The Sun. — London, England, 1862-04-24 00:00:00

MEMORIAL FUND. —MANSION Houn.— His Late Royal Highness the PRINCE CONSORT. PRESIDENT. The Right Hon. WM. CUBITT, Lord Mayor. Amount of contributions to the 16th of Apri1._...X45,665 0 0 Amount subscribed during the week ending the 22d of April.-- ...... . 1,306 0 0 Total. ...... ~ ....................... £46,971 0 0 Subscriptions continue to be received by theme the H n n. the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion House, and by the Lo don bankers. A Sub-Committee Bit Daily at the Mansion Souse. MICHAEL GIBBS, S. R. GOODMAN, Hon. Sees. SAML. BROWN, Allusion House, E.C., April 23, 1862. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lease, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, JOHN JONES. After which, at ball-past 7, will be performed (105th time) OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck atone ; Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothcrn. Followed by the Spanisci Ballet entitied THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA. Senora Peres. ena, Senor Ricardo, and the Carps de Ballet. To conclude with MT HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commenoe a 7 0 y AL LYCEUM THEATRE. 1 Sole Lessee and Manager--Mr. Edmund Falconer. 138th. Night of the :.'ontinuous run of "Peep o'Day." `V HIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE BLUE DEVILS. Messrs. Walter Lacy, Chas. Selby, Warlow, and Miss L. Laidlaw. To be followed by PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Messrs. Waiter Lacy, Addison, Charles Selby, Geo. Melville, Ind Edmund Falconel Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston, and Miss M. Hudson. After which, a new musical, pictorial, poetical, and ballet interlude, entitled - KILLARNEY. Miss Anna Whitty and Miss Lydia Thomson. To conclude wi r th the new farce entitled I COULDN'T HELP IT. Characters by Mr. Addison, Mr. Warlow, and Alms Lrilia Thompson. Acting Manager—Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Prices as usual. Doors open athalf -past 8, to commence at Box-offi ck% open daily from 11 till& fear would have done what Mr. STANTON, not What the generals, have done—fear of disaster, alone, would have wished Mr. RUSSELL away. Air. STANTON did not wish to have any correspon dents in the army whom he could not punish ! Punish for what P—we naturally ask. It could not well be for making public facts which the enemy ought not to know. Against that they had a double guarantee—Mr. RUSSELL'S character, and the distance at which his letters would be published. He had passed from South to North before, from Confederate to Federal commanders, and vice versa, and Mr. STANTON well knew that nothing affecting military operations on either sides had passed, or ever would, his lips. But had those who recalled him been so wanting in personal honour themselves as to suspect that of others, they had the consolatory fact that his letters could not return to America in less than a month, when they could not possibly serve the enemy. If the reason assigned was a true one, it could only indicate fear that the army would disgrace itself; and it may be justly believed that such was Mr. SecretarySTAN TON'S fear. Viewed in this light, his recal of a correspondent who would photograph all things, is an insult to the army of the Poto mac. It is proclaiming to the South and to the world that the Secretary for War could not feel sure that the conduct of the army would bear to be faithfully reported.' We can hardly doubt, however, that the real reason for this strange treatment of a gentleman whom Mr. STANTON himself had, only a few days before, enjoined the " officers and persons in the service of the United States to treat with every courtesy, and to extend to him every protection in the,/ ry --hub not yet openly tranapirprl Mr. RUSSELL, indeed, in oue part of his letter hints at political or personal feeling on the part of Mr. STANTON against M'CLELLAN, but frankly adds that he may be doing Mr. STANTON injustice by listening to such suggestions. At the same time, after the General had cordially accepted the presence of such a reporter as Mr. RUSSELL in his train, to reverse M'CLELLAN'S orders in what must become so notorious, was a pretty sure mode of publicly displaying the supe riority of the Secretary to the General, and com pelling the latter to feel, in a somewhat humili ating manner, his legal subordination. Henceforth, therefore, we shall, in England, miss one of our helps to a correct conclusion in inter preting the numerous, exaggerated, and often conflicting reports which it is our troublesome duty to sift, giving the soundest conclusions we can to our readers. How difficult a task that is, none who have not undertaken it, and desired, with a judicial impartiality, to exhibit not a side but the truth, can easily conceive. Mr. RUSSELL did aim at this, and his judgment on the spot was therefore of great value to all likeminded on this side the water. Of course Mr. STANTON, and the PRESIDENT have done but what was entirely within their province; still, England and Europe will hear of their act with many curious doubts, and unsatis fied suspicions. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE , Lessee, Mr A. Harris. THIS EVENING, CASH V. CUPID. To be followed by, at a quarter to Eight o'clock, a new and original drama, iit five acts, entitled THE GOLDEN DAGGERS. Principai characters by Mr. Fechtcr, H.Widdi comb, Mr. G. Jordan, Mr. Potter, Mr. J. G. Shore, 1. r. Ca h eart, Mr. Moreland; Mesdames E1.w.,41.7 a.,a cd.rwt,t. Le clercq. Mr. A. Harris is happy to state that he has succeeded in indu , ing that eminent artist, Mr. W. Telbin, to give the aid of his unrivalled talent in the concluding tableau of the drama. NEW THEATRE-R 0 YAL, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EvEruNG, the new domestic drama, entitled DOT : Messrs. J. L. Toole, Emery, ,Killington, Stephenson; Miss Wooigar, Miss Louise Keeley, Miss H. Simms, &c. After which (4thtime), THE PHANTOM. Ruthven, Mr. Dion Boucicault. Messrs. J. L. Tools, Emery, Billington, Paul BLeltord, Stephenson, Sefton ; Misses H. Simms, IC. Reny, K. Bland, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Billington. Commence at 7. ALSTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Wonderful Performance of Mr. Bell's trained Elephants. THIS EVENING, the Grand Eastern Spectacle of THE RAJAH OF NAGPORE, introducing two colossal Asiatic Nlephants, pronounced by all to be the cleverest animals ever exhibited. To be followed by brilliant and daring feats by the un rivalled Troupe of Equestrians. Concluding with a laughable Farce. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Searle. AND FINE CANTERBURY HALL ARTS GALLERY. Th imn ense success of the miraculous STECKEL ronounced 1727 the press to be the most talented performer wt 0 has appeared before the public), EVERY EVENING, at Ten o'clock. Grand Selections from "La Sonnambula," by Miss Rus- sell, with Band and tun Chorus, conducted by Mr. Jongh. mans. The Comic by Mr. R andall, Mr. J. G. Forde, Messrs. Hil dobrandt and Ormond, and Miss Caroline Parkes, the accom. pliethed danseuse. En gagement of UNSWORTH and EUGENE, late princi pal comedians of the Rumsey and Newcomb Minstrels, who will make their first appearance on Monday next. THE OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET.- Extra and Important Attractions for the Easter Holidays. RUN SE Y and NE be WCOMB' S MINSTRELS (13 in numr), In their original burlesque, serio-comic, instrumental, and Terpsichorean Entertainment, THE OLIO OF' ETHIO t lAN ODDITIES. Burns' celebrated Linley. Operatic elections by 3liss Rusll and the entire Com- . Full S Band and Chorms.— C o Mr. F. Jongh pany mans. A boat of comic talent , including W. Randall and Harvey and French (the Nerves). Ballads, Duets. & 0., &c. ; and, at 11 o'clock. HENRI and p, EAU appear in New and Extraordinary Double Feats on t oms Flying Trapeze. By the lamented demise on the 15th instant, a Athens of her Britannic MAJESTY'S Ambassador at the Court of Greece, the Crown has lost an able and distinguished Servant, and the people of these realms one of their most distinguished and en lightened fellow-subjects. Without having any pretensions whatever to the divine gift of genius, the Right Hon. Sir THOMAS WYSE, P.C., and K.C.8., in the recognition of all who had any knowledge of him whatever, stood forth in the front rank as a ripe scholar, an able debater, a graceful and nervous writer, a altillad and inge nious diplomatist. Sir THOMAS WYSE has been now for so many years past far removed from the scene of his political labours, and from the arena of his Parliamentary exertions and successes, that so far as those long past toils and trinmphs are con cerned, the brilliant career and abilities of the man have been in some measure lost sight of by his im mediate contemporaries. Daring the last 12 years, in poielt of fact, that into say ever since his nomi nation to the responsible and difficult post of British Minister at Athens, Sir THOMAS WYSE has been regarded only through his later character, in his final capacity, as a Diplomatist. And the dis tinction he acquired in that character—the rare and effective talents he displayed in that capacity—his continuance uninterruptedly as Ambassador at Athens ever since his nomination to that office, has served in a very unmistakable manner to demon strate. Even when the Conserva tive Part y was In England we are ever ready to suspect whatever last in Power, when the Earl of MALMESBURY was cannot stand the light of day. When the reporters last engaged in the conduct of our Foreign Depart and the correspondents of the press are excluded, we almost take for granted that something must be, meat, and when so engaged in the g uidance of that department, that noble earl made so man y and such and that everything may be, wrong. Such will be c hanges among our ambassadors and th e first impression, we may be sure, of every sweeping Englishmen when he learns that Mr. RUSSELL has plenipotentiaries all through Christendom—it was permission to accompany General 1 remarkable enough a nd si g nificant enou g h, upon been rt'fused M'CLELL AN'S a rm y in its march to Richmond. For the very surface, that about the only diplomatist of Correspondents" in the distinction left still at his post, unremoved from it the most port "Gar Own Correspo in spite of every Party jealousy and Party conside- 1 various jouroals are known to the public only by ration, was the late Ambassador to the Court of their communic:atione to their respective newspapers. Greece, the Whig nominee of 18491 There, ever Their fidelity is not doubte d, but their responsibility is only to the journal they write for, and in th e case since 18 49 , up to the hour of his lamented and un is of course sufficient. loo ked for death—(for thelast news of him previously of a respectable paper this No paper in this country could : dispense with tom- , to the receipt of these tidin g s of his demise had potency and truthfulness, even in those correspon- 1 g iven no account whatever of his illness) —there continuously for upwards of a do zen y ears Sir T. dents whose names never transpire. But Mr. RUSSELL'S communications had a double guarantee. WYSE had held with the consent of all p arties, with He was personally responsible to the En g lish, we the approval of each successive Administrat ion, the might say to the European, public for all he delicate and difficult, and eminently res p onsible post of her Britannic MAJESTY'S A m bassador. wrote, as much so as anyof our wel l-known popu lar authors. The public knew that even if But little more than a year has flitted by since after the journal for which lie wrote could have wished an absenceof a good many years from this country his him to colour his desc2iptions in any particular I Excellency paid a flying autumnal visit to England. way, he could not have done it. He has a charac- Not a trace was then visible of any decadence in the ter for accuracy to maintain, not o nl y with his vital energies of the many : aged his old friends employers, but with the workl. This, with his found him to be in appearance as well as in fact, obvious a bility, gave a value to his correspondence I but not aged more than might have boen rea- I similar, it i s no t too much to say, to that of the sonably anticipated. The wear and tear of i °Pinions, d elivered in court, of our judges—and for continual anxieties of a public nature, not to hint lust the seine reason—he wro t e , pers onally, before beyond this passing allusion at other sources of the 'widest p oss ibl e p u blic. In giving such frequent anguish of a private and therefore in one sense of a insertion to his commu nications, and in attending more sacred character, had—apparently at least very much to them ourselves, we have done so, told but lightly upon that clear intelligence and because *hu e we look to all sources, we regarded upon that seemingly sound if not vigorous constitu his ()pinions, Pleasant asi is the form into which tion. Yet with the remembrance of him twit were they are thrown, as having- a kind of judicial value. only the other day here in London—we now sud- The ex post facto reasons, for such they evidently denly receive tidings not of his illness, but of are, ivt for requiring , • RUSSELL to return from the his death. The news comes to us so unexpectedly journey with the army at the Potomac on which that we can hardly yet realise it. Sir THOMAS he had already entered, era not suc h as will exalt WYSE, nevertheless cannot, as the years of man the American Executive i n our eyes— we say run, be said to have expired prematurely. He had the Executive —because it . 7 ka evidently their passed the " allotted" age—the three score years work. 111'CLELLAY himself and hie army no more and ten. Born in 1791, he has survived until the shruak from the presence of an "'tattering, but 15th of April, 1862. Sir THOMAS was the eldest sympathising European c orrespondent, than did son of THOMAS WYSE, Esq., of the manor of St. the armies of Lord RAGLAN or Lord CLy bt —we John, near Waterford. Educated originally at the may add, the armies of Its ly and of Austria, till th e Jesuit's College of Stone y horst, in Lancashire, he day of Solferino ; , for even the rival armies in Lora_ graduated at Trinity College, Dublin, carrying off hardy were pleased to have 'with them witnesses of , the hon o urs there from his young con tem p oraries. their deeds, who would truthfully eies cribe them. Educated shortly after this as a studen t of Lincoln's Indeed, just at this moment, one of the strongest lan, hi s a m bi t ion was diverted from the Bar (to inducements to hope the best for M'CIELI. -. A N and whi ell , in fact, he was now called) to the Commons his staff is, that they had confidence enoue'll in :joust, of parliament. There he first of all repro their own skill and power, to welcome the personal sented Tip per a r y for the better part of three years , observation of one who they knew wes not b,. 1 from 1 830 to 18 a2 —afterwards taking his seat for either bribed or intimidated. They may mistake ,!he city of Waterf or d i n 1835, a co nstituency their enemies' prowess, and even their own , but w hic.h he continued to represent up to 1847 inclu- HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ting DAY. —Morning, 10 h. 44m.—Afternoon, h. 40m.—Afternoon, 11h. h. m 17ra TA..XORII.Ow.-Morning, 11 Lfl T A.MI.Ik NOTICE. Ail remittances are, henceforth, to be made to Mr. JOHN CHAPLIN, at Me Sun office, 112, Strand, who has been appointed, by the Lord Chancellor, Receiver and Manager of The Sun newspaper, and the outstanding debts due in respect thereof. $. 0..Ntfi1,..:1 , _., • g,'l -Z(0.1ir....', 1...... ._,;-', , t , ''' 1 / 4 ,1 4. • .., ' (''', \AP:i.I./471. \ TN : e x ~* ~.. 11 0 TIIE SUN. LONDON, THURSLIAY, APRIL 24, 1862. VIC SUN,' 1,11.40ND0N, MVENING, APRIL 24, 1862. ment had nothing whatever to do with it," said LATEST NEWS( • Colonel M‘MunDo ; " the whole thing was carried out by the will of the Volunteers." An acknow ledgment of course received with resounding plaudits last night by the Volunteers who listened to it. Of those Volunteers now becoming daily more and more skilled in the use of the rifle, there are already 160,000 at least. Out of these 160,000 returns have very recently been ob tained of as many as 102,000 in corps actually formed into consolidated or administrative battalions, corps consequently having adjutants duly appointed to them. What is certainly remark able in regard to these 102,000 of whom we have now received these well authenticated and perfectly reliable returns, is the fact that there is only a falling off of 480—of less than 500 out of corps numbering in all 102,000 riflemen. Proof positive that the spirit of the whole movement is still admir ably well kept up. No wonder that, in recollection of facts like those, and in remembrance of what he himself had witnessed on Monday last in his official capacity as Inspector-General at the Review near Brighton—no wonder that Colonel M'MURDo could declare as he did last evening at Willis's Rooms, that he felt more pride than ever in returning `tanks for the Volunteers. 2HB OPENING OF THE INTERNA- TION.d.L EXHIBITION. PARIS, Arm 24. The Moniteur of this morning states that the delay granted in Europe and Algeria for the con version of the Four•and-a - Half per Cent. Rentes expired on the 15th inst. The amount of the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Rentes converted amounts to 1321 millions of francs, and the number of Obligations Trentenaires to 604,439 f. There still remain 401 million francs of Uncon verted Four-and a-Half per Cent. Rentes, and 70,721 Obligations Trentenaires. The following are the words (by the Poet Lau reate) to be sung to Professor Bennett's music at the opening of the International Exhibition :--- Uplift a thousand voices full and sweet, In this wide hall with earth's inventions stored, And praise th' invisible universal Lord, Who lets once more in peace the nations meet, Where Science, Art, and Labour have outpoar'd Their myriad horns of plenty at our feet. 0, silent father of our Kings to be, Mourn'd in this golden hour of jubilee, For this, for all, we weep our thanks to thee 1 The world-compelling plan was thine, And, lo I the long laborious miles Of Palace ; lo I the giant aisles, Rich in model and design; Harvest-tool and husbandry, Loom and wheel and engin'ry, Secrets of the sullen mine, Steel and gold, and corn and wine, Fabric rough, or Fairy fine, Sunny tokens of the Line, Polar marvels, and a feast Of wonder, out of West and East, And shapes and hues of Fart divine I All of beauty, all of use, That one fair planet can produce, Brought from under every star, Blown from over every main, And mixt, as life is mixt with pain, The works of peace with works of war. 0 ye, the wise who think, the wise who reign, From growing commerce loose her latest chain And let the fair white -winged peacemaker fly To happy havens under all the sky, And mix the seasons and the golden hours, Till each man find his own in all men's good, And all men work in noble brotherhood, Breaking their mailed fleets and armed towers, And ruling oy obeying nature's powers, And gathering all the fruits of peace and crown'd with all her flowers. TURIN, APRIL 24. Negotiations are in progress for the modification of the Bank statutes. It is intended to increase the capital of the Bank :o 100,000,000 lire, and to entrust it with the ssuing of the coinage, AMERICAN MAILS.—The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company's steamer Edinburgh sailed yesterday from Liverpool for New York, with the mails, about 30 cabin passengers, and a large cargo. The Canadian mail steamer Nova Scotian will be despatched to day (Thursday) for Quebec and Montreal, with the Cana dian and United States mails. _ _ _ JOHN BROWN'S Sox.—The rebellion in our land is being conducted in the most barbarous spirit. The devil of slavery presides over it. When our soldiers entered Winchester, Va., they found in the Medical College the body of John Brown's son, killed at Harper's Ferry, first skinned, and only the frame and muscles retained. It stands at full length in one corner of the museum, labelled "John Brown's son—thus always with Abolitionists." There it stood, a monument of Southern barbarity, the in tegument taken off, and the muscles, veins, and arteries all preserved, the top of the cranium sawn off, and the lips pur posely distorted in disrespect.--American letter. PLYMOUTH, Wednesday.—The full-rigged ship La Hogue, 1,331 tons, Captain John Williams, belonging to Messrs. Dunbar and Sons, from Sydney January 16, has arrived in the Thames. She brings 106 passengers and a cargo, including 2,284 bales of wool, 109 casks of tallow, and 25 tons of copper ore. La Hogue does not appear to have encountered so much ice in the South Pacific as other ships recently arrived. On Feb. 3, in lat 51 S, long 136 W, she passed three icebergs; on the 6th, lat 52 S, long 1 17 W, one ; and on the 11th, lat 55 S, long 92 W, another; this was the last observed on the passage. She rounded Cape Horn Feb. 18, and crossed the Line March 22. The wind throughout the voyage was exceedingly light, with many calms ; during 23 days only 60 miles per day was made on an average. La Hogue spoke, March 20, the schooner Wild Wave, from London for the Cape of Good Hope ; 23d, the bark Chilena, from Liverpool for Callao; 26th, the bark Chelydia, from London for Coquimbo ; April 1, the bark Eden, from Colombo for London ; 4th, the American ship Garnet, bound south; sth, an Austrian bark, 7,183, from Matanzas for Montevideo ; 16th, the ship Kalos, from Antwerp for Quebec ; and 19th, the American ship Victoria, with loss of masts ; the master wished her to be reported, but declined to say where he was from or whither he was bound. CAPTAIN WILSON, OF THE EMILY ST. PIERRE.— At the annual meeting of the Liverpool Mercantile Marine Association yesterday, there was present Captain Wilson, of the Chip Emily St. Pierre, whose gallant recapture from a Federal prize crew we noticed yesterday. During a tem porary absence of Captain Wilson from the meeting, Cap tain Inglefield, R.N., alluded in highly eulogistic teams to his coolness, daring, and gallantry, saying that he did not care whether he were Confederate or Federal. The conduct of Captain Wilson, he said, proved most satisfac torily that the mercantile marine contained men who, in times of difficulty and danger, were in every way qualified to stand side by side with the officers of the navy. The remarks of the gallant commander were received with loud applause. - • THE MURDERER CLARK.—It will be remem bared that George Clark, a joiner, was convicted at the Newcastle-on-I yae Spring Assizes of the murder of Mr. Mark Frater, a tax collector, in the street of that town, and that he was sentenced to death by Mr. JusticeWilles ; but, in consequence of the eccentric conduct of the prisoner on his trial, and subsequent examinations made by medi cal gentlemen, it will also be recollected the sentence of death was subsequently respited by the Home-office. There has since been considerable difficulty with regard to the disposal of the convict, through the Newcastle borough justices refusing to sign a certificate that Clark was insane, though the two medical men appointed by them to examine the convict made a report to them to that effect. The difficulty has been got over, however, by a private intimation which has been sent to the governor of Newcastle Gaol, to the effect that the Queen has coM. muted the sentence on Clark to that of penal servitude for life. ILL-TIMED HOLIDAYS.—The holiday on Good Friday at the Exhibition building was practically extended to Saturday, and there is little prospect of more work being done to-day than was done yesterday. Easter is always a period of enjoyment with the British artisan, and this year fine weather comes to justify his idleness. The clatter of 2,000 hammere in and about the building will probably not be heard again in full vigour until Thursday, and the Ex hibition managers are getting nervous about their prepara tions. The hundreds of half-built cases which choke up every gallery and passage, the piles of shavings, the un finished trophies, the quarrels about space between exhibi tors and superintendents, and the disputes about free tickets between the exhibitors and the commissioners; the im mense mass of divided labour which no central authority can control or measure, with a hundred other disturbing influences, make ➢lr. Sandford's managership anything but a bed of roses. Not more than seven clear working days now remain before the curtain will be drawn up upon the industrial drama; and upon the character of the show, and the enthusiasm excited by the opening, will largely depend the financial success of the undertaking. ROSLIN CHAPEL.—The ancient chapel of Roslin, near Edinburgh, which is visited by almost every Scottish tourist, was on Tuesday last opened for the service of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The chapel, which is one of the finest remains of Gothic architecture in t7._ cotland, was founded in 1446 by William St. Clair, Earl of Caithness, and is the property of his representative, the Earl of Ross lyn. It has been restored with the utmost care by its noble proprietor, and has now been opened for stated worship for the benefit of the Episcopalian residents in the district. The service on Tuesday was conducted by the Bishops of Edin burgh and Brechin, aided by Mr. Cole, the incumbent, and other clergymen. The sermon was preached from Psalm xxv i., 8, by the Bishop of Brechin, whose discourse was ma i n iya def ence o f the applicat on of high art to the u ses of religious worship. The restoration, which was rather a cleaning and repair than a rebuilding (the edifice having escaped Reformation zeal, and suffered little spoliation but from the hand of time), has brought out many beautiful carvings long crusted with the dust of ages, and shown the enrichments of its interior in almost their original freshness. The chapel, which will be still open to visitors as hitherto, will, no doubt, in its restored state, prove doubly attrac tive. sively. One of the foremost among the advocates of Catb .olic Emancipation, he was in his time the Champ ion par excellence of the great and sacred in terests of National Education. His work upon that " high argument" may still be turned back to with profit, as one of the earliest and one of the most reliable and authoritative text books upon the whole of the complex theme of popular edu catio n. His History of the " Catholic Association" again, a work if we remember rightly, in two large octavo volumes, will always rank among the more authentic annals of that intersting period of transi t tion for Ireland, but for Catholic Ireland particu- larly, Among his lighter contributions to literature honourable mention will still be made for some time " Walks in Rome," and his "Oriental to Sketches.' of hie advancement though few in number, and there fore easily enumerated, were marked and eminent in themselves. Mr. WYSE was for a year or two one of the Lords of the Treasury. From 1846 to 1849 he was Joint Secretary to the Board of Control. And it was in 1849, as we have already taken occasion to remark that the hon. gentleman became a right hon. gen tleman upon his appointment as her MAJESTY'S Minister at Athens, when he was, immediately prior to his departure for Greece, sworn in a Privy Councillor. Five years ago, that is 1857, he was created a Civil Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. In reference to his do• mestic life enough will have been said, when it has been remarked that the late Ambassador at Athens was married in 18 21 to one of t he daughters (still living) of his Imperial Highnese Prince LUCIEN BONAPARTE—Sir THOMAS having separated seven years afterwards from the mother of his two sons (and his only children) ALFRED NAPOLEON and WILLIAM BONAPARTE WYSE. Peace and honour to the memory of this eminent servant of the Crown, this loyal subject, liberal-minded citizen, and accomplished gentleman. Successive accounts do not better those which first arrived, as to the great battle at Pittsburg Landing. The Cincinnati Times is, of course, a Northern paper, and though three or four hundred miles from the field of battle, is the nearest great capital to it. Its account of the conclusion of the second day's fight is altogether different from that of former Federal statements. Instead of General GB.ANT charging the wavering Confederates with five regiments, and the cavalry following the routed Southerners, we are presented with a kind of Homeric picture of the lion retiring slowly from the fold before the clamorous shepherds, but not condescending to flee. They fell back, we are told, keeping up a fire of artillery as they retreated. The next sentence in the telegram we must suppose to be taken from another source, folk it merely repeats the old account. That of the Cincinnati Times, however, certainly agrees best with the Northern confession to a loss of seven thousand, two thousand of these being taken pri soners. We are yet in the dark, however, as to whether these prisoners were sent back to Corinth during the night after the first day's battle, which seems most likely, or whether they were still with the Confederate army in its final retreat on Corinth. It seems pretty certain that altogether the Federals had much the worst of it; though their losses would be much more easily replaced than those of the Con federates. The work before M'CLELLAN at Yorktown, and onwards to Richmond, seems to be more difficult than he had expected. The defences of the place, so well known in the revolutionary war, are very strong. We have a description of them from the pan of an Englishman who was over them repeatedly in October last, and he thus writes— " The fortifications at Yorktown, although hastily constructed, are of a formidable character. The town is protected from assault on its western and along a portion of its southern front by an impass able marsh, and a stream called Wormley's Creek, which runs into York River, east of the town, and a mile or two below it, rendering the approach of artillery on that side difficult, if not impossible. The Confederate army, however, has not relied ex clusively upon these natural defences, bat has, in addition, constructed a double line of strong earth works around the town, upon which numerous heavy guns are mounted." It is remarkable that the lines are in great part identical with those con structed by Lord CoRNWALLIS, and that in digging a magazine, three workmen, came on an old one of his containing loaded shells, the powder of which still burnt on being dried, after lying there eighty years. The works are represented as well planned, the country cleared of trees to give full range to the heavy guns, the marshes flooded, the roads ob structed, and the distances accurately measured. Heavy water batteries make it difficult for a fleet to approach, and they enfilade a considerable portion of the lines. Gloucester Point on the opposite side of the river is also strongly fortified, and the whole system of works commanding both the water and the land is reported, from the writer's Ipersonal observation, to be of the most formidable character. But our informant shows that IYPCLELLAN'a difficulties will not stop there. " The fortifications of Yorktown and Gloucester Point," he adds, " are, however, but a fractional part of the vast system of works built for the defence of the peninsula. Should the Federal troops succeed in capturing Yorktown —an impossibility in my opinion—and make an ad vance upon Richmond, they would encounter a suc cession of fortified lines, stretching across from one river to the other, each requiring time and labour, besides a very large force and a heavy siege train to take it. Should the Confederates defend these lines with but ordinary courage, it will be impossible for General M'CLELLAN to advance up the peninsula without a far greater force than can be spared for this purpose." We shall wait, therefore, with no small solicitude to hear how M'CLELLAN has suc ceeded against what does appear to 'be an almost inexpugnable series of works. Better even in its way than the magnificent dis play of Monday last upon the Downs, near Brighton, was the speech delivered last evening at Willis's Rooms by the Inspector-General of Volunteers. It was, in point of fact, a Review of the Review ! It was a comment upon that memorable day's proceed ings in every respect worthy of Col. M'Atußpo. It collected together, as it were, into a focus the more conspicuous and the more important of the salient facts brought to light by Easter Monday's demon stration. First and foremost among those facts—a fact in itself in every way memorable was the circumstance of a force of 20,000 men having, as Colonel M'MURDo expressed it, been thrown down upon the coast fifty miles fr.)m their starting point by breakfast time. An incident of itself marking out a new era in the art of war. As distinctly marking out a new era, in this way, by land, as the Merrimac and the Monitor mark one out in regard to sea fighting. The punctuality noticeable throughout the whole of this extraordi nary and hitherto unexampled operation, more over, the Inspector-General of the Volunteers would not for an instant recognise as the result merely of l a certain amount of clever arransement. "Arrang- FRANCE. BOURSE, April 23.—There has been a fair amount of business done, but stock has been in many in stances offered by speculators desirous of realising, and prices are slightly lower than yesterday, Threes for the Account, being now at 70f. 50c. The Railway Share Market has been less animated than the Rente, but prices have been pretty firmly maintained. Tho market closed as follows : ft per per Cents 98 65 Do. end month 98 60 3 per Cents Do. end month 7O 50 I New 3.per Cents 69 55 Do. end month 69 65 Credit Mobilier 837 60 Do. end month B3B 75 BAIL' Bank Shares 3115 Credit loncier l5lO Belgian 4} — Piedmontese Fives 69 50 Italian Loan 69 10 Austrian Spani: , h Threes 52 Home Debt .. 49 25 A.TEI. Cash. Account. Orleans 1203 75 .. 1292 50 Northern New, ditto o • -- • • Lyons and Mediterranean 1140 .. 1140 Geneva 377 50 .. 382 50 Southern BOO .. 800 Western Eastern Sardingan Austrian Lonibard ITALY. A communication from Turin of 20th, says : " I revert to the mention already made of sending into the Neapolitan provinces the Genoese carbi neers. That measure has been countermanded, and for this reason : the Genoese carbineers, who are in fact only soldiers forming a part of the moveable national guard, were formerly organised by Gari baldi, when master of the two Sicilies. The assist ance of these volunteers having become unnecessary in consequence of the annexation, they were incor porated into the national guard ; the minister thus thought that in that quality they might be made use of in the suppression of brigandage. But some susceptibilities having been manifested abroad as well as in Italy, relative to a measure which seemed to be a contradiction to the decree of the fusion of the Italian and Southern armies, the Government has re solved to suspend the displacement of those troops until the proceeding had been placed under its real aspect. Turning to other incidents, I have to state that as the Ministers will each in their turn proceed to Naples during the stay of his Majesty, there is at this moment an increase of labour in each of the ministries. One of the most overwhelmed with work is that of Finance. M. Sella is indefatigable ; it was feared that from his inexperience in financial matters matters he might be incapable of fulfilling the duties of the important post which M. B.atazzi had confided to him, but those fears have entirely disappeared. The experiments of cotton cultivation in the Neapolitan provinces have given excellent results. The sample produced is equal to the long stapled cotton of America. Europe will, moreover, have an opportunity of judging in a few days, for the Italian Minister of Agriculture and Commerce has sent specimens of it to the Universal Exhibition in London." The Movimento of Genoa publishes the following letter, addressed to the Palermitans : " George Pallavicino, my bosom friend, is going to Sicily as Governor of the island and I consider this a favourable circumstance for that brave peo ple. In recommending the martyr of Spielberg, the veteran of Italian liberty, to the city of the barri cades, I am but fulfilling an agreeable duty dictated to me by my soul. Receive the affectionate greet ing of your friend until death, " G. GARIBALDI." AMERICA, QUEENSTOWN, WEDNESDAY. The Inman steamer Etna arrived this morning from New York, with dates to the 12th inst. In the Senate on the 9th the bill to increase the efficiency of the medical department of the army was taken up, amended, and passed. The bill to abolish slavery in the district of Columbia came up on its second reading, to which Mr. Vallandigham objected. Tho question then recurred under the rule, " Shall the bill be rejected ?" which was de cided in the negative, 45 against 93. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. On the 10th, in the Senate, the resolutions of the Massachusetts State Legislature, approving of the joint resolution recommended by the President, in favour of extending pecuniary aid to States de sirous of emancipating their slaves, were presented. A resolution, that the Secretary of War report what disposition has been made of the ♦essels captured by General Burnside, was adopted. Notice was given of a Bill amending the Fugitive Slave Law. The consideration of the Bill confiscating rebel property was then resumed. Mr. Willey, of Virginia, offered an amendment, appropriating 5,000,000 dols. for the colonisation of negroes made free by the bid. This created a lively discussion, but no action was taken, on the subject. ' In the House of Representatives, the amendments appropriating 13,000,000 dols. for iron-clad steam vessels of war, and 788,000 dols. for the completion of the Stevens floating battery, were agreed to. A resolution that, if the Senate concur, Congress will adjourn sine die on the third Monday in May, was adopted. In the Senate, on the 11th, Mr. Wilson, of Mas sachusetts, introduced a bill amending the Fugitive Slave Law. The bill removing all disabilities for colour in carrying the mails, was passed by a vote of 24 to 11. The debate on the bill confiscating rebel property was then resumed. And in the th e bill abolishing slavery in the District of Colum bia was passed by a vote of 93 to 39. The bill has now passed both Houses by a two-thirds vote. The latest despatches from the south-west state there is no doubt of the fact, that a complete vic tory has been gained by the Federals at Pittsburg Landing. The Federal loss is estimated at 7,000, including 2,000 taken prisoners by the enemy. Reports come in that Corinth has been captured, and that immense supplies of ammunition have been seized. These reports, however, lack authoritative confirmation. It is also stated that the Confede rates are broken, flying, and utterly dispirited; but this, too, needs corroboration. The loss of the Confederates is not ascertained, but the most that is alleged now, is that "it must have been heavier than ours." The latest despatch from Cairo, of the 11th, says that "the pursuit was kept up only a little distance beyond the positions of our advance previous to the battle." The New York papers give a description of the country in which the recent battle bas taken place : " Pittsburg Landing is situate on the west side of the Tennessee river, nearly opposite to Savannah. It is in itself of little importance, being too close to ; LANCASBIRE ANDCITESPHRE MECHANICS ' Savannah, which is a flourishing post village of _Hardin county, Tennessee, and is situate on the eastern side of the river. The Landing is about 120 miles from Nashville, in an air line; nearly 100 miles from Columbia, on the Nashville and Decatur Railroad, by turnpike road, erossing the river by a ferry, about 25 miles from Corinth, in an air line, and about a dozen miles from Purdy by the turn pike road. The country is very wild, the surface rising on both sides of the river after the mi-nner of inclined planes, the ascent being gradual. Iron ore is abundant in the neighbourhood. " Savannah is the capital of Hardin county, and is a place formerly noted for its active business. Previous to the rebellion it had been considered of rising importance, and the progress made therein during the years from 1854 to 1860 inclusive had been the matter of general remark. A good trade had been done there in cotton and staves, which were shipped from Savannah In steamers by way of the Tennessee river. The population in 1853 was but 800, but had since been much increased. The area of the county is about 650 miles, and the Tennessee river flows through it, dividing it into nearly equal parts. The river is navigable for steamboats all through the entire county, which has a population of over 10,000 persons, nine-tenths of whom are free. Iron ore abounds in this county. " Corinth is a very important strategical point. It is situate in a hilly, semi-mountainous country, a branch of the Apalachian range, which diverges from the Allegheny Mountains, and forms the mountains and gold bearing regions of Georgia and Alabama. The village is nearly surrounded by an irregular circle of hills, rising on the north, about four miles distant, with the State line between Tennessee and Mississippi crossing their summit. The Mobile and Ohio Railway crosses ridge through a cut 75 feet in depth. Similar cuts of lesser depth penetrate the hills on the east, west, and south, where the railways enter. Beynna these hills, in the direction of Pittsburg and Savannah, the ground becomes more level, and much of it is low and swampy. The particular location of the rebel fortifications at Corinth we are unable to indi cate ; but from the topography of the region it is not difficult to perceive that the place is one sus ceptible of strong defence. The village of Corinth was formerly called Farmington, and is so men tioned in the gazetters. It is a post village of Tishomingo county, Mississippi, distant 262 miles north-east from Jackson, the capital of the State. There are but three or four stores in the village, and of course its population must be relatively small. Tishomingo county forms the north eastern extremity of Mississippi, bordering on Tennessee and Alabama, and has an area of about 1,400 square miles. The Tombigbee river rises in the county ; the Tennessee flows along the north-east border, and it is drained by Tus cumbia creek. The surface is diversified by small hills ; the soil is fertile, especially in the valleys, and generally has a substratum of sand. A large part of the county is covered with forests of oak, hickory, walnut, and pine. The head streams of the Tombigbee furnish valuable motive power. " The principal military value of this last-named place consists in the fact that the railroads from Memphis on the west, Columbus, &c., on the north, the principal cities of rebeldom on the east, and Mobile on the south, cross at this point. Jackson, the rebel head-quarters in Tennessee, is thus con nected with Mobile and the east, and New Orleans, via Grand Junction, is also in the same manner united with other paints of the rebel confederacy. To hold this junction is all-important to the rebels, and if compelled to leave it a most complete isola lation of their forces east: west, north, and south is at once effected. It will thus be seen why the final stand will be made here if anywhere." A despatch of the llth reports that the Merrimac and Yorktown advanced out of the harbour, and cap tured two or three small craft. The Monitor and Stevens' battery were lying in wait for her. The latter fired four shots at the Merrimac, to which the latter only replied with one shot, and then steamed back to Craney Island. General Gault, one of the subordinate Confede rate officers captured, is reputed to have stated that the four weeks' bombardment of Island No. 10 had only killed one man. The situation of affairs at Yoiktown appears to be unchanged. A letter in the New York Tribune says : "The storm had prevented active operations for several days, and caused no little discomfort to both armies, the bulk of the rebels not being so well sheltered as our men, who eke out their tents d'abri with pine branches. The mud was knee deep everywhere, except under the pines. One civilian, who penetrated on horseback to General headquarters, was three hours in achieving three miles. Our men were working cheerfully and with a will. " The main work so far has been done by one or two batteries of light artillery and Berdan's sharp shooters. The latter are doing wonders. When they first came within range the rebels were in the habit of insolently dancing upon the top of their in trenchments, with jeers and uncouth antics, but it was soon found out that every man so amusing him self received a rifle bullet from an unseen marks man. The gunners also soon discovered that it was unwise to expose themselves, and now every gun is protected. But 30 of our men have been killed since the commencement of the siege. The loss of the enemy is of course unknown, but is probably greater. "There is no disguising the fact that the enemy's position is, both by nature and art, very strong. The York River is dammed so as to overflow what was already a marsh. Whether the line be, as your diagram indicates, a semicircle or not , is uncertain. Every reconnoissance develops new batteries, and residents with rebel tendencies say that au army which should carry the first line would have to deal with a second, still more formidable, beyond. An inference as to the strength of the works held can be drawn from that of those abandoned. " The fortification at Ship Point, whither our sup plies are now brought, mounts but three guns, but is constructed with admirable engineering skill, and in many respects is more complete in its appoint ments than any of the works about Washington. " The log huts in which the men were lodged, and which are left untouched, as though the rebels ex pected to re-occupy them, are better habitations than those on many a Western farm. They are whitewashed, and have doors and glass windows. The other works and entrenched camps which the rebels occupied are characterised as of similar ex cellence; and it is believed that the works which they occupy are even more formidable. "A recent visitor at Manassas says that the rebels have vastly improved their position over what it was at that place. " General Jo. Johnson arrived on Sunday and took command on Monday. General Lee, reported to be there by today's telegram from Fort Monroe, had not been heard of at Ship Point." AL. a FINANCIAL A 3 72 1D 0 M MERC: per cent. (From the New York Times) FRIDAY, APRIL 11, P.M. The Stock Exchange was lower to-day by on the rumour in the morning papers of a much larger rebel force at Yorktown than was previously estimated. The sellers for the decline availed of this rumour to increase their short contracts, while the Bull support to the market was evidently weaker than yesterday. The despatches to the afternoon papers mat erially corrected the rumour re ferred to, and represented the progress of the National arms before Yorktown as progressing satisfactorily ; but the isifluence of this later news had no particular effect on prices, and the closing quotations in the afternoon were at much the same prices as in the printed sales. The Go vernment Securities wore less affected than the Railway Shares. The decline on the funded Six per Cents. was only A per cent., while a further advance of /to per cent. was realized on the Treasury Certificates of 1863, sales of which were made at 97i per cent. The Treasury 7.30 per Cent, Bonds of 1864 were also in demand at par, and the Six per Cents. of 1863 at 100 to 1001 per cent. The credits of the Government generally are improving in public favour. LITERARY NEWS. Three new and greatly emended editions of the anonymous epic poem, "The Last Judgment," are in the press, and will shortly be published by Mum. Longman, INASTEIUTION,s. A meeting of delegates from these in4titutions was held yesterday morning, at the Mechanics' In stiution, Manchester. AirLE M.P., p res id e d, an d i n open i ng t h e proceedings BAZ a l' alluded to the loss this s oc i e ty had snsalined by the death of the president, his late Royal Highness, the Prince Consort, who was ever the advocate of all that was calculated to improve and benefit mankind and his fellow subjects. Mr. J. W. GREGORY read the annual report, which states that the association now numbers 143 Mechanics' Institutions, being an increase of 18 in the year. For Hyde, Stockport, Ashton, and Staleybridge fine structures were in course of erec tion by the institutions there. During the last five years upwards of 5,300 male and female candidates had undergone a preliminary examination in the class rooms of the several institutions in spelling, writing, grammar, and arithmetic. Last year 912 papers were presented at the public examinations by those who had successfully passed the public test. The numbers voluntarily examined during the five years were 5,361. Altogether, since these examinations were commenced, 7,967 individuals had been examined in subjects ranging from spell ing to mathematics. The itinerating library has been increased by a contribution of £2O worth of books. This library occasions embarrassment, as it requires 120 boxes (six times the present number) and an income of £4OO to work properly. An incorn eof about £5O a year is derived from the institutions in association, being ss. each. At 20s. each all diffi culties could be overcome. After alluding to the death of the Prince Consort and to the interest he had taken in the itinerating library, the report says that despite the prevailing distress the members of the institutions in general had increas'ad their attendance upon the classes. The following letter from the Re-,r. S. G. Osborne was read during the piio...dings: " uw, obliged to you for your Mod in vitation, but 1 fear there is little chance of my profiting by it. It is an expensive journey from hence, and the pulls on my limited means are incessant. I confess I should like to have wit nessed a mechanics' institute meeting with me chanics present, a thing never saw yet, although I have spoken and lectured at a great many. You manage these things better in the north. At our meetings, unless the working men are con cealed under crinoline, I confess I never see them at the meetings. I have grave doubts whether real workers get much benefit from our institutions, though I have no doubt the small tradesmen profit by the rooms and books. I am very' sick of the humbug which preaches from the plat- form that these institutions are so much machi nery for the creation of Herschells and Stephen sons, that a thirst for knowledge will be begotten. of them, and that being well read, the working men will become patterns of propriety. Whfen see public schools, universities, and rich private libraries and clubs making my own class moral, honest, &c., I will believe in the miracle of read ing rooms begetting a race of rising, highly moral, &c., working men. I advocate such plans as yours as giving opportunity,' not as insuring results.' I wish to see what knowledge a work ing man can get applied to making him happier as such ; if he can rise lam glad. If he is made happier at his present task I am content. Your account of what you are doing and have done, is to me most interesting. I hope God may continue to bless your ef f orts.—Yours, &c., " SIDNEY GODOLPHIN OSBOUNE." THE WEAIHER AND THE CROPS. With regard to agricultural prospects in that county, the SussesAdvertiser says •--" The peck of March dust' has come in April. • In our last, we spoke hopefully of the change from rain to dry weather, though recording the prevalence of keen and cutting winds, and an unusually and unseason ably low temperature. Since then a change has taken place ; the wind, which had blown from north and north-east, veered round to the west oa Wed nesday night, and on Thursday the temperature was comparatively mild and genial. Still, though the wind has been westerly, it has not a genuine April or spring character. On the contrary, it has been boisterous and cold, and so drying as to bring the dust so anxiously looked for in March. The result, however, has been to produce the most satisfactory effect on the soil, Farmers have been enabled to get to work upon the land in good earnest and everywhere the greatest activity has been dis played in getting in seed. It is to be hoped that the delay which has taken place in this respect will not be so disadvantageous as was at one time feared. The weather has been most propitious in drying the surface of the soil during the past nine or ten days, and the previous rains will doubtless prove beneficial, should a warm temperature shortly be experienced. Indeed reports state that a capital seed bed has been the result of the recent weather, and it is easy to believe that, should we shortly enjoy the blessing of a genial spring tempera ture, a very brief time will serve to compensate for past backwardness. With regard to vegeta tion generally, no doubt some evil was experienced from the frost and extremely cold winds which lately prevailed, but we do not hear of any serious damage. As a whole, vegetation is decidedly back ward for the time of year, but nature is doing her work nevertheless. 0 t the wheat crops, accounts speak favourably. Apprehensions were beginning to be felt at the end of March, owing to the con tinued wet, and the plant was in places looking spindly and getting a yellow hue. The change in the weather has already, however, done much to vanish anxiety on that score, and an improvement is already visible, Altogether the general prospect is cheering, and a very little warm weather would produce a marvellous effect. The month of May is now so nearly at hand, that we may reasonably look for the desired change ere long, and when it comes we shall rapidly forget the anxieties and de lays of the past, and look with hopeful anticipation to the future. The weather prophets are resolute in their predictions of a hot summer, and if regard be had to the general agricultural aspect of the country, there is every ground to believe that there , will be ample crops f or the summ er ' s sun to ripen.'' In the county of Kent. (says the .outh-Eastern Gazette), up to the sth of March, the weather was generally favourable for agricultural pursuits. A. large quantity of spring corn has been sown, and farming operations were in a forward state. The remainder of March and the beginning of April was unusually wet, and put a total stop to sewing, so that now, instead of being forward, we are tr,iien behind. The wheat crops, upon the whole, is look ing well, although the plant upon the clover lays has been much thinned by slug and wire -worm, a nd a great breadth has been greatly injured in the IoW districts by being flooded. The spring corn sown previously to the wet came up quickly, and looked well ; but since the rain ceased, we have had char? frosts, and a great deal of ,the barley and oats is' upon a stand, looking very yellow, and fast losing plant. The backward sown, therefore, should the weather prove genial, may be the best when harvest. arrives. Beans and peas are up well on the dry ' soils ; but complaint is made of the beans having rotted in the ground on the wet undrained lands. The clover plant, which generally, during the winter, did not look healthy, has suffered from the late frosts ; and th e grass , w hi c h w as gettin g ver y forward, has received a grea t c heck. Swed es an d wurzel hold out bette r thi s s p r ing than h as b ee n. usually the case, and cattle food is now very plenti ful, though sheep have done but badly through the , wet, and a great many lambs have been lost. The sharp frosts, it is feared, have injured the f orwar d cherries ; but should the weather hen ce f orwar d prove favourable, we may yet have a fair spr i n kle of fruit. Th e pl: nting of potatoes h as b een mue b delayed, but is now fast progressing. Four statues, representing Musi c, Comedy, the Drama, and History, are being placed on the façade o f the planted with Bitharfirioweerd: R an ou a l a e. foo A t Around new Theatre Historique, Oa!) Place du Ch ate l e t . as large as that of the Palais-Royal, is A handsome basin eightas b j r u o s i t azo b i e tt e iz n pe constructed on the fhe basin, which space h n e i a s r a m b e o n r t de o r rn 9 anafeeetnwt:adwe,i