The Sun. — London, England, 1863-01-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, , 1863. TEE WAR IN AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, The Canadian Mail steamship Norwegian has ar ri ve d, with advices from Portland to the 27th ult., and 24,000 dols. in specie. The Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with the request of the Committee of Ways and Means, has prepared and sent them a bill embody ing his views. The first section gives authority to raise 300,000,000 dole. for the service of the current year, and 600,000,000 dols. for the next fiscal year, and to raise these sums in any of the modes hereto fore sanctioned by Congress, as public exigencies may require. The nT&les include the issue of 6 per cont. bonds, 7.30 bonds, 7 per cent. bonds, or bonds bearing less rates of interest, and also the issue of small notes bearing 3.65 per cent. interest, and legal tender notes bearing no interest. The Secretary, in his letter to the Committee, expresses a strong de sire to have the limits as to the modes of providing funds, and the amounts to be provided in each mode, defined as precisely as possible by Congress. The remaining sections authorise the formation of bank ing associations to issue notes furnished by the United States, alike in form, and secured alike by United States bonds, but payable on demand pri marily by the issuing associations. The bill, in its main features, is the same as introduced by Mr. Hooper, of Massachusetts, during the last session. In his letter the Secretary expresses his profound sense of the importance of this measure to the nego tiation of loans, to the collection of internal revenue, and the security of the people against the evils of an enormous unredeemable paper money circulation. An investigation into the frauds on the Govern ment showed that, out of 1,600,000 dols. paid out in one city alone from the special appropriation of 20,000,000 dols. for recruiting, organising, and drilling volunteers, nearly one-half has been paid on fraudulent accounts. Nearly 1,000 persons had been e ngaged in the matter, but they were not all crimi nally implicated. The President had arrested the assessment on dis loyalists in Missouri, ordered by Gen. Schofieid, in view of the recent manifestation by part of the peo ple of their willingness to adopt the emancipation policy. The New York Tribune says that African soldiers would be employed to guard the banks of the Mis sissippi, garrison the forts below New Orleans and on the coast, and to enforce the proclamation of freedom to their brethren. Rumours were current at St. Louis on the 26th of an intended insurrection of negroes in Missouri. Mr. Seward had replied as follows to an invitation to attend a festive gathering : ~ Department of State, Washington, Dec. 23. cc To JAMES W. FORBES, JAMES L. WOODWARD, AND ROBERT Y. HUNTER, NEW YORK. " Gentlemen,—l received only at this time your kind letter of the 16th inst., inviting me to meet the Sons of Orange and Sullivan at the anniversary celebration in New York this evening. Thus far, although electricity consents to convey our thoughts, yet it absolutely refuses to go into competition with steam in carrying either passengers or freight—of course I cannot come. Nevertheless, for every son of Orange or of Sullivan who may be with you, and who is loyal to his country in this her hour of dan ger, I send my hearty greeting. There ought to be no one of them who is disloyal. For what did the Almighty cast the blue mountains amid the green valleys of Southern New York but to form a cradle for freemen, vigorous—physically, in tellectually, and morally vigorous ? Men thus constituted, if they are forced into a war for the defence of freedom and their country, will demand that that war, which is on their part so just, shall be prosecuted with vigour. While many things are important to that end which they may not be able to effect, there is one indispensable thing which they can do, namely—they can and mus unite sons of Orange with sons of Erie, sons of New York with sons of Massachusetts, sons of Missouri and sons of California—brothers in fact as they are in name—as inseparable members of the American itepublic.—l have the honour to be, gentlemen, your very obedient servant, " WILLIAM H. SEWARD." The Government had decided to increase the wages of the shipwrights employed in the dockyards to 3 dols. per diem. From the Army of the Potomac we have the fol lowing advices : Tobago Bay, on the Rappahannock, 30 miles below Fredericksburg, Wednesday, Dec 24. "A bold attempt was made last night by the re bels to cross the Rappahannock on rafts, 14 miles below Port Conway, and capture a squadron of the Bth Pennsylvania Cavalry, doing picket duty along the river. Major Keenae, who is now in command of the regiment, and is stationed at Port Conway, got wind of the movement through some trusty blacks, and was fully prepared to receive them, and would have taken the entire party had not some of his men fired their guns too quickly and frightened them all back under cover of the woods. One hun dred head of fine cattle, which had been purchased for the rebel army, were yesterday taken from the plantation of Phelan Lewis, a wealthy farmer, and appropriated to the use of our own soldiers. Upon demanding the usual receipt, Mr. Lewis received one with thee( encouraging words written beneath it I believe Phelan Lewis to be a disloyal man, and a traitor to the Government of the United States,' One division of rebel infantry, one bri gade of cavalry, and four batteries of artillery, all supposed to be under the command of A. P. Rill, are stretched from ti point four miles below 'Port Royal to three miles below To bagoßay,the lowest point to which our own pickets extend. The gunboat fleet, under the command of Captain Maay. in or der to avoid the danger of being ice-bound, and to be secure from attack by rebel infantry, has fallen down ten miles below Port Royal. The planters on the rebel side of th e Rappahannock are sending all their neg roes south as rapidly as possibly, fearing the approach of the Ist of January. Many of them, however, m anage to escape during the night, and cross the river on logs and planks, or anything that will float. Fif teen escaped from the plantation of Mr. Pratt, one mile below Port Conway, last night, and were kindly cared for by our pickets. They say Mr. Pratt has separated nearly all his negro families sad sent them to different parts cf the South. A few wealthy planters, however, who were old Whigs and strong Union men, persistently refuse to sell their slaves, separate their families, or sell them off. They say that if their ` servants' desire to leave them they are at liberty to go whenever they please. With this understanding most of them re main and are obedient. The leading rebels along the Valley are furious in their denunciations of General Lee for not having destroyed the army of the Potomac while it was massed in the streets of Fredericksburg, and say that if he does not afford them protection from the ravages of the Yankees, they will soon take the oath of allegiance to the National Government. What they most desire is protection, and they are beginning to be very indif ferent what Government gives it to them." "New York, Dec. 26. "An army letter of the 22d in the limes reports the return of General Averill's cavalry expedition to camp. They have been in search of the rebel cavalry, who were north of the Rappahannock, but they had recrossed the river. The result of the ex pedition reveals our right insecurely guarded, and unlcss more precaution is taken something serious may happen. It is expected the rebels will soon make a demonstration on our right." °• He:,dquarters, Army of the Potowse, Dec. 26. "All quiet here to-nght, and nothing occurred for the last 24 hours worrh telegraphing." From the'.;outh- West we have the following in- " Cairo, Wednesday, Dec. 24. parole prisoners taken at Holly Springs, arrived here, furnish the following facts :—Oti Thursday telegrams were received at Holly Springs from Jackson, saying the place Was menaced by rebels, and asking for reinforcements. (1 --n Friday morning all the troops but about 800 were sent to Jackson. The same night, the commander at Holly Springs being apprized of rebels approaching that place, pickets wore stationed three miles out on the roads, but the rebels seem to have come in between the i roads, as the pickets made no alarm. The first heard of the enemy they were in town firing at our sleep ing men. Some resistance was made, but of course feeble. In a short time the Unionists were over powered and compelled to surrender. The attack was made at daybreak ; 200 Unionists were reported killed and wounded, and 150 captured, who were afterwards paroled. The remainder escaped. It is reported in Memphis that the rebels have gone to wards Grand Junction with an intention of tearing up the road, but nothing is known positively. At Holly Springs they burnt large quantities of cot ton, over 100 waggons, d depot full of commissary stores, ammunition, &c., valued at 500.000 dollars. The number of rebels are estimated at 5,000, and are under Van Dorn. A small rebel force made a raid on the suburbs of Memphis, Sunday n ight, pillaged several stores, carried off 100 cattle an d 180 mules. Excitement in Memphis exists meeting called on Monday night n t o c considernseu consequence c h e e ° b l e s a t means of defence. G ea n o :r e al do S w h n er t m h a e n r h iv a e s r. reached itis Helena, preparing to move reported heve:slo a Zdith 2,000 men from Pocahon t night that Jeff. Thompson is mov ing on NOW and that he was within 40 miles of that place o k : Monday. The rebel force operating in paisa' Ark,, North-Western Tennessee burnt Union City and the bridge over the Onion River last night. Every effort is being made to meet them." The Federals had occupied Winchester without opposition, the Confederates having previously re tired, destroying the railroad. A telegram from Washington mentions an abor tive attempt to obtain the suffrages of the people of Smithfield, Virginia : " A letter from Suffolk, Virginia, December 23, states that the election for members of Congress took place the day before, agreeably to the procla mation of General Dix. Contrary to the laws of Virginia, ballots were cast, instead of viva voce. In order to give the people of Smithfield an opportunity to show their attachment to the Union, two ballot boxes were sent down to them in charge of Lieutenant-Colonel Onderdonk, with 200 of the Ist New York Mounted Rifles. Suspecting the rebels would be anxious to visit the polls, Colonel Onderdonk sent the boxes direct to Smithfield in charge of a small squad, and pro ceeded with the remainder of his command to NV ind sor. Learning that the rebels had left that place before,' Col. Onderdonk proceeded cautiously to wards the Isle of Wight, and when about three miles out he came up with them. A short skirmish revealed one regiment of rebel infantry with two pieces of artillery and some cavalry. Col. Onder donk, then thinking it would be safer to look up voters nearer Suffolk, slowly retired. The rebels attempted to surround him, and were at one time only 150 yards in his rear, whereupon Col. Onder donk suddenly wheeled his command about and fired a volley, which emptied 20 rebel saddles. The skirmishing continued for six miles. Two prisoners and one horse were taken from the rebels. None of our men were lost or injured_ It is thought it will be a long time before the election returns come in from Butterfield. Nansemond polled 39 votes, 26 of which are for Mr. Cooper, 12 for Mr. M'Cloud, and one scattering." General Foster had arrrived at Washington to solicit reinforcements for further operations. After leaving Kinston his forces took Goldsborough, tear ing up the railroad, burning the ties, and destroy ing the rails and telegraph. The forces had re turned to Newbern in safety. Richmond papers of the 20th contain the follow ing despatches respecting Gen. Fosters operations : " Goldsborough, Friday, Dec. 16. " A reconnoissance last night by a squadron of the 3d North Carolina Cavalry, under Capt. Carroway, found the enemy encamped about two miles below Whitehall. The citizens represent them as scared and out of food and ammunition. A rumour on the streets this morning says reinforcements have passed Kinston on the south side of the Neuse, to succour their skedaddling friends. As the smoke of battle clears away it reveals a considerable slaughter among the Yankees at Whitehall on Tuesday. A hundred of their dead were left unburied on the field, and a pit, 100 yards long, filled with dead has been found. Only three companies of the 59th and 11th North Carolina were engaged. Colonel Ferribee, of the 59th, with 18 men of the 14th, fought the enemy for several hours, until reinforced by three of his own compa nies, who were subsequently relieved by the 11th, Col. Leaventhorne, under the immortal Bethel flag, who ultimately drove them from their guns into the field. The 21st North Carolina, Col. Jordan, was on the field, but, with the exception of one company, seems to have taken no part in the action. Col. Fre mont, chief engineer of the Wilmington Railroad, has just arrived in town from Wilmington. He passed over the entire track to the Neuse on a hand car, and says he can repair all damages on the road in two days, and the bridge over the Neuse in six or eight. All quiet here. The _Raleigh State Journal of the 18th says : " Nine regiments and two batteries of artillery arrived on Tuesday, and several brigades are on the way. Prudence will not allow us to specify whence they were drawn, but the concentration was rapid, and by this time a force is in and around Goldsbo rough sufficient to baffle, if not capture, the invaders. The Examiner states that the Confederate forces at Goldaborough on Wednesday evening were about 17,000, with reinforcements hourly arriving and ex- pected. A correspondent of the Progress says : " Intelligence has reached Goldsborough that Banks's column had probably joined Foster's, mak ing some 40,000 or 50,000 of the enemy. " General Smith is represented as sanguine of success, and it is reported that Gen. Lee had tele graphed him that he could spare him, if necessary, 30,000 men. The railroad south of Goldsborough has been torn up for some distance by the enemy, and, of course, all communication with Wilmington has been cat off. "Ala ter despatc h to the North Carolina Standard states that the enemy had disappeared south of Goldsberough." heChattanooga Rebel of Dec. 18 contains the following account of President Davis's tour in the I West :_. " His Excellency the President of the Confederate States, accompanied by Gen. Joe Davis and Col. Fitzhugh Lee, of his staff, arrived at Chattanooga from Knoxville on the night of the llth, and left the next morning at 6 o'clock for Marfreesborough. Colonel E. W. Cole, superintendent of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, with that thoughtful ness and good taste which is characteristic of the man, had provided an elegant new carriage for the occasion, and a splendid train, to convey the distinguished passengers to Murfreesborough. To Col. Cole, therefore, his Excellency was indebted for a most agreeable conveyance, and to Col. Cole the State of Tennessee is indebted for the befitting manner in which her distinguished visitor was wel comed within her borders. The carriage which brought the President to Murfreesborough was one of the most elegant inthe on e Sout hernof the C Confederacy, and f ed h e i r e a s f c y o , and may well be con sidered the com war.pany,s brought from advance mth ce e f It was i c t oars the la y at 1 Nashville carriage hvillepi bro iort to h of th e Y an k ees and has been ca refull y p reserved by Col. C o l e ever s i nce , who was determined to keep one m respectablecarriage orning for spec i a l occasions like this. A s t h e train left the Ch a ttanooga depot o n Friday ro Dix a i e splendid, ' struck up ' Th e B onnie Blue Fla ' and afterw ards upon th e ear as the tthreaitrain brass s lively wsteinsas w bandee sweeping i no i in fg attendancewrohuinedh thef.el base of the g i an t L oo k out. i "At Shellmound the axle of one of the box cars attached to the mail train which immediately pre ceded the special train for the President broke short vff, and the end of the'axle was dragged some dis tance over the cross ties, jolting the cars and passen gers in a most alarming manner. Some one jerked the beflrope, and the engineer promptly whistled ' down breaks,' and brought the train to a stand still before any serious damage resulted. It was a miracle that the whole train was not precipitated over the bluffs of the Tennessee. As it was, thanks to the caution and steadiness of nerve of the engi tieferpvery little damage was done, and the accident, _ _ which was certainly unavoidable, was soon reme- died. Col. Cole gathered about him in a trice a small army of mechanics and engineers, and in 30 minutes by the watch had a new'wheel and axle, got the car shifted, the mail train on a side track, and the Presidential convoy, with colours flying, once more dashing along the banks of the Tennessee. " A live President is still something of a cariosity in Tennessee, notwithstanding she has been visited by many, and her own sacred soil is to day the resting-place of a Jackson and a Polk. It may not be out of place here to attempt a description of the personnel of so important a personage as the President of the Southern Confederacy. Mr. Davis is a man rather above the middle stature ; of slight but well-proportioned figure ; features de cidedly handsome for a middle-aged gentleman, and wearing a perpetual expression of good humour ; of exceedingly pleasing address and graceful manners, and not without a certain senatorial dignity which sits well upon him. His head is slightly sprinkled with gray and his whiskers are gray, yet he is a younger man in appearance and in feelings than we had conceived him to be; his voice soft and per suasive, yet distinct and full-toned, and he is in the habit of speaking occasionally an exceeding good thing in a most quiet, accidental sort of way. His dress was plain and unassuming, and his baggage limited to a single leathern valise, with the initials 'J. D.' marked upon the side. Attended by one body servant alone his mode of travel was without ostentation or parade, and I could not help contrast ing the President of the young Confederacy, tra velling securely as a citizen and incognito from one extremity of his native Southern land to the other without even so much as a bodyguard, with the miserable despot of Abolitiondom caracoling through the streets of Washington 'with a file of armed dra goons each side of his coach of state, and in constant apprehension of the assassin's dagger in his own capital. The President seemed much interested in the wild mountain scenery along the route, and his occasional allusions to the various scenes and objects of historical interest proved his familiarity with the geography of Tennessee to be equal to his culti vated appreciation of the beauty of her mountains and streams. He expressed himself as much satisfied with the general appearance of the coun try. His reception of his fellow-citizens of Ten nessee at the different stations was exceedingly cordial and hearty, and crowds of soldiers and citizens gathered around the window of the carriage where he sat whenever the train stopped, and proved conclusively how impossible a thing it is for a great man to travel incognito through as inquisitive a country as ours. " The train reached Bridgeport at midday. The carriage bearing the President and party was de tached from the locomotive, and shifted from terra firma to the deck of a barge prepared for that pur pose under the attentive supervision of Superinten dent Cole, and in less time than it takes to tell of it was floating on the Tennessee, and towed across to the opposite bank to the accompaniment of rolling drums and reverberating cannon. The battery of the Washington Artillery fired a salute of 13 guns in honour of the distinguished visitor. President Davis dismounted frem the car as soon as the oppo site bank of the river was reached, and walked up to the head-quarters of General Jackson, command ant of the post at Bridgeport. The guard came to a ' present arms 'as he approached, and he grace fully acknowledged the salute by lifting his hat, and then passed on. The party remained a few moments at Bridgeport, until the train was got in readiness, and then proceeded on to Dechered sta tion, where the President and his compagnons de voyage stopped a short time for dinner; after which interesting event they were en route once more for Murfreesborough. "Night came on. The puff! puff! of the steam engine, the jarring roll of the wheels, the flying comets of sparks scattering far behind a train of smoke and fire, which curled above the fertile valleys and cornfields of Middle Tennessee, and rolled off into the dim hollow and dismal glen, to mingle with blendid wreaths from farming-houses and camp fires. The occasional roll of drum from wayside depots told that we were nearing the heart of the great western campaign and approaching the central rendezvous, the city of Murfreesborough. At last, between the vista of a pair of meadow -crowned hills the glimmering lights of the town uprose twinkling through the mist, while innumerable re flections on the inky blue above copse and tree-top pointed out the long circular line of tenting spread around about the old burgh. Toot ! toot ! shrieked the whistle, dingleling rung the bell. Then a long plaintive shriek on down grade. Then a jerk, and here we are in among the depot-houses, and soldiers, and citizens, and the motley assemblage of dogs, 1 donkeys, carts and carriages, and hackmen and lackeys, and porters, and the homogeneous assem blage of humanity which most does congregate about 1 a railway depot. 1 " The next day, Saturday, the grand review of the troops by the President took place. Perhaps a more imposing spectacle than that review has not been wit nessed in America since the war began. The Rebel's correspondent was apprised of the important event through a general order which circuited through the camps the night before. And as I happened on that night to be the guest of the gallant young field officers of the 'Old 20th Tennessee,' I was ' posted' as to coming events, and was among the first on the field of review the next morning. The sun rose gorgeously above the spires of the city, and sabres and bayonets glittered in every direction as the regiments of the first division for review filed into the open area selected for the ceremony. The re view took place in an open plain, on the road lead ing to Shelbyville, about one mile from Murfrees borough. An immense concourse of people assembled to witness it, and the elite of the beauty and fashion of old Rutherford and the surrounding country was fairly represented in the graceful per sons of many of the fairest of the daughters of the old volunteer State. The outskirts of the plain were bordered with people of all ages and costume, horses and vehicles of every description presenting altogether a scene of bustle and excitement that re minded one of England's racecourse on a Derby-day, while the lines of infantry, with waving banners and gleaming bayonets, the superbly mounted cavalry and gaily caparisoned chargers, together with the generals and their respective corps of staff officers and outriders, on mettled steeds, with rich housings and trappings, revived old and pleasant reminiscences of the Champ de Mars, and suggested vivid pictures of the glorious time of the First Napoleon. The lines were forming, and I was looking about me for a safe place of observation for a quiet citizen observer and 'reporter,' when an incident occurred to me. You have heard of the Oracles of Delphi. You have heard of the mystic temple, the hazy depths' thereabouts, and the sup posed god who held his habitation within these dim shadows. Well, the whole thing was nothing to the sight that broke upon me at this moment. A noise of clattering hoofs was heard to the right—l suddenly turned my eyes in time to behold a great cloud of dust approaching, from which issued the forms of riding men vaguely. For a moment more the dust cleared away. I look again and I see a charger, the most superb of charger kind, splendidly equipped. A soldier sits upon him, and every inch a soldier. Dark locks of hair, " ' In gloss and hue the chesnut when the shell Divides its folds to show the fruit within,' and yet faintly flecked with tiny sprays of silver white. A face full and oval ; eyes large and lumi nous with life and thought; a small mouth, over shadowed by a moustache of amber colour ; a com plexion clear and roseate; and a form as finished, compact, and symmetrically rounded as an Apollo. A full suit of Confederate gray set off the figure and c ompleted the imposing presence of the rider, It was Breckinridge. I never saw him look so grandly, field the memorable except on one oasioofn. Shiloh, Th amid theoccasionat smokewasupon he and c na heat e. of ah g I must Ile wastifrst be Pi/o d yi ° General greatouhho w confl ict, sefiery d e surroundedbyfols he passed a a perfect o f flame, s harmless as the favoured children in the fiery fur hisgmuempoonrable Missis s i pp i campaigr, and I h ave an picture. honest parti• ality for hi m a b ove the rest. H e was not the only distinguished persona ge , h oweve r, that composed r edfor i dwelling we that llin the Presidential cortege of that review morning. There was Bragg, the veteran of grapeshot memory —Braxton Bragg, to whose ear the belching of a howitzer is sweetest music, and to whose sight no thing is more refreshing than a charge of Southern bayonets against the enemies of his country'. He was the picture of a soldier, and sat his horse like a tourney knight. Then here is another veteran. Do you see that old man yonder—sunburnt, brawny, stout limbed ? Vigour displays itself in every muscle—activity in every movement. An old man truly, but a bravo, bold, young old man. Big fea tures, flank open face, rubicund health. An eye like Mats to threaten and command, but to love also. A loving old man and a soldier, albeit a bishop. Yes, a bishop, a bona fide bishop, and a lieutenant-general to boot. His Right Rev. and Lieutenant-Generalship Leonidas Polk. Here's a health to him. And here is General Hardee, whose excellent textbook of tactics was the bane of our youthful military education, but whose volumes, nevertheless, have acted the drillmaster for both armies in this war—Gen. Hardee, whom the ladies all adore. I know two fair ones myself who are dying about him. He always was a gallant and graceful gentleman in the parlour as well as in the field ; but he has been disappointed in love, says my little bird, for all that. Caddy -- was an early flame of the general's when a mere captain in the United States army. She was beautiful, sprightly, and ac complished. The captain wooed and apparently won her. About this time he was ordered to West Point. His only rival, a sprig of a Congressman's son, came in as a cadet—young, goodlooking, and desperately dull at his books. He would have been turned off last year but for the generous chivalry of Hardee, who could not think of allowing his own position to be suspected, compromised, or ques tioned, and who stood between his rival and harm's way until he put him through. The fair beauty, proud, false as fair ! All women are ungrateful, as most women are flirts at heart. Two days after the young buck received his brevet lieute nancy the girl married him. The little sim pleton! She might have had a general and a hero for a husband. Hardee is a philosopher as well as a hero, recovered like a man, and has been in love a dozen times since. And then comes the hero of Bel mont and Perryville—' Frank Cheatham' as we used to know him, and as we all still love to call him. Last but not least in the bright galaxy, he stood pre-eminent as a warrior and a general. He was elegantly attired in a suit of blue, and, mounted on a splendid and spirited charger, was a distinguish ing feature in the cortege of the President in the re view. There was a host of other generals—briga. diers and colonels commanding brigades—whose gallant services in the present war have already en deared them to the hearts of their countrymen, and whose bright names will live for ever in the memory of the people of the South. The division of General Breckinridge was first reviewed—the President, followed by the corps and division generals, the bri gadier-generals of the command and their staff officers, riding down the lines at full gallop. The general of each division rode on the right of the Pre sident, and their r espect i ve divisions were drawn up for review. Th e men, in open ranks, stood with arms presented, th e o ffi cers saluting, and the regi mental bands playin g , each band ta ki ng it up i n succession as the cortege passed. The regiments were then wheeled into column and passed in re view' before the President. As he sat there on his horse, and those gallant spirits, the heroes of many a well contested field, the survivors of many a dread ful march and battle, passed before him to the mar tial measures of the bands, I fancied his eye to kindle and hi s f eatures to lighten up w i th t h e natu ral enthusia sm o f a soldier when he looks upon such a scene. No do u bt i t awakened w ithin him memories of his own expe r i ence of the tented fi e ld . H e cer tainly looked the soldier on this occasion and every inch the President of a nation of warriors. Cheat ham's division and Withers's division, with the ar tillery commands belonging to each, also passed in review, and thus the ceremony concluded. The men never looked in better condition, and seemed never before to have marched with a lighter step step or more soldierly carriage. With few excep tion, they were comfortably, though not altogether uniformly clad. Their arms and accoutrements, generally, were in unexceptionable condition, and their manoeuvres executed with the skill almost of regulars. His Excellency the President expressed his gratification at their fine appearance and discip line, and congratulated the commanders present on the efficiency of their respective commands. The President returned the next day to Chattanooga, whence he will probably proceed to Mississippi to review our armies in that portion of the Confe deracy." The Richmond papers state that on the 18th ult. a new large steamer, freighted to the Confederate States' Government, safely arrived at a Southern port, bringing a heavy stock of shoes and blankets, an immense quantity of cloth, and other supplies. Gen. Bonham had been unanimously elected Gover nor of South Carolina in place of Gen. M. Gregg, who was killed in the recent battle of Fredericks burg. Advises from Havannah are of the 17th. A Spanish steamer having landed a cargo of 1,400 negroes near Cienf-egos, General Dulce sent Mr. Ortemback, the chief officer in the Custom-house police department, to look into it. The same day Mr. Zulneta and Mr. Toca sought audience of the Captain- General, who denied them, saying he was acquainted with the object of their visit (doubtless to offer a bribe to allow the negroes to go free of governmental interference). On the 15th the ship Energy, from Liverpool for New York, was boarded in lat. 41, lon 54.15, by the Vanderbilt, which vessel was in search of the Alabama. The Vanderbilt was steering east. The steamship Giraffe, from the Clyde, with boots and Whitworth guns and a 'arge quantity of stores, and the Ares, from Sunderland, had run the blockade. LETTER FROM GENERAL NEAL DOW. From a letter to the Secretary of the Alli ance, dated " Head-quarters, Pensacola, District of West Florida, Dec. 6," we extract the follow ing interesting passages, by Brigadier-General Neal Dow :—" The climate here is delicious— very little rain, and skies bright and warm as sum mer. This will be a glorious country when slavery shall be overthrown, as it will be by this war. The soil and climate are capable of yielding two crops in the season, and of many things three crops; nothing is lacking but that sort of activity, energy, and enterprise that will come with freedom. As to the great rebellion, what can I say, except that it yet lingers in the lap of time ? We have wondered that the Government, with all its vast re sources of men and money, its boundless superiority over the rebels in all the appliances of war, has net yet been able to suppress the insurrection. But the delay of sharp measures and the procrastination of the final issue are ruin to the insurgents, as ft equent disagreements of a jury upon any case in court are disastrous to a poor suitor, while his rich adversary cares little for them. At the North money is more plentiful than it ever was before; food of every de. scription is abundant and cheap ; and the various channels of trade and industry are far less ob structed than they were in the commercial revul sion of 1837. At the South, on the contrary, every branch of industry is entirely dead ; nothing' is done in any industrial employment whatever, ex cept by the rude labour of slaves in the cultivation of crops for food that have failed almost entirely, so that every article of subsistence is so scarce that the prices demanded in exchange for it are scarcely less than those which prevailed in the beleaguered cities of the Netherlands in the days of the Duke of Alva. The coast is so perfectly blockaded, and the rebels so entirely shut in f rom all the world, that the prices of imported articles are fabulous. Flour is from 50 to 8() dots, a barrel; salt is 1 dol. a pound ; shoes in many places are 20 dole, a pair, and boots 40 and 50 dots.; bacon is 60 cents (2s. 6d, English) a pound, an d everything else in proportion. The rebel ar m i es are very poorly clad and worse fed, so that th e i r su ff er i ngs this winter must be very great; and the r e b e l G overnment are entirely destitute of money and credit, and have no hope of final suc cess, and can have none, except in their expecta tion of foreign aid. This has been their reliance from the beginninc,and tho deli - talon is coutin - aally fostered and encouraged by such utterances of im portant personages as those of Mr. Gladstone, at Newcastle. In this way the rebel leaders are stimulated to further endeavours, and tp exertions almost superhuman, - when without such encouragement they must sink down in despair, and abandon a contest so hope less of svccesP, and fraught with mischiefs and miseries so dreadful to the masses of the people. This is no war of the people, and has not been from the beginning, but of ambitious and disappointed politicians. These see clearly that the result of the contest to them is a matter of life, or of exile, or of death. All they have and are is staked on the issue, and the people having no power or influence in the Government, are compelled to serve and suffer at the will of their rulers. The Southern armies are at this moment recruited by a conscription of all males able to bear arms, between the ages of 16 and 60. And small parties of mounted men scour the country and seize all such, carrying them off to the war, precisely in the mode practised by the Pacha of Egypt in recruiting his army. The people fly to the woods and conceal themselves there for weeks, as the poor Scots used to hide themselves from the fury of Claverhouse and the; troopers in the dark days, when in England and Scotland religion waa taught by the bullet and bayonet. and its precepts illustrated and enforced by the faggot. Arrange ments are now in progress to capture Vicksburg, and thus open the Mississippi river, the only ob struction being at that point. A considerable num ber of powerful iron-clad ships of war will soon be completed, NI , hen we hope and believe that Charles ton, Savannah, and Mobile will be captured. During the past season the quantity of cotton produced at the South has been so very small that I may well say there was none. Much of the crop of 1861 re mains, though some of it has been sold and shipped, and some of it destroyed by the rebels. When the war ceases the quantity of cotton in the country will afford a very insufficient supply for the needs of those markets that have depended upon the American article for their stock. There is a neces sity that European consumers should be active and earnest in their efforts to obtain a large share of the cotton they require from other countries. It is in evitable that this rebellion must interrupt and de range the business of the world for some years after the war shall cease. The effects of it will not be worse, nor so bad, for us of the free States of America as for you in England; be cause we have such vast amounts of the most fertile land in the world that any man may have, without any payment whatever, if he will only cultivate it. Our labourers, if out of employment, can easily be sent to agriculture, by which they can readily support themselves in comfort. The per sons in this country are not few who believe that this war is a punishment inflicted upon us by a just Providence for our great national sin, in connection with the enslavement of 4,000,000 of our fellow men. So strong and entire is this conviction, that such persons have no desire that any peace should come—that there shall be any settlement of the strife, that shall not provide for the effectual over throw of this system, which is so utterly at variance with every sentiment of humanity, every rule of right, and every precept of our holy religion. Give my love to all our circle who remember me, and say that not a day passes ever that I do not live over again pleasant hours with them.—Ever affection ately and faithfully your friend, " NEAL Dow." Sir W. Miles, M.P., on Tickets-of-Leave. At the Somerset Epiphany Sessions at Taunton, on Tuesday, Sir Wm. Miles, chairman, in charging the grand jury, called attention to the ticket-of leave system, which he said had been perfectly in tolerable to the people of this country. It signified not of what nature the crime was of which the pri soner was convicted, if, after he was sentenced to penal servitude, he acted according to the prison rules, so much of his time was remitted, and he was again started upon the country with what was called a ticket-of-leave. Now, there could be no difficulty in obliging these convicts to report themselves periodically to the police until their tickets-of-leave expired. But, according to Sir Joshua Jebb, since 1856, there had been on an average 1,400 ticket-of leave men discharged every year, and of 400 of these every year he had considerable doubt as to whether they did not return to their former habits. It was admitted, therefore, that no less than 2,400 of these sleek, pampered, well-fed, ticket-of-leave men had been thrown again upon society without any check whatever upon them. He (Sir William) need scarcely say, after the press had been teeming for months with the atrocious crimes which had been committed against life and property by these men, that there was a loud call for some alteration which would meet the evil. He was happy to say that a commission had been issued to take the whole sub ject into consideration. Th ere was no d ou b t that an improvement could be made in the present sys— tem, for in Ireland where there had been a constant supervision of ticket-of-leave men, the plan had suc ceeded very well. In compliance with his request, Mr. V. Goold, the chief constable, who was a good authority on the subject, having been for many years connected with the police force in Ireland, had pre pared a special report, in which he said, " A return to transportation would ba the most Effectual method of ridding the country of its hardened criminals; but, as it has been virtually abolished, and as it appears doubtful whether it will be again resorted to, the necessity arises, of considering what changes can be introduced with a view of improving the present system. I am of opinion that the whole sale discharge of convicts, before their sentences have expired, is attended with very evil conse quences, and I consider that tickets-of-leave should only be granted to those who could obtain an offer of employment for the remaining term of their sen tences, from some persons certified to be of good character. A notification should also be sent by the convict authorities to the chief officer of police, stating where the convict was to be located, thereby placing him under the surveillance of the police, who would see that the conditions upon which he had been liberated were properly fulfilled, and that any infringement of his license would lead to his being recommitted to prison. This course could be carried out without exposing the former character of the convict, and would probably be the means of keeping him in the path of honesty, where other wise he might have relapsed into crime. I also think that no ticket of leave should be granted to any convict who had previously undergone a sen tence of transportation or penal servitude, as it has been my experience, and doubtless that of the police generally, that it is quite impossible to reclaim the professional thief, who has never been accus tomed to honest labour. While treating of this matter I cannot refrain from urging that when ever an offender shall have been convicted of rob bery, accompanied with violence amounting to cruelty, he should, in addition to his term of impri sonment, undergo corporal punishment, which, I am thoroughly satisfied, would very soon check that class of clime which has been so prevalent lately." At a subsequent Fart of the proceedings a commentary on the present system was supplied by a report from the visiting justices of the Somer set county gaol, which stated that there had been set ious misconduct on the part of some of the priso ners who had been received at he gaol pursuant to an agreement with the county of Middlesex. The report stated that these prisoners were fed too well and had not sufficient employment found them, while some of them had simulated illness for the purpose of being placed in the hospital. On the motion of Mr. F. H. Dickinson, the visiting jus tices were instructed to consider the question of dietary and punishment, and if necessary to take the directions of the Home Secretary on the subject. At the Louvre a number of paintings are at pre sent being packed up for removal, having been presented by the Emperor to various museums in the departments. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—IIoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— Systematic Treatment.--Theso medicaments bo'dly face the evils they profess to remedy—local relief and general purification progress together— the diseased portion is cured, the foul whole is cleansed. Holloway's Ointment, rubbed on the throat and c h es t, exercises the cial influence over sore throata, diphtheria, and most couenegh, whether resultin from catarrh, asthma, or bronchitis. This ttnguant acts miraculously arresting the extension o f sores, healing ulcerations, curing skin diseases, and completely stopping all destructive ingarumation, irrespec tive of its exciting canso, c h tthicter, seit Holloway's Ointment, aided by his Pills, gives situation, duration, or severity.meata 4nd most marked relief to those irritating itchings and painful swellings of the shins occasioned by mercury or latent syphilitic virus, • Alarming Railway Accident at Knottingley. THIRTEEN PERSONS INJURED. About half-past eight o'clock on Tuesday morning an accident of an alarming and destructive character occurred near the railway station at Knottingley. At a distance of about 200 yards from the Knottingley station there is a junction of two lines of railways, one of them being from York and the other from Leeds. Parliamentary train leave York and Leeds for London every rimming, arriving at the Knottingley station, where they form one train, at half-prst eight o'clock. Up to about ten minutes past eight o'clock yesterday morning the weather was fine and clear, but at that time it became suddenly foggy, and at halt-past eight o'clock, the time at which the trains were due, the fog was so dense that it was impossible to see more than a few yards. It was at that time that the acci dent which we are about to describe happened. At about 130 or 140 yards from the station there is a bridge spanning the rails, and immediately beyond this there is a points man's and signalman's box. The junction of the lines referred to is some 30 or 40 yards beyond, and at some distance down the lines there are signals by which the drivers of the trains are informed whether they can with safety approach the station. Whether the signals were wrong, or whether the drivers of one or both the trains were negligent in their duties in not properly observing them, or whether in consequence of the dense fog which prevailed the signals were misunderstood, we are not at present able to say, but at all events the trains met with an accident which is of serious consequence to the company and to several of the passengers. The two lin ,s of rails are joined into one at a distance of a few yards from the pointsman's box, and it was just at the junction where the accident occurred. As was perfectly regular, the Leeds train proceeded towards the station first, and in the usual course the York train would have been signalled to approach when the lino was clear, but unfortunately it ran forward before its time, became en'Angled with the Leeds train, and caused serious mischief. Neither of the trains was moving very rapidly at the time or the consequences would have been most disastrous, As it was, when the car riages came into collision two or three of them were thrown off the line, and two of them were turned over and smashed. One of these carriages was empty, but several of the occu pants of the other were very seriously injured. The screams of the injured and frightened were of the most alarming character. One person, Mr. Leathern, of Higham Ferrers, attempted to escape from the carriage, but in doing so his leg was jammed between it and a stout signal post. Just at that point where the leg was caught there was an iron lever and other arrangements for the working of the signals above, and a small projecting iron ledge on which the lever rested was crushed into the leg in a fright ful manner. A woman named Mrs. Robinson, of Hull, was also cought between the compressed timbers, and was rather seriously injured. The driver of the Leeds train, whose name is Knapton, attempted to save himself from injury by jumping off the engine, but he unfortunately broke his leg. The stoker, who remained on the engine, escaped without injury. In addition to the smashing of the carriages, the line was injured to a slight degree, and the levers of the signal and that connected with the points were broken. The brickwork of the signal station was also much damaged, but the accident did not, fortunately, interfere with the traffic on the line. AS soon as the accident happened Mr. Abbott, the stationmaster, sent for all the medical men in Knottingley, and for as many as could be had from Pontefract, and then proceeded to see to the comfort and convenience of the injured passengers. The persons injured were— Mrs. Brooke, Doncaster, fractured jaw, and otherwise seriously injured. Mr. Leatham, Higham Ferrers, right leg crushed, and since amputated. • J. Myers, Southampton, slight concussion of brain. A. Maskill, Milford, small bone of right leg splintered. Rebecca Allen, Ecklesby, contusion of body. Thomas Knapton, driver of the Leeds train, right leg broken below the knee. Walter Robinson, ship steward, Hull, slight bruises. Mrs. Robinson (wife of the above), much bruised about the body, and seriously injured internally. Jacob Friedman, Templar-lane, Leeds, bruised and shaken. Robert Davies, Hampton -place, Norwich, slight bruises. Mary Woodforth, aged 13, Brattleby, Lincolnshire,slight bruises. Mrs. Boulby, Barnby Moor, near Retford, slight bruises. Wm. Munby, Brattleby, slight bruises. Other persons were shaken, but as far as we oou'd learn none seriously. As the injured persons were extricated from the debris they were removed by Mr. Abbott's orders to the neighbouring hotels, where every attention was paid to them, and everything was done which could contribute to their comfort. They were told that everything which the hotels could provide was at their service, and for those who wished it telegrams of the occurrence were forwarded to their relatives and friends. The medical men were unre mitting in their attention to the requirements of the wounded. In the afternoon Mr. Beckett Denison,the chair man of the company, went to the scene of the accident and ordered that the sufferers should have everything they re quired, and that no expense should be spared to make them comfortable. So serious were the injuries of Mr. Leathern that it was found necessary to amputate the limb. Amongst the medical men in attendance upon the wounded were Messrs. Bywater, Simpson, Atkinson, Braddon, Oxley, &c. The injured persons sent home were Mrs. Brooke (who was accompanied by a medical man), Friedman, Davies, Wood, Boulby, and Munby, and it is expected that some of the remaining persons will be able to return home to-day. Mr. Smeathen, of Retford, and Mr. Symonds, of Leeds, district superintendents, and Mr. Troward, engineer, Doncaster, were sent for, and rendered valuable assistance. Steps were taken for the speedy removal of all danger, and in a com paratively short space of time all was clear, An investiga tion into the cause of the accident is being made by the company, and if it is found that any of the servants have been guilty of negligence they will be punished. A Pontefract Correspondent, referring to the cause of the accident, says ;—•" There being a great fog the distance signals were put on, and it appears that the distance signal on the Leeds 1 no was thrown off— that is, for the train to pass on. It co sequently did so, and the driver of it did not observe the York train approaching until it was too late to avoid a collision. Before the York train could get clear of the points the Leeds train ran through it, smashing two of the carriages to atoms." THE GREAT FIRE AT PLYMOITTH. The following are the details of the great fire at Plymouth Royal Theatre and Hotel which broke out on Tuesday morning between 12 and 1 o'clock, and destroyed the inte rior of the theatre and the greater part of the hotel. The hotel, assembly-rooms, ind theatre were built by the corpo ration in 1813, at a cosi, it is now stated, of over £50,000. During the performance of the Christmas pantomime on Monday night, at which there was a crowded audience, a strong smell of fire was perceptible, and some uneasiness . displayed, b u t con fi dence was restored on a strict ex,,noma tion of every part of the building, and a declaration that the supposed smell of burning timber arose from a piece of burning wood from a fire in one of the apartments of the building. The performances were brought to a close, and the audience left in as merry a mood as could be wished. After the house was clear, on a suspicion that a smell of fire still existed, the manager, Mr. Newcombe, his son, and others again, went over every part of the premises, and the house was left under the assurance that all was right. Not long after, however, the alarm was given of the outbreak, which showed itself by the smoke making its way into the apartments of the hotel, immediately adjoining the theatre. The police and the agents of the fire offices having engines soon received messages of the occurrence, while signal guns from the citadel and the guard-ship in Hamoaze aroused the military and naval authorities. The fire-engines immedi ately attended ; but the fire plugs could not be got up for want of keys, and the military, though turned out, were kept at "stand at ease" till an official request was made for their attendance, At last a detachment of Royal Marines, under the command of Col. Clavell, arrived with the bar rack fire-engine, followed by. a detachment of the 73d, with an engine from the citadel, under the command of Major Wood. The 37th Light Infantry also sent a detachment, commanded by Major Clapcott. A large party of the Royal Artillery and Engineers were also present, as was also Bri gade-Major Keith. The naval brigade was accompanied by Capt. Vesey, of her Majesty's ship Royal Adelaide. The Mayor, superintendents, and a strong body of police, were early on the spot. The other engines in attendance were the West of England (which arrived first), the County Fire, and the South Devon Railway—making about seven in all. 1 he fire meanwhile had raged.furiously, threatening the hotel, the inmates of which were aroused and escaped, and the most valuable portion of the furniture of Mr. Pearse, landlord, was also removed. A. little before 1 it was evident that the fire was one of the most serious that has ever takes place in the neighbourhood. The fire had, it was clear, spread to the ball-room, and by a little after 1 the whole of this splendid room was doomed. At a quarter-past 1 the roof of the beautiful portico fell in with a tremendous crash. A roar, as of a gun, resounded through the air, and a dense volley of smoke and sparks shot up from the lurid mass. From that time huge rafters all aglow kept on fall ing, to the no small danger of the men who were working at the engines. In a short time the card-room and the assembly-room of the hotel were destroyed, and towards 3 o'clock, with a rising wind, the whole building seemed doomed ; but by this time the firemen appeared to have got the mastery, and were able to prevent further destruction; By about 10 o'clock in the morning the fire had been com pletely subdued. The following is a description of the damage done :—ln the hotel " ',here are not many of the rooms destroyed. Tin, whole of two of the longest corri dors are left unhurt, and may be put into immediate ser vice f'a business. But the whole of the western parts of the building are in an entire state of ruin. The card and billiard rooms and the end of the ball-roam aro destroyed, as are also the grand entrance and a portion of the tea room. What the fire did not destroy we fear the water and the means taken to put out the fire have made a wreck. We could not ascertain with any certainty the amount for which the cDrporate property is insured, but we were told it was about £19,000. Mr. Pearse is insured for £3,000." In the theatre the lessee and manager, Mr, Newcombe, his son, Mr. Albert Newcombe, the secretary and treasurer of the establishment, Mr. Terrell, the principal machinist, and others familiar with all corners of the building, led the way to rooms where valuable articles had been deposited, gave directions for their removal, and assisted in clearing the unburnt portions of the building of all that the hurt) , and affright of the moment allowed them to remove. Mr. Newcombe was particularly zealous and daring in his enter prise, and it is said most of the wardrobe was saved, though the loss must still be great, as he was not insured. The fire was by degrees subdued in the gallery, and driven to the corridors, and there finally extinguished. Consequently, the apprehended total destruction of the interior of the build ing was not realised. The lower circle of boxes, the upper circle of stalls, the pit and boxes generally, the stage, the machinery above and below the stage, were not touched by the fire. Nevertheless the fire had done its work with no sparing hand. The box entrance and box lobby, a portion of the corridors and the staircase leading from the lower to the upper tier, the whole of the refreshment department— which contained furniture and fittings of considerable value, the property of Mr. Holmes, of Geo rge - s t ree t— t h e whole of the rear of the gallery corridor, and a considerable por tion of the gallery itself; are completely destroyed ; while the action of fire and water has either utterly demolished or thoroughly spoilt the whole of the decorations and the more delicate fittings of the theatre. COUNTRY MARKETS. ~.,~~. NEWARK-WEDNESDAY. At our market to. day there was a small supply of wheat with a firm business and is higher in price than last week White wheat new, 48s to 54s Barley, grinding.. 30s to 32s Red do. 44s to 60s Oats, old, .. 2Bs to 31s Old white 49s to Ms New do 22s to 24s Red do. ..46s to 48s Beans. 38s to 45s Barley, malting.... 38s to 42s Beans, new —s to —s Peas, ....44s to 48s. HULL-TUESDAY. To-day wheat came moderately to hand, and business was done at about is per quarter advance. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr sos Od to 53s Od Old red New white .. „ New red .... „ Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 52s Od to 56s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French. 58s Od to 62s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red 498 Od to 53s Od St. Petersburg and Riga, old sos Od to 52s Od Barley.... English malting 34s Od to 37s Od Grinding 3ls Od to 33s Od Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 33s Od to 34s Od Grinding 2Bs Od to 31s Od Oats English, new Archangel and Riga, per st osl2ld to 13d Friesland and Dutch oBl3d to osl3ld Swedish and Danish .. 08121 d to osl3d Beans ....English, old, per qr New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Od New tick. 4os Od to 42s Od Egyptian 34s 6d to 35s Od Peas Foreign boilers Grinding Tares ....Spring Indian Corn Linseed, feeding s2s Od to 56s Od crushing • 4os Od to 52s Od Linseed cakes (Hull) L9 0 0 to £9 5 0 Foreign Bl5 oto 9 0 0 Rape cakes 6 0 oto 6 5 0 Bones LYNN-' 'ITESDAY. White 48s to 51s 1 Barley .. to 26s Rvd 47s to 49s 1 Grinding .. 31s to 32s Beans .36s to 40s 1 Oats.. .2os to 24s New —s to —s 1 Peas —s to —8 COAL N. ~Prfoes of Coal per Ton a .ARKET. the close of the market. Walls End. s. d. Bell's Primrose ... ..13 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting Do. Anthracite 20 0 Craighead Steam 13 6 Cowpen Hartley 14 9 Hastings Hartley l4 9 Wylam 0 Cassop s. (1. .... 17 0 Hartlepool.. ......... 17 6 Whitworth., 15 6 i lielloe. 1 'rfi.r.Awellgate l6 0 L : laswell lB 0 South Hetton ..18 0 Caradoc Heugh Hall 16 6 South Kelloe. 17 0 t, 38 ; sold, 33. Walls I :,,nd. Hetton. Ships at marker Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. A unralia and Mauritius, via Southampton Jan. 18. via Marseilles Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. ....... Feb. 3. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Feb. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Jan. 18. via Marseilles ...Jan. 12. Falkland Islands ......... Feb. 3. Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan. 18. via Marseilles Jan. 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton via Marseilles J an. 20 . Portugal,... Feb. 3. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 10. via Marseilles Jan. 12. Newfoundland .. Jan. 21. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Jan. 15. by U.S. packet.... b Cana.Jan. 9. W.C. of Af r i ca, Madeira, and Ty eneriffe dian packet Jan. 10. Bahamas, via New York Jan. 15. Mexico ....Jan. 28. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, California, and British Col um bi a .. Jan. 13 STATE OF TRADE.—DUNDEE, Jan. 6.--The quiet of the holidays has been suceeeded by considerable animation. Flax was in good demand. The importation into Dundee, the four neighbouring ports, and Hull, for 1862, was 61,102 tons, being E,545 tons above the average of the last six years. Tow and codilla of the better quali ties continue in good request, and prices tend upward, but common is still quiet. The importation into same ports for last ; ear was 11,502 tons, being 1,399 tons above the average of the last six years. The importation, both of flax and tow, although large, will not more than supply the consumption, should the present active demand for linens continue during the winter. A large business has been done in jute both yesterday and to-day at full prices, especially for medium to fine, which is the quality most wanted. Yarns of all sorts, flax, tow, and jute were in active demand to-day, and extensive transactions were en tered into at, in many cases, a slight advance on late rates. The inquiry for linens was very great today, and a large and good business was done, chiefly for delivery some time hence. Hessians, sheetings, Osnaburgs, sail canvas, and other goods, are all much wanted, and bring a good return to the manufacturer. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.--A horrible attempt at murder and suicide was made on Tues . - day night in the neighbourhood of the Old Kent -road. It appears that a man named William Goodwin, who resided in the Lower North-road, Islington, was in the habit of oc , - casionally transacting business with a widow named Arman, residing in Pitt -street. On Tuesday night he called upon her, and after entering into conversation with her upon minor matters, stopped to take tea. After spending soma time in the room he began to take indecent liberties, and at last made an attempt to commit a rape. She screamed and firmly resisted. Goodwin then pulled a knife out of his pocket, attacked her with it, and cut her throat in a dread ful manner. She, however, managed to rush out her room into the street. By clasping the wound with her hands she was enabled to call out "Murder" and "Police." Several of the neighbours and police officers then rushed into the house, when they found that Goodwin had cut his own throat. The police at once sent for surgical assistance and in a short time Dr. Dry, of Lock's-fields attended, as well as Dr. West, of the Dover-road. They found that both. persons were seriously wounded, but more especially the man. So dangerous were the injuries that removal of both to Guy's Hospital was deemed absolutely necessary. The man was conveyed on a stretcher. Upon making inquiries late last night it was stated that the woman was in a very dangerous state. Not the least hopes were entertained of the recovery of the man ; in fact, he was expected hourly to expire. Mr. Inspector Dauie, of the P division, was sent for, and he took possession of the knife and the key of the room in which the frightful deeds were enacted. Importing tea without colour on the leaf prevents the Chinese passing off inferior brown leaves as in the usual kinds. Horniman's tea is uncoloured, therefore always good alike. Sold in packets by 2,280 agents. Births. CARTER.—On the 6th inst., at Eton College, the wife of the Rev. W. A. Carter, of a son. HARDING.—On the 3d inst., at Bayswater, the wife of H. Harding, Esq., of a son, WARD.—On the sth inst., the wife of Mr. Henry Ward, Stanwell Mills, of a son. Marriages. CAREY—HOWELL.—On the 6th inst., at St. Martins-in the-Fields, Henry William Carey, of China, third son of James Carey, Esq., of Oak Hall, Wanstead, Essex, and Mincing lane, London, to Marian, elder daughter of W. M. Howell, Esq., of New South Wales, late of Cheam, Surrey. LANE—DowNE.—On the 6th inst., at Beningbrough, Yorkshire, Sydney Leveson Lane, Esq., to Mary Isabel, Viscountess Downe. Deaths. DICKSON.—On the 6th inst., at St. Thomas House, Ryde, Harriet, Lady Di c k son , w id ow o f the late Admiral Sir A. C. Dickson, Bart., aged 82. LANDER.—On the 6th inst., at Blakeney, Gloucestershire, Wm. H. Lander, Esq., aged 52, NANNEY.—On th© sth inst., at Ydrk, the Rev. H. Nanney, rector of Caenby, and vicar of Saaby, Lincolnshire, aged 52. ROBY.—On the sth inst., at Anstey, Miss Roby, aged 87. SHRUBRICK.—On the sth inst., at 5, York-street, Saint Jame- s, General Thomas Shrubrit i k, of H.M.'s Bengal Cavalry, aged 82. 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