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~~~~~~ ( r IPE MAT, TIOVAL PRIVILEGED UNION LANK OF AUSTRIA (Limited). Capital, £2,000,010 sterling. hankers—Mess,s. iNlasterma , Peters, and Co. Solicitors —Messrs. Crowder, Maynard, Son, and Lawford. Brokers—Messes. Fawcttt, and Hill. A Preliminary Concession for the above Bank having been &minted to his Excellency Baron Thierry, wit whom satis factory arrangements have been made for carrying it out, 2 Ptospa.tus, with an influent al Directi, n, will be published In due course. A Subscriptio List will in the meantime be opened at the offices of Messrs. Rill, Fawo tt, and Mil, 29, Threadneedle reet, //. IN t vi S PA lat .j the lamented clZt ------------- h of ---"Mt:jor Pelham, I ' " aid i 134 ' 27 . . 4 \ e cFba G itodu e trela n ,ince . aktin S snee t ddo u nf a a.a r tnc t hed , ieu a tdrl t aar7 t ipt h ivephe e eini h ans r e fboss a aor d etmmhk o efte f tta 2 thi or , ib O nuna o egdo o nyfi j o atko.h f refra ii : :: tihit:ett c", • : i.ii ii d. l4 4exr4).o, l: ja.v0, 7 14. 1 1‘ ;,,1_,(3,7t4 ( 4:.:1 t of the Federal cavalry had reached tien‘ Fitzhugh I Lee, but in the deep and miry slimeiiit the roads he gave little heed to the truth of the 9eport. It hap penedahlosuos;iaatjtaerndpienighaarac,ourt-martial, With him went that Gen. St uar t was at C ulpepper Court neither of them expecting any collision with the enemy. On the morning of the 17th it was reported that a large body of Federal cavalry, r variously r ari a o p u i s d ly iya ng estimated dvanei at from 6,000 t o 8 , 000 from Kelly's Ford. re oppose them there was nothing bat the brigade of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, numbering at this moment about 800 men, but likely to be much stronger hereafter. Two of the Federal regiments si ere dismounted and thrown out as sharpshooters, and ' ,gainst• these dismounted men the Con federates th ice gallantly attempted to charge, hit were un abrleto get at them by reason of the inaccessibility of their position. Just as the third charge was im minent, Major Pelham, who had borrowed a horse and was on the field as a volunteer, rode a little for ward, and,having been forbidden by General Stuart to join (as he eagerly desired) in the charge, cheered the 3d Virginia Regiment forward with voice and hand. "There they are boys, there ! Give it 'em ! forward! forward !" These were his last words. He never spoke again. A shell, discharged at the regiment, burst above him, and extinguished one of the purest and bravest spirits which have yet b=on y ielded up in this desolating war. The charge was delivered without effect, but immediately after wards, to the astonishment of their opponents, the Federals began to retreat. It is believed that intel ligence of the movement of a large body of in fantry, designed by General N.E. Lee to cut off the Federals from the Rappahannock, had suddenly reached them. Be this as it may, nothing could exceed the precipitate disorder of their retreat. Various designs, such as a descent upon Gordons ville or Charlottesville, or some point of the Vir ginia Central Railroad, have been imputed to them. As it is, but for the accidental and irreparable loss which the Confederates have sustained in Major Pelham, there would have been little occasion to waste ten words upon so feeble and abortive an attempt 63. to lift the curtain of the bloody drama of ls • • 'l6 41 ft . 14 M v o s ti ce..; , ''', 11111116. '16 ,0$ - DIE t 1" e"", -OROrr• ) t /11k44 N°. 22,108. SUIN‘ LoN1)0N, FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 8, 1863, STAMPED ....sd. D ANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA Incorporate d by Royal Charter. Th , Directors of the Bank of Britis!l North America, DO riEttEBY GIVE NOTICE, that the YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of PROPIIIE IORS will be hel , pursuant to the Deed of ettlement, on TUESDAY, the 2d June next, at the office of the Corporati n, 7, St. 11-len's-place, Bb.hops gat. -street, at (Ile o'clock precisely, when the Election of Three Directors, in the re( m of those go ng out by the pro visions of the Deed, will tike pia e. Also the election of a Director, in the plroe of 11 omas Henry Milner, Esq., resigned. AEW /NOVEL BY TIIE HON. C. S. SAVILE. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vole., C E CIL BE AUMONT. By the Hon. C. S. SAVILE. Also now ready, in 3 vols., TRUE AS STEEL. By WALTER THORNBURY. Hurst and Blac •;ell, 13, Great Marlborough-street. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Naval and Military Intelligence. bal. last night in the commoaious mess-room at the Marine Barracks, which was very handsomely de corated for the occasion. Toe band of the division, shares with the native of Hindostctu and Persia. But even among the fugitive slaves at the North there is such a general consciousness of the a version in which they are held by the white man, such suf fering from the Arctic cold of northern vi inters, that it is universally believed 90 per cent. of the pure unadulterated Africans in the North and Canada would transfer themselves again to the sunny South if free transportation and liberty to avail themselves of it were extended to them to•morrow. There is something saddening, I might almost say appalling, in the thought that in the British Parliament, and upon every public platform in England, a speaker has only to express gratification that, as one result of this Allicting war, 100,000 negroes have bust their bonds, in order to insure from his audience rapturous applause. If it were intimated in this country that the 900 violent deaths which annually occur in the collieries of England were at one jump increased to 90,000, and if this intimation were here received with satisfaction and applause, there would be some analogy between the two cases. It is in vain for me to seek, by the use of any language at my command, to convey to these English enthusi asts a true description of the condition of those ran somed Africans, for whom, in English eyes, the possession of freedom is meat, drink, clothing ; shel• ter, life, and happiness. It is to be hoped that from some impartial spectator of their condition, writing from the North, the truth, neither extenuated nor set down in malice, may reach the eye of England. Meanwhile, from hundreds of similar reports, many of them far more nervous and graphic in language, I cuil the following description, emanating from a gentleman of high character and position, who has contributed it to the columns of the Richmond CHESTER MEETING, THURSDAY. I The business transacted at the subscription rooms this morning was purely that of settling, which was carried on in a very satisfactory manner. The only move made on the Derby was to make Macar, ni as good a favourite as Lord Clifden. It was rumoured that for the future Mr. 1 opham would not have the management of this meeting. Mr. Eyke's annual sale of yearlings, took place as usual at the back of the Albion Hotel. The racing was of so uninte resting a character that nothing need be mentioned con cernii g it. Nearly an hour was wasted at the s• art for as, Scurry Handicap, and after they had started and ran about halt the distance a child was found lying in the Sunning gr , and It was with the greatest difficulty that Fordham at , d Grimshaw prevented their horses running over it. The weather wa, most charming throughout the day. Cheshire Welter Cup (Handicap) of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each ; winners extra ; jockeys 31b extra. Grosvenor course. 12 subs. Mr. Moore nas. Eidolon, 6 yrs, 12st 31b (in 31b extra) (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. E. T. Bowers's Fontenoy, 3 yrs, lOst llb (inc. 31b) (Clement) 2 Mr. Holman nas. Deception, aged, 9st 131 b (in 31b) Mr. D. Smith's Sch oo l mas t er , 5 yrs, 9 s t 71b (M(Fr.ol ditam) 3 Hogg) 4 Mr. E. Mill's K n ut s f or d, yrs, list 61b (in. 31b) (Withington) 5 Betting-5 to 4 agst Eidolon, 7to 4 agst Fontenoy. Eidolon was the first away, and, with Deception and Schoolmaster in close attendance, came on with the run. ning to the half distance, when the latter rushed to the front, and came past the stand a length in advance of the favourite, who was followed by Fontenoy, Deception, and Knutsford, in the order we have given them. In this way they ran to the half-mile post, where .Ychoolmaster dropped back, and E dolon again resumed his lead, followed by Deception and Fontenoy into the straight, where the latter joined the favourite, the pair finishing a close and exciting race home, Eidolon winning at last very cleverly by a length and a half. Deception finished a good third. Scurry Handicap, of 5 sovs each, with 30 added. Winners extra. Half a mile. 12 subs. Mr. H. Owen's Antipodes, 3 yrs, 65t.... (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Scott nas Mountain Buck, 3 yrs, 6st 91b ( Wheatley) 2 ;apt. Christie's Miss Julia, aged, 9s , 10Ab (Fozdnans) 3 THE NAVY. On the occasion of the Cadmus, 22, being paid oft at Chatham the officers entertained Capt. J. F. Ross at a banquet at Willis's (Sun) Hotel. The Leander, 51, 400 horsepower, fitting for sea, was again taken to the Maplin Sands on Wednes day for the purpose of testing her rate of speed at the measured mile, the requisite rep-irs to the ma chinery having b-en ff- cted and the defects i❑ her ngioes merle good. The trial was under the direc don of Mr. Rumble, of the Cumberland, 70, inspec tor of machinery efbat, and Mr. Mat tyn, assistant master shipwright of Sheerness dockyard. Mr. Biosland, chief engineer of the yard, was deputed by the Admiralty to report on the result. After the vessel proceeded to the Nore, and before the fficial trials could be completed, the engines again broke down, and the Fearless, paddle wheel steam tender, with Mr. Rumble on board, was despatched to the dockyard to obtain assistance, the ship hav ing dropped her anchor near the Nore light. She will be some days in making good her defects, after which she will again attempt to make her trial, for the fourth time. The engines of the Leander ap peared to be very faulty; their constant rer airs and frequent breakdowns very considerably retarding the fitting on t of this frigate. The Armstrong and other guns required for the Cossack, 20, 250 horse power, fitting at the Nore for commission, has been despatched to that vessel from the Ordnance stores, Chatham. This fine corvette is very rapidly approaching completion, and in the course of a few weeks will be ready to be dispatched to any station where her services may be required. It is stated at Chatham that she will relieve the Pearl, 21, 400 horse power, Capt. J. Curlase, C. 8., on the East India and China station. A memorial was yesterday forwarded to the Ad miralty from the inspectors employed in Chatham dockyard, requesting an extension to them of the same privileges in the way of payment for the extra hours during which they are employed in the dockyard as are now enjoyed by the subordinate officers and mechanics. The workmen and officials employed on the Achilles enter the dockyard, under the present arrangement, at a few minutes before 6 a.m., and continue working until 8 p m., for which ihey receive increased pay. The inspectore, however, althougheraployed during the same number of hours have had no addition made to their salaries, which they complain of as a very great hardship. Some of the leading men are actually placed on the same footing as themselves as regards the extra pay. As A matter of justice to a deserving class of officers it is hoped that their lordships will take steps for re moving the grievance complained of. Yesterday the 12 pounder and 9-pounder Arm strong field and boat guns for the iron cased frigate Rayai Oak, 35, 800 horse power, fitting for sea at Chatham, were despatched from the Ordnance wharf to that vessel. Some delay has taken place in the shipment of the 110-pounder and 40-pounaer Arm strongs, in consequence of it having been necessary 'o make some alterations in the carriages to adapt them for the decks of the Royal Oak. led by Herr Kappy, the conductor, was in atten dance. Among the company was Major-General Stransham, the InspEctor-Gin, of Royal Marines, together with the principal naval and military offi cers of the port and garrison. The 7th brigade of Royal Garrison Artillery, sta tioned at Gosport, were officially inspected yester day, on Illslar-common, by Mijor•Gen. Lord W. P .ulett, C. 8., the general officer in command of the south-west district. His lordship was attended during his inspection by Col. Warde, C. 8., corn minding the Roy al Artillery in the south-west dis trier; Col. E. Somerset, C. 13,, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-General; Col. Thack well, Deputy- A ssist.-Adjutan t- Gen. ; and Town-major E. Breton. The annual fete at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich came off yesterday in the grounds fronting the Academy. It was calculated that no fewer than 6,000 or 8,000 persons attended. The weather was exceedingly favourable for outdoor amusements, and the select party admitted within the private enclosure completely filled the portion of the grounds allotted for the visitors. The sports commenced at half-past 10, and continued, with an interval of about an hour for dinner, until half-past six. Hurdles had been planted, ditches dug, Em bankments raised, and furze bushes stuck in the ground to represent a rugged piece of country. The sports in the early part of the day consisted of throwing the cricket-ball, foot-racing in couples, running on three legs, jumping, throwing a half cwt., fencing, single-stick playing, &e. After dinner there was running wide jump, hurdle racing, sack racing, leaping with poles, and finally the steeple chase, which commenced at 5 o'clock. The course was 600 yards in length, over a five-foot hedge and a brook filled with four feet of water. There were 30 competitors in this race, each distinguished by a party-coloured sash and cap, and lightly dressed. Prince Arthur, accompanied by Major Elphinstone, having previously inspected the Royal Marine Barracks and Infirmary, was present at the steeple. chase. The spectators appeared to be highly amused as some of the less fortunate runners failed to secure a firm footing after the leap, and floun dered up to their waists in the water. They, how ever, soon recovered themselves and joined their companions in terminating the chose, at which they were loudly cheered. The sports concluded with a consolation race. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., 13y order of the Court. London, May 6, 1863. C. 31`NAB, Secretary. LIFE A HONG CONVICTS I y the Rev. C. B. GIB , ON, 31.R.1.A., NOTICE TO THE POLICY HOLDERS OF THE BRITISH NATION LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. T HE v , lustion is now completed. A Rover denary Bsnus has been declared, ave aging thirty r er Cent. of the amount f th, premiums paid during the period comprised in the valuation, on Policies entitled to parti cipate. The apportionm nt of this Bonus to the individual Policies I.= now progressing, and the usual notices to the Policy nolders will be forthwith issued. By order of the Board, HENRY LAKE, Manager. Chief Offices, 310, Regent-street, May, 1863. Chapl in in the Convict Service. "All concerned in that iromento s question, the treat ment of our convicts, may peruse with .nterest and tencilt the very va►uable informition and the very useful su_ges lions lai ! before tht m by Mr. Gibson in the most pleasant and lu id manner possible."—Sun Hurst and B ackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. This day, Crown Octavo, price 0 -., THE COMMON-PLACE PHILOSOPHER IN TOWN AND COUN TRY: a Selection from the Contri , mtions of A.K.H.B. to Fraser's Bing .zine ; with other Occasional Essays. London: Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand. GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1837. Empowered by Special Acts of Parliament. 62, King William -street, London. l, £l,; 00,000. Capita The DIRECTOR S GIV id: NOTICE 1. That the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Pro prietors will be held at Twelve o'clock precisely, on SATUR DAY, the 3d lust , at the Office of the Company, 02, King IN ill am-street, London. 2. That at such meeting the Proprietors who then hold ten or more shares which they have possessed six calendar Months may attend an f veto. n. That three rireckora, Jacob 'eorge Cope, Esq., Charles J•mos Heath, Esq., and Edward Wilson, I sq. ; and Wittiam Bunter, Esq one of t e Auditors, retire by rotation, all of whom are eligible for reappointnunt, for which they will be propos, d. 4. That any proprietors duly qualitied who shall be desirnus of becomingcandidates fo any of the se sstuations, must give wri: ten no lc( of their intention at the Office to the Secretary, at least ten days previ,,usly to the time of such meting. By order of the Directors. THOMAS PRICE, Secretary. MRS. EDWIN JAMES'S NEW WORK. WANDERINGS OF A BEAUTY, By Mrs. EDWIN JAMES. One Shilling. Rutledge, Warne, and Rutledge, Farringdon-street. This Day, crown Bvo., cloth, price 65 , WHAT IS FAITH ? A Reply to Dr. Baylee's Challenge to Dr Colenzo. A Letter addressed to the Rev. Joseph Baylee, D.D., Aidin's College, and to all Theologians and Div nes, Roman Catholic as wed as Proteetint. By A. 8., a Layman. Thi- letter raises a new and startling* question, namely. whether Revealed Truth is indeed incomprehensible, and whether God ever expected men to be lieve without under standing. The author maintains that it is a downright abstfdity to say that Truth of any kind, natural or revealed, is incomprehensible ; that Truth is to the understanding exactly what light h to the eye, rnd that Revealed Truth in particular is so simple and easy that it was understood by illiterate fishermen, and is revealed to children and babes, and is only hidden from the wise and learned, in whom pre couclived ideas and prejudices hinder the perception of truth. London : Printed and Published for the Author by Robert Hard,. icke, 192, Piccaddly. May fth, 18'3. L ONDON BANK OF SCOTLAND (Limited). Incorporated under "The Companies' Act, 1862," which specially limits the liability of each shareholder to the amount of his shares. Capital £1,000,000, in 10,000 shares of £lOO each, with power to increase. £2 Deposit on applicition, £1 per s h are ; payment on allotment, r share. Calls not ex eeding £5 pei share, at inter val,- of not less than three months. It is not intended to call up more than £2s' per share. W. W. DIRECTORS. CARGILL, Esq., Chairman (Director of the Oriental Bank Corporarion) Threadneed le-.t E.C. Eugene Co line, E sq. , M erchant. 9, Gracechurch-street, E.C. Colq , houn, Esq., Merchant (Consul-General for O ldenbtvgli), 1, Lawrence Pountney-hill, Cannon -street. John I lin, Esq. (J. B. Elfin and Co.), Merchants, Director of the London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate Bank 31, Ab church•lane, E C. Captsin Chas. W. Gordon, M.P., 26, Pall mall, and Fyvie Sir JAberdeenshire. CD. Hay, Bart., M.P., 44, St. James's-place, London, and Glenluce, Wigcownshire. W J. Marshall, Erq (Wilson, Bowles, and Co., Merchants), 9, Mincins,r-lane. Hon. William Nspler (Wanaf.ring Director of the Lnnds Im provement Company), 2, old Pal ce-yard, Westminster. Ll oy Oppd en s. heim, Esq., M erc h an t , 160, Leadenhall-street, and ' IL Spicer Esq. (Spicer B ro th el s, Mere' ants', George -yard, Lon bard-s•reet. Alfred Wilson, Esq., Director of the Bank of London. AUDIT ns. David Allardice, E• Com— ercial Bank of India. Robert Fit-her, Esq.,q Auditor of the Bombay and Baroda Railway Company. Henry Sherma,,, Esq. (Levick s an d She. man, Merchants), 9, King's Arms-yard. AN OFFERING TO LANCASHIRE. Jest published, price 55., SOMETHING NEW; or, TALES FOR THE TIMES. Edited by EUSTACE W. JACOB, late Capt. 99. h Regt. " A small collection of amush. g stories. "—Coeburn s United Service Gazette. "A charming s'ory book."—Naval and Military Gazette. Emily Faithfull, 83 a, Farringdon-street. The following also ran or Cure and Abernethy Betting—Even on Antipodes, 2 to 1 agst Miss Julia, 8 to 1 agst Abernethy, and 100 to 3 agst Kill or Cure. One hour was consumed at the post before Mr. M‘tieorge got them in order, through the repeated breaking away of Antipodes. At last the flag was lowered, wnen the fa vourite, with Miss Julia at his girths, cut out the work at a goad pace, followed by Abernethy and Mountain Buck to the distancP, where the favourite drew away, and won in a canter by two lengths. Mountain Buck, who headed Miss Julia at the stand, obtained the second honours by a neck. TN FUN This Week—One Pen n v —J, inies Stansield, Esq , M.P.—The Liverpool Spies—Honest Abe's Rudder, &c., &e. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY. At 28. 6d. ester, Person. SOUPS. Mock Tatie. Cl .remont. FISH. Stewed Eels. Fried Soles. ENTREES. Sweetbreads and Muahrooms. Patties ala Becharnel. JOIN TS. Roast Beef Roast Mutton. SWEETS. Semolina Puddings. Orange Fritters. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, dHENISH, stosk LLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for the London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET -STREET. Marquis of Westminster's Plate, value 100 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sues each. Second to save his stake. Winners extra. Grosvenor Course. 20 tubs. Mr. Wilkinson's Dictator, 5 yrs, Bst 61b Mr W. I'Anson's Caller Ou, 5 yrs, 9at (Withiugton) 2 Mr. W. Hart's Miadiewatch, 3 yrs, sst 71b.... (Kenyon) 3 Mr. Johnstone's Lady Rip n, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b (Gnaboner) 4 Mr. Payne's Merrymaid, fist 61b (J. Grimshaw) 5 Mr. Godding's Mountain Maid filly, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Woodhouse) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Caller Ou, and 3to 1 agst Dic tator. Yesterday, for the first time, there was put in operation at the Royal gun factories at Woolwich a new description of apparatus for tempering steel rubes to form the inside of rifled cannon. From the strain and friction in the guns iron is found to fail rapidly, and hitherto it has only been em ployed on account of its non-liabilty to burst when fired. Recent improvements in the manufacture will now permit steel to be substituted. Experi ments are now being carried out to ascertain whe her that material possesses the necessary toughness to prevent it from breaking. A number of experimental guns are now being constructed in the Royal gun factories, under the superintendence of Mr. Anderson. Tbey are to be rifled on various systems fora course of experiments by the Ordnance Se ect Committee of Woolwich Arsenal, at Shoeburyness. SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IV WAT ER COLOURS.— Ile Fifty-ninth Annual Exh,biton is now OPEN at their “allery, 5, Pal -mBll East ,c.ose to the National Gallery, from Nine tilt du k. Admittance, Ss. ; Catalnaue, 6d. JOSEPH J. JENKINS, Secretary. The Emerald, 34, screw frigate, Capt. A. Cum ERS. The Bank of London hrea dneedle - street, E.C. Messrs. S OLICITORS. Phillips and Son, Abchurch-lane. E.C. Messrs. J. and W. Murdoch and Rodger, 48, West Nile street, Glasgow, BROKERS Metier -. Woolley and Coates, Go, Tok,nhouse-yard, Lothbury, H. C. Messrs. Taunton and Co., Liverpool. Robert M'Ewen, Esq., Ducie-tuildings, Exchange, Man. cheater. Messrs. Black and Robson, Glasgow. Messrs. macallum and Sidey. 5. e.inces-street, Edinburgh. John Ferguson, Esq., Aberdeen. SECRETARY. Jame: Maurice, Esq. Temporary Offices-4, Royal Exchange-avenue, Royal Ex change, London. PriOSPEC rus. More than thirty years have elapsed since any leading Bank has been established in Sew lewd ; and when the following circumstances are considered, viz., the extraordi nar y d eve l op - ment during this inte rva l of the resources of the country; the extension of steam and railway communication ; the improved cultivation and value of the land ; the almost wonderful growth of some of the chief cities and towns, in population, wealth, and enterprise ; and the fact that millions pass an nually between Scotland and the commercial Metropolis of the World; coupled with the universally admitted deficiency of direct banking a ccommodation between both countries ; it w;11 be seen that the present is a peculiarly favourable op portunity for successfully introdu ing the London Bank of Scotland (L mited), and sfeuring it an extensive and profit ab'e bit ine-s. All financial operations between Scotland and London are transsic*ed through Agencies at considerable expense, time. and trouble, by far the largest proportion both of the Inland Brats in c rculation in the country, and alto the Foreign Bills wn upon Great Britain theng made payable in London, the gran focus to which pecuniary ransactions of the E" pine are ultimately brought to be adjusted. This Company will be enabled to offer very considerable advantages to the public, in the uniform and more economical charge for the collection, transmission, and liquidation of bids, money, exchanges, and other business transactions betwren Scotland and London. The remarkable success attendant upon banking institutions connected with this country. whether for Ireland the Continent, or the Colonies, proves that an establishment in London facilitates business, whilst larize profits are secured. N ne of the existing Scotch ke possess this advant age; and the Londc n Bank of Snott.na deratum. is es' abllsi,ed t o mee t so great a monetary deli As c orroborative of the necessity which exists for extended banking facilities, it may be also eta ed, that during the above• mentioned period the external trade of the country has more than trebled itself. The returns published by the Bo4rd of Trade thow that the exports in the year 183 • amounted to x 32,000,000, while in 'B6 they reach( d £1 , 5,842,8 7; and th ,t the aggregate value of the impo to in the yo ar 1854 'when first ascertained) was £152,389,0 3, which in 1.8.50 amounted to £179, , 82 35 The home trade during the corresponding period developed itself to xtent which it'is almost impossible to comp •.te Regarding the- e consider time, and the still rapidly expanding commercial relations between Edinburgh, G 16,8. sow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth. Inverness. Paisley, and other important pia es in Sc o tl an d , with London, it has been decided constipating this'll ink to take p o werumetancees to o• en Branches, as r aay warrant. in the above cities and towns, commen lag first In Edinbiirgh and Glasgow, With a He ad Offic, in Londo n . The administrat on of the London Bank of Scotland and its Brandies will he superintended by men of sound practi cal, commercial, and financial know,edge, whose position and antecedents will be a sure guarantee of the careful and Wise management adopted throughout all the details of this Bank. The following statement is leading Join t-Stirk,k Banks i the steady and rapid growth success which tuese Institut Ihows the present pos tion of the Seo.land ; and while proving* )f business, indi ates the marked ions have attained, viz.:— Name. Capital. ..-- 2 . ! 1 a, c. i .4 . , .7., g t c ... g 1 Comin , rclal yank of Scotland National Bank of Scot-! land Union Batik of Soot.; land lB3O British Linen Com- Den y Bank of Scotland Itoya, sank of Scot-: laud . . National Provincial Bank of Bug! nd ovincial Bank of' Ire- 1 land . 1821 sol,ooo 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000.000 1,000,000 2,000,000 720,000 500,000 217 10147 101 _ I ' 1 214 0,114 01 179 10 ! 79 Ic7 227 0 127 0 1 214 0 114 0 160 0 60 01 121 0 300 01 86 0 250 01 As a productive Investment , nothi ng h as ever equalled the capital employed in Joint Banks ; and u n d er th e Limited Liability A ct, the share holder t°dc obtains a t th e same on Joint- s t ock Banks time a perfect security for th e dividends up - m the shares i n the limitationn of hi s r i sk. The London range up to 24 per cent , while those u in all vary from 10 to SO per cent ner annum :t . he s 4 cases Colonial Banks beiaz at a high premium, rangi ng f rom 80 to 300 Offi 'hal Auditors will be nomin a t e d to audit thil ' ici ce u a u t ts in acc rdance with the Act of Parliament, and the a i Ire will publish their accounts of the Finan ces and busfnt°ersil operations of the 'tank, at stated periods. 0 t of the profits annually a sum will be placed apart to meet contini , encies. and it is stipuiated in *he Articles of Ass° lation that no dividend shall be paid exceeding 0 Der cent. per annum, until this sum rea les £lOO,OOl, or such other Rum as may be hereafter deemed expedient; it is also stipulated therein, that no advances shill be made on mines, machinery, or doubtful or speculative securities, nor upon any c'ass o f security not easily negotiated, or of a per i s h a bl e nature ca .fie r y desci it.tlon of legitimate banking business will be pr e o d on by this Establisnment. obt a i n s Pectuses and Forms of A pication for gll ires may be tarpA artifir°n , the Bankers, Brom ra, Solicitors, or the Score to t ._ ations It - tlle c " n inorary Offices of the Company. lf n 'rosPeetuf, 6111 are. must be m. , le in the Form annexed 0 Al io , aeco- panted by the Deposit of .I.:i per share andit „ ie c u nt be made, the Dep sit wili be retu ntcl in full ; WM C u lln)ber tw allotted than is applied for. the sur '''n ' o wards the payment on Allotment. F ORA To the in-_ lOP Ap- rect ors Lon ICATIOv FOR SHARES. non Bank of Scotland (Limited). No., ... ~ Gentlern.n,gavin, the e , uni of requeßt til;APyaiodu . two lir o xot li to n m ke e rg hares of £lOO each i n , ' The LLndon Da k of Scotland (Limitedr; Tilt se or any less number Whic: may be allotted to me ' hereby ag'ree to a s pursuint to the Articles of Associa tion, and '0 pay the remain thereon when required so to do; holders I ruest you tO place der of the De osit and the Cslls my name on the Register of Sharefor the shares so a,lOtted. A.ddreNtraitorketless es.l4niofull .................................... ................. ......................... 7.7,11.—This onoFrm, when filled up and signed , to be left with the Banker. payment of the Deposit. TEA.— M OORE imonfui t 7 : --- -------, N resp.cifnilyinti. Y Tea, reduced 1 mate that their New Prospectus is - ' ready, hey e 'Pecially recommend their improved Eamon to 3e. 2d. ; Souchonz, reduced to 38. rd. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from Is. 4d. to 3c Ild. per Ib. liIOORE 13110THER13, 86, London brid g e, City, E,c, THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM containing the Wonders of Nature and Art. shown by in ,, umerable Models, illustrating every part of the Human Frame; together with a variety of Natural Preparalfms, Malformations, .onstrosities, &c.; also the Moving Ana tomical Dying Zonave, and other life-size figures. Op en daily from 11 to 10, for Gentlemen only. Admission, t)ne Entrunce-44 A, Maddox-street, Regent-street. London, W. Illustrated Catalogue, free by post for 12 stamps, sealed 20. Explanations throughout the day. Lecture at 4. Address th becretary, as above. THE hest TROUSERS for gentlemen to wear are those made by ELSTOB, of 110, New Bond-street. They are neither so low in price as t necessitate their bei,)g carelessly put together, nor so dear as to gain only the wealthy as purchasers. "In media via tutissimus ibis." ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. NOTICE.— ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT LES FRERES ATHOS. From the Carignan heatre, Turin. Master EDWIN SAUNDERS, the Chit of Song. THE NEAPOLITAN MINSTRELS. GRAND SELECTIONS fr. m OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, and Signor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. The celebrated UNSWO R EH ' S NEW SI UMP SPEECH, The only Negro O ra t or o f t h e day. EUGENE and DULEY, with new Eccentricities. ARTHUR LLOYD, Miss SAUNDERS, and Mr. HILTON, the Comic Ventriloquist and Modern Magician, EVERY EVENING. Admission—Hall, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. T"E ox.FORD, OXFORD STREET. During the week wiil be performed Selections from the following popular Operas : Auber's MASANIELLO. GouNon's FAUST. New Cantata, MAY DAY, by Mr. Sterndale Bennett. sup; orted by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Are. ; Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Hui h, Kimberley, &c. with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghm-ns. Drew Dean's Flute Solos UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous R and BERTAND. " These two A Parisian THß clowns have ß carried the art of tumbling to apparently the highest pitch of perfection, and it is impossible even for the most staid of visitors to avoid being amused by their origin 1 gambols. They elicit shouts of laughter and applause "—Times, April 7, 1883. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. NOTICE TO THE MUSICAL WORLD. The Instrumental Concert —crowded nightly—under the sole direction of L. JULLIEN, son of the late M. Jullien, of Monster Concerts celebrity. LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a- Piston, plays from half-past Nine to Twelve. Paganini's Solo, half-past Ten. Admission, Is. PER PAIR. OST E 0 EID ON? Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 500. GABRIEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEF,III and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, .prings, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a Rennie, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and N RTICULATIO ', even when all others fail. Purest ma terials only, at half the usual ost. Messrs. GA BRIEL, the old-established Deutists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON ; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required from country patients. Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. Cunsaltati DM free. R O IAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONEEIS—Ber Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. ['RESIDENT —Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. CTIAIR MAN -- Thos. Baring, Faq., M.P., P.R.S.,_ V.P. itrtrrr-CRAutatAii—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., P.P. APPEAL. i The Committee of Management have to state that, since he beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat institution has e ii,,h ments nn thetpoe.nactisedotclwao various Lifeboat Estab or which service" means' , Tile number of lives saved by the Life boats of the ;, ety. Hnd oth - n o d ' , Scotland, and Ireland. tton Has also expa:nededbeen £16,480 in since its formation, is 12,600; cash have 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and s oeara iage , paid in reward s . Th e I n stitu- Tran The Cortine-ommittee dire an Boat- on uLife-boats, Life-boat the generous suppor es t ° vaiic xpress their grateful sense of British public duri ng the paa My have r ece i ve d f rom t h e has enab ed them to establish thelwr Years, a support which t r i fl 'e eet in a tllosroughlr efficient o' 123 Lifeboats on the shores greate r thaited Kingdom j r rnt magnificent fleet ponsibility that r ll eg , e F p l o y n s t e h n e s i i li b t e o , m h a o i ,, i v i e t v o e n r, t o f : el en of their Otters t;Tfi'Theleirt state, and i s Crews practised in the rp boa+s, whi li ca , only be effectet by a lar a g n" Z n d annual income, they earnestly appeal to all , d perpetuating so d a work. great and truly nation 'l 1 countrymen to aid them in upholding au The Committee gratefu ,y acknowledge the following con tributions:— Her Majesty the Queen 4 8 0 d • • • • • • annual 5o . n Campbell. the lion. Mrs. G. .• .. annual n 'Jerk. Colonel, B.A. • • • • .. annu a l 1 n (butts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. annual 10 o Currie, Wm., Esq. .. .. ........4th don 10 o 0 Erie, Lord Chief Justice • • .. don. 10 to o Eanshawe, Vice-Admiral qir A., K boat and ' dun. 25 0 0 Fenwick, G. J., Esq , cost of a Lifeboat and Tran sporting Carriage .. . • • • • • • • 250 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. • • don. 30 0 11Eartin, Sir Henry, Bart 7th don. 10 0 0 Moore. Rev. G. B. .. don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich . . • 30 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. annual 2 0 0 Thom 8 Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collectedby her Ladyship . • • • • • 16 16 0 Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. • . annual 50 0 Donations and Annual •u` scriptions will be thankfully re eived by the Rankers of thY institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard--treet ; Messrs. Coutts and co., 59, Strand; Ilessrs. Berries, Farquhar, and Co. , 16, St. Jamees-street, London ; by a 1 the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the United Kingdom; and by the Secretary Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office of the institution, U, John -street, Adolph!, London, W.C. Lady Ripon, in company with Middlewatch and Dicta tor, made the running to the Grosvenor turn, where Lady Ripon gave way, and was headed by Dictator, who came on with a clear lead to the turn for home, where Caller Ou at empted to come through but was disappointed, and Withington wan compelled to bide his time to the dis tance, when he succeeded, but was never enabled to reach the leader, who won cleverly half a length ; a bad third. The Dee Stakes, of 10 sous each, with 200 added, for 3- yr-olds ; colts, Bst 10Ib ; fillies, Bst 61b. Winner of the Two Thrusand Guineas Stakes 51b extra. Second to receive 50 soya out of the stakes. Grosvenor Course. 34 subs. Mr. T. I'Anson na Borealis, Bat 101 b (Challoner) 1 Col. Towneley's Newchurch, Bst 61b (Asb mall) 2 Betting-6 to son Borealis, and while cunning 7to 4, who made all the mining, and won in a canter by six lengths, Handicap of 5 soya each, 3 ft, with 40 added. Winners extra. Five furlongs. 13 subs. Lord Coventry's Zara, 3 yra, s s t 121 b.... (J. Grirnshaw) 1 Mr, C. Peck, jun.'s Bernice, 5 yrs, 7st (Whitley) 2 Mr. T. Smith's Garibaldi, 4 yrs, 7st (Barlow) 3 Mr. G. Angell's East Sheen, 5 yrs, 7st 41b ..(Clement) 4 Betting-6 to 4on East Sheen, 2to 1 agst Bernice, and 4 to 1 agst Zara. Garibaldi, in company with Zara and East Sheen, made 11 1 the running to the distance, where Zara obtained a ae cided lead, which she held to half way up, where Bernice made her effort but failed to reach Lord Coventry's filly, who won cleverly by half a length, a length separat ing the second and third, and half a length between the thlid and fourth. The Dee Stand Cup of 50 sovs, given by the proprietors, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 6 sovs each; the winner of a handicap this day 71b extra, Three to start, or added money withheld. To start opposite the viaduct. Nearly a mile. 7 subs. Mr. Payne's Bandage, 4 yrs, 6st 111 b.... (J. Grimshavi) 1 Lord Wilton's Herdsman, 3 yrs, Est 21b .... (S. Adams) 2 Mr. Moore na Eidolon, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b .... (J. Osborne) 3 Mr. Johnsione's Oberon, 4 yrs, 7st 2 1 b...... (Whiteley) 4 Lord Bateman's Peignoir, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ....(Fordham) 6 Betting-2 to 1 each agst Eidolon and Peignoir, 3to agst Bandage, 5 to 1 agat Herdsman, and 6 to 1 agst Oberon. Bandage, making use of his we'ght, made play, havi ng Eidolon, Herdsman, and Oberon at his quarters, Peignoir, who exhibited temper, b.ing some distance in their rear. On reaching the distance the three leaders closed and ran a fine race home, Bandage winning cleverly by a neck, half a iength between the second and third; Oberon was fourth, and Peignoir beaten off. First Year of the Sixth Biennial Produce Stakes of 10 soya each, with :0 add-d, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 10Ib; fillies, Bst 71b. The second to receive 20 soya out 3f the stakes, and the winner to pay 15 sovs towards sxpenses of the course. Three to start, or added money withheld. S x furtongs. 16 subs. Mr. C. Stevens's Fisherman's Daughter, Bst 41b _ (F .rdham) 1 Mr. Hargreave's Mary Copp colt, Bst 101 b ..(S Rogers) 2 Mr. Jackson's Prescription, Bst 41b (Doyle) 3 The following also ran:—Cutaway, Lady Mary, and Nimble. Betting -5 to 4on Fisherman's Daughter, 3to 1 agst the Mary Copp colt, and 100 to 8 agat N mble. The Mary Copp colt, in company with Prescription, Lady Mary, and Cutaway made the running, the favourite with Nimble lying off to the distance, when Fordham nr.ade an at tempt to get through, but failed; but seeing an opening half-way up he drove his mare through, and won a fine race out of the fire by a neck, half a length between the second and third; Nimble a bad fourth. THE STANTON YEARLINGS. The Messrs. Tattersall offered this lot of good-looking yearlings, the property of Mr. John Eyke, to public auction at the back of the Albion Hotel, Chester, yesterday, A goodly number of gentlemen assembled to witness the sale, and, although the proceeds did not reach to Mr. Eyke's ex pectations, some of the youngsters fetched good prices. Below will be found the terms given, together with the names of the purchasers : 1. The Crow, bl c, by Wild Huntsman, dam Annete, by Irish Birdcatcher—Para's dam (Mr. Kellow) 33 2. Cymon, b c, by Backbiter, dam Honey, by Mel hiurne or Cossack—Sister to Newminster (Mr. Skipper) 3. The Lizard, br c, by Knight of Kars, darn Marma lade, by Sweetmeat —g d, Fravola's dam, by Sir Hercules (Mr. Cliff) 4, Sir Lydston, ch c, by Gamma, jun. (by Sir Her cnles—Gemma di Vergy's dam) (Mr. Melville) 20 5. Marolot, b c, by Knight of Kars, dam Whist (My Partner's dam), by Melbourne, Revoke, by Camel (Mr. W a dl ow ) 6. The Graopler, br e, by Sweetmeat, dam Moresca (Boabdil's dam, w i nner of the Goodwood Stakes in 1862), by Don John or lago, Black Bess, by Camel (Mr. Wadlow)23o 7. Lily Lye, bl f, sister to Saccharometer (Lord Stamford) 500 8. Pick-a-Back. br f, by Knight of Kars, dam Perfi dious (the Idea's dam), by Lanercoat, Treacher• Una, by Pantaloon, Camel (Captain King) 220 9. Curiosity, br f, by Knight of Kars, dam Mary (sister to My Fancy), and Stanley's dam, by Sweetmeat (Mr. Stev ens ) 10. Iscoid, br f, by Knight of Kars, dam, Candy, by Sweetmeat, Eva by Pantaloon (Mr Cliff) 2OO 1. Semaphor, br f, by Knight of Kars, dam Red Tail (Toka's dam) by Cossack or Deputy, son of Priam (Mr. Wadlow) L 2. Nelly, br f, by Knight of Kars, dam Josephine, by 3. Decorator, Eleanor,sd( E tt l e ah r m e ( f L ob r Bb, d wdfi S a:nm t nb r yae) winner h bsoy m fw t e m e e t Irish Birdcatcher—Old Inheritess, by the Sad 80 ) meat, dam Black Cotton by Touchstone, Revival b Pantaloon O .uve Lace, b f CollinsFt e e u :D h i n e p a r a b . t yb y , a d a ll a n a m d g h o:a b k a c e s u b t e a (Lora tc y Touchstone, :: .I;L'angar (Mr. Hill) BLOCKADE RUNNER. —Intelligence weS received at Greenock on Mondny that the paddles steamer Ruby Ariadn e to had at b wy e ao en :Fn anc,dhoenrva from c onvoy e d by n a b ot y af nzharaesr. Majesty's s t eamer I Where she h a d b een blockaded by She had just run the blackade with a cargo of cotton, 4. L, ming, having comp eted the fitting of her four bladed screw in the large double dock at Portsmouth, was undocked yesterday morning, and steamed out of harbour to Spithead, where she anchored to be ready for her experimental trial, which is appointed to take place to-day. The Enchantress, Admiralty new paddle yacht, Master• Corn. Petley, is completing the painting of her hull and spars in the old fitting basin at Ports mouth. The general outline of her hull and the tautness of her three masts with their appropriate rig will give the vessel when fully completed a very handsome appearance. The Megm;a, screw iron troopship, Coro. Madden, has been taken intodock at Portsmouth to carry out some slight repairs connected with her machinery below the water-line. This vessel has been but a very short time out of dock ; but her bottom, which has been coated on opposite sides with rival com positions, exhibits considerable corrosion where she has run over her chain when at anchor, or where the compositions have been disturbed from other causes. There is also a considerable amount of barnacle deposit on one side. The Powerful, target -ship, has been brought down Portsmouth harbour, and it is probable will be used again for testing armour-plates previous to being superseded by the Thunderer, sailing line of-battle ship, a vessel laid down on the lines of the French ship Canopus, at Woolwich in 1831. Among the lot of plates r e ce i ved for the next trial are three bearing the m ar k X y.z. Two of thes e are 41 inchesfeet6 inche s inthick niensewainddtha.bout They are made up of sfeet in len g th , and 3 seven layers of bars laid longitudinally, six thick nesses in each layer, and have apparently been heated just sufficiently to bind the whole together under the hammer, and afterwards finished off be tween the rolls. Care has apparently been taken not to heat them beyond a certain point, if a correct j Idgment may be formed upon the matter from the general imperfectness of the welding. The third plate is 51 inches in thickness, and has apparentl3 been made from blooms under the hammer, and probably also finished by the rolls. Messrs. *Wal ton and Sons, of London, have also sent some blooms of iron down to the dockyard to make an armour plate from for experimental purposes. This iron is said to be so good that the plate manufactured from it will excel in quality the celebrated French plates recently tried at Portsmouth, and the hest of all the E iglish plates ever tried there, while its cost to the Givernment will be considerably under the p r i ce now being paid to p r i va t e contractors. The source whence the iron has b e en p rocured is not k nown for a certainty, but report credits it as having been obtained from some hitherto almost unknown spot on the borders of one of the German forests. A piece of the iron has been worked up under the hammer in the smithery of the dockyard with un usually good results. On the second trial of the Royal Italian despatch vessel Esploratore, built by Messrs. Wigram, and fitted with engines of 350 -horse p ower b y Messrs. John Penn and Son, which took pl ace on Wednes day,t It the speed was greate r th an on the former occasion. was 17.26 knots, a ga i n of rather more With less th an h a lf t h e than a quarter of a knot, or 20 s t atute m i les per hoar. The horesne engines to se ven t i mes t h e i r m p i noews horse-power. worked power of the Holyhead boat s the Esploratore at tained a greater speed. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Capt. P. H. Mason to the Tra falgar, vice the Hon. T. Baillie, superseded at his own request ; Commander John C. Soady, to the Warrior; Richard B. Croft, midshipman, to the Warrior; A. B. Boxer, nominated to a naval cadet ship; John Ward (a), surgeon, to the Active; Ed ward J. Bennett, paymaster, to the Active; and Wm. Clay, clerk, to the Wellesley, searchi ngarin THE ARMY. Yesterday Major-Gen. A.wßh.oBhtaradnsbheaemn ' oc i c a u s p P i e e c el inspection o f es Light Infantry, spent hop forre na G cet hv e s n eaa . rtmah o lea f mday Royalsconsiderable p divisionastion t. Marines, taimm e i ii t , ne gun-shed bat tery in the inspection of the non commissioned offi cers and man at gun drill with the heavy naval 110-pounder and 40-pounder Armstrongs, and the 68-pounder smooth bore guns. At its conclusion he expressed himself well satisfied at th e e ffi c i e nt manner in which the drill had b een gone through. A inspection o f th e Ch a th a m division were Ble official of the offic ers an d men o f t h e battalion assembled i n t h e barrack-square, h tthe e we re addressed b y t h e Major .Gen., who where er t close theey of b; expressed his thorough satisfaction at the result of his official inspection. The officers of the Chatham division of Royal Maim Light Infantry gave a grand soiree Ind THE CONFEDERATE STATES. (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) RICHMOND, March 23. In the Illust7ated London Yews of Feb. 21 the 'ollowing passage has caught my eye : " From the Cumberland River, in Tennessee, fur ,her atrocities committed on unarmed negroes and mulatto men are reported. The coloured cabin-boys and cooks captured on board some Federal steamers taken at Harpeth shoals, on the Cumberland River, were taken to an open field and shot in cold blood. Two others got down by the rudder of the steamer, and held on with only their heads above water. ['hey were discovered by the Confederates, and several soldiers were ordered into a skiff, who rowed close up to them and blew out their brains. The life of a chambermaid was saved with difficulty by the clerk of a steamer claiming her as his slave whom he was removing into Kentucky." As our opportunities of seeing English journals in the Confederate States are like angels' visits, and as there are indications from the use of the term "further atrocities," that many similar stories have been con tributed to the enlightenment of the British public, let me venture to ask your readers whether it is necessary that a voice should come from this side of the Atlantic to demonstrate to them the ludicrous improbability of fictions like this? At this moment the Confederate States, no less or scarcely less than the Federal, are floating swiftly along a current which, if this war be protracted for ten months more, will plunge both sections alike into that great ocean of repudiation which is consciously and without a .hudder contemplated at Washington, but towards which there is at least great repugnance professed at Richmond. In both sections alike the result is that everything resembling property is eagerly sought for, as a safe vehicle for the conveyance of a fraction of those paper promises to pay with which every man, ragged and tattered though in some instances he may be, is heavily freighted. In the category of property, in spite of Mr. Lincoln's Proclamation, no man can deny that the negro is still emphatically included. At the slave market in Richmond not a day passes but negroes and negresses are eagerly bought at prices varying from 2,000 to 2,500 dots. ; and if an knglish eye could ever learn to look with indifference upon so sad a sight many a smile might be provoked to see the proud satisfaction with which a negro, who in ordinary times would have fetched 1,300 dols., and who has little conception of the meaning of such recondite terms as depreciaTiou of the currency, finds himself knocked down at at an advance upon that figure of 1,000 dols. " I told you," said a female slave recently, impe rial in the dimensions of her crinoline, and point ing proudly to her gold earrings, " that it worn't for nothing that I wore them things ;" her meaning being that the large price of 2,300 do's, which she had just fetched was attributable to her bijoutcrie. Under these circumstances is there anv other man in England but Mr. Baptist Noel who believes that captured Africans are likely by Confederate soldiers to be taken to an open field and shot in cold blood ? Is it conceivable that (as I have read in some other extract from the English press) negroes taken from the Federals should by the Confederates be lash° to trees, cowhided, and left there to perish of star vation ? Is it likely that Mr. Baptist Noel's other story, about negroes hiding arms and being shot at Charleston, should contain a grain of truth ? As sume that it were possible that in such a commu nity as Charleston negroes should have sufficient independence of character to breathe otherwise than through their masters' nostrils, is there no other way of punishing them, if insubordinate, than by instant death ? There are proprietors of coal mines in Virginia and North Carolina offering at this moment, by public advertisement, fabulous prices for the hire of refractory or disaffected negroes. And what safer or more remu nerative disposition of such ticklish property as Mr. Noel's imaginary re cusants could possibly be found ? It should be remarked that stories such as these, which bring down the roof of Exeter-hall, are wisely seasoned for the palate of the English public, but arc seldom ventilated upon this better informed continent. The Southerner, cavalier though h e may be, has lived too long in affinity with the Yankee to be wholly insensible to the fascinations of the almighty dollar. It is Possible that some of the miserable sufferers who are perishing with cold and hunger at Craney Island, and Cairo, and 'Wash ington may be soothed into uncomplainingsilent, by such stories as these, and checked in their aspira tion for a return to the tropical savannahs of Dixie by that dread of physical pain which the African Lxaminer : "The destitution and suffering of the contrabands at Washington exceed belief. They are huddled together in Swampoodle,' a low and marshy situa• lion off the city, and are in the most abject and squalid poverty. They are kept apart by themselves, and no one takes the least interest in them—a cha racteristic commentary on the hypocrisy of the Harriet Beecher school. There is the greatest des titution among them ; many of them are half-naked, and the poor creatures are being swept off by disease and sickness, dying at the rate of 20 or 30 a-day. Their condition is truly pitiable; hundreds of them pine to come back to their old masters. If an op portunity were offered, gladly would they return to servitude in a body, so thoroughly disgusted are they with the taste of Northern freedom. No one will give them work ; all they do is to bask in the sun or loiter along the streets, their clothes in tat ters, their persona more ragged than any cornfield negro in Virginia. Their forlorn and destitute con dition is in striking contrast with their blithe and happy faces when here in their comfortable cabins, and their sorrow-stricken countenances strike pity to the stoutest heart, not warped by the prejudice and madness of abolition." And it is into such a galere as this that England pants to see, not 100,000, but 4,000,000 helpless, dependent beings forced to enter. If to the above description I were to add the narratives which have reached me of scenes at Craney Island and Cairo—far too revolting to be printed any where, unless as a sup plement to Dante's Inferno"—some conception of the emancipated negro, as found at present in the Northern States, might be conveyed to England. But if it is imagined in England that the loudest of Exeter-hall utterances—that the universal diatribes of Europe against African slavery, will induce six million intelligent, and, upon the whole, humane Caucasians to turn four million canaries out of their cages, and set them adrift in such woods as Wash ington and Craney Island, then it is high time that England should be undeceived. What has England recently done to abate this sum of all villanies— negro slavery P This answer is Lord Macaulay's, " She has brayed." What has she done to encourage it ? For years and years she has imported not lass than £50,000,000 worth of slave grown raw material. How will our record read when it is set down that, having introduced upon this continent the African slave, and having largely profited by him, we regis tered undying hatred against slavery when this con tinent had passed from our possession, but illus. trated that hatred by subsidising the slave-owner at the rate of £50,000,000 a year ? It is a solemn thing to cry aloud for Abolition and spare not; for, disguise it as you may, the abolition of slavery means the extermination of the black race on the continent of North America. pass from the contemplation of such a possibility as the deportation of the blacks to Africa, or else where, by reason of its manifest impossibility. Be tween 1820 and 1856 the American Colonisation Society sent to Liberia 9,502 persons; in the same period the increase in the slave population of the old Union was 1,999,527 souls. In the words of Professor Cairres, " The deportation of slaves world require a new Moses and new miracles." To emancipate the negroes without deportation has always, to the most fanatical Abolitionist, ap peared such extravagance of cruelty that never, until it pleased President Lincoln to put forth his recent proclamation as a war necessity, was such an atrocity contemplated. The result of such a proclamation, could effect be universally given to it, may be studied at Cairo and Craney Island . That such results should enlist the sympathies of England, that they should be demanded in tem pestuous accents by great concourses of people, proves little else than that the English people, justly detesting the abstraction of slavery, know nothing of the disposition, temperament, or circumstances of the African slave as Been on the continent of North America. For years, and decades of years, a solution of the difficulties of this mighty question has been sought by the whole civiiised world. Has any approximation to a solution been hitherto found ? Will any solution arise from the stormy addresses of Exeter-hall orators? It is worse than childishness to strive to beat down by clamour what we are unable to abate by reason, judgment, or philosophy. . Ought England, in her detestation of slavery, to desire the restoration of the Union or not ? Ought she to side Isith President Lincoln or Presiden Davis ? Do those who so vituperate and clamour against Mr. Davis heartily desire that slavery should be abolished ; cr is it their wish, because Boston and New York have flattered their literary vanity, that the Union should arise from itstashinee3 to please Boston and New York? l that the answer to the former of the: se emses is these Hughes to q tions very clear; to the latter I leave m bility the rsur u reply. If by any conceiv able possi Irn • eg inablc p rop m and security ono doubt that every motion of the Union c ould be compassed, does e any conceded with against all a futurevie w t o attacksmaking cwohuilcandtchscermi describe ua g would be eagerly and enthusiasticallygil a cubt°7ll:e Union. Is there better hope for Emancipationists • fiaarra t o tavi of the S out h slavery re restoration bn of establishment of a Republic believing hopeln my honest con ftTrhoheme r e t h i e and based upon slavery ? Such is viction and belief. I n no portion of the slavcholding States througheight passed has it ever beenwhich I have hitherto grievous spots and blemishes denied that there are sys tem of slavery. blemishes been excused xeused as the outgrowth defensive of the attitude which New the South England has forced to assume, face - me. Leave these States face to with their o‘ peculiar vn institution ; aid them to modify and abate • it where modification and abate- _ .• merit are possible; let there be no more taunts and jeers ; let it be ascertained whether the alleged [Hattie() of breeding slaves in Virginia and else where and selling them in the South be true or false, and if true let it be frowned down ty the moral sense of the world ; let the hand extended to help them in wrestling with shivery be the hand neither of Puritan nor Pharisee but of an equal and a brother, and trust the rest to Providence. In my recent letter of the 17th, when describing Two days later the advance, which was suffi ciently difficult upon the 17th inst., would have been totally impracticable. Early on the morning of the 19th snow began steadily to descend, and before , n e i e g n ht in th th e e he s a o v u i t e h st b l a a d ye c r ar o p f e s te n d ow th w e g hi r c o h I unah.ayseiynceet d a v d e i t di warm consequethennteasily o v ne e co en h i om p f e rwtahetnargroeascicsalemfaoyr e ither General Lee or General H oo ke r are s imply ei a ot Virginian s e i r r ogn a i na ai d a lra i a, and the impossible for at least three weeks, or, more pro bably, for a month to come. What are the indica tions of the movements intended when locomotion of large bodies of men in Virginia is possible P Of course, the answer can only be guesswork. I do not believe that Gen. Hooker has much IT ore, if any more, than 100,000 men. Of Gen. Lee's strength it is not necessary that I should say more than that ne and his army are in my opinion very formidable. A great deal is said about Hooker's intentions of advancing by Kelly's Ford, or Port Royal, or over the ground which Gen. Burnside's army soaked with rivers of blood little more than three months ago. My own opinion inclines to the belief that, if by constantly threatening to advance, Hooker could hold in check and neutralise for some months Gen. Lee and his fine army, the authorities at Washington would be abundantly satisfied. Passing from General Hooker's army to General .Tehnston's, we have cheering reports of the health, vigour, and confidence of the army of the latter. But just as our hopes of a battle on that line (which I have described as stretching from Shelbyville to Manchester, along what are called the Normandy Hills) were becoming confident, expectation is baffled by the retreat of General Rosecrans and his army. What may be the explanation of this move —whether it is merely a feint to draw General 1 Johnston away from his strong line; whether it indicates unexpected and unhoped-for demoralisa tion of the Yankee troops; or whether, as seems generally imagined, it points to a junction between the forces of Rosecrans and those in front of Vicks burg, it seems idle to speculate. From Vicks burg and Port Hudson the reports are still most encouraging. In the Yazoo Pass, after two feeble attacks upon Fort Pemberton, the whole Yankee squadron has been compelled to put about and make the best of its way to the rear. Some hopes are entertained of damaging the expedition by ob structions to be placed in the Coldwater or Talla hatchie, but I have little faith in their success. Vicksburg still stands defiantly over the river ; the canal is daily less believed in, the flooded and swollen river is wreaking its vengeance upon the trespassers on its banks ; the prospects of Vicks burg's invaders, especially as the hot weather ap proaches, grow less and less encouraging. Port Hudson has already once been attacked ; it is known that a large Federal frigate, the Mississippi, was sunk in the muddy waters of the river from which it takes its name; that the most glaring dis affection exists among the land forces of General Banks; that a confidence springing out of the recent repulse of Flag-officer Farragut's attack has taken possession of Port Hudson's defenders, and taught them, if possible, to surpass the fame of Vicksburg. If the eye is lifted from the opposing hosts at Fredericksburg and carried westward along the line of the Confederate defence—a line that stretches thousands of miles over mountain, river, lake, swamp, bayou, forest, prairie, and heath, till, start - ing from the pinewoods of the Rappahannock, i t lands us among the palms and magnolias Galves ton,ofef i there is no point where a firmer attitude de fence, a more solid state of preparation , s not worn e !, and evinced by the Confederate ho sts of 186 3 o i a b ite seriousness since t h and n fi d r s e t a r d r um fesattoo b e e sb a s : a t w o s a a w s r e m ev t s r e . e r m S b h t y i l l e t l , h u t e p h m e e n r e e x t p w r a o r m o t t in odern the bloodiest campaign of the blo odiest i h hs e brink of what s a u n p d p w os h e ic th h a l t have ne The subjugation they betoken want o co a throughout the P ; it has been v w er h b ic e h for is e . of bitterest strife to be the manifested by 23 months E wildest of chimeras. But it is felt • 1: c o a o h i t, when, In spite cryof t fore South rivers o vi f of dead who have fallen, of the hecatomb; ogbeslirrvaneifidl3:deLnnittel there is a valuablo a f s r freshnever blood—wh en leng th and breadth o f the land there is scarcely a house where there is not one deud__ w h en lives which can never be replaced have fallen in every hamlet, city, and State —when like Major Pelha m , but not only mEn also and studious, such a s mature m en , l earne d Arnold, as h e P rofessor Coleman (th e D r . was reputed, • of this con ti nen t), have yield ( d their lives by hundreds—it is felt that this is no moment for thoughtlessness and levity. Anothe r thought is continually finding expression —it is that the two sections do not fight on level ground. The North is flooding her armies with recruits who aro three-fourths of them foreigners, many of them taken from the emigrant ships at Castle Garden ; the South is sending into the field the very lifeblood of her body politic. It may he that the civilised Powers of Europe, stand ing as they do upon a higher level than it is possible that I can occupy, may ste no hope of succ essful . moral interfercuee. But if they could only witness the misery which is, from every acre of this- teo c l i ild favoured continent, crying aloud I°"eaXc'hiance of scarcely be but that th ey would r!sk , I s: be outreged failure rather than permit hum t a noYanguish es has by a continuance of such exce' . B d first leaped from visited no nation siocc the swot heart was first s it scabbard, and the pt! h- toincutiv e ness and hate. own with the bitter seed of v i i _____ [ADVERTISEMENT J--lIONOWny'S Ointment and 1'i11.,. 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