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DS TEO EID ON: Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. G ABRIEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEETH and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, 'Fringe, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a if etime, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and RTICULATIO NT even when all others fail. Purest ma erials only, at half the usual oat. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established D' tilts, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQTJARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON ; 85, NEW-STREET, PIRMING'IJAM ; and 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required from country patients, Gabriel's ractical Treatise gratis. Consaltatf era free. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Bth April, 1863. ZIEALED TENDERS will be received at this office, until noon on WEDNESDAY, the 6th May, 1863, rom persons who may be willing to enter into Contracts to uPPIY R OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron —The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCIT, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate surport, it may b e ren d ered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this ;Tent 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, Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distr ess i ng cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas'erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; 'Terries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co ; Smith, Payne, and Co.: Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W iliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. ___ STANFORD S. SMITH. Secretary. _ .—The Liv ER . T IVERPOOL JULY MEETING,_ named, to It, and JILA SECON! DAY.—TUESDAY, Ji m ii root , CUP, in specie, valne 2 0 of ni;e to be added to a Handicap weep takes of 2s so;is by e the Lessee, 5 only if declar d on a day hereafter sweepstakes Weatherby, London ; or to M. W. Topham, Cle°rkMoe". Course, Chester; the winner of any t the stake, or plate, of the clear value of 500 sovs after the Aleigehute appear 5 , b, two of such races 101 b extra, but this in any oime to be the extreme penalty; the winner of the Manchester Union or Trades ('up, Ascot Stakes, Northumberland Plate, or Cumberland Plate, lolb extra ; or of any other handicap race of the value of 200 sovs clear 51b, of 400 71b, or of any two of such last mentioned handicaps 81b extra ; the winner to pay 30 sovs to the judge, and 20 sovs towards expenses of the course ; second to save his stake; two miles. Weights to be published in due time. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS! Lord Annesley Mr. J. Bennett Lord Canterbury Mr. R. Bignell Lord Hartington Mr. W. G. Craven Lord Setton Mr. D weon Lor dWestmoreland 3Tr. Diens Sir L. Newman j Mr. Frail Col. Forester Mr. F. Hall Col. C. P. Leslie Mr. Hargreaves Capt. Christie Mr. Hart Mr'Mr. Ca pt. White Mr. ti odgman Mr. Barber G. AnZell Mr. T. Hughes Mr. T. Hughei If th e hi":beet welh` accep be rail to e i that and the others t n p iropor und ertio Sat 121 b, it will be t. added,f ll o T r '?i Y STAKES of '5 soya each, wo Year second to ra re hi olds ; colts Sat 101 b, an s d ft filrie it s h Fa sl3 t 7 s l o lo ya ; more Slb extra, 'stake : winners of 100 soya clear 51b, 200 or race ; T.Y.C. but not to be accumulative ; 8 subs or no THIRD DAy.___ Nv . E . D NESDAY Tuve 15.—The STANLEY STARES of 15 sovn each, 5 ft, with 50 soya added, for two and three year olds two P'ehlings allowed 21b Y ea r olds 7 s t 41 b , three O a t ; fillies and ; No" o• , more y Sib extra of plates or sweepstakes in or the resent ear amountin it:: 100 aovs clear to carry 51b, 200 soya to the fund ;, T.Y.C. handicaps except e d ; the winner to pay 10 PRESENT sunSCRIBEItg Lord Annesley, I Mr. W. G. Craven . e, I Mr. n G. Payne. In all races, at Liverp oo l , where f er than start, the add e d mone y w ill be Withh e ld three horses The Stanley Stakes closes on T uesday, the 17th of March, and names the evening preeedin , the race; and the Cup and __Kersey Stakes also close and name on Tuesday, the 17th of narch, being the Tuesday following the Liverpool Spring steeting. i,..No_minations received by Messrs. Weatherby, London ; Mr. ' Johnson St Mary's, York ; and Mr. E. W. Topham ("tester. ' . , Mr. Jsckson Mr. W. Lynn Mr. .T. Merry Mr. W. Owen Mr. Payne Mr. W. Rllnh Mr. IL Riddell Mr. P. Ridd ell Mr. Saxon Mr. J. Scott Mr. F. Swin fell Houses for drying the seed of forest trees and nurseries have been established by the French Go vernment to satisfy the demands of the planters. The Go vernment have now six drying-houses, and it is calculated that these establishments can supply annually from 15,000 to 20,000 kilogrammes of seed—a quantity sufficient to sow 5,000 acres; 473 nurseries were established in 1861, and 359 were added to them in 1862, capable of producing. 40.000,000 plants. These nurseries are spread over the immense surface which it is proposed to plant. Many of them situated near the large towns are so admirably ma naged that they may compete with the most celebrated private establishments. Nothing, in fact, has been neglected to encourage the planting of the waste moun tain lands, and annual conferences have been organised for this purpose among all the agents appointed by the Government. THE FRAUDS BY AN ASSISTANT INCOME TAX COLLECTOR, AT LEEDS.—Yesterday, at the Leeds borough sessions, a young man named Stephen Ounsworth w s.u r: n s a.u3, indicted for uttering counterfeit coin under the follow lOgllePcetcorulo_iafnr circumstances :— The prisoner had been ocea employed by his father-in-law, Mr. Thompson, the amount i it n nh eo a me and property tax, to assist him in his duties. Mr. lienryu Smith, elOth of February, the prisoner called upon went awa for payment of £1 Is., y, but ret urned and a shilling. The prisoner and he received producuerdned in about three hours afterwards, and he then the medal, having on one side a fly haodther the word "Hanover," de claring that Mr. Smith same day Woodhoused ayOunsworth Cemetery,Pc called aid it to him fora sovereign. upon the Rev. Richard lied H On ar t r h is e , was paid the money, but two hours receive £26 58. He turned to tbe house, and said thatuZ afterwards he re him a light sovereign. This coin, when produced had given out to be a " flying ho rse " m edal, and lyfr, turned li ev ing the statement to be correct, exchan ged Harris, be genuine sovereign. Afterwards , when Mr. rnhoitmlon, i for a 0 uns wort h' s father-in - law , called for the bala nce of s m Harris's account, the latter g entleman showed hi m the medal. Mr. Thompson took it from Mr. Harris, gave hi m a good sovereign for it, and threw it on the fire. On the 16th February the prisoner visited Mr. Moses Atkinson, to obtain £3 15s. Mr. Atkinson paid him the money, but whilst he was turning to get a pen and ink for the receipt the prisoner said that two of the coins were "flying horse" medals, upon which Mr. Atkinson exchanged them for two sovereigns. In the latter case it was conclusively shown that Mr. Atkinson had received the four sovereigns and two £5 notes a day or two previously, from Mr. Briggs, cloth merchant, Leeds ; that he had wrapped up the gold in the notes and had not touched them afterwards until Ounsworth called. Mr. Briggs and Mr. Atkin son both declared their belief in the goodness of the coins which the latter gentleman had thus paid to Ounsworth. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. LEGAL and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, NOTICE Lz ITF.TIEBY GIVEN. That an EXTRAORDI ABY GENERAL MEETING will ce held at the House 4 the Society, No. in, Fleet-street, London, on TUESDAY, lie sth day of May next, at One o'clock precisely, for the lurpose of taking into consideration a certain clause of the of Settlement, which has been recommended for amend- Rent by an txtraordinary Board of Directors. Py order of the Board, JOHN NETTLE PON, Secretary. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENG LAND. 112, Bishopagate-street, London, April 14, 1863. The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of England. lereby Give Notice, that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEET NG of ;he PROPRIETottS of this Society will be held on 'IIERSDAY, the 14th day of NI sy next, at the hour of 12 reeiselv, at the Company's House, 112, Bishopf.gate-street, the City of London. By order of the Court of Directors. ALEX. ROBERTSON, E. ATKINSON, Agents and Manager , . N.B.—The Chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely, of Twelve for One o'clock. I AWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER 1 0 0 It THIS DAY. At 2s. 6d. each Person. SOUPS. Cressy. Hollandaise. FISH. Turbot ar d Lobster Sauce. ENTREES. • Croquettes en Salpicon. Curried Mutton. JOINTS. Roast Veal. Roast Beef. SWEETS. Cumberland Puddings. Orange Fritters. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, tHENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES, imported ex iressly for the London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET. Fried Whiting. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. TOTICE.- ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT LF.S FRERES ATHOS. From the Caric , nan 1 heatre, Turin. Master EDWIN SAUNDERS, the Child of Song. THE NEAPOLITAN MINSTRELS. IRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. i'rincipal Artistes —Miss Russell. Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, , and Siinor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. the celebrated UNSWORTH'S NEW STUMP SPEECH, The only Negro Orator of the day. EUGENE and DULEY, with new Eccentricities. UITIIUR LLOYD, Miss SAUNDERS, and Mr. HILTON, the Comic Ventriloquist and Modern Magician, EVERY EVENING. Admission—Hall, ed. ; stalls and balcony, is. r H 0 X F OR D , e,OXFORD STREET. THIS EVENING, Auber's Grand Opera, MASANIELLO. Also, the New Cantata, by Herr Meyer Lutz, " HERNE THE, MINTER," ;upported by Miss Russell, Miss Oesten, Miss Townley, &c.; Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, &c. with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonglim , ns. Drew Dean's Fiute Solos • UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the mai venous ARTH R and BERTRAND. "These two Parisian clowns have carried the art of umbling to apparently the highest pitch of perfection, and it s Impossible even for the most staid of visitors to avoid sing amused by their origin'l gambols. They elicit shouts t laughter and applause ."—Times, —Times, April 7, 1863. JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. • At the ARGYLL ROOMS, Gre Windmill-street, Piccadilly. , ortinued success of J. LEVY, the celebrated Cornet-a -1 iston ! lays Nightly, at Nine and Ten o'clock, one of his admir:d solos, also at Eleven, Variations, "The Carnival de Venise." Revival of the Scotch Fantasia and Irish Quadrille, by M. inllien. Solos by Tyler, King, Horton, M'Ele-ey, Arm Cavatina, `Di Nabuco," on the Euphonium, ty L. Mosca. Doors open at Eight o'clock. Admission, is. Manager, Mons. GRENET. IIHE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, JL containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by nnumerable Models, illustrating every part of the Human 'rame ; together with a variety of Natural Preparations, Malformations, monstrosities, &c. ; also the Moving Ana omical Dying Zouave, and other life-size figures. Open lailv from 11 to 10, for Gentlemen only. Admission, One Entrance-44 A, Maddox-street, Regent-street, .ondon, W. Illustrated Catalogue, free by post for 12 stamps, sealed 20. Explanations throughout the day. Lecture at 4. Address he Secretary, as above. FLOUR AND MEAT 1 1 such quantities as may be required, from the let June to 10th November, 1863, for the use of her Maje.ty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Fl^ur and f r Meat. Forms of' Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be- AN -Pen the hours of ten and four o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up sig - ned, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, narked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies"), ! nd no tender w ill b e ne ti ce d unless made on forms obtained rom this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Bth April, 1863. QEALED TENDERS will he received et this office, until noon on WEDNESDAY, the 6th May, 1863, rom persons who may be %%Ming to enter into Contract to supply ___ FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD in such quantifies as may be required, from the Ist June to loth November, 1'63, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp. and within the command. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and sizned, and delivered at this offiee (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Flour for Hospital Bread"), and no tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtlined from this office, and delivered by the hour ap pointed. INT°. 22,089. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., LIFE AMONG CONVICTS. F y the Rev. CHARLES B. GIBSON, M.R.LA., Chaplin in the Convict Service. Hurst and B ackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T HE DESERTED HOUSE OF HAWKSWORTIL "This is a novel of high class character and of unexcep tionable talent. It is not only full of imident of the most striking interest, but it is natural in construction, easy in style, and en.frely consistent with good taste and judg ment."—Messenger. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Gi eat Marlborough-street. NOTICE. AT ODDS.—The New Novel, by the Author of "The Initials" and "Quits," 2 vols., pet Svo., is now ready at every Library throughout the kingdom. Richard Bentley, New Burlington• street. THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 505., a new Instrument, by Negretti and Zambra, will cor rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls fbr Rain or fbr Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.--1, Hatton-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. 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. MOORE BROTHERS' TEAS. Choice SOUCHONG, recommended 3s. Od. per lb. suitable for superior purposes, full rich Souchong flavour. Mixed ASSAM, 1 ighly recommended 48. Od. per lb. of very choice quality, and the cheapest Tea sold. id per lb. deduction on 20Th. Bags and 45Th. Chests. Prospectus free. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. HR.H. THE PRINCE AND H.R.H. THE . PRINCESS OF WALES, the Nobility, and the Gentry are respectfully recommended to use OLDRIDGE'S BALM of COLUMBIA, established upwards of forty years. It is acknowledged to be the best and only certain remedy ever discovered for preserving, strengthening, beautifying, or restoring the hair, whiskers, or moustaches, and prevent ing them from turning grey. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and lis. C. and A. OLDRIDGE, 22, Wellington-street, Strand, London, W.C., and all chemists and perfumers. For children it is in valuable. IMPTURES.-BY ROYAL - LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-M AIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT FxrurtiTtotqa OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to he the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of RERN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, ;E; here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moo-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease nd closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. ed., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. Bd. Postage, is sd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White,`Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT FLASTIC STOCKINGS , A KNEE-CAPS, au., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 78. 6d., 10s., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer, 225. Piccadilly. THE best TROUSERS for gentlemen to wear are those made by ELSTOB, f 60, New Bond-street. They are neither so low in price as to necessitate their being carelessly put together, nor so dear as to g a i n only the wealthy as purchasers. "In media via tutissimus ibis." ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS PER PAIR. PARKER'S PATENT TWO-WHEELED CARRIAGES. The Exhibition " CAMBRIDGE CART," 45 guineas. The Sporting " CAMBRIDGE CART," 38 guineas. The Tradesman's " CAMBRIDGE CART," 30 guineas. The Lady's "CAMBRIDGE CART," 25 guineas. These vehicles, constructed on an entirely new principle, surpass all other two-wheeled carriages, for ease and freedom from knee motion, combined with lightness. Prospectus, with drawings and " opinions of the pres," free by post, on application to the Inventor and Patentee, Frederick Parker, Carriage Builder, Cambridge. BERWICKSHIRE STEEPLE CHASES, at Kimmerghame-Mains, within three miles of I )unse and twelve of Berwick, on Wednesday, April 29th, 1863. I. THE SCOTTISH GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE of 100 sovs, added to a Free Handicap of 5 sovs each (in case of acoe7tance); the winner of any handicap st. eple chase of the value of 50 sovs after the weights are published to carry 71b extra; the winner to pay 20 sovs towards expense, and the second to save his stake ; five horses to start, o r the added money will not be given witt out the consent of the Stewards ; about three milts and a half over a good hunting country; 2 sovs entrance, to go to the fund, which must be remitted with the entries, otherwise they will not be received. To close and name with the Clerk of the Course, Dunse, on or before 31st of %tarn, 1863. Top weight, 12st 71b. Handicapper, Mr. R. Johnson, York. 11.—The HUNT STEEPLE CHASE of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 1 forfeit to the fund, open to all orses that ha ve b een regularly hunted in Scotland, and with the Earl of Wemyss's Hounds in Northumberland ; second hor,e to save his stakes ; four yr olds llst4lb, five yr olds 12st 21b, six and aged lest 71b ; previous winners of any steeple chase or hurdle race value 50 sovs 71b extra ; the winner to pay 3 sovs towards expenses ; about three miles and a half ; gentlemen riders : professionals, trainers, grooms, or any one who has ridden for pay 71b extra. lll.—The TALLYHO HUNT STEEPLE CHASE of 25 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 2 sovs each, 1 forfeit to the fund, for horses that have never won any steeple chase or hurdle race, nor paid race horse duty previous to 1863 ; open to all horses that have been regularly hunted in Scotland, or with the Earl of Wemyss's Hounds in Northumberland ; second horse to save his stake; about three miles and a half ; weights and riders same No. 2. IV.—The HUNTERS' SELLING STEEPLE CHASE of 2 soya each, 1 forfeit to the fund, with 20 soya added ; the second to save his stake ; four year olds, list 41b ; five year olds, 12st 21b ; six and aged, 12st 71b ; the winner to be sold for 60 sovs: if entered t 3 be sold for 50 sovs allowed 71b, if for 40 sovs 141 b, if for 30 soya 21111 and if for 20 sovs 281 b ; the winner to be sold immediately after the race, and the surplus to go to the race fund; three horses to start, or the added money will not be given : about three miles and a half. Nos. I and 3 being intended for bona fide hunters only, cer tificates from the respective masters of hounds must be pro duced before starting, if required, that they have not only been regularly hunted, but ridden to hounds, and must not have been in a public training stable in 1563. Entries for Nos. 2 and 3to be made to the Clerk of the Course, Dunse, on or before the 21st April, and objections to qualifi 'ation of hones to be made to him in writing not later than Monday, 27th April. Colours to be declared at time of entry for each race. Sir G. H. BOSWALL, Bart, Sir DAVID BAIRD, Bart, Stewards. Major INN ES, Major L'AMY, J. B. KELLIE, Clerk of the Course. ~~ NEWSPAPER c 2/ (/ ro;s113-(.1,77 -G--e--c.Z -e.--%."---, e ..---.‘--- --- G:e.--- ) .__, -,____------ 1, •,,,\.. c . . ' - T_ .x.. . . -::-.7).v.,-;F . ---'. z - _ 4t V )4iL LI // 0 eif 7 • 4, ; ;, ,,v -1 . <5, _ ' the mills. No conjecture has been ottt;ed sato ttio -, - - I ' 4 11. \ - cause of the accident, nor were the workmen able ..,_ ) . \\ s• _ - •=,"O-,..gk c, O - 4... 4 ..-.....- tl , atn - Ar 4z , e. - 7,, • , p 4 ...ot ~,,,N .., ki ' 7e - g ''''' ''.ll C 'S' ... ' 4--- -t . ..:14 ' _/ 7 1 L'f 'A - ' ,/, . 3 • ', % Avy -;-' Vi -;''' ',, , -• .ok , ~ _ , .2 • , VilA t ai '7 ,, ..011111 W ' ' "Ilk ...- . ,-..„,-vi. -,.. : 0 : _ . - . ..,.,',. - ~, ~ '- - , .i to state what quantity of pmvder was in the mill at the time of che explosion. A similar severe eisaster occurred on the same spot 21 years ago. , „, ~, LO . v 0 ,72 1..., ,i '' t -E T -V fir . 10 5 ' Viii'' ' °Row. ' 41 i•. --/. - \% , , \ ~.' r . , .., ~ ' tA. ' . '. __ E A'. ' Oh . „ , Wito . ~ r 0,,,. dijO I N 7 : ' sTAMTED .„.sd. THE INSURRECTION IN POLAND. shortly before 5 p.m., and marched to their respec tive quarters. An official notification has been received at Chatham Dockyard of the appointment of Mr. J. Beeby, Accountant-General of the Navy, from the Ist of April. The Wreck of the Orpheus. The following letters appear in the Times:— " There is one circumstance connected with the Manukau bar which has not, I believe, been alluded to in the account of the wreck of the Orpheus. At the same pilot station where the signal Take the hat' was flying on the morning of the ship's loss, there is a signal post with moval north and south arms, like the old semaphore telegraphs. As the channel is constantly shifting, and pilots cannot be always put on board vessels making for the har bour, these arms are employed in their stead to steer ships in, being alternately raised or lowered as the vessel entering deviates on either side from her correct course. If due attention be paid to these signals, the passage may be made in tolerably fine weather with perfect safety, even by captains strange to the coast. The commander of the Orpheus may possibly have been ignorant of the use of this telegraph. The careful way in which it is ignored in the official despatches would almost seem to im ply that, in a spirit of self reliance, not uncommon with naval officers, he neglected to follow its warn ings, and trusting to the Admiralty sailing direc tions lost his life and his ship. Unfortunately it will be a very small satisfaction to the friends of the sufferers to know that this catastrophe might have been avoided.—l am, &e ,E. G. G." " Sir,—lf yiu think the accompanying ' unvar_ nished tale,' from the pen of one of the few middies mercifully saved from the wreck of the Orpheus, of sufficient interest to be given to the public it is at your service: My warmest gratitude is due to Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand, for the great kindness showed to my son in receiving him into his own house and attending to all his wants, even to supplying him with clothes from his own wardrobe.—l am, &c., C. B. H. " Extract of a letter from a midshipman belong ing to her Majesty's ship Orpheus, dated Suez, April 2 :—I have sent.ycu newspapers containing a rough account of the wreck. They speak of young Bark ly's miraculous escape, but mine was quite as much so. After we all took to the rigging I was in the maintop with the commander, first lieutenant, the master, and a midshipman named Broughton, and about 80 men. It was about 9 o'clock when the mainmast went, taking with it the fore and mizen topmasts. The sea at the time was very high, some of the waves being about 40ft. The mast fell to windward, and every one with it. As we all rose up we gave three ' farewell cheers' to the remaining fellows in the fore and mizen tops, and then they were washed off by dozens, till only four remained. Every minute the sea washed some yards above our heads, and our legs would be in the air. We knew that if we let go it would be a case; twice my strength failed me, but the receding wave washed me back again. I was holding on the futtock rigging of the top, which was at last washed with the mast across the ship, and afterwards a clipping wave washed me clear of the ship and carried the remaining mast away, breaking the ship up entirely. We were about three and a half miles from the shore, and the flood tide was setting in. I had almost sunk when I came across a capstan bar ; it was something to rest one's self on, I thought, but it was no go, for the breakere brought a lot of the wreck on the top of me, and I got some thundering good clippers on the head, so I swam for the shore. Presently I saw a poor fellow on the top of something which turned out to be a chest of drawers, going along at a fine rate and turn ing somersaults,but he held on and began shouting, and I saw in the direction be was going one of our boats, the cutter, rise on the top of a wave. Well, you may be sure I did not keep my mouth shut, and soon after I was picked up regularly done for. We were about two miles from the ship. We went to' the Maori pilot's hut, and having dried our clothes and had some tea and bread we lay down on a coat or anything we could get hold of, and slept. Most of the men were not much hurt, but I was much bruised and had a sprained ankle. Some went on the beach to look out in case any one was washed ashore. Early next morning the steamer came for us, and we, whom they had given up for lost; were of course hailed with delight. We had to steam about 18 miles to Onehanga, where we were met by Sir George Grey and a large party. Barkly and I stopped at his house for a day and night, till the Miranda sailed for Sydney to catch the mail. Really I could not have been treated more kindly at home, &c. I lost all my kit, of course, except an old shirt and trousers which I had on." _ _.- tnelt7sious ly. Accounts f rom W arsaw o f t h e 12 t h i nst. s t a t e that on th a t d ay i t was f i rst made known, through the col umns of the official journal, that General Berg had b een appointed to act in civil matters for the Grand D u k e i n h is imperial highness's absence, , u t g .h h r o t u h g e h fa t e l t i , e h a fo d r o b it ; e n n o k u n r o n w a ;I s r t s h o e m i e n h d a a h y i s previously. The right of representing the Grand Duke has been previously claimed and eAercised by M. Wielopolski ; and as ho is now replaced by General Berg, it is considered that he has beeu slighted, and that his withdrawal from office is im minent. It is considered at Warsaw that the Grand Duke will shortly proceed to St. Petersburg, and that he will not return to Warsaw to assume the duties of govel nun (From Scharfs Correspondence.) THE Pitusso-POLISH FRONTIER, April 10. In the government of KaHach affairs are iu a critical condition. The insurgents generally decline engaging the Russian troops; but the large force the Russians have, 4,000 men in the district of Bordnik alone, and various movements of the Rus- Shlti eommaniers, do not allow them to avoid every encouver. Thus, it lately happened that two itultiia% columns which set out, one from Olku€z, and the ether from fialisch, intending to unite at Wielun, close to the Silesian frontier, had a bloody engagement with the insurgents on the banks of thu Prosna. The two columns were continually harilssed during their march by small bodies of insurgents, and attacked in flank. The insurgents, in number over 100, were at last driven into a morass, from which it was impossible to extricate themselves. It only remained to sell their lives as dearly as possible. Forming themselves into a wedge, they threw themselves on the centre of the Russian front, and broke through the rank ; 45 were left dead on the field, 65 were taken prisoners, and afterwards literally hewn to pieces by the Cossacks. From Courland it is reported that the insurrec rection gains fresh strength every day. It is under consideration to raise a body of 3,000 men for the insurgents in Courland and Finland. Whether it be intended to keep this large body of men together or to divide it into several corps, is not known. The departure of a body of 300 men for the South seems to indicate the commencement of a guerilla war. Galecki's corps, 300 strong, has arrived at Plock without meeting the Russians. Podlewski has bad an encounter with the Russians at Kojgrod, about 25 English miles from Augustowo. According to all accounts the Poles were victorious. The insurgents command the whole of the rail road from Tilsit to Mitava. Although the position. of the insurgents is the same, yet in the neighbour hood of Kalisch fresh bodies of insurgents have e il n s c a o r u e n n te o r t s y h et av p e ub ta li k sh en ed p . lace, CRACOW, April 12. os s pru n g r w u which u p a c a u n r d a tso d ni e e t a The Russians are in great force in the palatinate of Cracow, and the insurgents keep on the defen sive. Czechowski's band now numbers 1,500 men, and is near Wonchock. There is another body of 1,000 Poles, under Geringer, at Brody, in the same district. The Russians were beaten with great loss a few days ago by the Poles, whom they attacked at Ciechocin. During the action, the insurgents, who were in very small numbers, were reinforced by another body of Poles. On the 7th inst. an en counter took place between the insurgents and the Russian troops at Gawolin, in the palatinate of Lublin. It is said that Lewandowaki, who was formerly reported to have been captured by the Russians, was at the head of the insurgents. The result of this battle is not known. In Podlachia the insurrection is gaining ground. There was some fighting on Good Friday, at Kuf lew. Sokol's men have crossEd the Bug. A new leader named Czajka has appeared near Wengrow. In the northern parts of the kingdom between Radnik and Gano, a conflict took place between the Russians and insurgents. During the night of the 3d and 4th inst. a party of 40 Russians were encamped quite close to the Poles. Neither of the parties found out the close proximity of their enemy until towards morning, when the Poles were discovered by some Russian spies. The Russians having procured fresh reinforce ments, made an attack upon the Poles in the forest. After the Russians had lost 24 men and the Poles 10, the fight subsided. The Russians conveyed their dead to Wielun in four carts; the fallen Poles, on the other hand, were taken to Praszka, and were buried on the 6th inst. without pomp, but in the presence of a large concourse of people. The burial, which was not to have taken place until the 7th inst., was hastened, as it was feared that the soldiers who left on the 6th inst. would return to prevent any demonstration. As was expected, a division of Russian troops stationed on the frontier entered the town on the 7th inst. from Wielun, but finding everything in perfect peace they left again. Execution at Hereford. Yesterday morning William Hope, who was sen tenced to death at the last Herefordshire assizes for the murder of Mary Corbett, at Ullingswick, was hanged in front of the Hereford county gaol, and no public execution having taken place there for more than a quarter of a century, the event was entirely an exceptional one, as was the cause which led to it. ,liebPurtis°heorr:l It may be remembered that Hope had been proved to have been drinking at a beer-house in Ullinga wick (a retired agricultural village about eight miles from Hereford) when the ill-fated deceased, Mary Corbett, a young girl of 16, came to the house on an errand for her mistress. The prisoner ac costed her, and a few words passed between them, asked her to glass l a a s f s t after this his the girl drinking out of t solicitation. She left the house and returned a again ondrink, leaving sbeuctonshdetrimefeu,sewdh, immediatelyenanHdope .. Pe. Nothing more w as seen of her save house again she was followed out by no the time—about ten at night the screams were beard by a cottager as he of a woman N o doubt these were the cries was retiring to rest. was at that moment stru of the poor girl, who and murderer. Hoe .. ggling with her violator that night, but Paid not return to his lodgings made stable, which an excuse that was s h ow he slept in a was - a boisterous nto be untrue. The night body of the one, and at daylight the dead poor girl was f c overed with dirt,and found in an or c h ar d, ad blood which had flowed f ro m her per son , S he h been brutally ravished, and afterwards throttled or suffocated by the pressure of the murderer's brawny hand. Marks of finger nails were fo un d on her er neck and throat. At the spot where a struggle had taken place there which were marks curiously connected the pri soner with the murder. The ground was soft, and had received the impression of a person kneel ing down, the knee -mark having been made by a person wearing peculiarly ribbed and patched trousers, and exactly corresponding with those worn by the prisoner. There was also blood upon his linen and trousers, and a basket which he had in his possession on the night of the murder was found near where the struggle took. place, while the coat which he wore had bee= stuffed into the hollow trunk of a tree. Altoget!der the chain of evidence was complete against hirii,and the fact that he was a ticket-of-Itave man, and had been several times convicted, was also against him. There was a great crow d of persons in front o f the gaol, but their behaviour was orderly. Th e wretched murderer confessed his crime. SOCIETY OF GREAT:::::::: e L names of candidates who passed the examination as pharmaceutical chemists major exan d L d —Victor Gues on, on on; John Pletcher, eatnbfir rwell; George S. Taylor, Harrogate; Parnell Bond, BriP • • 01, Wil liam Curtis, Barnstaple ; Richard Wadsworth, Preston. —The A fo ß n M osv A CinEcUaTroWill THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1863. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THIRSK RACES-WEDNESDAY. The Scurry Handicap (Selling) of 3 sous each, with 20 added. Four furlongs 132 yards. Mr. F. Over's General Bixio, 4 yrs ..(Whiteley) 1 Mr. Frank's Dick Swiveller, aged (Ilowey) 2 Mr. J. Smith's Trump About, 3 yrs (Lawson) 3 The following also ran :—Slingsby, Exile of Erin, Small Beer, BenevolencP, Little Pinkie, and Sledmere. Betting-2 to 1 agst General Bixio, 3to 1 agst Benevo lence, 5 to 1 any other. Won by half a length ; a neck between second and third. The North Riding Farmers' Cup, value 100 sous ; added to a Sweepstakes of 2 soya each; 4-yr-olds, list; live, list 101 b; six and aged, 12st 31b. Two miles. Mr. Cass's Skyrocket (Owner) 1 Mr. Gilling's Is That You, aged (Mr. Thompson) 2 Mr. Cass's The Jew (Mr. Leighton) 3 Mr, Robson's Maid of the Rye, 5 yrs (Owner) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Skyrocket-2 to 1 agst Maid of the Rye. Won by a length ; a bad third. The winner objected to. The Thirak Handicap of 5 soya each, with 100 added ; win ners extra ; second to save his stake. About and mile and 6 furlongs. Mr. Brodie's Lothians' King (late Ducat), 5 yrs, 7st (Whiteley) 1 Mr. Dawson's Tommy Jones, 4 yrs, 7st Glb (Buck) 2 Captain Gray's Fairy Queen, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (inc 51b ex) (Marlon) 3 The following also ran :—Haddington, Charles Fox, Prologue, Alice, Zest colt, Bohemian, and Cachuca. Betting-5 to 4 agst Haddington, 7to 2 agst Fairy Queen, 6 to 1 each Lothian's King and Charles Fox. Won by a length; half a length between second and third. Haddington was left at the post ; he is now en route to Epsom. The Tyro Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for 2-yr olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies and geldings Bst 31b, selling al • lowances. 4 furlongs 132 yards. Mr. Osborne's Coverdale (Whiteley) 1 Mr. Rogers's Thornton (Metcalf) 2 Mr. Winteringham's Lady Braybrook (Noble) 3 Mr. Thourpson's Mary Avenal (Owner) 4 Betting—Even on Coverdale, 6 to 2 agst any other, - - Won by a length, same between second and third. The Silver Cup, value 50 sovs, for hunters; 5-yr-olds list 7st, six 12st 41b, aged 12st 91b, gentleman riders, About one mile and three quarters. Mr. Smith's Village Girl, 6 yrs (Mr, Smith) 1 Lord Middleton's Friar Tuck, 5 yrs (Mr. Price) 2 D'Orsay Clark, Blackfriars, Is that You, and The Jew also ran. Betting-5 to 4on Friar Tuck, 6to 4 agst D'Orsay Clark. Won by a neck. Only two placed, CHELTENHAM GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLE- CHASES-WEDNESDAY. The Arle Plate (Handicap) of 30 soya, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sous each, the winner to be sold for 60 gs. Three miles. 13 subs. Hon, Col. Berkeley's Long Odds, 6 yrs, lOst 41b (Geo. Holman) 1 Mr. E. Green's Deception, aged, lOst 71b.... (C. Boyce) 2 Sir Henry also ran. Betting---6 to son Deception, sto 4 agst Long Odds, 6 to 1 agst Sir Henry. Deception made play for a quarter of a mile ; Long Odds lay second, but coming round the bend towards the back of the stand, Sir Henry, who for some time previously had been miming alongside Long Odds,took up the running, and carried it on behind the stand, and until arriving near the starting place,where Deception again went to the front, Sir Henry second, and Long Odds third. After the favourite had been indulged with a commanding lead, her two oppo • nents closed up before reaching the brook, which was taken near the ropes, first by Deception, and then by Sir Henry and Long Odds, well together. Passing the judge, Long Odds and Sir Henry, side by side, were about a couple of lengths in the rear of Deception, and the disastrous leap be yond the stand was watched with great interest. All, how ever, got over admirably, and from this point Sir Henry was beaten. At the last jump but two Deception staked her self, and literally opened her off-side flank, but notwith standing this unfortunate accident Boyce continued a severe race to the brook, when Long Odds had the race in hand, and coming on, won easily by three lengths. Sir Henry did not pass the post. The Grand Annual Steeplechase, a Handicap of 10 soya each, 5 ft, 3 only if declared ; winners extra. About four miles. 30 subs., 14 of whom pay 3 soya ft. Lord Coventry's Emblem, aged, list 71b (G. Stevens) 1 Mr. Hudson's Pine Apple, aged, 10st., (G. Waddington) 2 Mr. Murray's Freshman, aged, list (Mr. Edwards) 3 The following also ran :—Wee Nell, Sinking Fund, Romeo, Light of Other Days. Piff Paff, and Orphan. Betting-6 to 5 agat Emblem, 3to l agst Sinking Fund, 4 to 1 agat Wee Nell, 7 to 1 each agst Pine Apple and Piff Paff. After one failure they left the starting post, Sinking Fund at once rushing to the front, followed by Freshman, Wee Nell, Piff Paff, Light of Other Days, Pine Apple, and Romeo. Half a dozen lengths in the rear of the "old horse" came Orphan, and a similar distance from her Emblem, at least 100 yards from the leader. Approaching that part where the horses went behind the stand Wee Nell passed Sinking Fund, and, adding fresh pace to the already "cracker" at which they were going, Emblem and Orphan were left still further in the rear. In the long grass field before reaching the starting point the lot were in Indian file, Wee Nell carrying on the running with Pine Apple, Sinking Fund, Freshman, Light of Other Days, Piff Paff, Romeo, Orphan, and Emblem following in the order named. At this point Emblem and Orphan were fully two hundred yards from the leader, and although Lord Coventry's mare was going well within herself, offers of 2to 1 agst her winning were freely made. Arriving at the starting point, Sinking Fund again took up the running, Wee Nell going on second, and with the others there was no alteration until coming towards the back of the stand the second time, where Orphan and Emblem rapidly made up some of their lost ground. In the ploughed field behind the stand they were altogether, and on proceeding along the large grass field Sinking Fund continued in front, with Wee Nell second ; Puff Paff running past some of her horses, took third place, with Light of Other Days fourth, Pine Apple fifth, and at a distance of half a dozen lengths, Romeo and Freshman. Orphan having been stopped, Emblem, who was still in the rear, was the only other in the race. The water-jump was cleared in the following order :—Sinking Fund, Wee Nell, Pine Apple, Light of Other Days, Emblem, Freshman, and Romeo. The field was further reduced by Piff Paff having come to grief before reaching the brook, and at the subsequent "skew" fence, so disastrous on Tues. day, Romeo and Sinking Fund refused, and walked back to the enclosure. This mishap to the " Baker" division left Wee Nell in possession of the lead, Pine Apple going on second and Emblem third. Freshman and Light of Other Days were at this point pursuing a stern chase. Wee Nell narrowly escaped a " purler" at the fence three- quarters of a mile from home, and was very much distressed ; she fell on her hoed, and Knott had much difficulty in saving her from being hors de combat. As it was, this mishap gave Pine Apple the lead, and enabled Emblem, who was here full of running, to take second place. Stevens patiently waited with Lord Coventry's mare until arriving upon the race-course—half a mile from the finish—when, upon being let out, she came away from Pine Apple, and finally won in a canter by ten lengths. Freshman was a bad third, and Wee Nell, "tired to death," walked home. The Farmers' Steeplechase, a Sweepstakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added, for hunters, 12st each ; gentlemen riders ; professionals, 71b extra. About three miles. 9 subs. Mr. Cook's Beckford Lass, 12st 71b (Inc 71b extra) (Owner) 1 Mr. Williams's Gaper, 12st (Mr. Davidson) 2 Mr. Powell's Maid of the Mill, 12st (Mr. Gough) 3 Mr. T. Pearce's Berkeley Lass, 12st 71b (inc. 71b extra) (Mr. Birch) 4 Betting—Even on Berkeley Lass, 3 to 1 was offered agst any other. Berkeley Lass made lay until she fell at the water jump, which gave the lead to Gaper, who was waited upon by Beekford Lass. Half a mile from home Beckford Lass went to the front, and won by three lengths ; a bad third. The Consolation Scramble (handicap) of 1 soy each, with Two miles.._ Mr. B. Land's Oliver Twist, aged, list 71b AMERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) QUEENSTOWN, April 15. The Inman steamer Etna, which arrived here this evening, brings 34 cabin and 62 stet rage passengers, and 414,050 dols. in specie. (Per Etna.) NEW YORK, April 3, Morning. It is reported from Hilton Head that Gen. Hun ter has ordered a negro brigade to return from Jacksonville, it was supposed to operate in the at tack on Charleston. Gen. Dix writes from Fort Monroe that he has no information to warrant the conclusion that the Confederates are evacuating Richmond. Semi-official Washington despatches say that reports from the commanders of the Federal vessels which attempted to pass Port Hudson were re ceived, from which it appeared that all the vessels had reached the last and most formidable of the bat teries when the steamer Mississippi grounded. This mishap caused a derangement of Admiral Farragut's plans, and the vessels returned down the river. Southern journals assert that the only casualties in the Port Hudson batteries during the passage of the Federal vessels were one lieutenant wounded, and one severely wounded, The Richmond Examiner contains an official re port from General Bragg,. dated Tullahoma, 27th, stating that Gen. Forest had visited Brentwood, burnt the bridge, taken all the property and arms, and captured 800 prisoners, including 35 officers. Brentwood is nine miles from Nashville and Frank lin, at both of which places there are several thou sand Federal troops. An engagement has occurred on the Bear River, Washington territory, between 200 Federal troops and 500 Indians. After four hours' fighting nearly the entire band of Indians were killed, 420 of them being left dead on the field. This band of Indians had murdered many miners and emigrants of the overland route. The Savannah Republican, referring to negro expeditions into Florida, hopes that the whole negro force will be concentrated at Jacksonsville, as owners will then recover their negro property, provided that the blacks can be got far enough from the gunboats, and ridicules the idea of negroes doing serious fighting against white men. The Federal journals, however, assert that the negroes have several times encountered the Confederates near Jacksonsville, and defeated them. The want of "more pr o T v h i e s i o S o a s va io nn s a a h v ß an e o p o u h bl Republican esoaoyms impor tant.i:o- The city authorities have requested the rail way authorities to refuse to carry provisions out of town. This may do good so far as rice is concerned, but it is questionable whether there is anything else in Savannah. For the last few days it has been difficult for families to buy bacon, and many persons could not find corn meal even in small quantities. The evil is that retailers of provisions have been forced to go or send to the country f or supplies. They succeeded in buying some in small quantities, but their army was stopped by Govern ment agents at the Gulf road. Even small parcels remain there while families require them." A public ovation to General Butler will take place to-night at the New York Academy of Music. The Loyal League will hold a mass meeting in Union-square, New York, on the 11th of April, the anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter. A large Union Meeting has been held in Wash ington, in the House of Representatives. President Lincoln and the members of the Cabinet were pro sent. War speeches were made, and war resolu tions passed. During the mouth of March 200 gold, silver, and copper mining companies were formed in San Francisco to develop the mines in California, Nevada, and North-Western Mexico; their nomi nal capital was over eighty millions of dollars. A British frigate arrived in Hampton Roads on the 31st ult., from Havannah on the 23d. All is quiet in San Domingo. The rebellion is crushed. The Captain-General of Cuba is making a tour through the island. He visited Matanzas, Car denas, and Bimba Saguan. Admiral vaah, Wilkes, the Vanderbilt, arrived at H nn sailedand in thence shortly afterwards. a The British steamer Neptune arrived at Haven nab. It is supposed that she is intended to run the blockade, Upon the substantial confirmation from Cairo of news in respect to Vicksburg comes a further rumour, that Admiral Farragut, in the Hartford, has been captured by the Confederates. Admiral Farragut passed Port Hudson batteries with only two damaged vessels. The repulse of Gen. Banks is now reported on the authority of Philadelphi a pipers. This of course entails fresh delays before Port Hudson, and leaves the Confederates at liberty to continue their traffic overland and by the Red River with Texas, Arkan sas, and Mexico. NEW YORK, April 3, Afternoon. Further Federal accounts from New Orleans assert that Gen. Banks's sec on d reco nnaisance from Bat on Rouge succeeded in it s o bj ec t, which was to aseer tain the whereabouts of Admiral Farragut's vessels, but the details of the expedition do not materially differ from those published by the Philadelphia Enquirer. Gen, Banks is at New Orleans. There is a considerable Confederate force under Gen. Kirby Smith in the neighbourhood of Brashear City, and the Confederate gunboats, Queen of the West and Webb, are said to be in Chafalaya River, not far above Brashear. The main body of the Federals under General Weitzel are at Bayon Bouf and Brashear, and skir mishing occurs daily between the contending forces. An expedition has been made from New Orleans across Lake Pontchartrain to destroy the Pass Manchac bridge, at the opening of Lake Pontchar train and Mauripas. The expedition is reported to have taken possession of Pass Manchac and pro ceeded to Pontchatoula. Several prisoners and 400 bales of cotton were captured. It is reported in New Orleans from the Gulf that yellow fever was already assuming a malignant form in the extreme South, and an impression was prevalent that it would reach New Orleans this summer. New Orleans has been free from yellow fever since 1858. Union leagues are being esta blished at New Orleans. The Charleston Courier of the 27th says :—" Four steamers have arrived from Nassau since Sunday. Notwithstanding the blockade Charleston is en joying a larger direct foreign trade than she has ever had before. The steamers Cornubia and Beauregard, with 1,400 bales of cotton, ar rived at Bermuda on the 23d from Southern ports. The steamer Gertrude has arrived at Charleston, and the steamer Bri tannia has arrived at Wilmington. The privateer Florida has captured and burnt the ship Star of Peace, from Calcutta for Boston. The Florida has captured another American schooner. She was chased by the Vanderbilt off Barbadoes, but escaped. The captain of the steamer Peterhoff is said to have laid the facts of her capture before Lord Lyons, who, it is reported, will make a formal demand on the Government for the release of the vessel, and indemnity to the owners. The British schooner Mary Jane has been cap tured off Wilmington. The Virginia Legislature has passed a bill pro viding that speculators in food shall be punished for misdemeanour. President Davies is reported to be suffering from an abscess in the eye, by which it is feared he will lose his sight. The preliminary report of M'Clellan's operations, from the evacuation of Harrison's Landing to the close of the Maryland campaign, has been pablished.. He declares that the disgraceful surrender of Har per's Ferry deprived his operations of the results which would have formed a brilliant sequel to a substantial and gratifying success. A large ovation was given last night by the royal League and the citizens to General Butler at the Academy of Music. General Butler made a characteristic speech, and declared that the British Government and aristo cracy hated America with hate passing all under standing. He urged a proclamation of non intercourse with England, and the stopping of ex portation of gold, so that the Western produce would be shipped to France in exchange for silks. A mass meeting of the Loyal League was pro posed to take place in Washington in June. NEW YORK, April 3, Evening. General Sherman's Sunflower expedition has re turned, and is disembarking at Young's Point. The expedition is said at one time to have been hemmed in by the river obstructions placed in the front and rear of the transports, and to have been extricated with difficulty. The canal opposite Vicksburg is abandoned, the Confederate Cannon commanding two thirds of its length. It is reported that the Confederates have taken the steamer Indianola to Alexandria, o❑ the Red River, and repaired her sufficiently to make her serviceable. Fears are entertained for the safety of Admiral Farragut's steamers Hartford and Albatross, as the Confederates now have three rams between Vicks burg and Port Hudson. The Confederates, under Van Dorn, are crossing the river at Palmyra, and are endeavouring to flank General Rosencranz on the left. Van Dorn has a heavy supply of Artillery, and his movement is sup posed to be aimed against Kentucky. The Confederate armies of Tennessee and the Mis sissippi are reported to be forming a junction. The Confederates are in force in the neighbour hood of Fort Donelson. General Hooker has ordered a general muster of the troops of the Potomac army for the use of the provost-marshal in making a draft to fill up the complement of each regiment. Mosby'a Confederate cavalry visited Centreville, Virginia, on Tuesday, and left for Dranesville, where they encountered a squadron of Vermont cavalry, whom they defeated and put to flight. M'Clellan's official report of the seven days' fight ing on the Peninsula, and falling back to Berkely, is published. He says in the report that no such difficult movement was ever more successfully exe cuted. The New York Times says General Butler's de nunciations of England, and his predictions of re tribution for the wrongs she has committed, were received and echoed with the utmost enthusiasm at the Academy of Music. The cargo of the ship Star of Peace was valued at half a million of dollars. General Price is re-organising the Confederate forces in Arkansas, preparatory to the invasion of Missouri. The Federals burnt Pensacola previous to eva cuating it. NEW YORK, April 4, Morning. The committee on the conduct of the war has issued a report. The Democratic journals continue to assert that a number of furloughs have been granted to Con necticut soldiers, with the special condition that they would vote a Republican ticket. The World publishes a special order from the War Department, dismissing from the service a New Hampshire officer, for circulating copperhead tickets, and doing all he could to promote the suc cess of the rebel cause in his State. It is reported that the Government will not at present take any action under the Letters of Marque Act. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, April 3, Evening. Money easy, gold, 54 ; exchange on London, bankers' bills, 167 to 169. Stocks quiet : New York Centrals, 1121 ; Illinois, 89 ; Erie, 77-,-1. Cotton dull: middling Upland, 75c. Flour quiet, 10c_ lower. \Vheat quiet. Corn quiet, lc. lower. Pro visions quiet. Coffee, sugar, and molasses quiet, and unchanged. MEXICO. NEW YORK, April 3. Private advices received from Mexico state that the Mexicans at Puebla numbered 18,000, under Ortega; 4,000 more, under Comonfort and Car vajal, are between Puebla and the capital. At the capital Juarez had no force of importance, and on the fall of Puebla would take refuge in the State of Morella. General Forey, with 12,000 men, was advancing by way of Orizaba, and General Bazaine, with 11,000 men, by way of Jalapa; they would meet at Amozoc. Great complaints were made of Gen. Forey's indifference to the political aspects of the campaign, and Gen. Bazaine is expected to succeed him, particularly as it is understood that M. de Saligny has been restored to his full diplomatic functions. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The screw steam frigate Orlando, 46, Capt. George G. Randolph, from Bermuda, March 31, under canvas only, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday evening, all well. She left at the island the Galatea, the Petrel, and the Terror. The hired transport Newcastle, 1,137 tons, Capt. Benest, belonging to Messrs. Green, of Blackwall, from Calcutta, January 17, has arrived off Ply mouth, with 149 men, 6 women, and 14 children, invalids from various regiments, under command of Major Brownlow, and in medical charge of Dr. Woodsworth. Sergeant Murphy, of the 80th Regi ment, died on the 14th of March. The iron screw steam transport Megeera, 6, Com mander Henderson, left Plymouth yesterday with the left wing of the 32d Regiment, for Dublin, en route to the Curragh. The Leander, 2,760 tons, 400-horse power, lately attached to the Ist division of the Chatham steam reserve, was commissioned at the Nore yesterday by Capt. Thomas Harvey (January 31, 1848), late of the Colossus, 80, 400-horse power, for service on the Pacific station. The Lender was formerly one of the fastest 50-gun sailing frigates in the service, and about three years since was cut asunder, lengthened 30 feet amidships, and converted into a screw steamer. She is now one of the smartest frigates of her class in the British navy. The armament of the Leander has been reduced to 35 guns, like that of the Euryalus, flagship of Rear- Admiral A. L. Kuper, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies. The Leander has been fitted with additional cabins to t , ccommodate a Commo dore and his Staff. She will probably relieve the Topaze, 39, 600-horse power, bearing the flag of Commodore the Hon. J. W. S. Spencer, senioroffi cer on the southern division of the Pacific station. Yesterday Major-Gen. H. Eyre, cowmandn g the forces in the Chatham district, revi ewed the ' whole of the troops composing the Chathamgarrisonon.tie D i Lines. The forces on the greound Royal included Engineers, battery Royal Artillery ,t h the depots of the East India and Briti s h regiments, and the the three battalionsor I finfantry,.fantry. Each the brigade of Roy al Marines Light of the troops was provided with 10 rounds of blank cartridge. O n the arrival of Gen. Eyre on th e ground he was received by the troops drawn up i n con ti g uous columns of companies, and after inspect ing erch battalion the General took up his position in front of the flagstaff, when the entire force marched past, by columns of companies, in slow and quick time. The remainder of the afternoon was devoted to the execution of a variety of maneouvres incidental to a brigade field day, in all of which the troops engaged acquitted themselves in a very satin factory manner. The troops quitted the Lines 20 added. Two miles. 14 subs. _ . (B. Land, jun.) 1 Mr. Wood's The Flat, aged, 9st 121 b .. (G. Waddington) 2 Mr. Ashwood's Mytton, 6 yrs, 9st 121 b . (J. Holman) 3 Mr. Phillips's Wellington (late Roarer), aged, 9st 41b (A.. Sadler) 4 The following also ran :—Orphan, Princess Dagmar, Cantab, Nancy, Gehazi, and Cineas gelding. Betting—Even on Oliver Twist, 5 to 1 agst The Flat, 6 to 1 each agst Cantab, Mytton, and Princess Dagmar. Cantab led at a good pace, followed by Oliver Twist, The Flat, with Mytton, Wellington, and Princess Dagmar well up. Before half a mile had been covered the Cineas geld ing, Gehazi, and Nancy were beaten off, and the riders of the two first mentioned finding it hopeless to pursue the chase, wisely pulled up their horses as soon as the water jump had been cleared. Oliver Twist waited upon Cantab until reaching the f. nee jumping on to the race ground, where Cantab fell. The Flat and Oliver Twist, side by aide, raced f rom t hi s point to within 100 yards of the judge's box, when Oliver came away and won easily by half a length. The Flat beat Mytton a length, and Wellington was a bad fourth ; Cantab walked to the enclosure, but did pass the post. LATEST SCRATCHINGS. CITY AND SUBURBAN —Brown Duchess, Crater, Water witch,Welland, Attica, Polynesia, Rubens, Interduca, Bar badoes, Glencchty colt, Soapstone, Jacqueline colt, Physi cian, Victor, Newfoundland, Misfortune, Comical, Father O'Leary, Pillion, Sandford, Voluptas, Tadexnus, Sister to S ag e, and Tease=me•not. M ETR OPOLITAN. —Polynesia, G o l den Pledge, Odine, Chaff ) Falooll, Sitter to Sage, and Lady Superior, Explosion at the Ewell Powder Mills. About 6 o'clock yesterday morning a fearful ex plosion of gunpowder, by which three lives were lost, took place at the mills belonging to Messrs. Sharp and Adams, of Birchin-lane, London. The manufacture is carried on in five detached buildings, distant from 150 to 400 yards from each other. These are known as-1, the mixing-house ;2, the mills, which are worked by steam ; 3, the press room ; 4, the corning-house and glazing-room ; and 5, the dust-houses. The corning-house and glazing room formed one building of only one story ; it was 40ft, square, and was divided into two apartments by a water wheel, which drove the machinery of the mill, and by a thin partition. It was in this building that the explosion took place. The noise was fearful, and alarmed the whole neighbourhood. The shock was like that produced by cannon and file firing. Within a quarter of a mile of the spot windows were broken in every house. In the High street of Sutton, three miles off, the shock was severely felt, and the noise caused alarm at a dis tance of from six to seven miles. One of the work men engaged at the time in the press-house, about 400 yards off, on hearing the explosion, said to his companion, "There's a blow," and made his way into the open air. On looking up he saw a cloud of smoke and black spots, which he knew to be charred timbers tossed high into the air by the ex plosion. The workmen, on repairing to the place after the accident, found the whole apace within 100frorn yards of the mill covered with charr ed timb _cre fill a few inches to many feet in leng d th- a " loa m not itself was levelled with the grlosunii;ches square less than 12 feet long of and d h e ground at a dis standing almost upright in ince where it had been. over the tops of rees ash and elm trees stoodthe tance of 30 yards from t b b lo 7 n ch intervenin w g hi press om its socket. It had evidently beenh oung elms and as t TWO la r g e touching them. the rooms, and ,waansd also the old pulled ejmuPstlogyeodneinto k o to u r t n sid u e p t by ye buildingther o o t 8 or • They were all three in the building, and were aTthGrece,cmioccnk are th e u y s u al had l y blown w ith it. Their bodies ( or port i ons of them)up picked up in the adj o i n i ng field, belonging were Gardener, Ruxl e y F arm. One body, to Mr. e that of Thos. Woolman, was f ound at a distance of 90 yards ;the other two, those of James Baker and Henry Hook ham, in different di • reetions GO or 70 yards from the mill. The body of h fated of th e th t e former was the least muti ree, one arm only being blown off. Of the others the heads and limbs were separated from the bodies and scattered about the field. One of the heads has not been found. Mr. Sharpe's pri vate residence, at some distance from the scene of the accident is much damaged. Scarcely a pane of glass remains whole, and the woodwork is much torn. The walls are shaken to the foundation. Two of the deceased men left families—James Baker, a wife and six children, the eldest only 11 years of age, and Henry Hookham, two daughters, one a widow, with children dependent on him. But either he or the other sufferer bad had just secured to him, through the kind exertions of Mr. Sharpe, a pen sion from Sir Henry Bridges, the former owner of BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. 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