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THE SETTLING DAY—Adam Black, Esq., 31.P.—K0-Too at Court, &c. 81c.—in FUN, This Week. one Penny. T dEATIIE-ROYAL, HAY MARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE WOLF AND THE LAMB. After which,lsth 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 Angel. Followed by an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a Panorama of the Tour of the Prince of W ales in the East. Commence at 7. THE DUKE'S MOTTO. THE EIUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH NIGHT. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Under the Sole Management cf Mr. FECHTER. T HIS EVENING, to commence with an Oil !Anal Sketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, H. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter-past Eight, the Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3loL,rue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Feohter, supported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Brougn aro, H. >ti iddimmbe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson ; Misses Carlotta Leclerco, Kate Terry, E. (Avenue, and Elsworthy. Doors open at 7, commence at half-past. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Jut Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. G. Vining' THIS EVENING, win be presented (6th time), COURT AND CAMP: Messrs.' G. Vining, C. Verner• ll..3larston, G. Belmore, G. Murray.`garde; Mss Amy Sedgwick, Miss L. Laidlaw, and Miss Lydia Tnompson. To be preceded by PERFECTION. And followed by A CHARMING PAIR. NTP E ATItE-R0 VAL, ADELP Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON r AnLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Billington, and Miss K. Kelly. After which (18th time), a new Drama, in one act, entitled THE WOODEN SPOON MAKER. Messrs. B. Webster, Stuart, Stephe nson, Sefton ; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Bil lington. Followed by a new Burlesque, ent, fled ILL-TREATED IT. TROVATORE. Mf ssrs. Toole. P. Bedford , R. P hilli p s, Ebnrne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelso n . Carry and Sari, and Miss K. Kelly. To conclude with HOW TO PAY THE RENT. Mr. C. Stephenson, Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. TVHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING L.NTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE. Ntws AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace. Ilyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, June 2, 1863. THERMOMETER. This morning .......... This day at Two o'clock 7l QBarometer -30 . 20 . "Wind—East ; light breeze, and fine sunshiny weather. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tx' D . o rain g lh. 5 332.—Afternoon, 2h. ism. T o - kt osxow.-➢doming, 2h. 40m.—Afternoon, 3h. sm. # • rz aljt 7 4 41111,PR%./.1:11..r11. LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1863. The Opposition candidates, it will be seen, have cane in, as it were, evith,a rush, for Paris. In the provinces the result is,—almost one might say, as a matter of course—very different. There, for the most part, the Government candidates are winning their way easily against all kinds of opposition. M. BERRYER, however, the Great Advocate, is under stood to have been elected in company with M. MARIE, for Bonches-du-Rhone. Of the Count DE MONTALEMBERT'S rejection for the Daubs we are not yet quite certified. There is still a hope, at any rate, that that illustrious candidate, if unhappily de feated, there, by the official influences directed against his election, may yet be selected by some more discerning and independent constituency. M. THIERs' return for the second arrondissement of Paris is already, we are right glad to note, a thing assured, a deed actually accomplished. As a Statesman, as an Orator, as a Historian, as the Historian of the Revolution and of Napoleoniem— M. ADOLPHE TRIERS had a right to look for access at length into the Legislature of France under her restored and rehabilitated imperial institutions. He, if any man, one might say, had a positive and recognisable right to this high privilege. And that right has now been promptly and unmistakably recognised in Paris by upwards of eleven thousand of the independ ent electors of the second arrondissement. The EMPEROR may be said to have individually re cognised the reasonableness of M. DEERS' accep tance of the proffered candidature. Not so his Im perial MAJESTY'S Minister, the Coun t'DE PERSIGNY, responsible chief of the department of the Interior. To his intense political antagonism the mere bring ing forward of the name of M. TRIERS was as the flutter of the red cloak upon the left arm of the torreador is to the eyes of an infuriate bull. Hence that irate Circular posted upon the walls of Paris with the Minister's name, F. DE PERSIGNY, fatally affixed to it. Fatally, we say, for the Count's now intended pur pose. For, as the event has now shown, as all Paris had for the last few days been firmly persuaded it would infallibly demonstrate, the issuing of that Circular, was, in TALLEYRAN D'S famous phrase more than a crime, it was a mistake. According to another famous phrase of that MACCHIVALLI of Gallic Diplomacy, the axiom a Minister might most judiciously din into the ears of his subordin ates must ever be Pas de z4le. Yet here, in the instance of this bungling Circular, the Minister himself was flagrantly gu il ty of it. Not a hollow fledgling of diplomacy but the old Imperial aquilo himself—he, with all his unquestionable astuteness, with all his experience fresh (not so very long ago) from his study of our constitutional practices here in England—the Count DE PETISTGNY himself had been the perpetrator of the indiscretion! While JOB sighed farth in his day," 0 that mine enemy would writa a book I" M. THEIRS need only have aspired to see his enemy, his arch antagonist (officially) the Minister of the Interior writing the merest Circular. The Circular was 'written, however, whether M. THEIRS wished it or not, and forthwith to the eyes of the discerning Parisian multitude the Great assuranc e of success as, an Opposition candidate, became upon the instant doubly and trebly ass ured. M. DE PERSIGNY evidenced the fayittitia,tv3 already time and again newly returneo fr A om ltkbiltY of his judgment, since, he but a few sears back,eFtroeorn Embassy in Lond on hand the Ministry , of the Ir .eelior, with all its momentous and delicate res P c 'asibilities. Time and again, w e nis,tra.tor from whom there b we n g .11 . ; . 51i-flown anticipations of someth.like such _ ing ap _ - proach at least to liberality in regard to free speech and in regard to free writing—time and again before now M. DE PERSIGNY has given his compatriots a rather unpalatable taste of his quality as an ultra imrerialist. Here, in his recent conduct tc rrarde M. TRIERS, is the most fligrant instance of the kind yet bioui;ht to light and blazon e d in the face of day. It has, in its results, moreover, been eminently successful—though in exactly the opposite direction to that aimed at by the Minis ter. M. TIIIERS is returned, and for his return he has in some measure to thank M. DE PERSIGNY. The Government Circular was, in fact, the beat "hid" put forward in behalf of the chief of the Opposition candidates. The brief discussion on the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum, which took place in the House last night, brings some rather curious facts under au: notice. It appears that this school, which is situated at "Wandsworth) was erected at a cost of £203,000 from the Patriotic Fund, being intended for the daughters of soldiers. It was opened in 1859 with a small number of scholars, which num ber has now increased to 262, while accommoda tion remains for even more. It is therefore evident that the extent and importance of the Institution demand careful government, and that authority should only be placed in the hands of persons fully competent for a responsible office, while the rules and regulations should be framed in a manner worthy of a national institution. It appears, how ever, that from the outset the establishment has been unfortunate. A tragic event which occurred there last year was the occasion of a coroner's in quest. A girl for some act of insubordination was sentenced—by the chaplain, who appears to have had considerable influence in the management—to solitary confinement for two days. This was a most improper punishment, when carried to the extent it must have been, when it led to the unfortu• nate girl being burnt to death undiscovered. The girl was not a pupil, but a servant in the establishment, that rendering the case still more extraordinary. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, much to the disapprobation of the neighbourhood, ac cording to the hon. member who introduced the question last evening. This disaster having di• rected attention to the conduct of the school, the executive committee appointed a committee of 13 ladies to assist them in its 'management. The .adies, by investigation, arrived at the conclusion that the state of moral discipline in the school was infortunate, and that its past management bad been !narked by grave and serious error. Amongst other things they found that a girl 15 years and 10 months old had been flogged with a birch rod by the lady s uperintendent, under the express direction of the chaplain, the servants of the establishment refusing to inflict the punishment. They found that a system of dishonesty and thieving had sprung up in the institution, and that no means had been taken to stop the practice; that there had been a total absence of communication with the executive committee as to what had occurred ; that two girls had been sent to London by order of the under secretary, to be mesmerised ; that girls in the school had been allowed to go with a servant into Wands wcrth without proper control or superintendence ; and that the conduct of the girls who had quitted the school and had gone into service had been far from satisfactory. The ladies consequently reported to the committee that the institu tion had been entirely mismanaged; that the chaplain had assumed undue powers ; that the punishments inflicted had been unduly severe; that they considered the lady superintendent to be unequal to her position, and that they could not act n concert with the authorities of the school. The executive committee on receiving the report amended some of their rules, but they refused to dismiss the the chaplain and lady superintendent. Seven of the ladies upon this resigned their places in the committee, saying that they would not lend the sanction of their names to such a system of management. Since that time Lord COLCHESTER, the Chairman of the Executive Committee, had also resigned his office, addressing a letter to the Puke of NEWCASTLE, in which he stated that his reason for so doing was that the committee had passed an unanimous vote sanctioning the infliction of punish ment with a cane at the uncontrolled discretion of the schoolmistress, without reference to the chap lain or lady superintendent. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON in his defence of the proceedings of the executive committee was not altogether satisfactory. The right honourable baronet stated " that in the early days of the establishment there were many things of which the committee disapproved. At the same time, it was not his busi ness nor his duty to throw blame on parties who were not before the house, and who were not refer red to in the question. That referred to the lady superintendent and the chaplain, but he was bound to state that for any of the irregularities to which he had adverted there were others who were more to blame than either of those officers." In this respect we cannot agree with the right hon. baronet. The heads of an establishment are in a great degree answerable for the conduct of their subordinates. If they are the ruling powers they should see that the laws are strictly and temperately enforced. They are the parties on whom the responsibility rests, and they cannot possibly shelter themselves from a charge either of being implicated in the objection able proceedings or of being remiss in their atten tion to their duties. It is but fair to the lady su perintendent to state, that she was absent from the establishment at the time of the death of the poor girl we have spoken of. But the point is this: Are persons who have countenanced and taken part in a system of management which is admitted by the executive committee to have been altogether faulty,fit persons to retain the responsible positions which they occupy P We fear that, in their anxiety to do jus tice to the " highly respectable lady and the clergy man," the executive committee forget, in mercy to them, the justice due to the girls entrusted to their care. It is impossible to decide on such a case without further particulars, but, as far as it has gone, the defence is not satisfactory. It is no charge of wilful misconduct that is brought against the school authorities —it is merely that which is cora -1 mon enough in all ranks--a charge of unfitness for their posts. Either from peculiar views, or too great .• laxity in their rules, serious errors in the manage went have been allowed to creep in at one period of their sway, a fact sufficient to warrant a change. / We are glad to find from Sir S. PAKINGTON'S re port that matters are now considerably amended, but we advise the House to watch the case a little further, and to see the establishment put on a sure ' footing. The Patriotic Fund is a national trust, and the nation will look that that trust be faith. fully fulfilled. A public meeting was held yesterday evening at the Bridge-house Hotel on the subject of St. Thomas's Hospital, "to consider the insufficient d b j e e s r t es there of f th e s c harity, and the equally u provision now m ade to n f r u e l a fi s l o n t a h b e l e o on the part of some of the Governors to remove the Hospital to a distance from the poor of the neigh bourhood."was in the j chair, and introduced the sub Mr. JOHN LOCKE, M.P., ec t by stating that this question had now been two or three years before the public. The inhabitants of th at densel y populated district h a d clearly proved the rights claimed b y t h em in regard to t hi s h os pital. The hon. member then traced the history of St. Thomas's Hospital, from the foundation, so far back as the year 1213, down to the present time, and be showed how the buildings and lands were secured by charters and grants for the benefit of the poor of Southwark, Mr. LOCKE observed that it this point cou ld b e established, as h e b e li eve d i t could, that the poor of Southwark had a right to the benefit of the Hospital, it would materially alter the question at issue. But, putting aside the legal rights, he would now refer to the social claims. This Hospital had hitherto been in the centre of a dense population—not less than half a million of inhabitants, indeed, taking into account the 1 90,000 of Southwark, joined to the borough of Lambeth. Therefore it was an incontrovertible fact, th at no part of London had a better right to re t a in that establishment, Mr. LC CKE concluded his very apposite speech by , the foll ow i ng re- marks :—" He trusted that the people of South wark would speak out and tell the grand committee, as it was called, that they knew what their rights were, and that they were determined to see them enforced. The Hospital had been taken down, and the question was, where is it to be rebuilt ? It was for that meeting, by their united voices, to decide that question. It was for them to determine whether they would assist those who wished to benefit the poor inhabitants of Southwark, or whether they would tamely submit to be overridden by the Governors of St. Thomas's Hospital." This is the right way of treating the question, and Mr. LoCKE appears to have made a very efficient chairman, inasmuch as he ha s evi dently studied his question carefully, and has shown great discernment and discrimination in his remarks. Dr. RENDLE then moved a reso lution, then eod Chartert t h h e purport e Houseof E D of fy A t p h ßo a Do t r T S PI t e . :Tpahol and d ma i nh s' s avin Hospital. g n o Southwark,w w in as th n been established in Southwark more than three hundred years, and having previously to its removal annually afforded relief to upwards of 40,000 per sons, it was the opinion of that meeting that it should be rebuilt upon a site as near as possible to the poorer population of the neighbourhood. Dr. RENDLE then went on to say that, for his part, he believed that if the Governors had chosen they might have kept the old hospital in its place, but, as it was, he strongly advocated the site on which Beth lehem Hospital now stood; as for the idea of dividing it into two be was very strongly opposed to it. In referring to the Governors, he would add that the greater part were honorary members, and the really important section resolved itself into the Grand Committee. This resolution was seconded. Mr. VICKERS complained of the great delay that had taken place, and said it had now become the duty of the people to bring it to a close. Mr. FREDERICK JONES then moved another resolution, which was unanimously carried. It was a very excellent one, to the following effect :—" That a deputation be appointed by this meeting to join the Committee of Parishes for the purpose of waiting upon the Governors of St. Thomas's Hospital with a copy of the resolutions now passed, and that the deputation be instructed respectfully, but firmly, to request their most serious attention to the sub ject, and also a second interview, as soon as con venient, for their decision. That, if it should be deemed necessary, the deputation should also ask an interview with the Governors of Bethlehem, and that afterwards another public meeting should be called, if in the opinion of the Committee of Parishes it should appear desirable." It is to be hoped that these strenuous exertions will meet with the success that they deserve, and that the gentle men who have taken up the cause so warmly may reap the reward of their earnest efforts. It is a well-known fact that a meeting, however numerously attended, or however ,00d the speeches may be, has, after all, at the beat, but a transitory and evanescent influence. People go their ways and speedily become engrossed in the pursuits of plea sure and the turmoils of business, and the immediate object that so lately called them together is put aside. It is, therefore, most important that some en during memento of the late expression of public opis nion should be preserved, and in this case the latter resolution is a very significant one. The Governors might be impressed for a short. time by the argu ments adduced, but they will speedily find it con venient to forget them, unless reminded in a man ner that must be attended to. This subject must not be allowed to drop, for it is one of vital conse quence to the community, and, if not rightly dis posed of now, the injurious effects of its mal-ar rangement will cause great suffering, and be the means of perpetuating the evil to future gene rations. Why should the poor population, so largely increased of late years, be deprived of their inheri tance. If it were once removed to the country, the usefuluess of the Hospital would become compara tively valueless. Ofcourse there are difficulties in the way of all transfers and alterations, and allowance must be made for mistaken views taken by well meaning persons ; but at the same time this consi deration occurs to the mind after dwelling upon the details of this vexed question. How is it that those in authority over the establishment, and who are considered to be worthy trustees of its interests, and judicious diffusers of its benefits, cannot settle the matter in a satisfactory way without all this strife and contention? It is in times of difficulty that great qualities display themselves, and no one is fit for command who is not equal to an emergency, and cannot control circumstances, so far as they affect the stability of the institution over which he is called upon to preside. Liverpool Cotton Market----This Day. (REUTERS TELEGRAM•) No change. Sales, about 3,000 bales. Import 8,487:; previously, 9,297. A wonderful little Penny Guide to the Crystal Palace has just been published by Robert K. Burst, of Crystal Palace Printing office, in Sy denharn- It ought to sell, as no doubt but it must sell, by the million. For it is in every one of its forty thickly illustrated pages designed, and admirably well de signed too, for the instruction and amusement of the million. It is quite an exceptional little penny. worth of art and literature. ANOTHER SUICIDE IN THE REGENT'S CANAL.— Yesterday the body of a man named George Harper, aged 45 years, was discovered floating in the Regent's Canal, near Twig Folly Bridge, Bethnal-green, under the follow ing circumstances :—lt appears that the deceased was seen at a late hour on the previous evening standing on the bridge in company with another man, and both were intoxi cated. A policeman requested them to move on. The do. ceased was about to climb up the dwarf brick wall, awl ex claimed, "I am going to have a cooler." The officer threat ened to take deceased into custody, but he then walked away, and nothing more was seen of him until yesterday morning, when a bargeman saw the body in the water. The deceased was got ashore, and when searched 61d. in coppers and a photographic portrait were found in his coat pocket. It has been ascertained that deceased was married, and that his wife and family are living in Ireland. Deceased had been cohabiting with a female at Poplar. LOSS OF THE " CANADA" PACKET-SHIP.—On Saturday the particulars were received of the loss of the iron ship Canada, Captain Wilson, while on a voyage from London to Montreal, having been "nipped" in one of the huge fields of ice which are to found in the Atlantic floating down from the northward in the early part of the spring of the year. The Canada left the Thames about the first week of last month, and on the night of the 26th ult. loose detached ice was fallen in with. The ship wore round to the S.E. in order to clear huge fields which came drifting up, and early on the following morning the ship was suddenly surrounded with ice. Another effort was made to wear ship when the tiller broke on the rudder head into several pieces, and it was discovered that the vessel was hard and fast in the ice, and striking heavily. Attempts were made to re pairsom e t s% h l e artuedlde cleared, d n w d he i n n the waslatter discovered part of the th a d t ay sh t h e e was e s makingand bea waterms n d fast.b 3klhaenaydistof ly theer e started r t tseadn by rivetsy the shipwe r e b g e o i n n e g , thrown overboard, the purope crushed in the ice. Cargo was everything done with a view were energetically applied, and the sai fwalsattswrfiriasseindeg,viidnenhte,rh, oanwil aofpkaseseipnigngshthipe bileli-nfgatesdi bore down towards them. ever, she was doomed, the wat a e fi r i o w a n s t a s l Seaman, from London, which took on f t rinher hold. Canada, which was abandoned with 18ft. o wa e g h vesselt e d and ,a s g The Able Seaman cruised about the spnt, and _ _ co. She proved btooabredtahllelatsefkrroipiranAttbhhleee day the Canada was observed to be hemmed in with be rgs and suddenly to disappear. The Canada was nearly , 1,000 tons burden, and was large l y i nsur ed at Lloyd s. Another ship, called the Aronica, from Quebec for Liver pool, i s reported to have been seen in a distressed condition in the ice. Her fate is not exactly known. fro M m l N ss e i w N y G o V rk E o s n SE th L e .- 18 VESSEL.—The and has not since been heard of, of e Feb ruary ,Erne st f a or l e rietoi, cl eared THE SUN,' LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING ) JUNE 2, 1363. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per the City of New York.) NEW YORK, MAY 23. President Lincoln has changed Vallandigham's sentence of imprisonment in Fort 'Warren to trans portation beyond the Federal lines. The New York Evening Post says :—" The ad ministration is legally bound by congressional enactment to hand Vallandigham over to the civil tribunals ; and, as it cannot be supposed that the administration desires to escape the demands of the law, the Post expects that Vallandigham will be handed over to the civil authorities." Vallandigham's arrest still causes the greatest excitement throughout the Union. Various reports are current that President Jeffer son Davis is preparing to invade Maryland and Pennsylvania early in the summer, and that for this purpose troops are being withdrawn from the sea coast to reinforce General Lee. The Pennsyl vanian authorities are urged to organise militia to be prepared for such contingency, Ten Federal regiments are reported to have ad vanced on Cumberland to invade East Tennessee. The Southern papers think the mountains will Drove an insuperable barrier to their advance. At Suffolk two Federal regiments fired upon each other by mistake, killing and wounding a large number. Two companies of Federal mounted rifles were surprised and badly cut up by the Con federates. The New Fork Tribune call upon President Lincoln to issue a retaliation proclamation to pro tect coloured troops. The Confederate Colonel Parker, commanding in Jackson county, Missouri, hes informed General Blunt that if another Confederate citizen was exe cuted without process of law, he should execute five Federals. General Blunt replied that all rebels or their sympathisers, including females aiding di rect ly or indirectly, the rebels in the counties bordering Missouri, would be destroyed or expelled his district. All persons found in arms in the Kansas district would be summarily executed where captured. The _Richmond Sentinel says it is reported that two Federal officers had been detained with the view of retaliation for General Burnside hanging two Confederate officers. The Confederates have captured the dispatch boats Emma and Arrow, used to carry despatches from Newbern to the North, by way of Albermarle and Chesapeake canal. This capture cuts off the Northern internal communication with Newbern. The Southern journals contain a rumour th a t Admiral Farra gut h as burned h i s flagship the Hart ford. Thomas Francis Meagher's resignation has been accepted. Only half a regiment remains of the whole Irish brigade. The New York Municipality has proposed to. raise a million dollars to pay the exemption fees of drafted working men. The steamer Eugenie has been captured off Mobile with arms from Havanna. The British schooner Linnet has been captured. (Per the City of New Yolk.) NEW YORK, MAY 23. The political condition of affairs wears a threaten ing aspect, owing to repressive measures of Federal military appointees. The exasperation of the peo ple throughout the Western States, and denuncia tions of administrative measures by the democracy io large Northern cities, are becoming louder. It is freely asserted that the Administration purposes to make the profession of political opinions the test of loyalty. The New York World says :—" If free speech and free elections can be guaranteed, it is our duty to await the next Presidential election for the resto ration of violated liberties. But if political action is to be made a penal offence, there is danger that the aroused indignation of the people will not await the election, which without free diecussion would be an insulting farce. A demo cra ti c St a te ma ss meeting has been held at Indi anapo li s amid considerable excitement. Speeches were made denouncing Vallandigham's arrest, and the war measures of the Administration. A military guard was kept patrolling the city in the vicinity where the meeting was held. Forty or fifty arrests were made for carrying concealed weapons and shouting for Jefferson Davis. The e xcursionists in several trains which left Indiana polis at night fired upon the soldiers. The home military authorities stopped the trains, made nu merous arrests, and took 600 revolvers from the passengers. The newspapers in all the Western cities are now under milit ar y supervision, and in Indiana free press discussion is entirely suppressed by General Rascal'. Arrests in Washington are becoming more numerous. General Butler is in Washington, and it is sup posed that he Will immediately receive a command. The City of New York takes out 158,500 dols., and £3,386 in specie. NEW YORK, MAY 23. The accounts from Jackson and Vicksburg are so confused and conflicting that it is impossible to Judge What the situation really is at those important posts. , of Gener a l G rant ' s It is certai n th a t G e neral Grant occupied Jack son on the 14th, and after destroying nearly the entire city evacuated it the following day. General J ohnston officially reports t h a t a portion Pember ton on the 16 t h near Edwar d s ' D e pot, and that fl after some hours' army attacked General -ghting Pembert on was com p elled to fall ba c k behind Bi g Black River. Mobile G enera l papers estimat e Pemberton' 6 loss in this battle at 3,000 , and th e enemy's loss at three times as much. Confederate General Tilg ham was killed. It is stated th at General Grant after le avin g Jack son would p roceed to Haines Blu ff an d s ecure the Confederate t ransports, to prevent t h e Confederates escaping up th e Y azoo River. The latest , Murfreesboro despatches state tha t the Confederat es h ave evacuated Vicks b urg an d Pem berton, and marched out to attack Grant i n th e r ear, whilst John s t on Pushed him from the direct ion of Jackson. Other reports say possession of th e most importan t ra il r oad bridge port says G across Big River, cutting off the Confeder ate that General Grant had taken Bl communication with Vicksburg. Still ano ther re- and that Gen. Johnst on has taken possession of ta: :n e . o rant has been driven from Jackson and Port Gb e Jackson and Vicksburg railwa y . It is supposed th a t th e Federals have occupied Warrenton, and destroyed Greenville, Miss issi pp i. The Federal mortar fleet has again bom barded Port Hudson f rom b elow without mater i a l r esult. The New O r l eans that Port Huds on is by this time evacu ated, as General Banks Was Northern correspondents think to attack it from above with the land forces and. Porter's fleet, while Farrag ut's fleet, with the land f orces f rom Baton Rouge, at ,. tacked it from below. General Bankb's movements in the Teche count'' were expected to be the means of bringing to New Orleans 100,000 bales of cotton, which is quoted in that city 48 cents. and declining. A rumour was prevalent yesterday that General Hooker was falling back from the Rappa- annock to the Potomac for the better defence of Washington and Maryland, as there were signs of the Confederates preparing to cross into Maryland by way of the Upper Potomac. It is reported from Port, Royal that three block ade runners from Charleston for Nassau have been captured. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, MAY 22 (Evening). Money easier. Gold 481 prem. Exchange on London—Bankers' bills, 164. Violent fluctuations have occurred in the stock market during the last three days, caused by ex cessive public speculation, but the market closes steady. New York Centrals, 124 i ; Illinois, 1131 ; Erie, 981 ; 5 per Cent. United States Bonds, 96 ; do., 6 per Cents., 1071. Cotton dull. Middling Upland, 50 to 53c. Flour delinining ; prices 10c. lower. Wheat and corn, good inquiry, with a decline of 2c. Provi sions quiet ; coffee nothing doing ; sugar and mo lasses very firm ; bonded petroleum firm and ad vancing. (Per City of Cork.) NEW YORK, MAY 20, Evening. No further confirmation has been received of the reported evacuation of Vicksburg. Neither is the report credited here. The impression gains ground that Johnston will offer Grant battle in the neighbourhood of Vicks burg. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, MAY 24 (Afternoon). Money abundant. Gold 48& prem. Stocks heavy. New York Central, 124; Illinois, 1101 ; Erie, 994; Five per Cent. United States Bonds, 96; Six per Cents., 1074. Flour dull. Wheat and corn advanced one cent. FRANCE. BOURSE, Stine I.—The market has been heavy, and Stock having been offered, prices show a fur ther decline—Threes, for the Account, being now weak at 69f. 20c. Railway Shares have been firmer than the Rente, and up to the present time the closing rates of Saturday have been pretty well maintained. The market closed as follows : It per Cents. 97 10 Do. ead month 3 per Cents Do. end month — Credit Mobilier..., 1410 Do. end month — Bank Shares Credit Foncier Italian Loan 72 50 Do. end month — blew ditto Do. end month — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 54 Home Debt rAYs. Cash. - -- Orleans lOO2 50 .. Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1042 50 .. Geneva. . Southern 761 25 .. -- Western Eastern Sardinian .. Austrian Loa bard 565 .. North of Spain Saragossa 722 50 .. Ditto to Barcelona BAIL' Account. THE FRENCH ELECTIONS. Paws, June 1, Evening. The Presse of this evening gives the following as the result of the elections in Paris : "In the second arrondissement M. Thiers, the Opposition candidate was elected by 11,112 votes, against M. Devinck, the Government candidate, who obtained only 9,857 votes. "In the third arrondissement M. Emile 011ivier, ex-deputy, Opposition candidate, was elected by 18,651 votes, against the Government candidate, M. Varin, wbo received 9,957 votes. " In the fourth arrondissemznt M. Ernest Picard, ex-deputy, Opposition candidate, was elected by 17,046 votes, against General Perrot, ex-deputy, the Government candidate, who received 6,487 votes. "In the fifth arrondissement M. Jules Favre, ex deputy, Opposition candidate, was elected by 18,655 votes, against M. Frederick Levy, Mayor of 11th district, the Government candidate, who obtained 8,507 votes. " In the sixth arrondissement M. Gueroult, chief editor of the ('pinion Nationale, Opposition candi date, obtained 10,717 votes; M. Fouche Lepelletier, ex-deputy, Government candidate, 9,323 votes; M. Cochin, Opposition candidate, 6,000 votes; and M, Prevost Paradol, editor of the Journal des Dc'bats, Opposition, 2,200 votes. None of the candidates having obtained the two-thirds majority, requisite by the electoral law, the ballot will be resorted to in this district. " The results of the elections in tho eighth and ninth arrondissements have not yet transpired." The temps announces that M. Havin, political editor of the Siecle, has been nominated by the Opposition in the 'first arrondissement ; and La France states that the Opposition has nominated M. Darimon, ex-deputy, in the seventh arrondis sement. PARIS, JUNE 2. Intelligence received from the provinces states that MM. Berryer and Marie, candidates of the Opposition, have been elected for Bouches-du- Rhone, but it is doubtful whether M. Thiers has also been chosen in that department. In the department of the Nord, MM. Plichon, Lambrecht, and Kolb-Bernard have been elected. M. Thiers has failed at Valenciennes, and the ballot has been resorted to in the 7th circum scription. M. Betssieres has been elected at Strasbourg, ob taining 21,353 votes, and M. Barrot, 6,365. M. Dufaure has failed in two circumscriptions of the Charente Inferieure, and in the first circum scription of the Gironde, The numbers were for M. Cure 6,782, Cavertiyon 6,992, Dufaure 3,240. The ballot will be resorted to. At Lyons M. Henon, candidate of the Opposition, was elected. M. Thiera has also failed at Aix as well as at Va. lenciennes. ania. All the Opposition candidates have been elected in Paris, with the exception of the 6th district, in which the ballot will be required. PARIS, JUNE 2. The Constitutionnel, in an article signed by M. Pat;lin Limayrac, states that the candidates, MM. Dufaurec Montalembert, Barrot, Passy, Merode, Dupont de l'Eure, L'Herbertte Glais Bazone, Kir drel Jouvenel, Benneville, Freslon, Charamond, Flavigny St. Marc Girardin, de Civrac Bac, Jules Lasteyrie, Mortemart, Prevost Paradol, Victor Le franc Barthelemy, Saint Hilaire de Mornay, the Duke Decazes, and Gustave Beaumont, have failed to be elected. The writer continues—" The success of the Op position list in Paris was forwarded by the divisicn produced in the ranks of the friends of the Govern ment by the attitude of the journal La France. Bat in all the Departments the Government can didates are triumphant." A letter has been published, addressed by the Minister of Public Worship to the Archbishop and Bishops who signed the memorandum recommend ing the electors not to abstain from voting. `rd's Minister censures this act as being in opposition to the obligation of the episcopate, and as an excess of clerical power against the State. The Minister says in conclusion—" The Govern ment is firmly determined henceforth to prohibit the publication in the newspapers of any dis cussion which may have taken place among bishops assembled without legal authorisation." THE POLISH INSURRECTION. CRACOW, JUNE 2. The Russians are concentrating troops at Kaliskie, in the districts of Lod zia and Lenczyka, where Col. Sterpski commands the in surgent forces. The news of the victory gained by Orinkski at Janow, on the 28th, is confirmed. On the 21st of May Albertryski defeated the Russians under Szuwatow at Labanory, in Lithu- THE BRAZILIAN MAIL. OPENING OF THE CHAMBERS. RIO DE JANEIRO, May 9. The Brazilian Chambers were opened on the 3d inst., when his Majesty delivered the following speech : " AUGUST AND MOST WORTHY REPRESENTA TIVES OF THE NATION,— " The day of meeting of the General Legislative Assembly is always a day of pleasure for me and of hope for Brazil. It is with heartfelt satisfaction that I inform you that the tranquillity of the States, as in past years, has not been disturbed in any of the provinces, and that, through God's mercy, no scarcity of provisions has been felt. " The state of the public health, though satisfac tory in most of the provinces, has, nevertheless, been afflicting in several districts of Rio Grande del Norte, Parahyba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, and Ser gipe, and in nearly the whole of the provinces of Ceara, where cholera has been making ravages. The Government continues to afford assistance to the victims of this scourge. " Although it is gratifying to inform you that the political relations between the Empire and foreign Powers continue on a friendly footing, still I regret to have to allude to the deplorable dispute with her Britannic Majesty's Legation. " The circumstances of this question are well known, as is also the decision arrived at here. Its complete solution, however, still depends on the arbitrament of his Majesty the King of the Belgians, and on the satisfaction and compensation we claim from the British Government. I must here express the pride I justly felt at the creditable efforts made by every Brazilian to maintain the dignity and sovereignty of the nation. " At Para a misunderstanding also arose between the officer commanding two Peruvian steamers and the authorities of that province. " Government, accepting the proposals made by the Legation of Peru at this Court, came to an understanding with Peru for the maintenance of the friendly relations between the two Powers. "Our Minister Plenipotentiary in Paris has en tered into an agreement with tho Minister for Foreign Affairs of his Majesty the Emperor of the French which will avoid all conflicts of juris diction on the contested territory of Amapa. "The ratifications of the consular conventions between the empire, the Swiss Confederacy, and the kingdom of Italy have been exchanged. " The public revenue has decreased during the first half of the current year. There are, however, reasons to hope that they will increase in the latter half of this and during the forthcoming year. Go vernment will not deviate from the rules of a well ordained economy. " The development of the means of communica tion, the immigration of free labourers, and the turning to better advantage the labourers that we Possess, call for your serious attention. The ex pense attending these profitable improvements is undoubtedly great ; but as, sooner or later, they will certainly bring a compensation in the rapid in crease of public wealth, we may make the sacrifice to carry them out. "I must appeal to your zeal for the public wel fare for the alterations required in the law of Dec. 3, 1841, in the law of the national guard, and in the law of recruits. I also call your attention to the legislation affecting the army, the navy, the mortgage system, and the provincial and municipal administration. " August and most worthy representatives of the nation,—l confide in your patriotism and enlighten ment to make every effort to endow our country with the laws necessary to its advancement. " The session is opened." A Poem by " Stonewall" Jackson. MY WIFE AND CHILD. The Liverpool Post gives the following lines as written by the late General " Stonewall" Jackson when serving in the Mexican war. They will be read with a melancholy interest now that he is no more " The tattoo beats, the lights are gone, 'I he camp around in slumber lies, The night with solemn pace moves on, The shadows thicken o'er the skies ; But sleep my weary eyes hath flown, And sad uneasy thoughts arise. I think of thee, oh dearest one, Whose love my early life bath blest, Of thee and him, our baby son, Who slumbers on thy gentle breast; God of the tender, frail, and lone, Oh guard the gentle sleepers' rest. And hover, gently hover, near To her whose watchful eye is wet, — The mother, wife, the doubly dear, In whose young heart have freshly met, Two streams of love so deep and clear, And cheer her drooping spirits yet. Now while she kneels before Thy throne, Oh teach her, Ruler of the skies, That while by Thy behest alone Earth's mightiest powers can fall or rise, No tear is wept to Thee unknown, No hair is lost, no sparrow dies, — That Thou canst stay the ruthless hand Of dark disease, and soothe its pain; That only by Thy stern command The battle's lost, the soldier's slain ; That from the distant sea or land Thou bring'st the warrior home again. And when upon her pillow lone Her tear-wet cheek is sadly pressed, May happier visions beam upon The brightening current of her breast, Nor frowning look nor angry tone Disturb the Sabbath of her rest. Whatever fate those forms may show, Loved with a passion almost wild, By day, by night, in joy or woe, By fears oppressed or hopes beguiled, From every danger, every foe, Oh God I protect my wife and child I" visit. THE SHAKSPERE TERCENTENARY.—It happens conveniently that a committee has been gathered together, for a special purpose, in connection with the Shakspere Fund, established in 1861 for the preservation of objects illustrative of the Life and Works of Shakspere at Stratford-on-Avon. A public reading of Shakspere, by Mr. and Mrs. Kean, is about to take place in St. James's all for the benefit of that fund; and a committee of noblemen and gentlemen connected with Shaksperian literature has been named to aid in that object. At present this commit tee consists of the Duke of Newcastle (president), Sir C. H. R. Boughton, Bart., C. H. Bracebridge, Lord Justice Knight Bruce, B. Bond Cabbell, the Earl of Carlisle, J. P. Collier, F. W. Cosens, W. Hepworth Dixon, James Dugdale, the Earl of Dunraven, the Rev. A. Dyce, E. F. Flower (Mayor of Stratford-on-Avon), Earl' Granville, F. Haines. Sir R. Hamilton, Bart,, the Rev. W. Harness, R. S. Holford, Earl Howe, H. Johnson, Lord Lindsay, Lord Londesborough, the Lord Mayor of London, Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Bart., D. Maclise, W. C. Macready, Lord John Manners, Herman Merivale, R. Monckton Milnes, C. N. Newdegate, Sir C. Nicholson, Bart., Sir James Prior, Gen. Sabine (President of the Royal Society), H. B. Sheridan, William Tite, S. H. Walpole, B, Webster, J. Wilkinson, T. Wright, Lord Vernon, with J. 0. Halliwell as the hon. secretary. If these noblemen and gentlemen, says the .Athenceum, while aiding to complete the Shakspere Fund, should think proper to undertake the arrangements for a national celebration in April next year, the thing might be done, and well done. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 38 4d. and 4s. "High Standard" at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packsts, 00 144 *ION%) (f i n rtg n ' ir Ap VI • • HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, May 30. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena and attended by Lady A. Bruce, drove out this afternoon, The Princess Louise and Prince Arthur went out riding. The Duke of Athole arrived at the Castle on a The Rev,. J. Caird arrived at the Castle. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Tees dale, rode on horseback yesterday morning. The Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, honoured Mr. Frith with a sitting at his studio at Pembridge Villas. Her royal high ness, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield, went to Kew in the afternoon, and visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Prince Leiningen arrived at Marlborough House upon a visit to the Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Leiningen, honoured Mr. James S. Westmacott with a visit at his studio in St. George's-road. His royal highness afterwards went to the hospital of the Grenadier Guards in Rochester-row, and visited the men injured at the recent railway accident. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince Leiningen, and attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Lieu tenant-Colonel Keppel, honoured with their pre sence last evening the performances at the Bijou Theatre, her Majesty's Theatre. The Prince and Princess of Wales leave Marl borough House this morning for Frogmore Lodge, near Windsor. Their royal highnesses will remain out of town till Monday next, when other engage ments will compel their presence in London. The prince and princess will attend the races at As3ot on Thursday in full state, the Master of the Queen's Buckhonnds appearing with his silver couplets, and the huntsmen and whippers-in in their state apparel. THE COURT.—We understand that the Queen, accompanied by the youthful members of the royal family, will leave Balmoral on Friday next for Windsor Castle. It is the intention of her Majesty to travel in similar privacy as was observed on her journey to the north. In all probability the Queen will not reside beyond a fort night at Windsor Castle, and will then go to Osborne for a short residence before proceeding to Germany. The Duchess of Marlborough will give an even ing party on the Bth and 22d inst. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland arrived at Northumberland House yesterday from Sion House, Isleworth, where they have had company during the Whitsun week. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield left town yesterday for Sunning Hill, near Ascot, for the race week, with the intention of receiving a party of friends during the meeting, including the Duke and Duchess of Beau fort, the Earl of Glasgow, Colonel the Hon. Henry Forester, &c. The Earl and Countess of Breadalbane and family have left the Queen's Hotel, Hastings, for London, after a sojourn of five months. The Earl of Strathmore has returned to town from attending the races at Parisi The Earl of Coventry has returned to town from Paris. The Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon ar. rived at their residence in Carlton-gardens yesterday from the Portland Hotel, Southsea. The Eirl and Countess of Carnarvon have re turned to Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from their seat, Highclere Castle, Newbury. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—MadIIe. Volpini, a charming young singer, from the Grand Opera, at Barcelona, will make her first appearance in England, in. Verdi's dramatic opera, " Un Ballo in Maschera," on Satur day night next, at Her Majesty's Theatre. It is sufficient to say, regarding the extraordinary merits of this int erest ing debutante, that she achieved great success in Paris, where she followed Patti, and a here she fully divided honours with her in the recollections of the Paris public. A noteworthy quality in Mr. Mapleson's management is the rapid succession of the first-class singers which he is able to present to his patrons. Arguing as this does an affluence of resources, it is a great claim upon the recogni tion of all opera lovers, and especially of his subscribers. In this array of great successes there will be probably counted one more ; and if Volpini prove all that is promised in regard of her, the frequenters of Her Majesty's Theatre will be amply consoled for that temporary deprivation, which—as in the instance of Madlle. Tradier, if the gossip "report," is to be trusted—stole a heroine from the stage to secure her a wealthy husband. The cast of "Un Ballo in Maschera" is so complete and great, that probably its renowned composer himself never expected to see it so finely filled. The magic " Faust"—now promised for speedy representation at the Haymarket Opera—may be said to be entrusted to as equally magic hands when com mitted to the interpretation of such artistes as Titiens, as Giuglini, Gassier, Santley, and the seductive Trebelli. HOLIDAY RECREATIONS.—We believe, at the present moment, that Madame Tussaud's Exhibi tion, in Baker-street, stands unrivalled, as containing the most splendid collection of figures and objects of rare in terest that can be found in any other collection in the world ; therefore, to the sight-seer, we strongly recommend a visit to this far-famed old-established place of resort. THE ECLIPSE LAST NIGHT.—A total eclipse of the moon took place last night. Shortly after 9 o'clock the face of the moon became partially obscured, and at 5 minutes to II the eclipse became a total one, and lasted until half-past 11, at which time the moon resumed her normal appearance. At almost every point where a view could be obtained crowds of people assembled ; the various bridges being blocked up by amateur astronomers. CATCHING A TARTAR.—Mr. Levy, the Govern ment candidate for the sth circumscription of Paris, convened a public electoral meeting on May 30, which was attended by 2,000 people. No such large meeting would have been tolerated on the initiative of any independen t candidate. The meeting, after listening patiently to DI• Levy's speech, and his answers to several questions put to him, voted by acclamation that he was no man for them, and broke rip with the cry of Vive Jules Favre ! THE UNITED KINGDOM RAILWAY OFFICERS AND SERVANTS ASSOCIATION.—The first anniversary of the establishment of this association was celebrated on Friday last at the Bridge-house Hotel, London -bridge. Mr. W. Dyne, presided ; and there were about 300 present. Among the resolutions passed was the following :—" That this meeting, reviewing with great satisfaction the past and first year of the existence of the association ; during which nearly 900 members have joined, pledges itself to make widely known the benefits of the association; and also to solicit their fellow-servants to become members, and thus ensure by large numbers a lasting success." Some of the members entertained the company with excellent perform. awes on the pianoforte, part-songs, &c. The whole pro I ceedings were most satisfactory. UP-SHOT LlGHTNlNG.—Lightning has been known to strike upwards. An astonishing in stance of this occurrence is recorded by Arago. Upon the top of Mount St. Ursula, a lofty mountain in Styria, there is a church. On the Ist of May, 1700, Jean Baptiste, Werloschnigg, Doctor in Medicine, and a group of other persons, were standieg in the porch of this church upon the top of the high mountain. Down the mountain and half way towards the bottom of the valley, black clouds were gathering, and soon they displayed all the grandeur and terror of a great thunder-storm. The spectators in the porch of course deemed themselves quite safe where they were, the air being serene around them and the sun shin ing on them brightly, yet seven of them wero struck down dead. Lightning darted suddenly up from the upper sur face of the cloud, and killed them by Dr. Werloschnigg's side, on whose testimony the extraordinary fact is recorded by M. Arago.—Dickens' s " All the Year _Round." SHAKESPERE'S AUTOGRAPH IN DANGER !—A Reader at the British Museum calls attention to the great risk which is run by leaving exposed to depredation the Shakspere autograph in Florio's Montaigne. "why," he asks, "is not the book withdrawn, and placed, as it should be, in the cases, with the other MSS. and auto graphs ? We all recollect the fate of the letter which Lord Byron addressed from Greece to Sir Walter Scott, and which had been placed in the vase at Abbotsford. It is little short of a miracle that the autograph is still in the book ; and I almost dread to forward this remonstrance, fearing it may call the tardy attention of some literary sharper or enthusiast to the lucky chance which is still open." A Reader probably exaggerates the risk of loss, but we shall do no harm by putting the authorities on their guard: — Atheneum. CLIFTON SUSPENSION-BRIDGE.—The stagings and works in connection with the piers on the Glocestershire and Somersetshire sides of the Avon have ncw ,suffi3iently advanced to permit the commencement of laying the temporary bridge, which will be begun in the co irse of the present week. Already numerous visitors are attracted to Clifton to witness the progress of the great undertaking. The Earl and Countess of Spencer have re. cently been staying there, and we hear that his lordship's health has been improved by his sojourn at Clifton,