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ANDREW, Esq., in the Chair, the following Resolutions were carried unanimously:- 1. That this Meeting receive and adopt the report and accounts of the Directors. . _ 2. fh;alale ---- cif3Cle Railway Shares, upon which the full amount of £2O has already been paid, be converted or conso lidated into Scinde Railway Capital Stock; and that the Directors be authorised, from time to time, to convert or con solidate into Stock all Scinde Railway Shares, as and when the same shall be fully paid up. 3. That with the view to give effect to an arrangement entered into with the Secretary of State for India in Council, for the transfer to the Indus Steam Flotilla of certain steamers, barges, &c., the property of Government, now on the Indus, the price of which the Secretary of State has agreed to take in shares or stock, and for other Purposes, the Directors be authorised, under the sanction of tie Secretary of State for India in Council, to raise the sum of £167,000 additional capital, as and when the same shall be required, guaranteed five per cent. interest under the terms of the con tract with Government, for or on account of the Indus Steam Flotilla, by the issue of shares of £2O, and that the Directors be authorised from time to time to convert or consolidate such shares into stock, as and when the full amount of £2O per share shall be fully paid up. 4. That all the Punjaub Railway shares upon which the NI amount of .-£2O has already been paid shall be converted or consolidated into Punjaub Railway capital stock, such conversion to take effect as and from the Ist July, 1862, and that the Directors be authorised from time to time to convert or consolidate into stock all Paujaub Railway shares, as and When the same shall be fully paid up. 5. That Sir T. Herbert Maddock be re-elected a Director of this Company. 6. That J. Edmund Anderdon, Esq., be re-elected a Director Of this Company. 7. That George Gordon Macpherson, Esq., be re-elected Auditor of this Company. 8. That the best thanks of this Meeting be tendered to the Chairman and the Directors, for the ability and zeal with which they have conducted the business of the Company. 9. That the cordial thanks of this Meeting are due to W. P. Andrew, Esq., for his courteous conduct in the chair this day. W. P. ANDREW, Chairman WILLIAM PETERS, Acting Secretary. 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The Stars and Stripes now float over Winchester, and Generals Gorman and Hamilton exchanged congratulations aver the victory." The following is front the same journal of the 14th : " Everything continues quiet in the vicinity of Manassas. A masked battery, mounting three guns was discovered on Wednesday, on the Warrenton turnpike, between Centreville and Bull Run. The rebels, it appears, resorted to the Vandalism of poi soning the wells before their departure. Two men attached to a Wisconsin regiment of Gen. Smith's division were poisoned yesterday by partaking of the water. Orders have accordingly been issued prohibiting soldiers from using the old wells in the b v i a c t i t n e i i t i y e s, onandthe new Lower ones paorteo Potomac e a i c n e g o n d t u i ngu to Thebe rebel . exa mined by our officers, and the guns not destroyed by the enemy are being disabled as far as possible. " By our intelligence from Winchester there is e little doubt that the robelforces under Jackson have retired to Strasburg, in which direction heavy fir ing was heard at noon yesterday, indicating that the fugitives were blowing up the stone bridge over the Cedar creek to prevent pursuit. It was reported by some prisoners that the rebels intended to make a stand at Strasburg, but it was stated by others that Jackson will post off for Richmond when the news of the evacuation of Manassas reaches him. " Our trzops wore received with the utmost en thusiasm by the people of Winchester. The regi ments as they entered the town were loudly cheered from the houses, and they warmly. replied to the greeting. " Our despatches from Fort Monroe yesterday state that the Merrimac is afloat at Norfolk Navy Yard, and a large force of workmen is employed in. repairing her. Serious damage was done to one of her prongs, and the forward part of the vessel was stove in. " By a despatch from Cairo we learn that the pro tection of Memphis seems to engage the serious at tention of the rebels. General Bragg has arrived there from Pensacola, with a force of 10,000 men, and it was thought they were sent forward to rein force New Madrid and Island No. 10, at which latter point all the rebel gunboats are concentrated under the famous Captain Hollins. Generals Bragg eol, e a n nd ae B a e e e a , u r w e h g e a r r e d w t h e e r y e a s r a e i d e t r o e c b t i e n g a t s Jt strong fortifications. Memphis is reported in a state of anarchy. The citizens are flying from there, and cotton, molasses, sugar, and other merchandise were being shipped south. Such was the insubordination of the citizens that martial law was proclaimed in Memphis on Monday last, in order to compel the people to tarn out and fight. " In the late battle at Paris, Tennessee, our forces defeated the rebels, 600 strong, and took possession of the town on the morning of the 12th inst. Gen. Halleck's official report of the battle puts down the loss of the enemy at 100 killed, wounded and pri soners. Gen. Halleck also reports the defeat of one of Price's guerilla parties near Lebanon, Mobile, in which the rebel commander, Gen. Campbell, and 100 others were captured, 13 killed, and _5 wounded." On the 15th the New York, Herald says " General M'Clellan reviewed a division of the army in the vicinity of Manassas yesterday after noon ; and as he rode along the lines he was greeted by the most vociferous cheers and wildest enthu siasm. The spirit of the army is represented as ex ceedingly fine. The men are full of anxiety to be led into immediate action. " A fugitive from Rappahannock, probably the village on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, 37 miles from Gordonsville, came into the camp of the Ira Harris cavalry yesterday. He states that there were 40,000 rebel troops in town when he left, and that they continued to pour in wildly and hurriedly, tinder the impression that the Union army was in pursuit of them. General Johnston and other rebel officers were dining at the tavern when he left. He states that the road from Rappahannock to Maw nassas is strewed with muskets, knapsacks, havre sacks, blankets, and provisions, flung away in the retreat, and that numbers of soldiers lay fainting /Ind exhausted by the roadside, "Affairs in the west go on bravely. The President received a brief but significant despatch last night from Brigadier-General Strong, that New Madrid is ours.' Hence the advance of General Bragg, with his command of 10,000 rebels from Pensacola, which was supposed to be intended to reinforce New Madrid, comes too late. " Dispatches from Cairo last night state that the rebels abandoned New Madrid on Thursday even ing, leaving a quantity of guns and stores behind them. Some fighting took place between the rebel gunboats, under Capt. Hollins, and our siege bat teries, in which we lost 20 killed and wounded. The loss of the enemy is not known, as they car ried off all their dead and wounded with them. It was reported that Island No. 10 had also been eva cuated by the rebels. " The Senate appears to be awake to the neces sity of providing iron•clad :war steamers for the navy. A bill was introduced by Senator Hale, from the committee on naval affairs, yesterday, providing for the construction, under the direction of the Sec retary of the Navy, of an iron-clad steam vessel of not less than 5,000 or 6,000 tons burden, and of great speed and strength, to be used only as a ram, for which purpose 1,000,000 dols. are to be appro priated; also 13,000,000 dole. for the construction of iron-clad gunboats, 783,000 dols. for the comple tion of Stevens' battery, and 500,000 dole. for ex tending the facilities of the Washington navy yard, so as to roll and forge plates for the armour ships. "The rebel batteries at Aquia Creek are not yet silenced. As the steamer Achilles, from New York, was on her way up the river yesterday six shots were fired at her from the batteries on the creek, but they did her no damage." There has been some severe fighting in New Mexico, in which the Federals appear to have been defeated. The following account is dated St. Louis, March 12 : " The St. Louis Republican has advices from Albuquerque, New Mexico, of Feb. 23, which state that the Texans have made various significant movements in the vicinity of Fort Craig: On the 18th they advanced a column of infantry, 1,000 strong, in line of battle, in front of the forts, and also moved a column of 800 cavalry to the west of our defences. They advanced to within a mile and a hal of the works, with the rebel flag floating in the breeze. They remained in this po sition some time, and then commenced a retrograde movement. During the time of their advance Col. Canby prudently concealed the greater part of his forces in the rear of the fort. When the enemy commenced retreating, and the infantry was sepa rated from the cavalry, Colonel Canby ordered Major Duncan to charge the cavalry of the enemy with a squadron of dragoons and mounted men, which was done in gallant style, the enemy retreating before them until they arrived at a deep ravine. The Texan infantry in the meantime advanced to the relief of the cavalry, and a skir mish took place at the ravine. Major Duncan late in the evening was recalled. The Texans continued to fall back. pieces of artillery pla ced in a batter y , masked in the ravine, but a s hort distance from Where the It wa s reported that the Texans had e i g h t skirmish took p lace. On the 19th and 20th the Texans eht s cr o sse d to t o h s e e d ea , s t t o b an of the Rio G ran d e , in o r d er, it is p take possession o f th e g o pposite Fort Craig. if THE LATEST. hs u A military express has just arrived from Fort Craigorces and the Tex ans, with the news of serious conflicts between our f which lasted from nine ( *lock - in the m orn i ng of the 21st until sundown of the same day. The fight commenced in the morning botwee4 g portion of our troops, uudcr, No., 21,762. PUBLICATI ON s. MRS. S. C. HALL'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vole., CAN WRONG BE RIGHT? By ➢IRS. S. C. HALL. Also now ready, in 3 vols., THE WHITE ROSE OF CHAYLEIGH. llurst and [Hackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ,SITY MAGAZINE.- TIL. Price 2s. 6d. DUBLIN UNIVER No. 352. FOR, Al' CONT 1. China's Greatest River — The Yang-Tse-Kiang. 2. A Batch of Last Year's Novels. 3. Romance and Superstition in Poland. 4. The House by the Church yard : a Souvenir of Chapelizod. 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" The Use and tlieAl;irseofiice Turkish Bath.—A very useful pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the proprietor of the Turkish Baths in the neighbourhood of the Post-office, which presents to the uninitiated a mass of inte resting information, while those who have already encouraged this new system will derive additional advantage if they observe some of the practical regulations which the writer endeavours to enforce."—Herald and Standard, Nov. 12,'1861. " The Post-office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. —Dr. Culverwell has already established the reputation of an able physician; he has now proved himself to be a worthy philanthropist, in as far as he has established, in the heart of the City. an institution that more nearly than any disco very of modern days, goes nearer the abolition of the practice of physic, than any proposition or invention yet established, the Turkish Bath. . . Our object being merely to direct the attention of our City readers to the fact that they possess one of the best set of baths, at 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand ' which the country can produce; perfect in all its appliances, and most admirable in effect. Dr. Culverwell has fitted his baths with a degree of elegance, luxury, and refinement, which, considering the space at his disposal, Is truly sur prising, while everything that taste or delicacy could desire has been obtained to add to the comfort and luxury of the visitor. . . We may justly say that if a man ever feels himself regenerated and new made, it is oncoming outlof Turkish Bath."—Era, Oct. 13, 1861. Consultations daily till 12 a.m. THE suN, LONDOr, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1862, IMPERIAL PAUL t AMEN T HOUSE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY. The LOUD CIIANCELLOIL took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE REVISED CODE. Petitions against the Revised Code were presented by the Archbishop of York, the Earl of Malmesbury, and several other noble peers. PRIVATE BUSINESS, Phillimore's Estate and the Sidmouth Railway and Har bour Bills were read a second time. _ The British Plate Glass, Newcastle (County Down) Railway, and Dublin and Meath Railway Bills were read a third time and passed. THE EXPLOSION NEAR ROTHERHAM. Viscount DUNGANNON rose to call the attention of the house to the case of James Watson, Isaac 'Watson, and Joseph Thompson, lately convicted at the York assizes for wilfully and maliciously placing gunpowder in a nailmaker's shop at Thorpe, near Rotherham, with the intention to damage and destroy the same; and also for the purpose of inquiring whether a report had been received by the Home Secretary, and whether, under the very peculiar nature of the case, he was disposed to recommend them as fit and proper objects to obtain the Queen's pardon. The noble lord, in the course of his remarks, observed upon the peculiar circumstances attending the trial, more particu larly alluding to the alibi which was set up. Notwithstand ing the favourable summing up of the learned judge, the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the men were sen tenced to fourteen years penal servitude. The result of the trial had given great dissatisfaction, and he wished to know whether it was likely a pardon might be expected ? Earl GRANVILLE said the report in the newspapers was not accurate, as no petition had been forwarded to the Home Office. MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a second time. CHARITABLE USES ACT (1861) AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through comniittee, and was reported without amendment. INDIA STOCKS TRANSFEIt BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. LUNACY REGULATION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM BILL, This bill was read a third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were cousidered and ordered for third reading : —Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway, Somerset Central and Dorset Central Railway Companies, Spalding and Bourn Railway, and Winchester Road, The Kensington Station and South London Junction Railway bill was read a second time. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. Viscount ENFIELD asked the Chairman of Ways and Means if his attention had been called to the extraordinary powers which aro sought, and have been sanctioned by private bill committees, to electric telegraph companies and others, to law down telegraphs, and erect posts and wires along roads, streets, and footpaths in various parts of the country : And whether he would call the attention of the house to the case on the introduction of the United King dom Electric Telegraph Company Bill into this house, should such a bill pass the other House of Parliament ? He asked this question because he thought the electric telegraph companies ought to be dealt with rather as public necessaries than as mere private undertakings, in the same way that the house had'dealt with the Tramway Bill last session. Mr. MASSEY said the particular bill to which the noble lord alluded to had been before the House of Lords, and in the event of its containing any objectionable provisions he should draw attention to them. With reference to the general question, there was precedent so far back as 1846 for these powers being granted. He agreed with his noble friend that the powers were of an un usual kind, and ought to be watched by the house with great vigilance. The power to deal with streets, thoroughfares, highways, and roads, and to lay down posts and wires along places of public resort, was a power that ought to be lightly granted by this house. (Hear.) He considered that legislation on the subject was necessary. the other. We have found throughout the country during the recess, and we have heard during the debate, a great number of opinions against grouping by ago for the purpose o f examination. Without en t er i ng i n t o th e a bstract merits of that proposition, the Government are quite ready to con cede that point also, and to give up the principle of grouping children by age. I trust the house will accept that conces sion also in the spirit in which it is made. (Hear, hear.) I must state to those gentlemen who are inclined to think that enough is not conceded, that the points given up in volve on the part of the public a very considerable pecu niaryand it is a l arge concess i on t o th e principle of I have also to s t a t e th a t th ere is a third con cession w hich the Government are w illing to make, and it i i t with rewi regard to the Bth reso l ut i on propose d by th e right na cr sac rifice anty hon. gentleman (Mr. Walpole). That resolution refers to the arrangements that have been entered into with regard to the transition state which must occur between the abo lition of the present system of annual grants and the full establishment of the new principle of a capitation grant. (Hear, hear.) The Government are willing to reconsider the manner in which the pupil teachers who are now en gaged have been provided for, and they are willing to pro pose, instead of the scheme contained in that resolution, a scheme which, while it shall provide for holding the exist ing pupil teachers harmless, shall at the same time leave to the managers any surplus that may remain after payment of those pupil teachers—that is, if the grant falls short of paying the pupil teachers the Government shall mak e goo d the difference ; and if there be a surplus it is to be the pro property I have also to state, as has al ready been theiiit ag im m a an tedb e y rs 4 right hon. friend (Sir G. Grey), that the Government are willing to ooncede the 10th and 11th resolutions. I can only again express a hope that the house will receive these concessions iiiothe spirit in which they are made. (Heal) hear.) We have done all in our power,to meet the view .. of h on . gen tl emen h ones tl y an d sincerely, at some sacrifice of, individual conviction, and I trust ;he house wig P'' ° " for a &sire to bring the discussion of this quest i on to a speedy and satisfactory ter mination. (Cheers.) Mr. WALPOLE—Sir, I rise to ack now l e d ge th e very i frank and generous manner n which the Government have endeavoured to meet the objections which were raised to their proposition, and 1 should not di sc h arge m y d u t y , nor consult my own feelings, if I did not to the utmost of my meet those concession s i n (Hear.) The concessions offered are in fact concessions on th e po i nt o f pr i nc i ple, for the spirit power, s o i far n a which I a they m concerned, are made. which I have strongly and stoutly contended. No doubt myright hon. friend—as indeed is expressed in the last sea.. tence of his speech—has made those concessions with some sacrifice of individual conviction, but I sincerely hope that if they are carried into effect ho will find that the main ob ject he has in view will be attained. I will mak e no remar k concessionsoxcept to which the right hon. gentleman to say that with re f erence adverted, except concession th a t a p or ti on o f t h e t u ot o h n e thefirst particular. point—vie., v o a t v i e grant is to be horeafterdependent upon the general report of t it on. With regar d t o th e the proposition that the inspector, and not upon the average att en d ance , th a t i s s a e e m o u n c d h — b v t z. t e nofootinglonger to retainingpu exa mination is to be conducted according to age—l believe it will be entirely for the benefit of the c ommun it y . A s t o th e pupil teachers, I eertainly did feel strongly on that point, and I am extremely glad the concession st a t e d by th e right hon. gentleman hai.been made. (Hear.) The other two pro positions my right hon. friend the Secretary of State agreed to assent to on the first discussion of this subject, and 1 will not further allude to them. The only other observation I have to make is, that I hold it to bo most important that on a question of this kind there should be, as there has been, no party triumph one way or the other—(cheers)—but that we should unite in doing our utmost for the public service and the general good of the country, (Hear.) I hope the Government will not think I make an unreasonable propo sition when I suggest that instead of going into committee with these propositions to-night, the house and the country should have some little time to consider these propositions deliberately ; and I believe that the granting of an interval for that purpose will conduce to the satisfactory settlement of the question. (Cheers.) Lord ENFIELD also expressed a hope that time would be given for the full consideration of the important propo sitions made by her Majesty's Government. He was glad to have been the humble instrument of bringing about a settlement of one portion of the matter in controversy, owing to the resolution of which he had given notice. The credit, however, was not due to him, but to a suggestion made in the speech of a right rev, prolate in another place. He (Lord Enfield) cordially agreed in the alteration sug gested by the right hon. gentleman (Mr, Lowe). Mr. DISRAELI—I apprehend that, after the statement made by her Majesty's Government, it is not very probable the committee will be called on to pronounce any opinion on the proposition just laid before them. I think myself that her Majesty's Government have acted with great wis dom and propriety in deferring, as they have done, to the unmistakeable opinions which have been expressed on both sides of the house. It is unnecessary to assure the Government that when an Administration dealing with a question of such great nicety and such vast interest feel it their duty to withdraw from any important portions of the proposition, necessarily a very extensive and compli cated one, which they submitted to Parliament, there can be no other feeling throughout the house than a desire to give the Government credit for being actuated by the most honourable motives. (Hear, hear.) Sir, I think the sug gestion of my right hon. friend (Mr. Walpole) is one of that well deserves the attention of the house. It is not ono of those questions with respect to which a satisfactory solu tion can be obtained by considering merely the opinions and feelings of members of the House of Commons. Outside the walls of this house, on whatever side arrayed, public opinion is very much excited and interested in the question, and therefore no one can doubt for a moment the propriety —whatever may be the individual opinions of the house on the entire subject—of acting with due caution, and avoiding any suspicion of coming to a precipitate conclusion. After the speech of the right hon. gentleman this must be looked upon as a new proposition, leading to consequences very different to those which must have resulted from the scheme first before the house ; and it is impossible for even members of this house to foresee at first sight all the results to which it may probably lead. But, sir, those who are so deeply in terested in this question in every part of the kingdom have a right, after the months that have passed in which their attention has been necessarily absorbed in the consideration of the formal proposition that was brought forward, to be given an opportunity for a calm and full consideration of what must really bo looked upon as a new project. (Hear.) And therefore I trust that the suggestion of ray right hon. friend will be acceded to by the Government and by the house, and that sufficient time will be afforded both to the house and to the country to consider the modified proposal which the Government has introduced to our attention to night. I will take one point—not that I am anxious to enter into any controversy of the question, but to show the com mittee the great importance of our not coming to a hasty determination, which might cause great disappointment and great disquiet in the country. Now, as to the first conces sion of the Government with regard to ensuring the prin ciple of certainty in the grants—the satisfactory nature of that proposition must depend upon the amount at which the contribution is fixed, and the degree of certainty which may arise. The Government has not mado any formal proposi tion, and I do net wish to entrap them into any public de claration on the' matter, but the committee must feel that upon the character of that amount the satisfactory nature of the fresh proposition must greatly depend. There are other topics which I will not touch upon now, The fourth resolution of my right hon. friend involves very important considerations ; but I think after the discussion that has taker. place, and after this great, and I will say salutary, concession—satisfactory to the house, and honourable, as I am sure it is, to her Majesty's Government—l think ample time should be given for its consideration. There is no haste, now that we have arrived at this general conclusion —no pressing necessity for deciding upon what are points of detail, though of immense importance. If, therefore, her Majesty's Government do not object, I would think it bet ter not to come to a final conclusion'npon the terms on memberul d pr o f which the system of popular education in this country must permanently rest until after the Easter recess. (Hear.) Sir G. GREY—The Government have no wish to press the house to a hasty. decision on this question. At the same time it is very desirable it should not be kept in agitation longe r right hon.than propose, therefore, e University of therefore, if the Cambridge assents, that we should now report progress and ask leave to sit again on next Monday gentlemaniis week, subject to any necessary.thel would arrangement that may be made between the right hon. gen tleman and the Government in the meantime as to fixing the day. (Hear, hear.) After a few inaudible observations from Mr. PACKE, Mr. HENLEY said that if the discussion came on on Monday week that would not be a convenient day for many members of the house. The subject to be considered was a highly technical one, and it was now for the first time an nounced that there would be a change upon a change. Very much depended on the way in which it was presented to the house, and until they had the reprint of the measure it was difficult to say what time should be given for the consideration of it. Ho quite agreed with the right hon. baronet that it was not desirable to keep the matter longer under discussion than was absolutely necessary, but full opportunity should be given to the classes most interested in it to ascertain how they would be affected by the proposed chauge, he alluded to the managers, masters, and pupil teachers of schools. It would be impossible to define the precise bearing of the proposal now made until it was more specifically before the house. (Hear, hear.) He could say for himself that he had received various memorials from religious bodies who laboured under the same impression as himself. Ile gave the Government the greatest credit for having made these concessions. At the same time he believed that under existing circumstances the Government ' were bound to do something in regard to the distribution of the grant, which was a very important, delicate, and difficult subject. He thought it would be almost a sin if they were to make this a party question. (Hear, hear.) The whole country was interested in its settlement, and ho hoped their future discussions would be conducted without any party feeling. (Hear, hear.) After some discussion, it was arranged that the subject should stand over until Monday next, when it was an nounced that Lord Palmerston would make a statement. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the house re sumed. THE MARINE MUTINY BILL AND THE WHIP PING BILL me . These bills were read a third t and passed. Some other bills were read a first time. The house then adjourned at a quarter to six o'clock. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY EVENING. The North German Lloyd's steam ship Bremen, Captain Wessels, from New York on the 15th inst., arrived off Cowes this evening, on her way to Bremen. She brings 88 passengers and 55,000 dols. in specie, the latter for France and Bremen. The steam ship Africa arrived at New York on the 14th. The papers are still engaged in discussing th e merits of the late naval engagement, and the evacuation of Manassas by the Confederates. President Lincoln, as commander in chief, had issued the three following important orders : "No. 1. " Washington, San. 27, 1862. " Ordered, that the 22d day of February, .186'2, bo the day for a general movement of the land and naval forces of the United States against the in surgent forces. That especially the army at and about Fortress Monroe, the army of the Potomac, the army of Western Virginia, the army near Munfordsville, Kentucky, the army aad flo tilla at Cairo, and a naval force in the Gulf of Mexico, be ready for a movement on that day. That all the other forces, both land and naval, with their respective commanders, obey existing orders at the time, and be ready to obey additional orders when duly given. That the heads of departments, and especially the Secretaries of War and of the Navy, with all the subordinates, and the General in Chief, with all other commanders and subordi nates of the land and naval forces, will severally be held to their strict and full responsibilities for the prompt execution of this order. " ABRAHAM LINCOLN." No. 2. " Washington, March 8,1862. " Ordered,—First, That the major general com manding the army of the Potomac proceed forth with to organise that part of said army destined to enter upon active operations, including the reserve, but excluding the troops to be left in the fortifica tions about Washington, into four army corps, to be commanded according to seniority of rank as follows :—First corps to consist of four divisions, and to be commanded by Major General I. M'Dowell. Second corps to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier General E. V. Sumner. Third corps to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier General S. P. Heintzel man. Fourth corps to consist of three divisions, and to be commanded by Brigadier General E. L. Reyes. "2. That the division now commanded by the officers above assigned to the commands of corps shall be embraced in and form part of their respec tive corps. "3. The forces left for the defence of Washing ton will be placed in command of Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth, who shall also be military governor of the district of Columbia. "4. That this order be executed with such promptness and dispatch as not to delay the com mencement of the operations already directed to be undertaken by the army of the Potomac. " sth. A fifth army corps, to be commanded by Major General N. P. Banks, will be formed from his own and,General Shieles' (late General Lander's) division. " ABRAHAM LINCOLN." No. 3. " Washington, March 11. " Major General M'Clellan, having personally taken the field at the head of the army of the Po tomac until otherwise ordered, is relieved from the command of the other military departments, he re taining command of the department of the Potomac. " Order, further, that the two departments now under the respective commands of Generals Halleck and Hunter, together with so much of that under General Buell as lies west of a north and south line indefinitely drawn through Knoxville, Tennessee, be consolidated and designated the department of the Mississippi ; and that until otherwise ordered Major General Halleck have command of said de partment. " Ordered, also, that the country west of the department of the Potomac and east of the depart ment of the Mississippi be a military department, to be called the Mountain Department, and that the same be commanded by Major General Fremont. " That all the commanders of departments, after the receipt of this order by them respectively. re port severally and directly to the Secretary:of War, and that prompt, full, and frequent reports will be expected of all and each of them. " ABRAHAM LINCOLN." The New York Berold of the 13th contains the following : " The occupation of the deserted rebel batteries on the Lower Potomac was effected on Monday by several detachments of General Hooker's division. The fortifications at Shipping Point, Evansport, Cockpit Point, and on the Quantico creek, to within a mile of the town of Dumfries, were taken posses sion of. It was evident that a large force of the enemy had occupied all these points. Several of the guns left behind were found loaded to the muzzle with shot and sand bags. Fires had been built under them, which burned the carriages, the intention being to heat the guns so that they would burst, and thus be lost to our troops. Three rifled guns and one 42 pounder shell gun were destroyed, but the heavier guns, owing to the thickness of the breech, escaped destruction and fell into our hands. Information was received from stragglers that the rebels had been hastening off to Fredericks burgh since Sunday as fast as the railroad cars could transport them. "The rebel accounts of the naval conflict an nounce the death of Capt. Buchanan, who com manded the Merrimac, together with 17 men, which occurred from the bursting of a shell thrown( by the Cumberland on Saturday. After Buchanan fell Catesby Ap R. Jones took command of the Merri mac, and conducted the fight with the Monitor. " The important town of Winchester, Virginia, is in our possession, being occupied by our troops at daybreak yesterday. A portion of General Banks's division, under General Gorman, occupied the town of Berryville, Virginia, on Tuesday. There were 500 of the rebel cavalry in the place ; but upon the 3d New York cavalry, properly supported by artil lery and infantry, charging them, they fled in con fusion towards Winchester, During the night the pickets of General Gorman came in contact with portions of Colonel Ashby's rebel cavalry, and were compelled to fall back ; but the general made a re connaissance in force to within two miles of Win chester, and charging upon the rebels dispersed them, taking several prisoners, and killing or wounding four of the rebels. This reconnaissance sealed the fate of Winchester. The enemy were blinded and mislead by the movement of our troops, and they commenced the evacuation of the place on Tuesday aftprnoon. General Hamilton advanced from Bunker's-hill, the Michigan cavalry leading the column. The rebel cavalry, 1,200 strong, and bupported by a section of artillery, gave battle at five o'clock on the afternoon of Tuesday. Our cavalry were supported by the Ist Mary land Infantry and a battery of artillery. The fight was a short ones The rebels fled, lowing PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the Revised Code, the unconditional abolition of Church-rates, the Parochial Assessment Bill, and the excise duty on hops, and in favour of an alteration in the law relating to public houses in Scotland. WEST INDIA COLONIES. Mr. CAVE moved an address for returns of offices in the West India colonies in the gift of the Crown of which the emoluments are above £lOO and under £2OO per annum, to which appointments are usually made on the recommenda tion of the governor ; and, of similar offices of which the emoluments are above £2OO per annum, to which appoint ments are made by the Secretary of State on the recom mendation of the governor or otherwise, s ith the amount of emolument attached to each office of either class. — Ordered. METROPOLITAN COMMISSION. Admiral DUNCOMBE moved as address for returns of the unaudited accounts of the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers for the year 1855 ; and, from the Metropolitan Board of Works, of the detailed account of the moneys re ceived by the Board from the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers, and the expenditure of such moneys.—Ordered. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Colonel TAYLOR a writ was ordered to issue for the election of a member for the borough of Preston, in the room of Mr. Cross, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. PROSECUTION EXPENSES. Mr. HUNT gave notice that he would draw attention to this subject, with a view to ascertain whether there could not be an improvement made in the present law. THE NEW FOREIGN-OFFICE. Mr. COCHRANE asked the First Commissioner of Works, what sum remained in hand, at the present date, of the 60,000 already voted for the new Foreign-office ; and, whether the additional vote of £15,000 will be ex pended within the present year? Mr. COWPER said that £56,900 of the £60,000 had been expended, and the additional sum mentioned would be required for the completion of the new Foreign. office. The State Paper-office would be pulled down as it had been stated to the house last year. REDRESS FROM THE PARAGUYAN GOVERNMENT. _ Mr. LIDDELL asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether any, and, if so, what steps had been taken by her Majesty's Government to obtain redress at the hands of the Government of Paraguay, for the owners of the steamer Little Polly, which was run down on the 11th July, 1858, in the River La Plata, by a Paraguayan war steamer. And, whether her Majesty's Government are pre pared, by a show of force or otherwise, to obtain from the Government of Paraguay redress and compensation for this and other losses sustained by British subjects in that coun try ? Mr. LAYARD said that owing to various circumstances the relations between this country and the Government of Paraguay had been suspended, and no negotiations relative to the vessel in question had been carried on. However, it appeared that the Paraguayan Government were ready to consent to an amicable arrangement, and the Government of this country were willing to submit the question to arbi tration. As this was a case of running down, much might be said on both sides. PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Sir J. ELPHINSTONE asked the Secretary to the Ad miralty what were the returns at the Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth, of the height of water on the bar of the hat bour channel each tide on the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th of this month Mbrch, 1862; also the draft of water of her Ma jesty's ship Warrior, and how many days in each month she could enter or leave that harbour? Lord C. PAGET said that the average depth of Ports mouth harbour was 28 to 29 feet. The Warrior drew 26i feet, and she was able to enter the harbour 16 days last month and 15 days during the present month. THE TREATY WITH BELGIUM. Mr. W. FORSTER asked the First Lord of the Trea sury if he could inform the house why the negotiation of a commercial treaty with Belgium, for the purpose of secur ing that Belgium should no longer impose differential duties on British goods, had been suspended ? After seine remarks from Mr. HEYOATE and Mr. S. BEAUMONT, Mr. LAYARD, in the absence of tho noble Premier, said that although the Belgian Government had not granted the same privileges to this country which they had to France, Russia, and other countries, he hoped that negotiations would be renewed between Belgium and this country on the subject. The house then went into committee of supply. THE REVISED CODE. Mr. LOWE said—l have to ask for a moment or two the indulgence of the house in order to make a chart statement on behalf of the Government. (Hear, hear.) The Govern ment have, since the house last met, taken into considera tion the debate with which this house has been occupied during the earlier part of the week, and they have come to the conclusion that it is their duty, as far as possible con sistently with their duty to the public, to meet the views ex pressed so generally by hon. gentlemen in the course of the debate. (Hear, hear.) Sir, I will not trouble the house with any lengthened preliminary remarks. I have only to state that it is our wish to bring this controversy to a settle ment, not that should give any advocate of any particular opinion a triumph over another—(cries of " Hear, hear") but which should end in a manner satisfactory to the country and conducive to the very great interests of education which are involved. (Hear.) I have therefore, sir, to state to the house that her Majesty's Government having taken into consideration the opinions expressed by so many hon. gen tlemen, that it is desirable that some portion of the grant should rest on a footing of greater certainty than they con sider would be afforded by the individual, examination of the children, are ready to consent to a relaxation of their pro position—(hear, hear)—and that they are ready to agree that a substantial portion of the grant should be given on the general report of the inspector. (Hear.) They are for that purpose willing to assent to the motion, notice of which has been given by the noble lord the member for Middlesex (Lord Enfield), with a slight amendment with respect to the nature of the grant—substituting that it shall be given on the report of the inspector instead of on the average attendance. In order to preclude the apprehension —not, I think, well founded, but which seems to be en tertained in some quarters—that it was intended to make the grant independent of the general report of the inspector, I have also to state that the Government think right, in deference to the opinions that have been expressed, to couple that concession with another, and I beg of the house to consider the two together, and not to isolate the one from the other, because the one has a great bearing ,npon wasSkrldra r, f ,,, Fi ; ~: /, N EWS PAPER W __ :_, _ --'4...' 3 /0 ' ... ; 44 1 ,3 1-1-17 Pic, s \, no, nilbotts, anti Ow aliently Ni \ .. ,e, with varied success, until .....4 ab -t tfrnttvl - t ..... e 5 .. o'clock of that day (the 21st). Colonel ~. nkytreA V crossed the river in force, with a batterftf E ji2L Pieces under Captain M'Crea, of the cavalry-, but detailed to the command of the battery. Colonel Canby 41co took with him a small battery of two howitzers. The enemy Was supposed to have bad eight field piece:. The battle was colunmaced by our artillery and bkinnisliers, and soon it became general. Towards evening the guns cf the enemy were silenced. They, however, made a desparate charge on our howitzer battery, but were repulsed with great loss. Capt.M'Crea's battery was defended by Capt. Plimpton's company United States infantry, and a portion of Colonel Peno's regiment of New Mexican Volunteers. The Texans now chirged desperately and furiously, with picked men, about 600 strong, on M'Crea's battery. They were aimed with carbines, revolvers, and long seven-pound bowie knives. After discharging their carbines at close quarters they drew their revolvers and reached the battery amid a storm of grape and canister. The New Mexicans of Colonel PCllO'3 regiment be came panic stricken and ingloriously.fied. Captain Plimpton, with the United States Infantry, stood his ground and fought nobly until more than cue half were numbered with the dead. With his artillerymen cut down and with his support re ported killed, wounded, or flying from the field, Captain M'Crea sat down calmly and quietly on one of his guns, and, with revolver in hand, refusing to fly or desert his post, ho'fought to the last and gloriously died like a hero, the last man at his guns. The Texan suffered terribly in this despe rate charge. We have to lament the loss of Lieutenants Michler and Stone, who, like Captain M'Crea, nobly and bravely maintained the honour of our flag to the last, and died as patriots. Many other of our officers are wounded. " Our loss is about 200 killed and 'grounded. The loss of the enemy is believed to be much greater. The greatest confidence is reposed in Colonel Canby, and if the volunteers will do their duty the Texans will be ignominiously driven from the country." We find the following in the Southern papers:— "In the House of Representatives, on Monday, a resolution was passed advising the planters to withdraw from the cultivation of cotton and tobacco, and devote their energies to raising provisions and cattle, hogs and sheep. On Tuesday a vote of thanks was passed to Captain Buchanan, his officers and crew, for their gallantry in the late action in Hampton Roads. The Senate has passed a bill to organise a Supreme Court. " The President sent a Message to Congress yester day stating that he had suspended Generals Floyd and Pillow from their commands until they could give more satisfactory accounts of the action at Fort Donnelson. The President is dissatisfied with their reports. The Message states that neither of them say that reinforcements were asked for, nor do they show that their position could not ha . ve been evacu ated and a whole army saved as well as a part of it. It is also not shown by what authority two senior generals abandoned their responsibility by trans ferring the command to a junior officer. " Petersburg and the surrounding ten miles have been placed under martial law as well as Richmond and Norfolk. " It is reported that the nomination of General Lee, as the commanding general of the army, was sent to the Senate on Monday." GREAT INUNDATIONS. NOTTINGHAM, FRIDAY, 4 30 P.M. In consequence of the almost continued rains dur ing the week the river Trent and its tributary streams have overflowed their banks, and thousands of acres of land adjoining the Trent are now under water, presenting the appearance of a vast lake. Where the spring;crops are sown there will be great damage; indeed, all descriptions of grain in these parts will have to be resown. The flood is still rising rapidly, endangering the lives of cattle, sheep, &c., as also the destruction of property. Many of the houses in the low parts of the town have been flooded, and the Eastcroft and the mea dows (adjoining the town) are under water. A great number of houses have been built within the past .few years in the meadows, and the lower storeys of these are full of water. The rains have not been known so heavy in Leicestershire for many years past, and from Loughborough to Nottingham the meadows near the line of railway arc eompletely inundated. The rains have been less heavy in Derbyshire, but sufficient to cause floods. In the neighbourhood of Newark a vast body of water is ont, and considerable damage is anticipated at this place as well as in the district of Grantham. The flood at the present time (4.30 p.m.) is hardly so high as that of 1857, and more than a foot lower than the great flood of 1852, when so great an amount of damage was done to live and dead stock. Last night the rain was continued, and there is no doubt that the flood will rise considerably higher. THE NORTH RIDING. The incessant rains since Saturday last have caused the rivers of the North Riding to overflow their banks, and on Thursday the Rye, Derwent, and Ouse have laid the flat country of the Vales of Pickering and York deep under water. The fine autumn enabled the lowland farmers to sow a con siderable breadth of wheat, much of which is unfor tunately now submerged. For miles the York and Scarborough Railway passes through a lake, the waters being still on the rise and likely to reach the rails. Farmers are totally driven off their lands, which are wet in the extreme. In Old Mal ton the drainage could not take the water, and the town is flooded from end to end. The weather has been very stormy and wet during the past 10 or 12 days on the coast of Northumberland and Durham, and most of the rivers in those counties have been , a good deal flooded with " freshets." In the hill districts of Durham a good deal of snow fell during the first three days of this week, and on Tuesday the Stockton and Darlington Railway was blocked. IT west of Waskerley, in Westmoreland ; and on the hills dividing Nor thYorkshire from that county there has been a heavy fall of snow. Notwith standing the extremely stormy weather that has prevailed in the North Sea during the first three months of 1862 the coasts of Durham and Northum berland have had a fortunate immunity from ship wreck, there having been no serious shipping disas ters upon that line of coast since November, 1861. elan of the snow 'which fell neighbourhood of Eglaain, and the continued rain from the east, all the low lands adjoining the river Th ames are under wa t er , the lower roa d to Windsor rend ere d im passable, and Runnymede, with its 16Q acres 0 f fine g into a lake • rassland, converted The cause waybetween Staines and E g h a in, 'construct e d by an Oxford merchant in the ' reign of Henry 111., f , for the more safe conveyance of his wool and other merchandise to and from the London markets by means of packhorses , " still proves itself a work of great utility, by protecting the lands and high road. on the south side of the river from inundation. GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA.—Down to Midsummer last, reck on i ng from May, 1851, the immense quantity of 25,081,468 ounces of gold had been exported from Victoria and Now South Wales. The value of this addition to the gold in use in the world was upwards of £96,000,000. Dover and:Calais are now within 11 hours of each other. The - James Penn" crosses the Channel in that time. This: rapidity is due to improvements in the marine engine. Grey hair is restored to its natural colour, and •tic doloreux and nervous headache cured by Herring's Magnetic Brushes_ Their undeviating success is due to late improvements by the inventor. N.B.—Counterfeits are being made. Offices, 32, Basinghall-street, London. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills.---Watch 1 h o Weather.—This is perhaps the best counsel that could be circulated at this season—will all follow it F Will every one either may lay the for in.da one change his raiment as the temperature varies ? 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