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EDINBURGH (Rcanced F.trpn), frnm Irorlante• wharf, Tower.- Saloon, 20s ; tick cabin, 15s; deck (soldiers and sailors on y),7s Ad ; Teturn ets (available for a month), 30s and 22s ed. The cheanest and quickest sea route by the spiendid new ST EAMSHIPS of the LON Din and EDINBURGH SHIPPING COMPANY, sailing every Irednesday and Saturday, at 10 morning. Apply at the Spread Eagle, Regent-circus ; or at Irongate-wharf. SEA.—VACANCIES f or MIDSHIPMEN and t•-• 7 APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipping firm. Premium mod.rate. Al -o apprentices without premium.— A s _Pply to SIM34ONDS and Co.. 38, St. Mary-at-hill, East p, E.C. • Third officers and Stewards wanted. PASSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES, 16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C. Passermers by Rail, Road, or Water. and others suffering from loss or injury to themselves or pro ,erty. should apply for redress and compensat.on at the above Offices ; established to render prompt assistance to all classes upon the most ad vantageous terms. Advice on application gratis. Letters must be addressed to "The Manager," enclosing a stamp for reply. SHAKESPEARE. AT a MEETING, h e ld on M on d a y, th e 13th inst., at 4. St. Martin's-place, His Grace the DUKE of lAN EST ER in the Chair, an Amalgamation of the Shrt. eapeare Tercentenary Monument Committee with the National Shakespe re Committee was completed. , t is proposed that the Three Hundredth Birthday of Shakespeare shall be commemorated under the highest sanc ti. n, with the aid of all classes of the Poet's ountrvmen and admirer., on the 23d of ' pril 18F4, by laying the first stone of a Monument in a conspicuous part of London. The atonal Shakspeare C mmittee have undertaken to invite the Patronage of her Maj' sty, the Pres dency of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the co-ooeration of Corporate Bodies, Special Committees, and eminent men of all ranks and pr ,fessions. Co in. nications sh ul ' be addressed to W. HEPWOR • H DIXON, Esq) General Secretaries, J. 0. HA LI IWELL, Esq. 4, S. Martin's-place. Sir CHAS. NICHOL ON, Bart. Colonial Secretaries. Sir It. MACDtre N ELL, C.B. J. ST • RLIN G COYNE, Esq. Dramatic Secretaries, G. LINNzEUS BANK, Esq 28, King-stre. t,CoYent garden. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. SHOW OF CATTLE, HORSPS, SHEEP PIGS, AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT S AT WORCESTER. " ONDAY, JULY 20. Cattle and implemmt yard , open from eight am., at which hour the jud , 2 es wi if commence inspecting the live stock and making their a A ards. Admissio , i, 10s. *TUESDAY, 21, *WEDNESDAY • 22. The general show of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and imple ments. Open from six a.m. till eix p.m. Admission, 2s. 6d. *Public working of steam cultivators on land in the neigh bourhood of the show yard. THURSDAY. 23, Far DAT 24. The general show of cattle, horse, sheep, pigs, and imple ments. Open from six a.m till six p.m. Admission, ls. By the regulations of the society, all persons admitted into the show yard or other places in the temporary occupation of the society during the meet ng, shill be subject to the rules, orders, and regulations of the council. By order of the council, H. HALL DARE, Secret ar y. 12, Hnnover-square, London (W). WHITTINGTON FREEHOLD COLLIERY COMPANY (Limited). To be registered under the Companies Act, 1862, whereby the liability of the Shareholders is strictly limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £135,000, in 13,500 Shares of £lO each. Amount of Capital to be first called up, £75,000, as fol lows : •.£4 per share on 10,000 shares, now to be allotted £40,000 £l' per share on 3,500 shares, fully paid up, allotted to the vendor _ 35,000 L 75,00 The 3,500 shares are t o b e taken by the vendor of the estatoe in part payment of the purchase money. These shares will receive no dividend until a dividend at the rate of 10 t ter cent. per annum has been paid on the other shares; after which the vendor's shares will be entitled to a similar dividend, and the remaining profits are to be rateably divided between both classes of shares. 2,000 shares are already taken, and the remaining 8,000 are now , ffered to the public. £2 per share to be paid o a!lotment. £1 „ in three month s, and ~ £1 in six m nth s . I* The Directors will make a further call of £1 per share if re quired, after which no further call will be made without six months' notice. Applications for shares, in the annexed form, to be sent fn to the offices of the Company before the Bth day d August, 1863. DIRECTORS Samuel Bolton Edenboroustl. Esq., Moorgate inl2 s, Londo n , Di rector of the Imperial Bank.-street -build- W. A. Freston, Esq.. Coleman street, London William Hawes, Esq., S k i nner ' s-pla e, Sis -lane, London. Herts Morris Ring, Esq., D owgate-hill, London, and Northaw, Joseph Rickett, Esq. (Messrs. Rickett, Smith, and Co.), Coal Exchange. London. John Roebuck, E , q., Newmarket, Sheffield. H. W. bpratt, Esq., Walbrook-buildings, London. BANRERS. London—The Imperial Bank, Lothbury. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Desborongh, Young, and Desborough, 6, She-lane, Lon don. John Webster, Esq., Sheffield. AUDITORS. Messrs. Chadwick Walford, and Adamson, 27, Great George street, Westminst r, and King-street, Manchester. SECRETARY (PRO TEM Alfred Allott, Esq., Prior Court, Sheffield. Registered Offices-14, Gresham House, Old Broad-street, London. PROSPEC This Company is formed for the TUS •. purpose of purchasing and workkg the valuable freehold estate and mineral pro perty, known as the Whitti gten Collieries, belonging to the Rev. W. M. Pierce, . f West Ashlay, tear Horncastle, Lin colnshire, who desires to dispose of it on accounr of the de cease of his only a n, by whom it was profitably works c. The Rev. Mr. Pierce has agreed to sell and transfer this pro perty to the Company (subject to a mortgage of £20,000, which if is intend e d to carry over) free from all rent charges, royalties, , r liabilities. for the sum of £65,000, and he has such c , mfid , nee in its value, and in the prospective profits to be derived from its working, that he has consented to acc-pt the following terms of payment, namely, .£35,000 in fully paid-up shares, receiving n , dividend until a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum is paid on the other shares as above, and £30,000 in cash, payable by instalments. This property, which is situated abo t two miles north of Chesterfield and nine miles south of Sheffield, is intersected by the main line of the Midlind Railway, with which the pits and workin; are connected by a branch line and extensive sidings, and it is expected the intended new main line of the Midland Railway, via Sheffield, will pass through the centre of the estate, with which the Chesterfield Can ,1 also commu nicates. The Freehold Estate comprises 170 acres of arable and , pasture land of sunerior quality, upon which are ere ted two excellent residences, with suitable domestic offices and farm buildings, a corn mill, three good d welling-houses. and 24 cottages, the whole producing a rental of Z7OO a year. The Mineral Estate, containing 350 acres, Is alsa freehold (except 25 acr s, which are held for a term of which 20 years are unexpired, free of rent or royaltr, and contains s x several seams of coal, and three beds of Iron , t , ne, estimated to produce upwards of 8,000,00 tons of good workable Coal, suitable for house or manufacturing purposes, coke, or gas ; and also 2,500,000 tons of Ironstone. All the seams of Coal and Ironstone have been fully proved, including the celebrated Silkatone Coal, to which two pits or shafts are sunk and ul work. The plant and machinery are of the most substantial a• d efficient character, capable of delivering 500 tons of coal per day, and are in in the purchase -- The Collieries are now proaucing upwards of 1,000 tons per week. The Ironstone contained in the estate is proved to be of the first quality, which produces the same class of iron as that made by the Dunstan and Barlow Company, which enjois so high a reputa ion in her Majesty's Dockyards for armour plates, &c. The working has recently been com- Meneed with the most successful results, the present de livery being 300 tons per week, for which there is a ready sale. The plant i nc l udes 47 coke ovens, capable of producing 200 tons per week, and fo r w hi c h th ere is a large demand. Careful valuations of the freehold estat e an d minerals, and of the colliercoal ies, ironstone, mines, plant, m chi nery, railway, railway truck ~ coal washng machine coke ovens c k kiln, ciay m i ll, and all the stock stores, and materials ot every description upon the collieries with the pit and other horses working thereon, have been made by the late Mr. T. 13. Je freock. and by Mr. J. Walker, mineral surveyors, of Sheffield ; also by the late Mr. George Hastlehurst. of Ches terfield, and recently by Mr. Edward Reacher, of the Thorn- Mire Collieries, near Sheffield, which valuations show the fol lowing g en eral results : The value of freehold estate, houses, &c. II 38,76 11 0 ~ ~ coal ironstone 21,750 II plant, as above 23,000 Mr. C. P. St uart Smith £100,510 CE. and mireral aent, of Derby, has also est i mated the re :enue to be obtained b g y the Company from the property as under : whi l Estimited total fi rst year ' s income, £11,400. b after deducting te on mortga e and thf , ex- penßee of t e them an y , shows interest a prospectiv e profit fo r the cent. unit year on £75,000 p a id up capital of upwards of 10 per which, ' - Patimated total second year's income, £ 1 7,900, _ would InlPPoning that another £1 per share be c ilea up, cent. c. 8,1 0. , ael ar t he second year of about 17 per result ma oe exne 14. " the,445,000 whic h on 1 Id then be called up, and this wou tinue. eteclt o These valuations and tritUrates, toget , er with the detail of the coat of production and the selling , showing the pr, fit now esulting from the actual wor k in gof the coal and ironstone, may be s een• as also thep lan t the estate and mi neral sect ions o offices ons, and every information obtained at the of the cornpany. FOR3I OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Whittington Freehold Colliery (company (Limited). Gentlemen,—t request you to allot me shares in the 'Whittigtn Preetiol4 Colliery Company (Limited), and I hereby agree to become a member of the Company, and to ?Accept such share., or any less number that may be allotted 12ne. and I reque.t you to place my name on the Register of members in respect of the shares a.llotted to me. I ant, Gentlemen, Name in fu •................»... Address in f ll u 11........... Referenc e - Dat e _ ________ --- ripEA.oRE IMOTHERS respectfully intl.- -EL mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. hey zil3e.c.itilly recommend their improved Family Tea, reduc r e e_ S.oisichonz, reduced to 38. (Id. ; mixed Assalt duced to 3s. ski:., and the finest Assam, reduced to 38. Ild. per to. MOORE BROTURits, as , from 4 . 4d. ----------------------------____________ _ Lo ndon-bridge, City, E.C. HARPER, TWELVETREET GLYCERINE SOAP POWDER makes it own Soap, and saves one-half of time, two thirdi of Soap, and t ree-fourths of Patentee : Harper Twelvetr- es, Bro le -byßow, Sot(' by Grocers, Druggists, and Oilramen-Y L la o b n o d u o r n ! . EsTAßListi 11110WDEN'S .zERAI'H) LD ]833 F.ot as : s k i P,ep good twelve _Ep glass or stone bottl 1, warrant INF ER ed t B EER. in months. Lemonade, Soda-water, description of Mineral Waters, —ll,lauut.,,, dzer, and every 11ml-street, Drury-lane, W . C. No. 3, White MARBRES ONYX d'ALGEitp:, One Thousand objects made from this beautiful and comprehef ding every variety of work of de corat rarble, including clocks, candelabra, vases, gueridons, i nk 4e art, tazze, card trays, jard'nieres, porte-bouquets, L imns ands, stands, &c ., are now being exhibited in the Onyx s'ang- Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and Co.'s, 5,7, 9, Regent-siii4t. INIMED TATE CASH ADVANCES.—Persona requiring Capital, repayable by instalments, to e na bl e lem to inc rease or commence business, or for any o th er purpose, can rea dily o b ta i n Advances on application at th e ,pees of the ST. GEORGE ADVANCE FUND ASSO ‘, AT I ONS, 11Q, Pall-ma 1, SW. prospectus and forms twat free. E, S. GILBART, Manager. ANEVER FAILING REMEDY.- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre ,,,red without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. cott, of Bromley, _Kent, will be found invaluable to all who -uffer from bilious and iver complaints, indigestion, wind. 4 P a mtne, giddiness, i z ziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier 0 .1 the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera sot'oan grateful to he stomach, they create appe ite, pro te digestion, and strengthen ' the whole nervous system. Zd W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. ,aondon, and by most druggists, in boxes, Is. lid., and three Scott's quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to auk for Dr. Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square la n . Patikage. with " Wi ll iam Lambert," engrav e d on th e N p No. 22,171. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.—Under Distinguished Pairontwe.—BENEFlT in AID of the FUNDS of the ROYAL DKAMATI COLLEGE. WED NESDAY, July 22,1863. - The Council have great pleasure to inform the Patrons of this Charity and the Public, thathisl Mr. fle distinction.tre e g n en efl e t r , ou w s h ly en er s a e n v t e e r d al t A he m f a r t e e e u u r s s e o o f f f ß o u r e t k h a e th a n b e ov h e as r , in conjunction with A rtis•es of celebrity, have kindly con se ted to appear : —The Hon. E. C. Yorke, the Hon. R. O'Grathr, the Hon. L. Wingfield Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Henry Vandenhoff, Mr. .1. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Henri Drayton, Mr. Addison, Mr. Howard Paul, Mr. C. Rice, Mr. W. Worboys. Mr. F. Charles, Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mr. T. Stuart. Mr. B'llington, air. R. Thorne, Mr. Alfred Wallace, Mr. G Peel, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. C. J Smith, Mr. Paulo ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. Mellon, Mrs. Henri Drayton, Mrs Howard Paul, Mess Henrietta Sims. Mrs. Bil lington, Miss Hate Carson, Miss C. Saunders, Miss Kate Rivers, Miss Jenny Taylor, Miss A. Seaman, Miss Bedford. The performances will commence with the Comedietta of GOOD FOR NoTHING : Tom Dibbles, Kr. J. L. Toole; Hae-ry Coal r, Mr. F. ( harles ; Charley, Mr. W. H. Eburno ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Moreland ; Nan, Mrs. Mellon. The popu ar Farce, by C. Dance, Esq., entitled THE BENGAL TIGER : Sir Paul Pagoda, the Hon. R. O'Grady ; David, the lion. E. C. Yorke ; Miss Yellowleaf, the Hon. L. Wingfield. A Comi • Opera, in one act, written by H. Drayton. music composed by E. • Lode*, THE COUNTESS : Oscar (Count de Belleville), Mr Henri Drayton; Louise (Countess de Bellevil'e , , Mrs. Henri Drayton. To be followe by the success'ul Comedietta, by J. Maddi son Morton, Esq., of KILLING TIME: Lath Maoduke (her ori,inal character), Miss Amy l , edg - wick; Master Mowura Mr. Henry Vandenho. Y, ff Second Act of om Taylor's Comedy of MASKS AND FACES : Triplet (his original char. cter), Mr. Be, jaminWeb ster ; Peg Woffington (her original character), Mrs. Stirling. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Paul will give a brief quotation from their ENTERTAINMENT. The Third Act of M IDSIIMIIER NIGHT'S DREAM: Messrs. R. Thor e, G. Peel, C. Rice, T. Thorne. F. Charl es , Fitzpatrick ; Mesdames C. Saunders, Kate Carson, Kate Rivers, Jenny Taylor. Prices as usual. Tickets to be had at the Box-office, from Eleven to Four ; a' 20, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden ; and of the principal Librarians. J. W. ANSON, Secretary. ri . RYST AL PALACE. V SATURDAY, 25th, d MONDAY, 27th July, 1863. ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE. GRAND FETE AND FANCY FAIR. The Council have the honour to announce that they have made arran2ements with th Directors of the Crys'al Felice for the A • NUAL FETE and FANCY FAltt in AID of the FUND <of the ~ R AMATI COLLEGE, tor the above dates. THE FANCY FAIR, FAIRY POST-OFFICE, AND WM , ELS OF FORTUNE, will be presided over by the leading ladies and gentlemen of the profession who have kindly tendered their service. The OPENING of the FAIR by Proclamation—The Herald, Mr. R. Romer. A Thrilling Melo-Drama of the Good Old Bartlemy Fair Times, by CIRUJANO, M.M.C., illustrated by the Real Player (Metropolitan embers of the Profession), at RICHARDSON'S THEATRICAL SHOW, entitled, BA ltl3 ADA ZULO V kNAGLO ROSO, The Demon of the Castle Heights : or, The Brother's Revenge. With double cast. First Cast. Second Cast. Barbadazulo Vanagloroso Mr. J. L. Toole .. Mr. R. Thorne Bobo de Nacimiento Mr. J. G. Shore .. Mr. Soutar Seguidoro Amoroso Lagrimosa - Mr. T. Thorne ford Bartlemy Ghosts. Difunta Primera Mr. W. H. Eburne Mr Aldridge De+ unta Segund a Mr. J. Sefton .... Mr. Paulo Del unta Tercera Dresses by Mr. S. May, of Bow-street; scenery by Mr. T. Thompson • music by Mr.B. Isaacson ; general manager. Nel son Lee, Esq. ; stage manager, Mr. R. Phillips, Ade phi Theatre. PARAD E, Parade Master, Mr. C. U. Brookes ; Clown, Mr. Paul Her rim!: ; Combatants, Messrs. E. Garden, J. B. Johnstone, the Le;...lereq Family, and the Lauri Family. WOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE. Astounding Collection of Trained Performing Wild Animals. Van Amburg, Mr. J. Robins ; principal keeper, Mr. Addi son ; Mr. Le Barr, Bro hers Warne. ['he Brothers Tanners Dogs and Monkeys. Bross Band by Isaacson. Gorilla, Mr. Martini (the original man m nkey). The Parade will be under the direction of the celebrated Mr. W. H. Payne and Family. TEMPLE OF THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS, where ladies may see their future husbands, and gentlemen their future wives, by cousen German, from Kibsengen. BERRY'S WONDERFUL LIVING CURIOSITY-A TORTOISESHELL TOM CAT. WHITE LILIES of the PRAIRIE, with the celebrated NEGRO ENTER rAINMENT. The GIPSY TENT, by Miss Agnes Burdett. JACK AND THE GREEN. My Lord, Mr. C. J. Smith ; My Lady, Mr. R. Romer ; Clown, Mr. C. H. Stephenson. The PAUL-Y-TOILE-Y-TECHNIC INSTITUTION united with the ORIGINAL MADAME TIS-SO'S.—Pro prietors, Messrs. TOOLE and PAUL BEDFORD.—Startling Illusions•--Mechauical Figures life size—The Diving elle— Dis-olving Views. A LECTURE i very qu rter of an hour, by Professor TOOLE, written by Messrs. BYRON, E L. BLANCHARD, W. BROOCH, and HALLIDAY.—AdMiI3BIOII to the entire, One shilling. ZADK EEL'S CRYSTAL BA LL—" DANCE of DEATH" and LIFE superior to the Guards' Ball or the Ball of St. Paul's. Wonderful Generosity.—Each party enteric; this exhibi— tion will be presented with a Lull-size fig.ure (elegantly cos tumed) of Mr. J. L. Toole, as Avicena, the Gipsy Queen worth more thin the price of admission. SI iNOR LOGRENIA'S TROUPE of PERFORMING BIRDS and MICE. The ROYAL PUNCH and JUDY, by Mr. H. Rivers, of the Olympic. the BAND of the CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. For numerous other attractions and arrangements of pro gramme, see future announcem nts. Admission, on Satorday, 2s. 6d. ; children, ls. ; on Monday, Is. Change can be had at the Fancy Fair, close to the stalls Tickets of admission to the Palace may be had of Mr. J. W. Anson, at the office of the Colleze. 20, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden ; Mr. Same, Royal Library 1. St. James's street ; Mr. Mit hell, 33, Old Bond-str et ; Messrs. Keith, Prowse, and Co., Cheap ide ; Book Stal a, Great Western Railw:+y, and all stations on the line ; at the Crystal Palace office, 2, Exeter Hall, Strand ; and the usual agents. J. W. ANSON, Secretary. MADAME LIND GOLDSCHMIDT.-WED NESDAY MORNING, July 22 —Hanover-square Rooms.—Madame LOUISE MICHAL (of her Majesty's Theatre) has the honour to announce that her MA LINEN.; MINIPALE will take place at the ab we Rooms, on Wed nesriay, July 22, 18e3, commencing at half-past Two o'clock precisely, on which occasion she has the gratification of an nouncing that she will be assisted by the following eminent Artists : Madame MN r'-GOLDSCH WIDT, Madame TREBELLI, Madlle. VOLPIN T. Midlie. ARTOT, Signor BETTINI, Signor GASSIER, and Mr. sAN Violin—M. AUER. Pianoforte -Mr. CHARLES HALLE and Mr. 0. GOL iISCHMIDT. Conductors—Signor ARDITI and Mr. 0. GOLDS rHMIDT. Reserved and numbered seats, Half-a-Guinea . unreserved seats, Seven Shillings ; which may be secured at Mr Mit chell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bend-street, W ; of Messrs. Addison, Hollier, and Lucas, 210, Regent-street ; and at the Principal Libraries and Musicsellers. T H 0 X F 0 It D, e, OXFORD STREET. Will be performed Selections from the following Operas : I.A. CTRCASSIENNE, MARTHA, and MASANIELLO. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Finish, Kimberley, and W. Evans, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos Master Sanders, the Juvenile Vocalist. UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Euzene. W. Randall, J. Hutehenson, and the mai vellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND. 1 he BALL his been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is now one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. The Last Week of the Marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND, the Two Fren h Clowns. ARTHUR LLOYD'S burlesque Drama, arranged expressly for him. SAM COLLINS, with new Songs UNSWOR the celebrated Stump Orator. EUGENE, and TAYLOR. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, Signor Bernardi, and Signor Tivoli. On MONDAY next will be produced, with all the new PTICAL EFFECTS, and by permission of J. H. Pepper, Esq., THE GHOST, Medium, Mr. A. Silvester. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The RISARELIS, EVERY EVENING during the Week puOYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The FAIRY FOUNTAIN EVERY EVENING, at Ten o'clock. ROY AL AI.FIAIVE BRA PALACE. Si gnor and Signori FRANCESCO in a Grand Divertissement and Pas Deux- Operatic Selections from " Ernani " and " Lucia de Lammermoor.'' Zb iss M'Gregor. Mr. Laurence Albert, Signor Georg , ni, Mr. Vernon Rigby, &o. &c. Band and Chorus of Sixty Performers. ARGYLL ROOM S.-JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. NOTICE.—Duri ,, g the Week the Selections will be—" Der Frieschutz "—" s.a - Forza del Duda() "—" Ii Trovatore " "Don Giovanni," &c. LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plays from half-past Nine to Twelve. Admission, le. . - _ ____ „ --„,...-,,„..-------- - -- w , -.4.1....-- - • - - - MI , • • „ k, . " * , '".;','T,i , " • -- ~ . c .,y7‘ !' - 0 40 ..(4c4. 41 , i,; : ;‘',- ' -4 I° 11 I , 4 ;e 3 7 r.- -- ~_ . • 1 ,...- 4 .--_--., ,s.: i 441 • .L .• ,!:,.. ' 7: :_f_ ' AA . .4,7,1, .-_---- , z . ,„...........1111 • .7 - •• 4 ; : _ ....,- _ -,... ..;:, ‘1 7 ' 1 A. ... . . . , . .. .:\;&VI .- fe.67, 0 --.. softy /. A - .-R, ---....--,•.' 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Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, July 5, 8 30 a.m. Major-General Halleck,— The enemy retired under cover of the night and the heavy rain in the direction of Fairfield and Cashtown. Our cavalry are in pursuit. I cannot give you the details of our captured in prisoners, colours, and arms. PRICE.-- ...4d. STAMPED.....Sd. Lincoln in person. thing furth er in relation a H b e o vcd receive instr uc ti ons i n regard according stated. thieolyn to o ee th li e n i e to rd mission n ea th l a a ta ny i - s Lee, of oa t fe e telegraphed Admir the f ac t s and requestedthi uot they yst Washing ton o , eo nm h s a ae d tn t t e n erd to wait until he c ou ld communicao authority to grant th e i r req : and d ewto instructions. This morning aspecial Cabinet meet ing was called to consider the matter. The grant ing of the request involved many delicate and im portantas such a proceedi ng t s o ti a o n ns aCknowledgment of the na ti ona li ty c / a :l ll : li e n :ended Confederate government; and, might be o2of a st thteu after all, the matter might be some comparatively unimportant affair, , such as the employment of negro troops, Sze. No decision was arrived at, and the Cabinet meeting was accordingly adjourned until to-morrow and Admiral Lee was instructed to ascertain if pos sible the object of the mission. In the meantime, however, the tug containing the rebel ambassadors had turned about and steamed up the river, without any parting salutation or ex planation, and thus ended the mission. A gentleman just arrived from Richmond, who left the day before yesterday,says great consterna tion prevails there. The defences are occupied chiefly by armed citizens, and fears are entertained that Lee will be cut off and Richmond captured be fore an army can be concentrated there. Upwards of 20 battle flags will be turned in from one corps. My wounded and those of the enemy are in our hands. The cerresGp o E n o d ß e G n E t of G t 11 , h T e E A N D e E w , 11 17 1 o a j r o k r -Gn a l. th e f o ll owing account of Friday's battle ;-- Heraldfur nishes Headquarters, Third Army Corps, near Gettysburg, July 4. The battle of Friday of was the most desperate, most fierce an d deeisivethe war. It was com menced at early daybreak on our extreme left by a determined attack by the enemy with artillery. The att ac k was met by the musketry and Sixth Corps, anti portions of the Fi rst and the Fifth, the Third lying close at hand in reserve. The battle raged fiercely at this point for n ear l y three hours, when the enemy fell back, yielding to us the whole of the battle-field of that morning as well as the pre vious day. Nearly simultaneously with the open ing of the attack on the left, movements were dis covered on the right, indicating that an effort was making to flank our position in that direction. Our artillery on Cemetery-hill at once opened, thro wing:heavy vollies of shell over and to the north and east of the town. At this point we had eight or ten batteries in position, covered by earthworks. The enemy responded briskly to our cannonading, but with poor effect, and were evidently much an noyed by our fire. They, however, pressed their columns on to the right, and very soon our infantry poured on that flank, and were earnestly engaged. The contest there was even more earnest and con tinuous than on the left. The Twelfth and portions of the Eleventh Corps withstood the shock, giving never an inch of ground to their assailants. The fight raged here on the face of a lofty moun tain, densely wooded, from the summit of which batteries could command our position on Cemetery hill. It was evidently with a view of gaining this position that the enemy made the assault. For this purpose Hill's corps, that had fought on the left on the previous day, were brought around to the right, to reinforce Early, and as the scheme was developed it appeared that the early attack on the left was intended as a diversion to cover this movement, From a distance the progress of the fight could be observed by the curling smoke rising above this wood, marking the line of the fierce contest. In reference to the application of Mr. Alexander H.Stephens and Commissioner Ould,to be permitted to proceed to Washington in the rebel gunboat Dragon, to present in person a letter from Jeff. Davis to President Lincoln, it was decided to-day that the application could not be granted, and Ad miral Lee was instructed to notify them* that, should the application be renewed, the ordinary channels would suffice for the transmission of any communi cations they might desire to make. GEN. MEADE'S ADDRESS TO HIS ARMY, GENERAL ORDERS-NO. 68. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac ; Near Gettysburg, July 4. The Commanding General, in behalf the country, thanks the army of the Potomac for the glorious result of the recent operations. Our enemy, supe rior in numbers, and flushed with the pride of a successful invasion, attempted to overcome or de stroy this army. Baffled and defeated, be has now withdrawn from the contest. The privations and fatigues the army has endured, and the heroic courage and gallantry it has displayed, will be matters of history to be ever remembered. Our task is not yet accomplished, and the Com manding General looks to the army for greater efforts to drive from cur soil every vestige of the presence of the invader. _ _ . In this struggle our reserved artillery was brought into play, and did most excellent service in im promptu positions on the elevated points, back of Cemetery-hill, shelling the face of the mountains, where the enemy were supposed to be. His reserve fire of shells, added to the steady and unflinching ardour of the glorious 12th Corps, ultimately checked the vastly superior force of the enemy, who for an hour or two had been gradually advancing. At the critical juncture, about 11 o'clock in the fore noon, one or two brigades of New York troops, sup posed to be militia from Pennsylvania, arrived, and were immediately thrown into position to re inforce the right wing, which was being so badly pressed. It is right and proper that we should, on suitable occasions, return our grateful thanks to the Almighty Disposer of events, that, in the goodness of His providence, He has thought fit to give victory to the cause of the just. By command of Major-General MEADE. S. Williams, A. A. G. . FORTRESS MONROE, July 3. The steamer City of Albany arrived at Fortress Monroe, from City Point at four o'clock this after noon. She reports all quiet there. A slight skirmish, however, took place last even ing, some way out, between a small detachment of our forces and the enemy. _ The particulars bad not been received when the steamer left, at ten o'clock this morning. FORTRESS MONROE, July 4. This assistance determined the fate of the day. The enemy quailed before it, and soon the curling smoke that marked the line of the contest began to recede, surely indicating that the enemy were falling back; but if they gave way at all it was but slowly, fighting at every step ; and thus the battle raged for hours, and until the afternoon, when the enemy abandoned the field in that direction. But they did not yet yield the day. For a period hostilities seemed to be suspended, but the suspen sion was very brief. The steamer John A. Warner arrived at seven o'clock this morning from Annapolis, with two hun dred and fifteen women, and as many children, en route. They left for City Point at nine o'clock this morning. A letter just received, dated Baltimore Cross Roads, July 3, says : Yesterday there was a skirmish four miles thin side of Bottom's Bridge. Sergeant Burnet, of Com pany C, Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry, was killed. No other casualties on our side. The rebel columns seemed to be moved as if by magic, and within an hour their whole force was massed directly in our front, and once more the fierce and deadly contest opened. This time it was an assault along the entire line —a last resort, the forlorn hope of the enemy. This afternoon the rebels opened on our advance brigade, Colonel West's, with five pieces of artillery. A fight ensued. Oar advance fell back until the reserves came up. There may be a fight at any hour. The force of the enemy is variously estimated at from five thousand to twenty thousand. They were weakened in numbers and utterly de moralised, yet Lee had a reputation to save and a name to make, and at any sacrifice of life he seemed bound to win the day ; but he strove in vain. The Union troops were fighting at home, and among their own people. They fought like heroes, and, inspirited by success, they had no thought of de feat. They could have withstood three times the force the enemy hurled against them. It was a mere play for them to drive back the columns of the rebels, and so they did drive them back, and at five o'clock, after more than 12 hours' constant fighting, the contest terminated, the national troops victo rious at every point, and having nearly the entire battlefield in their possession. Time fails me to dwell upon the details of thi s brilliant and glorious battle. It would be interest ing to state how we took thousands on thousands of prisoners, how the enemy were slaughtered, how our men fell by thousands heroically defending their national emblem, but let all this be deferred; the day is ours, the victory is won, the country is saved. At the close of the action General Lee had the im pudence to s end in a flag of truce asking a suspen sion of hosti lities, to g ive him time for the b ur i a l o f the dead, and an exchan ge of prison ers . G en . Meade repl ied that he intended prisoners the enemy to recapture a ll the had taken, and that he would bury their dead for them. Fail ing in this attempt to gain * • time, and badly worsted at all hands, the rebels had no other recourse but to avail themselves of the fast approaching night to fall back to the mountains. So precipitate was their retreat last night that their guards and sen tinels in town were not relieved, and were cap tured. Our army is in excellent health and spirits, and amply able to cope with the enemy now in our front. The enemy are rushing forward reinforcements by railroad. A slight engagement took place last evening. No decisive result. The Fifth Pennsylvania cavalry captured twenty , five prisoners. _ A national salute was fired to-day from Fortress Monroe, which was responded to by the English frigate Rinaldo. The United States flag has been displayed from her foremast during the day. The Regan battery, Seventh New York, came into Norfolk about five o'clock this morning, and opened the Fourth, as well as the eyes of the inha bitants, by the familiar sounds of their battery. . i This morning upwards of 1,100 stranglers were taken in Gettysburg, besides our wounded who had fallen into the enemy's hands on Wednesday. At early daybreak Gen. Pleasanton was started in pur suit of the rebels with his artillery, and at last ac counts was pressing them hard. The summary of the battle it would be difficult to give at this time, Both sides have lost heavily. The country about Gettysburg is crowded with wounded men. Every house and every barn is a hospital. Probably i❑ the aggregate of both armies at least 50,000 men have been placed hors de combat. The apportionment of this loss would probably be 1.0,000 Union and 30,000 rebels. In addition to this, we have captured from 12,000 to 20,000 pri soners, which is more than quadruple what they have taken from us, including our wounded who fell into their hands on Wednesday, and who were recaptured by us in Gettysburg this morning. It is exceedingly doubtful if we have taken either Longstreet or Hill, as reported, though the report is based upon statements of rebel prisoners. Other reports say that Longstreet is badly wounded, and some say he is dead. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENGE. NEW YORK, July 9, Evening. Money easy. Gold, 311 per cent. premium. Ex change on London—Bankers' bills, 144. 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Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, viINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly :acilitate he interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, , nd GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE itALOi3 Y is elven by Mr. TENNAN T. at 149, Strand, W.C. HORRIBLE CRUELTY. PORTSMOUTH, July 18. One of the most revolting cases of cruelty on re cord was, by direction of Vice-Admiral Sir M. Sey mour, G.C.8., brought before the magistrates here to-day, when Wm. Biddlecombe, a stoker on board her Majesty's ship Glasgow, was charged by Mr. T. Pope, a warrant officer of the same ship, with hav ing, on the 9th of July, in the harbour of Ports. mouth, cruelly ill-treated and tortured a dog, by cutting off one of its legs and partly skinning it when alive, thereby doing injury contrary to the statute. Mr. Bainsteed, instructed by Mr. Swain son, Admiralty solicitor, conducted the prosecution. Prisoner said—" I am guilty of skinning the dog, but tot of cutting off its leg when alive." Mr. Bin steed said he appealed as agent for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and be thanked Mr. Swainson for the trouble be had taken in get ting up that horrible case, and the gallant Port- Admiral and the officers under his command for the zeal they had displayed in bringing it before the court. From the information received, it was the most atrocious and disgusting case of brutality that had ever disgraced a court of justice ; and the man who had perpetrated the act had no possible object on earth, except, as be said, to get the dog's skin to make a "batty pouch," as he called it. He then called Edward Brown, stoker of her Majesty's ship Glasgow, who deposed that, on the 9th inst., he had a small black and tan terrier dog on board the above ship. Prisoner said he should skin the dog to make a baccy pouch. He thought he was jok ing. Subsequently prisoner said, "Let's go and kill the dog, and take his skin off." Witness said, " Don't do that." A few minutes afterwards he went to the head of the ship and saw the prisoner '' flaying the dog alive." Prisoner cut the skin of the foreleg, and then broke the bone with both hands ; he then cut the leg off with a knife. The dog cried out and turned round to bite Biddlecombe. John Barnes corroborated the above, adding that prisoner said to the dog when he was about to flay it, " You b—, I'll make a baccy pouch of your skin." He then laid the dog on his back and par tially cut its throat. He called to the last witness, saying, " Come and look, he is cutting the dog's leg off before he is dead." The dog was skinned alive. Prisoner denied cutting the leg off until after the dog was dead, adding that Brown helped him to skin it, The senior magistrate said—During the whole of my long experience, and the experience of my brother magistrates, there never was a case equal to this in atrocity brought before this bench. You cruelly tor tured this unfortunate animal. Sailors and soldiers in her Majesty's service are generally warmly attached to dogs and treat them well, because they are aware of their great attachment to human beings. You lost sight of every feeling of humanity and behaved in a manner which is a disgrace to you. I must here observe that during my long experience I have found that cruelty and service, r, o :h lore w pvnab a ri le : hset d so; neo c (arew e tn.hdaa g er aed, theuinn rally go together. I believe you to thdme a oss n kseo d tneo ptnpetee a nrnet d aeoyl i t s ooy g fuh r taa a hal crlerdeoecwot dismissed rsbtm h bo iyu e iss r rslt eah M fdwao .r j yo e o msumt threeybi: est. r Swainson said the remarks of Major Travers would, he knew, meet with the approbation of Admiral Seymour and all the naval authorities. The Beethoven bust, near Heiligenstadt, on the so-callf:d " Poet's Way," or "Beethoven Walk," was uncovered with all due solemnity on the 24th of June. The spot has been chosen most appropriately, for here Beethoven went to recruit his strength after his severe ill ness; to this charming neighbourhood of Heiligenstadt and Nussdorf he first resorted in 1802, but repeated his visits for several years, till, at last, he made the vicinity of Helzen dorf, Modling, and Baden, partly from inclination, partly for the sake of the baths, his permanent rural resting-place. Here he strolled about under the shade of walnut and elm trees; here he wrote the Pastorale and the Symphony in C Minor, the "Scene at the Brook," of which he said him self to a friend, point ng out the place where he had com posed it, " that the nightingales, cuckoos, the yellow.. hammers and quails had helped him,' Here, too, he wrote that touching document, the Promemoria to his brothers "As the leaves of the autumn fall and fade, so cherished hope is blasted for me. The same almost as I came, I go hence : the high-flown courage even that in spired me so often in the fine summer days, has disappeared. 0 Providence I let one pure day of jay come to me I" The bust, executed in bronze, by Fernkorn, bears simply the inscription of hie name, Louie von Beethoven,—•lehenteutn. Volunteer Review at Wimbledon. According to custom, which is rapidly acquiring the force of unwritten law, the proceedings at Wimbledon closed on Saturday with a grand review of the metropolitan and other volunteer corps by his Royal Higbness the Duke of Cam • bridge, The sharpshooters having held possession of the common for the previous fortnight, the occupation was com pleted on Saturday by the arrival of the main body of volun teers, who for their own improvement and the gratification of the spectators engaged in the operation of a field day. The weather, notwithstanding a smart shower which fell about 3 o'clock in town, was highly favourable, bright and not too warm ; it enabled the volunteers to move without incurring fatigue or discomfort, and gave the spectators an opportunity of seeing clearly all that was permitted by the wide space over which the evolutions extended. The de sire to be present at this review must have been great, for during the afternoon both platforms of the South-Western Railway terminus were crowded with passengers in and out of uniform struggling for places in the long lines of car riages; while hundreds wishing to avoid the crush at this point encountered the alternative of dust on the roads from London through Wandsworth or Putney. Putney and Wimbledon were both largely garrisoned, and dye and Omni buses reaped a rich harvest. No battalion was allowed to enter the enclosure of the National Rifle Association till it was completely formed, so that companies of volunteers the headquarters of which had still to arrive, or individual members of a corps who had started with the intention of taking a preliminary stroll, were dotted about in variegated skeins and clusters upon , the wide green surface of the outskirts of the common. Inside the enclosure double and sometimes treble lines of carriages stretched away from ef,her end of the Grand Stand, in one direction bearing across the enclosure nearly to Wimbledon . Horsemen, to their dissatisfaction, were obliged to keep strictly in rear cif these carriages. The stands held some thousands of specastdrs• In those at the side there was not a place vacant, and the Grand Stand re served for members of the Association or visitors paying .os. each, contained a distinguished company. Among the visitors were—Viscount Sydney, Earl of Cardigan, Lord Begot, Lord and Lady Vernon, Lady Rose Fane and party, Colonel North, M.P., Mr. Laird, M.P., Lady Charlotte Russell, Lady Ducie, Lady Anne Eleho, Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Colonel Steele, Colonel Kennedy, Captain Mildmay, &c. Not far from these, the New Zealand Chiefs, curiously tattooed and wearing blue uniforms, with white feathers in their caps, looked on with interest at the "war dance" of the white men. A female figure, less hideous but equally grotesque, sat in solitary estate among the equestrians out side, with a volunteer belt and cartouche-box over her riding habit, and a pale mauve sash suspending a sword unmis takeably connected with some theatrical " property.." Into such a gigantic area many persons of course contrived to gain admittance without the proper pecuniary equivalent, but the grossest case was that of a colonel of a regiment from the east end of the metropolis, who placed . a dozen of his friends, male and female, between the band and the corps and marched into the enclosure, refusing pointblank to pay for one of them. According to the instructions issued from the War-office, battalions aught all to have been upon the ground at 5 o'clock; but long after that hour, and in fact after 6 o'clock, the wind brought intermitant snatches of popular airs from one part of the common, ap parent solos on the big drum from another, and the conjoint melody of fifes and kettledrums from a third, giving audible information that the posting of the various brigades was still a task far from accomplished. These occasional bursts of melody were the more tantalising from the fact that five out of the eight brigades being stationed beyond the long range butts could not be seen from the Grand and side Stands, the occupants of them having heard the music approach, and then die away without ever seeing the regiments from which the strains proceeded, remained in some doubt whether the review might not have been adjourned to Richmond-park or Coombe-wood. The Inns of Courts, the 3d Middlesex Artillery, and an Engi neer Corps were the only regiments in sight for a vet y long period. Tho Grand Stand is admirably situated far seeing the troops when they are massed upon the plain and about to march past, but for viewing the proceedings beyond the ravine where the Wimbledon field-days ordinarily com mence it gives little or no facility. About half-past six o'clock the different regiments had marched to their allotted positions, and the manoeuvres began about 7. The force in the aggregate was variously estimated at from 7,000 to 10,000 men, being so much scattered as to render it difficult to form any precise estimate of its numbers. It was divided into eight brigades, the strength of which was equalized as far as possible. Five of these brigades were allotted to the attacking, three to the defending force. Major. General the Hon. Sir J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.8., led the attack, and to Major-Gen. Lord F. Paulet, C. 8., was intrusted the task of keeping possession, with an inferior army, of the plateau in front of the grand stand. The firing began in rear of the furthest line of butts, where the enemy was concealed from sight by the sudden dip of the ground. The 7th and 23d Surrey, thrown out on the enemy's part as skirmishers, were quickly answered by one of the Middlesex regiments detached to keep them in check till Lord Radstock's red and slate coloured battalions could be brought to the front. A long line, e mbracing , the bearskin s of the Hon. Artillery Co m p an y, th e gr een tufts of the Lon don Irish, and the sombre plumes of the London Brigade, soon made its appearance behind the enemy's skirmishers and compelled the defensive force to retire on the main body. They were driven first behind one range of butts, and then beyond the others, where a stand was made, and the artillery on either side began to mingle its deeper tones with the general chatter of musketry. One saw at a glance the force of the argument which military men are so fond of employing, that weapons of precision are not necessarily weapons of war. There was so little wind that the smoke from the cannon was hardly lifted, but came drifting down between the lines and thickening the vapour crused by file firing after the skirmishers had been called in. Now half a company, and now only a shako and half-a-dozen buttons, were all that were visible to marksmen as the ramrods went clicking and scraping in and out of barrels, and the steel tips glittered now and then above the smoke. Objects changed with the rapidity of a kaleidoscope before a loaded rifle could be lifted tc the shoulder. OrthoPtic sights and rifle telescopes would equally have been at a discount had any one tried to use them. Little by little the defenders were obliged to give ground. Lord Radstock's brigade re tired under cover of the guns of the Horse Artillery, and when these were in turn withdrawn the enemy, seeing a vacant space, rushed on to occupy it. At this juncture the London Scottish were thrown rapidly forward, and their advance was one of the prettiest features in the day's pro ceedings. Some lofty ferns and thick furze bushes lay di rectly in their path, and the flank companies, which wear the kilt, passed through these as steadily as their comrades with the defensive armour of gaiters and knickerbockers. The movement was so well timed and so completelyshe:tered by the other regiments whose line they were prolonging, that the enemy's skirmishers, apparently companies of the Queens Wesminsters, found themselves within less than the prescribed 100 yards of the London Scottish ; and instead of occupying as they thought an undefended posi tion, they were obliged to retreat with the utmost celerity. A long way in rear of the first line of the defenders the brigade of Colonel Brewster could be seen forming the re serve, and stretching across the plain in a line so beautifully " dressed" that it resembled a solid bar. The other portion of the attacking force, which had hitherto remained silent, now opened fire suddenly on the left flank of the defenders. The Inns or Court, with their usual prompitude, frayed out to repel this new assault, and some heavy guns were brought into play to answer the artillery of the attacking force. The level, of course, was different, but for the mo ment it seemed as if the London Scottish were placed in the midst of a cross fire. A change of front became imperative, and the defenders' left was accordingly thrown back a quarter of a circle, which brought it to a point exactly at right angles with its former position. The main body still preserved its alignment as the old attacking force remained in its front At a crisis such as this the galloping mania common to all staff officers rages. On Saturday the excite ment was intensified by the presence and rivalry of afigure in the undress uniform of some mounted rifle regiment. The activity of this horseman had been conspicuous all the afternoon. At one period he was flying along the high road to the Putney station; ten minutes later he was off at full stretch towards Wimbledon. A party attempted to cross the ravine, and they met him bursting up the steep ascent with the force of a catapalt. His tight-fitting black cap, rusty scabbard, and headlong speed gave him much the aspect of the Wild Huntsman of the legend ; and the pace he set for the imitation of mounted officers was fearful to contemplate. The programme, which was as great a secret t o the commanding officers of ,Volunteers as to the public, was decidedly shortened, owing to the lateness of the hour. The defending force was driven back upon the Grand Stand more rapidly than British troops ought to yield ground—and when it arrived sufficiently near for the pur poses of a march past a general fraternisation ensued. There appeared at first to be some doubt whether the march past would be performed, and when, at eight o'clock, the Commander-in-Chief, with a brilliant Staff, took up his position at the saluting base, he was warmly applauded by the staudholders and general body of spectators. It is worth consideration whether on fature occasions it might not be expedient to take the march past at the be ginning, instead of the end of the proceedings. Under the system adopted on Saturday the punctual corps are con demned to inactivity for the sake of those who were behind their time. If it were made known as a rule to be acted on in future that all the regiments actually upon the ground at a particular hour would march past at that hour, and that chose behind time would loss this legitimate opportu nity for display, although allowed to take part in the field day afterwards, it might afford an extra inducement to exertion, A. email b u t we ll, mounte d troop of S urre y Light Horse, taking precedence in their own county, passed first before the Commander-in-Chief. ,The guns of the Honour able Artillery Company, so well served during the day, came next, followed by the infantry of the same ancient re giment, led by their Colonel, Lord Colville. The first two companies were a little unsteady, but the last two kept a splendid line, which would not have descredited either bat talion of the Guards, whom they so closely resemble. The London Irish came next. , Following closely upon the Hon. Artillery Company they were at a disadvantage more apparent than real, in the matter of height, but their bearing was good, and their step elastic. Sir John Shelley's men marched past next, with smart patent leather accoutrements. Lord Ranelagh, at the head of his brigade, was cheered, and so were Lord Radetock and Lord Bury, the latter very cordially in recog nition of the recent success of his English Eight. The 3d Middlesex Artillery, 3d Tower Hamlets, dressed in scarlett, and Lord Radstock's own regiment passed the Commander in-Chief in a manner eliciting expressions of approval. The caps of the Inns of Court corps, at some distance off, could be distinctly seen above those of the intermediate Volun teers, but owing doubtless to reasons of a professional na ture its ranks were somewhat thin. The Victorias, although cheered, scarcely elicited that enthusiasm which was their due, remembering their exertions in camp. They are con stantly mistaken either for the St. George's or the London Rifle Brigade, and until the three black regiments have passed, persons do not feel certain that they have actually seen the Victoria& To the South Middlesex and to the London Rifle Brigade were given the reception incited by their fame in time past and their evident present efficiency, But the loudest and heartiest acclamations were reserved for Lord Elcho, in his double capacity of Colonel of the London Scottish and Chairman of the Council. The regi ment which always makes the most creditable show on oc casions of this kind is that commanded by Lord Grosvenor. Consisting as it does of two battalions, the Queen's is en abled on all occasions of interest to turn out as many men as an ordinary regiment of the Line. On Saturday it bad 10 companies at Wimbledon, and by contrast with some of the other corps, which were merely skeletons, presented a noble appearance. Dr. Westmacott was in professional attendance in case of emergency, but the only casualty reported during the day was that which occurred to a member of the 7th Surrey, who slipped while ascending the hill and broke his thumb. It is only just to Inspector Penfold, of the A division, and Superintendent Butt, of the local force, to add a word in praise el the admirable manner in which not alone on Satur day, but during the whole of the recent meeting the police arrangements were conducted, Superintendent Walker came on Saturday with a reinforcement of 80 men. AMERICA. REUTER'S EXPRESS. (Per the Canada.) NEW YORK, Jaiy 7. The steamship City of Washington arrived at New York July 6, and the New York July 7. The steamship Asia arrived at Halifax, July 7. The following is the " situation" from the New 1 ork Herald of July 7:— All the news from the vicinity of Gettysburg, accumulating as it does from every quarter,confirms the fact that the defeat of Gen. Lee's army on Fri day was a total rout. Perhaps the best evidence of this is the number of prisoners which our troops are picking up in large bodies, amounting now to nearly 28,000, or almost the fourth part of the rebel army. The troops of Gen. Lee are scattered in the mountains, whither they were endeavouring to escape towards Virginia. Since Friday there was no general engagement, but cavalry skirmishes in the rear of the enemy are continually progressing. The rebels retreated by way of Greencastle and Hagerstown, at which place Gen. Lee probably now has his headquarters. Firing was heard in that direction yesterday. A fight was also reported at Fayetteville yesterday,and another at Mercersburg, no doubt the operations of our cavalry on the enemy's rear. It is a remarkable fact that the late seizure of horses made from the farmers of Penn sylvania and Maryland has turned out greatly to their disadvantage. The animals, not being trained to the battlefield, have become so unmanageable as to render their riders almost helpless when attacked by our cavalry. Despatches from Harrisburg yesterday state that Gen. Couch has pushed forward all his effective force to cooperate with the Army of the Potomac. His advance is already in contact with the enemy, and aiding General Meade's army. Gene• ral Lee, as far as known, holds all the passes in the South Mountain leading into the Cumberland valley from Gettysburg. The troops under Gene ral Pierce, formerly Milroy's command, captured at Greencastle 600 prisoners, two wagons loaded with plunder and three pieces of artillery. The prisoners were stragglers making their way to the Potomac► in company with wagon trains. Gen. Pleasanton and Gen. Stuart were skirmishing all day yester day in the vicinity of Bridgeport. A heavy freshet came down the Potomac as far as Washington yesterday, and it was stated that all the fords from Falling Waters were rendered completely impassable. The waters of the Potomac are now six feet above the fording level. It appears that the pontoon bridge at Williamsport was not destroyed as reported, the rebel Gen. Imboden having too strong a force there to protect it, so that Lee's re treat into Virginia was not cut off, as was supposed. Gen. Meade has issued an address to his army, congratulating them upon the recent victory. He says, however, " our task is not yet accomplished, and the Commanding General looks to the army for greater efforts to drive from our soil every vestige of the presence of the invader." It is stated on excellent authority that the rebel General Ewell, the successor of Stonewall Jackson, died yesterday from wounds received at the battle of Gettysburg on Friday. News of a most important character reaches us from sources beyond all question as to the truth of the statement. The Vice-President of the rebel Go vernment, Alexander H. Stephens, and Mr. Com missioner Ould, came down the James river on board the rebel gunboat Drag' n on Saturday, under a flag of truce, and requested permission from Admiral Lee to proceed to Washington in order to present in person an important communication from jeffer on Davis to Abraham Lincoln. Admiral Lee at once despatched to Washington for instruction. A C4binet meeting was accordingly held yesterday morning, and it was decided that permission should not be granted to these gentlemen to fulfil their mission, whatever it was, to Washington. Admiral Lee was instructed to inform them that the ordi nary channels of communication would suffice for the transmission of any message they might have to send to Mr. Lincoln. Meantime the rebel gunboat had steamed up the James river while awaiting the reply from Washington. The probability of the return of North Carolina to the Union is foreshadowed by the Portsmouth Virginian of the 2d, which says :—" Reliable infor mation has been received here that the return of North Carolina to the Union is an event which may be daily expected. A disaffection towards the Go vernment of Jeff. Davis, radical and wide-spread, exists in the State, and overtures have been made to General Foster which will shortly lead to im portant results." By the arrival of the steamer Cahowba at Fortress Monroe yesterday, we have news from New Orleans to the Ist inst. The bombardment of Port Hudson Was then going on vigorously. All the steamers in the service of General Banks were iunning up and down the river without interruption. WASHINGTON, July 6, 1863. The f o llowing facts have been obtained from a source which guarantees their correctness, and the statement may be relied upon as strictly true, On Saturday, the 4th inst., the rebel gun b oat Dragon came down the James river with a flag of truce. Acting Re ar-Admiral Lee sent u p an officer u was on boa r d. to meet it when it was ascertained tha t Alexander Cm t i h ss e i y on w er er o e b ld earers of an 'Theyll. Stephens represented a nd that im portant letter from Jefferson Davis,et Commander-in- Chief of the Army and Navy of the Confederate State, to Abraham Lincoln, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the united-State s , an d requested per mission to p rocee d to Washington in the Dragon and present the letter to President THE HON. MRS. NORTON'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready, with a LETTER from th e A u th or, i n 3 vo l s ., F OURTH EDITION of LOST AND SAVED. By the Hon. MRS. NORTON. " Lost and Saved' is a work of such rare excellence that it would create a stir among novel readers even if it had not Mrs. orton's name on •he title page. It surpasses 'Stuart of Dunleath ' in str eng th , d e li cacy, an d finish* '—Athenmum. Hurst and B aekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. GENERAL MEADE'S DESPATCHES. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, near Gettysburg, July 3, 8.30 p.m. Major Gen. Hal leck, General-in-Chief, The enemy opened at one o'clock p.m. from about 150 guns, concentrated upon my left centre, continuing without intermission for about three hours, at the expiration of which time he assaulted my left centre twice, being upon both occasions handsomely repulsed with severe loss to lives, leav ing in our hands nearly 3,000 prisoners. Among the prisoners are Brigadier-Gen. Armi sted and many colonels and offi cer s of lesser rank. and a- The enemy left many dead upon the fiel d large number of wounded in our hands. The loss upon both sides has been considerable, Major-Gene r al H ancoc k a nd Brigadier-General Gibbon were wounded. After the repelling of the assault, indications leading to the belief that the en emy m ight be with drawing, hed au armed reconnoissance found to be for i - n ward from the left, and th e enemy pus force. harassing ag y on b o th and vigorously At the present hour all ed all d a en is quiet. My cavalry have bee , g flanks of the e nemy, him with g raa t success, n otwithstanding attacking s uperior numbers, b o th of cavalry t h ey en countered and infantry in fine spirits. The army is GEORGE G. MEADE, Major-General Commanding. WASHINGTON, July 5, 4 p.m. Th e latest official despatch received here up to this hour from General Meade, is dated at head quarters, Army of the Potomac, 7 a.m., July 4, which merely state that the enemy had withdrawn from his positions occupied for attack on Friday. The information in the possession of Gen. Meade at that hour did not develope the character of the enemy's mov ement—whether it was a retreat, or a manoeuvre for other purposes. Reliable informa tion received here to-day asserts that General Lee's hc-adquarters were at Coshtown yesterday after noon, and further represents that the rebels were tortify ng at Newman's Cut, in the South Moun tains, apparently to cover a retreat. Later official despatches are expected this evening. SECOND DESPATCH: Headquarters, Army of th© Potomac, July 4, Noon. To Major-General Halleck The position of affairs is no t materially changed since my last despatch of 7 a.m. We now hold Gettysburg. The enemy had abandoned large numbers of his killed and wounded on the field. i shall probably be able to give you a return of our captures and losses before night, and a return