The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-23 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1863. Important telegrams from the American seat of war have, only very late this afternoon, reached our hands, brought to our shores this morning per the Jura. The accounts they convey, although dating down no more than three days later than the last received intelligence—tell strongly in favour of the Southern forces both in the direction ot the Rap: pahannock and in that of the Mississippi. Every where the Federals appear to be suffering grievously. I❑ Indiana the enrollment cm:rid only bo carried on under the assistance of the cavalry. On the Rap pahanncck the situation is becoming so seriously threatening that while some of the New York papers still affect to talk about General HOOKER assuming the offensive, it is certain that on the 13th a battle was then raging on the banks of that river, between a portion at least of the opposing armies : and already before that renewal of hostilities had commenced, it was matter of notoriety that the Confederates had latterly been gathering together there a very formidable array of reinforcements. Insomuch that it was generally understood, among the better in formed classes of the North, that General LEE'S army now in and around Fredericksburg was, upon a moderate computation, about twice the numerical force he had assembled under his banners when his headquarters were at Chancel lorsville. It was, in point ot fact, about as little likely that General HOOKER would venture upon any movement of his army en masse across the Rappahannock with a view to a serious onsiaught upon the accumulated forces of General LEE, as it was (when our last advises last left America) in the highest degree probable that General LEE would, on the contrary, soon enough commence hos tilities in serious earnest against General HOOKER ! The supposition in regard to the designs of the Confederate Commander-in-Chief appeared to be this—that he would probably direct General STUART to advance in hot haste with his cavalry across Maryland into Pennsylvania, until Gen. HOOKER would be compelled to despatch a portion of his forces in hurried pursuit, And that then, upon those diminished forces of the Federal army left in the vicinity of the Rappahannock, General LEE would direct the whole fury of his attack from the neighbourhood of Fredericksburg. Supposing which course to be followed out, the routing of HOOKER'S army and the advance of LEE upon Washington—certainly do appear to be not improbable consequences. Turning our regard now from the Rappahannock towards the Mississippi, the situation we shall find there also more than ever ominous for the Federals. If our telegrams—given elsewhere in this same page, and given there it will be seen very r Y—are examined with any ordinary care _ l i t will be perceived from them that both Northern and Southern accounts agree as to the really perilous position in which General BANKS bad been placed by the movements princi pally of G eneral j - Y SMITH. The last men tioned enterprising B ri g adier had not only driven General BANKS befo re him h instant from Port Hudson, but had contrived by the et successfully to effect the complete occupatio n of Milliken's Bend. General BANKS himself, d ur i ng the progress of th e that had end e d thus in h sharp fighting is signal discomfiture, had unhappily lost an arm — h is negro regiments being fairly beaten back i n a sharp hand-to-hand conte st do No to the v er y r i ver ban and under shelter of the gunboats. B y the mere fact of his occupation o f milli _ ken's Bend, with 10,000 victorious Con. federates, it is considered, even by the Federals that General KIRBY SMITH has succeeded in cutting off GeneralIGRANT from his supplies. An attack upon the rear of General GRANT was looked to as a matter of exceeding probability both in New York and in Washington. The resolute defender of Vicksburg, that same dauntless General PEMBERTON whose soul-stirring address to the gar rison was given by us only the other day, is stated, moreover, to be sostrong and so well- provisioned there in Vicksburg that he has apprized General JOHN STONE that Vicksburg wall hold oat coute qui coute so long as JOH NS T ONE ma y car p t o occupy himself in his preparations for its relief. General PEMBER- Tol.r; in fact, has informed General JOHNSTONE that ho is on no account to hurry himself, that h'3 is to bide his time, to act and move with all due deliberation—to take as his motto, in effect, the ancient device of the PLUNKETT'S, festina knee! Things are beginning in fact to look about as badly for General HOOKER on the Rappahanock, for General BANKS on the Mississippi, and for General GRANT before Vicksburg, as they are now looking propitiously for General LEE at Fredericks burg, for General KIRBY SMITH at Milliken's Bend, for General PEMBERTON even in Vicksburg, and for General JOHNSTONE—StiII vaguely, but for that very reason the more formidably—somewhere ! It must be a matter of regret to all right judging persons that the jury who were engaged to con sider the circumstances concerning the death of MARY ANNE WALKLEY, should have decided in so strange a manner, All the details that were eli cited tend to prove the correctness of the reports that were at first circulated regarding this unhappy af fair. The words of the verdict prove either too much or too little. They are that the " deceased died of apoplexy, but there is too much reason to fear that her death was greatly accelerated by work ing long hours in a crowded workroom, and sleep ing in a close badly ventilated bedroom." This is too much for any jury to say, without calling in question the conduct of those who authorise such treatment of their employers. The hours of work in themselves were shameful, they would have been too much for occasional pressure, but for a continu ance were really scandalous. From half-past six in the morning until eleven at night, and sometimes a much longer period was this poor girl condemned to toil. There is something monstrous in the idea of young girls being condemned to endure such an infliction in the heart of a civilised city. There are meetings constantly taking place to benefit the poor, succour the distressed, and relieve the suffering, but in the midst of these kind intentions and earnest ef f orts the poor dressmaker's apprentice is being slowly killed or rendered a hopeless invalid. It seems that no one can or will help these sufferers. It is no excuse for those whose life of fashion is the cause of giving employment to the establishments where they toil, to say that they know nothing of it. They ought to know, and to institute inquiries concerning the mode practised in these houses. The laissez aller style of procedure is often the cause of great injustice and injury, but in this case it results in positive cruelty. The account given of the sleeping apartments is, if possible, worse than the description of the day's work. Each cell, as it might be called, is "just large enough to contain two beds plaeed end to end, and there were two young women in each bed." In allusion to thissub ject the writer of a letter to the Times observes with great truth that " the horrors of the middle passage in a slave ship can hardly exceed this." The same writer truly remarks that it is a wonder that an infectuous disease should not have broken oat at thib establishment, and recommends the neighbours to call upon the officer of health of the district to do his duty. If anything could have been more absurd and uncalled for than another in this painful affair, it was the statement of the husband of Madame ELISE, that " he did all he could for the comfort and health of his young people." If all he and his wife can do to promote these ends is to foster the system be fore commented on, they sooner they give up em ploying any one to work for them the better for their own consciences and the welfare of all con nected with them. Yet the worst consideration of all is that this state of things recorded is not a solitary instance but a sample of many similar este blishments. Madame —LISB no w incurs the odium through the chance of one girl being more delicate than the others, or more unaccustomed, perhaps, to work and close confinement. But there are many other places where jast the same practices rrevail, and it is high time that such abuses should be pre vented by law. Too much has been left for too long to the good feeling and consideration of all concerned in the affair; it now remains to insist that such tyranny comes under the penalty of the law. Why should so much be done for all classes of the community, and the most helpless among them be left to the mercy of those who do not seem to know the meaning of justice. The sums charged by these Court milliners and dressmakers are enor mous, and it is scandalous that they cannot afford to employ extra hands on an emer gency, instead of crushing the life out of those committed to their care. MARY ANNE WALKLEY will not have died in vain if her wretched end calls attention to the fate of her living fellow sufferers. There are many more pining as she did for fresh air and liberty to whom a brief respite from unremitting toil in the midst of their close application, and a longer rest at night in a well ventilated chamber, would seem like a boon from Heaven. Surely something could be done for this oppressed and persecuted class, and if not it will be a mockery to call ourselves a humane people, and it will be an outrage on commonsense for any lady to attend a charitable institution in a dress that has perhaps been the last touch to the overwhelming toil that has sacrificed a life. This is not the first time that these cases have been be fore the public, and no one has an excuse to plead ignorance, but if they never heard of them before, let them now take heed, and at once institute in quiries and exact reforms. Some obstacles are sure to lie in the way, and much opposition will have to be overcome, but if ever there was a "cause which required able advocates, it is that of the dress maker's apprentice. No trouble can be too great that is undertaken to free them in some measure from their thraldom, and few im provements in the social system can be more satisfactory than that which brings a ray of sunshine to lighten their benighted ways. It is to be trusted that something will be done to check this growing evil, and remove this blot from the reputation of all immediately or remotely concerned in these transactions. Many wrongs are perpetrated through carelessness or inattention, but to persist willingly and knowingly in sanctioning injustice is a positive crime, and ends in making the tacit observer as guilty as the actual instigator of the evil, and indeed more so if possessed of greater power and more extended influence. The members of the Royal Geographical Society assembled in great force last night to welcome the fortunate travellers who have succeeded in solving the mystery that has perplexed so many genera tions. tas. Th e many f amous a d venturers w h o , f rom the d a y s o f HERODOTUS, have wandered over the vast contine n t an d g i ven us details, more or less a uthentic, of the Afric a n people and their ways, have left u s no hint of the existence of the mighty lake w hich has noivproved to be the key to the riddle. Even the have started with the explore rs of modern times, who ..ad the sagacity express purpose discovering Lake. the source of the Nile, have never ~ of ----''''"s or the good fortune to approach th e N y The difficulty of the route, the dangers t o b e ap . prehendcd from the natives, and the ignorance of the exact direction in which to search for the source, all combined to keep successive explorers out of the right line of search. It was reserved to Captain SPEKE, on his discovery of the Lake Victoria Nyanza some five years since, at once to e.i.l Die the steret. He tells us that when he found t o this large sheet of sweet water, lyicg about 3,500 feet above the level of the sea, he at once felt cer tain that it could only be the source of some vast river like the Nile. The traditions of the natives, too, confirmed this conjecture, by their account of the great extent of the lake, while the Arab merchants, who had visited those districts in search of ivory, asserted boldly that it was the source of a great river. Captain SPEKE tells us that he would have settled the question in 1859, but the chief of the party he was accompanying having fallen ill, he was compelled to return. Sir RODERICK MURCHISON, however, was deeply im pressed with the necessity of further researches, and accordingly Captains SPEKE and GRANT started on their last and conclusive expedition. On reaching Unyanyembi, 5 deg. south of the lake, they fol lowed a near route, which they conjectured from the accounts of the ivory merchants would lead to the creek on the Western side of the lake, but owing to some confusion between the terms river and lake, they found that the path led them to another lake, the Luero-10-Urigi, which was once of great extent, but is now drying up. The travellers thus made an accidental discovery, which though not of much profit familiarised them still more with the nature of the country. The Luero-10-Urigi and other neighbouring lakes are drained by the river Kitaugule, which Captain SPEKE describes as a noble stream, 80 yards wide, and sunk low in the earth like a huge canal. This river flows into the Victoria Nyanza, bringing it its largest supply of terrestrial water. All these lakes are supplied from the Mountains of the Moon, where more than two-thirds of the year are wet and rainy. Among the many errors and misstatements current respecting the African interior, there is none greater than the commonly received notion of the scarcity of water. The abundant means of irri gation and water works supplied to the settler encourages the sanguine view now beginning to be taken of the future rise and progress of these long neglected wilds. The population, according to Captain SPEKE, are for the most part courteous and intelligent. Making due allowance for his grate ful feelings towards the people of Karaguve and their King, his account of them is most promising. They present, however, a singular anomaly in the human race, if the travellers' account be true, that they have no religion, and do not believe in a soul. We should incline to think that this can hardly be entirely correct—that some dim superstition or lin gering tradition must prevent the natives of Kara gave from forming so remarkable an exception to the belief in another life, which has been the universal idea of all races and generations. The difficulties and dangers, the labours and disappointments which fell to the lot of these enterprising travellers heightened the triumph of their success, but did not serve to abate their energies. The public will no doubt receive before long a fuller account of their wanderings, and of the gradual progress of their scientific dis coveries. Englishmen may well be proud of adding such an achievement to the list of their daring feats, and the boastful nineteenth century has another cause for triumph. It may serve, how ever, to temper the self-conceit of modern science, to learn that the great lake which has proved to be the source of the grand old river, was clearly marked in an Arabian map more than 1,000 years oid, while PTOLEMY was the first to give an ac count of the sub-equatorial lakes of Africa. Captains SPEKE and GRANT have not met the usual reward of public benefactors, for kings and philosophers have combined to do them honour, while the enthusiastic reception they met with last night at Burlington House must have served to convince them of the honour and admiration which their countrymen have bestowed on their labours. MR BENEDICT'S CONCERT. This accomplished and popular musician gave his annual grand morning concert yesterday in St. James's Hall. Mr. Benedict has a threefold claim on popular support as a composer, as a conductor, and as a pianist, for in each of these capacities he has won golden opinions from the public. His concert is always one of the fashionable assemblies of the season, and the present occasion was no exception to the rule, for a large and brilliant audience crowded the hall and appeared to be highly gratified by the entertainment. The list of artistes included some of the most eminent names of the day, Mesdames Alboni, Carlotta Patti, with Signor Giuglini and Mr. Sims Reeves, being among the vocalists; and Madame Arabella Goddard, Signor Piatti, Messrs. Lindsay Sloper and Bene dict among the instrumental performers. Madame Alboni's exquisite singing can never fail to give pleasure, and in a scena from Tancredi and the Tyrolienne from "Betly" she delighted the audience with that easy and melodious style so rarely even approached by others. Madlle. Patti achieved a decided triumph in Bellini's graceful Polacca " Son vergin vezzosa," in which her voice reached to mar vellous altitudes with surprising facility. Madlle. Artot sang a, vocalized waltz with great skill and execution, and Madame Lemmens- Sherrington dis played her powers of embellishment in several ela borate pieces. Madlle. Trebelli, who sang a solo with taste and expression, and took part also in a quintett from one of Verdi's operas, acquitted her self with cre dit, w hil e t h e o th er l a di es we re more or less successful, Signor Giuglini substituted the new and popular romanza " Colli Nativi," which is never heard without an encore, for the operatic morceaux set down for him in the programme, and certainly the audience did not disapprove of the ex change, for there was no exception to the general rule, and a unanimous redemand induced the singer to repeat it. Mr. Sima Reevis sang twice, the graceful ballad of "The Message," being one of his performances. He was, as usual, loudly applauded. Mr. Santley was very well received, and displayed his fine voice to advantage in a scena from Mr. Bene dict's " Dirgo di Lara." Piatti's performance on the violoncello is too well known to need criticism. It is enough to say that he sustained his reputation on the instrument he has made especially his own. The pianoforte performances were not the least in teresting portion of the concert. The duet for two pianofortes, played by Madame Goddard and Mr. Benedict, was a marvel of executive skill, while the quartett for four performers on two pianos was played with correctness and brilliancy. There were many other performers and performances, for the programme was of unusual length, but those we have mentioned were the gems of the concert. It is a pity that some means are not devised of afford ing proper ventilation to the Hall, for, as we heard it remarked, the physical discomfort in this warm summer weather interferes very considerably with the pleasure derived from the entertainment. LIFE-LIKE Po RTRAITS—There are some excellent 1 portraits in'the Exhibition now held at the Palais de l'lndustrie, in the Champs Elysees, and which is open every day—on Sundays gratuitously. That of the Emperor, by Flandrin, is admirable. He is represented at full length, in the uniform of a General of Division, standing with his right hand resting on a table, and ttie left on the hilt of his sword. It is of the simplest kind possible, and is a striking likeness. There is also a:portrait of the:Pope, who is repre sented kneeling, and in an attitude of fervent prayer, with his hands closely clasped together ; and not far off the por traits of Cardinal Morlot, the late, and M. Darboy, the p haa resen p t sa , ieu irchbishop of Paris. Among crowned heads the picture of King Victor Emmanuel stands foremost as an admirable likeness. Not all the loyalty of Alice Lee could extort from her the admission that Charles 11. was other- T.',.is , than " hard favoured," and I doubt whether any ..t.,at:utiaont,thhoewtre:mere catches s husiastic he may be for the " Be (ileattvuoino" as a sovereign and a soldier, would say that and comple tl xi y o, f a in , Apollo. Be this as it may, M. Faguani ba and mhiees rheeditzVtematot form, , lifelikeeloclothed that d i n t the es militaryyo u ente dressr the that saloon,best I rated the artist with t your eye, he actually L perfe 9 t is the resemblasneeeemign to o ea w tu a r ik e l Painted by th e s ' ara lne P e lare is a Jae simile of the one with which the artisto mo Itozlthe Town-hall of Naples, and Italy vas t° pleseed that he deco Own hirnd, LATEST INTELLIGENCE (REUTER'S TRLEGRAMS.) AMERICA. PER THE JURA, NEW YORK, JUNE 13, MORNING. There is nothing decisive from Vicksburg. An early attack upon General Grant's rear is considered probable. Southern advices are very hopeful. They state that General Pemberton has reported he could hold Vicksburg, and that General Johnstone was to take his time to organize his forces. They also assert that Kirby Smith, with 10,000 men, has occupied Milliken's Bend, 20 miles above Vicksburg, cutting cff General Grant's supplies. Northern accounts state that there was fighting along the river from Lake Providence to within sight of Vieksburi,, and that a severe fight occurred at Milliken's Bend upon the 6th inst., the Federal forces consisting mostly of negro regiments, being driven to the bank of the river under cover of the gunboats. _ _ Advices from New Orleans to the sth inst. state that batteries were constructed along the entire Federal line at Port Hudson and would open against the enemy on the 6th inst. General Lee is said to be heavily reinforcedupon the Rappahannock, and to have nearly double the number of troops he had at Chancellorsville. He is daily expected to assume the offensive. A small Confederate cavalry force advanced to within three miles of Poolesville, Maryland, driving a company of Michigan cavalry into the town and burning their camp. They afterwards re-crossed the Potomac. The New York Herald thinks General Lee's plan is to envelope Harper's Ferry, another to move General Stuart's cavalry across Maryland into Pennsylvania upon a destructive raid, which would cause General Hooker's army to be broken up, to go in pursuit of General Stuart, and General Lee would then crush Hooker's remaining forces upon the Rappahannock and push on to Washington. The Governor of Illinois has prorogued the State Legislature till the 18th inst. Sixty-five Republi cans left the Legislature, thereby preventing a quorum, but the Democrats refused to recognise the prorogation, and entered a protest against the Governor for unconstitutional usurpation and the revolutionary breaking-up of the Legislature. The Governor's pretext for his action was that there was disagreement between both Houses on the sub ject of adjournment. Great indignation was mani fested among the Democrats. General Hascall has been superseded by General Wilcox. Southern despatches from Mobile to the 4th inst. state that the Federals had been repulsed at Port Hudson, and that Gen. Banks had lost an arm. The Provost Marshal, his assistant, and the en rolling officer were fired upon near Manville, Indi ana, whilst making an enrolment. The two for mer were killed, and the latter escaped. Two military companies were sent from Indiano polis to the scene of the murder. Two new military departments have been created in Pennsylvania under Generals Couch and Brooks, who have summoned all citizens between 18 and 60 years of age to organist- for defence, subject to the call of the commanding General. The Governor of Pennsylvania has issued a prcclamation, urging the people to respond promptly. The Enrolment Commissioners have been driven out of some counties in Indiana, where excitement continues to prevail. The Governor has solemnly warned the people against resisting the Government. The Southern conscription is being resisted in North Carolina. The corps of General Hooker's army still remains on the South tide of the Rappahannock below Fredericksburg. Official advices from Vicksburg to the Bth inst. state that the siege was progressing satisfactorily. Three divisions from General Bragg's army were reported to be marching to join General Johnstone. Breckenridge had already joined him. Grant aas being reinforced. Grant's total loss since crossing the Mississippi is estimated at 7,000 men. Advices from General Banks to the 4th instant have been 'received at General Grant's headquarters, announcing that the siege of Port Hudson was pro- gressing favourably. The Democratic State Convention of Ohio, after having unanimously nominated Mr. Vallandigham for the Governorship, appointed a committee to demand his release of the President. Resolutions were passed declaring that the Democracy would hail with delight the expression of a desire on the part of the seceded States to return to their alle giance, and would co-operate with the citizens of those States to restore peace. Mr. Vallandigham is said to have reached a Southern port, intending to sail for Nassau. A Democratic meeting has been held at Brook -137n, at which resolutions were passed denouncing interference with the liberty of speech. A meeting has been held to raise 10,000 negroes for General Fremont. It was announced that Pre sident Lincoln had consented to give Fremont a department if negroes were raised. The New York Herald urges the nomination of President Lincoln for the nett Presidency, in order to prevent a reign of terror and a revolutionary election campaign in 1864. The commissioners who superintended the dis charge of the Peterhoff's cargo have presented their report. The case will be argued on the 15th inst. The privateer brig Croquette has burned the barque Whistling 'Wind in lat. 38, long. 71. The Nassau Guardian states that the Federal steamer Rhode Island chased and fired at the steamer Mar garet and Jessie within 250 yards of the shore off James Point. Several shots from the Rhode Island reached the shore, alarming the inhabitants. The Margaret and Jessie escaped. DETAILS OF THE CAVALRY RAID AT BEVERLEY FORD. NEW YORK, JUNE 12 (Evening). (Per the Jura.) In consequence of a belief which is said to be con firmed that Gen. Lee had assembled a large cavalry force between Culpepper Court-house and Beverley Ford to make a raid into Maryland, Gen. Hooker ordered three brigades of cavalry, and 2,000 infan try, with two batteries, all under the command of Gen . . Pleasanton, to cross the Rappahannock to counteract Gen. Lee's movement. Gen. Pleasanton's force crossed early on the morn ing of the 9th the right under Bufford at Beverley's Ford, and the left under Gregg at Kelly's Ford, the six mil es apart—they both moved to Culpepper, on the ro a d s converg i ng a t B r andy, t w w h o ere bei being a iu junction was to be made. Bufford crossed without opposition, and the Bth Cavalry advanced to the woods, where they were met by the Confe derate cavalry and driven back with heavy loss. The Federal cavalry then charged th e Confederates, driving them back to their main body, which was forming in the rear of the woods. General Plea santon then directed Bufford to charge the Conte- THE PRUSSIAN KING'S FAUX PAS- The Right Hon. Spencer Hotatto Walpole, lS M.P.—The Song of the Polish Scythe, &c. &c., in FUN THIS —The One Penny. EATit E - it Oyv Al_ , HA Y MARKET. Lessee. Mr. J. B. Buckatone. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, entitled AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. After which, 31st time, a new and original comedy, entitled FINESSE; or, Spy and Counter-Spy Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, and Miss Louisa Ange. Followed by (11th time\ a new Farce, EASY SHAVING: Messrs Compton, W. Gordon, Rogers ; Miss Louise Keeley, Mi s s Fanny Wright. To conclude with THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA. Commence at 7. THE HUNDRED AM) THIRTY-FOURTH NIGHT. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- tinder the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTE R. THIS EVENING, to commence with an Oricrinal sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, Mss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter -past Eight, the Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr)logue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feral and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, imported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan , J. Brougham, H. 0 iddhombe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson Misses Sophy Henrade, Kate Terry , E. Uavenue, and .Elsworthy. Doors open at 7, commence at half-past. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. G. Vining. THIS EVENING, the grand new Drama, entitled COURT AND CAMP: Messrs. G. Vining, C. Verner, H. Marston, G. Relmore, G. Murray, and Wavle; Miss Murray, Miss L. Laidlaw, and Miss Lydia Thompson. To be preceded by the new Comedietta, entitled COUSIN TOM. And followed by A CHARMING PAIR. Mr. Roxby, Mrs Marston, and Miss Jones. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, Sole Proprietor and Manazer. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE IRISH TIGER. After which, at Eight o'cloek, a new drama, entitled THE HAUNTED MAN ; OR, T E GHOST'S BARGAIN, in which will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adapfat:on of the Great spectral Illusion. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phi lips, Staart, Billington, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss H. Simms. Followed by a new Burlesque, ent , fled ILL-TREATED IL TRO VATORE. Mrssrs. Toole. P. Bedford, R. Phillips, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and Sari, and Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanboroug,h. THIS EVENING, A SCHOOL FOR COQUETTES. Messrs. Parsell, Belford, Turner, Mesdames Bufton, Hughes, and Thorne. THE After which. the Great Burlesque, ALI BABA ; OR, THIRTY-N INE THIEVES. Messrs. Honey, Turner, Danvers, Mesdames Ada Swanborough, Saunders, White, Button, and Hughes. To conclude with MARRIAGE AT ANY PRICE. Mr. Haney and Miss Josephs. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING LNTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G-. R. GIANIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, June 23, 1863. - THERMOMETER. This morning This day at Two o'clock 74 Barometer-30.11. Wind—S.-W.; moderate, and very fine weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rxie DAY.—Morning, 6h. 20m.—Afternoon, 6h. 40m. To-xonmto - w.-Morning,' 7h. Om.—Afcerncon, 7h. 25m. ..zLfi . ZIT iN SUM THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1863. Berates in flank, whilst the infantry and artillery engaged them in front. Bufford was, however, re pulsed, and his retreat nearly cut off, but he suc ceeded in cutting his way through with great dif- ficulty. The Confederates then attempted to gain the rear of Pleasanton's force, but did not succeed, and Bufford again pressing them, and the Confederates finding Gregg approaching their own rear, they retreated. Bufford and Gregg then formed a june. tion at a point six miles south of where the Con federate pickets were first encountered. Gregg had been hotly engaged all the morning on the left, and had driven the Confederates from the river to Brandy Station. At four o'clock in the afternoon General Pleasan ton, ascertaining that the Confederates were receiv ing infantry reinforcements, recrossed the river, bringing away his dead and wounded and 200 prisoners. No definite estimate of the Federal loss has been received, but the fighting was severe and hand to hand. NEW YORK, JUNE 13, Evening. (By Telegraph to Father Point.) A report, requiring confirmation, has been re ceived from the South that General Kirby Smith has driven General Banks from Port Hudson, and was still pursuing him on the sth. The New York Daily News asserts that General Hooker was to move against General Lee yesterday, and street rumours are current this afternoon that a battle is progressing on the Rappahannock. The men who shot the Provost Marshal in In di, na have been arrested, and a company of cavalry has been sent to assist the enrolment. The strike of the stevedore and longshore men is assuming a formidable shape in New York, and all the men refusing to join are threatened with violence. The Government vessels are being loaded by Go vernment officials, under a guard of soldiers for their protection against the longshoremen. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, June 13 (Evening). Money easier. Gold 43 per cent, prem. Exchange on London, bankers' bills, 1569. Stocks improving. New York Centrals, 119. Illinois, 1011. Erie, 939. 6 per Cent. United States Bonds, 104. Cotton dull—Middling Upland, 56c. Flour dull. Wheat and corn good inquiry. Provisions steady. Coffee good demand. Sugar and molasses steady. Crude petroleum, 271. The Jura takes out 40,000 dollars in specie. MEXICO. NEW YORK, JUNE 13. The New York journals publish intelligence from Puebla to the Ist, received via Havana, stating that the Mexicans who surrendered at Puebla numbered 12,000. Their surrender was necessitated through hunger. It was rumoured that Gen. Ortega and several officers had escaped whilst upon the road to Vera Cruz. The officers refused to sign a pledge to remain neutral during the war. CHINA AND JAPAN. (BY TELEGRAPH FROM SUEZ.) SHANGHAI, MAY 7. Col. Gordon has besieged and captured Taitsin. The previous surrender was a snare, and half the Imperial force sent to take possession of the city were murdered. News received here from Japan announces that the Japanese Government had been granted fifteen days to reply to the English ultimatum. War ap peared probable. It was reported that Americans were supplying the country with arms and ammu• nition. Foreigners were embarking, in view of the break ing out of hostilities. AUSTRIA. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 23. The Swiftsure, from Melbourne on the 30th of March, has passed up the Channel, with 13,000 ounces of gold, 200 passengers, and a cargo of wool and tallow. FRANCE. BounsE, June 22.—The market was heavy at the opening, but afterwards acquired a little buoyancy, and the business done, though not large in amount, showed a slight improvement on the closing quota tions of Saturday, Threes, for the Account, being at 68f. 50c. The Railway Share Market quiet but firm. The market closed as folllows It per Cents . . 97 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 55 Credit M obilier.. l2lO Do. end month 1215 Bank Shares 3480 Credit F oncier 1352 50 Italian Loan 72 95 Do. end month 72 95 New ditto Do. end month 74 Russian Austrian .. — -- Spanish Threes 53 Home Debt HA IL 'AYS. Cash. Account. Orleans lOOO .. 996 25 Northern New ditto — Lyons and Mediterranean 1032 50 .. 1033 75 Geneva 455 .. 455 Southern 727 50 .. 726 25 Western Eastern .... Sardinian .. 422 50 .. 423 75 Austrian Loirbard North of Spain Saragossa.. .. 718 75 .. 720 Ditto to Barcelona .... 367 50 .. 367 50 REVS. BELLEW AND SPURGEON—As shown to us by the Photographers.--The value of the carte de visite as an advertising medium is, we perceive (says the London Review), not overlooked, especially by the great sensetion preachers. For instance, there is Mr. Bel lew, who appears to have exhausted every posture, in order to oblige an approving public. We remember his first like ness, in which he burst upon the town as an ethereal young priest in full canonicals, expressed in the most delicate fliating drapery—evidently a copy from a drawing from some female band. His later hebdomadal portraits repre sent the curled darling a little more substantially. Appa rently tired of giving the public a fail view of his sacerdo tal legs, a last effort has been concentrated upon his vig netted head. And Mr. Spurgeon—why should we be ad mitted into the bosom of his family so familiarly ? We have no doubt that the tenderest relations exist betwe4n him and his spouse, but what necessity is there for exhibiting the pair, in every shop window, on a rustic seat in the midst of a wood? With respect to his many varied cartes de visite whilst in the act of preaching, we may perhaps be permitted to remark that if we saw a little more of " the wood," and a little less of him, it would be a great advantage, as an open rostrum does not set off his person well. LIFEBOATS ON THE CORNISH COAST—BUDE HAVEN, June 19.—This day the launch of a splendid new lifeboat took place here with great eclat, and in presence of a large concourse of people. The boat had arrived the previous day from London. She is 33 feet long, and rows ten oars double banked, and possesses the usual qualities— of self-righting and self-ejecting of water—of the lifeboats of the National Lifeboat Institution. The entire cost of the establishment, amounting to £6OO, has been presented to the institution by the surviving children of the late R. T. Garden, Esq., of River Lyons, Ireland, as a memorial of their beloved mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore Garden. An inscription recording this philanthropic gift is beautifully carved in stone and placed over the doorway of the lifeboat house. The new lifeboat establishment at Bade is now one. of the most efficient on the coast of the United Kingdom. Probably no heavier surf rolls upon any part of our shores than in the vicinity of Bude, and fearful indeed have been the wrecks in the locality. Last winter 26 poor fellows perished there from the ill-fated ship Bencoolen, of Liver pool. The National Lifeboat Institution has now ]25 lifeboats under its charge ; some of them are constantly en gaged in saving shipwrecked crews in stormy weather; and during the past 18 months nearly 600 persons have been snatched from a watery grave. MURDER BY A SAILOR IN LlVERPOOL.—Yeater day James O'Brien, the sailor who so fearfully stabbed a woman named Bellford on Saturday, was charged before the Liverpool magistrates with murder, his victim having died at the Northern Hospital on Monday morning. On the application of Mr. Kehoe, superintendent of the de tective department of police, a remand until Friday was granted, ,- ---- EN s- .*lgbi tto , - Ornirat HER MAJESTY WINDSOR CASTLE, June 22. The Queen, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, has returned to Greenwich Park. The Prince and Princess of Wales. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-General Knollys and Lieut.- Colonel Koppel, accompanied his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge to Woolwich yesterday morning, to the review. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales visited her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge. The Prince and Princess of Wales took a drive in an open carriage in the afternoon. The Duchess d'Aumale and the Princess 'le Joinville paid a visit . to the Princess of Wales at Marlborough house. The Prince and Princess of Wales at Sefton House. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess de Grey and Lieut.-Coionel Keppel, honoured the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch with their company at dinner last evening, at the residence of the noble duke in Belgrave-square. Their Royal Highnesses arrived from Marl borough House at a few minutes after eight o'clock, attended by the Countess de Grey and Ripon and Lieut. Colonel Keppel. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch with the Earl of Dalkeith met their illustrious guests in the vestibule of the mansion, and conducted them to the reception saloon, where the following distin guished members of the aristocracy, invited to meet the Prince and Princess at dinner, had already assembled :—The Duke of Hamilton, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis and Mar 3hioness of Bath, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Viscount and Viscountess Castlerosse, and Lord Hamilton. The members of the noble duke's family who had the honour of joining the Royal dinner party included the Earl and Countess of Dalkeith, Lord and Lady Walter Scott, Lord Henry Scott, Lord Charles Scott, R,N., and Lady Victoria Scott. The banquet was served at half-past eight o'clock. The Princess of Wales was conducted to her seat by the Duke of Buccleuch, the Prince of \Vales leading the Duchess of Buccleuch into the dining room. The Marchioness of Abercorn sat upon the right of the Prince of Wales and the Marchioness of Ailes bury upon the left of the Duke of Buccleuch. The dinner table presented a, display of extraordinary magnificence. In the centre was a superb piece of silver plate, representing an incident in the noble host's family history, from which the ducal title is said to have been derived. Sir Walter Scott has immortalised it in the well-known lines— "And in the clench the buck was ta'en, The bold Buccleuch his Lame did gain." The group, which is of almost colossal size, depicts John and Walter Scott, of Ettrick Forest, engaged in the chase with the Scottish King, at whose feet they have deposited the deer brought to bay in the adjacent "clench." This apartment is adorned with the celebrated Vandyck portraits of the Duke of Hamilton, Lord Holland, and the Duke of Rich mond, and the famcus view of Whitehall, by Cana letta, showing Holbeiu's Gateway, Inigo Jones's Banquetting House, and the steeple of St. Martin's Church. The dinner was of a princely character, perfect in all its appointments, and worthy the renowned hos pitality of the noble host and hostesi, After the banquet the Duchess of Buccleuch gave a ball, to which about 400 members of the fashion able world were invited. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary arrived shortly after eleven o'clock, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Colonel Home Purvey. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived about the same time, attended by Colonel Tyr whitt. His Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hol stein was among the early arrivals. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough gave a grand entertainmeut last evening, at their residence in St. James's-square, to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. There were present to meet his Royal High ness his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess d'Apponyi, the Archbishop of York and Mrs. Thompson, the Earl and Countess Vane, Viscount Canter bury, the Marquis of Blandford, Lord and Lady Churchill, Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, the Dowager Lady Truro, Captain De Falbe, and Mr. and Lady Augusta Sturt. Colonel Tyrwhitt was in waiting on the Duke of Cam bridge. Lord and Lady Churstone entertained at dinner, last evening, Countess of Leven and Melville, Countess Fortescue, Viscount and Viscountess Torrington Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone and Mrs. Gladstone, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Buller, Sir Thomas and Lady Cochrane, Mr Henry Milbank, Earl of Wicklow, Mr. Shaw Stewart, and Colonel and Mrs, Howard Vyse. Lady Huntingfield's ball, announced for the 2d proximo, will not take place. Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner, last evening, at her residence, in Eaton-place, the Marchioness of Ely, the Marquis of Sligo, the Marquis of Bristol and Lady Adelza Harvey, the Earl and Countess of Donoughmore, Lord William Compton, Viscount Sudley, Mr. and Lady Elizabeth St. Aubyn, Lord Ashley and Lady Harriet Ashley, Lady Rolle, Lord Harris, Lord and Lady Carew, the Hon. Mrs. Rashleigh, Mr. Errington, and Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Marjoribanks. We regret to announce the death of Mrs, Bates, mother of Made Van do Weyer, wife of his Excellency the Belgian Minister. Mrs. Bates died at an early hour yes terday morning, after a lengthened illness. READERS AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM.- , --The num ber of volumes returned to the shelves of the Library and Reading-room amount to 1,325,331, or 4,539 a day. The number of readers has been 122,497, averaging 419 a day. Each reader consulted on an average 10 books a day. MANHATTAN S LAST!—Our war news does not seem to amount to much. General Blair, member of H. of R., has made a successful raid somewhere out West, and he makes the most of it in his report. Hooker, too, has made a grand expedition with 50 men, and cap cured 50 of the rebels. General Grant has not done any more military wonders .ince my last. He and Vicksburg are both stationary. General Lawyer Banks has not yet taken Port Hudson. lie is snore likely to take the yellow fever, and put us to a great expense for a =Mary funeral when his body comes North. General Lee seems to have changed his head-quarters, and I suppose the next news will be that he has made a dash at Washington. DEATHS BY DROWNING.—On Sunday morning two persons were drowned in the Grand Surrey Canal, which runs through Peckham, one an old man be tween 50 and 60, the other about 21. It appeared that at an early hour in the morning they went to the canal near the Peckham-bridge to bathe, and few persons being on the banks as early as six o'clock were unable to obtain assist ance. The alarm was given by a man observing a bundle of clothes lying on the bank, who immediately intimated his fears to the keeper of the Royal Humane Society's drags. After searching for about three hours the bodies were brought to the surface, and were carried to the nearest public-house to await the coroner's inquest. It is supposed they are father and son, but at the time of writing this they were not owned. THE EVIL EYE.—The following, of which we have credible information, is an apt illustration of how much old beliefs still hold their ground a farm• house, not many miles from Inverness, a few nights ago, a cow was suddenly taken ill, and in the morning, as there was no improvement, the veterinary surgeon was sent for. He was not, however, to be found, and in the meantime the following expedient was carried out, with what effect the result will show. A bucket was filled with water from a stream over which " the living and the dead" had passed, and into it were dropped two shillings and a halfpenny. The cow was made to drink a swell quantity of the water, and the remainder was thrown over her. The effect of the remedy, it is reported, was immediate, and proved as satis factory, no doubt, to the animal as to the administrators, who looked upon the rapid recovery as a proof that the evil eye had fallen upon the cow. i n connection with this sub ject, it may be mentioned that pieces of money are handed down in families for the purpose here spoken of—lnverness Courier. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron Pollock.) THE ATTORNEY -GENERAL V. SILLEM.--THE CASE OF THE ALEXANDRA. On the assembling of the Court this morning, The Lord Chief Baron gave his opinion upon the point raised last night, whether a statement of Miller could be received as to the object and character of the Alexandra. He had consulted Mr. Baron Martin, who was rather in dined to think the evidence ought to be received, and being of opinion himself that in civil cases when a doubt existed evidence should be received, he would now admit the evi dence, which, he supposed, would be tne same as that ten dered yesterday. The Attorney..General—Of the same class, but stronger. Mr. De Costa was recalled, and the question objected to was put to him,—" Did Mr. Muller, senior, say anything to you on that occasion as to what the Alexandra was in tended for ? " Witness—Yes, on three different occasions. He told me that she was a gun-bout for the Southern Con&decy. He said, " We, conjointly with Fawcett, Preston, and Company, are building this vessel for Fraser, Trellone, and Co." He said Fraser and Co. were the agents for the -outhern Contederacy. At other times Mr. M ller made statements to him to the same effect, before the launching of the Emperor. At these times the Alexandria was still on the stocks in Miller's yard. They were at that time driving copper bolts through the planking. Mr. Miller was making a tug for witness, and Miller spoke to him about taking away men from the tug to lay blocks for the keel of a gunboat. Afterwards he saw the Al, xandria on those blocks. In November, 1862, he had a conversation with Mr. Miller, who said that vessel was to be called the Alexandra, and asked him why, whether it was the name of some State or city, and he said it was, that it was in the Southern States, and that it was in unison with the Alabama and Florida. He spoke of the Florida as the Oreto. In December, 1862, he had another con versation with him. Witness said he thought there was a good deal of copper going into a vessel of that size and Mr. Miller said that the parties the vessel was for did ot care about the expense. Mr. Miller spoke of the vessel as the gunboat. He knew Captain Tessier well, and Mr. Welshman slightly. He had seen Mr. Welshman in the yard during the time the Alexandra was building. Mr. Welshman was a member of the firm of Fraser, Trellone, and C'o. Mr. Welshman gave orders to one of the men at work at the Alexandra. He was always inspecting the vessel when witness saw him. He had seen Capt. Tessier in the yard frequently while the vessel was being built. He was always about the Alexandra superintending. He dealt with the firm as Miller and Sons, but his contract was signed " Miller and Son." He saw Mr. Thomas Miller constantly in the yard, and generally superintending the business. The second trial trip of the Emperor was on the 3d of March this year. On that occasion he went on board the Emperor. Young Mr. Miller and Captain Tessier being also on board. The Queen's Advocate—Did you hear Captain Tessier say anything with regard to the Oreto in the presence of young Miller ? Sir H. Cairns objected to the question, and a lengthened argument followed. The Attorney General said his object would be to show that the vessels, of which the Oreto was one, were built for the Confederate States. After some remarks from the Judge the question was not pressed. Examination continued—He remembered, after the Em peror's second trial trip he was in the cabin of the Empe ror with Mr. Miller, sen. Young Mr. Miller came down, called his father, and told him Captain Tessier wanted him. Witness and Mr. Miller, sen., went on deck, and all four were on deck at the same time. Captain Tessier said he wanted the combings of the main hatch of the Alexandra higher; three inches, he thought it was, Mr. Miller said he would do it, and that what was done was according to the contract. ➢lr. John Wilson Green, shipbuilder at Liverpool, exa mined by the Queen's Advocate, said he retuembered being requested a fortnight back to look at the Alexandra, to re port his opinion as to the purpose for which she might be built. He inspected her. He found the bulwarks were termed differently from any other vessel than a vessel of war. She had three masts and a propeller. Her length was 1251 feet, and her breadth about 211 feet. Her tonnage was about 276 tons. The rudder was unu sually thick and strong—thicker and stronger than would be used for a merchant vessel. The hatchways were not suitable for a merchant vessel. They were of the same kind as would be found on a small class man of war. It was not fitted for carrying cargo. There was cooking appa ratus in the forecastle sufficient for 150 or 200 men. Mer chant vessels which took passengers had larger apparatus, but not small me, chant vessels. Mr, George Temple Chapman, examined by the Solicitor- General, said he had no profession. Ile belonged to the United States, and came to England four a.tonths since. He was at Liverpool two months ago. He wished to see Captain Bullock, and went to the office of Fraser, Trellone, and Co. about the Ist of April. On the first occasion be saw a gentleman of the name of Priolaux, who was said to be a partner in the firm. He led Mr. Priolaux to infer that he was a Secessionist. He did not communicate with him . in any character. In his front office he saw two flags, the English and the Confederate. He communicated to Mr. Priolaux his business with Bullock, which related to Mr. Bullock's private affairs and the affairs of the Confederacy. He knew Clarence Young, and met his wife in Liverpool. She gave him certain papers. (The letters were in court ) Wnen he next called he saw Capt. Bullock at Fraser's office. While he was there he referred to the letter, and Captain Bullock spoke of the person referred to in the letter. Mr. Hamilton came in. He is the son of General James Hamil ton, of South Carolina, formerly Governor of the S ate, and was himself a lieutenant in the service of the United States until 1861. When he saw Hamilton at Liverpool he was in the service of the Secessionists. The cross-examination was postponed. Mr. Acton, who was examined yesterday, was recalled, and said that during the time he was at work in Miller's yard he never heard Mr. Miller speak of the Alexandra ex cept as " the bltt." (This was the witness the admissibi lity of whose evidence created so much discussion yesterdaYs and on which the judge delivered judgment this morning.) The Lord Chief Baron said they might have reserved their argument. Mr. Young, a native of the State of Georgia, and was for some time paymaster on board the war steamer Alabama. He came from Wilmington, in North Carolina, in the ship Annie Childs, and arrived at Liverpool in March, 1862. Prior to leaving Wilmington he had been clerk in the pay master's department at Savannah—at that time used as . & naval station for the Confederate forces. S. R. Mallory was the Secretary of the Confederate navy. Before he lett Savannah he saw there a person of the name of Bullock. They came over together as far as Queenstown. He knew that Captain Bullock acted in the Confederate navy at Savannah. He acted for a time as Bullock's se cretary. All the letters to Mallory were directed t o Richmond. Witness copied all the letters directed to Mallory by Bullock. He was acquainted with the handwriting of both. Captain Bullock did not command a ship, nor did ho act as a pay master. lle directed generally the movements of the Fingal, a merchant steamer, which was going out. From ziavannab. to Wilmington they went by land, and left there in the Anne Childs. Besides Bullock and himself there were three pa.sengers on board, John Lowe, Eugene ivtaffe t, and Edward M. Anderson. Lowe had received an appointment in the Confederat • navy, and was now a li,utenant on Is oard the Alabama. He saw him there on the 26th of Januttry. While witness was on board of her the Alabama bore the Confederate flag. She was commanded by Capt. Raphae l Semmes. He knew that Lowe went out to Nassau in the Oreto, and that he was in the land service of the Confede rates. Mallet he had known before he commenced the voyage. Mallet had acted as a volunteer in one of the bat terms in the fight at Port Louis, iu the Confederate ser vice. Afterwards he received nis appointment as mid ell'r man in the Confederate service. He was in the wavy when they came over together. A gentleman of the nam e of Sinclair came backwards and forwards. He was a tenant in the Confederate army. The case was proceeding when we went to press. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. DICKSON V. LORD COMBERMERE AND OTHERS, Mr. Bowll and Mr. Leach having addressed the jury on: behalf of General Peel, Lord Combermere, and the Earl of Wilton, witnesses from the War-office were examined on the part of General Peel. The effect of their evidence was that everything connected with the removal of Colonel Dickson was done in the most regular and orderly manner. That neither Lord Combermere or the Earl of Wilton wore ever consulted in the matter. AN ODD MISPRINT ENOUGI:I!—By a curious misprint, occurring in one of ;be very last issue of the London Gazette an old failing of the human race Seems to have "cropped up" into a new trade—where Mention is made of—" The estates of John Baird and Sons, Sinners, wool dealers, and leather dressers, Silver Edinburgh 1" Sterne could not get fifty pounds for " Tristraxa Shandy," and Milton sold bis-, , " Penalise Lost" for a mere trifle. Had these works been their first compositions it 15 probable that neither would have seen the light, and marl' an embryo Sterne, many an unknown Milton, has done what Collins did—burnt his works in despair and indignation: * Social Science Reiew. FRIGHTFUL DEATH.—On Saturday afternooil last a shocking accident, which terminated fatally, occurred at the steam sawmills of Mr. Hammersley, Nottingham' About 4 o'clock a workman named Henry Wright was en gaged in oiling the machinery, when his dress became en tangled in the belt of the shaft, and the wheel, which was revolving rapidly, whirled him round several times. The engine had to be stopped before .he unfortunate man could be rescued, but he was then quite dead. His body wag mangled in a most frightful manner, the bones of both legs were broken in several places and nearly cut off. Tli ° deceased has left a widow end seven chilk:',ren. 'ibis is til seventh fatal accident that has taken place on the above pre mises during the past week,