The Sun. — London, England, 1863-01-19 00:00:00

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The screw•blade propeller is Grifgths'P, which, by a recent derAsion of the Admiralty, is now supplied to all SCITY7 ships of war. In the case of the Royal Oak, however, the screw has been subjected to sonic; alterations and improvements by Messrs. M p Son, and Field, the ru;Anfacturers of the Roy THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING JAN UARY 19, 1863, N° 22,014 PRICE 4d. STAMPED ....54. T HE CONTINENTAL BANK CORPO RATION (Limited). To be Established under "The Companies'Act, 1862," where by the liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount of his Shares. Capital £1,000,000, in 10,000 Shares di £loo , each. First issue, 5,000 shares. Deposit £1 per Share, with a further payment of £2 per Share on allotment. It is not contemplated to call up more than £25 per Share, and no Call shall exceed £5 per Share. 6 per cent. 10-year bonds, and 50,000,000 doll. in N'Dowell, is wounded in the arm. The Journal's de spatches say that a fourth bloody fight occurred last night the storm. The rebels charged us and were repulsed. Our troops hold Murfreesborough. Our advantages are decided General Breekinridge's division was cut t pieces and routed on Saturday. Our skirmishers dccoyed a large number of rebels among our batteries. We routed them with great slaughter. Capt. M'Cullock, of the 2d Kentucky Cavalry (Union) says the rebel General Withers was driven almost to madness by the slaughter of his men. Eye-witnesses say that the slaughter exceeds that of Shiloh. General Roseerans and his soldiers are in the highe t spirits. On Saturday Col. Daniel M'Cook engaged Wheeler's cavalry six miles from Nashville, routing him completely. All is highly cheering. Prisoners say that Gen. Kirby Smith was in the fight. Rebel canteens were filled with whisky and gunpowder. The Murfrecsbw °ugh Rebel of the 2d says the Unionists ftJuglit gallantly, and admits a loss of 5,000. The Union prisoners are sent toMurfrecsborough as fast as taken. Capt. John Desha, of Kentucky, was wounded by a shell in the head. Adjutant Caird, of the same regiment, was shot by a cannon ball. The following is from the Associated Press correspondent at Nashville :—lt is reported that Gen. Rose crane shelled Murfreesborough this morning. There was no reply. Our forces would occupy it at noon. The rebels undoubtedly left. Our forces, it is reported, are pursuing. M'Cook attacked Wharton's cavalry near the Asylum, six miles from Nashville, killing eight, which were left on the field, and many wounded. Seven Unionists were wounded. Captain Pinney, of the sth Wisconsin, Lieutenant Hastings, of the 25th Illinois, and all the commissioned officers and sergeants of companies G, L, and K, are killed or disabled. Colonel Scott, of the 19th Illinois, is seriously wounded, Captain Austin, of General Woodruff's staff, is taken pri soner. Private despatches say that the rebels in their retreat are burning the cotton wherever they can get hold of it. The Jews concentrated here and at Cairo have ap pointed deputations to proceed to Washington to remon strate against General Grant's order expelling them from the territory occupied by the Union forces. It is reported that Frank 'Ward, of Anderson's troop, is killed. All the troops of Gen. Rosencranz have retreated to Nashville are false. The fight to-day is supposed to be in the vicinity of Christiana. The interruptions of the rebel cavalry between Nashville and Christiana make it difficult to get news, but everything thus far is favourable to the ultimate success of the Union arms." men from General Grants •nrmy,by way of the river The whole Union force at Vicksburg is now 40,000. At the latest accounts we had captured 10 guns and 700 prisoners. Nothinghas yet been heard from the forces below. Tho steamer Jmige Torrance was fired on while passing Milli kenville. In retaliation the Rattler burnt the town." At all the Libraries, in 2 vols. Bvo., Portraits, price 365., LADY MORGAN'S MEMOIRS: Autobography, Diaries, and Correspondence. currency; the legal-tender bonds bearing 3 65 per cent. interest. The committee is not believed to o.ik's machinery, b, in addition to one other advantages, an increased rate of speed is t-i -pected to be obtained. The most important: im Including Letters from King Jerome, ' The Countess of Cork, 31me. Patterson Bonaparte, Lord Duncannun, 31arquess Wellesley, Lord Macaulay, Marquess of Anglesey, Lord Erskine, Marquess of Abercorn, Daniel O'Connell, The Earl of Aberdeen, Lafayette, The Earl of Carlisle, Byron, Lord Melbourne, Countess Guiccloli, Lady Caro;ine Lamb, Moore, Lord Cloncurry, Sir E. itulwer Lytton, Lady Stanley, Thomas Grunpbell, Lord Darnley, Rev. Sidney Smith. London : W. IT. Allen and Co., 13, Waterloo-place, S.W. look favourably on the suggestion. The Secretary has also requested the committee not to separate his bank and loan measures, but to report both together, if at all." The Washington letter of the New Fork Times, dated the sth, says:— " As systematic efforts seem to have been made in the columns of certain journals in other quarters to create the impression that the Government in tends to abandon the policy of collecting its dutits To MAJOR-GENERAL HALLECK, GENERAL-IN- CHIEF. _ " Holly Springs, Mississippi,' J a n. 4. - "Despatches from General Sherman and the naval com mander were received atHelena on the 31st. The gunboats' were engaging the enemy's batteries. General Sherman was inland, three miles from VickA)nrg, licitly engaged. From rebel sources. I learn that the Granada App of the 31st says ' the Yankees have got possession of Vieks burg.' Since Vie late raids, this department, cacept tho troops on the river, have subsisted eft the country. There will be but little in Northern Mississippi to support prove Went effected by Messrs. Almidslay appcarslo c nit in bolting the screw-blades to the " with flanges, imstead of fixing them with the Pen► ights ,gat I you DIRECTORS. Paul Brine, Esq., 41, Threadneedle-street, London. William W. Cargill, Esq., Director of the Oriental Bank Corporation. James P. Cumming, Esq., Messrs. Cumming, Beaver, and Co., London and Singapore. Thomas 11. Gladstone_ Esq., Messrs. John Gladstone and Co., White Lion-court, Cornhitl. Salomon 11. Godefroi, Esq., Messrs, De Mattos and Godefroi, and wooden wedges. By this arrangement flit; blades are more securely attached, while the pi!ch of the screw may be readily varied when required —an advantage not to bo obtained in the ples-..nt construction and fitting of Griffi..hs's screw. :ia diameter of the screw is 19ft., 3.in., and by the im Epect a (ere THE READER : A REVIEW OF CURRENT LITERATURE. Contents of No. 111. Saturday, iith January, 1853. Spinoza. Thomas Hood. China from a Medical Poiu y t Msteries of Money. of View. Kenealy's New Pantomime. Life and Times of St. Bernard. Poems of Rur i l Life. David Elginbrod. Niccolo Marin British Engineers Smiles Miscellanies. and Devey. Correspondence. The Drama—Fechter in " The Duke's Motto." Music—The Chorale Book of England. Monday Popular Concerts. Art— Kaulbaeh's Goethe Gallery. Art Exhibition for the Relief of the Distressed Operatives. Science—Science for the Wtek. Proceedings of Learned Societies. Meetings next Week. Education —Reading and Spelling Books under the Revised Code. Todhunter's Euclid, &c. List of all the Publications of the Week, with their Titles, Prices, Number of Pages, short Notices, &c. Published every Saturday, price Fourpence. London : 112, Fleet-street, E.C. Copthall-court William J. Maxwell, Esq., Director of the National Pro- and paying its interest in gold, we wish to advise the public that there is not the least foundation for such belief. The Secretary of the Treasury is con fidently calculating that a speedy absorption of the old demand notes in the payment of duties will soon place the Government in receipt of sufficient gold, through the same channel, to pay all specie debts heretofore contracted. A prominent member of the committee of ways and means, at d representing the views of a large majority of that committee, to day declared that whatever else might happen, it was certain that both the duties on imports and the in terest on the public debt would continue to be paid HL ex- ) an .d to Cs.— vincial Rink of The Honourable Roden Noel, Chandos-street, Cavendish- guerillas in a few weeks more. , " U. S. GRANT, Nisjor.G.neral Command in g : The Richmond papers contain the following :-- " Vicksburg, Dec. 30. "On Saturday the enemy made four desperate attempts to force our lines on the Chicliasaw Bluffs, with heavy loss. provements introduced by Messrs. Maudslay Ct., its pitch can be easily and rapidly iaricd Frain 22ft. Gin. to 271 . t. 6:n. With an ordinary pressure of 201 b. of steam to the square inch, the screw will' make GO revolutions per minute. The length of Vic) iron sha o f shaft for the working screwl9 tons screwcwi 54 , 1 11 9 t f 0 t. t , a wh n g the weight t of the engines and machinery of t - be 4 Royal Oak, including the cylinders and six boilers., is as nearly as possible 650 tons. In orde r to lessen .the rolling propensities so apparent in iron and iron-pl a ted ships daring a heavy sea, the boilers and. other, heavy parts of the machinery of the Royal 04 k aro placed as near as possible to her kelson. The operp:,, tion of plating the exterior of the Royal Oak will be completed this week. The last plate will be fixed. square. Robert A. Routh, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the English and _ Australian Copper Company. Vincent B. Tritton, Esq., Messrs. Belson, Tritton, and Co., Old Broad-street. Richard B. Wade, Esq., Dire-tor of the . National Provincial Bank of England. [arry great BANKERS. Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, and Co., 51, Lombard- The 17th Louisiana greatly distinguished itself, repulsing, unaided, the assault of three full regiments of Yankees. On Sunday morning the enemy ag 'in advanced on our lines, and were repulsed with heavy lost.: All the troops behaved gallantly, but special mention is made of the 28th and 17th Louisiana Regiments, the former regiment main taining the ground all , day against superior forces. Our loss on Sunday was one killed and two wounded ; Bth Tennessee, four killed and six wounded, Captain C. A. Gently, among the killed; 17th Tennessee, two killed and two wounded ; 81st Tennessee, one killed, none wounded. One of Gen. Lee's couriers had his leg shot off. Wofford's wife, time street, E.C. The National Provincial Bank of England at its various part, Branches. SOLICITORS.—Messrs. Wilkinson, Stevens, and Wilkinson, ISicholas-lane, E.C. BROKERS.—Messrs. lichens, larrison, and Co., 21, Thread needle-street, E.C. SECRETARY.—George Cumming, Esq. IL. Temporary Offices.--20, Cannon-street, E.C. The application of the joint-stock principle to Banking and Exchanges, under the control and general management of boards of directors in London, has proved so eminently suc cessful in the British colonies and dependencies, more parti cularly in the East and West Indies, that it is deemed expe dient to introduce that system Into the Continent of Europe, with which our commerchl intercourse is now so great as to in gold. One or two members are supposed to favour the payment in legal tender notes of the interest on debts hereafter contracted, but even this proposi- 'aster ,uh,p, urgh, f this fitted ;ht to Ls and say. niany in the L IVES of EMINENT STATESMEN in YUN, every week. One Penny tion meets with no favour from the committee, as a whole, of the Department of the 14 . s,asury. Secre tary Chase having learned tIiES tvening that Mr. Cox, of this house, is very anxious in regard to a resolution passed before the adjournment, calling for on the stem to-day. The work of plating the stern i.nd bows of the frigate has been attended with. , difficulty, besides occupying a considerable time, in Now Ready, handsomely bound in ➢lagenta cloth, gilt, price 4s. 6d.; post free, 55., the 4,,,ZECOND half-yearly VOLUME of FUN, with kJ numerous Engravings by talented artists, and humor ous Articles by the following distinguished writers : W. Bailey, Esq. W. S. Gilbert, Esq. W. Barber, Esq. T. Hood, Esq. E. L. Blanch ird, Esq. T. S. Jerrold, Esq. G. W. Brid,;einan, Esq. W. J. Prowse, Esq. F. C. Burnand, Esq. Godfrey Turner, Esq. H. J. Byron, Esq. ' &0., dm, dm Office, 80, Fleet-street, London. iemand additional facilities and safety in support of our mu tual monetary transactions. Banking on the English system, and with English capital, has already been applied with success to toreign countries in the instances of the Ottoman Bank as regards Turkey, and the Bank of Egypt in Egypt, both conducted under Royal Charters of Incorporation. Other companies have more re cently been established, with similar ol•jects, under the Limited Liability Act. The Directors propose to take powers to apply for a special Charter for this Bank. In the limits of a prospectus it is impossible to enter into full details, but official statistics are available to show the increase in the totals of our imports and exports of merchan dise with the principal countries of Central Europe, between the years 1855 and 1861, which may be briefly given thus : With France, from 17 to 35 millions; with Germany, from 16 to 19 millions ; with Holland, from 13 to 18 millions ; with. Italy, from 5 to 9 millions ; and with Spain, from 5 to 8 mil lions sterling. Arrangements are matured to secure the services of gentle men of large experience to conduct the Foreign Department of the business. The Bank, in addition to ordinary banking operations, will conduct all the business of Exchange Agents. It will Import and Export Goal and Silver. Purchase approved Bills of Exchange, Coupons, Notes, acc. Undertake Foreign Financial Agencies. Grant Drafts on its various Agenc:es, and issue Circular Notes. Buy and Sell Foreign Stocks and Shares on Commission. Applications for Shares must be accompanied by a deposit of £1 per share. If no allotment be made to the applicant, the deposit will be returned without deduction ; and if a less number be allotted than is applied for the surplus will be placed towards the payment on allotment. Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained at the Temporary Offices, 90, Cannon-street, L.C., and from the Brokers of the Company. consequence of the extreme nicety and care re quired in bending the armour-plates to fit those parts of the ship. The last of the plates Jiii', however, now been bent, cut, and drilled, slat by the end of the present week the Royal, o.:k, a statement on a number of topics of financial inte- nese dully y ex- rest, and which statement the Secretary has been unable to make owing to the recces of Congress, in tends to relieva this painful suspense to-morrow by giving the information so much desired. The com mittee of wars and means had a full meeting to- wice. n the melt - CANTERBURY HALL—The LANCASHIRE CHAMPION PRIZE HAND-BELL RINGERS — conducted by Mr. E. BENSON—in Classical, Operatic, and Dance Music, at half-past Nine o'clock. A portion of the roceeds will be given to the LANCASHIRE DIS'T'RESS FUND. THE THIRD EDITION of the renowned Pantomimic Entertainment, THE ENCHANTED HASH, thirteen cha racters, solely sustained by Mr. E. Marshall. day, the absent members having returned. Among the measures under consideration was Secretary The Tribune has the following special despatches: " Battlefield, Stone River, Jan. 3. - . UNSWORTH, in his Stump Speech upon all the recent topics, and a host of other Comic talent. - - - - 'ging ors— GRAND OPERATIC SELECTIONS, conducted by Mr. Jonghmans, as usuaL ranee men- :mos- ~ ~. I~`, THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.? Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. EDMUND FALCONER. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre, having been R e - mo d e ll e d, D ecora ted, and Embellished in trul Y magnificent and costly style, is now open. Notwithstanding the immense expenses incurred in the ar rangements, the Prices of Admission will be as usual, and similar to those of the principal London Theatres, viz. : Private Boxes, 10s, 6d., 215., £1 Ils. Gd., £2 25., £3 35., Boxes £4 4s. Stalls, 6s. Dress circle, 4s. First Circle, 3s. :I'xes .. ,_2B. Pit, 2s. Lower Gallery, Is. Upper Gallery, No Half-price. A MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PANTO MIME EVERY WE PNESDAX, at Two o'clock. TMS EVENING will be presented Mr. E. Falconer's Comic Drama, entitled EXT OI Principal Characters F by Mes , rs. K S N. . Calhaem, H. Sinclair, Warde, Rourke, Fredericks; Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, and Miss Portman. After which will be produced the Great Dru r y - lane Annu a l in in the form of an entirely Novel, Original, Bur a"luoi Grotesque, Poetical, Pictorial, Pastoral, Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime entitled LITTLE GOODY TWO SHOES; or, HARLEQUIN and COCK ROBIN "Little Bird with bosom red, Weleotne to my Humble Shed, Daily near my table steal, While I pick my scanty meal, Well rewarded if I spy, Pleasure in thy glancing eye."—O/d Poem. The novel Effects and Extensive Scenery by Messrs. GRIEVE and TELBIN, assisted by Messrs. D.A.YES, JONES, C. FENTON, E. LLOYDS, GRIEVE, Jun., TELBIN, Jun., and D NSON and SONS. The Ma chinery by Mr. TUCKER. The Costumes by Mr. MAY and Mrs. CLARKE. The Masks, Designs, and Personal Appointments by the celebrated DYK-WYN-KYN ; com pleted under his direct supervision by Messrs. GLINDON, CHALTON, and numerous Assistants. The Tricks, Pro perties, Changes, and Transformations of the Harlequinade by Mr. BLAM IRE and Assistants. The Gas Appointments b y Mr. HINCKLEY. The Scenes of the Harlequinade by R. BOLENO, J. CORMACK, and D. JOHNSON. The Groupes, Tableaux, Action, and Grand Ballet, designed and arranged by Mr. OSCAR BYRNE. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. BARNARD. The Opening in vented and written by E. L. B _JANCH ARD, Author of "The House that Jack Built," "Peter Wilkins," " Robin Hood," Sec. THE VILLAGE SCHOOL OF GOODY TWO SHOES. EARLY MORNING. Little Goody Two Shoes—Miss LYDIA THOMPSON. "This dear little Girl, whose real name was Margery keanwell, once lived," &c.—Old Story. "His kind Wife gave little Margery a nice pair of new Shoes; and she was so pleased with them, and so fond of Two them to every one she m 0.4 saying, Shoes— Shoes,' that she gained the name of Little Goody Two Shoes.' "—Old otory. The Raven, the Pic , eon, the Cat, and the White Rabbit (her pets), Masters Gork, Coo, Mew, and Bunny. Pet Robin—Master Redbreast. Little Boy Blue (her Shepherd Swain) Miss HELEN HOWARD. Johnny Stout (the Good Boy) Mr. J. ROBINS. Thotnmy Green (the Bad Boy) Mr. G. WESTON. Day Scholars—Masters Wag, Lag, Fag, Brag, Dag, Nag, G ag,, ' Sample, Mag, Ta g , &c, and Misses Nimble, Simple, mple, R umple, Whimper, Simper, Niminy, Piminy, &c. Sir Timothy Gripe (Lord of the Manor), Mr. TOM MATTHEWS. Graspall (his Steward), Mr. SHAW. Villagers— Mr, essrs.Bumkin,Whackstraw,Oateake,Chaw 'Aeon, Thatche &c. &c. , "The room in which she taught her scholars was very larg e , so that she could have her children stand in front of her while she instructed them.—Old Story. Of the proposal made by Sir Timothy to Goody Two Shoes, and what became of it. HUNTING LODGE ON THE BORDERS OF THE FOREST. The Fairy Good Nature (assuming the form of Goody Peabody), Miss KATE SAXON. Gamekeepers, Messrs. Popp and Ban Foot a n ,, Mr. Powdernob. Page, Master Bu g. ttons. Housekeeper, Mrs. Chickabiddy. L _ - ' 4 lv ow Little Boy Blue meets with a particular friend, and 1;* . the Squire dooms the small Birds found on his Estate ,yeneral destruction, and what ensues thereupon. TUE BRAMBLE BRAKE IN THE DEPTHS OF THE FOREST.—SUNSET. "When good Little Goody Two Shoes had finished her ten sets of letters, she invited a great number of her poor little Companions to meet together under an old oak tree, and there she taught them."—Old Stoest. Hatred a The Demon Envy, Mr. GUN' r ON. and Malice (his attendants), Messrs. Scowl and Growl. The Bad Boy's Compact with the Evil Genius, and what followed therefrom. HAUNT OF THE NV 001) NYMPHS IN THE Bluebell, ENCHANTED DELL. May, Miss WENT WORTH. D e o ft w isy y , Violet, Wild Thyme, Golden Broom, Buttercup, Wood Anemone, Primrose, colvo lvulus,Wild Rose, Traveller's Joy,Celandine, Hearts ree) Fox Glove, &c, (her attendant Wild Flowers), by a host Corypho'es. Pas de Porget-me•not, Miss LYDIA THOMPSON. Pas de Double Heartsease, The Misses GUNNISS. Ballet des Bouquets, invented and arranged by Mr. OSCAR BYRNE. WOODY AVENUE, LEADING TO BUTTERCUP MEAD. " All hail to thee, thou first of May, Sacred to merry sport and play, To wine and jest and dance and song, And mirth that lasts the whole day long." CELEBRATION OF MAY-DAY AND FESTIVAL OF THE MAY QUEEN. OU TSIDE OF LITTLE GOODY'S COTT AGE, MILL " BROOK, AND ANCIENT BELFRY . Who killed Cock Robin ? I, said the Sparrow, with my Bow and Arrow."—Old Nursery Legend. The Sparrow, Mr. Take. an-Aim. The Fly, Master Buzzy. The Fish, Mr. Gillbut. The Beetle, Mrs. Gamp. The Linnet, Master Downey. Th e O w l, M r . Whit-t o -Who a . The Lark, Mr. Higbflyer. The Rook, Mr. Blackcoat. The Bull, Mr. Roarer, with a Horn accompaniment. The deed done. Impressive fate of Little Cock Robin, and his marvellous restoration by Good Nature, who pro ceeds on her radiated Path of Prisms over the World. Harlequins, Mr. CORMACK and Mr. ST. MAINE. C olumbines, Madame BOLENO (her first appearance here these two years) and the Misses GUNNISS. Pantaloons, Mr. G. TANNER and Mr. DEULIN JOHNSON. Clowns, Mr. HARRY BOLEN 0 (his first appearancehere these two years) and Mr. C. LAURI. Beenel.—GRAND HINT 0' NATIONAL (THEATRE) EXHIBITION OF FUN I p i T „ ll ,e Meeting of all Nations—Gold Washing and Gold -- ' lll g — Artnstreng'sßreech-loader—theExhibitionßells a a po ti u e r l t l z e er_ S a and Belles of the Exhibition—Clov n rings one of the Belles e va en ge t. —the Majolica Fountain—Clown's new per Scent—Striking Two—the Exhale, ..,1710telub----a Medicated Vapour Bath—a Piping Bullfinch -are Aire)—the Australian Obelisk makes a decided °e —a Toad in the Hole—a Long 'ed in the Nap (2,000 years)—a d. . e Coal Hole—Froggy would a-Wooing go—a end. 41 Influx of Strange Visitors and close of th. , Exhibition. Pa Inv ented and P ro d uce d by Boleno (Registered). ntomimists—HAßßY BOLENO, Madame BOLENO. CORMACK, and TANNER. T rip Storm alse—Madame BOLENO and Mr. CORMACK. noLzadlady, Mrs. Graben ; Page, Master Bellbutton ; Sh o —e maid, not yet engaged ; Artists'Vsitors Cabmen, Sweeps, e-Black Brigad & b too numerous to Inention. e, -0., y See " 2.EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF INTER , NA rioNAL LODGING-HOUSE. $ -Qodgings Lodgings ! Lodgings I—Hou:e Full—A Fair t l o r i n e Ple of a Cabby's Fair—A Foreigner all Abroad—Harry return to his Old Quarters—omebody's Luggage h„ body's L uggage (Oh, Dickens)—My Lodgings are on !re cold ground—A Darap Bed with Sheets of Water (which always d arep)—Bottling Spirits—A Policeman on Duty "Lijur, down with the Dust—Clown and Pantaloon re solve, to change their quarters—The rew Bedroom Door— t,ne Exhibition Early-rising Bedstead—Clown makes an .1-repression—Oh, rest thee, ray Babe—A Novel Extin• t.il.isher—Pu out the Light Put out the Light—A Squally a•klight—Clown gets rid of a Lodger—Both Child and Nurse re fast asleep—Clown gives them a drop too much—anew teethed of getting off to sleep—forty winks—Harlequin Box V i d , C °l (up) —'Tis w h en to s l eep t h e W or ld ret i res—t h e B"'n unwelcome Visitor—The Shades of Ni g ht and the Night Shade —Look on this Picture and on this—List , ,h, list —I' m always with you—l'll warm yer—Oh, slum roy darli ng, and sleep while you may—Visions light as airthe Nurse —the Child—the Great Sensation Scene and bertournent. Scene 3 . — SHELL -FISH SHOP, COBBLER'S STALL, AND MUSIC WAREHOUSE! A Neat Trip —a Trip less Flat—Flat Fish, Flying Fish, and Ground Bait—taking in the Natives Childish Games, boyhood's happy days—Arrival of Fun—Sudden appear ance of an old friend—Clown goes a fishing--Gets a bite which prove to be a nibble for him, Garotting with a 'Ven geance —the strong Arm of the Law—Clown in a Fix— Lucky Escape—Clown gets a Ticket of Leave—the indus trious Cobbler that Lived in a Stall—Clown finds a pair of Boots and gets Awl for his pains --a Rally and a Jump— Clown has a taste for Music and Gives a Concert, in which he will play a Solo on the smallest Banjo in the world and 12 Common Garden Pots—Pataloon has Five Bars rest— Clown gets Drummed in and quickly gets Drummed Out Again—A Supply of Natives— a fair Division—the head of the force and everybody taken in and done for. Scene 4—THE ISLINGTON AGRICULTRAL HALL, AND FLOWER -SH GREATOW. DOG-SHOW , CAT-SHOW, AND Flowers of Loveliness and Flowers of the Forest —going to see the Green Bushes—Heartsease and Tulips —coming in Pears (pairs)—a clearing Pair—Ft-nits of I n d ustry--. ---, Music, the Food of Love — l ien.'a le 1 10 —Music h a th Charms—not so always—Where's the Police 2—Op en i ng of *e Great National Dcg Show—Pert Whine and Bark—an „ I mPudent Puppy—Carrots and a Turn-up—Clown gets P ugnacious —a Dog-MA—Dog cheap an d dear Hound— C lown keeps the Dog Watch, which hee to the theWa to 13 arking—Clown and Pantaloon gone Dogs— S weet Sounds—Calculation, and Multiplication, Vd a Vexation — Clo wn ' s Cat Show—Cats-up and Cats down, and for the Garotters—Descend ye nine—Dogs' Meat—Cats' Meat —a J o ll y D og—a Pair of Tabbies—the Ken Cats—the Seat of War—How it will all end—a Prize Fight f el' a prize Cup—C a t a l ess i s —Catacresis—a Catastrophe ' w hich lead s t o a C a t arac t o f th e F e line Race, and thus ends the Catalogue. Sce ne S —(Comic)—EXTERIOR of MARINE STORES, PUBLIC -HOUSE, AND SAILOR'S HOME. Invented by Mr. J. Cormack. C. LAURI, D. JOHNSON, ST. MAINE, and the Misses GUNNISS. Nautical Hornpipe, by M. ST. MAINE and the Misses GUNNISS. . fx ßet a thief to catch a thief—and he will go the " whole o g or Nene" A Sailor, half Seas over, mistakes all ho H -"8 " — Old Aunt Sally proves herself, rayther— Shell ands wanted—and secured by Book or by Crook—An cient and Modern Warriors—Hearts of Oak—Our lronsides ta u l 9t Cromwelrs) Al good met a l—th e great Drainage St aute shon—P re tt y P o ll o f W app i ng—she was such a n i ce cln,ing Gal! with Old " the Lass that loved a ail Hom e , h ome , S wee t Home"—The Sailors' 3' o ll t rae”—tite to go home, but before:doing so we introduce o Last Scene.—(Danson and Sons.) ENGLAND'S GLORY AND RICHES BROUGHT BY HER OCEAN WAVES I 1 , 13 ,?x-olUce open from Ten till Six daily. Do ors open a l " 14 1. past Si; commence at Seven. Acting Manager, Mr. F. B. 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The Royal Mail steamer Europa, from Boston on the 7th, and Halifax on the 9th, brings 73 passen gers, and has in specie on freight 114,374 doll, for Great Britain, and 66,887 dole. for Havre. On the 4th the Royal Mail steamer Asia had arrived out. On the 11th the Europa passed, in lat. 47 5, and long. 51 16, a small iceberg. Congress was again in session on the sth, the holyday recess being over. In the Senate, a joint resolution of the Legislature of Connecticut was presented, requesting a modification of the Internal Revenue `law, so as to prevent the accumulation of taxes on the same article in different processes of manufacture. The Secretary of War sent in a com munication, stating that no citizen, to his know ledge or by his authority, had been required to take any oath or obligation not to bring any suit or ac tion against those who arrested him. Bills were introduced to promote the efficiency of the army and navy. A bill taxing bank-bills and all fractional currency was introduced by Mr. Sher man, of Ohio. A resolution condemning General Grant's order expelling the Jews from his depart ment, was introduced by Mr. Powell, of Kentucky, and laid over. A resolution was adopted, making inquiry of the Secretary of War as to the number of deserters from the army, and she steps taken to punish them. The Military Committee was in structed to inquire into the expediency of so conso lidating the regiments now in the field that thtir maximum number shall be at least 1,020 men. The Finance Committee was instructed to inquire into the expediency of modifying or abolishing the duties on foreign paper. Two messages were received from the President—one regarding the appointment of officers to fill vacancies in the department, and the other calling attention to that part of the report of the Secretary of State relating to consular pupils. The Bankrupt Bill was considered. In the House, the bill to annul and abrogate all treaties with certain Sioux Indians of Minnesota, and to relieve the sufferers by the late depredations, was passed. Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, asked leave to introduce a bill authorising the President to take possession of any state or district in rebellion, and establish a temporary Government for it. Objec tion was made by Mr. Vallandigham, and it went over. A bill authorising the raising of a volunteer force for the defence of Tennessee was referred to the Military Committee. Mr. Wilson, of lowa, asked leave to introduce a joint resolution, approving, ra tifying, and affirming the Emancipation Proclama tion, but it was objected to. A bill providing a State Government for Colorado was referred to the Committee on Territories. A bill making appro priations for the support of the Government was referred a t e o e t d h e e p C t e o d m m m a i k t t i e n e g o i f o q t he r r e h e o e l e t 0 . r e A I a trieosooe with New Granada. An inquiry was ordered re gonthtehleospsroefpotheeedMeohnipito canalr . t Select L C a o k m e rmie gar d t e i e n Erie and Ontario was received. The Judiciary Com mittee was instructed to report a bill providing for the protection of loyal citizens in insurrectionary States. A resolution, offered by Mr. Blake, of Ohio, pledging the house anew to support the Executive in putting down the rebellion, went over for de bate. Mr. Cox, of Ohio, introduced a resolution making inquiry as to the payment of the loan of 1842. After some debate the matter was post poned until Wednesday. In the Senate on the 6th Mr. Wilson, of Mas sachusetts, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported back the bill to;suspend temporarily the act to prevent and punish fraud on the part of officers intrusted with making contracts for the Government, and moved that the bill be put uponits passage. Mr. Powell hoped the bill would not pass, intimating that there was some very curi ous history about it. The subject was ultimately posponed. Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts, from the payment of the ChoomusmeiitoteinetonreeTulittiaorhyfAorfftahires,reported back the sol diers of the army and the seametnhoarnisdioTatrhienesseoe! the navy, with an am endment au retary of the Treasu r y to issue 50 million dols. of 862 Mr. Fessenden Com mitteef moved that the resolution be referred to the demand authorised by the A no ot te o s j i n u a y d , itio n . to the amount reference but said he hail no objection to such , soldiers should be on Finance. Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts, thought it was high time that the and , paid. Many of them had bee n waiting for months, and some had gene home into the poorhouse their families were paupers, because they had not slavery therein. been paid as promptly as they shou ld have been. Ic the h ouse , M r . N o ell, of Missouri, f rom the select c omm i ttee on emanc i pa ti o n, reported back a bill to aid Mi ssouri in secur i ng t h e a bolishment of Government pled o l nd t provides b l for t o t h l e oy i s a s l u e owners, of lO th mil lionel ve3ryoyears b ging itself to the deportation an d colonisation of th e freedmen. position the bill passed. A Washington letter says "Secretary:_ After sent considerable t o the eom m o i p t tee of ways and Chase ,means n the 2d, o a lett er as ki ng them at once to report a bill to meet the immediate wants of the Government, authorisingthe issue of 50,000,000 dols. in legal-tender Treasury notes, 60,000,000 dols. in Chase's original bill, his project submitted on Satur day for temporary relief, and various bills of indivi dual members. No conclusions were formally reached, and the committee adjourned till to-mor row, when they expect to be able to complete a bill for presentation on Wednesday." The struggle for Speaker in the Albany Assembly is very close. The votes were 63 for each of the op posing candidates, Mr. Dean and Mr. Sherwood. A second poll only produced the same result. The following official despatch relative to the battles at Murfreesboro have been received from the army of Gen. Itosenerans : "Headquarters Fourteenth Army Corps,Department of the Cumberland, in front of Murfreesboro, Jan. 3 ; via Nashville, Jan. 4, 1863. . "To MAJOR-GENERAL HALLECK, G ENERAL - IN . CHIEF, WASHINGTON. e w ne e ral M'Cook by marched from Nashville On the in 2 6 three h r e o e f u I in Decemberns, Nolansville Pike; Gee. Tho m as from the encamp- columns, o G encamp ment on Franklin's Pike, via Wilson Pike; and Gen. Crittenden on the main Murfreesboro. Our left and centre met with a strong resistance,. such a the natureof the country permits, the rolling or hilly routes, skirted by cedar thickets and farms, and intersected by small streams, with rocky bluff banks, forming serious obstacles. Gen. M'Cook drove General Hardee's corps a mile and a half from Nolansville, and occupied the place. General Crittenden reached within a mile and a half from Levergne. General Thomas reached the Wilson Pike, meeting with no serious opposition. On the 27th Gen. M'Cook drove Gen. Hardee from Nolans ville and pushed a reconnoitring division six miles towards Shelbyville, who found that Gen. Hardee had retreated towards Murfreesboro. Gen. Critten den fought and drove the enemy before him, oc cupying the line of Stewait'a Creek and capturing some prisoners, with slight loss. General Thomas occupied the vicinity of Nolansville, when he was partially surprised, thrown into confusion, and driven back. Gen. Sheridan's division had repulsed the enemy four times, at) d protected the flunk of the centre, which not only held its own, but ad vanced until this untoward event, which compelled me to retain the left wing to support the right un til it should be rallied and assume a new position. On the Ist inst. the rebels opened by an attack on us and were again repulsed. On the 2d inst. there was skirmishing along the front, with threats of an attack, until about three in the atternoon, when the army advanced, throwing a small division across Stone River to occupy the commanding ground there. While reconnoitring the ground occupied by this division, which had no artillery, I saw a heavy force emerging from the woods and advancing i n line of battle, three deep. They drove our little di vision before them after a sharp contest, in which we lost 70 or 80 killed and 375 wounded, but they were finally repulsed by Gen. Negley's division and the remaining troops of the left wing of Gen. Morton's pioneer brigade, and fled over the field and beyond their entrenchments, their officers ral lying them with great difficulty. They y lostheavily. We occupied the ground with the left wing last night. The lines were completed at four o'clock in the morning. The 3d was spent bringing up and distributing provisions and ammunition. It has been raining all day. The gro: - .nd is very heavy." " Camp near Murfreesboro, Jan. 4. " To MAJOR-GEN. HALLECK, GENERAL-IN-CHIEF. "Following my despatch of last evening, I have to announce that the enemy are in full retreat. They left last night. The rain having raised the river, and the bridge across it between the left wing and centre being incomplete, I deemed it prudent to withdraw that wing during the night. This occu pied my time till 4 o'clock, and fatigued the troops. The announcement of the retreat was made to me at 7 o'clock a.m. Our ammunition train ar rived during the night. To-day was occupied in distributing the ammunition, burying the dead, and collecting arms from the field of battle. The pursuit was commenced by the centre, the two lead ing brigades arriving at the west side of Stone River this evening. The railroad bridge was saved, but in what condition is not known. We shall occupy the town and push the pursuit to-mor row. Our Medical Director estimates the wounded in hospital at 5,500, and our dead at 1,000. We have to deplore the loss of Lieut.-Col. Geresche, whose capacity and gentlemanly deportment had already endeared him to all the officers of his com mand, and whose gallantry on the field of battle ex cited their admiration. " W. S. ROSECRANS, Major-Gen, Commanding." "Head-quarters, Department of the Cum berland, Jan. 5. "MAJOR-GENERAL HALLECK, GENERAL -IN-CHIEF, WASHINGTON. "We have fought one of the greatest battles of the war, and are victorious. Our entire success on the 31st ult. was prevented by a surprise of the right flank, but we have never theless beaten the enemy after a three days' fight. They fled with great precipitation on Saturday night. The last of their columns of cavalry left this morning. Their loss has been very heavy. Gen. Rains and Ranson are killed. Gens. Cladson, Adams, and Breckinridge are wounded. " W. S. ROSECRANS, Major-General Commanding." Later newspaper despatches are to the 4th 4 4 Head-quarters, Nashville, Tennessee, Jan. 4, 1 p.m. " To THE lion. E. M. STANTON, SECRETARY Or WAR. " Skirmishing commenced on the evening of the 20th, our forces followieg the enemy closely, and driving them, till the evening of the 20th. On the morning of the 31st the enemy attacked our forces at daylight. Ever since that time the fight has been progressing. This is the fifth day in the same locality. If the whole Richmond army does not get here, our success is certain. The fighting has been terrible. Our army has tho advantage, and will hold it, God willing. 1 cannot give particulars. Our officers have suffered terribly. I have heard nothing of importance since 10 o'clock last evening. At that hour everything was fa vourable for us. " RoBT. It. MITCHELL, Brigadier-Gen. Commanding." " Louisville, Jan. 4. "There are three feet of water on the Cumberland shoals , and t thereiso rising. Everythin g i s go i ng on w ell in front. se crans is in M ur f ree b oroug h. H e has d the rive r R re bel trains arid is driving the enemy. Gans; Rousseau =hurt, His A.ssistant-Adjutant-aeztera rat eap u Gen. " It rained hard all this day, and both armies suspended hostilities save skirmishing. This evening we battered down a rebel house which concealed sharpsllooters, and after short fighting drove the enemy out of a cover from which they had damaged us. Unless the enemy attacks, Sunday will perhaps be quiet. Up to date, our killed and wounded, in • chiding skirmishing, amounts to nearly 5,000. An unusual portion of the wounds are severe. The number of killed is about one-fifth that of the wounded. The Murfreesborough Rebel Banner of yesterday admits a rebel less of 5,000 in Wednesday's battle. They have lost at least 2,000 since. Prisoners state that Generals Hardee and Hanson are killed. Since the above was written the skirmish developed into a bitter fight. Gen. Rosecrans, worried by some rebels be hind breastworks, sent Col. Beatty, of the 3d Ohio, with his regiment and the 88th Indiana, and they carried the works at the point of the bayonet, capturing many pri soners and holding the works. All is quiet now, but the enemy is reported evacuating." " Battlefield, Stone River, Monday, Jan. 5. " On Saturday it rained, and all was quiet until night, when the 3d Ohio and 88th Indiana charged and carried a rebel breastwork, capturing 50 prisoners and killing many rebels, with slight loss. During the night the enemy eva cuated, and are supposed to be retreating on Fayetteville. Our loss in killed and wounded is about 6,000. The enemy claim that they captured 4,000 prisoners. Their loss is fully;as great. Our loss of field officers—valual.le ones— is distressing. The rivers are all rising rapidly. General Willich is a prisoner Richmond papers of,the 2d contain an account of the battle of the 31st. The following is an official despatch :-- "Murfreeehorough, Dec. 31, 1862. 4 " We assailed the enemy at 7 o'clock this morning, and after 10 hours' hard fighting have driven him from every position except his extreme left, where he has successfully resisted us. With the exception of this point we occupy the whole field. We captured 4000 prisoners, including two brigadier-generals, 31 pieces of artillery, and some 200 waggons and teams. Our loss is heavy, but that of the enemy is much greater. " BRAXTON BRAGG, General Commanding. The following are other Confederate newspaper despatches : "Murfreesborough, Dec. 30, 1862. "The day passed without any general engagement. About 1 o'clock a heavy and brisk artillery duel was fought, occa sionally interrupted with sharpshooting. The firing gradu ally closed on both sides about 5. Tho casualties amount to almost nothing. It is evidently the desire of the enemy to force us to attack him ; but failing in this desire, and hav ing placed his forces in position, the battle was opened at daylight in the morning. Artillery and sharpshooters were engaged to-day. With the exception of about an hour scarcely any small arms were used." _ _ The following is a special despatch to the Sayan nah Depubhcan ; " Murfreesborough, Dec. 31, 1862. " The enemy took position yesterday afternoon one mile in front of our lines. We burnt the splendid mansion of Mr. Cowan on the Nashville turnpike, 500 yards in our front, together with all the houses; also Mr. Hardee's residence on the Wilkson turnpike, in order to prevent the enemy from using them for shelter. This morning is raw and rainy, and the inhabitants are rapidly moving beyond our lines. Heavy skirmishing commenced to-day at 9 o'clock, but no general engagem enth as taken place up to thi s hour. The force of the enemy is estimated at about 60,000. Heavy musketry firing has commenced in front, and there are indications of a general and terrific engagement this afternoon. On our left the engagement soon became gene ral and the battle is now raging heavily. Th.:,‘ greatest confidence prevails among our officers and men. The enemy has made a desperate charge upon our line, but was repulsed with heavy loss. A brilliant artillery duel is now pro gressing." A despatch to the Associated Press adds : " Richmond papers of the 3,1 inst. contain despatches from Murfreesbc rough of the Ist. Bragg says the expedi tion made under General Forrest fully accomplished its object. The railroads are broken in several places. A large amount of stores have been destroyed, many arms captured, and 1,200 prisoner s paroled. General Morgan has done his work, but the full effect is not known. The enemy in Ten nessee and Mississippi are without railroad or telegraph communication with the rear. Bragg's second despatch of the same date says the enemy has yielded his strong point, and is falling back. We occupy the whole field and shall follow. General Wheeler made a complete circuit of their army on the 30th and 31st with his cavalry. He destroyed 300 waggons loaded with baggage and commissary stores, and paroled 700 prisoners. He is now behind them, and has captured an ordnance train. To-day he secured several thousand stand of small arms. God has granted us a happy new year. " Murfreesborough, Wednesday, Dec. 31. "The bloodiest day of the war has closed. M ' Cook's divi sion attacked the enemy's right, driving them back with great slaughter. By 3 p.m. the enemy had been driven back six miles from our left and centre. Our loss is heavy. Gen. Rains, Colonel M'Nair, and Colonel Anthony, of the 27th Mississippi, and Lieutenant Thiest, of the Ist Louisiana, were killed ; Colonel Black, sth Georgia, and Colonel Fisk, 25th Louisiana, were mortally wounded. Whitney's cavalry captured 200 prisoners, a large supply of waggons, and 400 beeves." A Washington letter of the sth says : " Secretary Stanton this afternoon replied to Represen tatives Colfax and Devin's request for information as fol lows :--- " We have a telegram from Rosecrans to Halleck, in which he details the operations as successful on our side down to Saturday; another from General Mitchell, at Nashville, to me, which speaks of things as entirely favourable on our side, and with confident predictions of our entire success and the destraction of the enemy; another from the opera tor at Nashville this morning, in which he says the news from head-quarters this morning is decidedly cheering. A telegram from Grant says that the rebel newspapers at Grenada say the Yankees are in Vicksburg. This ought to satisfy a reasonable appetite.' " _ _ The Philadelphia Press of the 6th has a Nashville despatch which says that all the bridges in East Tennessee have been burnt ; that Colonel Bruce has recaptured Clarksville, Tennessee, and taken a cumber of prisoners, and 8,000 barrels of flour, which he sends to Philadelphia- He states further that the river is rapidly rising. A Cairo despatch of the 4th contains the following f a o t u V r t i h c k sebnudr last , wh tn, news relative to the siege of Vicksburg : "Thea communicationt thathe fortifications h a d with General the Rattler h a s ,s a w rr o iv rk ed s d . ir i e ,h ct e f fi ro ri m no th o e n fl t e h e e t neral Sherman had captured three lines of on the Jackson and Vicksburg road had ceased Memphis Bulletin, just goingrleFvceiegidvhnetedins,dos:hyya.sdtubheopesnttoei‘almoenr. place she left on 3 c l o o rn ad m a e y n e e v i e n n o in o g a • o d n ay fo n r io fi r v n e in d g ay G s e , General Shertnanand the city but a trestlework of the s en t inc t ey wo miles from Vicksburg. There was nothing bee towt whf was : eei e nfu n e surrendere d, neral Sherman Thisli n Shreveport Railroad, which was successfully city by the r s a aenni and rt the brigade indications Before t ou t a t ko were iffn General Sherman was reinforced accomplished. on Sun lay night by 9,000 Artillery lost one sergeant killed. No particulars of the casualties in other regiments. On Monday afternoon 8,000 of the enemy advanced upon our regiments on the right wing of the Chickasaw Bayou to storm the works, but were mowed down in large numbers, and upwards of 400 pri soners taken, with five stands of coloure. The enemy were driven back to their boats, and afterwards sent in a flag of truce for permission to bury their dead, under which some of the prisoners escaped. Fighting still con tinues, with no important results. The fighting of our troops was splendid. The 28th Louisiana again immortalised itself for the gallant manner in Which it acted during the battle. The Yankee prisoners say that Morgan is their general com manding. Severe fighting is going on now. The enemy have destroyed the Vicksburr, Shreveport, and Texas Raft-: road as far as Delhi, a distance of 33 miles. They are said also to have burned the town of Delhi, which is reported to be totally destroyed. Our casualties in yesterday's fight were small. This morning firing is heard in the same-di rection, and it is supposed the enemy are again advancing to storm our works. The soldiers are eager to meet the enemy, and ate determined to conquer or die." The Lynchburg .Republican of the Ist states that " A body of 5,000 Federal cavalry, composed of one Penn sylvania regiment and others unknown, ha% e destroyed nine miles of the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, burning the important bridges over the Holston and Watawga rivers, and capturing 200 rebel cavalry who were guarding the fot mer." The Republican says it will take several weeks to repair the damages, at a time when the road is taxed to its utmost capacity. It characterises the Yankee raid of nearly 100 miles as one of unexpected daring and audacity. The Richmond Examiner of the 2d states that brown sugar in that city has gone up from 1 dol to 1 dol 10c at retail, and molasses to 7 dol 50c and 8 dol per gallon. It imputes the change to the active aggrestive operations of the Federals in the South and South-West. The Confederates have made another raid out of Virginia. A Washington despatch of the 4th says : " Oa Friday a large detachment of Stuart's cavalry, commanded by Major Herring, made a dash into Dumfries and captured some public stores and 10 suttlera' waggons, for the greater part belonging to Maine and New York regi • ments. Two drivers only escaping by cutting traces and riding off on their horses. The 'Movement on the part of the rebels was accomplished with extraordinary expedition.'' The Richmond Dapatch of January 3 gives the following account of the disputed foray by General Stuart's cavalry: — "General Stuart returned from his late raid on New Year's evening, having been absent about ten days, during which time he visited Dumfries, where he made the capture before mentioned, and then proceeded up the Potomac in the direction of Alexandria. Arriving at Selectman's Ford, on the Occoquan, he encountered a large force of the enemy's cavalry, which .I?.e routed, they scattered the blankets and overcoats in theLconfusion. The expedition then proceeded to the line of the-Orange and Alexandria Railroad, where they burnt the railroad -brill;c over Acotink-creek thence to Annandale, and then to within seven miles of Alexandria. There he destroyed a large quantity of the Federal stores. At this point Stuart's telegraph operator telegraphed to General Meigs, at Washington (the Yankee Quartermaster- General), that if be could not furnish more and better transportation, he (Stuart) could not take the trouble to come after suppies, as it was too much trouble to haul them away.' General Stuart then took the route for the London and Hampshire Railroad. At Fairfax Courthouse he was fired on by the Yankees, with artillery, when he re tired, and, going up to Aldie, routed a force ef the enemy's cavalry, taking some prisoners. He proceeded thence to Warrenton and then to camp. His troops supplied them selves with clothing, arms, &c., in abundance. His pri soners numbered altogether about 300, and the quantity o f stores destroyed was very large." Advices from Arkansas state that General Blunt occupies van Buren. From that place he telegraphs on the 30th that the Confederates retreated during the night towards Arkadelphia, abandoning about 60 wounded at Fort Smith. General Blunt also reports that Co:0nel Phillips, whom he had sent into the Indian territory with 1,200 men, had driven the Confederate force ef Coffee and Stannart across the river, and destroyed the fortifications and commis sary stores at Fort Davis. Southern papers captured at Van Baren admit the Confederate loss in killed and wounded at the battle of Prairie Grove to have been over 4,000. The entire telegraphic correspon dence of General Hindman was taken. The desti ution of the Confederate army is represented as extreme. President Davis was at Mobile on the 30th ult., and was enthusiastically received. A Charleston merchant had offered 10,000 dole. for the capture of General Butler. A balloon reconnoissance from Falmouth had dis closed the fact that a considerable portion of the Confederate army had left Fredericksburg. A body of Federal cavalry had destroyed nine miles of the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, burning the important bridges over the Holston and Watawga rivers, and capturing 200 Confederate cavalry, who were guarding the former. General Butler has been serenaded at New York. In recognition of the compliment he said : " My Fellow-countrymen—This is no time for making speeches. I have to thank you for this most kind greeting. There is no reward for a public servant like the commen dation of those who have a right to his services, and for this flattering manifestation of your regard I pray you accept my heartfelt thanks." The audience were somewhat surprised by this brevity, and after some cheering, interspersed with laughter and cries of " Short and sweet !" with drew. In the parlour of his hotel General Butler was greeted by many friends. One lady said to him she was happy to grasp the hand of the only man who could manage the Secessionists of New Orleans, and she hoped he would do the same good work in Charleston. A requisition is in circu lation to get up a public demonstration to the General. „ A pEns .—So methodical w as LORD RAGLAN'S A- military secretary, that all this mass of authentic Steele, his mi fct order. The m atter lies ranged in per e strategic plans of aen; l i i t s h. w al h l ie d h ue ai e d a t r h e, e a i n n the muel.contriving Emperor--still carrying the odour of Lord Raglan, and so well was he served by Colonel of the Tuileries — moments ; but, not less carefully ranged, and equally easy ci gen ca u n ity be got at in a few to find, is the rival scheme of the enthusiastic noiologist who advised that the Russians should be destroyed by the action of malaria, and the elaborate proposal of the English general who submitted a plan for taking Sebastopol with bows and arrows. Hero and there, the neatness of the arranging hand is in strange contrast with the fiery con at Tuileries — are rangedil ft v con tents of the papers arranged ; for, along with reports and returns, and things precise,;the most hurried scrawl of the commander who writes to his chief under stress of deep emotion lies flat, and hushed, and docketed. It would seers as though no paper addressed to the English headquarters was ever destroyed or mislaid.—Einglake's Invasion of the Crimea. The Shetland Advertiser whets the appetite of distant readers with the following mysterious announce ment :—” Considerable damage hasbeen done this morning. The Superintendent of Police had three of his teeth broken out. Full particulars in our next." from her bulwarks to four feet below her watal - line, will have every portion of her broadside, stem, and stern completely encased in aninwent treble casing of iron, varying in thickness from 3 inches to 4L- inches in her most exposed parts. The mechanics at Chatham dockyard commenced on Saturday the construction-of another large tare-ct which will be despatched to Shocburyness in 'the course of the present week, to be used in the iir. , portant experiments about to be:carried out by tht Ordnance Select Committee with the Whitwortii 120-pounder rifled gun. The target now in counc , of preparation, although ostensibly an improvement on the Sainudit 'target recently expexi.mented , upoo, is in reality an entirely new one, the intention ,a the Ordnance Select Corifm - iitee - being to test the effects of the new. piece of ordnance and projectile perfected by Mr. Whitworth against iron arinet,r plates of almost double the thicknessof those hitheno employed. The target will be covered with three different thicknesses of armour-plates—namely, inches, 6f inches, . and 5f inches, the several plates , being so arranged that each tier may be experi mented upon separtitely, and the effect of the pro jectile upon-each accurately ascertained. The iron armour-plates will be bolted to a backing of 9 inches of teak, laid on an outer coating of 1 inch wrought iron,.thus presenting a thickness of in inches, of which 8i inches will be of iron. Every exertion is ordered to be used by the dockyard mechanics in order that the target maybe completed in readiness to be despatched C/aaibarti oa Friday next. On being,landidlit Shoebury - neap, itlifigbe<erected by a body of worknien who are now constantly employed at that station. The wrought iron rudder - post for, thb.iron frigate Achilles, 50, under construction at Chatham, having had the required alterations effected, was lowered into the position in the dock on Saturday afternebn..r Its weight is 14 tons 2 ,lnd its manufacture occupied several months. The work of plating thelAchilles will be immediately commenced, a considerable por tion of the 18-inch teak backing, on which the armour-plates will be placed, being now ready for their reception. In order to facilitate the operation of fixing the iron slabs to the frigate's broadsides, the elevated tramways running the entire lengthon both sides the dock will be taken down. Their re moval will be commenced to-day. An additional lino of rails will aim be laid on each side the dock, on which will be placed two of the largest‘de!.criy tion cf the steam travelling cranes, manufactured for the Admiralty by Messrs. Taylor of the Britanni Ironworks, Birkenhead, each crane being capable of raising weights up to ten tone. The whole of the requisite machinery has been erected for ..bending, planing, and other wise preparing the slabs cf iroti which will form the armour-plating of the Achill_s, in order that no delay whatever might occur in the progress of plating the iron frigate after the work has once fairly commenced. Directions have been received at Chatham for the state barges, shallops, gigs, luggage boats, &c., formerly used by the Lords of the Admiralty-on all state occasions, to be removed from Somerset house and placed in • store at Somerset dockyard, the Board of Admiralty having discontinued their use for some time past. Until within a recent period it was customary to keep a coxswain and boat's crew always in attendance at Somerset-house, in readiness to carry any members of the Admiralty, wherever their duties called them, but since the dis continuance of the use of the state barges the custom has been abolished. The paddlewheel steamvessal Triton, 3, at Plyn mouth, is ordered to be put into commission with a complement of 75 men. She is now in the first probably be pdliavciseidono:fththeeßsrteezainllsrteasteionn'e., a nd will - THE ARMY. I During the past week, the weather having been dry and favourable for the movements of troops, the division at Aldershot has marched out on different days under its respective Generals of Brigades. Oa Friday the Royal Horse Artillery, commanded by Col. Gambier, C.B. ; the Cavalry Brigade, under Brigadier-Gen. Hodge, C.B. ; the First Infantry Brigade, under Major-Gen. Brook Taylor, C. 13. ; and the Second Infantry Brigade, under the com mand of Cal. Wodeh er o s us h e, of the 24th Regiment, returning t g u a r d n i i e n r 0 , ttookoca camp p various aft e r directionsthree hours. On Thursday the Third Infantry Acting country, B C.B. (3d Balls), performed air similar march. The 3d 'West India Regent expect to leave Jamaica about the middle of January for Sierra Bri gade, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Sargent, Leone and Gambia. The new cavalry barracks erected on the Abbey offn in to aboutoe makingavi having n a s p i d p e ii r e a d b le themselves progress, energetically to the execution Of their contract. The officers' quarters are comprised in an extensive quadrangle forming the letter E. The mess room is 50ft long by 24ft wide, and 16ft high. The vari ous offices will be of a very complete descripticn, and the ground floor is devoted to officers' servants, 20 rooms being provided for as many men, and mfaermss,roC.oticuteasst73-,roatrhe each being 16ft 6in in length by 14ft in width. The officers' sitting rooms will be upon the first floor, each being 17ft by 14ft, and adjoining are bedrooms loft I by Bft. The field officers and surgeons will be 'Attu(' upon the left of the mess room, and the commanding officers upon the right. The soldiers' quarters, which consist of four blocks of two -storied buildings on the northern side of the officers' quarters, will EICCOIII - 72 men in each (or 288 in the w hole), and 16 Eon-commissioned officers. Each block com prises four barrack rooms, 53ft by 20ft, and flit high, the sp - „ce thus secured enabling each ma n to have a separate bed. The ventilation has been most carefully attended to, and at the end of each room is a lavatory, consisting of footbaths, latrines, &c. Ia the centre of each block is a corridor, into which there are three entrances, leading right and left into the barrack rooms, and four rooms, each to be used bp a se rgeant, are so arranged as to give him a com plete survey, through the small window, over the whole general apartment of which he will have the control. The walls have been built hollow, so as to avoid damp, and the staircases and landings are of solid stone. Each block is 154 ft long by 2 5 ft wide. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM ; containing . the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by innumerable superbly executed Models, illustrating every part of the Human Frame, together with a variety of highly interesting Natural Preparations, Malformations, and Mon strosities. Open daily, from 11 to 10 (for Gentian , n only). -- Admission One Shilling. Entrances 29, George-street, Han over-square, and 41A, Maddox-street, Regent-street, Lon don, W. Explanatory Lecture every Evening at Seven. 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