The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-03 00:00:00

TNTER NATIONAL EXHIBITION JIL BITILDI: VG, South Kensington.—A GRAND MILI TARY CON( lERT, in AID of H.R.H. the PRINCESS MARY FUND, for Providing Nurses for the Inmates of the CAMBRIDG3E ASYLUM, will be g yen in tt e International Building, South Kensington (by permission), on SATUR DAY, the 13th. June-- Under the Immediate Patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES. Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES. Her Royal. Highness the Duchess of CAMBRIDGE. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, and Her Royal Highness Princess MARY AIJELAIDE. The BANDS of the HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE, consisting of— The First Life Guards, The S.- cond Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards (iilue), The Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Gua' ds, and the Scots Fusilier (;uards, will perform on this occasion. Admission, ss. ; reserved seats, 7s. 6d—Tickets to be ob tatnei at Mr. Sams' Royal Library. St. James's street: Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Westerton's Library, St George's-place, Knightsbridge ; Messrs. Keith and Prowse's, 48, Cheaps:de ; and at Austin's Ticket-office, 2S, Piccadaly„ IF FIE SETTLING DAY—Adam Black, Esq., 1 M.P.—Ho-Too at Court, tta &a—in FUN, This Week. One Penny. THEATRE -ROYAL, Y AL, HAY MARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE WOLF AND THE LAMB. After which,lsth time, a new and original comedy. entitled FINESSE; or, Spy and Counter-Spy : Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, and Miss Louisa Angel. Followed by an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a Panorama of the Tour of the Prince of W ales in the East. Commence at 7. THE DUKE'S MOTTO, THE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH NIGHT. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Under the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTER. THIS EVENING, to commence with an Original Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, Miss rienrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter -past Eight, the Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3logue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO , by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, sup p o rted by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Brougham, H. Widdi3ombe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson' Misses Carlotta Leclercq. Kate Terry, 14. (Avenue and Eleworthy. Doors open at 7, commence at half-past. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. G. Vining. THIS EVENING, will be presented (7th time), COURT AND CAMP : Messrs. G. Vining, C. Verner, H. Marston, G. Belmore, G. Murray. Warde ; Wes Amy Sedgwick, Miss L. Laidlaw, and Miss Lydia Thompson. To be preceded by PERFECTION. And followed by A CHARMING PAIR. NEW TI-1 E ATRE- ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. • THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Billington, and Miss K. Kelly. After which (19th time), a new Drama, in one act, entitled TILE WOODEN SPOON MAKER. Messrs. B. Webster, Stuart, Stephenson, Settun ; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. 8.1- lington. Followed by a new Burlesque, entTfled ILL-TREATED IL TRO VATORE. MF ssrs. Toole, P. Bedford, R Phillips, Ebnrne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and Sari, and Miss K. Kelly. To conclude with HOW TO PAY THE RENT. Mr. C. Stephenson, Miss K. Kelly. Coicunence at 7. T HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE , can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGE7.4vr, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, June 3, 1863. THERMOMETER. This morning This day at Two o'clock BO Barometer-30. 00 . wra=sNv.; light breeze, and fine weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Trus DA - tr.—Morning, 2h. 40m.—Afternoon, 3h. sm. To-monnow.-Morning, 3h. 30m.—Afternoon, 3h. 55m. Fri ti j 44. 4 kM 4 . r 419- SIM _ irdEvo- LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1863. There are some men who are apparently always eager for the opportunity of making themselves ridiculous. Mr. WHALLEY is one of these, and, as fate would have it, several years back he found his opportuniiy. It i 3 an opportunity, moreover, that, once seiz comes back to him periodically. Every successive session it returns within his reach, and he grasps at it. And every successive session the hon. gentleman makes himself thereby, if that be really in any way possible,more and more ridiculous. What Mr. WHALLEY'S opportunity was--who is there, having the slightest knowledge of the House of Commons as it is, that does not know by this time ? To say that it arose—this priceless opportunity for the member for Peterborough—to say that it arose from the fact of Mr. SPOONER'S cloak (metaphorically speaking) having flattered down upon his shoulders during the actual lifetime, during the actual con tinuance in the House of Commons, of that venerable and respected gentleman the member for North Warwickshire—is to say, in this matter, scarcely anything. And for this simple and very matter of fact reason that—there is a difference in the manner of wearing a cloak ! For example we may naturally presume that JULIUS CESAR, that man of men, who was endowedwith about the grandest intellect among ail the great Conquerors of the classic pagan age—we may naturally pre sume that C.ZESAR, when stabbed to death at the base of POMPEY'S Pillar, must, in falling, have gathered his raiment about him with an awful and affecting dignity. SHAKSPERE in fact is the one to suggest this, as in the highest degree probable, where, referring to the anguish with which the Dictator saw the hand of BRUTUS raised against him among the group of assassins, the Poet writes—" Then burst his mighty garment muffling up his face, heart, and, in his Yet, robe a THERSITES with g reat C. fell." that same identical garment—upon any occa sion, under any imaginable circumstances — and it becomes upon the instant some thing absolutely, ludicrous. We don't suppose that Mr. ROBERT KEELEY, if he were to return to the stage of the Hay market some even ing, for this express purpose, could possibly walk across that stage, swathed about in a toga, without provoking roars of laughter. Mr. TooLE, of the Adel hi might move the most saturnine to merri ment, we believe, by the same And all thi s easy means. not because the raiment it self is in any respect intrinsically ridiculous, but simply because in either of these in stances, the wearer of it has essentially the gifts and endowments requisite to constitute the genuine low comedian. Those gifts and endowments the honourable member for Peterborough evidently poseesses in a very high degree. Placed across his shoulders, a grave and respectable raiment —old Mr. SPOONER'S metaph or i ca l cloak aforesaid —imme diately becomes ridiculous. The laughter provoked every session by his manner of wearing it, Mr. WHALLEY has nev er yet b een able for the life of him to comprehend. Under the irritation of that laughter, he becomes every session more and more goaded into a display of petulance that tends, by exciting him into greater activity, to induce him, as one may say, to wrap it tighter about him, in his indignation at being laughed at, until the comic folds of the mantle so worn become almost unendurable to look et it. JOHN BULL, in regard to Mr. WHALLEY, the member for Peterborough, is fast ap proaching th a t stage of exhaustion from "ghter, reached—one evening (as the story runs) in the pit of a theatre when LISTON by ano was acting— ther stout old gentleman evho, while wiping 111 "7ts, was overheard gasping out in a scarcely F he'll b e the 4,mh of For sak e t a k e hi m away, or WETHORP h aa me." Now that Color el he late whimsical member AV, now that the for West Surrey can no • more convulse the House with his dry humour, even Mr. WHALLEY'S absurdities come almost as a relief to the dull decorum of the House of Com mons' debates, when they happen to be unenlivened by the constitutional facetiousness of the aged farceur at the head of the Government. It is only to be regretted, however, that Religion, so called, should be the theme selected by Mr. WHALLEY for the display—not of his powers of being witty himself, but of causing wit in oz hers, or at any rate we may say not of laughing himself bat of iliiciting repeated, or as we may actually call them from their periodicity, sessional bursts of laughter from others, The sequel to the annual debate and division caused every successive session by Mr. WHALLEY'S inevitable motion in regard to Maynoeth College, only varies in respect to the numerals set down as the re sult of that division. Otherwise that sequel may be said to be stereotyped. This year the re sult runs simply thus : Ayes 100, Noes 198-- majority against Mr. WHALLEY'S motion, 98—the announcement being received with cheers and laughter. A lengthened discussion on the various questions brought before the Committee of Supply on Mon day evening gives evidence that members are anxious to redeem the invariable pledge given on the hustings by advocating some retrenchment in the expenditure of public money. The votes for the public buildings, for the palaces, for the parks, for the Kensington Museum, were all severely cri ticised in turn. The amount asked on each head certainly appears to be large, and the most unsatis factory part of it is that the sums are annually in creasing. On some points, such as the parks, the expenditure certainly results in public benefit, for the advantages of these open spaces in the neigh bourhood of the metropolis are certainly very great. It must be remembered by the objectors that very great improvements have recently been carried out in many of the parks, which have, of course, added temporarily to the expense. Colonel SYKES gave his testimony as to the changes for the better made in Hyde Park, and as his experience as a resident extends over a period of thirty years, he must be well qualified to form an opinion. Battersea Park has been transformed from a mere grass common into a really beautiful park, whose pleasant walks and varied trees and shrubs delight thousands of visitors during the summer months. It is of course desirable to keep a prudent check on the expenditure of the public money, but honourable gentlemen on Monday night were disposed to be a little hypercritical. With regard to the public buildings, there waa more ground for complaint. Large sums are annually given for this purpose, and yet no satisfactory re sult is ever attained. The few works which enable us to claim any sort of architectural excellence for our modern Babylon are scattered far and wide. There is no chance of obtaining a really fice view in London, such as can be seen from the Place de la Madeleine. Even the fine block of public offices at Whitehall lose half their effect from taking a wrong slant. Standing at Charing-cross and looking down towards Parliament -street, only part of the first house can be seen. Had they been placed in the right position, and had the work been carried on as it might have been, the gazer would have looked down a fine architectural avenue to the magnificent old abbey. There is certainly a great want of unity in our present method, but it is doubtful whether the defects complained of would be altogether remedied by the adoption of Mr. CHILDERS'S suggestion of placing the whole of the 'Public Buildings under the control of one Govern ment official. It would be necessary to stipulate in the interests of public taste that the Minister in question should be selected with more care and cir cumspection than is usually shown in the filling up of vacant posts. Unless some new genius rose up among the GREYS, RUSSELLS, or ELLIOTS things would probably not be much mended. Fancy Sir CHARLES WOOD at the head of such an office. According to his principles of Indian legislation he would probably favour the scheme that left most money in the hands of the Government, and we should see our public offices and museums appearing with square brick fronts and slated roofs ! There is no doubt,however, some truth in the complaint made by Mr. CHILDERS that the unnecessary subdivision of authority created a kind of anarchy. The Chief Commissioner of Works bad not, he said, the gene ral control. " The superintendence of the public works and buildings connected with the Govern ment was so scattered about that it was difficult to know whom to apply to. Some were under the control of the Treasuiy, such as harbours and piers; railways, which required so much care in their supervision, were placed under the control of the President of the Board cf Trade, who had functions to discharge of a totally different character, and other works were under the control of the Home Secretary. There was such anarchy in the dis charge of their functions that it was impossible to have an efficient and economical control over them. He hoped before long some hon. member would take the subject up, and ask Parliament to consider whether some change in the present plan of super vision of our public works and buildings ought not to be made. He considered they ought to be con centrated under the supetintendenca of one depart ment, which would be more economical than now, and tend to an improved style of architecture." If such a suggestion were adopted it would be very necessary that a man of architectural taste and knowledge should be put at the head of it. There is room for such a department among us, for public taste has been too long neglected. The Go vernment, so readily lavish on some points, are unduly cautious in others, as some extrava. gant persons endeavour to atone for their general thriftlessness by pettyantedlkined yconvseirsteinntdiffsaerveinntglsy. The same gentleman who e t n h d e e d u h o fi n a i t e h h e e d m s e t t a r o t e p o f o li t t h a e n a p n a n r u k a s l , tahcocouusanntedds efoxrp in undertaking Baying that the of the conservatory at Kew by Government did not feel justified not have a further expenditure of £14,000i; sh l e f u t i h d e estimate were unnecessarily extravagant been entered into, but if it be no more te thanunder it - suitable for the proper completion o f h taking the public will scarcely begrudge it. Some of the honourable members who objected to the estimates based their opposition on a wrong foot ing. It is not because the country has not suffi cient means to pay, that extravagant expenditure is objected to. It is not because " Irehod is starv ing, and Lancashire being kept up at the public expense" (which has not hitherto much affected the Exchequer), that exaggerated estimates are to b e criticised and unreasonable demands reduced in ex tent. If our northern friends were demanding help and the Government refused it in order to lay out the money on the parks and museums, there would, indeed, be cause for outcry. But while the best friends of Lancashire have been hitherto deprecat ing grants of the public money, and the late humane and sensible proposal of the President of the Poor-law Board has originated with the Govern ment, not with the distressed districts, there is scarcely room for such a remark, evt.n supposing the national exchequer were shallow enough to give it foundation. We fully agree w;:h the noble THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 3,186 g. Premier as to the public enjoyment derived from the parks, while the advantages conferred by the public museums are seldom questioned. Still a due regard to economy should be had, and there is pro bably room for a good deal of retrenchment in detail. It is difficult for members to do this; much must be left to the discretion and public spirit of the Minister. At least if such large sums are to be annually demanded, let us have public buildings and offices worthy of the name, and not hear of the inconsistency of England paying rent for her public offices, while sums that would certainly startle many a continental state are yearly obtained from Parliament in the Committee of Supply. On Monday night Lord PALMERSTON moved the second reading of the " African Slave Treaty Bill." The noble lord, in introducing the subject, observed that it was only just to the United States to draw the attention of the House to this bill. He then explained that for many years the African Slave Trade was protected by the United States flag. Last year, however, the Government of the United States, in the most handsome manner, agreed to a treaty by which that protection was no longer to be afforded. Lord PALMERSTON truly said that he thought it due to their liberality that he should point out this fact to the attention of hon. members. The chief point worthy of notice was the supplementary article extending to the neigh bourhood of Madagascar the right of search. The noble lord concluded by observing that last year this measure was passed as a matter of form, but he now considered that it was only doing justice to the American Government, who behaved in the most honourable and liberal ' manner in regard to this matter, which was of great interest to this country, that the second read ing of the bill should be marked by some attention being paid to it. This speech was highly credit able to the noble lord, and he showed great dis cernment in appreciating the conduct of the United States, whose Government deserved the high en comiums he passed on it. It is satisfactory to note something worthy of approval in their arrangements, and the Anglo-Saxon race in different hemispheres can find no nobler meeting ground than the association for putting down the traffic of slavery. Mr. CAVE made a speech of some length on this subject. He said that it was satisfactory that so large an addition had been made to this treaty. The hon. member did not seem much impressed with what Lord PALMERSTON had stated, for he said that he would not pay compli ments to " the American Government for having thus done simply what was just and right," but he acknowledged that they had now entered upon a more satisfactory course. He wished to call attention to the 6th clause, under which the crew were to be sent home for trial, and he further added that the recent execution of a slave eaptain in New York proved it to be no mere form. In pursuance of this topic, he observed that a Spaniard, who had made many successful slaving voyages, and whom he casually met in the Gulf of Mexico, said to him, " We don't care much about capture, that is simply a matter for insurance; but if you wish to stop the slave trade, which (he did the English the honour to say) I don't believe, hang the captain, or one of the crew if you can't identify the cap tain, and you will stop the trade in six months; we cannot insure against hanging." This was certainly exemplifying the case and illustrating the fact, and if such a happy result is likely to ensue from the process, it is to be re gretted that the plan was not tried earlier and the practise made more general. Mr. CAVE mentioned an important circumstance, which was, that in con sequence of this treaty certain proprietors had resolved that their slaves in Cuba should not be worked so extremely hard, because they were aware that if supply was stopped, slaves would be worth too much to be worked to death in eight years, which was the period that the test management gave. After referring to some difficulties that had occurred with French vessels, the hon. member wound up his remarks by stating that if some wise precautions were adopted "it might be hoped that this was indeed the beginning of the end, and that this abominable traffic might become a matter of history, even :n the days of those whom he was addressing. After a short discussion, the bill was read a second time, Sir G. GREY explaining that the bill merely confirmed the treaty which had been laid on the table of the House. So far this brief debate was most satisfac tory, since it proved that some decisive steps had been taken in the right direction. While the American Government can lay claim to approba tion, that of Spain can only provoke censure. It is guilty of the wrongs perpetrated at Cuba, and hence a great stumbling block is cast in the way of progress. Had the Spanish Govern. ment been sincere from the outset there would have been no occtsion for so much anxiety, and the late stringent arrangements would have been rendered unnecessary by their care and caution. As it is there is great matter for rejoic ing that the bill has been happily disposed of, that one step has been taken in the right direction by the United States. That it may speedily be fol lowed by others of a similar nature will be the ear nest prayer and heartfelt wish of all who are inte rested in the question. It is incumbent on all Governments to band together and make a strong defence against the encroachments of this iniquitous traffic, and the smallest success is of great moment in so important and influential a cause. It is of no use to sit at home at ease and inveigh against t t h h e practice isdtihsegrim disgraceful caenfceulu unless bvur e es sinntehes that y is e a rTehceemAa ceaselessly ysa t l to circum vent Slave vwe work rrkadin e Treaty Bill is a worthy auxiliary in this noble work of suppression, and should be appreciated accordingly. Elsewhere in our paper of this evening will be found a remarkable letter recently forwarded to us from France by the Viscomte de LUPE. In giving it there, exactly as it comes to us in the very words of the writer, we have been careful to append to it a literal translation from the original, so that the precise purport of it should not run the hazard of remaining caviare to even a section of the readers under whose glance our impression of this evening shall pass. While respecting, as we do very ear. gen erous indignation vita which the Vneisactioym, thet e do LUFE repels the merest hint of an accusation against his brother-in law, the Chevalier CARACCIOLO, now a prisoner in the fortress of Alexandria, we cannot but cherish w ' t n: ki vf e a k h c i o c l m h h m e t h o lf e n ' a belief that he is under a misapprehension in sup posing that that gallant but unfortunate officer was actually the person alluded to in the passage to cor respondent's d ie ct remark , rreference el: our mornin ; was penned hastily g contemporaries recently alluded to the i 61 m 'e llr l il l i e n t f e a Correspondentcmalefactor lE refers f — the th e chiefpassage of Comte D a I STEN as manacled by the same chain et i 13 :t t he unhappyrit ee gentleman moment to the brave E r , or galleyslave. The we should prefer to believe, moment of irritation, with whom the Count DE ...elicit that it mi g ht m i nd a t the to CHRISTEN , nine still is, leashed by those iron links be so, that the Turin Correspondent had the actual fellow prisoner in view, is discernible in the circumstance poignantly alluded to by the Viseomte DE LUPE, namely, that the Count DE CHRISTEN and his companion had before their incarceration been associated in the same warlike enterprise, had fought side by side upon the same battlefield, had, in the odious word applied to them by their assistant, in this instance most unjustifiably—, been " accomplices," Whatever may be thought at any rate of the incident out of which this repudiation by the Viseomte DE LUPE of a horrible accusation directed against his brother-in-law, th e Ch evalier CARACCIOLO, and by implication also aga i nst his friend, the Count DE CHRISTEN, arise s , i t i s impos sible to rea d th e b urn ing words of mingl e d protest and expost u l a ti on , p e nned by th e young Viseomte, without sympathising with the noble emotions of which those burning words of his are so eloquent an expression. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) E THE FRENCH ELECTIONS. PARIS, JUNE 3. The following official announcement has been made to-day : " The results now received of the elections throughout the country are almost definitive. " The scrutiny has shown that in all districts the voting was carried out. " Order and quiet have been nowhere disturbed, and the increase of voters upon the present occasion has been large. " The returns from 268 districts already sent in show that in 152 cases the Government candidates have been returned." BOURSE, June 2.—The market has been again heavy and prices show a slight decline—Th rees , f or , being now at 69f. 50c. The Railway Share Market has been also heavy, with a decline on some of the lines. The rates for carrying over railway accounts are rather high. The market, prior to the close, recovered what it had lost, and left off as follow s : it per Cents,. 96 90 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents .... 69 31; Do. end month.. 69 55 Credit Mobilier...... 1400 no. end m0nth..•.1395 Bank Shares ...... 3450 Credit I. oncier ....1416 Re uo Italian Loan 72 45 Do. end month 72 45 New ditto Do, end month — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 53 60 Rome Debt 'AYR. Account. Cash. Orleans ...... 0 ........ 997 50 • • 997 50 NNeorwthdearnto ditt0.......," ... •. 102 Lyons and Mediterranean 1046 25 .. 1045 Geneva . 437 50 . 435 WSouthern .............. 760 •. • 760 I:estern .............. 620 -; • • amtern .• • . ....... ... 633 7. • • _75 1035 _— .. 407 0 Sardinian .............. 415 Austrian .............. 460 .. 457 50 Lombard ............. 665 •• 563 R 75 North of Spain ........ 663 75 • • 567 "- Saragossa .............. 720 .. 78 75 Ditto to Barcelona ... • 382 50 • • 380 --____ THE PRITSRAN PRESS. The official & BERLIN, JUN E 2. ants Anzezger o f t o d ay publishes a Royal decree, dated the Ist inst., based upon Article 63 of the C onstitution, and countersigned by the entire Ministry. The decree empowers the Administrative autho rities to prohibit, temporarily or alt oget h er, after gs, the publication of newspapers the attitude of which is upon the wh o l e d angerous to the public w e lf are. The Ministry is als o aut h orised to forbid th e introduction of foreign newspapers into Prussia upon Similar grounds, when thought ad visable. It is rep or t e d that during the absence EVENING, of the King for th e b enefit of his health at Carlsbad hi s M K ajesty Crow will ba repre sen t e d by a Viceroy (St a tth a l ter). The brothern Prince h av i ng declined, Prince Carl, the of the King, will, it is said, fill that post. _ AMERICA. The Liverpool, New York, (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) LIVERPOOL, WED NESDAY. and Philadelphia Com ' pany s screw steamer City of New York, Cap tain Kenned3', which sailed from New York on the 23d ult., arrived in the Mersey shortly after mid night, bringing 158,500 dole, in specie. A full telegraphic summary of the advices by this arrival appeared in our second edition of yesterday. The 2v,,,, York limes of the 23d 1 u t., says— " The news fro from m General Grant thi s morning, both tion, is oar own and from rebel sources of informa ture of the hi g h est i m p or t ance. After the cap of Jackson, his army being pr ov id e d w i th Gulf eight a -11 Y 8 ' rations be ceased co Grand —nil , mmunication with re uire , on account of th e large escorts was qd for that service. F rom Jackson, it understood to be his intention to force his way through to Haine's - Bluff on the Ya zoo, and , port s , to secure the enemy ' s trans- Black Tr '-te held the bridge across the Big River with 5,000 men, and had de stroyed several miles of the Vicksburg and Jack son Railroad near the latter place. Here informa tion from our side leaves. Rebel despatches state that our font% occupied Jackson at two o'clock on the 17th, and proceeded towards Vi c ksburg. On the 18th there was a heavy battle near Edward's station on the Vicksburg Railroad between Gen. Grant sod the rebels from Vicksburg under Gen. Pemberton, in which the latter were driven back to their ent renchments, one account states, with the loss of 16 Pieces of artillery. Barker's Creek is stated as the exact locality of the battle. Gen, Joe Johnston, i n an official despatch to the rebel War Department, does not attempt to disguise the fact that Gen. Pemberton was defeated. His de spatch is dated at a point between Livingston and Brownsville, eW — hicm Would make his location west ward of Jackson, the direction in which he re treated when driven out of that place by Gen. Grant. Johnston says the battle lasted nine hours, when Pemberton 17— a i , compelled to fall back behind the Big Black River. Th e rebel General Pilchman was killed, and the losses are reported to be heavy on both sides." By the arrival at this port of the steamship Matanzas we receive advices from New Orleans to the 13th inst. She brings no later news from Gen. Banks, but we have by her an account of another bombardment of the Port Hudson batteries by Admiral Farragut, in which considerable damage was inflicted upon that re b e l strong h o ld, w ith no loss on ou r side. The bombardment commenced at midnight of the Bth, and continued, with intermis sions, for two days. The object of the demonstra tion was prabably to prevent rebel reinforcements from marching from Port Hudson to Vicksburg. Reports teach us vii? Cairo from the Red River. Our gunboats have proceeded above Alexandria, and succeeded in breaking the the rebel raft. At Har risonburg a battery was shelled two hours, but it had not been captured at last accounts. A despatch from Cincinnati confirms our Wash ington correspondent's statement that Vallandig ham's sentence has been changed by the President into transportation b e y ond our lines. Gen. Rose crans is intrusted with tho duty of sending him within Bragg's lines. The New York, Tribun e say s R e b e l despatches m oan over the destruction o f property in J ac k son , mi ss i b sippi, by the Union f orces. They say that before leaving they burned the Confederate house, the depots, the penitentiary, Green and Phillips's factory, Stevens's foundry, and a block of buildings in State-street, including the Medical Purveyor's and other Government Offices; also both bridges over the Pearl River, and destroyed several miles of the railroad track." Another aceount says " the Catholic church was destroyed, and the Mississip pian office gutted, the presses broken, and the type thrown into the street. The furniture in the Capitol was badly abused, and the Governor's man sion demolished. All the stores were sacked, and their contents destroyed, and iron safes broken open. Ladies were robbed of jewellery and money. The railroad was badly torn up for several miles, and the telegraphic wires torn down. About 300 negroes from Hinds county joined the Yankees. The country was plundered generally. Farmers estimate the damage at from five to ten millions. Much destruction and suffering prevail." The official statement of losses in the late battle at Chancellorsville is as follows :—Killed, 1,989 ; wounded, 7,867. The number reported killed will be slightly varied when the list is collated with the list of exchanged prisoners received from Rich mond. Between 1,700 and 1,800 of the wounded were but slightly wounded, and were not disabled nor off duty for a single day. The United States barque Roebuck captured on the 2d inst., while attempting to run the blockade, at St. Andrew's Bay, Florida, the British schooner Emma Amelia, of 85 tons, loaded with wine, flour, &c. A letter from Nassau, dated May 2, states that since the 11th of March the following steamers have made, or attempted to make, voyages to the blockaded ports :—Wave Queen, Granite City, Stonewall Jackson, Victory, Flora, Havelock, Emma, Ruby, Hero, St. John's, Margaret, Jesse, Mina, Eagle, Calypso, Nicholas 1., Duoro, Auto niac, Giraffe, Thistle, Gertrude, Georgians, Bri tannia, Pet, Ella, Annie, Charleston, Dolphin, and others, 26 in all. Of these the following have been captured : Granite City, St. John's, Nicholas 1., Gertrude, Thistle, Daoro, and Dolphin. The Wave Queen, Stonewall Jackson, and Georgiana were driven ashore, and the Mina has been long absent, and is supposed to have been lost at sea—thus disposing of the eleven. The names of these vessels are often changed, which conveys the impression that the number engaged in the trade is larger than it really is. Thus, the Stonewall Jackson was the Leopard, the Victory was the Wayne, and, before that, the Annie Childs; the Thistle was called the Cherokee, &c. ; while the Havelock is now called the Beauregard. The slime letter states that blockade-running is not so active as formerly, the prices of freights having become greatly exchanged within the last two months. The following are the latest despatches from Vicksburg in full:— CINCINNATI, May 22. Information received here from General Grant's head-quarters at Raymond, Miss., shows that it was his intention to destroy all the bridges in his vi cinity. After the capture of Jackson he ceased communication with Grand Gulf, in consequence of heavy escorts of troops being necessary for such service. The army was provided with rations for eight days. From Jackson General Grant was to proceed to Haines' Bluff and secure a number of transports belonging to the rebels, and prevent their escape up the Yazoo river. General Pemberton is thought to be in front of General Grant, and General Joe Johnston is sup• posed to have brought out five thousand troops with him. It is generally supposed that a great battle would be fought before Vicksburg surrendered ; but of its final capture no one expressed a doubt. The bridge over the Big Black river has not been destroyed, but is guarded by 5,000 men, with instructions to destroy it if they should be com pelled to leave. Three miles of the railroad near Jackson were torn up when our forces entered that city. The Gazette's Murfreesboro despatch has contra dictory reports from the Mississippi. One report is that General Grant has been driven back from Jackson and Port Gibson, and that General Joe Johnston's forces have possession of the Jackson and Vicksburg Railroad. Another report is that General Grant has beaten General Johnston and taken possession of the rail road bridge over the Rig Black river, which is a most important movement in that section of coun try, as it entirely cuts off rebel communication with Vicksburg. Advices via Cairo say that our loss at Raymond Was 71 killed and 300 wounded, and that 65 cars, laded with bacon and corn meal, were cap tured between Raymond and Jackson. It appears to be General Grant's intention to march in the rear of Vicksburg to Haines' Bluff. Rebel papers state that forces from all parts of the South are to march to reinforce General John ston. CAIRO, May 22, 1863. The City of Alton from below has arrived. Accounts of the operations of Grant's army to the 17th do not differ materially from the rebel reports already published. The impression is gaining ground that General Grant is a perfect master of the situation. Warrenton is in our possession. Teams are con tinually employed in hauling stores from that point. Greenville, Mississippi, a town of some 400 in- habitants, has been entirely destroyed. Our gunboats ascended the Red River from Alex andria. The Price succeeded in breaking the rebel raft loose, which floated out of the way while our boats proceeded up the river to Harrisonburg, where they shelled a rebel battery two hours without taking it. It was reported at Helena that Price and Marma duke have a force 10,000 strong at Wittsburg. MURFREESBORO, TENN., May 22. Surgeon Appleby, of the First Alabama, who was taken prisoner, but released, says that Vicksburg had been evacuated, and that Gen. Pemberton had marched out to attack Gen. Grant in the rear, while Gen. Johnston pushed him from the direction of Jackson. He says only two brigades have been sent from Gen. Bragg's army to Mississippi. Bragg has los battle field marked out about three miles from Shelbyville, bis line in intrenchments and his troops in fighting condition. WASHINGTON, May 22. Up to a late hour this evening no additional in formation has been received from General Grant. All the news of his operations since the occupation of Jackson, Miss., has come through rebel aourccs, and is regarded by the President and War Depart ment, as well as the public generally, as very favourable, and indicative of speedy and comple te triumph. The rebel papers received here arc filled with desponding and gloomy articles upon the position of affairs at and near - Vcksburg. They evidently anticipate the worst in that quarter. The Rich mond Whig is very severe upon the rebel Government for placing General Pemberton in command at that important point. It says " The public were never able to account for the sudden promotion by which Colonel Pemberton, Confederate States army, ex-lieutenant United States army, became, without trial or experience, and without the possession of unusual abilities that were ever heard of, a lieutenant-general command ing the Department of the Mississippi. His man agement of affairs in that quarter, and especially the failure to keep the enemy out of the capital of Mississippi, has not elucidated the mystery. Wb" the pinch came another general of tried and known ability was bent there; but it was tot) late. If Pem berton was not competent for the duties assiwaed him, why was he sent there? And if it witli tended to relieve him when the crisis came, why was the relief withheld until it could not avail ? The telegraph tells us that the plundering and de struction at Jackson amounted to frog five to ten millions of dollars. Was it worth so much to any body that General Pemberton should have been promoted over so many officers of experience and ability ? The Government may feel very easy on the subject, but the ignorant public must be per mitted to have its doubts." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, MAY 23, Evening. Money easy. Gold, 49 per cent. prem. Exchange on London, bankers' bills, 165. Stocks steady ; New York Centrals, 1 - 251; Illi nois, 114 ; Erie, 991. The Bohemian takes out 27,000 do's, in specie. (Per the Bohemian.) NEW YORK, MAY 23, Evening. Official reports received in Washington from General Grant's army, up to the 20th inst., say— " General Grant has captured Haines Bluff and the entire works of Vicksburg, also a large number of prisoners and 57 guns. The battle was still raging, with the prospect of capturing the entire Confederate force in Vicksburg. " General Grant holds Jackson, the Black River bridge, and Haines Bluff." The news is generally considered highly favour able to the Federals. MEXICO. (Per the Bohemian_) NEW YORK, MAY 23, Evening. Mexican accounts from Puebla to the 30th of April, received here via San Francisco, and pub- lished by the New York journals, say— " The French had two further conflicts with the Mexicans, in the first of which the Mexicans held their ground, and in the second remained masters of the field, capturing 150 Zouaves. " Juarez hes left for Comonfort's army, to urge offensive operations." THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. SOU (HAMPTON, JUNE R -. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Ceylon, Capt. Evans, with the heavy Calcutta and China mails, has arrived. She brings 165 passengers, 5 packages of specie, 1 package of jewellery, 14 packages of valuables, and 1,046 pack ages of general cargo, including 676 bales of raw silk, value £60,000 sterling. Her Majesty's ship Procris was at Gibraltar; the Meanee, Icarus, Trafalgar, Revenge, and Magi cienne at Malta ; and at Alexandria the Perdrisc, Sardinian frigate Victor Emmanuel, and French frigate Jerome Napoleon. The Spanish steam transport San Quintin, with 707 officers and men, arrived at Cadiz, from Ceuta, on the 22d. GIBRALTAR, MAY 28. The following British ships have arrived here since the 20th i ns t. : —St eamer , B r i t i s h Q ueen , 5 days 17 hours from Liverpool; steamer Danube, 54 days from Liverpool ; steamer Admiral Canarier, 92 days f rom Li verpoo l ; s t eamer P era , 4 d a y s 5 hours from Southampton ; steamer Lis, 61 days from Liverpool ; steamer Atlas,;sl days from Liver pool; and schooner Laura, 16 days from Cardiff. The American steam- sloop Kearsage arrived here on the 26th from Madeira. Exchanges are quoted on London 93 days' date, 50/ to f i ; Paris, sf. 30c.; Marseilles, 5f 31e. ; Genoa, sf. 32c.; Madrid, 8 days' sight, Ili pm. ; Cadiz, dis. ; Seville, -7- dis. ; Malnga, a dis. ; Barcelona, prem. ; Almeira, dis. ; Valencia, / prem. ; Alicant, dis. Premium on Five Franc Pieces, 1 p.c.—dull. Freights unaltered. Stoppage of the Steamers between England and Matamoras. It appears that the owners of the steam lino be tween this country and the Mexican port of Mata moras have discontinued the service pending the decision of the British Government respecting the late seizures by the United States cruisers. In this way a large trade is left open to be monopolised by adventurers at New York and Boston, who are known to be active in its prosecution, and the com mercial interests of the country are damaged at a time when it is more than ever important that every legal outlet should be made available in order to compensate for the circumstances by which the in dustry of Lancashire is affectel. If the doctrine is to be admitted that British vessels trading between neutral ports are liable not merely to a fair exami nation, but to seizure, of course no one in England will wish to eee the rule infringed; but this ques tion seems up to the present moment to have been evaded, and the belief is that whenever it shall be brought forward in a direct manner it 'will be re jected not only by Great Britain, but by the United States. The argument that it will be to the future advantage of England as a maritime Power to get such a doctrine established is untenable, because it never can be to the bent fit of any country or indivi• dual to rest their proceedings on principles that are inherently wrong or irrational ; while it is also cer tain that, however we might acquiesce in them now, other Powers, when it was their turn to suffer, would turn round and disavow them, either by some quibble or by the more correct plea that civi lisation and knowledge had advanced, and that no force of custom could render it incumbent on a nation to continue to recognise a system of folly and injustice. The matter is one that demands immediate action, and there is less excuse for delay since Mr. Evarts, who is regarded in New York as the most sound and accomplished authority on international law, is now in this country, commissioned by Pre sident Lincoln to facilitate, in conjunction with Mr. Adarc..4, the attainment of a clear and permanent understanding on all such points.—gimes. NEWSPAPER STEREOTYPING. Few persons would suppose (says the Critic), remembering the rapidity with which a daily paper is composed and printed, that the "formes" could be stereotyped. Yet, so it is, and for the sake of that very rapidity. The .Engineer gives some particulars of the mode pursued in respect of the Times. The pages are set up with types in the ordinary manner, and from these a paper matrix is obtained by pres sure. The paper intended to receive the indentation or in taglio of these formes is prepared as follows :—Beginning with a sheet of very thin and fine but strong paper, known variously as bank-post or silver tissue, a sheet of brown paper and two or more sheets of blotting paper are succes sively pasted one over the other upon one side of the tissue The opposite or face side of the tissue is dusted with powdered French chalk. The form of type is first warmed in a steam oven ; and then, when taken out and laid flat, the plastic paper web, prepared for impression, and still damp with paste, is placed upon it, and the whole passed beneath a weighted roller. The impression is as perfect as if it had been made in the finest wax. The paper comes from the type s w i t h out the least wrinkle, and without cutting or tearing the edges of any one of the thou. sands of impressions with which it is covered. The eheet, too, . is nearly dried a n d i s ready for the moulding frame. As it not so stiff but that it may be readily bent, the paper is now made to assume the curve corresponding to the cylinders, 64 inches in diameter, of the Applegarth presses and those made upon Hoe's plan by Mr. Whit worth. ' he paper mould is held between an iron back and a bl oc k of fire-clay, curved upon its fac e, and in this position the type metal may be poured, and a stereo type plate produc e d i n a few seconds, and perfect, with back, the k, exception of trimming the edges and placing which operations are accomplished in a few minutes more. n the The paper mould is not burned by the contact of the melted type metal, which fusee at a comparatively low temperature. A slight discolouratlon and the least smell of burning are the extent of the injury to the mould, whic h, indeed, is good for a dozen or more casts, and may then be filled, if required, and preserved for years, to be again cast from at any time. The sixteen pages of the Times, including it , double supplo ment, are thus stereotyped between 4 o'clock and 4.40 every morning, the average time of making and finishing each pla' a being two minutes and a halt'. Instead of pri o ti n , b off a whole edition from a single form of typ:, as many liko impressions may be obtained at one and the Slime timh as there are presses for the work, HER MAJESTY. The Queen's Return from Scotland. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by Prince Alfred and the younger members of the Royal Family, and attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the court, will leave Balmoral en route for the south on Friday next at half-past one o'clock. Mr. Cawkwell, general manager of the London and North-Western Railway, leaves London this evening in charge of the royal train, which will be made up precisely as it was for the journey to Scot land. Her Majesty will leave the Aboyne station of the Deeside Railway at half-past two o'clock, and arrive at Aberdeen, a distance of 33 miles, at half-past three. From Aberdeen the Scottish North-Eastern Railway will be traversed to Perth, a distance of 90 miles, with only one intermediate stoppage to take water at the Bridge of Dan. Her Majesty will dine at the Perth station hotel, and, leaving that city at seven o'clock, will travel over the Scottish Central Railway to Greenhill, a distance of 45 miles. From Greenhill, where the engine will take water, the royal party will proceed over the Caledonian Railway to the border city of Carlisle, a distance of 106 miles, stopping only once to take water at Summer station. At Carlisle, where the train is timed to arrive at half-past 11 o'clock, the Queen will partake of refreshments, proceeding thence, after ten minutes delay, over the London and North-Western Railway, by Kendal, Preston, and Whitmore, at each of which stations the engine will take water, to the Bushbury Junction of the Great Western, which will be reached at five o'clock on Saturday morning. From Bushbury the train will run over the Great Western, by Leamington and Oxford, to Windsor, where her Majesty will arrive at 8.45 a.m. Mr. Cawkwell will have charge of the royal train from Aboyne to Windsor, and the journey through out will be made with the utmost privacy. The Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince Leiningen, and attended by the Countess de Grey and Lieutenant- Colonel Keppel, left Marlborough House at 25 minutes past 11 o'clock yesterday morning, for the private station at Vauxhall, and travelled by the London and South-Western Railway to Ascot. Their Royal Highnesses afterwards proceeded to Frogmore. We are requested to state that the Prince of Wales has signified his gracious intention to receive the address of the Convocation of the prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury, at Marlborough House, on Tuesday, the 9th day of June, at half past two o'clock. The bishops will assemble at Queen Anne's Bounty Board-room, and the prolo cutor and clergy at the Jerusalem Chamber, at a quarter before two o'clock. The Prince of Wales has felt himself compelled to decline laying the foundation-stone of the Surrey County Hospital, on the Hog's Back, near Guild ford, which institution is designed as a memorial of the many virtues of the Prince Consort. Major- General Knollys, in announcing this decision to the Rev. T. G. Hatchard, states that his Royal High ness has been compelled, from the many applications made to him from all parts of the country, to decline all those which are not locally connected with his property. _ The Duchess Dowager of Sutherland left Chis wick on Monday for Cliefden, where Lord and Lady Blan tyre, the Hon. Charles Howard, and a large party have met for the Ascot race meeting. The Duke of Cleveland has quite recovered from his recent illness, and is now able to take daily equestrian exercise. The Duchess of Argyll and family have left Campden Hill, Kensington, to remain a week with the Duchess Dowager of Sutherland at Cliefden. The duke will return home with the Queen at the end of the week. The Earl of Derby has left town on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, at Sunning Hill, for the Ascot race meeting. The Earl and Countess Cathcart have left Mau zigy's Hotel for Thornton-le•street, Thirsk, The Countess of Dunraven's next dance will take place on the 18th inst., and not on the 15th, as first inti mated. Lord Stanley, M.P., returned to town on Mon day from visiting Sir Edward and Lady Caroline Kerrison, at their seat in Norfolk, and the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury at Hatfield House, Herts. Vi*?lP Cart Aif:Ay '6 C AIELEsr---- I /rimihr. Latest Literary Intelligence. The Edition of the British Poets, published by Messrs. Little, Brown, and Co,, of Boston, has now reached 128 volumes, the works of Burns in three volumes, being the last addition. This edition for extent, uniformity, and cheapness, has never been equalled ; it embraces all the best poets from Spenser to Wordsworth, with Lives, Notes, Portraits, &c. Johnson's celebrated collection contained only 75 volumes, and Mr. Pickering's " Aldine Poets" only reached 53 volumes. Of this edition Messrs. Little, Brown, and Co. have sold 500,000 volumes. Mr. Tennyson's new volume, we hear, is likely to appear before Christmas. Mr. Tupper's "Proverbial Philosophy" will be published in a cheap people's edition by Messrs. Hatchard and Co., this month. The Parthenon expired on Saturday last. "A Tour in Tartanland," by Cuthbert Bede, is an nounced by Mr. Bentley. Miss Yonge's "History and Derivation of Christian Names," which has been steadily advertised for more than a year past, will make its appearance in two volumes this month or next. A Life of William H. Prescott, the historian, by his life long friend, Mr. George Ticknor, is now in the press, and will be published by Messrs. Ticknor and Fields, of Boston. One edition will be in large quarto and finely illustrated. Mr. Charles Swain has a new volume of poems nearly ready. The Right Hon. Wm. Keogh, one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland, is engaged on a history of Ireland from the Union. Mrs. Howitt has a new juvenile work nearly ready, enti , led "The Poet's Children," which Mr. will publish. A. W. Bennett MESSRS. LONGMAN AND MESSRS. BLACKWOOD. —These eminent publishers will, (according to the Critic for June, just published) in a few days take posses sion of the handsome block of buildings which they have erected in Paternoster-row, on the site of their old premises, partially destroyed by fire two years ago. From the corner of Warwick-lane the whole frontage can be seen at a glance, and we cannot but regret that so much beauty is lost in so confined a situation. The style is the Renais sance, and the façade is executed in Portland stone. On the keystone of the arch of the central entrance to Messrs. Longman's premises is an allegorical group, representing Literature supported by the Arts, Sciences, and Educa tion; on the spandrels are the Ship and the Swan, which. have been trade signs of these premises since the great fire of London, Above and below these are carved the emblems of Wisdom, Wit, and Eloquence; the lower tympanum contains the monogram of Messrs. Long man's firm, surrou n d e d by emblematical foliage. The central entrance is ornamented with a war f columns of polished granite. The thistle is introduced in the capitals on the premises of the publishers of Black wood's Magazine. The floors of Messrs. Longmans' pre mises throughout are carried upon wrought-iron girders and cast-iron columns, the caps of the columns on the ground and the one-pair stories being enriched with foliage executed in hammered iron. The entrance hall and inner hall are to be paved with encaustic tiles, and the deco rative parts of the walls executed in polished Scagliola, with polished oak for the doors and other joiner's work. The principal staircase is of stone. In the lavatories the floors are paved with encaustic tiles, and the walls lined with glazed tiles to reflect light and prevent absorption. Lifts are provided for ready transfer of goods between the several slot ies. The greater part of the stories are warmed iy hot water, and are ventilated by the syphon ventilators. The architects are Messrs. Griffith and Henry Dawson, of Finsbury-place South; the builders, Messrs. Ashby and Horner. THE MURDER OF A WIFF, IN THE CITY-ROAD. Yesterday morning Mr. Humphreys resumed an inquest at the Durham Arms Tavern, Murray-street, City^ road, on the body of Mrs. Hannah Webb, aged 40, whe, it is alleged, met her death in consequence of the violence of her husband, James Webb. The husband was committed for trial on Monday on the capital charge. and in conse quence of his having been committed he could not be brought up at the inquest, much to the dissatisf the coroner. At the close of the evidence, which acti ozarel y e repeated the facts already known , the jury returned e n of verc,ict of " Wilful murder" which the eproner made out his warrant for the detention of the accused In Newgate• agains t James Webb, upon