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

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. EDMUND FALCONER. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre, having been Re-modelled, Decorated, and Embellished in 4 truly magnificent and costly style, is now open. Notwithstanding the immense expenses incurred in the a rrangements, the Prices of Admission will be as usual, and similar to those of the principal London Theatres, viz. : .Private Boxes, 10s, 6d., 215., £1 11s. 6d., £2 25., £3 35., Boxes £4 4s. St a ll s , 6 8 . Dress circle, 4s. First Circle, 3 s. 'oxes, 2s. Pit, 2s. Lower Gallery, is. Upper Gallery, 6d. No Half-price. A MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PANTO MIME EVERY WEDNESDAY, at Two o'clock. T HIS EVENING w ill be presented Mr. E. Falcone r 's Comic Drama, entitled NEXT OF KIN. Principal Characters b Mes , rs. S. Calhaern, H. Si F la a i i r,. arde, Rourke, y Fredericks ;Mrs. Edmund eoner, and Miss Portman. After which will be produced the Great Drury-lane Annual in the form of an entirely Novel, Original, Bur lesque, Grotesque, Poetical, Pictorial, Pastoral, Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime entitled LITTLE GOODY TWO SHOES; or, HARLEQUIN and COCK ROBIN I "Little Bird with bosom red, Welcome 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."—Old Poem. The novel Effects and Extensive Scenery by Messrs. GRIEVE and TELBIN, assisted by Messrs. DAYES, ZONES, C. FENTON, E. LLOYDS, GRIEVE, Jun., TELBIN, Jun., and D eNSON and SONS. The Ma chinery by Mr. TUCKER. The Costumes by Mr. MAY and Mrs. CLARKE. The Masks, Des;gns, and Personal Appointments by the celebrated DYK-WYN-KYN ; corn- Pieted 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 an d A ss i s t an t s . The Gas Appointments by Mr. HINCKLEY. The Scenes of the Harlequinade by 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 invented and written by E. L. BeiANC HARD, Author of "The House that Jack Built," "Peter Wilkins," " Robin Hood," &c. 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 Meanwell, once lived," &c.—Old Story. "His kind Wife gave little Margery a nice pail of new Shoes; and she was so pleased with them, and so fond of ' TShowing them to every one she met, sayin Two Shoes— wo Shoes,' that she gained the name of Little Goody Two Shoes."'—Old 'story. The Raven, the Pigeon, the Cat, and the White Rabbit (her pets), Masters Quork, Coo, Mew, and Bunny. Pet Robin—Master Redbreast. Little Boy Blue (her Shepherd Swain) Miss HELEN HO WARD. Johnny Stout (the Good Boy) Mr. J. ROBINS. Thommy Green (the Bad Boy) Mr. G. WESTON. Day Scholars—Masters Wag, Lag, Fag, Brag, Dag, Nag, Gag, Mag, Tag, &c, and Misses Nimble, Simple, Sample, Rumple, Whimper, 'Simper, Niminy, Piminy, &c., &c. Sir Timothy Gripe (Lord of the Manor), Mr. TOM MATTHEWS. Graspall (his Steward), Mr. SHAW. Villagers—Messrs.Bumkin,Whackstraw,Oatcake,Chaw bacon, Thatcher, &c., &c. " The room in wich she taught her scholars was very large, 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 Bang. Footman, Mr. Powdernob. Page, Master Buttons. Housekeeper, Mrs. Chickabiddy. now Little B oy Bl ue meets w i t h a part i cu l ar f r i en d , an d howe the Squire dooms the small Birds found on his Estate t o general destruction, and what ensues thereupon. TIE BRAMBLE BRAKE IN THE DEPTHS OF THE FOREST.—SUNSET. , "' When good Little G oo dy Two Shoes had finished her !.91:i sets of letters, she invited a great number of her poor littl e Companio ns to meet together under an old oak tree, and there she taught them."—Old Story hatred The Demon Envy, Mr. GLIN r ON. and Malice (his attendants), Messrs. Scowl and Growl. The -- , ad Boy's Compact with the Evil Genius, and what followed therefrom. AUNT OF THE W OOD NYMPHS IN THE ENCHANTED DELL. y Miss WE, Wild WORTH. Bluebell Cow Ma slip, Violet Thyme, Golden Broom, speedwell, Daisy, Buttercup, Wood Anemone, Primrose, % host of Rose, Traveller's Joy,Celandine, Hearts se, Fox Gl ove , & c, (h er attendant Wild Flowers), b y a it of Coryphees. Pas de Forgeteme-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." C ELEBRATION OF MAY-DAY AND FESTIVAL OF THE MAY QUEEN. OUTSIDE 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. T he Linnet, Master Downey. The Owl, Mr. Whit-to-Whoa. The Lark, Mr. Highflyer. The Rook, Mr. Blackcoat. The Bull, Mr. Roarer, with a Horn accompaniment. The deed done. Impressive fate of Little Cock Robin, abel his marvellous restoration by Good Nature. who pro- Ha "e sn her radiated Path of Prisms over the World c rlequins Mr. CORMACK and Mr. ST. MAINE. olu ee bi nes, Madame BOLENO (her first appearance here these two years) and the Misses GUNNISS. pantaloons, Mr. G. TANNER and Mr. DEULIN Clo JOHNSON. tea, Mr. HARRY BOLEN 0 (his first appearance here these two years) and Mr. C. LAURI. Sce ne "'""teRAND HINT 0' NATIONAL (THEATRE) EXHIBITION OF FUN I Fi The y L• eee'eng of all Nations—Gold Washing and Gold -• a I;egll—eArmeeeeng'sßreech-loader—theExhibitionßells and Belles of the Exhibition—Clown rings one of the Belles Irapourizer aCa-e Sv 2 the Majolica Fountain—Clown's new . Two—the Exhibi. ion Medicated per Scent—St riking -- (Ramie A: Vapour Bath--a Piping Bullfinch den in n the Coal Move _a Australian Obelisk makes a decided B ed i — a toad in the Hole—a Long Nap (2,000 years)—a Hole—Froggy would a-Wooing go—a Bud el of Strange Visitors and close of the Exhibition. Invented and Produced by Boleno (Registered). rantomimists--HARRY BOLENO, Madame BOLENO. Tri Rfn C°RMACK, a nd TANNER. p Italse—Madame BOLENO and Mr. Landlady xr CORM ACK. —re G M ter Bellbutton ; le ousern • raball ; Page, as shoe. _ l am, not yet engaged Visitors Cabmen, Sweeps, B ack Brigade, &c by Artists too numerous to mention. Scene 2.—EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF INTER- Lodgings! Lod LODGING-HOUSE. Lodgings I Lod I H Fll A Fair Sample of a Cabby's Pair— gings ou,e u A Foreigner all Abroad—Harry Boleno's return to his Old Quarters som ebody' 8 Luggage —Nobody's Lu ggage (Oh, Dickens)—My Lodgings are on the cold ground—A D amp Bed with Sheets ofltter (which are always damp)—Bottling Spirits —A Policeman on Duty —Coming down with the Dust—Clown and Pantaloon re solve to change their quarters—The new Bedroom Door— the Exhibition Earlyerising Bedstead—Clown makes an Impression—Oh, rest thee, my Babe—A Novel Extin guisher—Put out the Light I Put out the Light—A Squally Night—Clown gets rid of a Lodger—Both Child and Nurse are fast asleep—Clown gives them a drop too much —anew method of getting off to sleep—forty winks—Harlequin Box and Cox (up)—'Ti s w h en to s l eep the World retires—the Vision—an unwelcome Visitor—The Shades of Night and the Night Shade —Look on this Picture and on this—List, oh, list—l'm always with you—l'll warm yer—Oh, slum ber my darling, an d s l eep w hi le you may—Visions lighters air --the Nurse —the Child—the Great Sensation Scene and Denoument. Scene S. — 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 Ga Boyhood's h a ppy d ays —Arrival of Fun—Sudden appea rlne s' - 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— he Clown taste for Music and Gives a Concert, in which 12 'a play a S o l o on the smallest Banjo in the world and Common Garden Pots--Pat 1 has Five Clown gets Drummed in a oon Bars rest— Clown Supply of Nativ"d quickly gets Drummed Out the force and everybody taken es ina fair an Division—the head of Scene 4—THE ISLINGTON' AGRICU for. AND GREAT DOG-SHOW, LTRAL HALL, FLOWER-SHOW. , CAT-SHOW, AND Flowers of Loveliness and Flowers of the Foreat • to see the Green Bushes — Heartsease and Tulips ..coming in Pears (pairs)—a clearing Pair—Fruits of Indust g --Musie, the Food of Love — l calculate not—musio hath Charms—not so always—Where's the Police P—Opening of the Great National Dog Show—Port Whine and Bark —an Impudent Puppy—Carrots and a Turn-up--Clown gets Pugnacious —a Dog-MA—Dog cheap and dear Hound— Clown keeps the Dog Watch, which he enters—the Way to Barking —Clown and Pantaloon go ne to the Dogs-- Sweet Sounds—Calculation, Multiplica tion, and Vexation tlt — Clown's Cat Show—Cats-up and Cats dow n, and a for the G aro tt ers —D escen d ye nine—Dogs' Meat l Cats' en Meat--2 Jolly Dog—a Pair of Tabbies—the Kill-Fenny Cats —.the Seat of W a r—How it will all end—a Prize Fight for a prize Cup—Catalessis—Catacresis—a Catastrophe which leads to a Cataract of the Feline Race, and thus ends the Catalogue. Scene 6 —(Comic)—EXTERIOR of MARINE STORES, PUBLIC -HOUSE, AND SAILOR'S HOME. Invented by Mr. J. Cormack. C. LAURI, D. JOHN -4 0 N, ST. MAINE, and the isses GUNNISS. Nautical Hornpipe,M by M. ST. MAINE and the Misses GUNNISS. SSet a thief to catch a thief—and he will go the " whole eems None" —A Sailor, half Seas over, mistakes all he Old Aunt Sal secured herself, rayther— Shell I-!ands wanted--and by Hook or by Crook—An cient and Modern Warriors—Hearts of Oak—Our Ironsides (not Cromwell's) Al good metal—the great Drainage Question —Pretty Poll of Wapping—she was such a nice Yung Gal I w ith Old Ballad, " the Lags that loved a Home, home, Sweet Home"— The Sailors' Il 'lme—time to go home, but before:doing so we introduce You to Last Scene.—(Danson and Sons.) ENGLAND'S GLORY AND RICHES BROUGHT BY HER OCEAN WAVES I Ii box-ofEce open from Ten till Six daily. Doors open al past Six, commence at Seven. dieting Manager, Mr, F, 13. CHATTERTON. C,/ , T THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY 19, 1863, N°. 22,014 At all the Libraries, in 2 vols. Bvo., Portraits, price 365., LADY MORGAN'S MEMOIRS: Autob!ography, Diaries, and Correspondence. I THE 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 of £lOO each. First issue, 5,000 Shares. Deposit £1 per Share, with a further payment of £ 2 per Share on allotment. It is not con and templ no ated t Call shall exceed £s DIRECTORS. Paul Broe, Esq., 41, Threadneedle-street, London. William W. Cargill, Esq., Director of the Oriental Bank Corporation. James Cumming, Esq., Messrs. Cumming, Beaver, and Co., London and Singapore. Thomas 11. Gladstone, Esq., Messrs. John Gladstone and Co., White Lion-court, Cornhitl. Salomon H. Godefroi, Esq., Messrs. De Mattos and Godefroi, Copthall-court William J. Maxwell, Esq., Director of the National Pro vincial Bank of zngland. The Honourable Roden Noel, Cluandos-street, Cavendish square. Robert A. Routh, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the English and Australian Copper Company. Vincent B. Tritton, Esq., Messrs. Kelson, Tritton, and Co., Old Broad-street. Richard B. Wade, Esq., Director of the National Provincial Bank of England. 6 per cent. 10-year bonds, and 50,000,000 dole. in currency ; the legal-tender bonds bearing 3 65 per _ _ M‘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 Breckinridge's division was cut t pieces and routed on Saturday. Our skirmishers decoyed 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 Itosecrans 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 Murfreesborough Rebel of the 2d says the Unionists fought gallantly, and admits a loss of 5,000. The Union prisoners are sent toMurfreesborough as fa: as taken. Capt. John Desha, of Kentucky, was wounded by a :hell 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. Ros ecrans 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." . • cent. interest. The committee is not believed to Including Letters from The Countess of Cork, Lord Dunrannon, Lord Macaulay, Lord Erskine, Daniel O'Connell, Lafayette, • Byron, Countess Gule.cioli, Moore, Sir E. Buiwer Lytton, Thomas Campbell, Rev. Sidney Smith. 13, Waterloo-place, S.W. King Jerome, Patterson Bonaparte, Marques Wellesley, Marquess of Anglesey, Marquess of Abercorn, The Earl of Aberdeen, The Earl of Carlisle, Lord Melbourne, Lady Caro;ine Lamb, Lord Cloncurry, Lady Stanley, Lord Darnley, London : W. 11. Allen and 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 duties 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, ar 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 in gold. One or two members are supposed to favour the payment in legal tender notes of the interest on I debts hereafter contracted, but even this proposi- THE READER: A REVIEW or CURRENT LITERATURE. Contents of No. 111. Saturday, 7th January, 1863. Spinoza. Thomas Hood. China from a Medical Point Key Msteries of Money. nealy's New Pantomime. of View. Lite and Times of St. Bernard. Poems of Rural Life. David Elginbrod. Niccolo Marini. 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— Kaulbach's Goethe Gallery. Art Exhibition for the Relief of the Distressed Operatives. Science—Science for the Week. Proceedings of Learned Societies. Meetims 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. BAVRERS. Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, and Co., 51, Lombard street, E.C. The National Provincial Bank of England at its various Branches. SOLICITORS.—Messrs. Wilkinson, Stevens, and Wilkinson, Nicholas-lane, E.C. BROIKERS.—Messrs. Ilichens, Harrison, and Co., 21, Thread ... needle-Street, E.C. SECRETARY. —George Cumming, Esq. Temporary Offices.-90, 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 intro 'uce that system into the Continent of Europe, with which our commercial intercourse is now so great as to demand 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 foreign 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 objects, 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 185 f 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 Goid and Silver. Purchase approved Bills of Exchange, Coupons, Notes, dm Undertake Foreign Financial Agencies. Grant Drafts on its various Agencies, 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 al the Temporary Offices, 90, Cannon-street, E.C., and from the Brokers of the Company. LIVES of EMINENT STATESMEN in FUN, every week. One Penny tion meets with no favour from the committee, as a whole, of the Department of the Treasury. Sccre- Now Ready, handsomely bound in Magenta cloth, gilt, price 4s. ad.; post free, as., the i„ZECOND half-yearly VOLUME of FUN, with ki 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. Bridge man, Esq. W. J. Prowse, Esq. F. C. Burnand, Esq. Godfrey Turner, Esq. H. J. Byron, Esq. &c, &c., dtc. Office, 80, Fleet-street, London. tart' Chase having learned this evening that Mr. Cox, of this house, is very anxious in regard to a resolution passed before the adjournment, calling for a statement on a number of topics of financial inte- rest, and which statement the Secretary has been _ . unable to make owing to the teem of Congress, in tends to relieve this painful suspense to-morrow by giving the information so much desired. The com mittee of ways and means had a full meeting to• day, the absent members having returned. Among the measures under consideration was Secretary Chase's original bill, his project submitted on Satur .. 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 proceeds will be giTen to the LANCASHIRE DISTRESS FUND. The Tribune has the following special despatches: " Battlefield, Stone River, Jan. 3. " It rained hard all this day, and both armies suspended hostilities save skirmishing. This evening we battered down a rebel house which concealed sharpshooters, 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 • eluding 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 loss 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. _ _ day for temporary relief, and various bills of indivi dual members. No conclusions were formally THE THIRD EDITION of the renowned Pantomimic Entertainment, THE ENCHANTED HASH, thirteen cha racters, solely sustained by Mr. E. Marshall. UNSWORTH, in his Stump Speech upon all the recent topics, and a host of other Comic talent. GRAND OPERATIC SELECTIONS, conducted by Mr. Jonghmans, as usual. ' 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. Rosencrans : "Headquarters Fourteenth Army Corps,Department of the Cumberland, in front of Murfreesboro, lan. 3 ; via Nashville, Jan. 4, 1863. "To MAJOR-GENERAL HALLECK, GENERAL-IN CHIEF, WASHINGTON. T H E O X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET. The Lancashire Champion Prize Hand-Bell Ringers, con sisting of 12 Performers on 66 Bells, will make their first ap pearance in London at this establishment THIS EVENING, and give an Entertainment of Classical, Operatic, and Dance Music, under the conductorship of Mr. Edward Benson. During their engagement a portin of the receipts will be given to the Lancashire Distress Fund. The comic entertainments and other attractions as usual, the programme including a grand selection from GLucK's ALCESTE, now produced for the first time in England, sup ported by the entire company. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Saturday. 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 dols. for Great Britain, and 66,887 dols. 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 their 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 vi as 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 to the Committee of the Whole. A reso lution wasNouew Granada. adopted making A n i nq inquiriesry was as orderedt o re garding the loss of the Monitor. The Select Com mittee on the proposed ship canal between Lakes 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, introdu ced ma a r resolution making inquiry as to the payment o f t h e l oan of matter 1842. After some debate the 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 upon its 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 Committee on Military Affairs, reported back the house joint resolution for the payment of the sol diers of the army and the seamen and marines of ' the navy, with an amendment authorising the Sec retarytoissue 50 million dole. of of the Treasury d e mand Treasury not es, in add i tion to the amount to the moved that that the resolution be referred assachusetts, a m u i t t h t eoeriosn ed Finance. Act ference, but said be bad no objection to such re soldiers should be thought it was high time that the of M sbeilielettocaoimd the po their families were paupers, becauorhouse, s e they had not been paid as promptly as they s hould have been. paid. Many of them had b een waiting for months, and and some had gene home in to It: the house, Mr. Noell, of Mi ssouri, from the abolishment of e Governm y e e n a slavery the re i n . I t provides f or t h e issue of 10 mil mmititsesoeuorni eiumasenocuipriautigonth, theereported back a lion 30 colonisation of th e bonds, t ra pledgi ng p i a t s y e a l payable o t t o h e loyal de p o o r w t a n t e i o r : , a t n h freedmen. After co position the bill p assed. A Washington letter says "Secretary Chase, on 2d, sent the _ ns iderable op to the commit tee of ways and means a letter aski ng them at once to report a bill to meet the immediate w an t s o f the Government, authorising the issue of 50,080,000 dols. in legal-tender Treasury notes, 50,000,000 d o l s . in "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—valuatle ones — is distressing. The rivers are all rising rapidly. General Willioh is a prisoner I General M'Cook by Thomas mns from the _ "On 4.be 26th of Decem b er we marched from No Nashville ansve i i t k h e r ; e eGceonl.o 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 as the nature of the country permits, the rolling or hilly routes, skirted by cedar thickets and farms, and intersected obstacles. Gen. M'Cook streams, with rocky bluff banks, drove General Hlrdee's corps a mile and a half formbiyng e r o as from Nolansville, and oc cu p ied the p l ace. General Crittenden reached with in a mile an d a half from small a 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 Stewatt's 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. §heridan's division had repulsed the enemy four times, and protected the flank 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 afternoon, 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 advancin g 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 lost heavily. 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 np and distributing provisions and a mmunition. It has been raining all day. The gro.ind 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 1,009. We have to deplore the loss of Lieut.-Col. Gereeche, 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." s , Head-quarters, Department of the Cum berland, Jan. 5. " MAJOR-GENERAL HALLECK, GENERAL-IN-CHIEF, WASHINGTON. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Open nightly for Promenade. There is added to the above elegant Establishment a Grand Conversation Saloon Reading Room, and Smoking Lounge. French, German, and English papers taken in. The musical arrangements under the direction of Mons. Boulcourt. The Band is composed of the best Musicians in the metro polis. Admission Is.—Manager, M. Grenet. 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 Gentlemcm only). Admission One Shilling. Entrances 29, George-street, Han over-square, and 44A, Maddox-street, Regent-street, Lon don, W. Explanatory Lecture every Evening at Seven. Illus trated and Descriptive Catalogues sent, post free, for twelve stamps. Address the Secretary, as above. Richmond papers of the 2d contain an account o the battle of the 31st. The following is an officio despatch : " Murfreeeborotigh, Dec. 31, 1862. " 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. "Murfreesborough, Dec. 31, 1862, " 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 Hanson are killed. Gens. Cladson, Adams, and Breckinridge are wounded. " W. S. ROSECRINS, Major- General Commanding." Later newspaper despatel.es are to the 4th : " Head-quarters, Nashville, Tennessee, Jan. 4, 1 p.m. " To THE HOL. E. M. STANTON, SECRETARY Or WAR. " Skirmishing commenced on the evening of the 29th, our forces followi ig the enemy closely, and driving them, till the evening of the 30th. 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 who's Richmond army does not get here, our success is certain. The fighting has been terrible. Our army has the 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. 44 RoBT. R. MITCHELL, Brigadier-Gen. Commanding." " Louisville, Jan. 4. well in and the river is rising. is in Murfreeborough. He has Gen. Rosecrans front. and is d iving the enemy. Gene- There are three feetof w E a v te er r y o t n hi t n h g e C is nm go b in e g rla o n n dshoals, urt Ills ess an - ral Rousseau is . • A t t Ad'utant.Goneral, captured the rebel trains 1 , ~,. .. 4 .•,l'e .7.... :„. :9: 0 : :5.._ ..... 77 ;w% •5,,.. ,..: fi , , ~..", s ~.,..4 01A tilidi 4 2 ' -; -T:4 L. ll "b- ,);::- :_ ki , GV,_ , ~., ,,,,,,_ ~ i 0 * (11, )' rr ~, s •°- , 1 1l- -9,... t,-- —.... ..--"'" Ai '' °. •* W- ( 41111 k - ni - F6s vii " •' " lita' ' ' will -' \O ' - , . 4 N .... . . "The day passed without any generalengagement. 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. The 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 Savan nah Depublican ; " 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 engagement has 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 afteinoon. On our left the engagement soon became gene ral and the battle is now raging heavily. The 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 3d inst. contain despatches from l‘lurfreesb: 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, Wednesda v, Dec. 31. "The bloodiest day of the war has closed. M'Cook's divi sion attacked the enemy's right, driving they` 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. Con. 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." "The oefimr vnmyei a, dsoganwypos hr, --- - --- 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 to Mon recaptured Clarksville, Tennessee, and taken a camber of prisoners, and 8,000 barrels of flour, th lT re p e lines of which he sends to Philadelphia. He states further that the river is rapidly rising. andthe steamer t m li e n r A Cairo despatch of the 4th contains the following news relative to the siege of Vicksburg : a re d d. had T c h e . as s l e in d e s , Rattler has arrived direct from the fleet at Vicksburg, which place she left on Monday evening. Fighting had been , going dayo t h n the for e m n General i c k works. °-B. Bulle t in , ieehileicnfii Sherman : r jg i u just og: o n received, Wednesday, the ca p f t e u u rs r ea t d h y s of an ddethfeenincedoincattihoensJwacekrseonthaant and V ha ic d k s s u b r u r r e g nd ro e was just two miles from Vicksburg, Th ere , be tween General Shermanand the city b u t ra ilroad. Before taking the fortifications as nothing a trestlework of the General Sherman sent a brigade to cut off communication with the city by the Shreveport Railroad, which General Sherman was was successfully accomplished, reinforced on Sun lay night by 0,000 )6e "Ge ,71PF " r" 42- PRICE.— ...id. STAMPED ....sd. Naval and Military I-aigence. men from General Grant's army 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. Nothing has yet been heard from the forces below. Tho steamer Judge Torrance was fired on while passing Milli kenville. In retaliation the Rattler burnt the town." "TO MAJoit-GENERAL lIALLEcK, GENERAL-1N- CIIIEP. THE NAVY. The armour-clad frigate Royal 0 k, 34, 860 horse-power, shipped her spare screw at Chatham Dockyard on Saturday. The screw-blade of the propeller is Griffiths'F, which, by a recent derision of the Admiralty, is now supplied to all screw ships of war. In the case of the Royal Oak, however, the screw has been subjected to some alterations and improvements by Messrs. Maudslay, Son, and Field, the manufacturers of the Royal Oak's machinery, by whiclt, in addition to som , ..t other advantages, an increased rate of speed is ex pected to be obtained. The most important im- provement effected by MeesrF. Msudslay appears to c)nsist in bolting the screw-hhidLs to the " boss" with fiances, instead of fixing thew wi , Lh, the key " Holly Springs, Mississippi, Jan. 4. "Despatches from General Sherman and the naval com mander were receised at Helena on the 31st. The gunboats were engaging the e3:en,y's batteries. General Sherman was inland, three miles from Vicksburg, hotly engaged. From rebel sources, I learn that the Granada - 4 rn cal of the 31st says 'the Yankees have got po, , :session of Vicks burg.' Since the late raids, this department, except the troops, on the river, have subsisted off the country. There will be but little in Northern Mississippi to support and wooden wedges. By this arrangement the blades arc more securely attached, while the pitch of the screw mav be readily varied when rtquircd —an advantage, not to be obtaintd in the ptcs(nt construction and fitting of Grifliths'.s Bercw. diameter of the screw is 19Ft. 3iu., and by the im- proretnents introduced by Messrs. Maudslay and Co., its pitch can be easEy and rapidly varied from 22ft. Gin. to 2711. 6:n. Iltrith an ordinary pressure of 201 b. of stcarn to the square inch, the screw will make GO revolutions per milaute. The length of the iron shaft for working the screw is 109 ft., and the _ _ guerillas in a few weeks more. " U. S. GitANT, Major-General Commanding. The Richmond papers contain the following : " Vicksburg, Dec. 30. "On Saturday the enemy made four desperate attempts to force our lines on the Chickasaw Bluffs, with heavy loss. 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 loss. 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 Artillery lost one sergeant killed. No particulars of the casualties in other regiments. On Mon day afternoon S,lOO 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 colours. 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 Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Texas Rail 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 aro again advancing to storm our works. The soldiers are eager to meet the enemy, and are 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 otb ers unknown, ha's , 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 former." 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 10e at retail, and molasses to 7 dol 50c and. 8 dol per gallon. It imputes the change to the active aggressive operations of the Federals in the South and South-West. weight of the screw 19 tons 3 cwt. The total weight of the engines and machinery of the Royal Oak, including the cylinders and six boilers, is as nearly as possible 650 tons. In order to lessen the rolling propensities so applrent in iron and iron-plated ships during a heavy sea, the boilers ;and other heavy parts of the machinery of the Royal Oak rare placed as near as possible to her kelson. The opera tion of plating the exterior of the Royal Oak will be completed this week. The last plate will be fixed on the stem to-day. The work of plating the stern and bows of the frigate has been attended with difficulty, besides occupying a considerable time, in, 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 has, however, now been bent, cut, and drilkd, and by the end of the present week the Royal Oak, from her bulwarks to four feet below her water line, will have every portion of her broadside s, stem, and stern completely encased in an impene trable casing of iron, varying in thickness from 3 inches to CI inches in her most exposed parts. The mechanics at Chatham dockyard commenced on Saturday the construction of another large target which will be despatched to Shoeburyness in the course of the present week, to be used in the im portant experiments about to be:carried out by the Ordnance Select Committee with the Whitworth 120-pounder rifled gun. The target now in course of preparation, although ostensibly an improvement on the Samuda target recently experimented upon, is in reality an entirely new one, the intention of the Ordnance Select Committee being to test the effects of the new piece of ordnance and projectile perfected by Ali: Whitworth against iron armour plates of almost double the thicknessof those hitherto employed. The target will be covered with three different thicknesses of armour-plates—namely, 71 inches, 61 inches, and 51 inches, the several plates being so arranged that each tier may be experi mented upon separately, 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 171 inches, of which 84 inches will be of iron. Every exertion is ordered to be used by the dockyard mechanics in order that the target may be completed in readiness to be despatched from Chatham on Friday next. On being landed at Shoeburyness, it will be erected by a body of workmen who are now constantly employed at that station. The wrought iron rudder post for the iron frigate Achilles, 50, under construction at Chatham, having had the required alterations effected, was lowered into the position in the dock on Saturday afternoon. Its weight is 11 tons, and 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 length on both sides the dock will be taken down. Their re• moval will be commenced to-day. An additional line of rails will then be laid on each side the deck, on which will be placed two of the largest descrip 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 tons. The whole of the requisite machinery has been erected for bending, planing, and other ?fin preparing the slabs of iron which will form the armour-plating of the Achilles, 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 Ply.. mouth, is ordered to be put into commissi©n with a complement of 75 men. She is now in the first division of the steam reserve, and will probably be placed on the Brazil station. The Confederates have made another raid out o Virginia. A Washington despatch of the 4th says " On Friday a large detachment of Stuart's cavalry, commanded by Major Herring, made a dash into Dumfries and captured some public stores and 10 suttlers' 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 Dispatch of January 3 gives the following account of the disputed foray by Ueneral 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, oa the Occoquan, he encountered a large force of the enemy's cavalry, which he routed, they scattered the blankets and overcoats in the confusion. The expedition then proceeded to the line of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, where they burnt the railroad .bridge ovor 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 he could not furnish more and better transportation, he (Stuart) could n>t take the trouble to come after supplies, 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 of 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 Colonel Phillips, whom he had sent into the Indian territory with 1,200 men, had driven the Confederate force of Coffee and Stannart across the river, and destroyed the fortifications and commis sary stores at Fort Davis. Southern papers captured at Van Buren 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 dols. for the capture of General Butler. A balloon reconnoissance from Falmouth had close 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. L ORD RAGLAN'S PA PERS. - So methodical wa s Lord Raglan, and so well was he served by Colonel Steele, his military secretary, that all this mass of authentic matter lies ranged in perfect order. The strategic plans of the much -contriving Emperor--still carrying the odour of the Havannahs which aid the ingenuity of the Tuileries — are ranged with all due care, and can be got at in a few moments; but, not less carefully ranged, and equally easy to find, is the rival scheme of the enthusiastic nosologist 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. Here and there, the neatness of the arranging hand is in strange contrast with the fiery 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 fiat, and hushed, and docketed. it would scans as though no paper addressed to the English headquarters was ever destroyed or s Invasion of the Crimea. The Shetland, Advertzser whets the appetite of distant readers with the following mysterious announce ment :—" Considerable damage basbeen done this morning. The Superintendent of Police had three of his teeth broken out. Full particulars in our next." ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's - inn - road , in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, S.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. - - This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of novernors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom pcnied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas'erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W lliams, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and. Co. ; Messrs. J. Blurted and Co., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMlTH,lSecretary. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARRES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Wilmot N H oe.l o sm l o l na a ,n n En d in , n E g s , q E . sq. Ch ar a l s. oi Leven and n Melville. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. R o bert Barclay, Esq. E The Hon. Josceline . W Willi a m Davidson, Esq. Percy. Charles Robinson, W. John Garratt Cattley, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Th o mas Dent, Esq, Alexander Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster Es q F r edk. Jos. Edlmann , Es q . Eric Carrin gton Smith, Eg;.„ Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. It obt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., xp. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.: _ William Wallace, Esq. Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. NOTICE.— fhe usual fiftee n da y s allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Christmas will expire on 9th January. FIRE and LIFE ASSURAN CES may be effected with this Corporation on advantageous terms. In the Life Department , assu rances are granted with par ticipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The Reversionary r4llll on British sumoPlicies has averaged nearly_ 2 per cent. per ann u m on the assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums r flyable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place ev er y Five years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured—' Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY A ND A HALF. The Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve in the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunteer Corps within the United Kingdom, free of charge. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. OS TEO WON: What is it? See Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. GABRIEL'S Sell-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEEM and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, Rprings, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a litetime, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and ARTICULATION. Purest materials only, at half the usual cost. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Dallas, 27, BARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE ; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON ; 65, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM; and ___ 134, DUKI4.-STREET, LIVERPOOL. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, CLAM 17. One visit on l y requ i re d from country patients . Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. COIIIS altatiots free. TEXiToyl — se l3 a, u t z e n i ted 17th July, MR. 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TRULY EFFICACIOUS AND MILD. — Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre dared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe or Dr. cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are tr ul y excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes ,lB - I K, and three timer:, the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Soott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. THE ARMY. 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. On Friday the Royal Horse Artillery, commanded by Col. Gambier, C.B. ; the Cavalry Brigade, under Brigadier-Gen. Hodge, C. 8.; the First Infantry Brigade, under Major-Gen. Brook Taylor, C. 8.; and the Second Infantry Brigade, under the com mand of Col. Wodehouse, of the 24;11 Regiment, Acting Brigadier, took various directions into the country, returning to camp after a march of about three hours. On Thursday the Third Infantry Bri gade, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Sargent, C.B. (3d Buffs), perform ed a si milar march. The 3d West Indi a Regiment expect to leave Jamaica about the middle of January for Sierra Leone Gambia. The new and cavalry barracks erected on the Abbey farm, Colchester, ar e making considerable progress, Messrs. Lucas Brother s h av i ng ap pli e d themselves energetically to the execution of their contract. The qoilivacderras'ng equartersforming n a g re c omprised in an extensive 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 description, and the ground floor is devoted to officers' servants, 20 rooms being provided for as many men, and each being IGft Gin m length by 14ft in width. The officers' sitting rooms will beupon the first floor, each being 171 t by 14ft, and adjoinin,; are bedrooms loft by Bft. The field officers and surgeons will be placed 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 accom modate 72 men in each (or 288 in the whole), and 16- Lon-commissioned officers. Each black corn prises f. ur barrack rooms, 5 31 t by 2011, tend lift high, the space thus secured enabling each man to have a separate bed. The ventilation has been nlc Et carefully attended to, and at the end of each room is a lavatory, consisting of foothaths, latrines, &c. Ise the centre of each block is a corridor, into which leading right and left into four rooms, each to be used tehheerbeaarrroactkhr=m,s bp a sergeant, are so arranged as to give him a com plete v sui ey, throu g h th e sma ll w ind o w, over the whole general apartment of which will have the control. The walls have been built hollow, so as to . avoid damp, and the staircases and lauding" are of r solid titoue, Each block is 134 ft long by 2aft wide. 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