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WINM ' 4l - • " "77- • 1 . kt / ( t it T, 0- 1 ' e ' , ' 0111 • ,mss --=- 4 4 44 1(a " 6 S M ath, , - rbo s z? t A - - qt. - - I. Nr 7p. „, Agic. f, - .ono rr. 4 .11 11,4 4 - 14 7: e' r "•71 (d. . " • DIE v • , • SEA. —FELLOWS and CO., Shipbrolors, 127. Fenchurch-street, E.O , require MIDSHIPMEN and FOUR First-class APPRENTICES in an A 1 clipper India man, 1,50) tons. Premium moderate, returned in wages. Also stout Lads, without premium, for other ships. Wages £35. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1863. SEA. —VACANCIES for MIDSHIPMEN and APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipping. firm. Premium moderate. Alto apprentices without premium.— Apply to SIMMONDS and Co.. 38, St. Mary-at-hill, East cheap, E.C. Third officers and Stewards wanted. STAMPED ....sd. No. 22,161 of Philadelphia, or Florida, No. 2. I was invited into the cabin, and the crew were sent below. I found on board Captain Robinson, of the ship Byzantium, burnt that morning, The Good Speed was in flames at 8 p in. The privateer then stood to north-east all night, and at 10 a.m. of the 22d saw the fishing schooner Marengo, which crew was also broupJat on board and the schooner burned. Dur ing this time there was a thick fog and little wind. At 5 p m. the fog lifted, when we found ourselves in a fleet of fishing vessels. Three of them were burnt—schooners Elizabeth Ann, Captain Thomas, Rufus Choate, Captain Smith; and schooner Ripple, Gearing. The schooner Florence, Captain Gardner, was then captured and bonded, and we were all put onboard of her to proceed to New York. At 9 p.m., being short of water, a portion of the men left at No-Man's-Land. We then proceeded to New York, where we arrived on the 26th. T HE LONDON COCOA - NUT FIBRE COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Ccmpanic s Act, 1882, whereby the Liability of every Shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in I vo NN ls., ERS. RESPECTABLE S By MRS. BROTHERTON. " 'Resp ectable Sinners' is very cl ever. The style is bright and lively. It is a readable , e ntertaining book .' .—Sun. te "A very attractive novel, charmingly " Hurst and Blackett , 13, Great Marlborough-street. AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) -- Capital £20,000, in 20,00 Shares of £1 each. Deposit ss. on application, and 58. on :sllotment. Calls no to exceed ss. per share. No call to be made wit+iin three months from the Incornoration of the Company, and sub sequent Calls at intervals of not less than three months. THE RAID INTO EAST TENNESSEE. (Official report from Col. Saunders.) CINCINNATI, Thursday, June 25. DIRECTORS. F. M. Hayward, Esq., 32, orge-street, Han over • square. Major 11.,mford, d, Sutherland-street. BeU,rrave-square. Frederick Angerstein, Esq., 133, S.oanc-street, and Carlton NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., VICISSITUDF,S OF A GENTLEWOMAN. "An admirable story." —Messenger. Also now ready, in 1 vol., HEART AND CROSS. By the Author of "Margaret Maitland." Hurst and Blaclett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Tee following despatch has been received by Iklnjor-Gen. Burnside from the expedition sent into East Tennessee : BOSTON, June 23. . _ Club. Frank Cole, Esq., 7G, Gower-street, Bedford-square. T. Littlewood, Esq , Bitom Hall, bheffield. J. Stevens, Esq,. rite, Cornhill. With power to add to their number. BANKERS. The English and Irish Bank (Limited), 25, Poultry, B.C. sowcrron. Charles Parke, Esq , 37, Moorgate-street, E.C. AUDITOR. Mr. S. T. Cooper, Public Acc ountant, 10, Basing,hall street, B.C. SECRETA.Irf—Mr. C. IL Baker. MANAGER Or WORKS—Mr. James Lane. Temporary Works—Arthur -terrace, Holloway. Offices —No. 1, Sun-court, Cornhill. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Compuny is formed for the purpose d of Letters manufactur Patenting Cocoa-Nut F.bre Mats a nd Matting, under granted to George Davies, dated the 24th April, 1862. The principal feature of Davies's Invention consists in the improved pile of the mat, an owing to the mode of weaving, great durability is given tot he fabrio at e a reduced cost of manufacture. The superiority of articles manufactured by this process over the present method will be well understood in the trade when it is stated that matting of all descriptions, and car riage and door mats, Arc., have a thick fibrous pile upon the surface hitherto unattained. If no allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in full. Specimens of the new and improved manufacture may be seen at the offices of the Company, where applications for prospectuses and shares may be made. T HE LIFE ASSOCIATION OF ENGLAND • (Limited). (Incorporated under." the Companies Act, 1862.") 40, Graceehurch-street, London. Capital, Half-a-Million Sterlincr, in shares of £5 each. First issue, 25,000 shares. Deposit. ss. per share on application, ss. on allotment, and probably les. not less than three months after, beyond which no further Call is contemplated. DIRECTORS. George Buchanan, Esq. (G. Buchanan and Co., 25, Bucklers bury). George Chambers, Esq. (Director, London and Hamburg Exchange Bank). Major Fred. Ditmas (late TIM. Madras Engineers), Croydon. Edward F. Elliot, Esq. (late Chief Magistrate of Madras), The Mount, Harrow-on-the-Hill. Patrick P. Gordon, Esq. (Chairman Eastern Bengal Tea Co.). E. Bassett Keeling, Esq., M.R.I.Fs.A., Gray's-inn, W.C. Francis Lascelles, Esq. (late Civil and Sessions Judge in In dial. Lewis Munro, Esq, (late KM. Bengal Army), Cavendish Club, W. George Peacock, Esq. (Australian Merchant), 1, Lime-street square, London, E.C. Charles G. Prowett, Esq. (Barrister at Law), 5, King's Bench walk, Temple. CONSULTING REFEREE. William Farr, Esq., M.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., General Register Office, Somerset House. BANKERS. England—The London and County Bank, Head Office and Branches. Scotland—The National Bank of Scotland, Head Office and Branches. Ireland - The Provincial Bank of Ireland, Read Office and Branches. India—The Agra and United Service Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Wilkinson, Stevens, and Wilkinson, Nicholas•lane, Lombard-street. MANAGER AND ACTUARY—W. J. Fred. Norfolk, Esq, SECRETARY—M. J. MacCormaek, Esq. The Directors of the Life Association of England having secured the influence of very valuable connections throughout the United Kingdom, in most of the Colonies of the British Empire, and several Continental countries, and having re ceived promises of subscriptions for a large number of shares, will enter upon the business of Life Assurance on the 15th July next, on which day a complete prospectus, detailing the plan of the Company's operations, and containing tables of rates, will be issued to the public: Arrangements also have already been absolutely made by which a large business will be acquired by the Compsny at Once and iurther negotiations to the same end are far ad vanced. The Directors will. further carry out an entire reconstruc tion of the system of Life Assurance, on a plan *devised by their Consulting Referee, by which the Association's business transactions will be rendered perfectly equitable in opera tion, and afford the best security, whilst the Association will be placed in the beet condition to fulfil its future engage ments. The plan in question will be well adapted to the wants of the people, affording all the advantages of present Life Offices, and some of those of a Bank. It will also ope rate at less risk, less expense, and lower premiums than offices ordinarily c3nstituted. The Directors, therefore, confidently anticipate a very handsome dividend from the first year of business opera tions. The value of Insurance Shares as an Investment, evidenced by the large premiums to which most of them have gradually risen, and the handsome and increasing divi dends and bonuses which have been paid upon them, is a fact so well ascertained and acknowledged as to need no comment. Interest will be paid upon the capital at 5 per cent. per annum, until a dividend of larger amount shall have accrued. The liability of the shareholders is limitei to the amount unpaid on their shares. The Local Boards in the principal Cities and Towns of the United Kingdom will be selected from the most influential shareholders. The sum the Directors have aureed to pay on account of preliminary expenses is merely sufficient to recoup the actual expenditure, which has been regulated throughout with the strictest regard to economy. Prospectuses and all other information may be obtained from, and applications for the remaining shares, and for Agencies, may be made to, the Secretary, at the Office of the Company, or the Bankers, Solicitors, and Brokers before mentioned. T HE LONDON and AFRICAN TRADING COMPANY (Limited). Capital £500,000, in 20,000 shares of £25 each. First Issue, 4,000 shares. Deposit on Application, £1 per Share. Payment on Allot ment, £1 per Share. No Call to exceed £5, and an interval of not less than three months between each Call. Should less than two-thirds of the Shares be applied for, the Deposit money will be immediately returned in full. The Liability of the Shareholders is limited to the amount of their Shares, the Company being registered under the " Companies Act, 1802,'• with Limited Liability. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. VICTOR F. WEBER, Esq.. of Messrs Weber and Biddulph, 18, Philpot-lane, London, Chfurman. David hinery, Esq., African merchant, 155, Fenchurch-street, London. William Vaughan Morgan, Esq Messrs. Morgan Brothers, Bow-lane, London. J. Irving Pascoe, Esq., Beresford House, Highbury New Park, London. 11. Seligmann, Esq., of Messrs. Seiigmann and llaarbleicher, Manche: ter. C. Sevin, Esq., of Messrs. Sevin, Chinery, and Co., 155, Fen church-street, London, and Sfax (Tunis), and Badagry and Lagos West Afria. Benjamin S. Smith, c Esq., Messrs. Smith Brothers and Co., 6, Crosby-square, London. 11. Southwood Smith, Esq., Little Stanhope-street, Mayfair, London. _ With power to add to their number. BANRERS.—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. ScAlmous.—Messrs.lloward, Dollman, and Lowther, 141 Fenchurch- street. STOCKBROKERS.—London : Messrs. Fenn and Crosthwalte, 3, Royal Exchang e -buildings. Temporary Offices—Colonial House, Fenchurch-street, City. This Company is formed to carry on a trade with the na tives on the West Coast of Africa, by bartering Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, and other manufactured goods, for Palm Oil, Cotton, Ivory, Ground Nuts, and the various pro ducts of that great continent ; to throw open to the public the benefit of that which has hitherto been a close and pro fitable trade to a few, and, by extending its operations into the interior, to spread at the same time the beneficial influ ence of commerce and civilisation amongst its dense and active population. it is well known that the African trade, particularly on the great rivers, has hitherto peen exclusive, and that la - g,e fortunes have been realised, wherever the required capital was at command, by the simple system of Darter carried on With the natives. At present Palm Oil firms the most important article of trade with the whole coast of Africa. The production is un limited, so much so, that wherever the civilised trader has not penetrated, the nuts of vast regions of palm trees are left to rot in the forest. The constant demand for Palm Oil in all European markets Is such that any quantity can be sold on its arrival in England. _ _ The export of Palm Oil from'he Bight of Biafrahas proved to be on the average about 40,000 tons a year, representing a value of about £1,600,000, and this large amount has been col lected by the natives within the small part of coast line from Cape Formosa to the Cameroons, not more than about 300 miles. This trade is almost exc usively in the hands of a few English merchants, and is susceptible of very consider able increase. The Bight of Benin is next in importance in the exnort of Palm Oil ; according to an official report of the trade in 1857, no less than 21,172 tons of Palm Oil, of near £850,000 value, Were exported from the factories of Palma, Benin, Lagos, jia da 2 r3 7 , Porto Novo, and Whydali. Cotton is generally known to be indigenous to every part pf . i he West Coast of Africa, but particularly so in the coun - Tee bordering the Bights of Benin and Biafra. In Yoruba Cotton forms already one of the staple productions of the ;_o_lrtry, and great quantities are brought regularly to mar- Z,e,;_, it Properly organised a larger supply than hitherto ob tained could be secured for exportation ; it is computed that in this province alone. 8,000,0001 b. of Cotton are made up an n., jlyinto native cloths for home consumption. The import of Cotton from Africa is steadily increasing. __Amongst the numerous products of Africa one article de serves specialeS special noti ce, w hi c h h as lately been exported in ra pidly,. in creasing quantities ; this is the Palm Nut Kernel, - 2 ,7 t .',' , 4 s) t which h as hith erto b een thrown away b y t h e nat i ves e tae Palm Oil hes been extracted from the fibrous pel to r lic'e th at ver ousEarrounds the nuts. The value of this kernel is value erable ;it yields about 30 per cent, oil, equal in trict of L a m° a - Nut Oil ; and although the natives in the eat l dis very limite a rude way e d n o n stnd Badagry no v manufacture the Nut Oil in . vvith gross, the exports of this article are In order to seem. ill , company has . e at once an immediate profitable trade, a qccermeded in effecting an advantageous ar rangement with on a lucrative and incr. which has for some years past carried trade with Africa, by purchasing their business, includin ea g s lr eir factories, now in full operation on the coast, and engagbiy‘teheir agents, supercargoes, and general taff employed The principals of this firm have undertA ken to assist in tt direction and management of the business of he Compa ny. Th e Company. therefore, is eneblei t i b t e n commence business armed on every poin t, and free fro m E! in ua l l ac rts i k m a ly nd to los consequent on experimental trials ; it has, u ex tend as far as possible to the whole western coast of Africa a cality. business which is already established, an , ration in a particular and very Al plhations for and anonnapanieci orary Offices, or sharps musti bnlePmoratzli!nn successful ope_ theform annexed to the Ph ecors of t n e Company, at the Te mp , to the Bankers or Brokers, by a deposit of £1 per share. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR sa AREs. To the Directors of the London and AtrioanTra ct i nc , c (Limited). Company Gentlemen,—l here' y request that you will allot m e Shares of £25 each in the London and African T rading corn_ pany (Limited), and I hereby agre e to accept such Shares, or any smaller number that may be al lotted to me, and I autho rise you to place my name upon the Re;ister of Shareholders for the Shares so allotted. I am, Gentlemen, Name in full ................. Residence .......................... Profession or Business DAte • • • • # l, ......... U." . 1 4 , ke. CHRONICLES AP E OFDIT CAION.RLINGFORD. I. CHE This clay is published, SALEM CHAPEL. A New Edition, complete in One Vol., price ss. Lately published, THE RECTOR; and THE DOCTOR'S FAMILY. In One Vol., Post Octavo, price 10s. 6d. Originally published in " Blackwood's Magazine." W. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. DEDICATED TO LORD BROUGHAM. MORRISON VERSUS BELCHER.—See THE CURIOSITIES OF OCCULT LITERATURE. Fourteen Years' Astrological Experiences, &c. 4s. Hall, Smart, and Allen, 25, Paternoster-row, E.C. A CRITIQUE on the NEWSPAPER PRESS , ri in the LITERARY TIMES, Every Week, Id. n C. JONES'S HUNDRED LECTURES.- Jur • The Creation and the Deluge, Colenzo and Cumming, Astronomy and Philosophy, Athenian and English Laws compared, the Poets, Drama, Mythology, Elocution, and Oratory. W. 11. Allen and Co., Waterloo-place. MR. CHURCH'S New Picture, the ICEBERGS, painted from studies made in the Northern Seas in the summer of 1859.—German Gallery, 168, Ne Bond-street, W. Admission, ls. FRENCH GALLERY, 120, Pall-mall.—The TENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of PICTURES, the Contributions of Artists of the French and Flemish Schools, is NOW OPEN. Admission, is. Catalogue, 6d. T H 0 X F OR D, e,OXFORD STREET. Will be performed Selections from the following Operas : LA CIRCASSIENNE, MARTHA, and MASANIELLO. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, and W. Evans, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos Master Sanders, the Juvenile Vocalist. UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND. The HALL has been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is now one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. NOTICE.—ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT. The Last Two Weeks of the Marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND, the Two French Clowns. ARTHUR LLOYD'S burlesque Drama, arranged expressly for him. SAM COLLINS, with new Songs. UNSWORTH, the celebrated Stump Orator. EUGENE, and TAYLOR. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. _ Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green Signor Berwrdi, and Signor Tivoli. - - _ Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The RISARELIS, in an entirely new Performance of their own invention, EVERY EVENING during the Week. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The FAIRY FOUNTAIN EVERY EVENING, at Half past Ten o'clock. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PAL ACE.—The MAORI WARRlORS.—Unprecedented Attraction— The Maori ChiEfs, who arrived from Australia on board the Dover Castle on the 22d June, will give a REPRESENTA TION of VARIOUS SCENES of NATIVE LIFE EVERY EVENING. The Maori War Dance—The Maori Game —Launching the War Canoe—Maori Wrestling—The Maori Double War Dance, &c., &e. Commencing at Half-past Nine o'clock. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GAL LERY-27 years at the Bazaar. Baker-street —CON TIN LIATION of EMILY ENGLIS tI KINGS and QUEENS, in appropriate costumes (studied from ancient manuscripts) —Edward 111., Queen I'h.lippa, and Edward the Black Prince, in a magnificent suit of armour, by Uranger, of Paris, which has elicited the hizhest encomiums. Onen from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admission, Is ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOM S.-JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. NOTICE.—Dario g the Week the Selections will be—" Der Frieschutz "—" a Forza del Destino "—" Il Trovatore " "Don Giovanni," &c. LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plays from half-past Nine to Twelve. Admission, ls. MR. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic Establishment, 32, Regent-street, Piccadilly-circus, is now in full operation. Cartes de Visite, 10 for 10s. 6d ; 21 for £l. Miniatures on Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former styles. MAR BRES ONYX d'ALGERTE. —One Thousand objects made from this beautiful marble, and comprehending . every variety ot work ot decorative art, including clocks, candelabra, vases, gueridons, inkstands, tazze, card trays, jardinieres, porte-bouquets, lamps, ring stands, &c., are now being exhibited in the Onyx Salon, at Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and Co.'s, 5,7, t, Regent-street. ESTABLISHED 1833. BOWDEN'S ABATED GINGER BEER , in glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, Potass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manufactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. 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ANEVER FAILING REMEDY. — Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre dared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. ',cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who puffer from bilious and giver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly 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,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask fbr Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to is. 2d. ; Souchong, r educed to 3s. ed. ; mixed Assam , re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. ld. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London -bridge, City, E.C. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by the use of ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOT lON the stimulative propertie s of which are unfailing in their 'operation. Thomas Elltott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they may be con vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. 6d., is. 6d., 108. 6d., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.—Thomas Elliott, hairgTower (first door), 51, Fenchurch-street. T. E.'B wigs. £1 108. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, i. in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. Preside-At—The Duke of BUCCLEUCU, "Zreasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute rick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tutiou in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied 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 suppoirt, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Macerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Hansom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Gq.Yn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; amiss, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Bulled and Co., Liverpool and at the Hoepital. STANFOED S. SNlTH,_Secretallro I arrived here with my command at 11 o'clock I this morning. I struck the railroad at Lenoir, de stroyed the road up to Knoxville, and made a demonstration against Knoxville, so as to have the troops drawn from above. I then destroyed the railroad track, and started for Strawberry Plains. I burnt the State Creek Bridge, 312 feet long, and the Strawberry Plain Bridge, 1,600 feet long, also the Massey Creek Bridge, 325 feet long. I captured three pieces of artillery, some 200 boxes of artillery ammunition, over 500 prisoners, and 100 stands of arms. I destroyed a large amount of salt, sugar, flour, meal, saltpetre, and one saltpetre work, and other stores. My command are much fatigued. We have had but two nights' sleep since leaving Williamsburgli. The rebel force in East Tennessee is largerthm I had supposed. I did not attack London Bridge for reasons that I will explain. At Massey Creek I determined to return into the mountains. I had very great difficulties that were unexpected. I found the Gap, through which I intended to ; return, strongly guarded with artillery and infantry; a force was also following in our rear. I then determined to cross at Smith's Gap, which I did. I will report more fully as soon as possible. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. H. SAUNDERS, Colonel Commanding. The following are the latest detailed despatches from Pennsylvania and Maryland : Yarmouth, N.S., Friday, June 26.—The packet schooner Monitor, from Boston, reports as follows— " At 12 o'clock last night, 30 miles west by south of Yarmouth, fell in with a large ship, burned to the water's edge, name unknown. She was still burn ing, and in tow of two Westport schooners. At 4 o'clock this morning, saw a steamer standing south wardly ; she partially changed her course and speed two or three times. Saw a similar looking steamer on Wednesday, 70 miles east of Cape Ann, standing north-east." Portland, Me., June 26.—The schooner Julia Elens, from the Bay of Fundy, arrived to-day, and reports a large steamer, a barque, and a three masted schooner, at the mouth of the bay, destroy ing vessels. They had burned the schooner Archer, of Southport, and bonded a barque —name un known.' Fishing vessels arrived here report a large rebel steam barque and a three-masted schooner off Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, burning our fishing ves sels. They spoke the ship Angine, of Boston, which had been captured and bonded for 80,000 dols., and was bound for New York with tho crews of three burned fishing vessels. Boston, Friday, June 26.—The schooner Vision, at Welifieet, reports that on Tuesday last, at 3 p.m., 12 miles S.S.W. of the South Shoal Light, saw a side-wheeled steamer of about 700 tons on fire. Re mained by her until she sunk. Could not ascertain her name. Gloucester, Cape Ann, June 26.—The schooner Crusader has just arrived from the Fishing Banks, and reports that on Thursday at 11 a.m., twenty five miles AV ,S.W., from Chatham, heard heavy firing, ;supposed to to from a U. S. gunboat, which passed here the evening previous. Gloucester, June 26.—The fishing schooner Van guard has arrived here from the Banks, and makes the following report : " On Tuesday, saw the schooner Wanderer, of Gloucester, on fire on the west end of George's. At the same time, thirty fishermen were in sight. Saw nothing of the pirate." (From the Boston Transcript, June 25.) The naval agent at this port bas to-day chartered and armed the steamships Admiral Dupont and Daniel Webster, which will sail before night in search of the Tacony. Their armament are small but powerful. The Shattuck will undoubtedly be dispatched tomorrow. No more tailing vessels will be taken for this purpose, but steamers only. The war steamer Iron Age and Howqua received orders to-day to sail immediately, and will proba bly be far at sea before midnight. The revenue cutter Morris sailed early this morning. A PRIZE OFFERED. Boston, June 25.—The underwriters and mer chants, at a meeting held to-day, decided to offer a bonus of 10,000 dols. for the capture of the Florida No. 2, and will dispatch an armed vessel in pursuit to-morrow or next day. ARRIVAL AT THIS PORT OF THE SCHOONER FLORENCE. The schooner Florence, (fishing), of Gloucester, Capt. Gardner, arrived at this port lust night, from a short cruise off Nantucket, and reports, on the the 221 inst., at 5 p m., while on the banks, was boarded by the privateer Tecony and bonded, on condition that she would receive on board the cap tain and crew of the ship Byzantium, Capt. Robin son, of the bark Good Speed, Capt. Dunton, which vessels were captured previously and burned. Capt. Gardner consented and brought them safely to port. We subjoin the statements of the captains of the Byzantium and Good Speed. STATEMENT OF CAPT. ROBINSON, OF SKIP BYZANTIUM. Sailed from London May 16, bound to New York. On June 20, lat. 41 30, long. 65 30, was spoken by United States gunboat Blackstone, in search of a bark-rigged privateer. June 21, 30 miles E.S.E. from Nantucket lightboat, about 4 a.m., being hazy and nearly calm, saw a bark close along side, who hoisted the American ensign, and then fired a gun not shotted. In a few moments she fired a shell close to the ship. I then discovered her character, and finding it impossible to escape, hove to. He then sent an armed boat alongside,. when the officer in charge came on board and informed me that my vessel was a prize to the Confederate States, and allowed me 15 minutes to take what things I could and go on board the bark with my crew and my own boats. After arriving on beard, my crew were ordered down in the hold, when the captain requested me to make myself comfortable while I remained on board the privateer. In 30 minutes the Byzantium was in flames, when the pri vateer stood to southward. At 11 a.m. saw two barks ahead, one with the English ensign and the other American. The latter proved to be the bark Good Speed, of New York. A boat was sent to her, and the captain and crew brought on board the privateer. At 8 p.m., light breeze and foggy ; set the bark on lire, and then steered north-east all night. June 22, at 10 a,m„ thick and light breeze from east and south-east; captured schooner Marengo and set her on fire. At 5 p.m., fog lifted, and then saw 12 fishing vessels. Took the schooner Florence, Capt, Gardner, and bonded the ves sel, releasing her on condition to take the prisoners on board to New York. Wo were then sent on board the Florence, while the privateer's boat went in chase of others. Tho fishing vessels, seeing the bark and one vessel alongside, supposed it to be a prize, and came right to the bark. At 9 p.m. three of them were on fire, viz., Elizabeth Ann, Capt. Thomas ; Rufus Choe, Smith ; Ripple, Gearing. We had then 76 parolled men at on board the Florence, At 9i a blue light was burning, and we were allowed to proceed toNew York. Wind at thetimeW.N.W., light. Capt. Read, of the privateer, expressed that he did not seek to destroy the fishing vessels, but having drifted among them, deemed it his duty to burn them. STATEMENT OF CAPT. DUNTON, OF BARK GOOD SPEED. Sailed from Londonderry, May 20, for New York. No thing of interest transpired during the passage until the morning of the 21st inst., being 40 miles southeast from Nantucket. At 9 a.m. saw a bark, with English ensign flying ; stood for him— the wind was light from north-east, and foggy—spoke t o him and gave him his longitude. Shortly after saw a sail standing to the South, and after some time discovered the American flag flying, apparently requiring assistance, it being nearly calm. 1 rounded to, and he at the same time hove to, and sent his boat with armed men on board. I was then informed that my vesse l was a prize to the Confederates, and to take a bag of clothes and go on board the bark. I took what I could get, and proceeded on board the bark, which proved to be the laeony THE ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. The correspondence of the Merchants' Exchange and News Room, Nos. 50 and 52 Pine-street, says : " The rebel steamers Alabama and George were still at Bahia on the 12th of May, coaling from a British bark. The authorities had ordered them off, but there wero no signs of their obeying the order when the brig St. Peter, at Boston, left," Harrisburgb, Friday, June 26.—Ewell has issued a proclamation from Chambersburgh pledging pro tection to the citizens unless they offer resistance. He enjoins upon them to abstain from dealing out liquor to his soldiers, and if a violation of the order ,oegtrA he wilLaeize and destroy thz entire stores. It has been raining all day, making the roads ex tremely difficult to travel. Dr. W. Frank Swaim, of the Sanitary Commis sion, has provided all possible means to extend aid to the needy in event of an action. The propriety of proclaiming martial law is seriously considered, but the matter has not yet been definitely decided. The main force of the enemy appears to have halted back of Chambersburgh. A large number is concentrating in the mountain passes, but evidently with the intention of awaiting reinforcements, fear ing to proceed too far this way with Hooker in the rear. Yesterday two rebel cavalry were taken near Chambersburgh. They assert that 28 regiments of infantry, 5,000 cavalry, and 20 pieces of ordnance are not far from that place. The rebel column at Mercersburgh numbers 6,500 infantry, with 8 pieces of artillery. The rain to-day has caused the Susquehannah to rise to a considerable extent, which fact will un doubtedly retard the movements of the enemy. Gettysburgh is occupied by an entire division of the rebels, who strike out in different directions from that point. General W. F. Smith has command of the forces on the west bank of the Susquehannah. The enemy has not yet entered Carlisle, although he is momentarily expected to do so. The drinking-houses were all closed this morn ing, in obedience to the Mayor's proclamation. Many of the dry good sstores are also closed. Large numbers of refugees continue to arrive from the valley. Gen. Knipe deeming his forces not strong enough to meet the enemy, evacuated Carlisle last night. At this writing it is not known whether the town has been occupied by the rebels or not. Gen. Knipe reports that the rebels are advancing 10,000 strong. The Governor will, by authority of the War De partment, issue a proclamation, which will be pub lished to-morrow, calling for 50,000 militia for the defence of the State, to serve for three months. The apportionments for the different counties will also be indicated. Gen. W. F. Smith has been assigned to the de fences of the Sutquehannah River. Col. Pierce has been assigned to the command of the troops at Bloody Rue, Gen. - Milroy having been relieved. The Gray Reserves, of Philadelphia, will be mus• tered into the service to-day. Gen. Dana has been assigned to the command o the defences of Philadelphia. 9 P.M Gen. Ewell, on entering Chambersburgh, issued the following order : Headquarters Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Monday, June 24, Chambersburgh, Wednesday, June 26. GENERAL ORDERS. 1. The sale of intoxicating liquors to this command without written permission from a Major-General, is strictly prohibited. 2, Persons having liquor in their possession are required to report the fact to the Provost-Mat shat, or the nearest general officer, stating the amount and kind, that a guard may be placed over it and the men prevented from get ting it. 3. Any violation of Part lof these orders, or failure to comply with Part 2, will be punished b y the immedi ate cpoanriffisecsa,tibeensioatesallrelinqdueorrinsgintthheeirpoostsheesr property possession liable ton of the offending are admonished pass,4.C w it h iz o en a s r o o f n th ot e i c n Ou th n e tr m y iltihtaroryugshervwithich the army may seizure. to abstain from all acts of hostility, upon the penalty of being dealt with in a summary manner. A ready acquies cence to the demands of the military authorities will serve to lessen the rigours of war. By command of Lieut.-Gen. R. J. EwELL, A. S. Pendleton, A. A. General. Hundreds of horses are being driven over the bridges of the Susquehannah, followed by men, women, and children—the defenceless inhabitants of Cumberland Valley. THE BATTLE AT PORT HUDSON. The following is an account of the battle at Por. Hudson, taken from the New York , Herald : Port Hudson, June 17. At early dawn on Sunday, the 14th inst., we commenced another advance movement on Port Hudson, with a force which was though' to be equal to any emergency, but which, as the result will show, was entirely insufficient to accomplish the object of the original plan. The different breastworks, rifle pits, and other outer defences that completely invest Pert Hudson for miles, I have already described in a former letter with sufficient accuracy. The position of our forces since my last communication has been somewhat changed. We now have no centre, but only a right and left, which, joined together, forms nearly a right angle completely enclosing the rebel strong hold on the east bank of the river. Gen. Grover's division is now on the upper side of Port Hudson, extending a distance of nearly four miles from the river to the interior to a point within supporting distance of Gen. Auger's division, which is on the west side of the rebel fortifications, and extend a distance of about three miles in the direction of the river, to within hailing distance of our fleet. Before proceeding to give the details of our last desperate struggle to capture Port Hudson, our assault and repulse, the observations of your corre spondent from a high tree, within less than ono hundred rods of the first line of rebel defences, will very materially explain the difficulties our soldiers had to encounter, and the almost impassable barriers presented to retard their advance. From the point indicated the rebel fortifications and their immediate surrounding present the following appearance : Looking from the extreme north-easterly range of rebel rifle-pits towards the river on the upper side of Port Hudson, a long line of earthworks can be seen, glistening with bayonets and protected by a ditch nearly 12 feet in width, and, for the purpose for which it was built, unusually deep. Within short musket range ealading breastworks Com• mand every possible approach to the enemy's position. As I have before indicated, in speaking of the conjunction of our right and left, the rebel defences form nearly a right angle, both the lines of which estcnd to the river, enclosing a sharp bend in the t 0 0 0 P th a e ss r . eb l el he ea n r i t o h s w t stream, by which our gunboats found it so difficult The 600 yards iu width, and which at first sight presents the cppearsnce of en almost perfect level• oarckcsessisibolevearpapreoleaacrh field, about spot, however, since our last assault, has been determined to be, although the most inviting, the most treacherous place along the entire line of rebel defences. Our soldiers in their charge found it to be filled with deep, narrow gullies, too small to cover a large body of troops and too large to make a passage over them even for in fantry barely possible. Horses are out of the ques tion and were not used at this point. These artifi cial ravines are completely covered with fallen trees and vines, which are so arranged as to nearly obs cure them from sight, and to make an advance over them a matter of extreme difficulty. In our charge upon the enemy's lines at this spot it was impos sible for our soldiers to keep in regular order of battle. Frequently whole squads of men would sink out of sight only to be resurrected by the assistance of their comrades. Down the right line of the enemy's work) all approach to the fortifica tions is made exceedingly difficult by high bluffs and deep irregular gullies. The enemy's rifle pits are, although bearing the appearance of very wide constructions, built upon the most approved modern engineering skill. Here again fallen trees have been so arranged as to make it impossible to move artillery or troops in line of battle. The entire dis tance of rebel works presented for our reduction are nearly eight miles in extent. Last Saturday evening the order of attack was determined on at the head-quarters, and communi cated to the generals who were to command the assaulting columns. Most of the details were ar ranged by Gen. Grover. The point of attack was the extreme north-easterly angle of the enemy's breast works. Five or six days previous to the assault several pieces of the enemy's artillery, which had been in position behind their fortifications imme • diatoly in our front, were dismounted by our guns and abandoned. Those still in position were ren dered useless to the rebels by our sharpshooters. Rebel deserters and prisoners brought into camp speak of our artillery practice as splendid, and say that they were not able to fire a gun more than 5 or 6 times before they had to move it as the accuracy of our range would work it certain destruction. As before mentioned, we commenced preparations for the attack while yet it was scarcely daylight. The plan of the assault was briefly as follows :—The 75th New York, under command of Capt. Cray, and the 12th Connecticut, led by the Lieut.-Colonel Peck, were detailed as skirmishers forming a sepa rate command under Lieut.-Col. Balcock, of '7sth New York. The 91st New York, Col. Van Zands, commanding—each soldier carrying a five pound hand grenade, with his musket thrown over his shoulder—followed next in order. The skirmishers were to creep up and lie on the exterior slope of the enemy's breastworks, while the regiment carrying the grenades were to come up to the same position, and throw over the grenades into the enemy's lines, with a view to rout them and drive them from behind their works. The 24th Connec ticut, Colonel Mansfield, with their arms in like manner to the grenade regiment, followed, carry ing sand bags filled with cotton, which were to be used to fill up the ditch in front of the enemy's breastworks, to enable the assaulting party the more easily to scale them and charge upon the rebels. Following these regiments came, properly speak ing, the balance of Gen. Weitzel's whole brigade, under command of Colonel Smith, of 114th New York. This command consisted of the Bth Vermont, Lieut.-Col. Billing Lam ; the 114th New York, Ma jor Morse; and tho 116th New York, Lieut.-Col, Van Patten. Next came Col. Kimble's and Col. Morgan's brigade, the last of which, with another brigade (the name of which I was unable to learn), was under the general command of Col. Birge. This force was held to support the assaulting column, which was under the immediate command of Gen. Weitz 'l, who made the attack on the right. (ion. Emory's old division moved in conjunction with General Weitzel on the left, forming a separate column. The two Divisions—General Weitzel's and Gene ral Paine's—were under command of Gen. Grover, who, as has been before stated, planned the whole assault after General Bank's order to advance was received by him. Hence the mcde of attack was entirely his own. Gen, Weitzel's Division was expected to make a lodgement inside of the enemy's works, and in that manner prepare the way for General Paine's Division. After the inside of the enemy's fortification had been reached, skirmishers were to push forward and clear the way, while both columns were to be_deployed in line of battle and move towards the town of Port Hudson, where a grand citadel, which forms the last means of rebel defence, is situated. I have thus far been speaking of General Grover's command exclusively, and the plan above given is applicable only to his movements as determined on at the time of its adoption. About daylight the 75th New York, which had been -slowly advancing, approached the enemy's works sufficiently near to see his fire. Previously, the columns of the main body of General Grover's command were found in the woods skirting the enemy's breastworks. The 12th Connecticut during the night had lost its way in the woods, and the 91st New York was ordered by General Weitzel to take the place that had been assigned to it, and follow immediately in the rear of the 75th New York. After the advance of the 75th and 91st regiments. General Weitzel's entire command commenced moving forward. several days previ ous our army engineers had been preparing a covered way, which extended from the woods where our troops lay to within about 150 yards of the enemy's position. Through this covered way our troops marched in single file up to the point where the first line-of-battle was formed. It should be remarked that the covered way spoken of was re lied upon as being sufficiently deep to afford pro tection to our soldiers. It turned out, however, to be of no considerable consequence, owing to some fault in its construction. After the advance had arrived at the end of the covered way, they began strongly to push over the innumerable barriers that had been planted by the rebels to obstruct their march. The difficulties I have before spoken off concerning the open field immediately facing the enemy's works were here experienced. The deep gullies, covered over by brush and creeping vines, were completely ob scured from sight, and were only known to exist after our soldiers had plunged into them. Part of our skirmishers deployed to the right while suf fering severely from the enemy's fire, and a portion of the advance took up a position on the left of the point to be attacked. They were immediately fol lowed by General Weitzel's column, General Paine in the meantime advancing towards the enemyl'st works with his comman d further on the left. s hould be stated that our t roo p s, as soon as they had left the cover of the w oods, which were scarcely 300 yards from the enemy's breastwork s, were su ject to the constant fire o f the rebel infantry. A portion of our artill er y , which was planted some distance in the rear of our advancing f orc es, kept Captain battery of up a continuous fire on the rebel works. ith his Terry, of the Richmond, w and eight-inch Dahlgren guns, did good execution. lin, Indian Artillery, r Captain APLaf. y much to protect their These batteries served wveere advancing to the our troops they k. attack. After our a irmishers _had . p lava . 0 a rils the ene my ' s of the rebel way up t o w ithin ti.bnut,thoe expeeti 11 ' to he works, they sprung into able to shelters hemselves under cover fortification, nd keep the enemy down , should work in driving while the the regiment, with the hand grenades The portion advance and perform their part of the the ditch of the 75th rebels from their position. which succeeded in reaching imme diately repulsed, and nearly all of themNvere or wounded. The ditch W as so enfiladed were killed under the murderous fire impossible for men to live that it was of the enemy. The q uest i on ore, but I have no a may be asked w h y a ll this was not known h time to comment. Ia confiegtw-itee cf the repate or the portion rather acre ete r sb a se t e o and gallant attemptsfitt :1 lo of the 75 t h N.Y or k th at succee d e d i n reac hing the damaged than ben e h e ditch, the hand grenaders could accomplish but little. In fact, athug to d b for as they thr ew their th goe e ur yoer of p m a rdaoedssep service, emne t many desperate dy e breast works, the re b e l s actually caught thorn and hurled them backupon us, In th e meantime while the skirmishers we re nobly endeavouring cu a v sor t e hs success; h to sustain themselves in their position. General Weitzel's column moved up as rapidly as possible, and made a series of desperate assaults on the enemy's works, which for bravery and darin g the history of the war can hardly furnish a parallel At this time, the sun having fairly risen, the fight became general. A fog, which had partially ob scured the contending armies, lifted, and revealed their respective positions. The enemy were fully prepared for us, and they lined every part of the fortifications with heavy bodies of infantry. The battle had begun in earnest, and General Paine's column, as well as General Weitzel's was actively engaged. Before proceeding further with the details of the fight of General Grover's command, it will be necessary to mention a fact that I have previously omitted—namely, that under the general plan of attack, as directed by General Banks, Generals Anger and Dwight were to make feints on the extreme left of General Grover's position to dis tract the attention of the enemy from the main as sault. Accordingly, before the engagement became general between General Grover's command and the enemy, Generals Augur and Dwight had attacked the enemy, as before indicated, on General Grover's extreme left. It was not the intention that the last named of these forces should storm the rebel works, but hold the enemy in check while General Grover was per forming his part of the work according to the ori ginal, which, had he been successful, would have opened the way for the advance of our entire army on to it. Hudson proper is surrounded, as it is understood, by a series of fortifications more impregnable than any we have yet assaulted. The fight on the part of General Dwight's command was exceedingly severe, and scarcely less so with Gene ral Grover's. General Dwight's loss in killed and wounded will probably exceed 200. General Augur's loss will fall considerably short of that number. Under General Grover's command pro bably the most desperate fighting was done by General Weitzel's old brigade. Colonel Smith leading these veterans, the heroes of many fights, fell early in the action mortally wounded. A ball pierced his spine and passed round to the right side. The colonel still lingers; but his death is hourly expected. The charges made en the rebel works by our brave soldiers showed a deter mination to carry them at all hazards; but human bravery on this occasion was not adequate to the accomplishment of their object. The most formi dable obstacle that presented itself as a barrier to our success was the rebel glacis, which, at the point attacked, had been constructed in such a manner as to make every bullet tell that was fired from the rebel breastworks while our troops were endeavour ing to make ascent. In fact, the great natural advantages and engineering ability at Port Hudson have been rather under than over rated. Immediately upon the fall of Colonel Smith, Lieutenant-t Colonel Von Petten, of the 160th New York, took command of the brigade, and gal lantly led the charge until all further hope of driv ing the rebels from their position was gone. Bri gade after brigade followed in rapid succession, storming the rebel works, until compelled to fall back under the terrible fire of the enemy. Conspi cuous among the brigades that did the most despe rate fighting were those under the command of Colonels Kimball, Morgan, and Birge. They were all, however, eventually repulsed with great slaughter. The fighting ceased at 11 o'clock in the morning. We having been repulsed in every assault, our soldiers, under command of their officers, laid themselves down under the shelter of the gullies, trees, covered way, in fact everything that could afford them protection, and waited for the day to pass and darkness come on. Many of our wounded who were accessible were carried from the field bY squads detailed for that purpose. It is a shameful reflection on humanity that a large number of our soldiers, carrying the wounded and dying from the field on stretchers, were shot down by the enemy, and in several instances the wounded were killed while being borne from the field. At nightfall, however, we commenced the burial of our dead, and succeeded before the morning in carrying most of our wounded from the battleground. I have no time togive you further tails, as we have not yet entirely recovered from ithe confusion of the battle, and a courier is about leaving with despatches. The many gallant acts, scenes, and in cidents, lists of killed and wounded, &c., I shall have to reserve for my next letter. Our total loss in this last attack upon Port Hud son will probably not fall much short of 1,000. It is rumoured, just as I am closing this letter, that we are to attack the enemy again to-night. EXPERIMENTS AT SHOEBURYNESS, Yesterday another of the long series of experk meats which are undertaken here from time totime in the endeavour to ascertain definitely the best form of construction for our iron frigates was made in the presence of a very numerous assemblage of officials from the Admiralty and the War-office, the members of the Iron Plate and Ordnance andtees, and a large number of scientific officerso.. gentlemen interested in the practical solu ti onsei 1 Freda" question of the day. The Duke of sir o S o merse t, with Lord Clarence Paget and Admiral Sir and rick Grey, came down from the Admi The Earl de Grey and Ripon, with Colonel Jervis, represented the An the arrange. Prince of Holstein was also present. 0 u sual under were ments connected with the firing Gener:r.:Tfauelleo.h and ITa lor and 'Alderson. his most efficient aide, Ca Lai n the charge of the Commandal:it Colone Y I a similar arta , - nnded or invented by first Warrior section The target prepared to t u he lery ordeal to that which underwent so well was wrap° c°nstillree to five and a 'sted of seven plates 0 except the third or fount. Mr. George Clark, and various thicknesses, from ha) a towards the centre, having . inches of iron; different backing as shot be neath of an gle iron, Sz n . the coun t : in every Clark's case as e regards thicknes s , b ut all being the each g eneral • - . formed uponprinciple that the best plate, i e miof i the the method „mour-plates is, according by a cellular system theory, of wrought-iron of meeting webs, either vertical or horizontal, being filled in either with pitch pin ecell s board packing. We ma— 1 , teak, or mill y stat e been definitely ascertained at once that it has long right thickness, shape, ago what is the and ki nd armour-plates—it is only the form is to support these plates f backing o which and sion of the shotdistri bute the concus over the larg est eo as to deaden its amount of surface, action inside, and the on the skin of the ship bolts th a t armour plate itself that fasten on the now best. f remai n to be proved to be the Our first War • backedwith Warri ors are built of 41 inch plates, 18in.of like the Anil solid teak. The new Warriors, are ri 0:; i nc h i and nine inches teak, the reduction of teak allowin g the increase of the iron without an of weight .increaaeT he vessels in each of these two classes are found to be as nearly invulnerable as we can ever expect to make them on this plan, the balance of advantages being on the whole in favour of the 57!, inch iron and nine inch teak. This back ing, however, has never been found to stand like that of Mr. Chalmers, though in their researches after a better the Government have had to experi ment upon every conceivable combination of wood and iron which inventors and patentees could force upon them, the inventors only requiring in return that the Government should bear the heavy expense of demonstrating the worthlessness of . ,p 4. :ee- e le*. e 1 - 2 4.4 : *?'' - intentions. - i .` - ~ 7l With a somewhat wide experience in these mat- . eaf ters, we find it quite impossible to give any detailed "1 - 7- i g description of the target tried yesterday that would be at all intel igible to the general reader. The ii whole target was 13,1- feet long by 10 feet high, and composed, as we have said,of seven armour plates, no two of which were alike in length or width, mode of fastening, or mode of backing. To call this ag glomeration of different principles one target was simply ridiculous ; it was as distinctly seven tar gets as any seven by different inventors that have ever been tried at Shoeburynces. One of the two chief merits claimed for it was a new method of securing the plates by dovetailed slots and bolt bare, but the bolts iu each bar varied in the different plate 3 in number and thickness ; and, to lose no chalice, whatever 'nigh( heppen,one plate was fastened with through bolts in the old style always used. Another peculiarity was the backing, the angle iron being - laid transversely, so as to form a series of cells of iron filled with teek, pine, or millboard. But here, again, almost all the backings differed in filling, size of cod, or thickness and dere h of angle iron. Except f . or the general principle of a backing of cellular webs, vertical or horizontal, and filled in with some deadening substance, it was altogether the most . varied comp oun d t arge t th e au th or iti e s at Shoeburyness have ever had before the muzzles of their gun s . It was a mass of targets ; every tar e ct was a mass of p a t ents of some kind or other. It was intended t o t ry t hi s curious agglomeration butit its co n.r l o e f mechanical crot c h e t s some time a go, . tion was, we believe, delayed by a threatened the ground in junction from Mr. Lynall Thomas, on Mr. Clark's infringement of hi s patent rights. The ordeal to which this target was intended to be submitted was the same as that by which the Warrior and all other targets are tried, and which may be summarised by stating that it begins with heavy shells filled with sand and fired at low velo cities, gradually increasing to live shells, then to solid shot, then to salvoes of solid shot with small charges and low velocities, and, lastly, to salvoes of shot with full charges. Shells, whether empty or filled with sand, have no perceptible effect on any iron target ; so that this portion of the programme was abandoned, and firing commenced at once with 68-pounder live shell. It would scarcely be of in ' terest to follow the details of mischief done more or less by each shot, especially as, after the first three with live shell, all the succeeding rounds until the firing in salvo commenced were with the smooth bore 68-pounder gun, with cast-iron shot and the full service charge of 161 b. of powder. The effects these produced may be summed up in the few words that, though the target stood better than was ex pected—for it was not expected to stand for long at all—it from the first showed signs of giving way, and to use the expressive language of the prize ring, became more " groggy" after every round. The rivets at the back went fast and early, and the bolt heads, the main fastenings of the plates, gave way also with a rapidity much greater than is usual in any but bad targets. Six had gone before the sal voes commenced; the plates were deeply indented and buckling up, and one or two ribs at the back of all were bending outwards. The plates, which were rolled at the lqillwall Ironworks, were of admirable quality, and, though dented and bent, showed no signs of cracking, nor, strange to say, did they give any marks of yielding where the deep slots had been cut in them at the back to hold the bolt-bars. The last of the 68-pounders fired struck on plate No. 7, and broke through it. This plate, however, was only three inches in thickness. .A salvo of three 100- pounders with 141 b of powder and two 68's with 161 b of powder, was then fired simultaneously, but only four of the guns went off. The united blows of these four, however, shook the whole target most seriously, and cracked its largest plate almost com pletely across. It was evident that it was pretty well on its last legs, so the Armstrong 300 or 150- pounder, according as it is used with spherical or elongated projectiles, was loaded and laid to give it its coup de grace. This most formidable piece— which no target, not even that of Mr. Chalmers, has ever yet entirely resisted—was loaded with 501 b. of i powder and a round shot of 1501 b. weight. The effect of this was instant and tremendous. With a terrific crash it smashed through the thickest (sin.) plate of the target, through cells and backing and inner skin—shivering into matchwood one after the other two of the massive beams which shored up the target from behind, and, ploughing into the earth beyond, glanced end went up into the still, hot air with a roar that was audible for many seconds. Beams, bolts, and plate had all alike been scattered into fragments far and wide before the passage of this tremendous missile, and one could only look with wonder upon the wreck it had made, and think with something like terror on the effect which such a shot would have upon the ships it struck, and o:loebrv;id)leart.o above all upon the crew that happened to be inside it when such a thunderbolt of war came in. It was the general opinion, judging from the smashing the shot had inflicted after its passage through the target, and the prolonged flight its sound showed it had made through the air afterwards,.that had a second target of the same kind been behind the first it would in all probability have gone through both. the same ruin of I n principle other shellg oc words , hf at, hri i ogase ihadio3ofot target, a ship it makingbeend constructed a v e go n ein on t the e firedb of the same gun weight,loaded with a 151 b. both.side and One n o e u tma more r t e h sehootth waswere,i with a reduced charge of 35 h 1 • o powder, but with. This, 147:el course,e s usi ts prede cessor abusrtseteile notwith standing the r, charge, went as reduction of firine• clean throw, • bthroughiogall 5' ,-inch, th e r , ,-inen, the explosion of the shell donetiw k the rest of th e f a b r i c, an d knoc king uP t he uppermost pl a t e a b out six inches. i Thi s was the last shot fired, for the poor target would have stood no more —another blow would have brought it to the ground. lt was the last shot fire d, and we may venture to express a hope that it i s the last time we shall have to lay before the public the demerits of the long series of inventors' costly targets, for the constru ' the public ha ve h a d to etion and destruction of all fulfilled pay. Only one tar g et has all the requirements of strengthso needed and so lon g sought for--the Chalmers target. This, we believe, has been reported upon by the proper authorities at Shoeb terms Shoeburyness in the most favourable to the Government. - With such a report existing in favour of - . an ironside target, and there fore in ' favour of a method of constructing our future iron frigat es , it seems a sheer waste of time and money to continue firing like that of was known to be little yesterday, which, if experience 1 it was put up. at targets is worth anything, better than worthless before h Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing norniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. " High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every own supply it in packets. A MURDERED CHILD.-011 Monday evening a lad, digging in the garden of a florist in William street, New North-road, Islington, came upon the decapi tated body of a child in a state of decomposition. It wag buried a little way from the surface of the earth. As there were many persons in the garden at the time the news soon spread, and the assistance of the police was called. The remains were inspected by a medical man, and declared to be those of a little girl, and a close examination of tho re mains of the clothing has led to the belief that the body is none other than that of the poor child who was stolen about 15 months' since, within a couple of hundred yards of this spot—Elizabeth Hunter—whose disappearance caused so much excitement, and for whose discovery her Majesty's Government offered £lOO reward. The grounds for this belief are stated to be that the description of the missing child's boots corresponds exactly with those found, and that earrings were found with the head, which was discovered buried at a short distance from the body, It is stated fur ther that the bead was found some months since and re buried without any notice being taken. An immense crowd of persons gathered round the place where the body was discovered, beened,a ronive and remained h t the de eretghlxe, wheretmidnigh it t.The body has awaits a coroner's inquisition. magnificent life-size portrait cos tume added to madame Tu modelsHe a Eou HENRY this t o : tf e hYeVperi HistoricalomdAonlvlr Galler y r3cyt ha ttiredßaker-street. n ji 4n stt Henry, sur named Monmouth, invaded France and gained the memor able battle of Agincourt. The effigy of Edward the black Prince, encased in a costly suit of armour, c • outmaes to be o ne of the most attractive eights in the exhitkitioo. ht ed is- LA -01.. eir )n. ,ed rer od IEI - 7as null qr., ►ere 33. 42s 42s 38. and )out 3. 10 30. ,(9. 14. g y y of , S.