The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-26 00:00:00

WESTERN MANCHESTER anti LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY SOCIETY. Established 1812. Chief Offices-3, Parliament-street, London, and 77, Ring-street, Manchester. A CTUARY—Arthur 6cratchley, Esq., ➢I.A. SPECIMENS OF BONUS ALLOTTED. —E. G. has paid £lB3 lls. 3d. in Premiums towards his Policy for £1,500; £lO6 12s. ld. Bonus has already 860) been allotted to him. It. S. has paid £7 6s. In Premiums towards his Policy for £to; £6 is. 11d. Bonus has already (1860) been allotted to ANNUITIES AND ENDOWMENTS GRANTED. Full Prospectuses, Proposals, and every information may be obtained trom the Actuary in London, the Local Secretary in Manchester, or any of the Society's Agents. AGENCY DE PA RTMENT. ThiirSocle'y, always desirous of extending its operations and connections, offers to influential residents in the towns and villages of the United Kingdom liberal allowances on business which they may be able to introduce. The services of Soli citors, Medical Men, Surveyors, Auctioneers, or Tradesmen of good local standing, are invited in she capacity of Pri• vate or Public Agents. All applcations to the Offices are treated as confidential. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, Almanacks, tiro., forwarded post free. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 'LEAD ()mem, 29, Lombard -street, London, and Royal In, urance buildings, Liverpoe Total Annual R evenue exceeds £non,o o. Accumulated Funds in hand ove r 1,0,0,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT. The Receipt of FIRE PREMIUMS has been as follows :- 1851 1856 £128,459 I 1 , 5 s £193,148 151,731 1860 262,928 While for 1862 they excee d ed £3 , o,f 00. The Fire Revenue has been enhanced, in four years, by the enormous sum of more th an £l OO,OOO, and during the last six years it has been dcubled. al oreover, the latest Parliamentary Return of Insurance Tax paid to the Inland Revenue Office (ordered to be pr nted by the House of Commons, Bth July, 1862) exhibits the ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, as respects increase of business, at the HEAD OF ALL the Insurance Offices. LIFE DEPARTMENT. The rapid progress and positi of this branch will be best shown by the following statement of the New Life business effected fur the Year. .... . Sum Assured. N ew Premiums. 1855 .. 1857...... •.... .£ 20; , 5 14 £5,90 18 7 ........ 4 0 3Q0 . 1 10.2:0 8 6 1861.., 1859 ............ 43+,+70 : • 1 3, 086 8 5 ........ 521,101 16,827 18 While the sum assured by New Polices in the year 1862 0 Ithterbng, am ounts to more than Seven Hundred Thousand Founds Large Bonuses declared 1855 and 1860—X2 per Cent. per lured by ann um. The gr ea t est Bonus ever continuously dec any Company. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. N ORTH BRITISH ANT) MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds Annual Revenue.... 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. - • Insuraires 2 - ranted both at Home and in Foreign Countries on the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers on the participating principle. The new Life business •ransacted in 1862 as follows: Policies. Any unt Inured. 1,037 £763,334 Premiums. • £3,641 0 0 Forms of Prop osa l and every information will be furnished on application at the LONDON.. OrneEs: ...... . ...... 58, Threadneedle -street. ............... 4, New Bank Building. Lothbury, West -end Office.. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-malL PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE AS6OCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Bating, Esq., M.P. I Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomson llankey, Esq., M.P. I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual Lif• Assurance for all classes. phis Association has now in existence 6,000 policies, for a total sum of £1,500,000. The Annual Income is .. • • • • X5l The Accu mu l ate d Fund exceeds •• • 2 0 ,000 ,' 00 It has paid i n Claims • • . 112, The whole of th e p ro fi ts are divided• quinquenniall oo y among the Members. Three divisions have already been made' When the following sums have been added as bonuses to the Policies Dec. 31, 1847 .. • • • „ 1852 .. 1857 .. _,, 1882 making the total bonus additions, Z 93,600. Bonuses may be received in ci.sh or applieri to the r2duct• addition remiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an to the 1. °Ley. Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid up policies introduced by this Association, by which the sacrifice so often submitted to on the relinquishment of a po icy is wholly avoided. The balance -sheets of the Association are open to all, whether assurers or otherwise. Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre• rented districts. .. £5,400 • • 11,500 • . 23 200 .. 56,500 WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secret ary , Chief Offioe, 15, Moorgate-street, E.C., May 1,1863, GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard -street, London, E.C. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital, Two Millions. DIRECTORS. fir MINTO FARQUIIAR Bart., M.P., Chairman. CHARLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., .John Labouchere, Esq. Henry Bonham C arter, Esq. G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq. Charles P. Devas, Esq. John Martin, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Fir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. James Morris, Esq. James Goodson, Esq. Henry , Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P Ilenry Norman ß. Reynolds, Esq. .:olin G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. i Abraham J. Roharts, Esq. Fredk. H. Janson, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. AUDITORS. L o ewis Loyd, Esq, Henry Sykes Th orn t on, E sq. Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. l Noel Whiting, Esq. Thos. Tall emac h , E sq., Secretary I Sam]. Brown, Esq., Actuary LIFE DEPARTMENT. —UNDER Tim PROVISIONS OF AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In irers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial Divisions, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in cash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary Bonuses of £1,058,000. After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon, amounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Li fe Branch £207,000 p er annum, and the Life Assurance F un d , inde pendent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000. LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No Extra Premium is required for service therein. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, if such value be not less than £5O. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES. —Written Notices of, re salved and registered. MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge or Policy Stamps. EIRE DEPARTMENT.— every deseripT i on of Ins urances are effected up on L osses caused b property at moderate rates. Company. y Ex plosion of Gas are admitted by this ------ A.D. 1720. It 0Y A L EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Est ablished b CORPORATION y Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES, Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. _ OCT AVIUS WIGRA3I, E sq ., G overnor. IiEORGE PEARRES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JOUR HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. henry Bainbrict,e, Ea DIRECTORS, Robert Barclay,'Esq a -• WI - mot Holland, Esq. John Garratt Cattl -• Earl of Leven and Melville. Mark Currie Close, 1y EN. Chas. j". Manning, Esq. sq, William Davidson, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Thomas Dent, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. Alexander Druce, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. E Sa ri m e n c e a l Leo Schuster, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann. Esßqs.q. WilliamrrAnztaon Smith, Esq. Riversdale W. Grentell, Pobt. Amadeus Heath, 14:sq. .Toseuh EiornegnkEsq' M.P. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' William Wall , 11,8 Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring young:Le,. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., p.R . s . ' NOTICE.— rhe usual fifteen days allowed for paymt FI RE PREMIUMS falli ng d ue a t L ady Day willen expireof on 9th April. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Corporation on advantageous terms. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with par ticipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The Reversionary Bonus on British Policies has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums rayable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. L ife AnY SUM n o t exceeding X 15,000 may be insured on one This Corporation affords to the Assured—' Liberal participation in Profit wi h t exemption from the liabilities of partnership. 8— A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societics—with the ,guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security - perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A lIALP. The Corporation have always allow e d t h e Assured to serve in the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunteer Co rps within the United Kingdom, free of charge. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE. Secretary. TEA'-MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti ,k mate that their New prospectus is now ready. They te3 eci t i llY recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced duceB;ft ; Souchonz reduced to 38. ed. ; mixed Assam, re to 3 8. ° 3, - Bd. • and the finest Assam, reduced from Is. 4d. I Per 11;. Mo o ,. , BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. 4ZPECTACLES.—Th Patent Newly-inventedof the KJ Tinted Speetanles patron by the majority Nobilit Y. includinzViseaoruent Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary miff to weak, din, and detective vision. SOLOMONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly. and B _---- r r FIE hest, TROUSERS fot arntipmen to wear are those by ELSTOB, of r,o, New Bond-street. They are neithe odew in price as to necessitate their being carelessly put tog-ether, nor so dear as to gain only the wealthy as purchasers. "In media via tutissimus ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS PER PAIR. NEVER FAILING REMEDYY,— pare Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER el pared without any mercurial Ingredient, from the relztpSe.Ar. .*.cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found Invaluable to all who . suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, yes, &c. For habitual spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the e costiveness, as a family aperient med,iclne and as a purifier 01 the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to !he stomach, they create appelte, pro mote digestion, and siirengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes, is. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square g : eei l Package, with "William Lambert," engraved on the 44%. T H X F OR D , 6, OXFORD STREET. Every Evening will be performed Selections from the following Operas : Verdi's LA FORZA DEL DESTINO ; •and Flotow's MARTHA. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, &C. ; Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Finish, Kimberley, and W. Evans, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND. " These two Parisian clowns have carried the art of tumbling to apparently the highest pitch of perfection, audit is impossible even for the most staid of visitors to avoid being amused by their origin , 1 gambols. They elicit shouts of laughter and applause."—Times, April 7, 1863. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. NOTICE.— ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT. This Evening the Marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND the Two Fren h clowns. ARTHUR LLOYD'S b ur r sane Drama, arranged , expressly for him. A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH with his new Comtcalities, ece, SAM COLLINS,with his Songs. UNSWORTH, the celebrated Stump Orator. • EUGENE, DULEY, and G. EIUTCHINSON. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, and Si2nor Tivoli . Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. Adm'ssion—Aall, ed. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. —The RISA RELIS and Signo r BALAGER will appear EVERY EVENING. OY A L ALTIAMBRA PALACE.—The RlSA greate st RELIS and Signor B tive countr ALAGER, who have created th e sensation in tr nay, will aear in two separate and entirely nove l perlornalnces P.NER pp Y EVEN- OYAL ALHAMI3RA PALACE.—The emit 1./ Spanish Gymnasts. SigmorI3ALAGER and the NISA RELIS, will APPEAR EVERY" EVENING. ARGYLL ROOM S.-JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. NOTlCE.—Thithg the Week the Selections will be—" Il Trovatore "—" La Huguenots "—" La Forza del Destino," &c., at Eleven o'clock. • Jullien's Grand Descriptive Galop, THE DERBY. To he dedicated to the OwLer of the Winning Horse. LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plays from half-past Nine to Twelve. N°. 22,123. • MRS. BROTHERTON'S NEW NOVEL. On Friday, May V, in 3 vols., RESPECTABLE SINNERS. By MRS. BROTHERTON, Author of " Arthur Brandon." Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. In B ' 7o , with many Illustrations and Maps, I rs., pERsoNAL NARRATIVE OF THREE YEARS' SERVICE IN CHINA. Including, Expeditions to various parts hitherto unexplored. By Lieut.-Col. FISHER, C. 8., Royal Engineers. Richard Bent'ey, Publisher in Ordinary to Tier Majesty. Now ready, in 2 vols., post Svo, REMARKABLE ADVENTURES AN. WNREVEALE D MYSTERIES. By Sir F. W. LASCELLES WRAXALL, Bart. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. MR. T. CARRICK be to announce to his Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic hstabishuient, 32, Regent-street, nccaddly-circus, is now in full operation. Cartes de Visite, 10 for 108. 6d ; 21 for £l. Miniatures on Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former styles. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY. At 2s. 6d. each Person. SOUPS. Ox Tail. Claremont. FISH. Mackerel, Maitre 'Hotel. ENTRE ES. Pork Cutlets, sauce Tomate. Vol au Vents ala Harlequin JINTS. Roast Saddles of I O titton. SWE Plum Puddings. B ETS. lanc-mange. Cheese d Salad. An extensive a n d carefull y selected stock of FRENCH RHENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES, imported ex• pressly for the London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET. Fried Soles, Boiled Beef. COLOSSEUM, Regent's Park.—Re -embellished, Under New Management. —RR-OPEN for the LAST SEASON of the Colossal PICTURES of LONDON and PARIS, and Grand CYCLORAMA of LISBON. Series of Orchestral Concerts, conducted by Mr. W. Howard. Solo Vocalist, Mrs. Stewart Howard ; Solo Flautist, Master A rlidge. Mr. George Birkland, "Musical Gleaning s ." The Juvenile Christy Minstrels- Madile. Johanna claussen, the eminent Swiss Comique. Ali the world-famed speciali ties of this ma g nificent Institution.—Admission ti ) th e w h o l e, One Shilling. '; Children and Fchools, half-price. —Daily, Twelve to Five, and Seven to Ten.—Acting Manager, Mr. Nframo. MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—A very fine Group, viz , E iward 111., Queen Phainpa, and Edward the Black Prince—haq been added to the Historical Collection in this Gallery, modelled from existing effigies, busts, and drawings, Admission, is. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by innumerable Models, illustrating every part of the Human Frame ; together with a variety of Natural Preparations, Malformations, m onstrosities, &c. ; also the Moving Ana tomical Dying Zouave, and other life-size figures. Open daily from 11 to 10, for Gentlemen only. Admission, One shilling. Entrance —ft A, Maddox-street, Regent-street, London, W. Illustrated Catalogue, free by post for 12 ons stamps, sealed 20t . Explanati throughout the day. L ecture at 4. Addrets th Secretary, as . THE FARMER'S BAROME'Thiij: new Instrumen',, by lsiegretti and Zambra, wsoeacor rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls tbr Rain or for Wind. Particulars by enclosing* stamp.-1, Ilatton-garden ; 57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by the use of ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOTION, the stimulative properties of which are unfailing in their operation. Thomas Elliott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they may be con vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. 66d., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps. —Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch-street. T. E.'s wigs, £1 10s. OS TEO EIDON Patent, March 1. 1862, No. 500. GABRIEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEEM and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, springs, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a qietime. and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and ARTICULATION, even when all others fail. Purest ma terials only, at half the usual ,ost. 1%1 essrs. GA BRI EL, the old-established DeLtists, 27, DARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISII-SQ/JARE; 34, LUDGATE-RILL, LONDON; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required from country patients. Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. Consultations free. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS y y (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN TILE GREAT xnrn rrioN s OF IRSI AND 1R62), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to `.e the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of H ERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the , ociy, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease ,rid closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn -luring sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, and the rues, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference ot the body, two inches below the hips, being A Single Truss3,l sent to the manufacturer, Post -office Orderita4to7 , 31s. ed., 425., and 528 ed. Postage, is Bd. A. Double Truss , b 2R e lsl .T 2E fie. 22B ed. , , Pi an ce d a 3 d l i s i . ly id. Postage, ls. Umbilical T russ, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage , .. ls. 10d. no t , pio m i nly. made payable to John White,' Post- ELAS TIC NE W PATENT STOCKINS, NEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all oa s es of Weakness and Swelling ot the Legs, Sprains, &a They are porous, sight in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on lit ean ordinary stockin Price Is. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16e. ,PataNge,:Hd.lTE, Manufacturar. 224. Piccadilly. eaelf. GreatG raL 2 7- t i n n. ROYAL FREE HOSPITATe4 in tho. immediate vicinity of th way Terminus, at king's-cross.hem Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCII, N.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, E This was the first hospital to introduce theyWn e of t ree and instant admission to the destitute sick, witlion at_ mality of uovernors' letters. It is entirely devoted to a tution in its m , t. • O. pc.nied by sicl , a, •., t magnitude the •• red capable of ad mi ton of the casual sick it the of funds in order over, these the most more, it g ratuitously on the avartre, The Weekly EARNEST Al to enable them daily present ti Contribution Masierman, Co.; Drummot Co. ; Prescott, and Co. ; Jonel and Co. ; W Co. ; Nisbet an and at the How STANFORD S. SMITH. Secretary. lost pitiable form—viz., that whlciii.—. "0, 1- ! kness and di ease. t admi n is now ,or s ;. • i 40 " at, with adequate sits or Amy b * rent ;Cd lining into its wards . arg - e pr ortion of cof this great rad sr. t requir but the • to have 590 teaars .. a .1e 4r the rep ption of t :Fre tcbo of our fella .".., urea. Moreover, o\ iii r affords ipedical advi - '.ndinvdicine to more, e, than .17%0 out-patio •is a TIC. rl i : feel n it t 'l , perativo ty to make an .1' Lto t - •.ilic for con nned support, a too it ci d r..." .4 re the distressing, eases that thelnet.,. - " . __.. ,_ as are .= dived, by tlifi Treasurer, ,Edward sq., - :.las- , :,, e; . i i - b V essrs. CouttS and rod an 1 . , ' ' err • . an , 0, ; Ransom and . Grote, an Co.; Smith, Powyne, and Co. ; Giyn es Loyd and Co. ; liarclavnd Co. ; Denison or i Jams, Deacon, and Co. ; end; Gurney, and ad Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool ipital -- ' • ::::::' S P T: P .. , P• ..;,":::f" ' 2 Z ‘\ f vf ,-;---- •‘4/ • ~. • A ts. A l'' ".") - . , C C—' / ' '' •er....,":;• • ~ Z • . .. .-;,a I. .7 "*l , . ? /.. .....\:,../...., • „.?...14-.. - 41 /. 41 * lf , f.. 1 :0 -4. • A.., ~ - Il e /U 4 1 ',... 5..1, , 7 4. I/ ~. _ - 4 , , . _ . • , , . '\‘'' ttily L lo - ...*, -ii 11,9 421 - bpi` , _.„,, , k.4 ,,, ak ... ... .... Th • . , . . . , - *le.. .'" • D• • t 1/4-':1.7**24141111/'''l:l.7 4---($ - It+ „.,. .„ ..,., I ~. , . .. -.r -, -- PA r ' - - 1 . , t, -_ , ~,,, i lilt , t• -- ..3114k r efpg,...* -- - /-5 j0i )1 1 .. - -.;w, - ' ll4l '- —411 i!. jet' estructi; S , p i a " I eF ir ID el a 0 11 : CI P _o ll l:_t7 s 1.14;. Z 1114'47 t 1 ,, , .. 4, \ (.- ~,. 1 i elc ... - -...e. . --.:, ....L ; .,.." - •• sts -- Aft , ''' 14 0 -oßorr. On Saturday evening the great but methodicr. l J e nksion of the streets was disturbed by the cry of fire. The doi. - 11- yard was confidently stated to be on fire : and, as may be easily supposed, the probability of a vast destruction of na tional property caused great tetror. This, howevrir, happily proved not to be a fact, although at one time it appeared fearfully t ,, co probable. But s ill the conflagration was a great one, and has scarcely ever been equalled in the• dis trict with the exception of the burning of the Royal li - utel and Theatre at Plymouth. In order clearly to understand the spot where the firms broke out it may be necessary to give a brief description of the premises. Running out of the north side of Fore street, near to the Royal Hotel, is a street called Tavistiek street, which on that side numbers some five or half dozen houses on each side, and then joins Prinees• street, on the opposite side of which the thoroughfare is continued under the name of Marlborough-Street. At the corner of Tavis lock-street and Princes-street. was a grocery and provi! , ion shop, kept. by Mr. Emmet. Business was there, going' on br slily, as is usual on a Saturday night, un!il about half-past e ight o'clock, about which time thc assi , tant, Soundy, cline hi if a round of goods di, livury, and common. ed lag for al:othor. so engaged collie customer came in for a (11111; tit y of CaZO- I int: of the products of petroleum—and Mr. Emiaet, rather than call the assirtant from his work, went down into the store ullar to obtain the oil. ScaTc2ly had ho disappeared from the shop when a terrific explosion occurred, which shook the house and those adjoining to their founda tions, and a streak of flame rushed up through a small pump hole in the shop floor which communicated with the cedar. Following the flames were ,great clouds and vapours of smoke, and all the gaslights were simultaneously extin guished. In this state of terror and darkness Soundy at tempted to got down into the cellar adjoining that in which the explosion occurred, and obtained the key of the water cellar, but he was driven back by the flames, and utterly unable to ascertain the fate of his master, who was never more seen alive. PRICE..... ...4d. STAMPED ....sd. The Great Battles of the Rappahannock. (From the Richmond Inquirer of May 7.) The details of the great battles which were fought on the Rappahannock on Saturday mut Sunday—or more pro perly the battle which continued through these two days — come to us only in that confused, but exhilarating fashion which usually attends a victory, the glow of which obscures the picture of its strategic and mechanical effects. From amidst this confusion we are only enabled to give the line of the battle, which extended from Chancellorsville to Wilderness Swamp, in Spotts)lvania, cutting across the Orange Plank road at an acute angle, our troops, of course, occupying the southern ground, and, after the two days' fight, driving the enemy, by front and re , r gee, across the river in the ne;ghbourhood of Fredericksburg. An ) ifert was made by the enemy to drive our army from its position and Mary's Bill on Saturday evening, which suc • ceeded for the night, but the position, with the prisoners and guns, was recovered on the following morning. The battle is considered one of the most desperate evsr fought, as the slaughter on both sides will attest. During the enemy's retreat our artillery had a fair sweep of them while crossing a ford, and added greatly to their disaster. Our entire loss is estimated from eight to ten thousand— that of the enemy from twenty-five to thirty thousand, in eluding eight thousand prisoners. Many reports have doubtless reached you of the fight at Wilderness Church yesterday, which, in many respects, was one of the bloodiest of the war. Our loss is heavy, both in officers and men ; but, through the aid of a merci ful Providence, victory once more perches upon the banners of the South. The battle commenced in the neighbourhood of Chancel lorsville, on the plank road from Fredericksburg to Orange C Co h u u r r t eh H , o e i n ise th , e an e d am ex e t r e e n a d d e . d t T o h a e p e o n in e t m k y no h w a n d t a h s r l a V w il n de u r p n i e n s: trenchments end constructed abatis, which, after severe fighting, were carried by our troops. Early in the day their lines were broken, and in confusion their defeated forces left the field. Many prisoners wore captured, some :1,000 of whom have reached this point. Among them is Briga dier-General Hays, who commanded a brigade in General Couch's corps, and his Aid-de camp, Captain Echols. The prisoners brought here represent some 40 different regiments, and, as usual, are mostly men of foreign birth. Among the officers whose names 1 have heard mentioned as killed are General Paxton, of Stonewall's brigade; Col Walker, of the Tenth Virginia, and Col. Mallory, of the Fifty fifth Virginia. The country will lament the misfor tune which has befallen our army in the severe wounding of Lieut.-General Jackson, who lost his left arm. General A. P. Hill was also slightly wounded in the leg. On the lower end of the line, where Major-General Early commanded, there was some hard fighting yesterday morn ing. In the afternoon Marey's Heights were carried by the enemy, and several hundred of our men, belonging to a Mississippi regiment, captured. Five or six pieces of the Washington Artillery were taken at the same time. This morning General Early was reinforced by Generals M'Lsws and Anderson, and the fight renewed, when the heights were retaken and the pieces recaptured, with a number of others. There are no back premises to these buildings, and the water supply is kept underground, so that communication with the cellars being cut off all chance of immediately sub duing the flames was destroyed. Soundy remained on the scene of the catastrophe; but all his efforts of a remedial nature were unavailing, for the the shot rapidlr up from the cellar and through the shop floor, winged its way along the cornices, and took possession of one floor after another, un til having a complete draught of air from top to bottom, it roared and flamed like a veritable blast furnace. Alarm had already ' been given, and in a few minutes the borough, dock 3d, and gunwharfwere neatly all compelled to remain helpless spectators of the flames for about half an hour in consequence of want of dock yard, engines were on the spot ; but they water. Meanwhile the adjoining property caught fire , and then for four succeeding hours did the fire lick up the streams of water, as if in mocking scorn , shoo tin g u p it s flames each tim e high er as if in gay derision. Clouds of fire were c arr i e d away, an d some o f them landed in the dock yard, causi ng i ntense alarm ; ot h ers f e ll u p o n neighbouring houses, setting c hi mneys on f i re an d scorc hi n g roofs, but still the great body of fire was confined to the one corner house of Emmet's, and there doubtless it might have remained had water been at hand. Municipal management, however, had not so ord a i ne d i t, and consequently crowds of ready and willing workers were kept idle, while house after house was ignited, until five were to be seen flaming away together, and then the water cam e , b ut came too late. Nearly every ship of war in the harbour sent its quota of officers and men on shore, who were untiring throughout the night in their humane and sometimes very hazardous labours. At the dockyard news of the fire was received at about 20 minutes to nine, and immediately Sergeant Sandercock rang the alarm bell, the engines were got cut, and a large number of the artisans speedily assembled, who, with the metropo litan police, rendered every necessary aid possible. While some of the engines were sent out to the scene of the fire two were worked in the yard, water being obtained from the reservoir and the dockyard main, and carried by means of In the fight on the upper line yesterday, in addition to the prisoners mentioned, some two thousand others were captured, and five batteries of field artillery. From this fact some idea may be formed of the character of the fight and the extent of our triumph. It is stated that Gen. Lee regards it as one of the most satisfactory victories of the whole war. There is a report that General Stuart had sucueded in destroying the pontoons of the enemy last night, thus cutting off their retreat. I sent you a letter yesterday which I presume the cap. 11 lengths of hose up Fore-street and round into Tavistock street. This mode of obtaining water was very fortunately available, or else the whole of two or three streets would inevitably have been on fire, for the powerful West of Eng land and other engines present at one time had only ono hose playing between them. From the gun wharf also an engine was sent, with men to work it, and as they met with the general difficulty—lack of water—they dug a hole in Princes-street, near the Robin Hood public house, allowed water from a private house close by to run into the hole, and so fixed their suction pipes, fur there were no plugs handy to which they could atix the hose. Some of the marines did great service at this time by carrying the hose through some of the adjoining houses, and playing on the back of the burning pile. In the midst of this terrible scene brave companies of men-of-war's menand soldiers brought ladders, placed them against those points to which the wind carried the flames, and literally swarming up them—at imminent risk of their lives— they dir-eted streams of water on to the roofs of the houses adjoining, and by keeping them cool pre vented the further progre:sof the flames, The Royal H 3tel in Fore-street was at one time considered as a likely sacrifice, and the most intense alarm existed amongst the lady and other visitors stopping there, for the sparks were carried on to the roof, and some of them, falling down, went through the broken skylight of an outhouse immediately behind the hotel, and set fire to some old lumber. This, however, was speedily extinguished and safety restored. By half-past 10 o'clock it was clearly impossible to save Mr. Emmet's house, and consequently attention was paid to the adjoining, property, and all possible means resorted to for the purpose of cutting off the fire, but without suc cess, for the flames continued to rise until nearly 2 o'clock, when they were for the first time got under control. The scene of devastation then presented was something terrible to behold; five houses were smouldering in ruins, and a great body of fire was still concealed under immense clouds of vapour. Water was continually poured on to this dan gerous heap throughout the night, and the West of England engine—one of the most serviceable at the fim—continued doing so at intervals throughout the whole of yesterday. Having extinguished the fire, a party of Sappers com menced about 4 o'clock on Sunday morning to search in the ruins for the body of Mr. Emmet, about whose fate doubt had long before ceased to exist. When found one hand and one foot were entirely missing, and the whole of the body was charred, rather than burnt. tire of the train at Ashford prevented your reading. I hope this note, hastily written, will be more fortunate. You will hear from me again to-morrow, It is believed that the fight is for the present nearly ended, though there is tolerably heavy cannonading going on now at Fredericksburg. Killed, in the battle near Wilderness Church, on Sunday morning last, Sergeant Uolphine S. Rawlins, of Company A, Second Virginia Regiment. Two trains, bearing 700 wounded and 200 sick soldiers, reached this city yesterday morning from Guinea's station on the Fredericksburg-road. From wounded officers who came down on the train we have some interesting but scant facts of the recent sanguinary battles. On Thursday Hooker's right wing had reached a point near Spottsylvania Court House, his left resting on the Rapidan at Ely's Ford, and his centre on Chancellorsville, two miles southwest of Fredericksburg. The hostile lines were at this time in close proximity and skirmishes were frequent. On Friday evening, about 6 o'clock, Gen. Jackson attacked the enemy's right flank, and the first general battle ensued. Gen. Rhodes, commanding D. 11. Hill's old division, being on cur ex trerce left, began the fight. Tho enemy had, during Thursday night, thrown up formidable breastworks to resist an attack from the direction of Fredericksburg, but our forces advancing from a nearly opposite direc tion, they were, of course, worthless. The enemy finding himself outflanked, deserted his works with cut resistance, and fled towards Chancellorsville Night coming on the pursuit was discontinued. During Saturday Jackson continued to press the enemy's right, whilst General Leo assailed him in front. On Sunday morning, snortly after midnight, the hostile armies occupy ing lines directly parallel with the plank road leading from Fredericksburg to Orange Court House, the enemy ad vanced and delivered battle. At this critical juncture Gen. Jackson received his wound in the manner detailed by us yesterday. After one of the most desperate and bloody battles of the war, which lasted until ten o'clock on Sunday morning, Hooker was beaten at all points, and fell back towards the Rapidan at its confluence with the Rappahan nock, some sixteen miles above Fredericksburg. This was the battle of Chancellorsville. While it was raging, Sedg wick, with an overwhelming force, advanced from the Ra pahannock, below Fredericksburg, upon Gen. Early, who, with one division, had the heights of Fredericksburg. After a short but desperate resistance Early was ccmpelled t) re tire towards Chancellorsville, and Sedgwick took possession of the long coveted heights. In this fight the enemy cap• tured a number of prisoners and five guns of the Washing ton artillery battalion. It is said that two entire companies of the Washington artillery were taken, but we think the report doubtful. When a reverse overtakes us a scape goat is never wanting. In this case, it is said, we could have held our position but for the pusilanimous conduct of some infantry regiments. We, however, believe our defeat at this point to have been solely due to the immense odds brought against us. Among the killed we have heard of Gen. Paxton, of the Stonewall brigade ; Col. Walker (Warren ?), of the 10th Virginia; Col. Mallory, of the 55th Virginia; Major Miles Selden, aide to Gen. Heth; Capt. Greenlee Davidson, Let cher battery; Capt. Edward Branch, of Richmond Grays, and Capt. Banks, of the Petersburg Grays. Major Chan ning Price, of Gen. Stuart's staff, was killed on Thursday, near Spottsylvania Court-house. Our victory on the Rappahannock has cost us dear in the severe wounds unfortunately received by the great and good General Jackson. His left arm has been amputated above the elbow ; a bullet has passed through his right hand. His condition is now, we learn, as favourable as could pos sibly be expeoted, and he will doubtless recover, and is not, we trust, lost to active service. We could better spare a brigade or a division. It would be grievous to think that his banner will never more flash out upon the Yankee rear' and throw them at its first gleam into headlong rout, with, the sudden outcry, " Jackson's coming l"—that the stern eye of the hero will never more lighten with a warrior's joy as he launches brigade after brigade upon the stubborn foe, until the hated flag stoops, and the cwlumns reel, and break, and fly, with the vengeful Confederate cheer ringing in their ears. Our base foe will exult in the disaster to Jackson ; yet the accursed bullet that brought him down was never e moulded by a Yankee. Through a cruel m istake, in in ownh confusion, the hero received two balls from some of men who would all have died for him. The official despatch of General de L r ee , great victory which our arms, of tho n death of Brigadier- Generalwith, also gives the intelligence Goda:inwoeurnecibnlegssthede succeeded General Jackson, y Bade. He victories gained by that indo mitable Frank Paxton, in command of u th o e n S w to h n o e s w e s a t l a l ffbrhie when was various Jacksonappointed w t a o s the pro mcoonterndl.anduoef his men intF:ceatslipteti captured h rae i td c e k ds e s a3 t .t had served in all the d t m h i e t able Stonewall chieftain , b rbrigade a a d n e d to gallantly fell on theofinehl, their way ohfa l st V he el ii ably o g s hfi t tine filled and a h l pieces e l P : si tin leading dn g artillery, nul etta We also captured nearly 10,000 prisoners, 7,000 of when' are said to be at Guinea's station, Rich mond. Our loss in killed and V 6,000 or 7,0',0, "LOST AND SAVED." By the Hon. Mrs. No - tOll. --A second editi on of Mrs. Norton's remarkable work haf, just been issued by Messrs. Hurst and Blackett. " Lost and Saved," says the Examiner, " is a novel of rare excel lencP, fresh in its thought, artistic in its grouping, and balancirgs of lights and shades, shrewd and subtle in its character• painting, and with a brave soul speaking through it. It is Mrs. Norton's best prose work ; and distinctively original, as every work of true get,is beside th e b est contemporary fiction."u trust be, its pl a c e i s CRYSTAL P iLACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, MON DAY, MAY 25 . — Admissions on payment, 34,397; ditto, by season tickets, 1,066; total visitors, 36,063. Dragnet Can any one answer the question, What is a gnet 1) We only kno w some of its marvellous andadmireeffects,tobene beneficial the ingenuity o f th ose w h o apply its power brushes, &c. Dr. uses, for insta nce H err i ng ' s magnetic Hassan reports, " I regard them as the construction and their magnetics' action." most perfect brushes hitherto made, as res p ec t s their grey hair, neuralgia, rheumatism They are being mads. Offices, 32, Das in g hall-street, London, , Bce .y N.B.—Counterfeits are the remedy fol mechanical THE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1863 tional rights. May the respectful prayer of the Deputies be heard by your Majesty, and may you, as in the glorious days of our past, seek for and find the eclat of the Royal House, and the power and kafety of the Government, in the reciprocal bond of confidence and fidelity between the prince and the peopl4 is only in that union that we are strong. On that Ondition, but on that alone, we may without fear await any attack from whatever quarter it may come. "We remain, with most profound respect, your Mijesty's very faithful and very obedient Chamber of Deputies." Lval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Mr. Stassfeld, M.P. ( t h e j un i or l or d of the Ad miralty), has b een cont i nuing his v i s i ts o f inspec tion at Portsm ou th. H e was engaged i n t h e dock yard the whole of yesterday, accompanied by the heads of the different branches of the various de partments. Vice-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C.8., embarked OA board the Fire Queen steam yacht, Master Com mander Paul, yesterday, and proceeded to Spithead for the purpose of inspecting the Curacoa, Copt. Sir W. Wiseman, previous to her departure for Austra lia. On the Admiral's leaving the blue-peter was immediately heisted for sailing. The Liverpool, screw steam frigate, Capt. Lam bert, left Portsmouth yesterday morning for Port land and Plymouth. The Meg Mara, troopship, Commander Madden, left Portsmouth yesterday for the West Indies, taking only a few men. The Emerald, screw steam frigate, Capt. A. Cam• ming, was placed in No. 10 dock yesterday at Ports mouth to ship another screw propeller. The Prussian steam frigate Gefion, Capt. Klatt, left Spithead yesterday morning at daylight for Dantzie. The birthday of her Majesty was not publicly observed yesterday at Portsmouth. The Gavernment establishments were not closed, and it is understood the workmen will have a general holiday on the 6th of June, the day on which it will be kept. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. G. G. Duff, to the Esk; Lieut. Wm. D. D. Selby, to the Cumberland; Lieut. W. J. Boteler, to the Orlando ; Lieut. H. F. Cleveked, to the Resistance; Daniel McD. Jago, masters, to the Saturn; Sub-Lieut. G. W. Osmond, todhe E r Thos. J. Breen and Dr. George Move, su eons, additional, to the President, for thtnavalieserve; Edwin'D tniels, engineer, to the Cumberland, for the Salamis ; and Fred. T. Robins, paymaVer, to the Esk. avoided in this case by maintaining, instead of relaxing, the rules of discip;ine at meal-time. The sergeants were first called to the front and invited to do justice to the rude but plentiful repast, and when they were satisfied became charged with the duty of providicg for the wants of their respective squads. These could not all b 3 provided for at once, and it must have been rather a hungry afternoon for the last squad of the com pany; hut time —that edax rerun— ultimately brought the proceedings at this point to a close, and led to Operations of a more active character. At this period the white coned summits of the Crys tal Palace jets d eaux were shooting above the wooded interval separating Chiselhurst from Nor wood ; and near at band the dark belt of pine and fir trees forming the background to the beautiful spring foliage of Camden-park was assuming a more decided shade—a chilling wind, too, rendered the sense of motion agreeable both to the troops and spectators. Rapid skirmishing and extensive movements were, therefore, commenced and kept up with spirit for a couple of hours, the numbers on the ground precluding the possibility of any thing more ambitious than the details of battalion drill. The efficiency of the 29112, of course, gave interest to these; but regret was universally enter tained and expressed that fuller advantage was not taken of the generosity of Mr. Strode, in throwing open his park to public recreation, and that where facilities had been afforded for a grand Volunteer review on an admirable site, within easy reach of the metropolis, arrangements half matured were not carried to a successful issue. SHAM FIGHT AT SOUTHEND. About 1,000 Volunteers assembled yesterday to enact a sham fight at Southend. They met under the most favourable auspices. The day was fresh and bright. There was no oppressive heat, and the ground was free from dust. Southend was all the morning very lively. Hundreds poured into it from London, and hundreds more found their way to it from the surrounding eountry. The sea, or river, in front of it was thickly dotted with craft of all kinds. The town itself looked very neat and trim— just got up for the bathing season, and nestling very cosily amid much verdant foliage. Yet, peaceful and secure as it seemed, it was destined before the day closed to find its tranquillity dis turbed, although very harmlessly, by an invading force. Until about 2 o'clock there was no enemy in view, while its streets were thronged with gallant the ernyn gunboats whoseoasagst Essex xi could os s d ut hul attack. tr y te i bect and ids o cs l htr d onsreo b t dol eyncit after ttce d t air e mn f 2g e e, nd she hov i ewi t de, however, n vnn f eetr: e st cs five h e oa n - t the opposite coast. Slowly but s t ea dil y t h ey neared they were approaching with hostile intent. Stil Southend betrayed no fear, but sent forth all its in. _ _ _ habitants, young and old, to line the high range of cliffs on the right of the town—known as the Cliff- town-parade—the very point at which the enemy seemed to have made up his mind to effect a land ing. Ladies especially flocked to the spot in goodly numbers; for they like, at all events, the pomp of war ; and their presence gave assur ance that no great danger was at hand. Nor was there. The proceedings both at sea and on shore were simply the result of arrangements which had been made under the sanction of the War-office and the Lords of the Admiralty for a combined naval and volunteer demonstration at Southend on Whit monday. Thus sanctioned, the five gunboats in question—tv o of their number being the Sepoy and the Bulldog—having on board a detachment of Royal Marines, consisting of about 400 men, under the orders of Vice-Admiral Sir W. J. H. Johnstone, advanced to within about three-quarters of a mile of the shore and, facilitated by the fire from their guns the operation of landing the invading force in small boats was commenced. To rebel the invaders the West Essex Yeomanry Artillery, under Col. Palmer, were stationed on the brow of the cliffs, having a battery of four 6-pounders on the right and two 6 pounders, with two Armstrong guns, on the left of the position. The 3d Essex Volunteers were also posted—advantage being taken of the broken char acter of the ground—along the edge of the cliffs, in skirmishing order. In the rear—and at as consider able a distance as the nature of the ground, which was little more than a quarter of a mile square— would admit, the Ist Administrative Battalion of the Tower Hamlets Corps, the 3d, 10th, and 12th Tower Hamlets, together with which a company of the Artists' was brigaded, were drawn up in line under the command of Lieut.-Col. Buxton. Behind these again were the sth Essex, the Ist Essex Engineers, and one or two other local corps. The whole force thus drawn up was under the orders of Col.M‘Murdo. As the Marines approached the shore in the small boats they were subjected to a heavy fire, which was answered with no lesavigour from the gunboats. On they came, however, even to the very base of the cliff, and succeeded in effecting a landing—an ope ration easy enough in mimic warfare, but which they would have found scarcely possible when the very steep nature of the ascent up which they had to scramble is taken into account, in the face of a real foe. Having secured a footing at the bottom of the cliffs, despite the tremendous fire kept up bythe skir mishers of the 3d Essex above,the Marines formed in column, and throwing out blank companies of skir mishers proceeded to ascend the slopingheights before them. The 31 Essex, much shattered—or supposed to be so—by the fire of those skirmishers, as well as by that from the ships, were compelled to retire behind the Tower Hamlets Corps, under Lieut.-Col. Buxton, which were drawn up in line to support them. The enemy still continued to press on, and some admirable file-firing took place; but notwith standing the efficiency with which it was main tained on the side of the Volunteers they were forced back half way across the limited space set apart for the manoeuvres of the day, when being supposed to have suffered very severely on the right from the fire of attacking force, they changed front their right being thrown back on the left company of the left battalion of the line, so that they still were between the enemy and the town which it was their great object to defend. Col. M'Murdo also kept a battalion i❑ quarter distance column in reserve on the left of the line, and when the movement by which the front of the Volunteers was charged was executed, he caused it to deploy to the left so as to prolong the new alignment, while the heavy guns were brought round from their original position on the cliffs and placed on the right of the line. Thus with their backs to the town, the Volunteers sub jected their adversaries to a rapid and well-sustained fire, while they, on their part, returned it briskly, but were eventually supposed to have had the worst of the encounter. The fighting having thus been brought satisfac torily to a close, the various corps marched past Sir W. J. H. Johnstone and Colonel M'Murdo, who was accompanied by Lieutenant-Colonel C. P. Ibbetson, Colonel Gordon, of the Royal Artillery, and several other officers. Colonel M'Mardo then briefly addressed the several corps, and ex plained to them the nature of the movements in which they had been just engaged, pointed out that the skirmishers had retired somewhat too hurriedly before the attacking force, compliment ed them on the readiness with which they had subsequently reccevered their formation, and on their general efficiency; while he thanked the Adn iral and officers in command of the Royal Marines for the assistance which they had rendered him in bring. ing the proceedings of the day to a successful ter mination. Mr. Weston says the cau se of the postponem en t of the opening of his " Retreat" at Kentish -town is the inclemency of the weather. The real difficulty is an order food, prohibi t i ng the opening of the of Vice-Chancellor gardens for the prese. Full benefit of redu ce d duty obtained h formerly eh rme o r i l c y s 4 a s t . 8 3 d s . ) , 4 d is a t n h d e c hasing Horniman's p ure T ea; very -.Y pur 4s. "High Standard "at 4s. 4d. strongest and most delicious im town supply it i n packet ported. Agent s i n every s. THE YEOMANRY AND MILITIA. The Ist West Torkeire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry assemblbi arDobcaster, on Saturday, at noon, for eight ays' training, under the command of the or - elltenant of - the West Thding, the Earl m. The tneti s *tre received by Lieut.-Co , &own, and 'Adjutant *Neill, The troops were two from Sheffield, and one each from Doncaster, Rotherhattf, Wakefield, Pontefract, Barnsley, ilatfield,Wa6, Tickhill, Kivetod (Work sop), and Barns ale (Doncaster). In the evening a t grand banqiet %ra given, to the office rs b y t h e Mayor (Alderman 'anbill). • The 4th West - TillliE Militia, 'under the command of Lieut.-Col.lltirnes, were inspected on the 13th inst. at Leeds by Lieut.-Gen. Sir George Wether all, K.C,8., K.H., commanding the northern district. The regiments mustered upwards of 700 rank and file, and presented a most soldier-like ap pearance. The steadiness and precision with which thetallats manoeuvres were performed elicited the highest praise from the inspecting officer. The Royal South Middlesex Militia, commanded by Lieut.-Col. Scriven, was inspected last week by the Assistant Adjutant-General. After the usual manoeuvres, one of the captains (Boulton) was directed to form a squ e"';' the- inspecting o ffi cer addressed Colonel See and the regiment in the most flittering term/ N '. • 1 The Royal South Gloucester RTiment of Militia, under the command of Crt•the lion. F. W. F. Berkeley, M.P., Was inspected by Col. J. E. Brun ker, commanding the Bristol district, on Wednes day, the 13th inst. The inspecting officer expressed his admiration at the smart and soldierlike bearing of the regiments, which mustered on dismissal a total of 27 officers and 661 sergeants rank and file. THE VOLUNTEERS. Ad Lyn on Id FIELD-DAY ATCHISELHURST. There is still something in a name. Lord Rene ,agh's parade ground at Brighton having been adopted by the military authorities, the noble lord was on the point of discovering, or recovering, an- Instantly arrange ofotrhteurnfuotroltyh,eilVlnoelunnitneeterrsvaetneCdh. iselhurst, whe n , un ments which looked so promising a few days before were dropped, and the projected review was tacitly abandoned. The site was still available, the readi olnit. an I e t o de servesrp the consideration o f commanding offic ers ness of the Volunte ers to turn out m i g h t equally have been counted u p on, b ut t h e purposed Com mander-in-Chief was a b sent, an d t h e Chi se lh urst ex peditionary force accordi ng l y reso lved its e lf i nto its original elements. O ne o f the et went to Gravesend, anoth er t o Croydon, a thi rd to Richmond, others to Stre a th am , and metropolitan so o whether this was an opportunity thrown away f or practising those combined movements, on whi c h the mp efficiency of volunteer officers was said greatly to depend, and whether some system of alternating ;brigadiers' commands should not be instituted, or enforced in case it already exists. There have been one or two occasions on which the want of a timely understanding between colonels and battalions has led, not perhaps to rival reviews, but to marches out in contrary directions ; and this is just the reverse of what sound policy dictates. If the volunteer force is to be perpetuated as one of the services of the coun try—and recent votes in Parliament go fully that length—it ought to assert itself on general holidays in its corporate capacity, and not dwindle to an aggregation merely of individual battalions. Resi dents in and around Chiselhurst, as well as the nume rous excursionists from London, evidently expected that operations on a grand scale would be under of spectato rs taken, for the array was sufficient to en •r d rquee re ntly to hide fr om v i ew the force 9 roo load' de arms. In point of numbers thin certainly was not i g i ng . The 29th (North Middlesex) Regi a- • .. - :he only one by Which th e original pro ais adhered to, and it had given material for its attendance. There is one argu ist which no hospitable host, no affection (a ever known to struggle —and that is, lining guest or acquaintance has taken - ~ hen 'a regim ent adopts the strong beer, fj4,0,11 its the b an d and head .' ay abe dly fxpected to follow. As the IdPesex were the lions of the day, their .scrutinised with microscopic attention, st e — the inspection creditably. In ~.. a 3. , ech always depends on the atiesy olunteer regiments have through beat figure whose chie f s t wre Imilitary present commander, Colone Whitehead, succeeded Lord Enfield 4 •in the active he corps, served in the Crimea, and wee me major of the Victoria Rifles. London-bridge Station at 12.45 p.m., train containing the regiment reached Station of the Mid-Kent line shortly ,sat one o'clock. Thence they marched park, and arrived about half-past two ,he crest of the hill , Where, by the libe )lon'elaWhitehead and the other officers, ,bstantial meal, consisting of different bread, pickles, porter, ginger -beer, &c., had been provided. The scramble often charac teristic of similar al fresco entertainments was ..- -......../..u.tuer or D e p u ti es seveval.times no!iTilosin raised it s vo i ce to check l e Mi n i sters in the da•tx _ de, n t jwas tl gerous foreign policy . . ~, . , ,• .• 'flowing, gram O i b`vh but its advi ce wa: acted , and ' ' • inistera de- jiarantees Glared that if ‘ •ey thought it advise, •• make '' icy woitillicart gain! • th or without the c s . ; of thei;teltftiena•is tion: • epresentation. ~ ''. In the meantime ;', v ia.. '."` r' 6f , : .• AV y u lk e ; : rg fie] a liiitc r #t. co , firmed the deliberations which might :° serve : , 04 to he country its popular military organ ~.: tiodopparte4nit a ure to the army its legal basis, re-establis ,l.' . ileac - the finances, and restore to the country i 11. con- t rans k ilLrg 'tutional right and internal peace. Tho , (11awr;e1Fr slops have been conducted with an abne:= 'at rtlinik.t wltith. could only be inspired by the convrctio,: at.ii•••• • • - 4, 1 (the Awitri,sklre of the Crown and of the county'. as . ' :.1 i the•raituf the - . , fr. of t4re. The Ministers, by the rup , .i' 4 , 04 of personal •ela •• , a with the Cha m b er, .+ e eau • IT: , .15 5 .. ', rincipal object of th. ''' ' , D. ‘f •-lf',.- l " 5 . r-e't l.l .er of Deputies ,• . . „,A, t . To 1 1-.. : tit throne att mora....e tliehen, as it hone , • dr . 6 aitC.', raving l . . . ~,00ming to an Understanding _ls. eitil " 4 has yet .come to, • ani w • ..• '.' d•- - iht; special , . o your to, that if has, , o i a . . Thistry, and (I(s . li T r ' ' "ent after half-pt ~ lines all . , , ••itlf. , the to Camden-i piesent"igniffn Gov. ',* it; . There 4ists o'clock on tl ' ', IA the Bickley betwaen the advisers . • .: ..row, :,itdAhe voila- rality of Col abyss which, in put- Sr,. try an not be :...V'etro. u, can- a v er y pub filled up but by a joinge.o . sons:and, cold meats, 1 what is more, by a changb of sy s t em, had been p 1 ci 6. The country calls for respect for its constitu- teristin of OPENING OF THE ITALIAN CHAMBERS TURIN, May 25. At eleven this morning his Majesty opened in person the parliamentary session of 1863, with the following speech— " Gentlemen Senators, Gentlemen Deputies. " In opening the new session as King of Italy, I have to thank you for what you have done during a period of upwards of two years. You have secured the rights of the nation to its complete unity, and I shall know how to maintain them in their integrity. " You first commenced your parliamentary labours at the time when Providence had taken from us the illustrious man who so powerfully assisted me in the difficult enterprise of our regeneration. All Italy shared the sorrow which I felt for his loss. "Must of the foreign Powers have recognised the new kingdom. Our voice will make itself heard among theirs for the triumph of justice and for the defence cf the principles of liberty and nationality. "The marriage of my daughter with the King of Portugal, while consecrating a useful alliance be tween two free States, has proved to me, as ever, that the joys of my family are also those of the nation. " Treaties of commerce have been concluded with France, Belgium, Sweden, and Turkey, and others are about to be negotiated with England and Hol land. Thus, by community of interests between the peoples, friendly relations grow up between the Governments. Within two years from the campaign of the glorious sub-Alpine army, the soldiers of our new provinces have been organised, and we are now proud of an Italian army, brilliant alike by its valour and solid in its discipline. Our navy, rich with so many great elements, and to the development of which you have devoted so much solicitude, will equal in progress the renown the army has attained. " My most ardent desire is that the nation may be able to reckon with security upon the force of its own arms, and that Europe should reeognise this fact. " Liberty is producing its natural results of order and prosperity in all directions. If the public safety requires efficacious measures in some Aro vinces, my Government will not fail in this supreme duty. The National Guards, who have already de served so well of the country, will contribute to this object for their zeal. With the same view, France is ready to associate herself with us in the adoption of military arrangements whenever she perceives the opportunity. " Public works are carried on with activity in all the provinces of the kingdom. The Tronto has already been passed by the loclmotive ; and all parts of Italy, already united by feeling, will be still more bound together by facility of communication. " Your most urgent task is to consolidate the laws of the kingdom, at the same time favouring the de velopment of all local forces. " Above all, I recommend to the solicitude of Parliament some arrangements relative to the re organisation of the finances. The capitals of Eu rope have responded to our appeal with confidence , in the new order of things. It is for us a debt of honour to reply to this confidence by our prompti tude to impose upon ourselves the necessary sacri fices. " " Gentlemen Senator); t Gentlemen Deputi es , To consolidate libeitk-with the constitution for its base, and by lib er ty to' twin the complete inde pendence and unity of the country, such is the end to which we have.consecrated our life. To attain it, concord, wisdoqa, and energy are equally ne cessary. Italy has shown that she possesses these qualities in the highest degree. By persevering in the same path, no human force will be able to destroy the edifice we have raised ; and it •is with entire security and faith that I anticipate the hour of the accomplishment of the destinies of Italy." 'I4RITSSTAN 'CHAMBERS. bThe Royal Message, whiAh was read a few days ack to the Prussian Chamber of Deputies, declared that the President had dismrarded the constitu tional rights of the Ministry. The draft of the ad dress adopted by the committee, and now formally presented to the deputies, declares that it is the Ministry which denies those of the Chamber. Th e following is the wording of the address to the King as adopted by the committee by a majority of 17 to 5 :-- "Most illustrious and most powerful King ! " 1. At the commencement of the present session the Chamber, in pursuance of its duty to the Crown an44hi li sountry, respectfully pointed out to your Majesty its views on the'situation of the cowry, and declared that spee at home and strength abroad could only be restored by Creturn to -con stitutional r 5.,.. t 11 . . n three months have s}ficetlapsed withoust the v ation of the constitutiot having leased. and without any gua rante e havi ng b een ac s, `Orr that such a course would not be ren ewe d. `Ore the contrary, your Majesty's Ministers openly gxtfress unconstitutional principlee,' and prepare to act on them. They have refus4cl"to take part in concert with the Chamberin the deliberation of the bill on Ministerial responsibility, arid i haVe not hesi tated to declare that they: could nit.submit their responsibility to the judgmentooi , thejudicial court designated by the constitution. • Lastly; l!nder the most futile • pietext, they - haVe liVithdrawn them selvea from thcOlibexation; . of i . the . chainber, al though the consatutiop t 1 ).early reciiiiises the' right of the t wo Chamberalo: =and their presence, and they have made dreir :attendance -. dependent on a condition which only has for olfett qtraise a fresh dispute as to our constitutional right. "3. To internal dissensions is added danger abroad. Under your Majesty's Government the foreign relations of Prussia had become mere fa vourable than for a long time before. The hope of re-establishing the power and unity of Germany had revived, and in the place of mistrust between the different German populations a lively sentiment of co-operation towards that great national object be gan to manifest itself, and our august royal house appeared called on to realise the warmest as pirations of the nations, Your Majesty'd pre sent Ministers have disappointed all those hopes. By their policy abroad, and by their unconstitu tional acts at home, they have lost the confidence of populations and of governments. They have been themselves obliged to admit in the Chamber of Deputies that Prussia is surrounded with enemies and threatened with warlike complications. The country is almost isolated in Germany, and even in Europe. The Chamber of Deputies 0^- - - EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE. We regret to learn that on Fziday night an outrage of an unprecedented character, at least in this country, was attempted to be perpetrated on the Great Southern and Western Railway on the person of Mr. Matthew Lynch, a respectable builder, of Camden-street, in this city. Mr. Lynch, being engaged in the erection of some houses in Clonmel for Mr. Malcolmson, of Portlaw, has been in the habit of going down regularly every week to Clonmel to superintend the progress of the work and pay the workmen. The times and purpose of these journeys became, it would appear, well known along the line, On Friday evening Mr. Lynch l?ft Clonmel for the purpose of proceeding back to Dublin. Having waited for the arrival of the up-train from Cork at the Limerick Junction, he started at a quarter past 12 o'clock in a second-class carriage for Dublin. He was alone in the carriage, and was about composing himself to sleep, when—the train Wing still in slow motion —a rail waye porter came to the door, which wa s locked, a t th e opposite side from the platform, and putting his pte hdan the door. Mr. Lynch, well knowi n g the ru les of the cam pang, and that the man had n o business there, went over towards the door and asked him whatf h© had any money. Mr. Lynch said he had none for him, h e wanted. Tho porter, in reply, asked Mr , Lynch z a nd directed him to aitod i on at open the window, which was partially open, tem h in a c d re a as l i a n r g ge its st s o p n e e ed i , n ll h l ri . a i s n hhoishaatdtemnopt b t u:T or e: o s tohpeerne the door, t li r e . held it firm and closed. After a good deal of Lynch f g e o llo o w ut e h L ff a y o n u r d t e s , tando effecthis an alarm entrance was at unavailing a increased,i lin g the 0 r te: threw Finding p o e f r s that, iste j had time to jump away, it having stone at Mr. Lynch's head, and the missile struck hi struggling, Lynch observed the trainthat the all trhneffit time e the forehead, over the left eye, partially stunning him,lll on .W e p h a Bung off to the ground. a liim ain t s o t le h t i g m o , h a i n s ( h i o h l ii d e . Th e d open before his assailant 'lf)o'poreentihneidgs circumstance Mr. his for liarY' door immediately flew cut. The wound on though he was severely his escape from more setious3'i 11 u ' . in all probability, owed character, and the stone vi e 'ad was one of a very serious flitted it, and whiea Nth which the miscreant had in weigh fully 21b, onwasstill in the carriage, was found to outrage, arriving at '1 hurles he reported the and described the man. Th e matter was, of course, placed with out delay ilt suspected he hands of the police ; and search being made for the Waspr preparing, he w .t as . found in j, h t is own house, j ust as he snake his esc a p e , I t appeared th n a g t , he as had been s p v p e o r s y e offi- o emus in placing Mr. Lynch's luggage in the carriage; and that having got two days' leave of absence, which had not expired, he had no business to be at the station at all. When arrested his head and face still bore the marks of the injuries which he iccrived in the fall from the carriage. He remains in cnAotly, p:wling a magisterial investigetlon. —Dublziz Express. "=--- THE MONARCHS OF ENGLAND.--Great additions have recently been made to Mdme. T os saud'e exhibition in Baker-street, and which the visitor cannot but feel great interest th e rein. Models of the Kings of England from the conquest now alorn the magnificent Hull of Kings, all attirect intohesgr ge:vicuhh will Bana be magnificent costumes of the various perid, and found highly interesting to the historian. COLONIAL PROFITS. —The wino manufacture has been brought to , a close this week at the vineyards of Mr. T d .if errLa dtoeend;arteTs S h ss e , op y r ' e i r e t l hgd gallon, I p l oern Archaeological o e u w i s gg 6 i svoOef othecAßipon g a llo ns , oi.vsdbeseerotiy.cor: w irr, ua, h oe tun, ne i will ion ne tb a t :7 d t return L of t, 5 2 , 0 O aat p n e dt r ho a et c h r b e ee . rg — pi nl l ic a nes igo' l a tin p o e n s t he der t h e presidency of Abbey,R. ik n ir e k s , st E i s qul Abbey,en Pontefract, 'Wakefield, e Fountains fiel d, a 1 be Visited.