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A bonus of three-fifths of the prod's periodically made to Parties insuring, who have thus from time to time received 13111 / 1 8 amounting in the aggregate to £440,000. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1863, PRICE..... ...4d. STAMPED ....sd. The rates of premium are In no case higher than those charmed by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers. Per pro-pectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey street, Norwich, and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black friars, E.C. N°. 22,138 Now Ready, in post Bvo., los. 6d., HE THIRD VOLUME of WASHINGTON IRVING'S LIFE AND LETTERS. SEA. —VA C 4NCIES for MIDSHIPMEN and APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipping firm. Premium moderate. Al- o apprentices without premium.— Apply to SIM lONDS and Co„ 38, St. ➢Lary-at-hill, East cheap, E.C. Third officers and Stewards wanted. ings Bst 71b ; winners extra; second to save his stake. Golborne Course. 7 subs. country had so magnificent a prospect before him as General Jackson. Whether he desired it or not, he could not have escaped being Governor of Vir. ginia, and also, in the opinion of competent judges, sooner or later President of the Southern Confe deracy. But not for one moment did he question or murmur when struck down at the zenith of his " These wounds are right ; I would not part with them." Such was substantially the language of his lest few days. The unchronicled incidents of the week of battles climate of such States as South Carolina and Georgia, wintered there, be converted into the best cavalry corps which this continent has ever seen. Great and important service may be shortly ex pected from the command of General Stuart. A feeling of bitter irritation in consequence of the unmolested raids which recently agitated the city NORTH BRITISH AND ;MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. E This is Copyright, ar ,d B oo k se ll ers a re hereby cau tioned against any infringement of such Copyright. F,ichard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. "VAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK COM PANY.—The Court of Directors of the East and West India Dock Company hereby give notice, that the Transfer Books of the said Company will be Shut on Saturday, the 20th day of June, and Open again on Friday, the 3d day of July, 1863. ' Established 18C 9. Incorporated by Royal Chr.rter and Special Acts of Parliament. ----- Accumulated and Invested Funds Annual Revenue.... 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. of Richmond, but which were singularly unpro ductive of other results, has taken possession of the public mind; and it is safe to predict that • Insuran - es granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries on the most liberal terms. By order of the Court, GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. East and West India Dock House, Bitliter- square, sth June, 1t63. some offset to the achievements of Gen. Stoneman will before long be put on the file. If ever the fine :and enthusiastic army of Gen. Lee, reinforced since LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offe, ed to Insurers. I Sini ty per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers On the participating principle. The new Life business 'ran acted in 1862 as follows : Policies. Am' unt In=ured. Premiums. 1,037 £763,334 £23.641 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every infor nation will be furnished on application at the OFFICES : LONDON 58, Threadneedle -street. 4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbnry. " West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. THE ONLY OFFICE WHOSE BONDS AND POLICIES OF GUA RANTEE ARE ACCEPTED BY THE TREASURY, CUSTOMS, INLAND REVENUE. GENERAL POST OFFICE, VAR, ADMI• RALTY, HOME, COLONIAL, INDIA, AND OTHER GOVERN MENT DEPARTMENTS. THE EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. DIRECTORS IN LONDON. HENRY WICKHAM WICKHAM, Esq., M.P., Chairman, John Cheetham Esq., Stalybri dge. John Field, Esq., Warnford Court, City. Charles Forster Esq., M.P. for Richard Francis George Esq , Bath. Henry H. Harrison, Esq., Hamilton - place, St. John's-wood. Thomas C. Hayward, Esq., Minories and Highbury. John liedgins, Esq., Cavedish Club. James Edward M'ronnell , Esq.. Wolverton. W. Reynolds, Esq.. Eaton-place, Belgravia. Richard Spooner, Es q, late her Majesty's Commissioner of Vust , •ms, Bomb R. Wickham Wickham, Esq., M.P. fa* Bradford. Thomas Winkworth, Esq , Gresham Club, and Canonbury. J. P. Bro,n-Westhead, Eaq., M.P. for York. Security is provided in approved cases for Officers of Bank inz and Commercial Establishments, Public Companies, Municipal Corporations, and for other places of trust. Life Assurance may be combined with Guarantee on ad vantageous terms. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and every information may be ob ained from the Chief Offices, 2, Waterloo-place, Pali-mall, London; and 39, Gtorge-street, Edinburgh. THE ADELAIDE (NORTH ARM) PORT AND RAIL WAY EXTENSION AND LAND COM PANY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Limited). Capital £400,000, in 20,000 shares of £2O each. First issue 10,000 shares. Deposit, 10s. per share, and 10s. on allotment. Calls not to exceed £3, at intervals of not less than three months. A portion of the capital reserved for the Colony. Five per cent, per annum guaranteed during the construction of the works. Payments will be received in advance of calls. DIRECTORS. George Lathom Browne, Esq. (Director of the Cape Town Dock and Railway Company), Old Broad-street, London. Lord Robert Cecil, M.P., 11, Duchess-street, Portland-place, London, W. Frederick Doulton, Esq., M.P. (Director of the London and Colonial Bank), Manor Holm', Dulwich. John Henry Harrison, Esq. (Messrs. J. H. Harrison and Co., Australian Merchants), Gresham-street, London. W. J. Marshall. Esq. (Messrs. Wilson, Bowles, and Co., Mer chants), 9, Mincing-lane, London, E.C. Ron. Alexander M'Arthur (Messrs. W. and A. M'Arthur, Australian Merchants), 46, Moorgate-street, London. George Peacock, Esq., Australian Merchant, 1, Lime-street square, London. Albert Pelly, Esq. (Messrs. A. Pelly and Co., Merchants), Finch-lane, London, E.C, Henry Spicer, Esq. (Messrs. E. and H. Spicer, Merchants), London and Adelaide. LOCAL BOARD. Hon. John Baker (late Member of the Legislative Council), Adelaide. Hon. George Hawker (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly), Adelaide Captain Lipson, R.N. (late Harbour Master), Adelaide. Ron. Col. O'Halloran (If ember of the Legislative Council), Adelaide. Hon. Thos. Reynolds, M.P. (late Chief Secretor Hon. Abraham ry), Adelaide. Scott, M.L.C., MerLhant, Adelaide. BAN RER s. Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, 1 ritton, and Co., Lombard-street London. , - - ---, South Australian Banking Company, Adelaide. BROKERS. Messrs. A. Scrutton and Son, 81, Old Broad-street. London, SOLICITORS. Messrs. Phillips and Son, 11, Abchurch-lane, London, SECRETARY—W. H. Payne, Esq. Offices-36, Old Broad-street, London, E.C. PROSPECTUS. I. This company is formed for the purpose of affording more convenient accommodation for the shipping and cora l-nem of the colony of South Australia under the following circumstances : 11. The colony of South Australia, with its mineral and. agricultural products, is admittedly rich in all things which can tend to create an extensive and prosperous trade with Other countries, and n, thing rpfgards its elevation to the highest point of commercial prosperity so much as the want of convenient and sufficient accommodation for the shipping resortinc , thereto. _ _ 111. 'filat portion of the Port of Adelaide to which the shipping at present resorts is about seven nines irom the city of that name, and situated at the extremity of an arm of the sea, which after leaving the point known as the North Arm be , umes a narrow and tortuous channel, two miles and three quarters in length, difficult to navigate withou:, grounding, and except at flood tide and with a favourable wind inacces sible to vessels without th expense of a steam-tug ; this ter minates in shoal water, where vessels are crowded together, for the most part aground, subject to all the risks of broken ribs, broken backs, and conflagration—nor can these disad vantages and risks be remedied at the present shipping place, as the water is shoaling up every year, and with ail the pre sent heavy and constant expense incurred in dredging can not be sufficiently deepened for vessels to lie afloat. (See Appendix.) IV. The serious and important nature of this question has fre quentlyengaged the attention of the Colonial Government and Parliament, and it may be safely affirmed that the effect of the testimony of successi e Governors and other authori ties, colonists and shipping masters resorting to the port has down to the present day been condemnatory cf the Present S hinning place and in favour of the North Arm, as affording the requisite facilities for accommodating a large amount of shipping of any class, and of becoming, as originally in tended, and still desired, th e p ermanen t p or t for Adelaide. (See Appendix.) V. At the North Arm is a magnificent sheet of deep water land-locked, forming a natural basin of great extent, with smooth water and of easy navigation for vessels of the largest burden 1 and the site selected by the Company, unlike the adjacent land, is el eva t e d above the highest flood, has deep water in immediate proximity to the shore, and an abundant supply of f res h water, with a frontage' to the harbour of over 3,000 feet in length for wharf purposes, and of over 1,500 laterally, immediately abuiin on the sit served for Governm en t G raving Docks. g e re- VI. An advantageous arrangement has been made with the proprietors of the land required for the purposes of the Company, by which nearly t wo -thi r d s of the purchase money will be taken in referred shares, to remain in the hinds of the directors, on terms securing to the shareholders a priority of dividend to the extent of 5 per cent., till the profits yield sufficient to pay that amount of dividend on the aggregate of the paid-up capital and deferred shares. The remaining one third is to be paid in cash, at periods favour able to the shareholders. The property secured is about 700 acres (extending from the river across Lefevre'e peninsula, about one mile in breadth to the Gulf Anchorage), to be con nected with the western bank by means of a steam floating bridge, and the Company has also arranged to purchase on favourable terms additional land on the western bank oppo site the site already secured, with a view to bringing both sides of the harbour within the sphere of the Company's operations. VII. It is intended to construct upwards of 2,000 feet of wharf frontage at once,d where vessels of the largest tonnage may lay along s id e, an erect wharves, warehouses, and other conveniences, affordingratmple accommodation to the shipping resorting t o th e Also an extension of two miles of railway to co m pl ete the the Government, from the city of Adelaide to laid down by and a short line of four-and-a -half milesaeto the North Arm, Station, on the Great North and Murray ar e er Dry-Creek tawa thereby effecting a saving of 12 miles of carriage between die great producing districts and the port of the colony. VIII. As proving the opening afforded for additional ship accommodation by the increasing prosperity of the colony, the commercial returns show that the exports and imports for the year 1850 amounted to £1,416,389, that of 1860 to £3,423,107, and that of 1861 to £1,013,195, the wharf dues upon which amount to upwards of £30,000 per annum. IX. The frontage of the proposed wharves, extending for upwards of half a mile, where vessels drawing upwards of 20 feet of water can come alongside at low water, offers such superior advantages as must obviously secure a large propor tion of this business, and thus a very large return to the shareholders, as by colonial law the wharf dues for all goods landed are levied according to regulated tariff. Other impor tant sources of revenue are supplied by the rental of commo dious warehouses inciuded in the estimates, the aggregate rental of which cannot be estimated at less than £12,000 a year ; also by the railways, land, and other rentals, which will accrue from the large population which the operations of the company will atract to the g ir . X. The coat of th e undertakin the land, the con s t ruc ti on of wharves, o es ud r ili the purchase of way communica tion, and the e •ection o f warehouses and other accommoda tion above-mentioned, has been carefully revised, and esti mated by the late t'aptain hloorsom, C.E., at a sum within the first issue of the company's capitaL It is also estimated that the whole of this amount will not be required for two years. Responsible contractors are prepared to execute the works within the estimat . Any further capital will only be raised as the increase of business and the advantage of the company requires. XL The proprietors of the land will place in the possession of the directors securities to pay 5 percent. per annum on the paid-up capital until the works are so far completed as to en able the directors to commence the business of the Company. XII. The direct us desire to draw attention tothe nn im d por taut advanta ,, es offered by the present undertaking, rth deut lY refer - to the map and the official documents set o con fin the ss for, and the highly appendix, which embraces the site of the Company's remunerative establishing the nece character of, the proposed works. Pr ospectuses, with maps and appendixes. can be obtained tainedat th b ro k ers, solicitors, and of the secretary at h Com pany's offices, 36, Old Broad-street, London, 143. C. ORII OF APPLICATION FOR To the Dir&qors of the Adelaide (North Arm Rail way Extension an d Land Compan y, S o (Limited). Ge ntlemen,—Having p a id to your b an k ers, Messrs. Barclay Port tt i Bevan, anti Co., the sum of £ de (North will allot me shares of £2O each in the Adele.' South Arm) (Limit ailway Extension and Land CompanY, _ , I hereby request . that you Australia d;a id I hereby agrce to accept suck' shares, pursuant to the articles a association, or any smaller num 13er that may he ['dotted to me, and to pay the calls on the shares allotted. And I request' yon to Mace - my name on the register of shareholders. servant, — I a you to ilace my name on the I a , Gentlemen, obedient Usual signature Name in lull . A ddress in iul • • • Date ......... 1." T HE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 50s new Instrumen-„ by Negretti and Zarabra, wll cor rectly indicate whether the Ba, ometer tails for Rain or for R W , ind Cornhill ; and 122, . Particulars by en gent-stlosingreeat stmp.-1, Hatt on-garden ; 57e. THE best TROUSERS for gentlemen t o wear are those made by f fo, New Bond -street They are neither so low in ceasepri tr necessitate their bei n g carelessly put together, nor so • dear as !o . gain only the wealthy as purchasers. "In media via tutissimus ibis." ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS PER PAIR. Now ready, royal Bvo., with Map and 50 Illu strations, TRAVELS ON HORSEBACK IN MANTCIIU TA lITARY being A Summer's Ride beyond THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. By GEORGE FLEMING. , " A more interesting book of travels has not been published for some time past than this. A new world has, in fact, been o ened up by the adventurous spirit of the traveller. The descriptions given by sir. Fleming of the Great Wall, of Moukden. the Mantchu capital, and of the habits and °cen t:MU , ns of the people, make an exceedingly interesting and highly instructive book."—Observe r. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, A NEW NOVEL, BY THE REV. J. PYCROFT, Author of " Twenty Years in the Church," DR A GON'S TEETH. 2 vols., post Bvo., cloth boards, price 21s. L. Booth, 307, Regent-street, W. TO CHRISTIANS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. —An ADDRESS from the CHRISTIANS of ALL DENOMINATIONS in the CONFEDERATE STATES of AMERI&A., signed by ne .rly One Hundred Ministers of the Gospel, in THE INDEX of June 11.—Pub li.hed every Thursday, at 13, Bouverie-street, Fleet•street, E.C. Price 6d. THE CZAR'S DREAM. by " JOHN DAVIS," with Anticipations of Bibury and Stoc: bridge, by " BEACON" (late of Bell's Life); and all the Sporting News of the Week—see THE SPORTING GAZETTE (Limited) of SATURDAY, June 13, the only p per that prophecied Macaroni and Lord Clifden first and second for the Derby, Queen Bertha for the Oaks, and the Ranger for the Grand Prix de Paris.—Price 3d. ; Stamped, 4d. Office—H. York street, Covent-garden ; and to be had of all newsagents. T HEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE, JUNE 33, 163. A Grand MELANGE DRAMATIQUE will take place in AID of the FUNDS for a NATIONAL METROPOLITAN MONUMENT to SHAKESPEARE, under the immediate Patronaee of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin cess of Wales, before whom 60 eminent artistes will have the honour of appearing. —Hon. Sec., Mr. Adolphus Francis, 43, Cumberland-street, Hyde-park. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY. At 2s. 6d. each Person. SOUPS. Asparagus (clear). FISH. Mackerel, Maitre il'Hotel. Fried Fillets of Whitings. ENTREES. Calf's Liver and Bacon. Sauti of Beef ala Francaise. JOINTS. Roast Beef. Roast Mutton. SWEETS. Albert Puddings. Strawberry Tartlets. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for the London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET. Regent. T H X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET. Every Evening will be performed Selections from the following Operas : Verdi's LA FIoFORZA 's MARTHA . DEL DESTINO ; and tow Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Sze.; Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, and w. Evans, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos UNSWORTII, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the mat vellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND. " These two Parisian clowns have carried the art o f tumbling to apparently the highest pitch of perfection, and it is impossible even for the most staid of visitors to avoid being amused by their origintl 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 burlesque Drama, arranged expressly for him. A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH'S new Comicalities, &e, SAM COLLINS, with new Songs. UNSWORTH, the celebrated Stump Orator. EUGENE, and G. HUTCHINSON. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell. Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, Signor Bunali, and Signor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. OYAL ALHAMT3RA PALACE,—ImmenRe AV Success of the Great Spanish Gymnasts, the RISARELIS. OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The admirers of Leotard are respectfully invited to witness BALAGER' PERFORMANCES on the TRAPEZE.— FIRST WEEK. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. This magnificent Building, the Best Yentilated and Coolest Place of Resort in London, l OPEN DAILY from Twelve to Five FREE OF CHARGE. The Choicest Wines and Refreshments. ARGYLL ROOM S.-JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. NOTlCE.—During the Week the Selections will be—" Trovatore "—" La Huguenots "—" a Forza del Destino," &c., at Eleven o'clock. Jullien's Grand Descriptive Galop, THE DERBY, To be dedicated to the Ow. er of the Winning Horse. LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plus from half-past Nine to Twelve. Admission, is. 29, GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE, THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, containing 1,200 Models, Natural Preparations, Monstro sities, &c., illustrating every part of the Human Frame ; also the Moving Anatomical Dying Zouavc, Julia Pastrana, (tc. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only), from 10 till 10. Lecture at Four. Illustrated Catalogue free for two stamps. Address the Secretary, as above. MR. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic stablishment, 32, Regent-street, Plce.adilly-circus, is now in full operation. Cartes de Visite, 10 for its. 6d ; 21 for £l. Miniatures on Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former styles. QPECT ACLES.—The Patent Newlv-invented K., Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majority of the Nobility, includinz Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary relief to weak, dim, and defective vision.—S. and B SOLOMONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchong, reduced to 3s. ed. ; mixed ,Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. 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. 6d., is. 6d., 10s. 6d., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.—Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch-street. T. E.'s wigs, £1 10s. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to oe the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of 11 ERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the • , ody, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the 3loc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting* with so much ease •nd closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn luring sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, snd the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir 3umference of the body, two inches below the hips, being ent to the manufacturer, A Single Truss2ar, 16 . s W . 2 H I I s. T 2 E 6 Piccadilly. 3ls.6d postage, is. Double .226d8,.,an Truss, 31s 6d. ' 42s. , and 525. 6d , An T * Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post -office Orders to b Jffice, Pioc a diu y , e made payable to John White, Post- NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE - CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all eases of Weakness and Swelling of , he Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on ean ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 168. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer. 228, Piccadilly. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Grays-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCTI, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. - • ' principle of free This was the first hospital to introduce the and instant admission to the destitute sick, withoutt mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to for tution in its most pitiable' form—viz., that which is ac:osti partied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficie m ni magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. d oreover, it gratuitously affords medical adv nd ice a medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued suppert, to enable them to a dmit and relieve the distressing oases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by th 6 Treasurer, Edward lyasterman, Esq. Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and ; Drummond' and Co. ; Ilerries and Co. ; hansom and yrescott, Grote, and Co,; Smith, Payne , and C o. ; G i y n and' Co. Jones Loyd and Cb. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and. ; W llama, Deacon, and Co Co.;; Overend , Gurn e y , and Co. aaat iv t i h sbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and co. , Liver p ool • HospitaL STANFORD S. SMITH, Secretary. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON RACES.—WEDNESDAY. . The first day of Hampton races never produces any very great amount of excitement, the second one being that on which the Londoners attend in such strong force. There was, nevertheless, the same variety of amusements on the course as in former years, and they apparently met with a fair amount of patronage. The stands were extremely well filled, and on the opposite side of the running ground, which was in very good order, a good number of drags and carriages were assembled. The racing, a full account of which is given below, was of such a character as to call fer no special comment. It will be seen from the account of the betting that most of the favourites won the different races for which th3y competed. For the Two-Year Old Stakes Birch Broom, with odds of 3 to 1 on him, literally cantered in first. Buckenham and Canary were equal favourites for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, and passed the post first and second. The weather, which looked threatening all the morning, held up capitally, there only being one shower during the afternoon. The Stand Plate (Handicap) of 10 soya ; for all ages. Winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. Mr, W. W. Baker's Bolero, 4 yrs, 7st .... (Nightingall) 1 Mr. G. Angora Cadiz, 3 yrs, 6st 51b .. (A. Woodhouse) 2 Mr. B. J. Angell's Lord Burleigh, 4 yrs, 9st (Hibbard) 3 The following also ran :—Gem of the Sea, Change, Walpole, Odine, Rosina, Zeelo, Copia, Atlas, Energetic, and Maubourquet. Betting-3 to 1 agst Atlas, 4to 1 agst Bolero, 6to 1 agsl - - - - - - - - _ Cadiz, 7 to 1 agst Gem of the Sea, and 10 to 1 agst any other. At the first attempt they left the post in close company, Bolero having a slight lead, which he retained for the first 50 yards, when he was pulled back, and the running was taken up by Gem of the Sea, who, in company with Lord Burleigh, Cadiz, Rosina, and Bolero came on in advance into the straight, when Gem of the Sea gradually dropped back at the distance, resigned the lead to Mr. Baker's colt, who came on and won very easily by a length and a half, four lengths separating the second and third ; Atlas was fourth, Walpole fifth, and Maubourquet next; Gem of the Sea and Rosina were the last two. The Two-year-01d Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 71b. Winners extra, with maiden allowances. Half a mile. Lord Westmorland's Birch Broom, Bst 131 b (car. 31b ex) (J. Goater) 1 _ _ . Mr. Josiffe's Stonewall Jackson, Bst 71b.... (W. Bolton) 2 Mr. C. Reed's Little Go, Bst 71b Stainley, Elise, Maud filly, Blight, and Land of the West also ran. Betting-3 to lon Birch Broom, 10 to 1 agst any other. Little Go was the first off, and came on with a clear lead, having Stonewall Jackson and the favourite as her imme diate followers, the others following at wide intervals. At the distance Birch Broom came out and won in a trot by half a dozen lengths. Elise was fourth, the Maud filly fifth, Blight sixth, Lord of the West and Stainley were the last two. The Innkeeper's Plate of 30 soya, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age, with selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. 11 subs. Mr. Taylor's Dirt Cheap, 3 yrs, Est 61b (X5O) (Bradford) 1 Mr. Angell's Vigil, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (i6O) (Perry) 2 Mr. Nightingall's Fitz Ruyter, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (£shtino) (Niggall) 3 Peru, Rockley, Bedford, Good for Nothing, and Sevin ton also ran, Betting-6 to 4 agat Dirt Cheap, 3to 1 agst Good for Nothing, and 8 to 1 agat Vigil. Several failures were occasioned by the majority of the riders being over anxious, in the first of which Bedford and Sevington ran the course, and Good for Nothing to the dis tance, before they could be stopped. When they got away Vigil jumped away with a clear lead, waited upon by Good for Nothing, the favourite, and Fitz Ruyter to the distance, when Dirt Cheap went to the front and won in a canter by a length and a half. There were three lengths bet ween the second and third, Rockley was fourth, Good for Nothing fifth, Sevinton next, Peru and Bedford the last two. The winner was bought by Mr. W. Robertson for 210 guineas. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 2 if declared, with 100 Boys. Winners extra. The second saved his stake. Two miles. 40 subs., 19 of whom pay 2 soya each. Mr. Saville's Buckenham, 4 yrs, Bst 6lb (J. Goater) 1 Mr. J. Day's Ca.iary, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 2 Mr. Fuller's Walpole, 4 yrs, Est 71b (Nightingall) 3 The following also ran :—Gibraltar, Flash-in-the-Pan, Brian Boru, Gasconade, and Truant. Betting-9 to 4 each agst Buckenham and Canary, 6to 1 agst Truant, and 100 to 7 agst any other. Immediately they reached the post Mr. Marshall got them in a line, and at once despatched them. Gibraltar, after running a few strides, was indulged with the lead, followed next the rails by Flash-in-the-Pan, Brian Boru, Truant, and Canary, in the order we have given, the latter being two or three lengths in advance of Buckenham, who brought up the rear division. Passing the stand Flash-in-the-Pan, making use of his lenient weight, went to the fore, and somewhat improved the pace, Gibraltar going on second, at whose quarters were Mr. Bryan's eolt,Truant, Walpole,and Canary, the lot, as they ascended the hill,spreading widely. As they rounded the top turn Flash-in-the-Pan had placed several lengths between himself and followers, but as they proceeded along the far side he appeared to come back to his immediate followers, and they ran almost abreast to the three-quarters of a mile post. Here they split, and Canary at once took the command,waited upon by Gibraltar, Truant, Brian Boru, Walpole, and Buckenham, the latter, appa rently full of running, waiting until they entered the straight,when he ran past his horses, and took his place on the inside, next the rails, at the girths of Canary, who was in trouble at the distance, when Goater brought his horse to the front and won with consummate ease by two lengths ; Canary,who ran an exceedingly game horse, defeating Wal pole by a length and a half for the second money. Gibraltar was fourth, Flash-in-the Tan fifth, and Brian Boru sixth, Gasconade and Truant were pulled up, and did not pass the post. The Claremont Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 71b. Winners extra. New T.Y.C. 18 subs. Mr. E. Brayley's Black Friar, Bst 101 b (Cowley) 1 Mr. G. Bryan's Woodcraft, Bst 101 b Mr. H. Marsh's Lady Nichol, Bst 121 b (includ blb extra) (A. Edwards) 3 Mr. Merton's Lady Warwick, Bat 71b (Reeves) 4 Garotter was struck out at 10 b 4 a.m. Betting-6 to 4 agst Black Friar, 3to 1 each agst Lady Nichol and Lady Warwick, and 4 to 1 agst Woodcraft. Lady Nichol jumped away with a alight lead, which she held into the straight, where the favourite came out and won in a canter by ten lengths; the others beaten away. The Hurst Plate of 40 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age. Winners extra, with selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. 10 subs. Mr. Greville's Ossian, 3 yrs, 7st llb (D 10) (Drew) 1 Mr. Burbridge's Baliverne, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (X4O) (Reeves) 2 Mr. Ellison's Kennett, 3 yrs, 7st llb (L 40).... (Cannon) 3 The following also ran :—Atlas, Bedford, Sanita, Sevin ten, and The Idea. The bettig opened at 7 to 4 agst Ossian, and closed at 6 to 4 agst Kennett, 100 to 30 agst Ossian, and 6 to 1 agst Baliverne. After one failure they left the post in company, but after running a few strides Baliverne obtained possession of a decided lead, followed by Ker nett, Sanita, Ossian, and The Idea into the straight, when Sanita dropped back, and Ossian, in the centre of the course, joined Banyan°. At the distance Mr. Greville's colt got his head in front, and won, after a very fine race home, by a neck, three lengths separating the second and third. The Idea was fourth, and Sevinton next. Atlas, Bedford, and Sanita were the last three, who pulled up nearly abreast. The winner was sold to ,Capt. Handley for 115 guineas. NEWT. N MEETING-WEDNESDAY. The Trial Handicap of 5 Bove each, with 30 added. Win ners extra. One mile and a quarter. Mr. E. Buckley's Wynnstay, 5 yrs, Bst (H. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Osborne's F;ytrap, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Whiteley) 2 Betting -5 to 4on Wynnstay, who won by a length, The Makerfield Handicap of 60 says ; winners extra. Straight half a mile. Mr. Scott nd. Mountain Buck, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b .. (Noble) 1 Capt. Ch r i s ti o ' s Mi ss Julia, aged, 9st 121 b (H. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Paddy O'Rourke, 3 yrs, 7st (Whiteley) 3 The following also tan :—Curagoa, Crisis, IBlame colt, and Inheritor. Betting -2 to 1 each agst Paddy O'Rourke and Miss Julia, 6to 1 agst Mountain Buck, 6 to 1 agst Curava, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length ; a neck between the second and third. Curagoa was fourth. The Great Newton Handicap of 200 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous each ; winners extra ; second to receive 20 sous. To start at the Colborne Course and go once round. 16 subs. Lowndes's Ratcatcher, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Richards) w.o. The Golborne Park Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, w ith 50 added, for tea-fir-olds; colts, Bst 101 b ; filli es an d geld- Mr. W. Phillips's Persuasion, 2 yrs, Bst 121 b (in. blb ex.) (Wainwright) w.o. The Maiden Plate of 40 sous, three-yr-olds, 7st ; four, Bst 41b ; five, Bst 91b ; six and aged, Bst 121 b ; f and g allowed 31b. One mile and a quarter. Mu. Barber's Cutler, 4 yrs. Bst 41b.......... (G. Noble) 1 Mr. J. Davies's Bowman, 5 yrs, Bst 51b..(11. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Osborne's Fanfreluche, 3 IT, 7st ...... (Whiteley) 3 Mr. W. T. Parks's Gammon, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (P. Harrison) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Cutler, 9to 4 agst Bowman, 3to 1 agst Fanfreluche, 10 to 'I agst Gammon (off ) Won by ten lengths ; six lengths between second and thild. Gammon was left at the post. THE CONFEDERATE STATES. (1". om the Special Correspondent of the Times.) RICHMOND, May 17. As every incident in relation to" Stonewall" Jack son cannot fail at this moment to be interesting wherever the English tongue is spoken, I will briefly add to my former letter the following gleanings, gathered in anticipation of a forthcoming " Life" which the public expects from a competent hand. Thomas Jefferson Jackson was born in Western Virginia in January, 1824. His great-grandfather and great-grandmother were both English. His ather, who had been id comfortable cirenmscances, became involved towards the end of his life, and left four or five children,of whom our hero was the eldest, in straitened eireumstancesi " Stonewall" Jackson received the plain and limited English edu cation which may be supposed to be within the reach of the sparse agricultural population of West tern Virginia, and which cannot have amounted to much more than instruction in reading and writing. The great event of his life was his appointment, at the age of nearly 19 !years, to the United States Military Academy at West Point, through the in terest of a member of Congress representing his district. It is customary for students to enter Wes' Point at the age of 16, so that Jackson was nearly three years senior to most of his associates. He is described to me by a classmate as having journeyed most of the way from Western Virginia to West Point on foot, in a suit of the coarsest homespun cloth and in the roughest of country shoes, and as having been simple and modest, but, at the same time, one of the most uncouth and ungainly boys that ever entered the academy. His restricted op portunities and lifelong residence in a remote coun try district placed him at a great disadvantage in comparison with the sons of wealthier fathers, forced in the hotbeds of large towns, and to whom Jackson was at first an unfailing source of jest and amusement. But it was not long before his pa _ _ tient, self-denying, and indomitable perseverance extorted admiration from his compeers as well as from his masters, and it was found that he would never leave one lesson or recitation until he had thoroughly mastered it, not even feign to possess knowledge which he had not entirely acquired. Again and again, when called upon to answer q ues- ,ons in the recitation of the day, he would reply "I have not as yet looked at it; I have been en gaged in mastering the recitation of yesterday or the day before." The result was that he graduated 17th in a class of 70, at the head of which class graduated, I believe, General M'Clellan. There was probably, in the whole class, not a boy to whom Jackson at the outset was not inferior in knowledge and attainments; at the end of the race he had only 16 before him, and had outstripped no less than 53. It used constantly to be laughingly said by his con temporaries that if the course had been for 10 years, instead of four, Jackson would have graduated at the head of his class. It was in speaking of a pupil of this character that Dr. Arnold once said, " I would staid to that buy hat in hand. It would be difficult for Mr. Smiles to find a more appropriate addition to the gallery which he has thrown open to the public by his work entitled Self-Help than the portrait of " Stonewall" Jackson. It is not necessary that I should follow him through the Mfmican war, of which the endless stories and details of American soldiers fail to inspire interest for the European. I believe that in that war he gained as many steps as any of his brother officers, and was favourably noticed as an excellent artillerist. He quitted the United States' army upon receiving the appointment of Professor of Chemistry in the Military Academy of the State of Virginia at Lexington, To this academy he became ardently attached, and here he passed tea years of his modest and unobtrusive life, taking great interest in the pursuits of his professorship and in the natural sciences, though never becoming, in the European sense, a deeply read or scientific man. His health was not strong, and, according to the general idea, he was fanciful about himself. After the death of his first wife he visited Europe. running through it, apparently, in the hot haste which is so characteristic of Americans, and de voting to the task of sight seeing in London the same energy which he subsequently carried into the field against the Federals. He told me that it was his habit to give 16 hours a day to " doing London," commencing at 5 in the morning, and keeping it up until 9at night. But his chief delight was in the cathedrals of England, and notably in West minster Abbey and York Minster. He was never tired of talking about them, or listening to details about the chapels and cloisters of Oxford. Upon the outbreak of this gigantic war he imme diately offered his services' to the State of Virginia, and received his first commission from his friend and fellow-townsman, Governor Letcher. There were many other professors and magnates of Lex ington Academy from whom great things were ex pected; few people, if any, thought that the silent, shy, reserved Jackson would fili Europe no less than America with his fame, and that while none of his Lexington rivals would gain a name which has survived for two years, his would be prominent in song and story for two centuries. This is not the place to review his military career, or to recapi tulate his brilliant campaigns in the Valley, wh en he fought and worsted almost simultaneously three Federal armies under Generals Shields, Fremont, and Banks, each of these armies being larger and infinitely better equipped than the Confederate force under Jackson. Neither is this the place to dwell upon his march into the V alley and his rapid descentwh iehinitiatedn po n the the battles bewildered around Richmond; his M'Clellan's flank, passage through Thoroughfare Gap, and onslaught upon General Pope's rear; and, last an d mos t t err ibl e of all, his operations against the flank and rear of May. In none of he ever thwarted these r hazardous r movementso n the 2 d o ur f a s or disconcerted by his opponents ; in none did he ever fail to realize the most unhoped-for suc cess. His want of communicativeness, and his gaining important but t nd not through the i h n a f b o i r t m e a f t t io r n us h ti y ng hi t s o o n w o n o e n y e e , s, b report of an emissary, made him at times unpopu lar with some of his officers ; but as the war ad vanced he began to be their idol, as he was at all times the idol of his rank and file. It was felt that, if he called upon both men and officers to make un paralleled exertions, there was no one in the army whom he spared so little as himself. Anything happier than the relations between himself and Generals Lee and Longstreet cannot be conceived. His confidence in the admiration of General Lee amounted almost to idolatry. Upon that fatal Sunday which will long be me morable as the gloomiest day which the Confederacy has seen since the Federal evacuation of Fort Sumter, his chaplain left him in the morning to go and per form service before the men. His text was suggested by General Jackson, and taken from Romans viii. 28, "We know that all things work together for good to them that love God." It was one of the c h a racter of his religious belief. An ardent predes tinarian, General's favourite texts, and furnishes a key to the accepting with unquestioning faith the issues of life, equal to any and every f or t un e, he had at the same time an American's tolerance f or the doctrines and faith of other men. No man in this —the unconsidered trifles which await picking up and collection, would fill a volume. It is impos sible to attempt to swell the proportions of this letter to such an extent as to permit mention of them. The consternation of Carl Schurz and his u p t a c n h i m e- e s n tru w a hen te j rr u o c r ks o o f n t b h u e r i s r t fl up ig o h n t, th t e h i e r Flyin g r a e r a m th o ep f muskets, knapsacks, oilcloths, an d blan ketssret which mark their retrograde track, could alone be done justice to by the pen which stereo typed the " stampede" of Bull Run, and drew down upon its wielder a venomous wrath from which the recurrence of many similar stampedes will possibly shelter his humbler successors. It is singular how badly, on the whole, the Federal Ger mans have fought. Finer material, so far as the eye can judge, than many of these German regiments cannot be conceived. The chief distiution which they have gained in this war has been as proficients in the art of Blenkerism. Their flight was indig nantly witnessed by Capt. Scheibert, their country man, who joined the Confederate army about two months ago as Commissioner, sent by the Prussian Government to report upon that army's organisa tion and efficiency, and who is attached to the staff of Gen. Stuart. An incident which befell this officer after the battle of Sunday has afforded general amusement. Anxious to procure forage for his sorry steed after the great battle at Chancellorsville, he undertook an expedition in search of a house, and, after wandering some distance, came upon a shanty, in the door of which stood a negro woman. He was proceeding to importune her in the best English which he could command for corn, when from be hind her issued no less than six Yankees, musket on shoulder. Capt. Scheibert was dressed in Confede rate uniform, and although there is good reason to think that the Yankees desired much more to be taken than to take prisoners, his fate appeared in evitable. But taking heart of grace, he drew and flourished a tremendous German sabre, exclaiming, " Surrendair ! behind me finds itself all the naval lery." The Yankees made no remonstance, and he marched them, musket still on shoulder, for a mile and a half until he rejoined General Stuart. Just before they reached the General, one of the prisoners, thinking that some protest was needed under the circumstance, exclaimed, " Captain, had we known that your cavalry was such a long way off, we'd have taken you prisoner instead." As Captain Scheibert was standing near General Lee during the battle a spent bullet rolled nearly up to the feet of the latter. Picking it up the General politely handed it to the captain as a me mento, destined, doubtless, to make its way to Prussia and adorn many a tale hereafter. Captain Scheibert expresses his enthusiastic admiration of ) the flan and spirit with which the Confederates skirmish and fight. While, in my anxiety to avoid that partiality which it is impossible for any Englishman who . _ thoroughly knows both sides in this quarrel to feel, I estimated the Southern loss at 10,000 men in killed, wounded, and missing, it is now apparent from the official returns that my estimate was ex cessive. Here is the statement just made public on high authority : Killed l,OOO Wounded Prisoners Total 7,500 On the other hand here is the official return of the Yankee prisoners sent down to Richmond from the Rappahannock between the Ist and 12th of May:— First batch Second batch 1,300 Third batch Total 5,950 In addition, there are now lying in the field hos pitals of the Confederates no less than 1,700 wounded Federals. My estimate, therefore, which rated the Federal prisoners at between 8,000 and 9,000, was again slightly in excess, as their actual number was 7,650—an aggregate exceeding the total amount of the Confederate killed, wounded, and prisoners by 150. Of the killed and wounded in the Federal army, your readers can form some estimate from the admitted fact that Sedgwick's corps, of which the fighting was child's play as compared with the bloody work at Chancellorsville, lost 5,000 in killed and wounded. Unquestionably, Chancel lorsville and its concomitant struggles were among the costliest, if not actually the costliest, defeats which the Federals have ever sustained. It is not likely that your readers will for a moment have been taken in by the swaggering announcement that this shattered army is again acting on the offensive, or ever likely again to cross to the Golgotha which awaits it on the southern bank of the Rappahan nock. Other destinies are in store for it, and so its leaders, however little they may like the prospect, very well know. In the meantime the condition of the long tongue of land between the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers, which is called the Northern Neck, baffles belief. Over this whole district deser ters swarm in incredible numbers. What little food was left to the miserable inhabitants of this devas tated region is torn from them by swarms of famish ing deserters, who have no plan but to get down in any way to the Potomac, and set themselves adrift upon logs, or knock together rafts upon which to cross the stream. A portion of General Stoneman's cavalry is finding ample occupation in picking up these miserable waifs and strays, and forcing them back into the ranks. Out of such elements is the " finest army on the planet" now composed. Few, if any, of the Confederate officers de serve more commendation for the ability and energy with which effect was given to the orders of General Lee, after Generals Jackson and A. P . Hill were wounded, than General J. E. B. Stuart. Appointed at a moment's notice, at 10 o'clock at night, to the command of a large corps belonging to an arm of the service with which he had no previous familiarity, unacquainted with most of the brigadier-generals and nearly all the colonels acting under his orders, General Stuart displayed qualities which augur well for his character as a soldier. It was not to be expected that either he or any one else could in an instant take the place of such a leader as " Stonewall" Jackson, but although l it is every day more and more apparent that Jack son's wound rescued the shattered Federal army from a fate for which parallels could alone be found at the Caudine Forks or at Ulm, there were not wanting voices which, in allusion to Stuart's con duct in the battle of May the 3d, proclaimed that other men, not unworthy to wear the mantle even of " Stonewall" Jackson, would, if he fell, spring from the ground. General Stuart's transference from a cavalry to an infantry command was under stood to be only temporary. It is probable, though as yet not positively settled, that General A. P. Hill, one of the best fighters in this army, will he the successor of Jackson, although it is believed that Jackson had, at an earlier stage of the war, expressed a wish that if any mischance befell him his place should be taken by General Ewell. It is feared teat the serious wound which Gen. Ewell re ceived at the second battle of Manassas, and which led to the amputation of his leg above the knee ' w ill militate against the possibility of his taking the field. It is understood that Gcneral Stuart has already resumed command of, his favourite cavalry, i and that his force, which before the battle of Chsati cellorsville had dwindled to insi the addition of fresh brigades, \le l :h a : e ve, w hy ill re b a y • bon of the greater abundance of forage and milder the battles of Chancellorsville by the large corps o Gen. Longstreet, and strengthened by the addition to the command of Gen. Stuart of at least 10,000 wibres, might be contemplated with confidence, that confidence is assuredly not out of place at the pre sent moment. I am assured that the muskets picked up on the battlefield amount tonot less than 50,000. MAY 19. The almost unbroken success which has cheered Secessia since first I took up my abode within its limits can scarcely be expected to be wholly unat tended with disaster. A casualty which at first ap- peared likely to be disastrous in its consequences aroused Richmond from its slumbers at two :n the morning of the 15th inst., and for a time imperilled the very existence of the Tredegar Works, the largest and most successful ironfoundry in the Con federacy, at - which most of the heavy notably the Brooke guns, have for the last two years been cast. It is true that if the Confederacy were prevented from producing any more guns, the incon venience would scarcely be great, in consequence of the immense amount of superfluous artillery which they have already taken from the enemy. But there is demand for more of the famous Brooke guns, to be employed in a service which will hereafter become apparent, and the destruction of the TredegarWorks would in this respect have been a serious calamity. I am happy to say that the fire which burst out in an immense woollen factory, and afterwards extended to the Tredegar Works, did serious damage to the latter, but not such as, in the opinion of Captain Brooke, to interfere with the progress of the numerous guns of which he is superintending the manufacture, and which are now approaching completion. The feeling that with the sweet must also come the bitter has latterly induced a deal of anxiety in regard to the operations et Gen. Grant's army along the Big Black River, which is traversed by the railroad which connects Vicksburg with Jackson, and runs out into the Mississippi about 30 miles south of the former town. It may be remem bered that in a former letter, while deprecating the censure of your readers for not giving them more searching revelations in regard to this country, I intimated the probability of an incautious word furnishing a hint to the Federals about Vicksburg which might be pregnant with mischief to that gal lant little city. There is now no harm in saying that it was impossible to inspect the defences of Vicksburg without coming to the conclusion that its only vulnerable point was by an approach along the Big Black River. It is true that even by this approach, infinitely more promising though it be than any attack from the direction of the Yazoo River, the difficulties are slnpendous, and at the end there is, in Vicksburg itself, a nut so hard to crack that in my opinion no Federal molars will be strong enough for the job. The reader may remember my description of the network of lunettes, redans, re doubts, and other works which surrounds Vicks burg and protects its rear, and whichlis by far the finest system of works which I have hitherto seen in the Confederacy. Add to this the difficulty o, moving such an army as Gen. Grant's through a country as tangled and infinitely mure hilly than the wilderness which witnessed the recent battles in Virginia, and some conception of the arduous nature of the task which he has on hand, and which he seems to have hitherto discharged with activity and ability, may be formed by the English reader. He is assisted by a fleet scarcely less powerful than that which was recently foiled before Charleston, and commanded by two of the ablest officers in the Fede ral navy, Farragut and Porter. The great and absorbing interest of the recent operations near Fredericksburg fixed the eyes of both sections mainly upon that neighbourhood, and it was not until the smoke which overhung the val ley of the Rappahannock had cleared away that the attention of the Confederate public was attracted to the fact that, contrary to my own and the general anticipations, another formidable attack, conducted along the approach which has long been felt to offer most promise to the assailants, was threatening the little hill city of Vicksburg. For a considerable time past it has been found that it was almost im possible to check the passage of Federal transports and barges under cover of night down the Missis sippi, and accordingly a large number of vessels have successfully run the gauntlet of the Vicksburg batteries, subject only to the loss of a heavy percen tage of their numbers. As there has throughout this war been a reckless disregard of property on the Federal aide—a disregard which at the present moment may be nothing but wise economy—Admi ral Farragut (lid not scruple to sacrifice many of his vessels in order to get a larger number than he sacrificed below the obstruction he offered at Vicks burg. His troops were marched over the tongue of land across which the attempted canal has been car ried, and were embarked upon the surviving trans ports beyond the range of the. Vicksburg batteries. It appears that the defences thrown up by the Con federates at Grand Gulf, which is situated at the mouth of the Big Black River, 30 miles below Vicksburg, were only seriously taken in hand after a large number of Federal vessels had succeeded in getting past the batteries at Port Hudson and Vicksburg. These defences were designed to ob struct the passage of vessels up the Big Black, which is navigable, though not without damage to large vessels, for a considerable distance from its mouth. A heavy bombardment of the few and light guns planted by the Confederates at Grand Gulf necessitated the abandonment of that post, and a subsequent battle at Port Gibson, which was again abandoned by the Confederates, left their enemy in, and opened a door along the Big Black to the rear of Vicksburg. The evacuation of Port Gibson was followed by that of Bayou Pierre, and General Bower fell back with his small Confederate force towards Vicksburg, but not until his gallant little band had done some excellent fighting- It was at this stage of the proceedings that at G H en ia . scene. first E. Johnstone appear ed on the first arrival was not in timetosavveertehelecidtywoufhJack son, against which the Yankees p r i s i ng activity by G e n. Grant. Gen. Johnston, w hose reinforcement s had not come up , was obliged F w e d a s e r o a c i c s u , 73 9 , jhaocukrsec,nb,ywh the tch to retreat hastily fraonmy though not for m subsequently fell back towards a little place called Raymond, though whether with a design of attack. ing Vicksburg in the rear, or of retreating towards the base of their operations, their vessels on the Mississippi does not yet appear. It is obvious th a t there must be great difficulty in supplying su c h an army as Grant's—said to consist of 40,000 or 50,000 men—in such a country, 50 miles away from their base. There is also a report that his trains have been cut and interfered with by the one•armed Gen. Loring, an active and enterprising officer. Be this as it may, it is manifest that Gen. Grant has not a moment to lose, and that his only chance of taking Vicksburg will be by a coup de mum, befog e John stone is strong enough to fall upon his rear. Within the lines of Vicksburg is Gen. Pemberton, in command of a very strong force, amply provi sioned for some weeks to come. In the neighbour hood of Jackson is Gen. Johnstone, with an army already numbering 11,000 men, which is being ra pidly increased by reinforcements flowing through Meridian. It is difficult to form accurate opinions in regard to these Western operations, concerning which our information has always been vague; but President Davis expresses himself as thoroughly confident about the issue of the struggle in State, and no one in Richmond is so well to form a correct opinion as he is. It would that if Grant advances directly against _ mendous works at Vicksburg he is prepared to , stake his all upon that cast of the die Unless he succeeds, and succeeds at once, he will apparently have General Johnstone in his rear and General Pemberton in his front, the number of their col. lectrve forces being fully equal to those of Grant. This prospect does not seem very promising for the Federals, but they have got into such a stolid atti tude of insouciance at New York and Boston that nothing but some such casualty as the peril of Wash ington wi:l ever disturb them. What is likely to be the result of the operations of the next few weeks your readers can judge as well and perhaps better than I; but let them rest assured that the activity of the Confederates is lively to be nut less remarkable, and, as it seems to me, likely to be more successful than the activity of their opponents. In only one spot will a detersive attitude probably be preserved —along the line which Gear ral Bragg and his army are holding in front of General Rose crans. Whether the latter will be able to main tain himself where he is when the Cumberland '.ind Tenthsee rivers, along which his supplies are drawn, Lave fallen so low as to be no longer navigable seems very problematical. Anyhow, it seems scarcely possible that a great crisis, momentous as regards the future issue of this weary war, can fail to be reached before the Ides of June. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Mr. E. J. Reed, chief constructor of the navy, paid an official visit to Sheerness dockyard on Monday last, attended t Mr. Moody, mastiwahiP ,wrightjiajteggi4 , •; , 1' or apprentices, while the candidates admi , 4 , 3ton were undergoing examination. He then proceeded to inspect the Scylla, 20, screw steam corvette, and thence went to the factory. He finally went on board the Arethusa, 30, screw steam frigate. While on boord this vessel a telegraphic message arrived from the Admiralty, requesting his presence imme diately, and he left for London by the 3.15 train from Sheerness. The Orlando, 46, screw steam frigate, 3,740 tons, 1,000-horse power, Capt. George G. Randolph, having completed coaling, was removed from the coal bulk to moorings in Sheerness harbour on Mon day last, where she is now receiving her stores and ammunition, being ordered to ship 100 tons of the latter. These duties concluded, she is to be got ready for sea with all despatch, and will proceed to Devonport for the West India and North American stations. The Scylla, 21, screw steam corvette, 400-horse power, chief engineer in charge Mr. James Gillies, is being brought forward in No. 1 dock, Sheerness dockyard, for the first-class steam reserve of that port. She is expected to be ready for sea about the 20th inst. The Cossack, 30 , screw steam-corvette, 1,296 tons, 250. horse power, Capt. W. Rolland, was swung for the adjustment of her compasses, yester day, in Sheerness harbour, and her crew have been transferred from the naval barracks at Sheerness to the ship. She is expected to be ready for sea by the 16th inst. The Herring, gunboat, Commander Lieut. John R. D. Cooper, tender to the Edinburgh coastguard vessel at Queensferry on the Firth of Forth, has left Sheerness to resume her duties in the north, after having been refitted and supplied with new boilers in Sheerness dockyard. Her Majesty's steam storeship Rhadamanthus, Master-Commander Raymond, has commenced re turning stores at Woolwich, in preparation to go down to Sheerness to be repaired, in consequence of the entrance of the outer basin at Woolwich being closed by a coffer dam. The officers and crew of the Rhadamanthus will be transferred to the Dee for service, with the exception of Mr, Edward R. D. Mayne, acting second master, who has been dismissed the service. The Vivid, steam tender to the Fisgard at Wool wich, went down the river on Tuesday on trial of her boilers and machinery. Mr. John Frickett, chief engineer and inspector of machinery, attended on behalf of the Admiralty. The trial was satis factory, the speed realising 13 knots 8 decimals per hour. Her boilers, manufactured in Woolwich dockyard, her engines, by Messrs. Penn E nd Sons, were thoroughly repaired, and the vessel com pletely renovated and made good throughout. The powerful hydraulic press for bending armour plates, manufactured by Messrs. Westwood, Baillie, and Co., of the Isle of Dogs, for her Majesty's dockyard at Pembroke, underwent an official trial on Tuesday, Mr. Patridge, inspector of machinery at Woolwich, being in attendance on behalf of the Government authorities. The press is a dupli cate of the one erected a few weeks ago in Wool wich dockyard. The plates of 41 inches and one of 3 inches in thickness were placed on the ram cold, and were subjected to a pressure of 461 cwt. per circular inch of the ram, which is equal to a pres sure of 1,823 tons, being the greatest pressure yet obtained by any machinery. All the joints of the pumps and press were perfectly tight. The plates bent were 3ft. 3ir. wide, and were curved 1/ inches in the width. Two plates, one 41 inches thick and one 3 inches thick, were then turned over and placed in the press with the 1,-inch curved side downwards, and by working the press up to 24 cwt. per circular inch, or 940 tons on the ram, the plates were bent 2t inches—viz., from 11 hollow to 11- round in the width. The same firm are manufac turing three similar presses for the Russian Go vernment, and also the huge iron rudder, to weigh 13 tons, for her Majesty's 30 gun iron steam ship Achilles, 6,079 tons, building at Chatham. The rudder will be ready for delivery at the end of the present month. The following appointments were made yes terday at the Admiralty : Dr. Donald Myer, acting assistant. surgeon, additional, to the Royal Adelaide. • John Frazer, do. Dr. Joseph Whitaker, do. Alfred Wm. Whitley, to the Victory. Wm. D. Wodsworth, do. EdwardJ W a j r . d ß ( e a n ) n s e u t ze p o a n y , R. F. E. Moriso n, p a y master, do. Cowman to the Active. W Donogli, surgeon, tothasttehre, Tdorin. I Dr. Geo. V. c4mnalee der John A. Shears, to the Aboukir. THE ARMY. No. f ßoyal Artillery on Tuesday b a ttery landed on the previous day at G ravesend 2 Barartit:eryd' a l t 3 th Woo B l r w i t a n de f rom Madras. Th e from the hired troop - sh ip Lord W ar d en, 96 days at sea. The Battery consisted of Capt. Tottenham, Lieut. R. P. L. Welch, Dr. Cashman, 205 non-com missioned officers and men, 13 women, and 32 chil dren. Two children belonging to a second-class passenger died and were buried at sea off the Cape of Good Hope. With this exception the ship was exceedingly healthy. The headquarters and first squadron of the sth Battalion Military Train to be relieved by a similar squadron of the 4th Battalion from Aldershot, left Woolwich yesterday for the former place. They consisted of Major Salle, Capts. Berry and Baby, Lieut. Bruce, Ensign Simpson, Adjt. Hesketh, Surg. Macbeth, Veterinary-Surg. Fleming, four staff 9ser geants, seven sergeants, two trumpeters, and 119 rank and file. EXETER HALL.—The National Choral Society will give a performance of Afendels:.2ohn's " Hymn of Praise" and Rossini's " Stabat Mater" on Wednesday, the 24th, under the direction of Mr. G. If. Marlin. In addition to Mr. Sims Reeves (who has transferred his ser vices from the Sacred Harmonic S o et to Mr. Martin and the Nati,nal Choral Society), Madame Albani has been en gaged, and will make herappearance in sacred music. This will be the only performance of the above works this season. . Mr. IL BERKELEY'S MOTION ON VOTE BY BAL LOT.--This motion comes on for discussion in the voterste osnpfgortoic froth proofs obeing of House of C ommons on Tuesday, the 16th of June, whe n we hope all those members who profess to be advocates f or f re edom of election will be in t he i r places to give it their e i t ar t theif4 moat are itsnhute p im p e o tai r d t eaa . t ecya T The recent ththee pobawl e l l eo e rt c elections n o pu s r noe of Pc the Go vernments,