The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-21 00:00:00

1p0.r...........011.•••................... THE CONTINENTAL GAS AND WATER. COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That the FIRST ORDI NARY GENERAL MEETING of fhe Shareholders of this Company will be h eld at the London Tavern, Bishopsg,ate , the 4th day of August next, at one o'clock precisely, when the Directors street, in the City o f London. on THURSDAY wit! submit to the Meeting a Report of the state and conni tion of the Company. The Accounts and Balance Sheet of the Company to the 30th day of June last, as audited and reported upon by the Auditors, will also be submitted to the Weed= for approval. This being the first Ordinary General Meeting of the Com pany p ursuant to the Articles of Association, the whole of the present Directors—viz., George seamen. Esq., Chairman ; Alexander Beattie, Esq., M.D. ; Thomas 3liers, Esq., John Roma es, Esq , and C. Saunderson, Esq., will retire from offi e, but, being eligible, they oder themselves as candidates tor re-election. The meeting will also elect Two Auditors for the ensuing* year. ~ 1 OTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, That, in accordance with the Articles of Association, the Transter Books th of the Company will be closed THIS vAY un til the 5 proximo. By oraer, E. P. ROWSELL, Secy. 30, Cornhill, July 21. 19631. ROAVL ITALIAN OPEItA,I Covent-garden. Positively the Last Week but One. lle. Adelina, Patti ; Signori 11)nconi, Faure, and Mario. TillS EVENlNG(Thursday), July 2i, will be performed, for the last time this season, Donizetti's favourite opera, in two acts, L'ELL:IR D'AM ORE. Adam, 31dlle. Adelina Fa.tti; Gianeti a, Madame Tagliafico ; Dulcaraaa, Signor Ront.oni; Ilekore, M. Faure, ; and Nemorino, donor Mario. Conductor, Mr. Costa. After which the Divertissement, L'lle Enchantee. Sup ported Mcille. Salvioni, Mdfle. Carmine, Mode. Navarre, Assunta, M. -Desplaces, and Mr. W. 11. Payne. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre stale, 103 . 6d., 75., and ss. ; am phitheatre. 2e. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-office under the portico of the al theat usicsellersre, which is open from ten to five , and at the princip m' and librarians'. V --__=:_ OYAL --------- ---_ p it iNCESS'S THEATRE.- So l e Lessee an d R Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVEN ING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'itafferty , M r. Dominick Ptfurray. After vrhich, the new piay , by John Oxenford, Egg , TTTE MONASTERY OF Sr. JLS r : Messrs. Vining, H. Mars ton, J. 'Nelson, J. W. Ray, H. Mellon, W. Robins, c. Seyton, ciaapwa n ; Mrs. 11. Marston, and Mdile. Stella colas. Ngmr THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. T EVENING, SHAKSPERE' 8 lIOUSE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips. After which, JANET PRIDE : Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Staart, Stephenson, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Denman. Followed by TfIE AREA BELLE, with a Norrible Tale: Stessrs. J. L. Toole, l. Bedford, tt. itoraerMiss Woolgar, and 311.4. H. Lewis, • - Commence at 7. -) OVAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the . 1111 Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. .1) Crowded with rank and fashion. Re-eng a gement of those ce'ebrated a n d popular artistes, Mr. ant Mrs. Charles Mathews. Production of an entirely new original Travestle AUST led of a very popular subject, by F. C. Burnan chti, EaM rand Mrs Charles entit F AND MARGUERITE. in whi Mathews will appear. The new scenery by the celebrated artists, Messrs. Danson. and Sons ; the incidental BAllet by Oscar Byrne. g ed will be found the popular Among st the artists engaged names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. :F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. J. Johnstone: Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentwortn,-Mrs. Stirling, and Mrs. Chas. Mathews. E VERY ° EVENING, at 7, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. J. Clarke, and Mr. F. Robinson. At a quarter-past 8, a new Trav e estie, entitled FAUST AND MARGUERITE Mr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague, Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mr. W. Chamberiame, and Mrs. C. Mathews. At 10, LITTLE TODDLEKINS, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with BRISTOL DIAMONDS. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mathews, Mr. Ash ey, Miss Wentworth. GOODWOOD.—RACE GLASSES, the beet at CALLAGHAN'S, 23A, New Bond-street, W., corner of Conduit-street. N.8.--bole agent to Voigtlander, Vienna. OPERA and RACE GLASSES, Field and Yacht Glasses, in every variety of size, form, and mounting, matchless for their great magnifying power and sharpness of definition. Price, from 30s. each, at CA.LLAGBAN'S, 23A, New Bond-street, W., corner or Conduit-street. Sole agent for the celebrated race and field glasses and photo graphic lenses made by Veigtlander, Vienna. Field glasses ma d e expressly for India , warr anted to withstand the greatest tropical heat. The new aluminium mounted glasses (as re cently made for ILII.H. the Prince of Wales, though of the largest size, weigh but a few ounces. EOSES AND SON • respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest lanrics are combined with the latest and most fashionable &esigns, and the best workmanship. E. MOSES and SON give particular attention to this important branch of their business, and they can with confidence affirm that the prices are such as must satisfy the most economical. Tnis depart ment is in a uistinct part of the premises, which will be found a great convenience for ladies and children, MOSES AND SON E. respectfully invite public attention to their large and well-assorted SPRINIi , 1L 0 C Et • MOSES AND S ON ' S "SATIDRI-NGUA.M." IVRAPPEIt iLtroduced by them) is the newest and most fast orable styleoi Overcoats for the season. MOSES AND SON'S L• READY-MADE and BESPOKE CLOTHING - for all classes and all ages. .0 MOSES AND S ON'S .E. 4 • CELEBRATED "INDISPENSABLE" SUIT, from 308. MOSES AND SO N'S HOSIERY and DEAPERY, LA • for all classes and all ages. EMOSES AND SON'S • HATS AND CAPS, for all c asses and all ages. 10 MOSES AND SON'S ju• BOOTS and SHOES, for all classes and all ages. E MOSES AND SON 'S • OUTFITS, for all classes, all ages, and all climates. "f4 l . MOSES AND SO N ' S LONDON HOUSES, 154, 155, 156, 157, Minories ; 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, Aldgrate ; 506, 507, 508, New Oxtord--street ; 1, 2 3, Hart-sgreet 137, 138, Tottenham-court -road ; 288, Euston-road MOSES AND SON'S k - A l • COUNTRY ESTABLISHMENT, Bridge-street, Bradford, Yorkshire. IMOSES A ND S O.N ' S ' I • Establishments are closed every Friday evening at Sunset until Saturday evening at sunset, when business is re sumed unlit Li o'clock. A 1 articles are marked the lowest prices in plain figures. Any article not appr,,ved oi will be exchanged, or the money re , urned. List of Prices with Rules for Self-measurement, Fashion Card, and our new pamphlet, " The Tercentenary ; o r, The 'Three Hundredth Birthday ofWilliam Shakspeare," gratis and post free. GOALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'.......23s. per ton. I Double .. 20s. per ten. 'lop 225. Deep 2ls. ~ Well screened and delivered within five miles 01 their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent rIPHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," IL Containhact, the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, cla be had Every Evening of G. ft. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. f, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, July 20, 18644 THERMOMETER. L. is clay at Two o'clock - 9 Barometer-29.88. WIND—S.W. ; light, and fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tags 313.. 20m.—Aftern oon , 3h . 44 m. DAT...-MOrn in gP Bm,—Afternoon, 14h . 2 8m. riuxottuoV.-Morningt 411, 41 4 , kip ‘ ;43o .1 „.....5 t v- SUIT LONDON, TRURsDAY, JULY 21, 1864. Mr. MAQLIB.E's speech on the Paper lllanufac tura was very appropriate, - House B and it is most su itable that before the separates attention should have been given to this Subject. Among a certain class of politicians and by many general observers, it has been too much the fashion to laud and extol ull the various provisions of the French Treaty, without pausing to inquire into the effects it has pro d uc ed on some branches of industry in this country, If soma further-seeing or sharper-witted p?rsons ventured to suggest that there was a diE. culty, or there would be found a danger in the realisation of the plans, they were peremptorily told that they were mistaken, or else opposition w as excited against them on the plea of their being prejudiced. For a time, unfortneately, the specious semblances of Mr. COBDEN, and the subtle casuis tries of Mr. GLADSTONE triumphed over the sober judgments, and the calm reflections of those who interposed their veto against the complete fulfilment of the projects submitted to the flouts in WO. Time, however, that is the sure test of mel :it, and the unerring judge of the efficacy or fail, ire o f a cherished scheme, has pronounced agains t a great part of the much vaunted concoction of Mt. COI3DEN. Excellent as was the original object of the design, and admirable the proposal to increas s the trade and commerce of the various nations, there were grievous errors in the arrangements of several por tions of the Treaty. Had the framers of it been more eager to make the workings of the measure convenient to all, rather than to tempt foreigners, who were unwilling to become disciples of the new regime, the result would have been much better. It would. have been truer wisdom and sounder policy thus to endeavour to make English prosperity the ruling spirit and the chief object of the design, than to sacrifice native interests at every turn, and to treat the just complaints of our manufacturers with a supreme contempt, utter indifference, and total neglect. This is one of the worst failings among the new school of politicians that they are so short-sighted, and run away with one idea. They get wrapt up in the notion of the spread of free trade, and the utter extinction of protective doctrines, and if they are told that native industry will suffer, they do not exactly say that it will not matter if it does, but their acts imply that they think so. Mr. MAGUIRE performed his task with considerable tact, and earnestly denounced the course pursued by the Government in their per sistent slighting of born© interests. The whole scheme of the foreign export duty on rags was one of the greatest blunders and one of the most unfair concessions that were ever made. It was denounced 1 at the time, and succeeding experience has not les sened the grounds for the reproach. On the con trary, it has been seen how unfairly the system has worked. It was in an un.English and anti national spirit that the framers of the plan of the great Commercial Treaty first devised the arrange• ments relative to the paper trade, and the Chan cellor of the Exchequer has been greatly to blame for so readily acquiescing in the proposal which made British interests but secondary, and altogether subservient to the welfare and the profit of the foreigner. Our manufacturers have been sacrificed to the meanness of the French and the greediness of the Belgian trader, and it is a scandal to any Minister that he should stand forth as the betrayer of the interests of his countrymen. It is a disgrace also to the Legislature who sanctions such a course, and future statesmen and succeeding Par• 'laments will have hard work before them to remedy some of the serious evils that have been brought upon the country by the mischievous doc trines of the so-called disciples of progress. Looking at the point in a practical view, there is no shadow of foundation for the theory that the foreigner must be tempted to agree to the doctrines of Free Trade, and that, therefore, it is our duty to make the sacrifice. It is never desirable to give people wrong impressions, and it is very certain that it will be much more difficult to put things back on an equitable footing than to have insisted from the outset that all should be conducted upon straightforward prin. ciples. It is very easy for Mr GLADSTONE, now that he thinks himself safe, to admit that the new measure has pressed hardly upon some branches of the trade. He did not say so at first, and he would not allow a hint to be whispered to that effect with out meeting it with vehement contradiction and indignant remonstrance. A more disastrous and degrading style of policy than that which our present Ministers are enunciating it would be im possible to conceive. We are always at the mercy of foreigners, bound to bend to their caprices, and expected to merge our interests in the general de sire to promote their objects, totally and altogether 1 irrespective of the interests and independence of ourselves and our country. The idea of making repeated representations to foreign Governments is an indignity, and does not gain avy end. The mischief lay in ever allowing such terms to be made at the outset ; and the House of Commons was very wrong in not insisting upon some alteration in the workings of the law relating to the paper trade. For this they are responsible to the country, and the injuries inflicted on an important branch of trade will not be among the lightest charges brought against them on the day of reckoning that will speedily arrive, unwelcome though it be. The debate on Tuesday night, on the motion of Sir F. SMITH, for the appointment of a commission to report upon the system of construction of armour- plated vessels, was of considerable importance, and during the discussion some curious revelations were made. Sir F. SMITH, in an able address, called attention to the disparity of the armaments in pro portion to the tonnage of many of our steam frigates as compared with others. He showed that there were hardly two steam ships in the 11.7a1 Navy built upon the same principle, with the same arma- ment or speed; and he maintained that there MU3' be something radically wrong in a system which, though always being changed and expe- rimented upon, could never give satisfaction. Lord C. PAGET, in his endeavour to defend the conduct of the Admiralty, made about as lame a defence as a bad case is capable of eliciting, In answer to certain remarks of Sir F. SMITH on the defects of the Research, and the notorious failure of her internal arrangements, he tried to explain away such trifling oversights as the impossibility of working the guns except under the most favours able circumstances, and to vindicate the appoint ment of Mr. REED, as Chief Constructor of the Navy, mainly on the ground that he had designed two vessels of 1,000 tons, capable of carrying complete armour•plating, and drawing but a moderate depth of water. Lord C. PAGET seems to say that on the strength of these designs Mr. REED received his high appoint• ment, and with what result ? It is true that the Research and Enterprise have to a certain extent realised the expectations of their designer; they are of small tonnage, and draw about 15 feet of water, bat they possess two drawbacks which must be admitted to be rather serious in men•ofdwar— they can neither sail nor fight. Admiral FRE MANTLE, in his report to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, has stated that—" The space in the battery is so confined that the men have not room to work the guns with that facility that is required. The battery is 33 feet in length by 32 feet in breadth inside; within this apace are four heaNy guns, upwards of 80 men, funnel, wheel, hatchway for supplying p ow d er an d s h e ll. There is a difficulty in traversing the guns from the broad side to the b'w and quarter ports. When the broadside guns were fired with extreme train, fore.. mo st ones to the left, after ones to the right, the cap• g qualificati ons, while the tains of them cou ld not stand. to direct a n d fi re _th am. that can be obt a i ne d i s l s b t er of fi s g p h e t e i d n S g o re m ate u s c t h all f l o o r a ess than 10 knots an hour. Lord C. PAGET candidly explained that he would not prophecy that these ships would be found faultless, because in all experi ments such as they were improvements in mutters of detail must always be possible. He also wia.aed the House and the to public • remember that the mere building of a man of war did not represent half of what was necessary to make her efficient ; for equipment, armament, stowage, rigging, magrA iineg, and other points, the j u d gmen t and sapvtin. teadenee of a practio4 milor were required. This THE SUN, LONDON', THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1864. sort of argument may sound very well in the House of Commons, but it is practically fallacious, for it is in the building of a ship that her capacity for stowage and stability for armament must be con- sidered, and if it be necessary that a practical sailor should superintend the details of the armament and fitting of a man-of-war, would it not be better for the designer of the vessel to submit his plans to the said practical sailor before expending the public money in building ships for the sake of pulling them to pieces ? We admit that allowance must be made for many deficiencies in experimental vessels, such as the Reaearoh and Enterprise, but it is curi- ous to compare the results of such experiments in private yards and government dockyards. In the . _ 'ormer case blunders are the exception, in the latter ;hey are the rule. Sir JOHN PAXINGTON said that while he did not intend to censure Mr REED, who deserved the credit of having been the first to apply armour plating to small vessels, he could not help contrasting the Research with the Rolfe Krake :—" These two vessels wore as nearly as possible of the same size, tonnage, and armoury. They each carried four guns, but while the Rolfe Krake could use them all on either side, the Research could only fire two on each side ; and while the Rolfe Krake drew only 10 feet of water, the Research drew 15. Then could be no question as to the superiority of the vessel built in the Clyde by Messrs. NAPIER to that built for the Ad miralty by Mr. REED." We fully coincide with the right hon. baronet on this point; bat is there any reason why the public official should be so in competent to compete with private individuals ? It is not denied by any one that the present construes tor of the Navy is a man of talent, but the wisest have their failings, and all men more or less possess some particular hobby. That of Mr. REED is that speed is a secondary consideration to invulnera bility therefore, to obtain the one object he sacrifices the other. In this respect the Re search and Enterprise are but little superior to the old floating batteries constructed during the Crimean War, for although their speed is consider ably greater, yet it is not sufficient to enable either of them to overtake a flying enemy, or to avoid a pursuing one. Lord C. PAGET was of opinion that these ships were as good as could be expected when their tonnage and draught of water were taken into consideration. Mr. LAIRD, however, stated that it was possible to build vessels of some 1,200 tons capable of going at the rate of twelve knots an hour, and carrying very heavy guns. Mr. LAIRD com plained of the unfitness of the rigging of the Royal Sovereign, which Lord C. PAGET admitted was merely jury rigged, as that vessel was only intended for harbour service, and the hon. member for Birkenhead also observed that while the Admiralty were demanding fair play for the Research and Enterprise, they were not doing justice to Captain COLES' cupola system, by send ing the Royal Sovereign to sea without being properly masted. He considered, also, that her draught of water was too great for the harbour service, and although he did not profess much knowledge of gunnery, he believed that the only method of carrying the heavy guns now proposed was on the plan of Captain COLES, because the guns could be trained in the simplest and easiest manner, and worked with fewer hands than in any other ships. Much had been said of the diffi culty of getting effective vessels of a light draught on the cupola system. Now, having paid some at tention to this subject, he was prepared to state that vessels of 1,000 and 1,200 tons could be built with a speed of 12 knots au hour, to carry two of the heaviest guns, two 300%pounders, and throwing a broadside of 6001 b., against the 2201 b of the Re. search. Such a vessel could be completely armour plated, fitted on Capt. COLES' plan, masted, rigged, and arranged, so that she should be available, not only for harbour and coast defence, but able to go round Cape Horn or any other part of the world: The hon. member was, of course, referring to his celebrated rams, the El Toussin and El Monaesir, now being completed for her MAJESTY'S service, and there can be little doubt that they will realise his expectations. After an animated discussion the motion was withdrawn, but the object of the hon. member for Chatham was accomplished and the subject fairly ventilated. It is not to be inferred because the Research and Enterprise are faulty in many respects they cannot be improved or that their defects may not be avoided in other vessels. Credit is due to Mr. REED for his endeavour to supply the Navy with small armour-plated ships, but we quite agree with the suggestion of Sir M. PETO, that it is not proper the Admiralty should be guided by one mind, but the Contractor elould design the vessels and submit the designs io practical men, so that any defects, like those discovered in the Research, might be discovered before the ships were constructed, as is done in other countries, LAIINCII OF A STEAMER.—The first of a line of merchant steamships intended for the Australian trade, and built and owned by Messrs. Wigram and Sons, was launched yesterday from Blackwall yard in the pre sence of several thousand spectators. The ship ran off the stocks in admirable style at flood tide, Miss Wyndham, daughter of Col, 'Wyndham, of Petersfield, christening her " the London," On breasting the water she was im mediately towed up to Greenwich, where she will take her engines from Penn's yard, The London is of 1,750 tons register, and she will sail for Melbourne in October next, under the command of Captain Martin, an experienced Australian navi2;ator, DITORCE COURT.—Tho number of petitions fcr dissolution of marriage last year exceeded the number in any previous year since the Court has been established. There were 255 such petitions filed in the year 1863, besides 7 for declaring the marriage null from the first. 43 persons petitioned for judicial separation, and 12 applied for protec tion of property. 237 judgments were given in the year; 1,059 have been given in the last six years. But which way the judgments went is not told; strange as it may seem, the Registrar makes hie return to the Secretary of State year after year of the business done in this court, giving some details of little interest or importance, but never states how many marriages are dissolved in the year. FIRED ON BY THE PRIYSSIANS.—We (Glasgow Herald) have been favoured with the following extract from a letter from Mr Henry Lamond to our towns man, Mr R. P. Lamond, dated on board the Government mail steamer Vikea, from Christiania to Lubeck, Wednes day, July 13, 1864, 10 a.m.:--" We had early this morning a narrow escape for our lives, having been for nearly 10 minutes under fire of about 60 Prussian riflemen, who, I suppose, mistook U 3 for a Danish war vessel. It came about in this way. The whole of Jutland is now in the hands of the Prussians, Frederikshaven, on the N.E. of the penin sula, which was only occupied last night, is on the route of this steamer, and we went in to within 300 yards at half. past 5 ttis morning to land a passenger. No sooner had we stopped and made signals for a boat to come out to us, than whi3, whin, went three or four bullets over our heads, and pre zently wo see running along the road towards the shore a large body of Prussiaus with their bayonets flashing in the sun, and in a moment they discharged a volley at us without the slightest notice. Down came some pieces of sail and rigging on our heads, shot through by the bullets. At this time C---- an d I, and some two or three other passengers, are standing on the top of the saloon deck, from which we move as fast as possible. Tho engines are set on full speed, and away we go, the bullets are peppering like hailstones, till we got beyond range. It is a perfect miracle same of us were not shot : certainly we should have been had it not been for the saloon deck, which, as the fire was from astern, protected us from the bullets. The helms- man had a bullet through the cuff of his sleeve, and 22 have been taken cut oc, the hull, but about 150 must; have been discharged. several struck the funnels, two of which pierced them and fell down. One traversed the saloon the entire leng:J a, entering at the stern 2ft. from the helms.. man , an O A at th e o th er an d str iki ng t h e m i rror , which is quite (I. .istinctive, in a neutral steamer calling twice a week at F re d er i c k s h ovn, so that if the Prussians had made the Br sg ht est i nquiry they would have learnt what we were. ISince leaving F re d er i c k ehaven we have passed two Danish men.-of-war going northward, and have informed them of the occupation of the place by the Prussians, and their treatment of us. They take it tplite Coolly, One Of them 1344 A trarsport fillip 41t0w." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LBEIITER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE DANO-GERMAN WAR, RENDSBURG, JULY 21. Advices received hove state that the Danish taken prisoner in a C Ca re p e t k ai o n f vonthe Hammer, island o F w a a n s oe, after having sunk seven boats. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MAIL, WARLIKE PREPARATIONS BY THE GOVERNMENT. PLYMOUTH, JULY 21. The Union Company's steamer Saxon left Table Bay on the nth ult., St. Helena on the 28th, and Ascension on the 2d inst. She brings 76 passengers, among whom is Dr. Alexander Duff, the veteran missionary. No active hostilities had yet taken place on the frontiers, but Sir Walter Currie, in a despatch to the Government, had reported that as he had found the difficulties in the Transkei increasing, he re• commended that the 2d battalion of the 11th Re giment should be retained on the frontier. Every preparation was also being made for war by the Cape authorities. The sth Fusiliers are left in readiness at East London. SPAIN. MADRID, JULY 20. The statement that the Spanish official cures. pondence had been stolen at Panama is unfounded, the Government having received Admiral Pinzun's despatches. Communications have also been re ceived from Chili expressing the desire for friendly relations with Spain. FRANCE. PARIS, JULY 27. The Minister of Foreign Affsirs has been sum• mooed for a few days to Vichy to confer with the Emperor. His Majesty is in perfect health- The King of the Belgians is expected to-morrow at Vichy. BOURSE, July 20.—The market has been rather firmer, but without any material improvement in prices. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 25c., and Mobilier at 1,003 f. 75f. In Railway Shares little doing, but previous quotations in general well maintained. The market closed as follows :- 4t per Cents .. 94 25 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents ...... 66 20 Do. end month.... 66 25 Credit Mobilier....loo7 50 Do. end m0nth....1003 75 Bank Shares ...... Credit Foncier ....1220 Roman BAIL ' Italian Loan 6B 10 Do. end month 6B 20 Ditto Threes New Mexican 57 Russian Austrian Soanieh Threes — Dobt Deferred. TAT B . Cash. Account. Orleans 0000000 34.04 t• • • 873 75 " 875 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean 900 900 New ditto Southern 6lO .. 641 25 Western Eastern Sardinian .... 352 50 .. 351 25 Austrian Lowbard 530 .. 530 North of Spain Saragossa 527 60 .. 528 75 Ditto to Barcelona The National R: dile Association at Wimbledon The weather, yesterday morning, was one con tinual sunshine, and, although there was a nice breeze, still the heat was very intense, and once more the furze on the Common at two o'clock in the afternoon was discovered to be on fire. The engine stationed near the windmill, which had been filled with water, in readiness for an emergency, was rapidly drawn to the place, followed by a number of the Guards, armed with spades and bill hooks, but as no danger was apprehended to the encampment, they were not called upon, the fire was allowed to burn itself out, and they all re turned to their quarters, The Common :f es terday morning presented a marked contrast to that of the previous day. Then all was bustle and excitement, the great feature then being the final struggle in prospective for the Queen's prize, which was last evening set at rest ; consquently, altho'igh some important matters had yet to be disposed of, they were quite of a secondary nature to that above referred to, and the atten dance was almost confined to those who were taking part in them or have an interest in the result. The principal items in this day's programme were the second stage of the Albert prize at 1,000 yards, Mr. Dillwyn's prize, Earl De Grey's prizes, the Daily Telegraph prize, Mr. Bass's prize, the Rifle Oaks, the Any Rifle Association Cup, the City of London prizes, Mr. Mont Storm's prizes, Lord Vernon's prize, pool sweepstakes, running deer, &c. On Tuesday night there was some further practice for the Owl prize, and as usual there were many competitors, but it is to be regretted that an acci dent of a serious nature occurred. The Count de Gendre was preparing to shoot for the prize, and in doing so had recourse to an experiment of a very dangerous nature. To give him a better aim at the owl's eyes ha resorted to the expedient of rubbing the sight of his rifle with a piece of phosphorus to produce a blue flame, 4nd from which he could ob tain an aim at the object, when the piece of phos phorus he was using broke in two, and he put out his hand to catch it and rather firmly grasped it. The consequence of this was that his hand was much burned. He was conveyed to Lord Elcho's cottage, where his hand was dressed. By the ac counts received up to yesterday evening the count is progressing favourably. A new contest was commenced to-day, being a series of prizes, given by Mr Mont Storm, open to alt comers, to be competed for with any muzzle or breech-loading rifle taking Government ammunition as sold by the National Rifle Association on the ground. The prizes of £lOO to be divided amongst the competitors who made the highest number of marks in two and four consecutive minutes. There were many competitors for this prize, but in the course of the day a gentleman was about to fire with a breech leader which he had been using. when the cartridge exploded, but fortunately no damage was done. There was a similar explosion on Saturday last. The Albert prizes, which have occupied so large a portion of the meeting, having been brought to a close in regard to the first stage, the winners of the different prizes had this day to enter into a new competition amongst themselves, the best to be en titled to a prize of £lOO, seven shots each, at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards. The shooting was of a very superior order, Lieut. Burt, of the lst Warwick, making 28 points at 800, 24 at 900, and 24 at 1000 yards ; Lieut. Peterkin, of the Cambridge Univer• sity, made 25 at 800, 21 at 900, and 20 at 1,000 yards; Lieut. Banting, 11th Middlesex (one of the selected eight for the International Competition), made 25 points at 800, 19 at 900, and 23 at 1,000 yards. These were the highest scores for some time, until Hercules Ross, Kincardine, began to emulate the reputation of his brother, Capt. Edward Ross, who made the extraordinary score of 73 points, and thus became the winner of the 2d stage prize of £lOO. Mr Hercules Ross is one of the eight who will compete in the International Match on behalf of Scotland, and if his shooting is equal to what it has been for other prizes, he will prove a moat valuable acquisition to the Scotch team. This prize was won last year by Mr Martin Smith, of the Victorias, with a similar number. THE WIMBLEDON REVIEW, The review of volunteers at Wimbledon on Saturday, the 23d inst. will commence at 5 o'clock p.m. The following corps (formed into battalions), have received the permission of the Secretary of State for War to attend . ARTILLERY: Total to be present. 160 The Hon. Artillery Company, 6 guns let Administrative Brigade Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, 8 guns .. 3d Middlesex Artillery Volunteer Corps, 12 guns.. 2d Surrey, ditto, 4 guns LIGHT HORSE. let Surrey and Ist Middlesex Light Horse Volun teer Corps - INFANTRY. The lion. Artillery Company 2d Middlesex and Ist London Artillery Volunteer Corps Ist Middlesex and Ist City of London Engineer Volunteer Corps 2d Administrative Battalion Middlesex Rifle Vo- luuteer Corps sth Ditto, ditto 7th Ditto, ditto.. Ist Middlesex (Victoria) and 36th and 47th Mid dlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps 2d Middlesex (South) Rifle Volunteer Corps 4th Ditto, ditto 9th Ditto ( West) ditto 11th Ditto (St. George's), and 38th Middlesex, ditto 15th Ditto (London Scottish) Rifle Volunteer Corps 19th Ditto, ditto 21st Ditto (Civil Service), ditto 22d Ditto (Queen's), ditto 28th Ditto (London Irish), ditto 29th Ditto, ditto 37th Ditto, ditto 485 447 212 213 340 370 300 708 39th Ditto (Finsbury), ditto 40th Uitto (Central London), ditto 46th Ditto, ditto 48th Ditto (Havelock) and 2d City of London, ditto Ist Administrative Battalion Surrey Rifle Volun teers 2d Ditto, ditto lst Surrey (South London) Rifle Volunteer Corps 263 7th Ditto, ditto 10th, 19th, and 23d Surrey Rifle Volunteer Corps 433 2d Administrative Battalion and 22d Essex Rifle Volunteer Corps .... Ist City of London Rifle Volunteer Brigade .. 507 3d Ditto, ditto, Corps 352 Ist Administrative Battalion Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteers .. 736 2d, Bth, and 9th Tower Hamlets Rifle Volun teer Corps . 4th and 6th Ditto, ditto . ... Total 13,333 War-office, July 20, 1864. M. M`Mußpo. A Dieppe paper informs us that an English-built yacht, the Peal, now belonging to a French gentle man, has come into that port, and is amusing the sea-side visitors by exhibiting a nuz.ber of relics from the Alabama, picked up after the action, of which the Pearl was in part also a spectator. Among these objects saved is a curious note book, belonging to one of the seamen, and containing doubtless for his own interests in the way of prize-money, a complete list of all the vessels destroyed or captured by the Alabama. The list begins on the 6th of September, 1862, and closes on the 27th of April, 1864 ; and, curiously enough, enumerates just 65 captures, answering to the number of Captain Semmes's chronometers. Soven vessels are named as ransomed, 47 as burnt, and 10 as sold—and the work of destruction is estimated at a million sterling. THE HARVEST IN THE HOME COUNTIES.—Har. vest operations have now commenced in earnest in the coun ties of Middlesex, Berke, Bucks, and Surrey, and within the next three weeks a great portion of the grain crop will have fallen beneath the sickle. The dry weather which has lately prevailed has hastened the ripening of the wheat. which within the last two or three days has wonderfully improved in appearance and quality, though in places it has been much scorched by the sun. Some wheat has already been cut, while a large quantity of rye is down, the latter crop being extremely forward in the valley of the Thames. Barley and oats, owing to the long-continued drought, are very short in the straw, and are ripening off fast, though the yield is expected to be rather light. Peas have also suf fered greatly from the heat, and a crop below the average must be the result. With regard to potatoes, though many fields of the early varieties were almost destroyed by the sever e frosts which occurred late in the spring, no com plaints have as vet been heard of blight. The pastures are sadly in need of rain, and now present a parched and arid appearance. The fruit crop is a good one, and the trees in he market sardew are leaded with apples, Plums , 440 LATEST FROM RICHMOND, An English gentleman who left Richmond on the Ist instant, having a few days previously visited Petersburg, and who, passing uninterrupted into the Federal territory, accomplished the jaurney between Richmond and Queenstown in the remark ably short time of 18 days, gives the following par ticulars of the military situation in and around the Confederate capita', The troops detached by way of the Shenandoah Valley towards Maryland consisted of the whole of Ewell's corps (late Stonewall Jackson's), under the personal command of that General, and numbered 26,000 men. It was believed that another smaller detachment with heavy artillery would be, or had already been, directed towards Acquia Creek, with a view of erecting powerful batteries on the Potomac, blockading that river, and thus interrupting the water communication with Washington at the same this that Ewell's corps would destroy the Balti more and Ohio Railroad, sad thus cut the main line of communication with the capital. Ewell's corps was considered amply strong enough to cope with any troops which the North in its present de nuded condition could oppose toit, and it was believed that as soon as the offensive movement of the Confederates be came developed in its true proportions, the Federal Govern ment would recall Grant's whole army. No corps of obser vation which Grant might leave behind on embarking could hold its ground against a combined land and naval attack from Richmond. Nearly 3,000 prisoners had been brought in from Wilson's corps, so that his entire loss could not be less than between 4,000 and 5,000. Ile had lost all his artillery, trains, and stores—in fact, only just escaped total destruction. About 20 miles of the track of the Danville Railroad was destroyed by him, but as there are no important bridges on that por tion c t the track, the Corps of Construction, a co r p s of railway engineers a nd lab ourers specially form ed for such purpsses, would be able to repair the damage in le ss than two weeks. The balance of n - tiscinerl in favour of the Confederates during the Virginia campaign alone was estimated at no less than 10,000. A tg ea -- portion of the prisoners are str agg lers who voluntarily came into the Confeder ate lines and surrendered t hemsel ves. They report that i n Grant's aamy so frequent had become the practice of se lf-mutilation , generally by shooting or cutting off a finger, that an order has been issued severely punishng the men 80 soon as their relf.mado wounds are healed, and then send in g them as l a b ourer s under guard into th e t renc h es . Besides ma larious fe vers , very malignant b owel complaints, cau sed by the bad water and the pulverized sand with which the atmosphere is surcharged, had appeared, and threatened to become epidemic in the Federal army. Grant was leisu rel y shelling ..?etersburg at a distance of about two miles , bu t doing litiledsmage- C om munications between that city a nd Itichmone were p erfect and not in the least disturbe d. No scarcity pro visions. The army Was healthy and in exc ellent spirits. 'At no time had th e C onfederates bee n more sanguine. It w as ge nerally considered that Geseral L ee was indisputably master of the situation, and that was a pprehended of the war could not be pro longed much beyond the present aarapaign. though P rev i o us to its adjo urnmen t on the 14 th ultimo, the Confederate Congress had, in view o f the contemplate not offensive movements, issued a manifesto, chiefly, in express terms, addressed to the pe o p le of the North. In this the earnest desire of the Confed erate States for peace is set forth in eloquent language, the war is declared to be o ne only of self-preservation, an d all intentio ns of con quest or of impeding the happiness a nd development of the Northern States is most distinctly disclaimed. There was no distress, but, also, no excitement in Rich mond. A solemn earnestness and calm confidence p erva d e d all classes. The theatres had been closed. The churches w ere constantly open for prayer , and thronged da y and night with soldiers a nd civilians. The houses of the wealthier citizens w ere so many open p rivate hos p itals, and the ladies were unr em itti n g in t h e ir care of the sick and wounded. Mr Davis's health was good. Foreign exchange had fallen to 1,500, but was little in demand. The prices of most of commodities had declined, owing to the gradual abserption of - the; redundant currency by taxes and the funding system. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market opens steady, but quiet. Sales probably 8,000 hales or more. NAPOLEON THE GREAT AND PIUS Emperor Napoleon exercised over the holy Father a degree of fascination which private or public misfortunes could never terminate. It was a mixture of admiration and awe, of paternal tenderness and pious gratitude.—Cardinal Gon. salves newly published Illemob LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAIL WAY.—The accounts for the past half-year having been submitted to the board of directors, they yesterday decided upon recommending the payment of a dividend for the half ' year of £2 10a. per cent. on the consolidated stock of the company. MURDER AT SEA. —Yesterday information was s t onmrana Adolphuscoment h v heu e e d hhoi a a ,gn t ffhdro L ores nde o s a s ho ' ELdov: shooting London Idn t t I h oog: a t t hwt tooihl Captainlece u.s ba s e ti e oas c deg o ßny n o mate utfwoctkahse utoahgnu o ri toa f t hh4u ot through hi2 e ft osi G tert hhs : oersofitfaaplvl head,eaburs t the Ant wail, Naval and Military Intelligence, Yesterday the new iron East Indiaman Alberti tor, 1,184 tons, Captain W. Morison, belonging to Messrs. J. Ligett and Son, 9, Billiter-street, London, which has been chartered by the Hon. Council of India for the conveyance of reinforcements to the various corps serving in the Bengal Presidency, embarked from Government-quay, Gravesend, the following troops for Calcutta—viz., four men of the 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards, and one man of the 19th Hussars, from Canterbury; 11 non-commissioned officers of the Army Hospital Corps, from London; 34 non-commissioned officers and men of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment, from Chatham garrison—ono man of he Ist Battalion of the 3d Buffs, from Dover-22 men of all ranks of the 3lth Regiment, 30 non-commissioned officers and men of the 82d (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) and 19 men of all grades of the 97th Regiment, from Col chester. The following cfacers also embarked with the troops :—Capt. W. 11. BAllingall, 35th Regiment, in corn- mand of the detachments, and wife ; Capt. A. 0. Tabuteau, 93d Highlanders, in command of the detachments for the 82d Regiment; Capt. R. J. P. Leeson, 34th Regiment ; Lieut. W. O'Toole, 98 ch Regiment, in charge of the draught of the 97th Regiment; Ensign G. James, 82d Regiment; Ensign R. R, Reyne, 825 Regiment ; Ensign A. P. G. Dowdall, 35th Regiment; and Staff Assist.-Surgeon W. Hillman, Gth Depot Battalion, in medical charge, and Mrs. Hillman—total, 8 officers, 2 officers' wives, 122 non-com missioned officers and men, 31 women, and 29 children, The troops were embarked in an expeditious manner, under the superintendence of Brigade Major W. Congreve and Staff, from Chatham garrison, Capt. Legge representing the Hon. Council of India. nior to the embarkations the vessel was inspected by Major-Gen. Eyre, who visited the various portions of the vessel in order to ascertain that every ar• rangement had been made for the comfort and convenience of the troops during their lengthened voyage. The Albert Victor:is an entirely new vessel, and in her rig and general appearance she is one of the handsomest of the East India- men which have loft the Thames this season. She is fitted with a 9-horq9 power engine on her upperdeck, connected with which are a steam winch and crane for discharging cargo. The engine is intended to be used for weighing anchor and other purposes. In addition to the troops she takes out a large cargo, together with a quantity of Govern- ment stores, including a mill for the manufacture of gun powder at Calcutta, and a papermill consigned to a private 4rrn. The vessel will leave the Thames to-day. The Fawn, 17, steam sloop, 751 tons, 100 horse power, Commander Charles J. Wrey, which it was intended should proceed to the protection of the Scotch fisheries, has been suddenly ordered for service in the West Indies. She sailed this day for Portsmouth, where she will coal and complete taking in sea stores. Orders have been received at Sheerness that the Wizard, screw steam gunboat, CO-horse power (First-class Steam Reserve at Sheerness), is to be brought forward for imme diate commission. 'The hired sailing transport Light Brigade, 1,214 tons, Captain H. Evans, arrived at Spithead yesterday with officers and men invalided from the regiments serving in New Z3aland, and private passengers. She sailed from Auckland on the sth of April, rounded Cape Horn on the 7th of Nay, and crossed the Equator on the 30th of May. In lat. 60 S., nine days' calm were experienced. A continu ance of fine weather and light wind was experienced the greater part of the voyage up to lat. 41 N„ long. 38 IV. Since then there was a continuance of calms and light easterly winds. At the entrance to the Channel upwards o 100 vessels were in company with the Light Brigade, al homeward bound. Five deaths and two births occurred on the voyage. The troops will disembark from the ship at Spithead this morning, under the superintendence of Col. Shadwell, Assistant-Quartermaster-General, and the Light Brigade will then immediately sail for London to discharge her New Zealand cargo of Kauri gum, wool, and sundries. The following vessels were spoken on the voyage home : —On the 19th of June, in lat. 41 6 N., long. 37 W., the Witch of the Teign, 18 days from Trinidad for Greenock; June 23, in lat. 42 N., long. 36 W., the American bark Plague, five months out whaling, and the English bark Polestar, 84 days out from Cobiza for Liverpool ; June 27th, the English brig Hebe, in lat. 44 N., long. 27 W., 31 days from Bahia for Falmouth, and the English ship Rondale, 136 days from San Fi:mei:no for Liverpool ; June 29, in lat. 44 47 N., long. 25 37 W., the English ship Colecroon, 118 days from Bombay for London, and the Eng lish bark Coradoro, 85 days from Coquimbo ; June 30, in lat. 44 56 N. long. 23 10 W., the American ship, John Clark, 19 days from London, for New York; July 5, in lat. 47 50 N., long. 27 40 W., the English ship John Roydon, 150 days from Shanghai, for London, and the same day the French bark Pondicherry, 84 days from Bourbon, for Nantes—June 6, in lat 48 12 N, long 2026, the Martha Clay, 17 days from Liverpool for Montreal—Astred, from Bahia, 45 days out, for Falmouth, and the Kitty Floyd, 125 days from Callao, for Antwerp—July 10, in lat 49 19 N, and long 15 07 W, the bark Tamworth, from Coquimbo, for Cork—June 12, in lat 47 46 N and long 9 36 W, the bark Madersford, from Cochin, for London—July 17, in lat 49 35 N and long 5 43 W, the bark AlesanCtria, from Colombo, for London—July 18, in lat 49 50 and long 3 05 W, the Ala, from Calcutta, for Havre de Grace—and July 19, in lat 50 18 N, off the Start, the ship City of Sydney, from Calcutta, for London. The hired sailing transport Copenhagen, Capt. Homan, with troops on board from Calcutta, and bound to London, put into Spithead yesterday to replenish her stock of water and provisions, of which she had been run short by her de lay at the mouth of the Channel by the late prevailing easterly winds. She was expected to leave Spithead again yesterday evening for the Thames. The troops and passengers on board comprise Capt. T. W. Stubbs, R.H.A., in military command—Lieut. Murphy, 40th Regiment—Lieut. Scott, 88th Regiment—Dr R. Spence, in medical charge-130 time expired men from regiments serving in India, and 17 in valided men. The Copenhagen left Calcutta on the 4th of March, and rounded the Cape of Good Hope on the 6th of May, afterwards called in at St, Helena, which place she left on the 20th of May, and passed the Western Islands on the 19th of June. Light and contrary winds were ex perienced until reaching St. Helena, From St. Helena to the Western Islands, fresh winds were fallen in with from N.E. to S.E. From the Western Islands to the 18th inst. light winds were experienced from N,E. to S.E. with alternate calms. Like the Light Brigade, the Copenhagen reports an unusually large number of homeward bound ships at the entranee to the Channel, but she did not see anything of her Majesty's ship Hector, which had been despatched to the mouth of the Channel to the relief of the Copenhagen and other wind-bound vessels. , An. Imperial Ottoman squadron, composed cf the ship of the line Polk Nusrett, 92 guns, Capt. Arif Bey, bearing the flag of Admiral Edham Pasha, and the frigates Estourel, 44 guns, Capt. Hassam Boy, and Relipers Nusrett, 44 guns, Capt. Ahmed Bey (wooden ships) arrived at Spithead yes terday from Constantinople. Admiral Edham Pasha landed and was introduced by theVice-Consul to Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C,8., and Major-Gen. Lord William Paulet, C. 8., the naval and military Commander•in-Chief at Portsmouth. The squadron sailed from Constantinople on the 14th May, and experienced very light and head winds generally in the Mediterranean. They arrived at Gibraltar on the 12th of June and sailed again on the 16th, and met with a continuance of north-easterly winds until arriving off Portland, in the Channel. The Paik Nusrett has been piloted to England from Constantinople by Captain D. It. Comyn, who was recently entrusted with the task of navi gating the Sultan's new steam yacht from Lond on to Con stantinople. The squadron have come to England to be fitted with screws and machinery. The Galatea, screw frigate, Capt. R. Maguire, sailed from Spithead yesterday to join Rear-Admiral Hope's squadron on the North America and West India station. Major-Gen. Tayler, R.A., arrived at Portsmouth yester day from Woolwich, and in the forenoon inspected the gar rison artillery on the review ground on Southsea-common. In the afternoon lie inspected th, field balletic. LA tlAvii quarters at Hilsea. Yesterday Major-Gen. A. B. Stransham, the Inspector- General of the corps of Royal Marine Light Infantry ar rived at the head- quarters of the Chatham division of Royal Marines for the purpose of commencing his summer inspec tion of the battalion, in which he is expected to be occu pied some days. The proceedings of yesterday were ' confined to an inspection of the officers and men on the parade ground, together with the internal economy of the division. The following appointments have been made at the Ad miralty :—Commander George G. Duff to the Curanort— Commander George W. Towsey to the Fisgard—Comman der J. Burgess to be an Inspecting Commander in the Coastguard, vice Pollard—Dr Charles Forbes, surg to the Cambridge—Dr John Andrew s, surg, to the Frederick William—W. G. Hill, Burg, to the Clio—Henry Payne, engineer, to the Fisgard, as s upernumerary—A. Aitken, engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary—W. Ironmonger, engineer, to the Asia, for the Skylark—William J. Sprake, engineer, to the Galatea—Edward Lilley, engineer, to the Indus, for hospital treatment —James Oldfield, engineer, to tho Cordelia—J. T. Downing, assist engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary —J. H. Ferguson, assist engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary—John W. Valence and Henry W. Paul, clerks, additional, to the Duncan—and Frank M. Aylen, assist clerk, to the Cambridge. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S PRIMARY VISITATION. ---His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has caused his usual inhibitions to be issued preparatory to his holding his primary visitation of the clergy and laity of the diocess of Canterbury, to commence the first week in October next, at the Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of Christ Church, Canterbury. , • THE REPRESENTATION OF GRIMSBY.—It is re ported that Mr Chapman, the present M.P. for Grimsby, will not seek re-election on the dissolution of Parliament, and that it is contemplated to request the Hon. Wm. Geo. Eden, of CantleYll, near Doncaster, to become a candi date for the borough in the Liberal interest. —Eastern. Morning News. Persons in debt may obtain instant protection against imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release from all debts and liabilities without publicity, by application to Messrs. Marshall, solicitors of the Court of Bankrupt , y, Charges under £5 payable by easy instalments. Offices— (established 1530),12,13att0n-garden. City lgAnch7L -6 1 3190 - Pte-_,Street, Bank,—Apyr. ...... . 01111 HER MAJESTY, OSBORNE, July 20. Her Majesty and her Royal Highness Princess Louise drove out yesterday. Dr. Jenner arrived at Osborne on Sunday and returned this morning. Sir James Clark has arrived, and remains at Osborne. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Priv cess Louis of Hesse dined with Prince and Princess Leiningen yesterday. The Prince and Princess of Wales at Orleans House, The Prince and Princess of Wales were present yesterday evening at a banquet given by the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, at their residence, Orleans House, Twickenham. Their royal highnesses arrived from the White Lodge, Richmond, at half-past seven ; the Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Stonor, riding in a brougham drawn by two horses. The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Grey, rode next, in an open waggonette. The Prince and Princess of 'Wales were received at the entrance of the beautiful mansion by the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale and the Count and Counters of Paris, who were attended by their ladies and gentlemen in waiting, The banquet was arranged on an oval shaped table in the dining room. On the right of the Prin cess of Wales sat the Comte do Paris, the Duchess of Wellington, the Prince de Conde, the Hon. Mrs Stonor and M. Laugel ; on th© left were the Due d'Aumale, Madame Van de Weyer, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Countess of Clarendon, Earl Russell, Madame de Coiflier, and Viscount Chelsea. On the opposite side of the table sat the Prince of Wales, having on his right the Countess de Paris, the Mar chioness of Salisbury, the Marquis of Bath, and M. Bocher ; and on the left the Duchess d'Aumale, Earl Clarendon, the Marchioness of Bith,Viscount Castle rosse, the Countess Russell, M. de Remusat, and Captain Grey. Later in the evening a bail took place, and a select party were invited to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales. Two of the large and splendid apartments in the mansion, each room of which is remarkable as con taining priceless treasures of art, were thrown open for dancing, while the other apartments composing the suite were available for promenade. The grounds leading to the Thames were prettily luminated with coloured lamps. The company began to arrive shortly after nine. The Princess Mary of Cambridge reached Orleans House soon after ten o'clock, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Home Pnrves. The Prince and Princess de Joinville, the Duc de Nemours and Princess Marguerite, the Prince do Conde, Count d'Eu, and the Duo de Penthivre Were amongst the visitors to the ball. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland in' tend to remain at Sion House, Isleworth, ti 3 the drat week in next month, and then go to their 'marine residence in Northumberland before taking up their residence at Ala wick Castle for the autumn. The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendolia St. Maur's names were omitted from amongst those who had the honour of waiting on her Royal High ness the Duchess of Cambridge at Kew. The duke was unavoidably detained at the House of Lords. The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare leave town tomorrow for Kilkee Castle, Ireland, for the season, The Earl and Countess of Yarborough left town yesterday for Brocklesby-park, Lincolnshire, for the season. The Earl Granville received a large and dig' tinguished circle at dinner last evening at his mansion in Brutonistreat. __.......... The Countess Spencer left rown yesterday for Wrest-park, Beds, on a visit to the Countess Cowper who is entertaining a large and distinguished coal -1 parry. . The Earl and Countess of Wilton entertained the following circle at dinner yesterday evening at their mansion in Urosvenor-square :—The Duke of Rut land, Lord Ebury, Lady Rokeby, Hon. Seymour and Mrs Egerton, Hon. Henry Coke, Captain Hen. Robert Grosvenor, Sir Robert Brownrigg, Mr and Mrs Henry Baring, Mr and Mrs John Leslie, Mr and Mrs William Russell, Mr A. Lumley, Mr Vivian, &c. The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricard e entertained the Marquis of Sligo, Lord and Lady' Egerton of Tatton, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Leta and Lady Harry Vane, Lady Margaret Beaumont , Lord and Lady Wodehouse, the Right Hon. Fre' derick and Mrs Peel, Captain Baring, Mr and Mrs Higgins, Mr Oswald, and a select party at dinner yesterday evening at their residence in Stratton' street. • THE SPEAKER'S DINNER.—The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his Sessional dinner to the principal clerks and officers of the House of Commons last evening (Wednesday), July 20, to the following Sir Denis Le Merchant, Lord Charles Russell, Mr. Erskine May, C. 8., Mr. Henry Ley, Mr. Rickards, Captain Gossett, Mr. Frere, Mr. S. Smith, Mr' Vardon, Mr. Howard, Mr. W. Rose, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Rowland, Mr. James Collins, Mr. Postletll - Mr. Charles Po'..e, Mr. Gray, Mr. Hodgki n ' Mr. H. B. Mayne, Mr. Marriott, Mr. Creed, Lieutenants Colonel Forester, the Rev. Charles Merivale, 8.D,, chaplain, and Mr. Alfred Denison, private secretary. The King of Hanover, accompanied by the Princ e Royal, has left for the baths of Norden (Westphalia), where his Majesty intends to remain some weeks. The Queen has also quitted the capital for Switzerland. Sussex Justices' Proceedings Confirmation . Bill, TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SlR,—Thero is a bill just brought in at the fag-ond Of the session under the above title. The preamble acts forth the object to be "for removing doubts as to past, proceed ings in the assessment of the county rates with regard tO ehe several divisions of SnA4 4 -." yet. the last clause °f di d ° bill would seem to imply that/. a act sought to be obtain was to engulph other matter "and i things, and intende d t i c ; have a retrospective as well as prOspective scope. N ov) any connived or unjust proceeding has been perpetrated „ any gentleman holding a commission for the said cotalT by which any locality or individual has been illegally We" such an act would prevent redress and shirk inquiry. deed, th e inhabitants of Sussex who are interested in al " matter ought to have hal public notice (wide) of the ln tended application. ill any membermove that it b e W postponed till next session, and give the inhtbitants of county time to investigate, and, if need be, aak to be hea r in committee ? If any particular wrong has been done, why net apply for a prospective act only ? or a proViS° might be added, "th a t any individual or locality bay, against any particular magistrate, or his pr ocee' ing or decision, shall have twelvemonths allowed fro January, 1865, to prosecute his complaint. I am, Sir, yours respectfully, A CouNTBYI-011. REPORTED NAVAL ENGAGEMENT OFF MONTH ROSE.—The Montrose correspondent of tho Dundee Ad vor t zse r writes :—On Monday forenoon an engagewenti„, w hi c h co ntinued for about 2 hours, took place between o'l- vessels of war, supposed to have been a Prussian and Dane. The fight was observed by some fishermen at fe c " and was also seen from the Braehead at Ferryden , ships were about 9 miles distant, and the firing vfo 11° , 1 , quite distinctly, The event caused great commotion at ""° harbour. Nothing is known as to the result. "0 The Confederate cruiser the Rappahann ee ' -if ;ne s till at Calais, watched by the envier. F ren ch steam ad` — boat. " The fact has not, wo believe, been ran:tart-o'u says the 'Toni " that the dukedom of 11IontmorencY , has been revived in favour of Count Adalbert de Talley ra . , ll .. Perigord, was what is called in the old French l aw a dall_t dom peerage, and as such, according to the letters Pste:, of Louis XIV. in 1757, was to return to the Crown in ca? of extinction of heirs. The Italianmale " frigate .El-Przncipe-Uinberto 113 g just arrived at Cherbourg from Lisbon. She has on board a hundred boys from the Marine School. A ff a irg, M.Dronyn de Lhuys, Minister of For ei g n t who went the day before yesterday to Vichy to trap business with the emperor, was expected to arrive in last night. jib , -i...- • E - &3