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

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 held at the London Tavern. Bishopsg,ate street, in the City of London. on THURSDAY, the 4th day of August next, at one o'clock precisely, when the Directors will submit to the Meeting a Report of the state and condi tion of thf 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 lidee,ting for approval. This being the first Ordinary General Meeting of the Com pany pur.•uant to the Articles of Association, the whole of the present Directors—viz., George acamell. Esq., Chairman ; Alexander Beattie, Esq., M.D. ; Thomas fliers, Esq., John ltornanes, Esq, and C. Saunderson, Esq.. will retire from ofli e, but, being eligible, they offer themselves as candidates 1,..r re-election. The meeting will also elect Two Auditors for the ensuing,* year. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, That, in accordancs with the Articles of Association, the Transter Books of the Company will be eh sed THIS LAY until the sth izoximo. By order, E. I'. nowsELL, Secy. 30, Cornhill, July 21, 181.1. 11/30YAL ITALIAN UPEB,A, Covent-garden. Positively the Last Week but One. 31(111e. Adelina Patti ; Signori R:nconi, Faure, and Mario. EVENING(Thurslay), July 2+, will be performed, for We last time this season, Donizetti's favourite . opera, in two acts, L'ELI-IR D'AN ORE. A.dma,Adeltna Patti; Gianetta, Madame Tagliafico ; Dulcamara, Signor Ronconi ; Eelcore, M. Faure, ; and Nemorino, Signor Mario. Conductor, Mr. Costa• After which the Divertissement, L'lle Enchantee. Sup ported by Mdll:. Salvioni, Mdtle. Carmine, Malle. Navarre, Mdlle. ssunta, M. ')esplaces, and Mr. W. H. Payne. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheat stallsqs, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. had amphitheatre. 2s. 6d. Box.es, and tickets may be at the boxoh:tee under the portico of the theatre, whi c h is open from tea to live, au d at the principal musicsellers' and OYAL pB.INCESS'S THEATRE.--. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. Tins Evsig rsu,. BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy 0' Rafferty, Mr. DonunickMurray. After which, the new pay by John Oxenford, TIIE OF' S JUSr : Messrs. Vining, '5 MoNASTE ttY ll. Mars ton, J. Nelson , J. W. Ray, 11. Mellon, W. Robins, Seyton, Chapman; Mrs. 11. Maiston, and :Mlle. btella Lolas. NF,W THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Preprlator and Mannar. Mr. B. Webster. TLEIS EVENING, SHAKSPERE'S HOUSE. Mr. J. L. Toale, Mr. R. Phillips. After which, JANET PRIDE : Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. To _de, P. Bedford, St iart, Stephenson, Isomer; Miss Woolgar, Dliss o.enrnan. Follco,red by THE AREA BELLE, with a horrible Tale: Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, n. Itomeatist Woolgar, and Mrs. H. I:.ewis. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the 3lanagement of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion. Ik• engagement of those celebrued and popular artistes, Mr. ane Mrs. Charles Mathews. Production of an entirely new original Travestie of a very popular subject, by F. C. Burnand, Esq., entitled FAUS ./kaiD MARGUERITi . in which Mr. and Mrs Charles Mathews will appear. The new scenery by the celebrated artists, Alessi's. DAUS= and Sons ; the incidental Bailet by Oscar Byrne. Amongst the artists engaged will he found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. 4. Clarke, Mr. Paul _Bedford, Mr..F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. J. Johnstone: Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss IL Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, Mrs. Stirling, and Mrs. Chas. Mathews. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING• Mrs. Stirling, Mr. J. Clarke, and Mr. F. Rubinson. At a quarter-past 8, a new Travestie, entitled FAUST AND MARGUERITE : Mr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. J. 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List of Prices with Rules for Self-measurement, Fashion Card, and our new pamphlet, " The Tercentenary ; or, The Three Hundredth Birthday of William Shakspeare," gratis and post free. • COALS. —The lALLESHALL COMPANY'S COAL 3. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 23s per ton. I Double 20s. per ton. Top 22 i ~ Deep ....215. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne l'ark-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JUAN SCOTT, Sole Agent THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Contatninc, the Latest SPORTING 'INTELLIGENCE, Can be had Every Evening ot _ G. It, GIANIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4 , Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather —Sun Office, July 20, 1864. raximomETEß. This d a y at Two o'clock ig Barometer -29.88. WIND—S.W.; light, and lino. HIGH WAVLE. AT LONDON B RIDGE. Tan DAY. —Morning, 3h. 20m.,A--f ternoon, 3h. 44m. r 0.410 11110 W.-M OM:Mgt 4b. Bin .—Altera ° o, 4 ..4h. 28m. it i er o r 1): LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1864. Mr. MAQUIRE'S speech on the Paper Manufac ture was very appropriate, and it is most suitable that before the House separates attention should have been given to this subject. Among a certain cla es of politician s and by many general observers, i t :bas been too much the fashion to laud and extol a ll the various provisions of the French Treaty, w ithout pausing to inquire into the effects it has produced on some branches of industry in this countr y. If some farthe r - see i ng or sharper-witted persons ven tured to suggest th at there was a dn. cult y , or there w ould be f ound a danger in the realis‘tion of the plans, they Were peremptorily told that they were mistaken : or else o p pos i tion was excited against them on the plea of their being prejudiced. For a time, unfortumately, the speci ous serablances of Mr. COBDEN, and the subtle casnis 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 atibmitted to the How? in 1860. Time, however, that is the sure test of merit, and the, unerring judge of the efficacy or failure of a cherished set ,eme, has pronounced against a great part of the rr inch vaunted concoction of Mr. COBDEN. Excellent to 3 was the original object of the design., and admirr ,ble the proposal to increase the triede and comm erce of the various nations, there were grievous orrors in the arrangements of several por tions of tlae 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, bat 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 home 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 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 prat 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• liaments 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 thet 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 arb 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 irrespective of the interests and independence of oueselvea and our country. The idea of making repeated representations to foreign Governments is an indignity, and does not gain any 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 cf 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 Royal Navy built upon the same principle, with the same arma , ment or speed; and he maintained that there must 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 favour.. 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, but they possess two drawbacks which must be admitted to be rather serious in men-ofewar— they can neither sail nor fight. Admiral FEE• 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 space are four heavy guns, up war d s o f 80 men, funnel, wheel, hatchway for supplying powder and shell. There is a difficulty in traversing the guns from the broad side to the bow and quarter ports. When the broadside guns were fired with extreme train, fore. most ones to thole ft, after ones to the right, the cap tains of theta could not stand to di rect and fire them. So much for her fighting qualifications, while th e greatest amount of speed that can be obtained is less 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 matters of detail must always be possible. He also wished the House and the public to remember that the mere building of a man of war did not represent half of what wa s necessary to make her efficient ; for equipment, armament, stowage, rigging, maga zines, and other points, the judgment and superine tendenee of a practical sailor were required, This 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 Research and Enterprise, but it is curi ous to compare the .results of such experiments in private yards and government dockyards. In the former case blunders are the exception, in the latter they are the rule. Sir JOAN PAKINGTON said that while he did not intend to censure Mr REED, who deserved the credit o 2 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 were 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. Thole 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; but 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 construe. tor of the Navy is a man of talent, bat 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 groat 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 3004 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 c;lebratel rams, the El Toussin and El Monassir, 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 faiily 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 should design the vessels and submit the designs to practical men, eo that any defects, like those discovered in the Theearch, might be discovered before the ships were constructed, as is done in other countries, LAUNCH 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 Blackwell 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 Petersfleld, christening her " the London." On•breasting the water she was im mediately towed up to Greenwich, where she will take het 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 navigator. DIVORCE COI:MT.—The number of petitions for 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 his 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 P.RIISSIANS.—We (Glasgow Herald) have been favoured with the f,)llowing extract from a letter from Mr Henry Lamond to our towns man, Mr R. P. Lamond, dated on board the Government mail steamer Vikon, from Christiania to Lubeck, Wednes day, July 13, 1864, 10 a.m. :—" We had early this morning a narrow escape for our liven, having been for nearly 10 minutes under fire of about 60 Prussian riflemen, who, I suppose, mistook us 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.B. 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 this morning to land a passenger. No sooner had we stopped and made signals for a boat to come out to us, than whiz, whiz, went three or four bullets over our heads, and presently we see running along the road towards the shore a largo body of Prussiars 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--- and I, and some two,,or three other passengers, are standing on the top of the salobn deck, from which we move as fast as possible. The 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 some 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 out of the hull, but about 150 must have been discharged. Several struck the funnels, two of which pierced them and fell down. One trave'esed the saloon the entire length, entering at, the stem. 2ft. from the helms man, and at the other end striking the mirror, which is quite distinctive, in a neutral steamer calling twice a week at Fr ederickshove, so that if the Prussians had made the * s 6htest inquiry they would have learnt what we were. Since leaving Frederickshaven we have passed two Danish men-of-war going northward, and have informed them of the occupation o f th e ' ,l ace by the Prussians, and their treatment of us. Th ey ta k e it had 4 trawport Phip irktow." quite coolly, One of them LATEST INTELLIGENCE, LA EIITER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE DANO-GERMAN WAR. RENDSBURG, JULY 21. Adviees recEived here state that the Danish Captain, von Hammer, was taken prisoner in a Creek of the island of Fanoe, after having sunk seven boats. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1864. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MAIL, WARLIKE PREPARATIONS BY THE GOVERNMEN T. PLYMOUTH, JULY 21. The Union Company's steamer Saxon left Table Bay on the 20th 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 Ind reported that as ho had found theth e Government, difficulties n 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 Eat London. SPAIN. MADRID, JULY 20. The statement that the Spanish official corree■ pondence had been stolen at Panama is unfounded, the Government having received Admiral Piezon'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 Affairs has been sum. moned for a few days to Vichy to confer with the Emperor. His Majcsty is in perfect health. The King of the Bolgiaxs 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. 25e., and Mobilier at 1,003 f. 75. In Railway Shares little doing, but previous quotations in general well maintained, The market closed as follows : 4i per Cents 04 '25 Do. end month..., 3 per Cents CG 20 Do. end month Cr) 25 Credit Mobilier 1007 50 Do. end month...JOH 75 Bank Shares — Credit Foncier 1220 Roman 7O - 11A IL I Italian Loan 68 10 Do. end month 68 20 Ditto Threes New Mexican 57 Russian Austrian .. B2 60 Spanish Threes _ Efome Debt .. 484 Deferred rare. Cash. Account. 873 75 .. 875 978 75 .. 977 50 900 .. 900 Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Southern Western Eastern .... Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona 610 - .. 641 25 511 2;5 .. 510 - 477 50 . 477 50 352 50 .. 351 25 402 50 .. 403 75 530 - .. 530 - 435 - .. 433 75 527 50 .. 528 75 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 journey between Richmond and Queenstown in the remark ably short time of 16 days, gives the following par• titulars of the military situation in and around the Confederate capita: : The troops detached by way of the Shenandoah Valley towards Maryl And 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 tine that Ewell's corps would destroy tho Balti m :ea r em and c a O t i h o i n o Railroad , withthe eapital. and thus cut the main line of c Ewell's corps was considered amply strong enough to cope with any troops which the North in its present de nuded condition could oppose to it, 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, He 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 cf the track, the Corps of Construction, a corps of railway engineers and labourers specially formed for such purpsses, would be able to repair the damage in less than two weeks. The balance of prisoners in favour of the Confederates during the Virginia campaign alone was estimated at no less than 10,000. A great portion of the prisoners are stragglers who voluntarily came into the Confederate lines and surrendered themselves. They report tha t in Gr ant's aamy so frequent had become the practice of se lf-mutilat ion, generally by shooting or cutting off a finger, t hat an order nista:sdidiens g m t a them riou n s s labourers under guard into the e h e a i sbe e a n uni punishing trenches.th the men s o soon as th e i r 13 f , rad ewounds and then se fevers, very malignant bowel complaints, ea water and the pulverized sand with which the atmos phere is surcharged, had appeared, and threaten ed to be come epidemic in the Federal army. Grant was leisurely shelling Petersburg at se a d dby the nce bad of about two miles, but doing little damage- Communication s between that city and Richmond were perfect and not i n the least disturbed. No scarcity was apprehended of pro visions. The army was healthy and in excellent spirits. r e e m d p t l a o t b e d . s At no time had the Confederates been more sanguine. I ; was generally considered that General Lee was indisputably master of the situation, and that the war could not be pro. Confederate Congress had, in view the of war the contemplated declared a t longed much beyond the present campaign. offensive movements, issued a m Previous to its adjournment on the 14th ultimo, the Gi l intentionsdevelopm development te conquest or t hough not is set forth in eloquent language, an in express terms, addressed to the people of the North. In one only of self-prezervation, and a a n l this the earnest desire of the Confederate States for peace or of impeding the happiness Northern States is most distinctly disclaimed. There was no distress, but, also, no excitement in Rich mond. A solemn earnestness and calm confidence pervaded all classes. The theatres had been closed. The churches were constantly open for prayer, and thronged day and night with soldiers and civilians. The houses of the wealthier cit:zens were BO many open private hospitals, and the ladies were unremitting in their 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 absorption of the, redundant currency by taxes and the funding system. —,...-----. llarket—This Day, Liverpool Cotton Market opens steady, but Viet' Sales probably 8,000 hales or more, er the Holy Pather a degree NAPOLEON TIIE GRE A T or A p N u p h l i c l) rn i U i s )r 1 I t u il ne s — c T on i : d e miture of admirati on an d awe , gratitude,—Ca r di n al Gon • o E f Emperorl a l' i l' i : n p o l w e o h n i c e h i o li r c r i i s v c a d t e o v n of e= p m a r te t r e n r a rn i i t n e a n t d e e . rn l es t s w a a n s d o p lolls saki' 8 n ew ly publisbc Mina ) s, LONDON, BRIQIITONI ANP SOUTII COAST RAILS d WAY.—Tho accounts for the past half-year having been submitted to the board of directors, year of £2 10 s . p er cen t. o il upon recommending. the a dividend for the half they yesterday decided the Consolid a t e d s t o ck of th e p a yment of company. MURDER AT SEA.—Yesterday information was received at Lloyd's that the second mate of the Gustavus Adolphus from London to Callao, was on the 23th of last month handed over to the custody of the autlaoritiesof Per nambuco, for shooting Captain Bruck through the head, on the the hut mail, high semi Ir.: will be sent to England for trial by The National Rifle 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 Comte:on yesterday 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 ; conequently-, although 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 Do 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 he resorted to the expedient of rubbing the sight of his rifle with a piece of phosphorus to produce a blue flame, and'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. Ho 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 all, 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 loader 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 cmpetition 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 Ist 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 (elected 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 most 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 Saturdsy, 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. The Hon. Artillery Company, 6 guns l5O Ist Administrative Brigade Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, 8 guns 207 3d Middlesex Artillery Volunteer Corps, 12 guns 2Ol 24 Surrey, ditto, 4 guns LIGHT HOESE. Ist Surrey and Ist Middlesex Light Horse Volun teer Corps INFANTRY. The Hon. Artillery Company 2d Middlesex and Ist London Artillery Volunteer Corps 374 Ist Middlesex and Ist City of London Engineer Volunteer Corps 2d Administrative Battalion Middlesex Rifle Vo lunteer Corps sth Ditto, ditto 7th Ditto, ditto.. Ist Middlesex (Victoria) and 36th and 47th Mid- dlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps • 485 2d Middlesex (South) Rifle Volunteer Corps 447 4th Ditto, ditto 9th Ditto (West) ditto 11th Ditto (St. George's), and `3Bth Middlesex, ditto 15th Ditto (London Scottish) Riflo Volunteer Corps 340 19th Ditto, ditto 21st Ditto (Civil Service), ditto . 22d Ditto (Queen's), ditto 28th Ditto (London Irish), ditto 29th Ditto, ditto 37th Ditto, ditto 39th Ditto (Finsbury), ditto .. 40th Ditto (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 Ist Surrey (South London) Rifle Volunteer Corps 263 71h 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 2d, Bth, and 9th Tower Hamlets Rifle Volun teer Corps ...... • . 4th and 6th Ditto, ditto .... Total War•ofllce, July 20, 1861. M. DESIURDO. A Dieppe paper informs us that an English-built yacht, the Pea!, now belonging to a French gentle man, has come into that port, and is amusing the seaside visitors by exhibiting a number 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, bJanging 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 Sernmes'a chronometers. &yen vessels aro named as renamed, 47 as burnt, and 10 as sold—and the work of destruction is estimated at a million sterling. THE HARVEST IN TIIE HOME COUNTIE3.—Haro 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 alread3 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 aro 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 severe frosts which occurred late in the spring, no corn ; plainte have as vet been heard of blight. The pastures are sadly in need of ruin, and now present a parched and arid appearance. The fruit crop is a good one, and the trees in he market gardens are leaded with apples, Plums, c. Naval and Military Intelligence, Yesterday the new iron Vast Indfaman lbert Victor, 1,184 tons, Captain 'W. Morison, belonging to 11 eb:_ rs. j. Ligett and Son, 9, Billiter-street, London, tvhish has been chartered by the Hon. Council of India for the conVeyanee of reinforcements to the various corps serving in the Bengal Presidency, embarked from Government-quay, Gravesend, the following troops for Calcutta—viz., fotir 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 —one man of the Ist Battalion of the 3d Buffs, from Dover-22 men of all ranks of the' 31th 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 Coi , chester. The following officers also embarked with the troops :—Capt. W. 11. B tiling-all, 35th Regiment, in com 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, 98th Regiment, in charge of the draught of the 97th Regiment; Ensign G. James, 82d Regiment; Ensign R. R, Reyne, 82d Regiment ; Ensign A. P. G. Dowdall, 35th Regiment; and Staff Assist,-Surgeon W. Hillman, 6th 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. Congrevo and Staff, from Chatham garrison, Capt. Legge representing the Hen. Council of India. Prior 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 left the Thames this season. She is fitted with a 9• horse power engine on her upperdecla, connected with which aro a steam *inch 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 firm. 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 set vice 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, 60-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 Zealand, and private passengers. She sailed from Auckland on the sth of April, rounded Cape Horn on the 7th of May, and crossed the Equator on the 30th of May. In lat. 60 S., nine days' calm wore experienced. A continu ance of fine weather and light wind was cxperi,aced the greater part of the voyage up to let. 41 N., long. 28 W. Since then there was a continuance of calms and light easterly winds. At the entrance to the Channel upwards of 100 vessels were in company with the Light Brigade, all 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 Lauri gum, wool, and sundries. The following vessels were spoken on the voyage home : —On the 19th of June, in let. 41 6 N., long. 57 W., the Witch of the Teign, 18 days from Trinidad fur Greenock; June 23, in let. 42 N., long. 36 W., the American bark Platina, 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 Francisco 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 let 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, far Antwerp—July 10, in lat 49 19 N, and long 15 07 W, the bark Tarnworth, from Coquimbo, for Cork—June 12, in let 47 46 N and long 9 36 W, the bark Madersford, from Cochin, for Loudon—July 17, in lat 49 35 N and long 5 43 W, the bark Alexandria, 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 fsllen 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 entrance 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.s An. Imperial Ottoman squadron, composed cf the ship of the line Poik Nusrett, 92 guns, Capt, Alit Bay, bearing the flag of Admiral Edham Pasha, and the frigates Estourel, 44 guns, Capt. llassam Bey, and Relipers Nusrett, 44 guns, Capt. Ahmed Bey (wooden chips) arrived at Spithead yes terday from Constantinople. Admiral Edham Pasha landed and was introduced by theVico-Consul to Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C,8., and Major-Gen. Lord William Paulel, C. 13., 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. R. Conayn, who was recently entrusted with the task of navi gating the Sultan's new stem., yacht from London to Con stantinople. The squadron have come to England to be fitted with screws and machinery. Y. The Galatea, screw frigate, Capt. It. Maguire, sailed from Spithead yesterday to join Rear-Admiral Ilopo's squadron on the North America and West India station. DlAjor- Gen. Tayler, R.A., arrived at Portsmouth yester day from Woolwich, and iu the forenoon inspected the gar rison ariillery on the review ground on Southsea-common. in. the afternoon ho inspected th 9 field batteries in their quarters at Hilsea. Yesterday Mejor-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 Curagoa— 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 Andrews, surg, to the Frederick William—W. G. Hill, surg, to the Clio—Henry Payne, engineer, to the Fisgard, as supernumerary —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 su pernumerary—John W. Valence and Henry W. Paul, clerks, additional, to the Duncan—and Frank M. Aylen, assist clerk, to the Cambridge. THE ARCHBISHOP or CANTERBURY'S PRIMARY VIsiTATioN.--llis 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 diocese of Canterbury, to commence the first week in October next, at the Calla'Aral 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 lion. Wm. Geo. Eden, of Cantley Hail, near Doncaster, to become a candi date for the borough in the Liberal iaterest.—Eastern Morning Arcu.s. Persons in debt may obtain instant protection against imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release from all debts and liaLilities without p u blicity, by application to Messrs. Marshall, solicitors of the Court of Bankruptcy, Charges under £5 payable by easy instalments. Offices— (established 1830), 12, natton-garden. City branch -0 ! MINI:- gate-street, : to,•••• 7,---*4yr, _ OWllita, ti- A ny ~„,., ,„,,o. it ." . .. ~': 7 ,77'4N10.. HER MAJESTY, OSBORNE, July 20. Her Majesty and her Royal Highness Princess Louise drove out yesterday. Dr. Jenner arrived at 03borne on Sunday and returned this morning. Sir James Clerk has arrived, and remains at Osborne. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Prince° Louis of Hesse dined with Prince and Princess i.9iningeu 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 frcm 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, is 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 so Countess 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. Oa the right of the Prin cess of Wales sat the Comte de Paris, the Duchess of Wellington, the Prince de Conde, the Hon. Mrs Stonor and M. Laugel ; on the left were the Due d'Aumale, Madame Van de 'Weyer, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Countess of Clarendon, Earl Russel], Madame de Coiffier, 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. 13ocher ; and on the left the Duchess d'Aumale, Earl Clarendon, the Marchioness of Bs,th,Viscount Castle• rosse, the Countess Russell, M. de Remusat, and Captain Grey. _ _ L9.ter in the evening a bail took place, and 6 select party were invited to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales. Two of the large and splendid apartments in th e mansion, each room of which is remarkable as con taining priceless treasures of art, were thrown ogee for dancing, while the other apartments composing the suite were available for promenade. The grounds leading to the Thames were prettilf illuminated 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 Ladi Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Home Purves. The Prince and Princess de Joinville, the Dun d e Nemours and Princess Marguerite, the Piicce de Conde, Count d'Eu, and the Duo de Penthevre were amongst the visitors to the ball. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland 1 0 ' tend to remain at Sion House, Isleworth, till tile first week in next mouth, and then go to their marine residence in Northumberland before taking up their residence at Ainwick Castle for the autumn. The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendolie 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 les° town tomorrow for Kilkee Castle, Ireland, for the season, The Earl and Countoss of Yarborough left town yesterday for Brocklesby-park, Lincolnshire, for the season. The Eirl Granville received a large and dig• anguished circle at dinner last evening at hil l mansion in Bruton.street. Thu Countess Spencer left rown yesterday for Wrest-park, Beds, on a visit to the Countess C o wper who is entertaining a large and distinguished COol' pang. The Earl and Countess of Wilton entertained the following circle at dinner yesterday evening at their mansion in Grosvenor-square :—The Duke of Rut' land, Lord Ebury, Lady Rokeby, Hon. S e ymour and Mrs Egerton, Hon. Henry Coke, Captain 11 0 °' Robcrt Grosvenor, Sir Robert Brownrigg, Mr and Mrs Henry Baring, Mr and Mrs John Leslie, gr and Mrs William Russell, Mr A. Lumley, Ig r Vivian, &c. The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricard e entertained the Marquis of Sligo, Lord and Leaf Egerton of Tatton, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Lord and Lady Harry Vane, Lady Margaret Beaumont, Lord and Lady Wodehouse, the Right Hon. Fre' derick and Mrs Peel, Captain Baring, Mr and Air s 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 thz principa l clerks and cfficers 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. Rickard s, Captain Gossett, Mr. Frere, Mr. S. Smith, M r ' Vardon, Mr. Howard, Mr. W. Rose, Mr. Gibborol Mr. Rowland, Mr. James Collins, Mr. Postletl l ' waite, Mr. Charles Po'..e, Mr. Gray, Mr. Hadgk 33 ' Mr. H. B. Mayne, Mr. Marriott, Mr. Creed' Lieutenants Colonel Forester, the Rev. Charles Merivale, 8.D., chaplain, and Mr. Alfred Deni l3 ° ° ' private secretary. The King of Hanover, accompanied by the Prin° B Royal, has•leit for the baths of Norden (Westphalia), Wher e his Majesty intends to remain some weeks. The Queen 10 also quitted the capital for Switzerland. Sussex Justices' Proceedings ConfirmatiOn Bill. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. A of SlR,—There is a bill j us t b roug ht i n at th e fag-on'' the session under the above title. The preamble sets fora ; the object to be "for removing doubts as to past proc 6ed ,: ings in the assessment of the county rates with regard `" the several divisions of Sussex;" yet the last clause of the bill would seem to imply that the act sought to be obtaiti e v was to engulph other matters and things, and intended if have a retrospective as well as prospective scope. NOT , any connived or unjust proceeding has been perpetrated bi any gentleman holding a commission for the said cola' by which any locality or individual has been illegally u In; such an act would prevent redress and shirk inquiry. I r deed, the inhabitants of Sussex who are interested ill the ma tter ought to have had p u bli c no ti ce ( w id e ) o f the 1 h 11. 6 t ended application, Will any member move that i t ' e postponed till next s ess i on , an d g i ve th e i n h a bit an ts of t county time to investigate, and, if need be, ask to be hea r in committee? If any particular wrung has been d °l3 , e ; why not apply for a prospective act only ? or a prey' . might be added, "that any individual or locality hsv i complaint against any particular magistrate, or his proco_; ing or decision, shall have twelvemonths allowed O w- January, 180, to prosecute his complaint, I are, Sir, yours respectfully, A CorzeritY3lo' REPORTED NATAL ENGAGEMENT OFF WI; MOSE.—The Montrose correspondent of the _Da ll°4 l . Adverttser writes :—On Monday forenoon an enga.3'eu le :: w hi c h c o ntinued for about 2 h ours, too k p l ace b o tween t v . • vessels of war, supposed to have been a Prussian and Dane. The fight was obser ve d by some fi s h erm en at g ::: 4 and was also seen from the Braehead at Ferryden , s hips were about 9 miles distant, and the firing was D e4 olo quite distinctly. The event caused great commotion 6L harbour. Nothing is known as to the result, IS The Confeder a t e cru i ser the Rappahann ocp. . 1, ca still ut Calais, w a t c h e d by th e C uv i er F renc h s team acici boat. "The fa c t h as no t, we believe, been remark:et: says the Nord " that the dukedom of MontmorencYt' ll ' a l o d has been revived in favour of Count Adalbert do TalleYr'io. Perigord, was what is called in the old French law 6 Cli4 4g doorpeerage, and as such, according to the lett ers I'''"ase of Louis XIV. in 1757, was to return to the Crown in of extincton of male heirs." has Tne Italian frigate El , Principc•Untbe rto just arriv e d at Cherbourg from Lisbon. She has on a hundred boys from the Marina School. A fr i rof Al.Drouyn de Lhuys, Minister of Foreig n who w,.i , nt the day before yesterday to Vichy to traos', business with the Emperor, waa expected to arrive in last night.