embarrass meat. He had not, however, expressed any inten tion of putting an end to himself, and the suicide has caused much astonishment and regret in the regiment. The deceased was only 36 years of age. THE' RIFLE IN CASIIIIIE.RE. We may here mention, in passing, one of those triflin g afflictions peculiar—in degree, at least—t o th e country, and against which oven the pluck and animation of our gipsy sportsman aro not wholly proof. The fleas in Cashmere ho solemnly pronounces to be " a great nui sance." Your shirt you must change morning and night; you must sleep like a patriarch, in your tent or in the open air, and never "in a house at a village when you come to a halt. All your clothes and bedding should be hung up in the sun during the whole day." Ho recommends a bag of mint as the best preservative against this plague, and pronounces the "mercury dodge" recom mended in Galton's "Art of Travel" a total failure. That übiquitous scourge of hot countries, the mosquito, swarms also in Cashmere,:especially, of course, along the rivers, in such clouds as to extract from our indomitable sportsman the re mark that ho " never saw so many before anywhere. As we are upon the subject of the animated nuisances of Cashmere, we must not omit elusion to the snakes. " I told Sultan," he says, " to fetch my breakfast, which was wrapped up in a blanket lying some few yards behind. On opening the blanket out rolled two great snakes, one of which we killed4They were, snakes of the venomous kind, and very deadly wounds are inflicted by theist, according to the natives." Open-air bleeping in a country infested not only with the minor tormentors previously mentioned, but by reptiles of this kind, with a liking for blankets and snug lying, one would suppose a very serious set-off against the pleasures of this rough, vagrant, and exciting existence. In Cashmere the bears form a principal attraction. Since our military men have made that country a sporting haunt the species has, of course, suffered severely, and in many places is on the verge of actual extinction. Bear-walks formerly inhabited by a dozen have now but a singlo deni zen. Besides those that escape wounded and subsequently die of their hurts, 200, our rifleman calculates, are killed every year in Cashmere.—Dublin Unwersity Magazine, another MORE EARTHQUAKES AT MAL TA . — fur from Malta mention a slight shock of earthq uake as ha ving been felt at that island at 8.30 a.m., of the 7th, and close, notwithatandin— - somewhat stronger, at 1.47 a.m• on the Sth wi nd Ust, very calm weather prevailing at the time ;the north, thermometer S 2 to 83. The weather for s ome time before had been sultrY an d s a strong S.E. wind. 7se'S ;Itch Sant , ed did rued vner- )int, [tic- trate ition the the to be ;ALE` iome time onal ,fined the te at ,and ntle, box, 'elat t the x to nded oi se, the less, !vel- y to the , the em. that a no )erty dolls erty in )tion ould liott not ,0 its sorts iicult rmly, Ls per New oats, tone. tone. ions. Es 6i 3s oa was )74d )60 -d. yell rong len' m-- ne- , Use, igh- ard, tort, me, -1a I