The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-22 00:00:00

THE PRUSSIAN KING'S FAUX PAS- The Rip.:bt lion. Spencer Hot atio Wal„ole, Bong of the Polish Scythe, &c. &c., in FUN THIS WEEK. One Penn. TriEATEE-11.‘ii Ai.. HAY MARKEI. Lessee. Mr. J. B. BucEstone. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, entitled AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. After which, 30th time, a new and r , riginal comedy, entitled FINESSE ; or, Spy and Counter-Spy : Mr. BuAstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, and Miss Louisa Ang-el. Followed by (10th time ) , a new Farce, EASY SHAVING: Messrs. Compton, W. Gordon, Rogers ; Miss Louise Keeley, Miss Fanny Wright. To conclude with THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA. Commence at 7. THE DUKE'S MOTTO. HUNDRED AI,D THIRTY-THIRD NIGHT. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Under the Sole Management of Mr. FECIITE R. THIS EVENING, to commence with an Orizin,l •ketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, ti,:rden, B. Windicomb, Mss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. • After which, at a Quarter-past Eight, the Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3logue, entitled THE DUKE'S tIOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, Emported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Broug' am, iddi ombe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson ; Misses Sophy Henrade, Sate Terry, E. .avenue, and Elsworthy. Doors open at 7, commence at half-past. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lasses and Manager, Mr. G. Vining. THIS EVENING, the grand new Drama, entitled COURT AND CAMP: Messrs. G. Vining, C. Verner, H. Marston, G. Belmore, G. Murray. and Warde ; 31'ss Murray, Miss L. Laidlaw, and Miss Lydia Thompson. To be preceded by the new Comedietta, entitled COUSIN TO3I. And followed by A CHARMING PAIR. Mr. Roxby, Mrs Ma , ston, and Miss Jones. NEW TB EATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHL 601p Pro-.1,40r and MenaQ - er, M. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, HOW TO PAY THE RENT. Mr. C. Stephenson, Miss K. Kelly. After which, at Eight o'clock, a new drama, entitled THE HAUNTED MAN ; 1)R, T .E GHOST'S BARGAIN, in which will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adaptaton of the Great spectral Illusion. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Philips, Stsart, Billington, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Allred Mellon and Miss H. Simms. Followed by a new Burlesque, ent'lled ILL-TREATED IL TRO vArroRE. Messrs. Toole. P. Bedford, R. Phillips, Nburne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and Sari, and Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. T HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN." Containing thalAtest SPORTING DITELLIGENCE , can be had Every Evening. of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, June 22, 1863. THERMOMETER. This morning This day at Two o'clock l^9 . Barometer-30.07. Wind—S.-W. ; light and fine, but cloudy. lIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morzing, sh. 49m.—Afternoon, sh. 59m. To-ttoß3ow.-Morning, 6h. 20m.—Afternoon, 6h. 40m. • ••••., , re% It (v) _ gv.*‘' LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1863. Perhaps the most enormous misstatement yet put forth by the Northerners may be taken to have been that indulged in by them in reference to the abandonment of Fredericksburg by the Confederates under LEE, and the occupation of the evacuated town by HOOKER, the latter General tranquilly re crossing the Rappahannock with his entire army for that express purpose. The whole announce ment as to these movements being, as we have known now for the last forty-eight hours in this country, purely fictitious. General LEE not having ordered the evacuation of Fredericksburg. The Southern army not having been withdrawn from that advanced position. The Federals not having re crossed en masse that (for them) hitherto fatal river of the Rappahannock. And so on throughout the whole of these extravagantly untrue statements received from New York here in England only last week, in all their impudently minute particulars. A single corps of HOOKER'S army, it turned out afterwards, had, under a misapprehension of a really strategic, or it might rather be said, perhaps, more strictly speaking, a mere sanitary move ment on the part of a portion of the Confederate forces—a single isolated corps of HOOKER'S army had, in consequence, been thrown across the river : only to be withdrawn, however, afterwards imme diately upon the discovering of the mid:ake that had been made, and then only withdrawn after a good deal of herd fighting, and the actual loss altogether of some forty men put hors de combat. Again, three brigades of Federal cavalry and 2,000 infantry crossed the Rappahannock, a little later on, at Bever ley Ford, there to fight the whole of a livelong day with General STUART'S cavalry, until the latter, having received a formidable array of infantry rein forcements, sent up to his aid from the rear, the Federal horse and foot had (for once taking their dead and wounded away with them) to recross the Rappahannock, hurriedly taking shelter again upon its' further banks. The explanation of all these little episodical movements on the part of the opposing forces thus confronting each other, with 1 the waters of the Rappahannock alone separating the two armies—the precise explanation of all these movements, we receive simultaneously with the par ticulars of them. The design of the Federal I cavalry and infantry in crossing over the Rappahannock, simply appears to have been this—that General LEE'S known project of a new invasion of Maryland should be frustrated, if pos sible, by precisely the expeditionary movement above particularised. Whether it has been so frus trated, the sequel alone can tell. The Federals, though driven back across the river, still affect to have accomplished the object with which they had just before crossed it. Certain it is, however, that, so far as their position demonstrates anything, they were not successful, they ware virtually re pulsed. General LEE not only meanwhile main tains his position at the head of a large force of cavalry at Culpepper Court-house, the place, so to speak, of his rendezvous, but there receiving, according to the latest advices from that central point of war, such large reinforcements that the general impression Was (at New York, remember!) that lee, General LEE, not General HOOKER, would very shortly assume the o ff ensive An impression, that, slightly indicativ e , a re s h e . e i d say, of f a il ure ra th er t h an o f success to th e last advance, and immediately after wards retrograde movement of the F e de ra l s, h orse and foot, now to one side, and en back again to the other side of the Rappahannock. While matters are thus situated there, in the vici • nity of Fredericksburg —far away to the South, at Vi ckabueg affairs are described as still remaining very tpueh in Beata quo _the " situation," as the French have it, not being in any material way changed, the siege itself, i n true Yankee phrase, "progressing." Altogether, the dread'al war there in America, a tr ue ALEx... " Lie a wounded Snake, ANDIUNE to the last—' drags its slow length along." Mr. LIDDELL on Friday evening called attention to the state of Greenwich Hospital in a very sug gestive speech. The hon. member clearly explained the causes which led to so much confusion and re sulted in such bad management. The double go vernment, by which the affairs of the hospital are arranged, exhibited many glaring defects, namely, "an absence of responsibility, a conflict of autho rity, and a general supineness of action." He also Pointed out the advantages that might have accrued had the Government carried out their intentions in r eglad to this matter in 1861. In that year an eac ellent measure was introduced, founded on the rep orts of a Royal Commission appointed to inves tigate the subject. The bill was not proceeded with, though it had been introduced into the House of Lords. Mr. LIDDELL summed up the chief points of this measure, which certainly comprised the most important changes that are suitable and requisite. "An entire change in the governing be dy, a material reduction in the staff of officers, a large reduction in the domestic establishment, with a view to more efficient working and greater e zonomy, and some provision for the wives and f of pensioners:' It is a great pity that t base intentions were not carried out; but since they were not, for some unaccountable reason, why should not the Ministers now redeem the past, and seek to retrieve their lost opportunity, and rectify their former mistakes. Mr. LIDDELL strongly animadverted neon the practice that now obtains of "retaining Greenwich as a place of com fortable retirement for the old invalided officers of her MAJESTY'S Navy." He truly said that he looked upon the Institution in a different light. At present they occupy a fourth of the building, and draw largely on the resources of the Hospital. This is, surely, a most flagrant perversion of the original intentions of the founders of the Hospital, and ought not to be persisted in any longer. No one could have put the subject more strongly than did Mr. LIDDELL, and his remarks were as tempe rate in their tone as their general tenour was in conformity with sound sense and right feeling. He said that he grudged nothing whatever to our dis tinguished naval and military officers; indeed, he thought that the Government were often too nig gardly in their rewards to these eminent men, but "he objected to the Crown transferring its oblige ticns to its own servants from the public treasury to Greenwich Hcspital." This is the very substance of the case, and exactly explains its consequence. Why should such a mode be adopted and persisted ' in, in spite of all remonstrances and in the face of all opposition. It is unjust to that humbler class for whose benefit the Institution was founded; it is placing worthy men in a very invidious position, and casting disgrace on all in authority who connive at such innovations and tacitly sanction such injus tice. Mr. LIDDELL observed that there had been great discontent at the proposal to tax charities, but that had the proposition been carried out, it would have been nothing compared with the Ad miralty plan of paying the pensions out of the funds of Greenwich Hospital. With reference to the domestic establishment the commissioners drew up a comparison between the years 1808 and 1859. The following is the result. In 1805 the cost of maintenance of 2,410 pensioners and 144 nurses (widows), was £69,206 ; while the cost of establish ment, salaries to civil and military officers, clerks, servants, and repairs, &c., was £21,837. In 1859 the cost of maintenance of 1,676 pensioners, 100 nurses, and 71 sick attendants, was £50,910, being £18,296 less than 1805 ; while at the same time the establishment charges was £48,667, or £26,830 more than in 1805. Thus it appeared that while the expense of the individual pensioner had not increased during 55 years, and whilst the aggre gate numbers of pensioners had been diminished 30 per cent., the cost of the establishment had during that period considerably more than doubled. if it were not proved beyond doubt that these returns are official we would be tempted to doubt their authenticity. A more monstrous state of things could hardly exist in the way of misappro priation and extravagance. Another evil that Mr. LIDDELL pointed out was that the female relatives of the pensioners were wholly ignored: The con sequences of this neglect were most deplorable. The commissioners stated in their report that the wives were in extreme penury, sometimes chargeable to the parish ; while the school for girls had been abolished, and in consequence these children swelled the ranks of the disreputable class of the community. Mr. LIDDELL concluded his able speech by trusting that the House would render justice to "a set of men who had ventured their lives for the honour and defence of their coun try." Sir J. PAKINGTON made a few remarks; he said that he believed that the Admiralty had full power to cure the evils tbat had arisen without having recourse to legislation, and he hoped that they would exercise those powers. This is very true, but the question is, if they will do so ; and past experi ence does not hold out much satisfactory prospect for the future. Lord C. PAGET made a short and most unsatis factory speech in reply to the several statements and various questions. He acknowledged that it was not at first intended that Greenwich Hospital should be for the benefit of naval officers; but, at the same time, the practice had ever been in the other direction, and he thought that it would now be unfair to deprive them of their pensions. This is very ex traordinary reasoning, because they need not be deprived of their pensions but paid from other sources. It is something new for an official per sonage to state to the House that an institution is perverted from its original purpose, yet that there is no intention to restore it to its primal condition. Lord C. P AGET also misunderstood, or affected to do so, the plans and proposals of the objectors to the present system. He said the House was asked to reduce the cost of the establishment by "a mi serable knocking off of a few naval officers' pen sions." The point was that the money was mis applied and misappropriated. The recipients might be deserving, but they had no right to be rewarded and supported with the fund set apart for others. This " noble charity," as Sir J. PAKINGTON truly designated it, will soon be shorn of its glory, and deprived of its utility, if it is to degenerate like this. Surely, if any class more than another deserve recognition,and demand attention at the hands of the British nation, it is the sailors. Mr. LINDSAY exactly summed up the case when he declared that the Go vernment had set its face against all reform in this matter. It is a very disgraceful thing to lay to their charge that they should look coldly and indifferently on while the defenders of our most sacred rights are deprived of their just meed, and their fami lies compelled to undergo the sharpest trials of poverty. It is a scandal on the country to allow the present state of Greenwich Hospital to continue, and if too late for the present Session, it is very much to be desired that early next year something decisive should be done to adjust affairs at least more equitably, and render the general system a link more creditable. It is extraordinary how the noblest privileges may be abused, and the highest duties neglected, and all placed in authority, over such matters should be cautions to supervise and keep in check all the arrangement s of such institutions, lest at any time they asassumeundu seem likely to monopoliseolise a ll th e benefits undue pre-emi nence , an d , as at present, for themselves, on th© principle that charity begins at home. The Volunteers are not di to let the new bill pass into law, 'with all its objectionable clauses, without an effort to obtain at least some modification. A deputation from the metropoli tan Committee waited upon Earl DE GREa and RIPON on Saturday, and expressed the sentiments of the Volunteers on the subject. Captain Woßms, the chief spokesman, stated the grounds on which their objections to the clauses in question were based, and very reasonably asked why the Volun teers, as a body, should submit to give their time and money, and yet be subjected to arbitrary restrictions, which neither the army, the navy, or the militia were called upon to suffer. Mr. FEW, in supporting his views, said that all that was wanted was the common and indefensible right pos seseed by all persons in civilised countries, namely, the right of being heard before being condemned. The reply of the War Secretary was anything but satisfactory. He paid some general compliments to the Volunteers, and declared that the public impres sion with regard to this bill was altogether mis taken, but he gave the deputation no sort of hope that their wishes would have any influence. We should be glad to know why a clause should be in serted in the bill, whether freshly introduced or retained from some old measure, which is so decidedly opposed to the general feeling of the Volunteers. The Government, we should imagine, can scarcely wish to diminish the force, or to induce its mem bers to throw up their offices in disgust, yet they insist upon the insertion of a particular section which is calculated to effect these undesirable ob jects, and is entirely contrary to the spirit of Eng lish law and justice. There has been no outbreak, no display of unruly or reprehensible conduct among the volunteer regiments which might autho rise such stringent regulations. It is not likely that men, often of independent position, always of other occupations and interests, would enrol them selves in a corps at the sacrifice of personal conve nience, without remuneration or reward of any kind, if they did not intend to fulfil the duties of membership. Of course there may be, and probably will be, frequent cases among such a large body of men where individuals will transgress the regulations, but there has not been, nor is there likely to be, an amount of insubordination suffi cient to justify the bestowal of such arbitrary powers. It is probable, as Capt. WORMS observed, that few commanding officers would exercise those powers to their full extenS, but that is no reason why they should be autt•orised to dismiss a volun teer at will without any court of inquiry. It is useless to talk of the right of every individual to appeal to the Secretary of State for redress. It is not difficult to conjecture the sort of reception that an unknown individual, without rank or influence, would meet with at the hands of the various officials of any public office if he came there with his cata logue of wrongs. The utmost he would obtain would be a polite intimation that his papers had been laid before the Secretary of State, who would give them full consideration, but more probably he would be told that the case was one in which the Minister must " decline to interfere." It is very well for Earl DE GREY and RIPON to talk largely about the service of their QUEEN and country ; which the Volunteers had entered, but he and his colleagues would do well to ask themselves whether they are fulfilling their duties in that service by disgusting the large body of spirited and patriotic men with the task they have so cheerfully and libe rally undertaken. It surely is incumbent on the Government to meet the Volunteers half way, and to accord them a full degree of sympathy and confidence until they prove themselves unworthy of it. It is idle to expect, in a time o f peace, to tie these voluntary soldiers down to the strict rule of martinets, and there seems to be no possible advantage in the course proposed. To show the feeling in the matter, upon Earl DE GREY'S as serting that courts of inquiry were permitted by the new model rules, a gentleman named PRINCE asked whether that could not be embodied in the bill, and suggested also that when a charge was preferred against a man, it should be made in writing ; where upon the Under. Secretary of State remarked that if a charge were obliged to be made in writing, that would prevent the power of instant dismissal by the commanding cfficer. His lordship seemed to con sider that an objection, whereas it would be a prin cipal advantage of the provision. Earl DE GREY, who evidently wished to smooth matters down, said that if an officer proved coercive or tyrannical, the members of the corps had the remedy in their own hands, since they could all resign and leave him without a corps to command. His lordship appeared to forget the inconvenience this would occasion, and the loss which it would prove to the movement generally, since it would be very improbable that all the members would re-enlist in different regiments, especially after such an unpleasant experience. A member of the deputation reminded the Secretary of War, in the middle of one of his pacific explana tions, that dismissal from one corps prevented a volunteer from joining another, and also that in the interval between sending in his resignation, and the end of the intervening fourteen days, the commanding officer might dismiss him. Consequently, supposing the fulfilment of Earl DE GREY'S suggestion about the wholesale resignation, the unjust or tyrannical commander might have his revenge by giving a dismissal to each member of the corps, and consequently pre venting them from joining the service again. Of course this is an extreme and highly improbable case, but his lordship would do well to follow out his suggestions to their possible conclusions before he proposes them as specifics. Whether the objec tions to this clause have been exaggerated by the volunteers or no, it is evident that it is most un popular among them, and it is very much to be regretted that the Government have not acted in a frank and cordial spirit towards a body of men of whom any country might be justly proud, by at once expunging, or at least modifying, the obnoxious article. There is even more danger of personal favour or prejudice in the case of volunteers than among regular soldiers ; the commanders will be lees experienced, probably less cautious and tempe rate, in the fulfilment of their duties. A strict obedience to the rules, and a careful observance of that order which is " Heaven's first law," on the part of these voluntary soldiers are doubtless indis pensable, but the Government's determined adherence to an unpopular clause for which no better argument can be adduced than that some thing like it was in the last Volunteer Act, is neither wise, just, nor politic. Professor Faraday recently announced that it is intended to have an extra evening-meeting at the Royal Institution on the return of Captains Speko and Grant to this country, when it was hoped that a lecture on Egyptian geography would be delivered in reference to the discovery of the sources of the Nilo. STORY OF A 'MONKEY ON BOARD A MAN-OF WAR, AND A CHARACTERISTIC FRENCHMAN.—The captain, who studied pug's happiness as much as the others, and who perhaps thought be might be steadied by matri mony, was anxious to provide him with a wife. For some time the happiness of the wedded pair appeared to be com plete; and the frigate sailed upon a summer cruise during their honeymoon, The husband, however, soon grew in• different; and indifference was soon succeeded by disgust. This was manifested by angry looks, chatter, and even blows, upon the female's persevering in her attentions. All were much disappointed and scandalized at the evil success of so promising a union. At length, however, an apparent change took place in the husband's conduct, and was hailed with correspondent joy by the ship's company. Their pleasure was, however, of short duration, for the t w ra i i tt to e r s , ,, h ed av b ing one . day decoyed his wife out to the end of the fore top-gallant yard, as if to show her something at sea, and sat down with her on the spar, slipped his paw tinshall forget her sitting part, and tumbled her overboard. I never the momentary horror with which this was beaucoup dye all, with ` 4 a Prisoner' on buard, who, turning to the second the exception of a French captain, aeuten ant, etelainaed "Parbleu, Monsieur, co drole-la a ."—Senior's Biographical &etches. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TRLEGRAIIS.) TURKEY. CON STANTIN OPLE, JUNE 21. The Levant Herald announces that the supple mentary loan of X 2,000,000, authorised at the time of the negotiation of the late loan, will shortly be issued for the purpose of withdrawing the base currency from circulation. Four frigates and 50,000 rifles have been ordered by the Turkish Government in England. CRACOW, JUNE 20. The Warsaw correspondent of the Czas says that the Poles will not consent to an armistice except on three condittons:— 1. That the armistice shall extend on both sides over the whole of Poland as it existed before the first partition. 2. That a plenipotentiary from the National Government be admitted as representing the inte rests of Poland at the congress. 3. That a national diet, including delegates from the Polish provinces as Well as the kingdom, be allowed to assemble, under the guarantee, not only of Europe, but of a national Polish army occupy ing all the provinces. Unless these conditions are complied with, adds the correspondent, the Poles will fight to the last. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, The Union Company's steamer Saxon, arrived here this morning. Her dates are Table Bay, 21st ult. ; Helena, 30th ult. ; and Ascension, 2d inst. She brings 75 passengers, among whom are Colonel Freeze, C.B. ; Captain Jamieson, R.N. ; Captain Herberden, R.M.; Lieutenant Bryon, and Mr. George Fitzgrove, Narcissus. The leading event at the Cape during the month was the rejoicings in honour of the marriage of the Prince of Wales. The 15th of May was proclaimed a public holi day, when the event was celebrated with great eclat. At Cape Town a royal salute was fired at sunrise, and throughout the day the bells or St. George's Cathedral were rung. There was a grand public procession at one o'clock - , after which the military, sailors, police, and the population in gene ral were entertained at dinner on the parade. This was followed by rural games, and at three p.m. there was a public banquet, under the presidency of the Governor. The Colonial Secretary introduced his annual budget in the Cape Parliament on the 9th May. The estimated expenditure of the year fails short of the estimated revenue by £95,000. To meet the cost of services not included in the estimates and to defray temporary loans, the Government proposes to impose additional taxes to the amount of £150,000. Bills had already been introduced for that purpose, but their fate was considered doubt ful, the general feeling of the colonists being against any heavy increase of taxation in the present de pressed state of the colony. A strong party were in support of a motion to be made on the day the Saxon sailed, that the time had arrived when the introduction of a Reaponsible Government was expedient and desirable. In the evening the Government gardens were il luminated, and a grand display of fireworks took place. 'Throughout the colony in all the various town ships, villages, hamlets, and even solitary farm re sidences in the thinly-populated districts, there were similar rejoicings in honour of the Royal marriage. The GOverntnent had declined to appoint a board to supervise the mansgement and construction of railways. The Assembly had refused to renew the Public Roads Act. The road department will, therefore, be closed. All was quiet on the frontier, but cattle stealing by the natives was still prevalent. The Saxon made the passage out in 31 days 14 hours, and home in 31 days 15 hours. THE BOMBAY AND MEDITERRANEAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 21. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Delta, Captain Weeks, with the above mails and 62 passengers, amongst whom are Sir J. H. Drummond Hay and Lady, arrived this evening. The Delta brings on freight 4 packages of specie, value £l,BOO, also 24 eases Indian showls, 20 cases indigo, 10 casks potatoes, 3 cases marble work, 19 casks wine, and 129 packages sundries. The Delta sailed from Alexandria on the 10th, and experienced fine weather throughout her pas sage. O❑ the 13th inst. off Goza she exchanged colours with the steam ship Ripon, on the 14th, with the British bark Lady Pirie, steering west ward; on the 15th, with the steamship Albania, steering east; on the 16th, with the steamship Rotterdam, standing W.N.W.; and on the 21st, at 7.15 a.m., with the steamship Poonab, with the outward Australian mails, steering W.S.W. Her Majesty's ships Trident and Procris were at Gibraltar ; the Meeanee, Revenge, Alacrity, Medina, Caradoc, and Pelican at Malta ; the Ita lian frigate Victor Emmanuel, the French tran sport Perdris, and the Egyptian fleet were at Alexandria. The broken down steamship Scotia sailed from Gibraltar on the 13th, under canvass, for Queens town; and the British bark Warbawk, with a general cargo for Liverpool, sailed on the same date. The British bark Alma, 42 days from Havan nab, arrived at Gibraltar on the 3d inst. The British bark Seaham, from Smyrna, ar rived at Gibraltar ; she spoke, on the 2d inst., oft Minorca Islands, the British bark Havelock (of Hull), from Athens,, bound to Liverpool, out 20 days, all well. GIBRALTAR, JUNE 17. The following British vessels have arrived here since the departure of the last mail ;—Steamer Livorno, 8 days, from Glasgow; steamer Cossack, 7 days, from Liverpool; steamer Arabian, 5,1 days, from Liverpool ; and steamer Amazon, 7 days, from London. Exchanges are quoted on London, 90 days' date, 501 to 50 3-16ths ; Paris, sf. 29c.; Marseilles, sf. 29e. to 30c.; Genoa, sf. 30c. to 3k.; Madrid, 8 days' sight, 4 per cent. p rem . ; C a diz, I, dis. ; Barce lona, prem. ; Al nae i ra, die. ; V a l enc i a , p rem . ; Se viiie, t o die.; Malaga, par to - 4 1 -, dis.; Alicaut, par. Premium on five frar:c pieces, : 1 to per cent. Freights aro without alteration. THE INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED TO GEN. BIOURAVIEFF. ST. PETERSBURG, June 16. The following is a faithful translation of the ori ginal instructions issued in the course of the past month by the G overnment of the Czar to G enera l Mouravieff upo n the appointment the chief military command i n the revo l te d P o lish provinces : of that officer to ,4 His Imperial Majesty, attaching the highest importance to the immediate suppression of tile troubles which ha ve b ro k en out i n some di s t r icts of tha Lithuanian provinc‘s, has deigned to appoint tiffs Excellency General Diouraviff as Governor- General and Commander-in• Chief of the Army i❑ the Government of Wilna. Aware of the hostile sentiments of the nobility of these provinces to the Czar and to Russia, his excellency should employ the most energetic measures against those whom he supposes favourably disposed to wards the rebellion. His Excellency should obtain information from the Marshals of the nobility upon the sentiments of the landowners towards the Czar, and will then take such measures as he may con sider fitting against the suspected persons. His Excellency should take every opportunity of acquainting the peasants with the paternal intentions of the Czar towards them, and of demonstrating that the landowners are their enemies and oppressors, If his Excellency considers it advisable, he can also furnish arms to those among the peasants who are attached to the Czar and to Russia. " His Excellency should proceed with the greatest rigour against the Catholic clergy, who are the actual instigators of the rebellion. He should have lists prepared of the suspected priests, and adopt the most energetic measures to wards them. " With regard to the rebels, his Excellency will cause the chiefs who may fall into his power to be immediately shot, and will take such steps as he may consider fitting against the prisoners. " If circumstances render it advisable, his Ex cellency can adopt measures against families who possess members in the ranks of the insurgents. His Excellency should oppose certain demonstra tions of the women, and for their hindrance will even adopt severe measures against them. _ _ " If his Excellency finds the forces at present in Lithuania insufficient, he should immediately re• quest reinforcements. "To sum up, Lis Excellency should therefore employ all the means which he shall judge neces sary for the immediate pacification of the country; His 'Majesty having deigned to confer upon him full powers." Signed at the Imperial Chancellery. FRANCE. PARIS, JUNE 21. The Memorial Diploinatique of to-day, in an article upon the Polish question, says— " The three notes which will be presented to Prince Gortschakoff in a few days are of course couched in the courteous and friendly terms which distinguished theßussian reply. They commence by congratulating Russia upon having understood that the best method of settling the Polish complications in a pacific and lasting manner was to submit them to the calm and equitable examination of the European council. For this purpose the three Courts propose the meeting of a conference, com posed of the Powers which signed the final treaty of Vienna. " Through Prince Gortschakoff the Emperor Alexander IL invited the three Courts which signed the notes of the 10th April to lend Russia their assistance in accelerating the realisations of the wish which they had expressed in the name of humanity and of the permanent interests of Europe. " The preliminary bases of negotiations have been drawn up by the Cabinets of Paris, London, and Vienna, in order to respond to this overture. The development and application of these bases, entrusted to the care of an European conference, would suffice to replace Poland in a condition of lasting peace. " The notes of the Powers contain the six points agreed upon by the three Courts, and offer them to Prince Gortschakoff as the preliminary bases of negotiations, reserving their ulterior development to the subsequent Congress. " The respective notes also touch upon the ques tion of a suspension of hostilities between Russia and the insugent Poles." BOURSE, June 20.—The market has been heavy, and prices rather lower. Threes, for the Account, which opened at 68f. 60c., are now at 68f. 45c. The Railway Share karket is also inanimate. Mobilier Shares have slightly receded. The market continued heavy to the close, and left off as fol lows : it per Cents .. 97 10 Italian Loan 72 85 Do end month.... Do. end month 72 85 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 68 40 Do, end month 73 95 Credit Mobilier.... 1205 Russian Do. end m0nth....1203 75 Austrian Bank Shares 3480 Spanish Threes.... 53 50 Credit oncier 1360 Homo Debt .. s2h BA ILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern New, ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1032 50 .. 1040 -- Geneva 455 457 50 t • Southern .. 725 .. 726 25 Western Eastern Sardinian .. 422 50 425 Austrian Lorr.bard North of Spain Saragossa .. Ditto to Barcelona .... 575 - 576 25 567 50 .. 565 - 722 60 .. 720 - PRINCESS'S THEATRE. MR. WALTER MONTGOMERY. This gentleman, whose appearance had been so long announced at the Lyceum Theatre, and against whose performance at the above an injunction had been obtained, which was so properly removed on Friday last--made his debut on Saturday evening in the character of Othello, and was very favour ably received. Mr. Montgomery's version of the Moor has great simplicity and earnestness, which he supports with the advantages of a manly person and a powerful voice. He was ably sustained by Miss E. Terry, from the Haymarket, in Desdemona, Miss Atkinson in Emilia, and by Mr. H. Marston in lago. The house was very full, and the satis faction very marked, Mr. Montgomery being warmly called for at the end of the third act, and at the close of the play. On Wednesday next Madlle. Stella Collas, from the Theatre Francais, will make her debut on the English stage in the character of Juliet. ADELPHI THEATRE. On Saturday the drama of the " Haunted Man" was revived at this theatre principally for the pur pose of introducing Mr. Dirck's invention of pro ducing reflections by the aid of mirrors which Professor Pepper had adapted to the production of spectacle illusions, and who has excited for the past month or two such wonder at the Polytechnic In stitution. W course the part has been compressed very much, the great object being to give as much of the ghostly clement as possible, and under such circumstances we need only say that Miss Woolgar as Mrs. Tetterby. Mr. Toole as Mr. Tetterby, Mr. Billington as William Switcher, Mr. Phillips as Mr. Redlaw, and Miss H. Simms as Mrs. Switcher, all supported their respective parts with great ability. In the drama we have no less than four appearances of the ghost, and at the outset we may mention there is nothing ghostly or revolting in it, but the completeness of the illusion occasioned the utmost surprise. The rotundity, perfection, and full dimensions of the figures, their absolute life and natural action and yet their unsubstan tiality, the arm of a person being seen through their impalpable though substantial bodies, are marvellous. Their instantaneous appearance and disappearance is also another wonder, but the astonishment of the audience was wrought to the highest pitch when two of the illusions gradually incited away from view, and that which to all ap pearance but a few moments previous were living talking beings became in the presence of the whole audience "thin air." The applause was tremen dous, and Mr. Webster will, no doubt, reap a rich harvest from the new discovery, as certainly the spectral illusion to be appreciated must be seen. The house was crowded in every part. The Indicator of Wurzburg states that a French man who was descending the Rhine, one evening last week, in the Hereditary Prince steamer, when passing the great mill at Mentz, told tb.e passegers that he was about to show them an excellent practical joke. He had scarcely uttered the words when he put his hand upon a bench, jumped into the river and was drowned. In his hat was a letter stating that he had lost all he possessed at the gaming•tables of Wiesbaden, and cautioning the public against playing th ere . Wh en hi s b o d y was recovere d, his purse was found to contain only 11, 27c. crinxt imlat HER MAJESTY WINDSOR CASTLE, June 20. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Queen of Prussia and her Royal Highness Princess Helena, drove out yesterday afternoon in a carriage and four, attended by the Equerry in Waiting. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, left the Castle this morning for Lon don, and proceeds this evening to Portsmouth, to embark on board her Majesty's ship Ramon, to which his royal highness is appointed. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Prince Leopold, attended by Lady Carolin e Bar rington, Captain Sir W. Hoste, and Mr. Buff, went to London this morning. JUNE 21. Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington, was present at the Drawing-room yesterday, and returned to Wind sor Castle at a quarter before six o'clock. The Queen, accompanied by the Queen of Prussia, her Royal Highness Princess Helena and Princess Beatrice, took a drive yesterday afternoon, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. de D. Ros on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, arrived at the Castle from Greenwich Park. The Judge-Advocate-General had an audience of the Queen. Her Majesty the Queen, the Queen of Prussia, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, with the ladies and gentle men in waiting, attended Divine service in the private chapel this morning. The Rev. J. St. John Blunt officiated. The Queen of Prussia. WINDSOR, June 21. The Queen of Prussia attended Divine service at the Chapel Royal of St. George this afternoon, ac companied by her Royal Highness the Princess Helena and the ladies and gentlemen of the royal suite. Her Majesty proceeded to the chapel by the deanery leading to the royal closet, which the Queen and Princess occupied. The lessons were read by the Rev. Frederick Anson and the,Rsv. Henry But terfield ; the latter intoned the service, which was Dr. Elvey's in D, the principal parts being taken by Messrs. Marrot, Knowles, Dyson, Mitchell, Lambert, Whiffin, gentlemen of the Chapel Royal. The anthem was " Plead thou my cause," from Mozart's glorious mass in C, the bass solo being finely sung by Mr. Lambert. As the royal party left the chapel the organist played the German Hymn, followed by Beethoven's Hallelujah chorus from the " Mount of Olives." The chapel was densely crowded. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback on Satur day, attended by his equerry in waiting. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary visited the Princess of Wales at Marlborough house. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess de Grey- and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, honoured the performance at the Olympic Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. Yesterday morning the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge, attended Divine service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The communion service was read by the Sub Dean and the Rev. H. M. Birch. The sermon was preached by the Rev. a M. Birch, chaplain to the Queen and the Prince of Wales, from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians, chap. iii. v. 13 and 14. The anthem was, " 0 Lord, Thou has searched us out" (Croft). Mr. Goss presided at the organ. The Prince and Prince and Princess of Wales were attended by the Hon. Mrs. Stonor and Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel. The Marquis of Normanby, the Earl of St. Ger mans, and Viscount Sydney were present at the service. Her Majesty the Queen will not pay quite so lengthened a visit to Germany as was first supposed. Her Majesty is not expected to be absent from this country more than three weeks, Her chief sojourn will, of course, be at the Chsteau of Rosman, in the Duchy of Coburg ; but there will be a visit en route to the King of the Bel gians, whose health, though now restored, has for some time been a subject of anxiety to the Royal Family, Her Majesty the Queen of Prussia, upon her ar rival in this country, says the Court Journal, was observed to wear a somewhat melancholy cast, and appeared as if age had rapidly crept over her since her last visit to Eng land, in 1858, to be Present at the marriage of the Princess Royal. During the ensuing year it is fully expected that the Prince and Princess of Wales will be guests at the Im perial Palace of St. Cloud, Versailles, or the Tuileries.-- Court Journal, The Marchioness of Ailesbury's small dance, announced for July 1, will not take place. The Earl and Countess of Lincoln, and Lord and Lady Middleton and Miss Willoughby, have left the St. George's Hotel. Viscount Hill has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley square, for Hawkestone, Shrewsbury. Lady 'Churchill has arrived at the St. George's Hotel. The D 3 veager Lady Huntingfield has arrived at Brown's Hotel. The Baroness Waldenbourg and family have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jerinyn-street, from Baden-Baden. Baron and Baroness Hugo and family are staying at the Queen's Hotel, Hastings, en route from Calais to the Isle of Wight. Baron James de Rothschild is staying at Wallace's Hotel. Baron and Baroness Alphonse cleßothechild arrived last evening at Kingston House from Paris. The Count and Countess Metaxa entertained a distinguished party at dinner, on Saturday last, at Willis's Rooms. It is stated that the Hon. Miss Noel, eldest daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Campden, 's engaged to marry the eldest son of the Prince Doria The young prince is a son of Lady Mary Talbot, daughter of the 16th Earl of Shrewsbury. It is understood that the marriage will not take place for some months to come. The Hon. C. and Mrs. Wentworth Fitzwilliam have left Brown's Hotel. The Hon Mrs. Vanneck and the Countess Anna de Gersdorf have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, ihrkeley square. Sir Henry and Lady Fletcher have left Ilaurigy's Hotel for Bath. MANSION HOUSE.—The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress purpose entertaining all the leading mem bers of the Conservative party at a grand banquet at the Mansion-house on the evening of Wednesday week, the Ist of July. The Earl of Lerby and Mr. Disraeli have accepted invitations, as have also the Duke of Buckingham, the Mar quises of Salisbury, Exeter, Abercorn, Bath, and Normanby, the Earls of Hard wicke, Malmesbury, Donoughmore, Shrewsbury, and Dalkeith, Lord Stanley, bir Bulwer Lytton, Sir John Pakington, Mr. Walpole, General Peel, and Mr. Whiteside, among others. Madlle. Adelina Patti having been engaged at the Italian Opera at Paris for the season of nest year, is to receive 3,0001. (£120) for every night she sings. GOVERNMENT EMlGRATlON.—Southampton, Sa turday.—The barque Victory, 579 tons, Captain Gregory, belonging to Mr. E. A. Bowen, of London, sailed to-day for Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand, with 237 Government emigrants, equal to 206 statute adults, They consist of 50 married couples, 31 single men, 50 single women, 22 boys and 28 girls under 12 years of age, and 6 infants. The emigrants, who are mostly Lancashire ope ratives, are under the charge of Surgeon-Superintendent William Holman. Tho Victory id fitted with Gravely's steam apparatus for condensing water and cooking, and every other appliance for the comfort and convenience of her passengers. Before she left the usual distribution of money from Kelsall's Emigration Fund was made to the emigrants. THE YELVERTONS 1N THE LORDS.—The addi- . tional time granted Mijor Yelverton by the House of Lords for lodging his appeal case expires at the end of the present month. A few days ago, the major's agents obtained a peremptory order for the respondent, the lion. Mrs. Theresa Yelverton, to lodge her answer within one week. The Yelverton case has already, during the last five years, been heard before seven tribunals. It will, therefore, be difficult to suggest any new point for argument in the eighth—and now last—appeal by Niajor Yelverton from the judgment of the courts below. Under these circumstances it is doubtful if the case will be argued this session.. The vote of £67,0 00 in this pears earn:lmes for the Ordnance survey is to be distributed as follows :—E n ,... land, £26,000; Scotland, 26,000; Ireland, £9,000; Wry surveys, £6,000. Polish Thanks to Lord Ellenborough, At a public meeting of Poles, held on the 15th of June, at No. 7, Great Newport-street, S,ho, the recent important debate in the House of Lords on the subject of Poland was takir into consideration ; and it was unanimously resolved (on the motion of General Zamoyski), that the following statement of their sentiments should be athire- led in par ticular to the Right Hon. the Earl of Ellenborough• At the same meeting General Zamoyski took the opportunity of informing- his countrymen that he is to be henceforth in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the agent of the Polish Government, under Prince Czartoryski , who has been appointed to act as Director of the Foreign Affairs of Poland:— London, June 15, 1863. To the Right Hon. the Earl of Ellenborcugh. The Poles Resident in London. My Lord,—We, the undersigned Polish refugees in Lon don, who have not been able yet to join our countrymen now in arms and struggling, as we have formerly done, for the dt liverance of our country, feel it our duty to express to your lordship our respect and gratitude for the manner in wfdch you again, on the 8 h of this month, called the atten tion of the House of Lords and of her Majesty's Govern ment to the present state of the negotiations undertaken by Great Britain, France, and Austria, with the view of re storing the peace and security of Europe, by giving due satisfaction to justice and the law of nations. We rejoice to see that, in concurrence with your lordship, nearly all the illustrious members of the House of Lords who spoke on that occasion, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs himself, agreed on one point—viz., that it was not likely that mere negotiations would lead to a satisfactory end. And we particularly wish to thank your lordship for having so forcibly shown that the "strength" of diplomacy, " as applied to the interest of Poland," was no other than the strength of the insurrection. We shall, therefore, confidentially transmit to our coun trymen, before we join them in the field, the words of your lordship—" Persevere 1 Strike down your enemies wherever you can reach them I You have embarked in a career of honour and of patriotism, sanctioned by reasoh and by it/ 8 ' You will have the respect of all men. Providence will bless your efforts I" We no less thank your lordship for proposing that Russia should " herself dissaver the con nexion which was established atVienna between theßassian Empire and Poland ;" and would certainly not refuse to accept any foreign Prince to be the founder of a new dynasty of Poland, provided it was " Poland within its limits of 1772." But we should be failing in our duty to our country, and trust your lordship will acknowledge that we should be failing in respect end gratitude to yourself' iii in the very words applied by your lordship to the proposeu armistice, we hesitated to declare "utter impracticable any arrangement tending to combine the independence of Poland with preserving to Russia the power of entering Europe by the Vistula." Provided Poland is independent, she may, no less than your lordship, be "a friend to Russia," and we conscien tiously believe that, for the great Russian nation, nothing will more tend to the internal improvement she so much needs than to have liberated herself from the crime perpe trated by her Sovereigns on Poland. But, among the many traditions of her past glory, the Polish nation, above all, regard with pride the position she occupied during her independent existence as the protector of Europe from all attempts at invasion from the East and North. We, there fore, hopo that your lordship will cease to entertain any wish to the contrary. The power of maintaining "a con servative policy and of preserving the balance .of power in Europe," can, we think, never come from the intervention of Russia, whose Government has throughout its existence permanently, though secretly, fomented internal convulsion in every country of Europe, and aimed, with more or less success, at the dismemberment of neighbouring empires. The balance of power in Europe, my lord, can, we most earnestly believe, have no safer foundation than the inde pendence of Poland within her ancient limits, and it is tune Europe should perceive that, as Germany has ceased to be independent since her neighbour, Poland, has been dismem bered, so can Germany never be restored to independenc e unless Poland resumes her place among nations. This has ever been felt by one, at least, of the two great German States, which consequently may safely be expected to join in the undertaking, provided the Great Powers of Europe show that they are in earnest, by at once coming to the conclusion—suggested by the Earl of Harrowby in a previ ous debate—that, having them se lves conferred upon Russia, in 1815, her right of sovereignty over Pol a nd upon condi tions, all of which have then unceasingly violated during the space of nearly 50 years, they now led it their duty to declare that right forfeited and extinct. Billingsgate Fislunarket and Trawling. (COMMUNICATED BY MR. 11. DEMPSTER,) Two important questions is at present agitating the minds of many persons in the North. One is, the advantages that will arise to improve the conditions of fishing communities, and fishery extension upon sound principles, by adopting the wholesale fish marketing system at all considerable sea port towns, with rules and regulations similar to those ob served at Billingsgate wholesale market; the other is, the question brought before the House of Commons latterly, to put down trawl net fishing. With respect to the first of these two questions, and which is unquestionably of the greakst importance, the wholesale marketing system is the grand desideratum, to work out the reform so much required. Labour being properly divided, namely,—producers, wholesalesmen, and retail dealers, with a regulation that all fish captured, shellfish as well as white fish, must be sent in the first place to a wholesale market to be rouped off there in lots by 0, licensed wholesalesmen t o retail dealers ; the whole question of fishing extension and fish market improvement will then very soon correct itself. When the wholes Ile fish market ing system is fully established by Authority, there are plenty of capitalists will build decked welled fishing craft, hire crews for them, and send them to sea for cargoes of living fish. The owner of a fishing craft, then, stands exact'," in the position of any other ship owner. He h as nothing to do with the disposing of fish cargoes brough t to port ; that is the duty of the salesman or broker. Th e salesman roups off the fish to the best advantage for the vessel's owner's interest, and sees the fish are in sound healthy condition, before disposing of them fo r public consumption. Where there is no wholesale fish marketing system, fishermen regulate the time of catching fish r and the method of selling their produce, to suit their own convenience, style of living, and notions of liberty, freedorop and independence. It is the open-boat-along-shore fisher men that are farthest behind in all their customs and modes of operation ; and it is all in consequence of the clurash slovenly, irregular, and filthy manner the fisheries are car ried on by open boats that few respectable capitalists care about embarking in the trade. With a general whole sale fishmarketing system at all large sea-port towns, the advantages arising would very soon be appreciated , and like all speculations that does create emulation, we would very soon see plenty of decked welled fishing e?aft cruising about in the middle of the German Ocean, the proper battle ground for capturing fish, when they are in a strong, healthy, firm condition ; and the alongshore open boat fisheries, the heroes who attack fish whilst on their spawning beds, and destroys more spawn in one night than all this deep sea fishers do in a twelvemonth ; that open boat system of fishing will diminish as it should do, and very soon become a thing of the past. Every fish captured inshore full of spawn, millions are killed at the same moment of time ; and all fish captured immediately after they have spawned are then in a condition unfit for human food. As regards the question of trawl net fishing there are various conflicting opinions on that subject. som e fishermen affirm that in deep pits and hollows in the bottom of the ocean where the bottom is mud, solos and other description of ground fish do not spawn at such places ; hey invariably resort to banks and hard bottom inshore to perform that function. Others affirm that fish spawn any where all over the sea, Some fishermen say that sole fish are only to be captured by being trawled for with nets, es they will not rise from the bottom to bite at a baited hook'. Opposite parties say that is all a pack of nonsense, sole fish are to be captured by line and hook, adopting a particula r description of bait, just as well as any other description Of fish are taken by similar snares and traps. The most of fishermen say that all fish proceed to deep water when cold and stormy weather is approaching. The captain of a* decked welled fishing smack, wuen cruising about in th e German Ocean with a living cargo of fish on board, looked into the vessel's well for indications of approaching bad weather, just as others' would watch the rise and fall of mercury in a weather-glass. When the captain saw the fish all se king down to the bottom of the vessel's well, that was a sufficient indication to him there was to be a change of weather for the worse. It is only by practical experience t and deep investigation that ever any correct knowledge will be obtained of the habits and seasons of salt water, deep sea fishes. AMERICAN STEAMERS DUE AT LIVERPOOL THIS WEEK.—There are three steamers due at Liverpool this week with the mails from America. The Edinburgh, which would leave New York on the 13th inst., and the Jura, on the same day from Qu ebec, may be looked for; the former vessel at Queenstown on 'Wednesday, and the latter at Londonderry to-morrow evening. The next Cunard steamer due is the Persia, which will no doubt reach Queens . town on the evening- of Friday next. She will bring ad. vices from New York to the 17th instant. POISONING BY A DAUGIITER.—In March last a widow, named Mary Bailey, aged 51, died at Stock port, and, being a member of the General Wesleyan Life Assurance Society, her daughter also a widow, Holt, obtained the sum of £d6 from the secretnamed Alic e ary as buri al money. It turned out, however, that the certificat e of membership had b een obtained by Holt having passe d rumours , have another woman bef ore th e d octor in the name of her mot her, who was sick at th e t i me, an d con fi ne d to b e d. Holt is ne W awaiting her tri a l f or t hi s f rau d . Si nce h er co mmittal da rk prevailed in the neighbourhood respe cting ,Irs. Bailey's death, and the body of the deceased was ex humed on Thursday week, and subjected to a post-mortem examination. An inquest was held on Saturday, when Dr: Rayner said that arsenic had been found in every fern', an in quantities larger than eculd be accounted for naturally.: The body was literally saturated with that poison. AV". diet of wilful murder was returned. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1863.