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Yesterday a number of shipwrights were engaged in cutting open scuttles so as to admit the daylight. There will be six scuttles on each side, and the improvement is calculated to render immense benefit to the health and comfort of the occupants, who are at all times very numerous. The ordinary routine of outdoor drills and other duties was yesterday resumed in Woolwich garrison on the termination of the Easter holidays. The gentlemen cadets of the Royal Military Academy returned on Tuesday evening, and recommenced their usual course of studies yesterday morning, with the exception of some three or four, whose friends reside at a distance, and whose period of absence has been extended in consequence to Saturday next. EMEMBER YOU WILL SEE YOUR -PA FRIENDS at " EVANS'. " Atter the Opera we abhll Sup there! RINAHAN'S LL WIIISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. p r iqtt,' celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest "'A ell BRANDY, It ii Pi , t4ileoan.ld- -re, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. 111 Bottles, Ss. Bd ., at the Retail Houses in London; by ate dents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale THE SUN, LONDON, IHURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1865. PRICE 4d STAMPED sd. No. 22,725. 8, (TREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. , Ob serve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork bra nded "Rlltalian's LL Whisky." MR. BAILLIE COCHRANE'S NEW WORK. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., lIISTORIC PICTURES. By A. BAILLIE COCHRANE, M.P. "Mr. Baillie Cochrane has here employed his graceful and picturesque pen on some scenes from modern history. The reader will find valuable and pleasant information in every p age." Herald. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. APHOTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITY. — With a copy of THE SUN Newspaper is presented GRATIS (with a Supplement) a MINIATURE PHOTO GRAPHED FAC-SIMILE of the FRONT PAGE of THE SUN of MONDAY, the 2d January, 1865. ** For the convenience of Subscribers wishing to pre serve the Photograph a suitable frame is provided, and,may be had at " The Sun" Office, Price is. The Photograph, on card, mounted in frame, is 6d. The Evacuation of Richmond THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. trtolortraurnoTwhine Thirteenth Yearly Prospectus is sent free ofcharge place, explimatory of the Share, Deposit, Land, or „, g Departments. AT ply to CHARLES LEWIS L ENt_ Esq., Secretary, 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, London, W.U. VARNA RAILWAY COMPANY. Offices-15, Angel-court, London, EC. APRIL 19111, 1865. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the SHARE CERTIFICATES can be exchanged for the Letters of Allot- Vent and Bankers' Receipts, at the Offices of the Company , bet ween the hours of Eleven and Three daily. By order. J. F. WALSH, Secretary. ESTABLISHED 1837. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM PANY. l lllpowered by special Act of Parliament 4 Vict., cap. 9. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. DIRECTORS. George Bevington, Esq., The Lodge, Dulwich. George Cohen, Esq., Shacklawell , 'lulls Coventry. Esq., Corn Exchange C hambers. Jo nathan Duncan Dow, Esq„ 12, Pembridge Villas, Bays- Water. J ohn Drewett, Esq., 50, Cornhill. 'Thomas Samuel (1 rdler, Esq.. 7, Tokenhouse-yard. Edward Hales, S Esq., North Frith, Hadlow , Kent. Henryl Lewis male, Esq., Doctors' Commons. E very des cr i p ti on o f Life Assurance business transacted at t he lowest rates of Premium consistent with security. The various Tables, some of which are peculiar to this Com pany, have been studiously adapted to the requirements of every class of Assurers. EQUAL RATES FOR WHOLE TERM OF LIFE. 40 . ANNUAL PREMIUM. AGE. 20 1 12 5 35 25 1 16 0 40 80 2 0 8 45 ANNUAL PREMIUM. 2 6 9 2 15 1 3 6 3 ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. The exceedingly choice and very valuabie Stock of high-class Wines, of Messrs. Thomas Forbes, Hudson, and Co., in consequence of their giving up their Premises, No. 14, Southampton -street, Strand, where the Wines may be in spected, and from whence the same will be delivered to the purchasers. MESSRS. TOPLIS and ROBERTS will SELL by AUCTION, at the Cellars. No. 14, Southampton street, Strand, on Friday, April 23, the exceedingly choice and very valuable STOCK of the above old-established and well-known firm, who have bestowed the greatest care in the selection of the whole of the WINES now offered for Sale, which comprise Ports of the following first-class shippers and best vintages—viz., Sandeman and Co.'s, 23 dozen 1810 (12 dozen bottled 1846, sealed Ellis, Castle, Richmond); 2 7 dozen 1842. and 14 do zen 1844, bottledlBs4. Martinez, Gasslot, and Co.'s, 46 dozen 1844, bottled 1851; 46 dozen 9 years in bottle, and 10 dozen 5 years in bottle. Thompson and Croft's, -It dozen very sup er i or, and 3 dozen 1810, bottled 1846 ; also 30 dozen 1851, bottled 1854, and 2 dozen Magnums 1851 (each sealed Bull, Castle, Richmond). Tuke, Hankey, and Co.'s, 2 dozen, 9 years in bottle. Gould, Campbell, and Co.'s, 28 dozen, 9 years in bottle. Hooper and Son's, 3 dozen 1840, bottled 1846 (se tled Feltoe and Sons ' ; and 6 dozen 1851, bottled 1854 ; and Quarl e s Harris and Co.'s, 15 dozen pints, 6 years in bottle. Sherries of the fol owing shippers Domecq's, 11 dozen very old, 17 years in bottle; 21 dozen pale, 9 years in bottle ; and 70 dozen pale, 12 doz git gold, and 18 dozen very superior Amontillado, each 3 years in bottle ; also 9 dozen very old East India, and 16 dozen A•n oroso, 2 years in bottle. Misa's, 47 dozen pale, 41 dozen go ld, and 36 dozen brown, each 4 years in bottle ; also 40 dozen pale and 42 dozen gold, each 3 years in bottle ; and 23 dozen p ale and 6 dozen gold, each 2 years in bottle. Pico's, 8 dozen very superior old gold, 17 years in bottle, and 15 dozen one year in bottle. Haurie and C0.'5,12 dozen old gold, 7 years in bottle. Hooper and Son's, 2.5 dozen gold (sealed But t and Bloxamt, and 9 dozen pale each 3 years n bottle. Also other very superior Sherries of Duff Gordon and Co.'s, Garvey's, and Noble Brothers. Chateau Clarets : Devau x and Borkheim s, 9 doz 3a 1851; Cutler and Co.'a, 4 dozen ; Dupre - s, 2 dozen 1854, and 8 dozen Latour, first growth ; Brind and Co . ' s, 3 dozen Latour ; Clossmann and Co.'s. 9 dozen St. Julien ; Hooper and Son's, 20 dozen Medoc, 4 years 'in bottl e ; and Hooper and Co.'s.B dozen Nledoc old in bottle. Champagnes : Perrier, Jouet, and Co.'s, 20 dozen 1846, and 5 dozen pints ; Perrier, Fils. and Co.'s, 4 dozen first quality and 8 dozen pints; and Bollinger's, 5 dozen 1857, also 9 d. zen and 17 dozen pints. Moselles : Beckh irt's, 21 dozen ; Espenschied's, 4 dozen ; and Leiden's. 8 dozen, and 6 dozen pints. Bur gundies, 22 dozen, and Lausseure and Co.'s, t 6 dozen, each 3 years in bottle. Chahis Hooper and Son's, 3 dozen old in bottle. Hockhcimer, 3 dozen. Rhein Wein. 5 dozen. -Stein Wein, 4 dozen. Steinberg. 3 dozen. Scharzberg, 2 dozen 1857. Rudesheimer, 2 dozen 1812. Johannisberg, 6 dozen, and 4 dozen pints. And Vino de Paste, 10 dozen.—The cellars may be inspected two days preceding the sale, by catalogues only (Is. each, returned to purchaters), when the wines may be tasted, or samples had by payment. Cata logues may likewise be obtained at the Cellars. and at the offices of Messrs. Toplis and Roberts, 2. Conduit- street • Regent-street, and South Kensington (facing the Museum'. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is appded. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, ls. 6d., or 20 stamps. aREY HAUL-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perms. nently - Ladles' Hair from 7s. 6d.; Gentlemen's from is The Dye Is sold at 3s. 6d ,or sent free for M stamps. It i most easy of use. • ITAIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, -E, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, Without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 3s. 6d.• sent the same day as ordered by p ost for s t stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARI DES 0 IL, which ,peedily produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent free for 54 stamps , —ALEX. ROSS, 248 , High tiolborn, London. Essay on Blair, id. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLEka SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness 28. od 2 ; by post for 40 ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, Loudon. st'mPs.— ALEX. ROSS' FACE POWDER, ls. ; sent for 14 stamps ; E ye Colour, 3s. 6d., or 51 stamps. Skin t onic produces a t ranscendent complexion, 45.. or fio stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 51 at s ALEX. ROSS, 218, p Holborn. Londo n: am- SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. O R NAMENTS for the D raw i ng - room , Library, a id Dinin.- room, consisting of anew and fteg ant assort ment at VASE l ' Figures, Groups Ca dlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, P' per n wei hts g , I Alabas 'er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire S_poir„ ? _,l l ' 3 . Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine' ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. &a. in Italian, Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS. M INERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of LyelPs Elements of Geology ; they will greatly raoilitate the interesting s t u d y of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149, Strand W.C. DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A. NEVER FAILING REBlEDY.—Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and dye , momplaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizzinoss of the eyes, &a For habitual Costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera 'ion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Bold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three tinaeo the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package. with " William Lambert." engraved on the E tame. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELL A. Messrs. 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THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to tho 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer than 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected irom want of FIGNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. Here are brief details of a few of the most recent cases: F. v., aged 16. fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. M. A. F., aged 13, homeless, both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother. S. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. C. 8., aged 15, fallen, mother dead, A 8., axed 16, fallen, both parents dead. H. S. aged 14, homeless, deserted by her par ents. M. If., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. C. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead. E. K„ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, S. 8., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. M. A. W. aged 17, fallen , both parents dead. S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. 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Reprints n be obtained through all booksellers. London : Houlston and Wright. Oxford: Wheeler and The BOOK of the DAY and EVERY MAN'S BOOK. Just published, price ls. 6d , by post, free, Is. Bd., REVELATION of QUACKS and QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. For notices of this starting work see the "Saturday ', Re view" of April 1 , entitl ed " Q uacks and Quackery •' the "Weeksy Dispatch" of April 9 . " The Quacks and their Crimes ;" "Th e Sun" of April 12, " 'Detector's' Broadside on Quacks and Quackery." GUIDE TO THE QUACKS OF LONDON. A Series of Papers relative to Quacks, which appeared in the " Medical Circular," with the signature of "Detector," has been republished ih the form of a short pamphlet. The reader of " Punch" should read this pamphlet also. He has often read, in the pages of "Punch," of certain Quacks, frau , dulent and noisome , who o btain money by false pretences, I and more money by menaces and extortion. from green young men. For their names, which "Punch" would not advertise, he has referred his readers to the lower corner of the advertisine columns of low newspapers, amongst which too many of Mr." Punch's" contemporaries, especially in the country, may still be enumerated. But now he begs to pub lish the information that a nominal list of these miscreants, with copies of their puffs and other particulars concerning them. needful to be known, will be found in the pamphlet above referred to, which is entitled •` Revelations of Quacks and Quackery." and is to be had at the "Medical Circular " Office, 20, King William-street, Strand, W.C. The vile practices, the monstrous impudence, the cruel rapacity, and the enormous gains of the obscene tribe of Quacks, the mischief they do, the ruin they work, even to the causation of suicide, are fully set forth in " Revelations of Quacks and Qackery." And mark espee'ally that, as aforesaid, the names of the Quacks are publishei. 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(111YSTAL PALACE.-NOW VISIT THE lJ PALACE.—Delightful Spring Appearance of Gardens ani Park. - Nature in early beauty. C RYS TAL PALACE.-EASTER HOLI DAYS.--GREAT SUCCESS.—EXTRA ATTRAC TIONS.—The WIZARD of the NORTH and Miss ANDER SON in their " WORLD of MAGIC" and "SECOND SIGHT," in the Concert-room, at intervals daily. Admission to the Concert-room, Sixpence extra. CRYSTAL PALACE.-EA.STR HOLl- DAYS.—Greatest variety of attractions under the direction of Mr. Nelson Lee, from mo rnin g till night. Alabama Minstrels —Most laughable Pantomime Ballet by the Lauri Family—Martinette Brothers —Little Grimaldi —Gymnasium Extraordinary—Qaakers' Ball. Skating Hall, Chinese Collection, Chimpanzee, Bowls, Archery, Cricket, Boats, Am Doors open at Ten. One Shilling. Children, Sixpence. THE Laughable PANTOMIMIC BALLET by the LAU RI FAMILY should be seen by every one.— ULL of FUN. No extra charge. NOTE.—A good opportunity for a Children's Treat, as it will be played at Five o'clock this afternoon, lastins about three quarters of an hour. CRYSTAL P A LAC E.-BEETHOVEN'S CHORAL SY3IPHONY will be performed (for the first time at the Crystal Palace), cn SATURDAY next, April 22. For this important occasion the Band will be consider ably strengthened, a large Chorus engaged, and every effort mg de Loonrorm this maQtert iece in a manner worthy of the reputati of the Crystal Palace Concerts. The Solos will be taken by Madame PAREPA, JULIA ELTON, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. LEWIS THOMAS. Conductor, Mr. MANNS. Admission, Half-a-Crown ; Reserved Seat Tickets, Haif a-Crown, This Day, issued at No. 2, Exeter Hall, or at the Palace. Early application requid e. 111vcrrripto0earpov. E G YPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY (TUE LATE ALBERT SMITH'S ROOM). OPEN TO-NIGHT with Colonel STODARE'S entirely New Entertainment, MAGIC and VIOTTRILOQUISM, and ev ery evening at Eight, and Saturday afternoon at Three. Stalls, 35.; Area, 25.; Gallery, Is. A. NIMMO, Acting Manager. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with M r . JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new entertain ment, entitled A- PECULIA.R, FAMILY, by William Broup. - ,h. New scenery by T. and W. Grieve. To conclude with MRS. ROSELEAF AT THE SEASIDE, by Mr. John Parry. Every Evenine, except Saturday, at 8. Wednesday Pa r ry. Saturday afternoons, at ROYAL GALLERY O ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-s 3. treet. Unreserved seats, is., 2s. ; stalls, Is. ; stall chairs, ss. May be secured in advance, without fee, at the Gallery. OPERA. DI CAMERA, every Tuesday and Thursday at 3, and Saturday at 8. T HE 0 X F ORD, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). 0RP111 4 3.1 AUX ENFEBS, FAUST, and LA CIRCAS SIENNE will be performed during this week. Principal artistes:—Mons. Lavessiere, Signor Spagnoli. M. Marini, Mr. Green, and Misses Ellison and Barrie, with full Band and Chorus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy, by Mr. George Hodson (the celebrated Comedian and Mimic). W. Randall, Little Bob, Miss Kate Balte, Les Freres Talliott, the Grotesque, D'Aubans, Madame Rams den, and Les Freres Stonette. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Every Evening at Half-past Seven. Admission—area, 6d. stalls and balcony, ls.; private boxes, 102. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. The Oxford, and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). HODGE PODGE, (According to Act of Parliament). CANTERBURY HALL—EVERY EVENING at halt-past Nine o'clock. In addition to the other attractions of this wonderful establishment. VASTER HOLIDAYS.—Mdme. TUSSAUD'S I EXHIBITION. Established 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street. _ _ . . A full-length Portrait model, life-size. of the late RICHARD COBDEN, M.P., taken during the period of the Great Anti-Corn Law League Agitation, may be seen in the Ball of Kings. NEW ADDITIONS.—ModeIs, life-size, of the YOUNG KING of GREECE, and MURRAY, who was Regent of Scotland in the time of Mary Queen of Scots. Open from It a.m. till 30 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. V. R.-TOWER, S • - - - ALE OF STORES.—By Order of the SECRE TARY of STATE for WAR.—To be Sold by Publi Auction, in the Tower, on TUESDAY. the 25th April, 1865, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon precisely, the following Stores: Tables, Bedside. iron and Copper. Chairs. Firewood. Accoutrements. Tools. Boots. Endue Hose, &c. Old Iron, Steel, and Miscellaneous Articles. May be viewed at the Tower, from 10 to 4 o'clock, the three das previous to the day of sale; and catalogues may be ha at the War-office, Pall-Mail; the Tower ; and Royal Arsenal Woolwich. ARMY CONTRACTS.- TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon, on the 28th of April, from persons who may be willing to enter into CONTRACTS to supply BREAD AND MEAT in such quantities as may be required. for the use of her Majesty's d o 30th stationed in the following places. from Ist June, to 30th November, 1865. LONDON DISTRICT. Brompton House, Knightsbridge and Magazine Barracks, Hyde-park; and Kensington. 2. Regent's-park, and St. John's-wood. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea; and Ordnanca Survey Office, Pimlico. '4. Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Palace and St. George's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and Kneller Hall, 7. Hampton Court. 8. Windsor. 9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham. 10. Sandhurst. Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks, as sepa rately grouped and numbered. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob , tanned on application at this Office, by letter addressed to the Senior Commissariat Officer, or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled np and signed, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned Office,under closed envelope (marked on the outside "Tender for Commissariat Supplies"), before 12 o'clock noon on the 28th April. Deputy Commissary- 3eneral's Office, 5, New-street, S 6th pring-Apriga rdenl, 18555, London, S.W., . Serious ,Accident on the Bristol and Exeter Railway. frightfultioanccoifdetnhteoßccruzl iaantdthEeWxeestertonß-asuilpweary o Mare n A Tu ud Tuesday Junction evening. From what we have been able to learn it appears that the express downtram, which leaves Bristol shortly after 8 p.m., was delayed at the Weston Junction in consequence of so me p ortion of the engine-gear being out of order. To effect the repair of this it was found necessary to stop at the junction a short time, and whilst there the ordinary short train from Bristol toWeston-super-Mare, which leaves the former place about 15 minutes after the• departure of the express, ran into the express, which consisted of three carriages only. The last of these (a first-class carriage) was ploughed up to the top of the short train engine. The first compartment of this carriage was entirely smashed, and it was a miracle that all the passengers were not instantly killed by the shock caused by the collision. The platform on either side of the station was covered by the debris, as was also, in many places, the line it self. Intelligence of the catastrophe was at once for warded to Weston-super-Mare, and the station mas ter (Mr. Fraser) and several gentlemen and officials at once proceeded to the spot. The passengers, the majority of whom sustained considerable injuries, were lying in all the waiting-rooms, and the sight of some poor ladieswho were more severely injured than the others, was truly pitiable. Several surgeons are in attendance, and steps have been taken to remove the disabled passengers to Weston-super-Mare, and place them under medical care. The roof of the junc tion is torn to atoms in many parts and the signal wires thereabouts quite destroyed. The most severe inju ries are in the case of two ladies, one of whom, we understand, has sustained a fracture Of the collar bone, and the other received such severe contusions as to cause a broken leg. The majority of the pas sengers, it appears, though much knocked about, are not seriously injured beyond contusions on the head and face. The lady whose leg is broken is said to be a Mrs. Jessop, of Ruishton, near Taun ton, who is well known in Weston-super-Mare.— Western Daily Press. A correspondent of the New York 7imes thus describes the Federal occupation of Richmond, the capture of artillery, and the flight of President Jefferson Davis and the Confederate army : " Headquarters, Army of the James, Senate-house, Richmond, April 3 ; via Washington, April 5. . " The short despatch I sent to the Times bureau at Washington this morning will have prepared you for the great fact that Richmond has fallen to the arms of the United States, not by a bloody siege, with all its attendant horrors, but by being sur rendered. It is a remarkable fact that yesterday General Robert E. Lee sent a despatch to the War office in Richmond, stating that Grant had driven him one mile and a half, and that he had suffered severely ; that he had taken a position which he could not hold, and requested that the c it y should be evacuated at 12 o'clock, m idnight. Soon after midnight Major-General Weitzel was informed of the fact that the enemy in his front intended to evacuate their lines. He was well aware beforehand that they had buried torpedoes in the ground im mediately in front of their redoubts, and conse quently that any approach toward them in the night would certainly be attended with great risk. At the earliest dawn of day he sent forward a strong skirmishing line toward Fort Gilmore, and so thickly were the torpedoes buried that the main body could only march by single file. The precaution adopted by the rebels to secure the lives of their men in such treacherous ground proved to be most useful to our soldiers, and saved many lives. A thin stick was placed over each torpedo, and a piece of red muslin attached to it. The second brigade of the third division of the 24th Army Corps had the honour of leading the Army of the James into Richmond, under the command of Brigadier-General Ripley. Major-General Weitzel and his staff headed the column: They encountered no opposition what ever. Halting at the confines of the town, the General sent forward Major Stevens and Major Graves with a small squadron of cavalry to sum mon the Mayor to surrender the keys. Mr. Joseph Mayo received them very civilly, and handed over the keys of the City-hall at 7 a.m. General Weitzel entered the city at 8 a.m., and it would be utterly useless to attempt to describe the enthusi astic cheers which greeted him. The white and coloured population gave him a most hearty wel come. The rebels who had left the city scarcely two hours when he entered set fire to many of the most important buildings, and at the time I write they are still burning. All the public buildings that contained Government stores are burnt. The best portion of Cary and Main streets is a heap of ashes. Through the exertions of our men, at once detailed to assist, the fire is gradually subsiding. As there were not more than two fire engines available the only alternative was to pull down adjacent build ings. As soon as possible after the arrival of Gene ral Weitzel he issued the orders which I send here with. The office of headquarters is in the Senate house. , The General has taken possession of Mr. Jefferson Davis's mansion for a residence. General Delius has taken up his headquarters at Governor Smith's residence. In the state of confusion which naturally attaches to the position I cannot pretend to give you a correct estimate of what we have cap tured. The general estimates the guns captured in position on the fortifications—all, I believe, left un injured—at from 450 to 500, many of than of heavy calibre. The notorious Libby Prison and Castle Thunder remain untouched. The former is now tenanted by Confederate prisoners captured by us this morning, who did not know that their main army had flown. Mr. Jefferson Davis and family left Richmond on Wednesday, for Charlotte, North Carolina, and it is stated on good authority that they are on their way to Texas. Mr. Davis returned to Richmond and was in church yesterday, when a despatch was handed to him from General Lee, stating that the position of affairs was desperate. lie left Richmond at once. An immense amount of tobacco, which was stored in Richmond, has been destroyed. It was intended to have removed it away to Lynchburg, and several hundred boxes were actually in transitu to that place when Sheridan cut the canal and thus interrupted its removal. The offices of the Enquirer and the Dispatch news papers are burnt. The State Courthouse is de stroyed. Mayo's-bridge, the Danville railroadbridge '1 and the foot-passenger bridge over the James, are all burnt. The powder magazine at Drury Bluff was destroyed last night, and all the gunboats on the James burnt. Three powder magazines in the vi cinity of Richmond were exploded early this morn ing. General Lee and the remains of his army have . retreated toward Danville, and I have it upon good authority that they expected to be reinforced by Hardee and make a stand at that place. It is very doubtful whether they will succeed in getting there. A vast amount of suffering has been caused by the fire. The grounds around the Capitol are covered with the household effects of families burnt out. It was an act of useless cruelty on the part of fugitive rebels, and is loudly denounced by all who remain here. I omitted to mention that the main column of the army entered Richmond by the Osborne road. The other portion moved more to the right and en tered by the Newmarket road. That the falling back of the rebels was precipitated by the tremendous thrashing General Grant gave them on Sunday is evidenced by the fact that they left all their tents be hind them. Mr. Commissioner Ould in a letter formally handed over to General Mulford all the papers in his bureau of exchange of prisoners. All the Unionprisoners confined in the Libby and Castle Thunder were sent to Boulware Landing yesterday and exchanged. - In closing this despatch I am happy to be able to state that t he fires in the diffe rent parts of the city have nearly burnt themselves out. The city is perfectly quiet, and great credit is due to Lieutenant-Colonel Manning, the Provost- Marshal, for the enery and firmness he has displayed in the execution of the very onerous duties imposed upon him this most eventful day." Another letter from Richmond, published in the New York Times, gives the following account of President Lincoln's visit to the late Confederate capital :—. " Headquarters, Army of the James Richmond, April 4. gg The most interesting fact to be recorded to-day is the visit of the President to Richmond. Mr. Lincoln, accompanied by his young son and Admi ral Porter, arrived at the It ocketts at 2 p.m., in the Malvern, and proceeded at o nce t o the mansion of ex-President Davis, now the head-quarters of Major-General Weitzel. The arrival of the Presi dent soon got noised abroad, and the coloured popu lation turned out in great force, and for a time blockaded the quarters of the President, cheering vociferously. It was to be expected that a population that three days since were in slavery should evince a strong desire to look upon the man whose edict had struck for ever the manacles from their limbs. A considerable number of the white population cheered the President heartily, and but for the order of the Provost-Marshal, issued yesterday, ordering them to remain within their homes quietly for a few days, without doubt there would have been a large addi tion to the numbers present. After a short interval the President held a levee,—General Devins intro ducing all the officers present.. The President shook hands with each and received the hearty congratu lations of all. The Presidential party, attended by Generals Weitzel, Devins, Shepley, and a brilliant staff of officers, then made a tour round the city, drove rapidly round the capital, stopping for a few moments to admire Crawford's magnificent statue o f Washington in the grounds of the Capitol, and returned to General Weitzel's headquarters at 5 30. The President and party left Richmond at 6 30 p . m . Admiral Farragui arrived here this morning on a flying visit, and ret urne d t o Cit y P o i n t this evening down the James. It is very satisfactory to be able to state that the torpedoes have been re- moved, and that six of our gunboats are at the pre sent time lying off the " Rocketts." The .destruc tion of property by the fire yesterday is enormous, and must amount to tens of millions of dollars. The dense volumes of smoke and the intense heat ren dered it impossible to form an adequate idea of the extent of the property destroyed yesterday. The entire business portion of the city is a heap of smouldering ruins, and nothing but the absence of wind saved the entire city from destruction. There is but one feeling of unmitigated disgust expressed by the residents of this barbarous outrage. It is positively asserted that Gen. Breckinridge gave the order that the tobacco and the Government workshops should be set fire to, and the close proximity of other valuable property rendered its escape from destruc tion almost impossible. The greater portion of the tobacco destroyed is said to have belonged to France and England. A regular mail communication be tween this and City Point will be established to morrow, under the superintendence of Lieut. Parker, who has been stationed at City Point for some time in the same capacity. Lieut. Parker has taken pos session of the old post office here, which is well adapted for the purpose. The publication of the. Whig newspaper is resumed, under the management of one of its proprietors, who has always been op posed to secession. I enclose the first copy issued of the reformed journal, which states the circumstances under which its publication is permitted to be re sumed. It is gratifying to state that the city is perfectly tranquil, and that the general behaviour of our troops is all that could be desiqd, and has eli cited the admiration of the citizens generally." The following items of interest relative to the evacuation of Richmond are taken from the first number of the new series of the Richmond Whig, which resumed publication on the 4th inst : "The evacuation of Richmond, commenced in earnest on Sunday night, closed at daylight on Mon day morning with a terrific conflagration, which was kindled by the Confederate authorities wantonly and recklessly applying the torch to Shockhoe ware house and other buildings, in which was stored a large quantity of tobacco. The fire spread rapidly, and it was some time before the fire brigade could be got to work. A fresh breeze was blowing from the south, and the fire swept over a great space in an incredibly short space of time. By noon the flames had transformed into a desert waste that portion of the city bounded between Seventh and Fifteenth streets, from Main-street to the river, comprising the main business portion. We can form no estimate at this moment of the number of houses destroyed, but, public and private, they will certainly number 600 or 800. At present we cannot do more than enumerate some of the most prominent buildings destroyed. These include the Bank of Richmond, Traders' Bank, Bank of the Commonwealth, Bank of Virginia, Farmers' Bank, all the banking houses, the American Hotel, the Columbian Hotel, the En quirer building on Twelfth-street, the Despatch office and job-rooms, corner of Thirteenth and Main streets, all that block of buildings known as Dev lin's block, the Exanziner office, engine, and ma chinery rooms ; the Confederate Post-office Depart ment building, the State court-house--a fine old building situated on Capitol-square, at its Franklin-street entrance ; the Mechanics' Institute, vacated by the Confederate States' War Depart ment, and all the buildings on that square up to Eighth-street and back to Main-street ; the Confe derate arsenal and laboratory, Seventh-street. At sunrise on Monday morning Richmond presented a spectacle that we hope never to witness again. The last of the Confederate officials had gone—the air was lurid with the smoke and flame of hundreds of houses weltering in a sea of fire. The streets were crowded with' furniture and every description of wares, dashed down to be trampled in the mud or burnt up where they lay. All the Government store-houses were thrown open, and what could not be got off bythe Government was left to the people, who, everywhere ahead of the flames, rushed in and secured immense amounts of bacon, clothing, boots, &c. Next to the river the destruction of property has been fearfully complete. The Danville and "Petersburg Railroad depots and the buildings and shedding attached thereto, for the distance of half a mile from the north side of Main-street to the river, , and between Eighth and Fifteenth streets, embracing upwards of 20 blocks, presents one waste of smoking ruins, blackened walls, and smoking chimneys. After the surrender of the city and its occupation by Gen. Weitzel, about 10 o'clock, vigorous efforts were set on foot to stop the progress of the flames. The soldiers reinforced the fire brigade and laboured nobly and with great success. The flames east on Main-street were checked by the blowing up of the Traders' Bank about noon. The flames gradually died out at various points as material failed for them to feed upon ; but in particular localities the work of destruction went on until towards 3 or 4 o'clock, when the mastery of the flames was obtained, and Richmond was safe from utter desolation. We re gret to learn that a serious loss of life resulted from the blowing up of the powder magazine on the suburbs early on Monday morning. The shock was tremendous, jarring every house in the city, extin guishing the gas, and breaking a great quantity of glass in dwellings. It is said that 30 or 40 persons, residents of the neighbourhood of the magazine, were either killed or wounded, but at this writing we have been unable to obtain particulars or names. The fire made sad havoc with the saloons, and none of any account remained. We enumerate Henry Smith's, Cary and Virginia streets, Charles Hunt's, ' Our House,' Tom Griffin's, Congress Hall,' ' The Place,' The Chicamauga,' and a score of others. The burning of the saloons is very distress ing, as hundreds of people rendered homeless by the fire will be unable to obtain food. Of course we cannot be expected at this time to enter into an estimate of the losses, but they are immense, and will amount to hundreds of millions of dollars. When it was made known on Sunday morning that the evacuation of Richmond was a foregone conclu sion the City Council held a meeting, and, in secret session, passed an order for the destruction of all the liquor in the city. Accordingly, about the hour of midnight, the work commenced, under the direc tion of committees of citizens in all the wards. Hundreds of barrels of liquor were rolled into the streets and the heads knocked in. The gutters ran with a liquor freshet, and the fumes impregnated the air. Fine cases of bottled liquors were tossed into the street from third storey windows, and wrecked into a thousand pieces. As the work pro gressed some straggling Confederate soldiers, re treating through the city, managed to get hold of a quantity of liquor. From that moment law and order ceased to exist ; chaos came, and a pandemo nium reigned. Drunk with vile liquor, the soldiers —said to belong to Garey's cavalry—roamed from store to store on Main-street; followed by a reckless crowd drunk as they. With the butts of their mus kets they dashed in the plate-glass of the store doors, and, entering, made a wreck of everything with the celerity of magic. Jewellery stores, clothing stores, boot and hat stores, and confectionery stores were objects of special attraction to these pillagers, who, be it remembered, were not Federal soldiers, but Con federate stragglers. The following are some of the stores thus robbed :—Jennet's jewellery store, Mit chell and Tyler's jewellery store, Semon's trim . - ming store, Antoni's confectionery s tore, Pizzim's confectionery store, and numbers of others —all on Main - street. About daylight on Mon day morning the city was shaken to its foundations by the explosion proceeding the blowing up of the Confeder ate ironclads from river. The Patrick Henry wa s in flames a. buildings t ilin the Rocketts, i and. the Navy-yard and al l the p ublic gs therein situated were in pr ocess of destruction. Se veral of the smaller vessels were burnt havinghe city wharves. At 6 o'clock, the evacuation been completed as far as the Confederate army was con cerned, fire was set t o Mayo's-bridge and the Dan ville Railroad bridge, and these structures were soon in flames and fell into the river. The most wanton and unnecessary part of the general burn ing was the destruction of the immense flouring mills of Messrs. Haxall and Crenshaw, on the basin bank. The Haxall Mills were the largest and most extensive of any on this continent." The New York Times of the Bth inst., comment ing upon the rout of General Lee's army, says : " There can be no doubt from the statements offi cially made by the officers immediately in command, that the army of General Lee, so long the bul wark of the Confederacy, is virtually crushed, and that he can neither have men nor guns enough to effect anything more brilliant than a rabble rout. We had yesterday a telegraphic report that Lee and all the army had surrendered. This was prema ture ; but the event is one which seems hourly ex pected by those whose position giye them the best opportunities of knowing the circumstances and prospects. It would be a graceful mode for himto close up a disgraceful week. He was disastrously defeated on Sunday, abandoned Richmond on Mon day, spent Tuesday and Wednesday in flight, was routed on Thursday, was at his wits' end what to do on Friday, which difficulty he can solve by sur rendering to-day. Fearful havoc has been made among Lee's leading officers, as well as among their subordinates and the rank and file of the army. His most trusted lieutenants in all the operations of the last two years have been A. P. Hill, Ewell, Long street, and Early—Hill was killed on Sunday last, Ewell is a prisoner in our hands, Early is a fugitive in the mountains, and Longetreet seems to have been worth very little since he was wounded in the Wilderness last year. It is a fact, moreover, that the past year or two seems to have developed no officers in subordinate positions able to take the places of these notable rebel chiefs. Capable officers and leaders have been becoming more plentiful on the Union side, while among the rebels they have almost disappeared." MADAGASCAR. The Government at the French Island of Reunion has received from Tananarive the following commu nication which emanated from the Government at Madagascar : " Tananarive, Feb. 27. "For some time past the people murmured against the existing. Government. The partisans of the King, cleverly taking the advantage of the general discontent, made a new appeal to the friends of Radama 11., and soon formed a great plot, into which entered the ex-Minister, Rainiooninahitriniony, whose wealth, his innumerable slaves, and the terror of whose name rendered him redoubtable, even after his fall. Alarmed at a conspiracy to which the co operation of so powerful a man assured so much chance of success, the Government held itself on the defensive, and caused the most minute inquiry to be made. At the outset four officers, of noble families, who were arrested on suspicion, revealed the com plicity of Rainooninahitriniony. These officers stated that he had distributed a sum of £3OO amongst the partisans of the King, and that he had decided to execute his design on a festival which fell on Feb. 23 and the succeeding days. His culpability estab lished, only a favourable opportunity was sought to effect his capture. It was too dangerous to arrest him at his country house, where he was in the midst of his slaves, and where frequent meetings took place. " Under these circumstances, his uncle Rainibesa, who commanded the executioners of Rada= 11., succeeded in separating him from his followers, and in bringing him into the city. He had scarcely arrived there when he was surrounded in his house The people were immediately convoked, when the scenes which ensued reminded all of the days of 1863,which it was feared would recommence. This was on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 17, a day on which the greatest market of the year is held at Tananarive. As night fell the crowd dis persed, and the report was spread that the ex-Prime Minister had been assassinated. It had been decided in fact that he should be put to death as soon as he reached his house, but his brother again succeeded in saving him. On the same evening he was exa mined for the first time, and formally denied his participation in the plot. He persisted in his de nials the next day, and demanded to be confronted with his accusers. His brother, in reply, told him that he should not carry the affair any farther for fear of finding such overwhelming proofs that would prevent him from obtaining the favour of his life. However it may be, Rainiooninahitriniony was not condemned to death, and a report was issued to the people stating that he had been found guilty of a crime which merited death, but that in consideration of the services rendered by his grandfather, his son, and himself formerly, his life would be spared, but he was sent into perpetual banishment. The report ended as follows :---‘ If in future he or others com mit similar crimes, the Queen will have no pity, and will punish with death all who are guilty, even if obliged to execute the fifth, the quarter, or even the third of her subjects.' " The ex-Minister was permitted to take with him a sum of money and 36 slaves. His secondwife, who was no stranger to the evils of which he was formerly the author, received the order to accompany him in his exile. The place assigned to him as a residence is three days' journey to the southward of Tananarive, and he will be guarded by 200 soldiers, who will answer for him with their heads. He is forbidden to leave the village which is to be his pri son. The four officers arrested were condemned to undergo the same punishment, and have been con fined to the same village." Naval and Military Intelligence. Field-Marshal the Puke of Cambridge, the Ge neral Commanding-in-Chief, is expected to arrive at Portsmouth this evening from Portland and Ply mouth, on his annual official visit of inspection to the fortress and its garrison. Capt. Boyce, of the 34th Regiment, and a party of officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates have returned to the camp at Colchester from a course of instruction at the Hythe School of Musketry. _ _ _ _ The remaining portion of the Channel Squadron consisting of the Black Prince, Capt. Lord F. Kerr ; the Prince Consort, Capt. 0. Willes; and Defence, Capt. Phillimore, left Portland Roads on Monday evening at 8 p.m. to join the Edgar (flagship of Admiral S. C. Dacres), off Portland, after which they proceeded down Channel en route to Lisbon. The Achilles (ironclad), Capt. Vansittart, will join the squadron off Plymouth. The Geyser, 6, paddle, Comma nder A. T. Thrupp, sailed from Portsmouth yesterday a fternoon for the eastward with naval supenumeraries, including the officers and men w ho n avigated the ironclad frigate Minotaur round to that port from the Nore. mislisieornMedajoenstyth'se 1 9 7 t - h g u i n n s s t t . steam sloop ecAlecto,o mn M and t p i e n ari e d , Wo c ff.om. H. BWlaokole; ricelciednutlrYincg°rilanmtainndiexiplgired commission of two years and three months on the south-east coast of America, yester da y left the ordinary, and en down to the powder-buoy off the Royal Arsenal, to receive her ammunition in readiness for sea. Her destination is the Pacific station. Her armament consist of 13 old 32-pounders and 4 Armstrong guns, and her crew 175 of all ranks. Her Majesty's, 6, screw gunvessel Flying Fish, 871 tons and 350 horse power, was yesterday re moved from the outer basin at Woolwich, and was towed up to the Admiralty-yard at Charlton-pier, to be broken up. The Board of Admiralty have at length taken into serious consideration the necessity of studying the sanitary condition of the receiving ship Fisgard, at Woolwich, Commander G. W. Towsey, bearing the flag of Commodore Hugh Dunlop, C.B. Hitherto the accommodation in the lower deck, in which some 1500 or 600 seamen are frequently crowded at their The Fretich Cemetery at Sebastopol. A letter from St. Petersburg, dated April 14, contains much additional information respecting the removal of the bodies of French soldiers to the cemetery prepared for their reception. It was probable that the exhumations would be continued for a long time, for up to the date of the last ac counts operations had only taken place on the land of M. Braker, in which more than 2,000 French sol diers were interred. According to the lists in the hands of the French officer, Capt. Filgas, who con ducts the operations, he will have to disinter 48,000 of his countrymen—an enormous number, but which by no means represents the total loss sustained by the French army, for, besides all those who died in the Russian hospitals, and those at Kustendj ie, Varna , and Constantinople, the bodies of many others were never found, having been devoured by voracious animals. Those killed at the Alma are also not in cluded in this number of 48,000, which only com prises the French buried under ofthew dr alls awnup. Sebasto pol, of whom an exact list could be In disinterring his countrymen Capt. Filgas found the bodies of three Russians--Gen. Read, of the ca valry, who was killed al, the Tchernaya ; a naval captain named Skorobogatof, who was killed on the first day of the bombardment ; and Lieut. Kassinoff, who died of his wounds in Sept., 1855. The three coffins were conveyed with military honours to the principal cemetery, situate on the north side of the city. . . Gen. Read commanded the centre of the Russian army at thebattle of Tchernaya. Having interpreted the verbal order, "It is time to commence," brought to him by the aide-de-camp of the general-in-chief, as an order to attack the heights of Fedukhine, he ordered the centre to advance, and took possession of the heights. But he found himself alone, the rest of the army was in the rear, for there had been a mistake in the transmission of the order, and the army was not ready for the attack. The wings re mained in the rear and the reserves had not arrived. Gen. Read could not maintain himself on the heights, from which he was repulsed and killed during the retreat. Gen. Pelissier informed the Russian staff of the general's death, but having received the reply that there must be an error, he caused the body to be interred in the French cemetery, and the follow ing inscriptionwas setup over the grave :—" General Read, killed Aug. 16, 1855, at the battle of Tcher naya." STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, April 18.—Our market was very sensibly affected yesterday and in the early part of this forenoon by the heavy disasters to the Confe derate cause which were reported in the last Ameri can advices. Business was expected to be at a stand, and the prices of yarns and piece goods were consi dered to have lost about id. per lb. as compared with those of Thursday. But things have been rathei.better to-day than they threatened to be. It seemed as if, both in Liverpool and Manchester, the effect of events, which, though startling, were not unexpected, had been anticipated in the previous fall. It was soon found that spinners and manufacturers were not- much alarmed, nor materially lower in their quotations. Private telegrams gave a similar account of cotton holders. The wires were busy between the two markets, which were made, in that way, to act, and react upon one another ; and the final public tele gram from Liverpool was of a sustaining character. There has been a very fair amount of offers for Eastern shirtings, of different weights, and some moderate transactions have taken place. As regards prices, it does not appear that the well-known makers of the best 811 b, who still have contracts in hand, can be induced to take less than they would have done five days ago ; but there has not been equal firmness in lower qualities. The makers of printing cloths, T cloths, and domestics give a less favourable report of the day's inquiries than the preceding one ; but they show very little weakncea in their hold of Thursday's prices. The manufacturers of Eastern shirtings have been purchasers, in a moderate way, of the yarns they use ; and they do not appear to have succeeded in cheapening last Thursday's prices more than id.. per lb ; indeed, in the litter part of the day, some sellers did as well for themselves as at any time last week. Yarns for heavier goods are dull, and not so steady as those just spoken of. Long-stapled yarns are generally stated to have lost ld. per lb, but some spinners are much less yielding than others ; the sales have been quite inconsiderable. Doublers have received a good many offers, which they have mostly rejected as too low. Shippers to Germany, the Levant, and India have attempted extremely little business ; they hardly find a greater giving way, however, than id. per lb. Telegraphic advices from Bombay and Calcutta, to the 13th April, report something like a panic in the former market, and lower prices, but with some business in the latter. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton May 19. Ditto, via Marseilles May 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet May 4. Ditto, by French packet • April 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April 23. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—May 2. Ditto, via Marseilles April 26. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton . • April 26. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton...oMay 2. Ditto, via Marseilles .......April 26. India (Bombay), via Southampton. April 26. Ditto, via Marseilles April 20. Mauritius, via Southampton May 12. Ditto, via Marseil:e 3 May 6. Newfoundland May 10. P or t uga l ••... . ............ ..... Ma y 1. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... ............ , United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet ........................ ... ......... „April 26 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton ........... ............ Ditto, via Cork ................. Ditto, by Canadia n p acket, via Londonderry .. April 21. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe. April —. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico ................. ........ kpril 25. Bahamas, Tia New York. May 4. Bermuda, ditto May 10. Cuba and Mexico ,g And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking on it with lack lustre eye, Says very wisely, It is ten o'clock : Thus we may see,' quoth he, ' how the world wags." SILIKSPEARE. Benson's Pocket Dials are artistic, accurate time markers, made in every size, suitable lei everybody, and are sent to every part of the kingdom, safe by post, at 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 guineas in gold cases; and at 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24.22, 23, 24, and 25 guineas in silver cases. A descriptive pamphlet post free for two stamps. -J. W. Benson, Ludgate-hill, watch and clock maker to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. THE DISPUTE IN THE IRON TRADE.--WOLVER HAMPTON, Wednesday.-The ironmasters on 'Change in this town to-day reported that most of the men resumed work at the ironworks in SouthStaffordshiro last night. 4t one factory in this town there was a disposition to re sist a firm who had determined to dismiss two of their men, and for a time it was feared that at those works operations would not be begun ; rind after a while the men withdrew their opposition and business commenced. Relative to North Staffordshire, the opinions expressed to-day were varied. By some it was maintained that, but for the holi days, the men would go to work ; and it was added that some of the puddlers had said that they would resume if they could get their under-hands together, but that these remained away. Other masters were of opinion that it is too near hay harvest for the men to resume at present. however, agree that the North Staffordshire men will gra gradually drop in ; and it is now thought scarcely likely that the masters will have to send to Russia for men. The trade were in good spirits, but the business done was very trifling. Just published, price 55., DEDICATED BY SPECIAL PERMISSION TO THE RIGHT HON, SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART., M.P. SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH, By GEORGE ERIC MACKAY. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly.