The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-21 00:00:00

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Direct from then* own Collieries. ..... .235. per ton. I Double.. 20s. per ton. Top 222 . if Deep Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and i 7, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Beat Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. TTHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING DTTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLMIE, Nzws AGENT, No. I, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, July 20, 1864. THERIKOI4ETBIt. Thin day at Two o'clock. 79 Barometer--20.88. WIND-S.W. ; light, and fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAT.--Morning, 311. 20m.—Afternoon, 3h.. 44m. ro.mottuow.-Morning, 4h. Bm.—Afternoon, "..4h. 28m. .4 r 1 ' o w ,;., 42- .•-::% - 4 sa...x. '-:;1 tat ,•,,,, , , 171.• opsf le ow ° •orpti. ''' tk , . ,-.... 0 "°%‘,l ZsIII te LONDON, TRURSDAY, JULY 21, 1864. ..'-..-..---.--.,4,,. - Mr. MACIIIIRE's speech on the Paper Manufac ture was very a ppropriate, and it is most suitable that before the House separat es attention should have been given to this subj ec t Among a certain class of politicians and by to " 7 general observers, it has been too much the fashion to laud and extol all the various provisions of the French Treaty, without pausing to inquire into the effects it has produced on some branches of industry in thi s co untry. If some furtk.r-seeing or sharper-witted persons ventured to suggest that there was a diffi. culty, or there would be found a danger in th e realisation of the p lans, the y were peremptorily told that they were mistaken, or else opposition was excited against them on the plea of their being prejudiced, For a time, unfortunately, the spe c i ous semblances of Mr. r —OBDEN, and the subtle casnis tries of Mr. GLADsToNE triumphed over the sober judgments, and the calm reflections of those who interposed their veto against the complete fulfilment of the proj ects submitted to the licludo in 1860. 11.......•••• THE CONTINENTAL GAS AND WATER COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the FIRST ORDI NARY GENERAL 3IEETING of fhe Shareholders of this Company will be hcld at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street, in the City of London. on THURSDAY, the , ith day of August next, at one o'clock precisely, when the Directors will submit to the Meeting a Report of the state and conai tion of the Company. The Accounts and Balance Sheet of the Company to the 30th day of June last, as audited and repor t e d upon by the Auditors, will also be submitted to the Meeting for approval. This being the first Ordinary General 31eeting of the Com pany purAuant to the Articles of' Association, the whole of t h e present Directors — viz. , G eor g e seamen, E. , q., Chairman Alexander Beattie, Esq., ; Thomas Miers, Esq , John Rotnanes, Esq , and C. Saunderson, Esq.. will retire from out e, but, being eligible, they oiler themselves as candidates to re-election. The meeting will also elect Two Auditors for the ensuing* year. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, That, in accordance with - fly.: Articles of Association, then ranster 800 of the Company will be ci3sed THIS Y until the sth k ks roximo. By order, E. P. ROWSELL, Secy. 30, Cornhill, July 21, 1804. UYAL ITALIAN 0 Elt A , „It Covent-garden. Positively the Last Week but One. Mdll e . Adelina Patti ; Signori It:,nconi, Faure , and Mario. T EVENING(Thurslay), July 2', will be performed, for the last time this season, Donizetti's favourite opera, in two acts, L'ELIoIR D'AM ORE. Adroit, Mdl[e. Adelina P a tti ; Gianet:a , Madame Taglia fico ; Dulcamara, Sign Itonconi; itelcore, M. Faure, ; and Nemorino, Signor Mario. Conductor, Mr. Costa. After which the Divertissement, L'lle Enchan a tee. Sup ported by Mdllc. Salvioni, Mottle. Carmine, Mlle. Navarre, Mdlle. Assunta, M. -)esplaces, and Mr. W. Yl. Payne. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre sta Is, 108. 6d., 75., and had ss. ; amphitheatre, 28. 6d. Boxe s, stalls, and tickets may be at the box-office under the portico of the theaire, which is open from ten to five, an d at the principal musicsellers' and brarians'. • oyAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-. Ali Sole Lessee and Ilanac,,er, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EvEN/1.1(-4, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'Hafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After w hi c h, the new p.ay by John Oxenford, Esq., THE 31.0NASTERN Ole Si'. JUS r : Messrs. Vining, H. Mars ton, J. Nelson, J. W. Ray, H. Mellon, W. Robins, Seyton, t haprnan ; Mrs. H. Marston, and Mdlle. Stella colas. Rey THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.— S,Ao ProDrfotor and Managar. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, SHAKSPERE'S ROUSE. Mr. J. L. 'Toole, Mr. R. Phillips. After which, JANET PRIDE : Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. 'Toole, P. Bedford, Stuart, Stephenson, Romer; Miss Woolgar, Miss Denman. Followed by THE AREA BELLE, with a Norrible Tale: Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, n. ftcmer3lis liVoolgar, and Ire. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion. Re. engagement of those ce'ebraced and popular artistes, Mr. anti Mrs. Charles Mathews. Production of an entirely new original Travestie of a very popular subject, by F. C. BUrlaand, Esq., entitled FAUST A.NiD MARGUERITE, in which Mr. and Mis Charles Mathews will appear. The new scenery by the celebrated artists, Messrs. Danson and Sons ; the incidental Ba.let by Osear Byrne. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. -F. Eobinson. Mr. Ashley , Mr. J. Johnstone: Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentwortn,;Mrs. Stirling, ana Mrs. Chas. Mathews. EVERY EVEISILNG, at 7, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. J. Clarke, and Mr. F. Robinson. At a quarter-past 8, a new Travestie, entitled FAUST AND MARGUERITE : Mr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague, Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mr. W. Chamberiame, and Mrs. C. Mathews. At 10, LITTLE TODDLEKINS, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews. - To conclude with BRISTOL DIAMONDS. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mathews, Mr. Ash ey, Miss Wentworth. GOODWOOD.—RACE GLASSES, the best at CALLAGHAN'S, 23A, New Bond-street, W., corner of Conduit-street. N.B.—Sole agent to Voigtlander, V.enna. Time, laowe.ier, that is the sure test of onerit, and the unerring judge of the efficacy or failure of a cherished scheme, has pronounced against a great Dart of the much vaunted concoction of Mr. COBDEN. Excellent as was the original object of the design, and ailmirable the proposal to increase the trade and commerce of the various nations, there were grievous errors in the arrangements of several por tions of the Treaty. Had the framers of it bsen gaore eager to make the workings of the measure convenient to all, rather than to tempt foreigners, who were unwilling to become disciples of the new regime, the result would ham been much better. It would have been truer wisdom and sounder policy thus to endeavour to make English prosperity the ruling spirit and the chief object of the design, than to sacrifice native interests at every turn, and to treat the just complaints of our manufacturers with a supreme contempt, utter indifference, and total neglect. This is one of the worst failings among the new school of politicians that they are so short-sighted, and run away with one idea. They get wrapt up in the notion of the spread of free trade, and the utter extinction of protective doctrines, and if they are told that native industry will suffer, they do not exactly say that it will not matter if it does, but their acts imply that they think so. Mr. MAGUIRE performed his task with considerable tact, and earnestly denounced the course pursued by the Government in their per sistent slighting of home interests. The whole scheme of the foreign export duty on rags was one of the greatest blunders and one of the most unfair concessions that were ever made. It was denounced at the time, and succeeding experience has not les sened the grounds for the reproach. On the con trary, it has been seen how unfairly the system has worked. It was in an un-English and anti national spirit that the framers of the plan of the great Commercial Treaty first devised the arrange. ments relative to the paper trade, and the Chan cellor of the Exchequer has been greatly to blame for so readily acquiescing in the proposal which made British interests but secondary, and altogether subservient to the welfare and the profit of the foreigner. Our manufacturers have been sacrificed to the meanness of the French and the greediness of the Belgian trader, and it is a scandal to any Minister that he should stand fcrth as the betrayer of the interests of his countrymen. It is a disgrace also to the Legislature who sanctions such a course, and future statesmen and succeeding Par. liaments will have hard work before them to remedy some of the serious evils that have been brought upon the country by the mischievous doc trines of the so-called disciples of progress, Looking at the point in a practical view, there is no shadow of foundation for the theory that the foreigner must be tempted to agree to the doctrines of Free Trade, and that, therefore, it is our duty to make the sacrifice. It is never desirable to give people wrong impressions, and it is very certain that it will be much more difficult to put things back on an equitable footing than to have insisted from the outset that all should be conducted upon straightforward prin. ciples. It is very easy for Mr GLADSTONE, cow that he thinks himself safe, to admit that the new measure has pressed hardly upon some branches of the trade. He did not say so at first, and he would not allow a hint to be whispered to that effect with out meeting it with vehement contradiction and indignant remonstrance. A more disastrous and degrading style of policy than that which cur present Ministers are enunciating it would be im. possible to conceive, We are always at the mercy of foreigners, bound to bend to their caprices, and expected to merge our interests in the general de sire to promote their objects, totally and altogether irrespective of the interests and independence of ourselves and our country. The idea of making --..f.,1 -,,,,-,,,,,,,.._.•—_ iereign Governments is an indignity, and does not gain any end. The mischief lay in ever allowing such terms to be made at the cutset ; and the House of Commons was very wrong in not insisting upon some alteration in the workings of the law relating to the paper trade. For this they are responsible to the country, and the injuries inflicted on an important branch of trade will not be among the lightest charges brought against them on the day of reckoning that will speedily arrive, unwelcome though it be. The debate on Tuesday night, on the motion of Sir F. SMITH, for the appointment of a commission to report upon the system of construction of armour plated vessels, was of considerable importance, and during the discussion some curious revelations were made. Sir F. SMITH, in an able address, called attention to the disparity of the armaments in pro portion to the tonnage of many of our steam frigates as compared with others. He showed that there were hardly two steam ships in the Royal Navy built upon the same principle, with the same arma ment or speed; and he maintained that there must be something radically wrong in a system which, though always being changed and expe rimented upon, could never give satisfaction. Lord C. PAGET, in his endeavour to defend the conduct of the Admiralty, made about as lame a defence as a bad case is capable of eliciting. In answer to certain remarks of Sir F. SMITH on the defects of the Research, and the notorious failure of her internal arrangements, he tried to explain away such trifling oversights as the impossibility of working the guns except under the mast favour. able circumstances, and to vindicate the appoint ment of Mr. REED, as Chief Constructor of the Navy, mainly on the ground that he had designed two vessels of 1,000 tons, capable of carrying complete armour-plating. and drawing but a moderate depth of water. Lord C. PAGET seems to say that on the strength of these designs Mr. REED received his high appoint• ment, and with what result ? It is true that the Research and Enterprise have to a certain extent realised the expectations of their designer; they are of small tonnage, and draw about 16 feet of water, but they possess two drawbacks which must be admitted to be rather serious in men-ofswar— they can neither sail nor fight. Admiral FRE MANTLE, in his report to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, has stated that—" The space in the battery is so confined that the men have not room to work the guns with that facility that is required. The battery is 33 feet in length by 32 feet in breadth inside; within this space are fear heaey guns, upwards of 80 men, funnel, wheel, hatchway for supplying powder and shell. There is a difficulty in traversing the guns from the broad side to the bow and quarter ports. When the broadside guns were fired with extreme train, fore most ones to the lefc, after ones to the right, the cap tains of them could not stand to direct and fire:them. So much for her fighting qualifications, while the greatest amount of speed that can be obtained i s l ess than 10 knots an hour. Lord C. PAGET candidly explained that he would not prophecy that these ships would b e f ou nd faultless, because in all experi ments such as t h ey wer e improvements in matters of detail must always be possible. H e a l so w i shed the House and the public to remember that the mere building of a man of war did not represent half of what w as necessary to make her efficient ; for equipment, armament, stowage, rigging, maga zines, and other points, the judgment and superine tendence of a practical Oilor were required. This THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1864. sort of argument may sound very well in the House of Commons, bat it is practically fallacious, for it is in the building of a ship that her capacity for stowage and stability for armament must be con sidered, and if it be necessary that a practical sailor should superintend the details of the armament and fitting of a man-of-war, would it not be better for the designer of the vessel to submit his plans to the said practical sailor before expending the public money in building ships for the sake of pulling them to pieces ? We admit that allowance must be made for many deficiencies in experimental vessels, such as the Research and Enterprise, but it is curi ous to corapare the results of such experiments in private yards and government dockyards. Ia the former rJaEe blunders are the exception, in the latter they ere the rule. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said that while he did not intend to censure Mr REED, mho deserved the credit of having been the first to apply armour plating to small vessels, he could not help contrasting the Research with the Rolfe Krake :—" These two vessels were as nearly as possible of the same size, tonnage, and armoury. They each carried four guns, but while the Rolfe Brake could use them all on either side, the Research could only fire two on each side; and while the Rolfe Brake drew only 10 feet of water, the Research drew 15. These could be no question as to the superiority of the vessel built in the Clyde by Messrs. NAPIER to that built for the Ad miralty by Mr. REED." We fully coincide with the right hon. baronet on this point; but is there any reason why the public official should be so in competent to compete with private individuals ? It is not denied by any one that the present construes tor of the Navy is a man of talent, but the wisest have their failings, and all men more or less possess some particular hobby. That of Mr. REED is that speed is a secondary consideration to invulnera bility therefore, to obtain the one object he sacrifices the other. In this respect the Re search and Enterprise are but little superior to the old floating batteries constructed during the Crimean War, for although their speed is consider ably greater, yet it is not sufficient to enable either of them to overtake a flying enemy, or to avoid a l pursuing one. Lord C. PAGET was of opinion that these ships were as good as could be expected when their tonnage and draught of water were taken into consideration. Mr. LAIRD, however, stated that it was possible to build vessels of same 1,200 tons capable of going at the rate of twelve knots an hour, and carrying very heavy guns. Mr. LAIRD com plained of the unfitness of the rigging of the Royal Sovereign, which Lord C. PAGET admitted was merely jury rigged, as that vessel was only intended for harbour service, and the hon. member for Birkenhead also observed that while the Admiralty were demanding fair play for the Research and Enterprise, they were not doing justice to Captain COLES' cupola system, by send ing the Royal Sovereign to sea without being properly masted. He considered, also, that her draught of water was too greet for the harbour service, and although he did not profess much knowledge cf gunnery, he believed that the only method of carrying the heavy guns now proposed was on the plan of Captain COLES, because the guns could be trained in the simplest and easiest manner, and worked with fewer hands than in any ether ships. Much had been said of the diffi culty of getting effective vessels of a light draught on the cupola system. Now, having paid some at tention to this subject, he was prepared to state that vessels of 1,000 and 1,200 tons could be built with a speed of 12 knots an hour, to carry two of the heaviest guns, two 300epounders, and throwing a broadside of 6001 b., against th 3 2201 b of the Re. search. Such a vessel could be completely armour plated, fitted on Capt. COLES' plan, masted, rigged, and arran.qed. an that t not only for harbour and coast defence, but able to go round Cape Horn or any other part of the world: The hon. member was, of course, referring to his celebrated rams, the El Toussin and El Monassir, now being completed for her MAJESTY'S service, and there can be little doubt that they will realise his expectations. After an animated discussion the motion was withdrawn, but the object of the hon. member for Chatham was accomplished and the subject fairly ventilated. It is not co be inferred because the Research and Enterprise are faulty in many respects they cannot be improved or that their defects may not be avoided in other vessels. Credit is due to Mr. REED for his endeavour to supply the Navy with small armour-plated ships, but we quite agree with the suggestion of Sir M. PETO, that it is not proper the Admiralty should be guided by one I mind, but the Contractor should design the vessels ' and submit the designs to practical men, so that any defects, like those discovered in the Research, might be discovered before the ships were constructed, as is done in other countries, LAUNCH OF A STEAMER.—The first of 8 line of merchant steamships intended for the Australian trade, and built and owned by Messrs. Wigram and Sons, was launched yes.erday from Blackwall yard in the pre sence of several thousand spectators. The ship ran off the stocks in admirable style at flood tide, Miss Wyndham, daughter of Col, Wyndham, of Peterafield, christening her " the London.'' On breasting the water she was im mediately towed up to Greenwich, where she will take her engines from Penn's yard, The London is of 1,7b0 tons register, and she will sail for Melbourne in October next, under the command of Captain Martin, an experienced Australian navigator. - - DIVORCE COURT.—The number of petitions for dissolution of marriage last year exceeded the number in any previous year since the Court has been established. There were 255 such petitions filed in the ye a r 1863, besides 7 for declaring the marriage null fror 4 the first. 43 pernons petitioned for judicial aeparatior., and 12 applied for protec tion of property. 237 judgir..ents were given in the year; 1,059 have been given in the last six years. But which way the judgments went 'is not told; strange as it may seem, the Registrar ma 1 ".488 his return to the Secretary of State year after year of the business done in this court, giving some details. of little interest or importance, but never states how many marriages are dissolved in the year. FIT ED ON BY THE PRUSSIANS.--We (Glasgow Herald) have been favoured with the following extract from a letter from Mr Henry Lamond to our towns man, Mr R. P. Lamond, dated on board the Government mail steamer Viken, from Christiania to Lubeck, Wednes day, July 13, 1864, 10 a.m. :—" We had early this morning a narrow escape for our lives, having been for nearly 10 minutes under fire of about 60 Prussian riflemeh, who, I suppose, mistook us for a Danish war vessel. It came about in this way. The whole of Jutland is now in the hands of the Prussians, Frederikshaven, on the N.E. of the penin sula, which was only occupied last night, is on the route of this, steamer, and we went in to within 300 yards at half. ;mat 5 this morning to land a passenger. No sooner had we stopped and made signals for a boat to come out to us, than whiz, whiz, went three or four ballets over our heads, and presently we see running along the road towards the shore a largo body of Prussians with their bayonets flashing in the sun, and in a moment they discharged a volley at us without the slightest notice. Down came some pieces of sail and rigging on our heads, shot through by the bullets. At this time C--- and I, and some two or three other passengers, are standing on the top of the saloon deck, from which we move as fast as possible. The engines are set on full speed, and away we go, the bullets are peppering like hailstones, till we got beyond range. It is a perfect miracle same of us were not shot : certainly we should have been had it not been for the saloon deck, which, as the fire was from astern, protected us from the bullets. The helms man had a bullet through the cuff of his sleeve, and 22 have been taken out of the hull, but about 150 must have been discharged. Several struck the funnels, two of which pierced them and fell down. One traversed the saloon the entire length, entering at the stern 21t. from the helms man, and at the other end striking the mirror, which is quite distinctive, in a neutral steamer calling twice a week the Fr men -e occupationoe slightestl d fe- er awvi i ani c nr k q g s ug h ioFr o onr e feg n dt t , so hnehreoeiyre i f would the have Prussi ans learnt h ad made what w e were. u'ea Mace d e u, b ya w ed e h h a a v v e e a in s f s o e r d m t e w d o t D h e a m n i s o h f the Prussians, and their treatment of us. They take it quite coolly, One of them had a trosport ill<ip i tow." LATEST INTELLIGENCE, "REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] TEM DANO-GERMAN WAR, RENDSBURG, JULY 21. Advices received here state that the Danish Captain, von Hammer, was taken prisoner in a Creek of the island of Fawn, after having sunk seven boats. CAPE or GOOD HOPE MAIL, WARLIKE PREPARATIONS BY THE COVERNMEN F. PLYMOUTH, JULY 21. The Union Company's steamer Saxon left Table Bay on the 20th ult., St. Helena on the 23th, and Ascension on the 2d inst. She brings 76 passengers, among whom is Dr. Alexander Duff, the veteran missionary. No active hostilities had yet taken place on the frontiers, but Sir Walter Currie, in a despatch to the Government, had reported that as he had found the difficultiss in the Transkei increasing, he re commended that the 21 battalion of the 11th Re giment should be retained on the frontier. Every preparation was also being made for war by the Cape authorities. The sth Fusiliers are left in readiness at EABt London. SPAIN. MADRID, JULY 20. The statement that the Spanish official corree■ pondence had been stolen at Panama is unfounded, the Government having received Admiral Pinzon's despatches. Communications have also been re ceived from Chili expressing the desire for friendly relations with Spain. FRANCE. PARIS, JULY 27. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has been sum• moned for a few days to Vichy to confer with the Emperor. His Majesty is in perfect health. The King of the Belgiass is expected to-morrow at Vichy. BomtsE, July 20.—The market has been rather firmer, but without any material improvement in prices. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 25c., and Alobilier at 1,0031. 751. In Railway Shares little doing, but previous quotations in general well maintained, The market closed as follows 41 per Cents , 94 25 Do. end month 3 per Cents . 66 20 Do. end month 66 25 Credit Mobilier 1007 50 Do. end month 1008 75 Bank Shares — Credit Foncier 1220 Roman BA IL' Italian Loan 63 10 Do. end month 6B 20 Ditto Threes,...., New ➢lexican 57 _ Russian Austrian .. B2 50 Spanish Threes - Home Debt Deferrel YAYB. Cash. Account. Orleans .... 873 75 875 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean 900 .. 900 New ditto Southern Western Eastern ......... Sardinian Austrian Lorrbard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona 610 .. 641 25 511 25 .. 5:0 - 477 50 .. 477 50 352 50 .. 351 25 402 50 403 75 530 - .. 530 - 43i - .. 433 75 527 50 .. 528 75 LATEST FROM RICHMOND, An English gentleman who left Richmond on the Ist instant, having a few days previously visited Petersburg, and who, passing uninterrupted into the Federal territory, accomplished the journey between Richmond and Queenstown in the remark ably short time of 16 days, gives the following par. ticulars of the military situation in and around the Confederate eanit- ine troops detached by way of the Shenandoah Valley towards Maryland consisted of the whole of Ewell's corps (late Stonewall Jackson's), under the personal command cf that General, and numbered 26,000 men. It was believed that another smaller detachment with heavy artillery would be, or had already been, directed towards Acquia Creek, with a view of erecting powerful batteries on the Potomac, blockading that river, and thus interrupting the water communication with Washington at the same tinge that Ewell's corps would destroy the Balti more and Ohio Railroad, and thus cut the main line of communication with the capital. Ewell's corps was considered amply strong enough to cope with any troops which the North in its present de nuded condition could oppose to it, and it was believed that as soon as the offensive movement of the Confederates be came developed in its true proportions, the Federal Govern ment would recall Grant's whole army. No corps of obser vation which Grant might leave behind on embarking could hold its ground against a combined laud and naval attack from Richmond. Nearly 3,000 prisoners had been brought in from Wilson's corps, so that his entire loss could not be less than between 4,000 and 5,000. He had lost all his artillery, trains, and just escaped total destruction. About 20 miles of the Dan v ill e R a il ro ad was destroyed b stores—in y h im fact,but theaa tt r o ha n eor l k y a areno imp ortant bridges on that por tion cf the track, the Corps of C o nstruction, a corps of ra ilway engineers and labou rers spec i a lly formed for such purpsses, would be able to repair the damage in less than two weeks. The balance of prisoners in favour of the Confederates during the Virginia campaign alone was estimated at no loss than 10,000. A. great portion of the prisoners are stragglers who voluntarily came into the Confederate lines army 80 frequent had becoMe th e p rac ti c e of self-mutilation, g generally by shooting or cutti ng off a finger, that an ord er and surrendered themselves. Th ey re p or t that in Grant's has been issued severely putas,aing the men so soon as their self-made wounds are healed, and then sending them as labourers under guard into the trenches. Besides malarious fevers, very malignant bowel complaints, caused by the bad water and the pulverized sand with which the atmosphere is surcharged, had appeared, and threatened to beco me Grant was leisurely sh e lli ng P e t ers burg at a distance of epidemic in the Federal a rmy , about two miles, but doi ng l i ttle damage . Communications between that city and Ri c h mond were perfect and not in the least disturbed. No scarc i ty was a pprehended of pro visions. The army wa s h ealthy an d in excellent spirits. At no time had the Confed era t es been more sanguine. I; was generally considered t h at Genera l Lee was indisputably master of the situation, and that the wa r could not be pro longed much beyond th e present campaign. Previous to its adjo urnmen t on the 14th ultimo, the Confederate Congress h a d , i n view of the contemplated offensive movement s , i ssued a man ifesto, chiefly, though not in express terms, addressed to the people o f the North. In this the earnest desire of the Confederate States for peace is set forth in eloquent language, the war is declared to be one only of self- prezervation, and all intentions of conquest or Of impeding night with solydieOrps the happiness and development of the were . constantly Northern States is most distinctly disclaimed. wealthier citizens Were so many open There was no distress, but, also, no excitement in Rich mond. A solemn earnestness ' and calm confidence pervaded all classes. The theatrs had been closed. The churches private hospitals, and pyrilaiyanere,. and Th t e hro h n e g u e e d ee da e y f and e en an f cl or ci the ladies were unremitting in their care of the sick and wounded. Xs Davis's health was good. Foreign exchange had fallen to 1,500, but was little in demand. The prices of most of commodities had declined, owing to the gradual absorption of the redundant curr enc y b y ta xes and the funding systsin, Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market opens steady, but quiet. Sales probably 8,000 bales or more. of fascination w hi ch NAPOLEON THE GREAT AND PIUS Vll.—The Emperor Napol eon exercise d ove r the Holy Father a degree private or p ublic misfortun e s co u l d never terminat e . I t was a m i x ture of admiration and awe, of paternal tenderness and pious gratitude.—Cordinal GO2i• .salve s newly published Memoirs. LONDON, 13RIQDT ON , AND SOUTH COAST RAIL WAY.—The accounts for the past half-year having been submitted to the board of director's, they yesterday decided upon recommending the payment of a dividend for the half year of £2 los. per cent, on the consolidated stock of the company. MURDER AT SEA. Yesterday information was received at Lloyd's that the second mate of the Gustavus Adolphus from London to Callago, was on the 28th of last month handed over to the custody of the authoritiesof Per nambuco, for shooting captain Bruck through the head, on the high seas, Ho will be seat to England for trial by the Aug mail, The Albert prizes, which have occupied so large a portion of the meeting, having been brought to a close in regard to the first stage, the winners of the different prizes had this day to enter into a new cmpetition amongst themselves, the best to be en• titled to a prize of £lOO, seven shots each, at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards. The shooting was of a very superior order, Lieut. Burt, of the Ist Warwick, making 28 points at 800, 24 at 900, and 24 at 1000 yards ; Lieut. Peterkin, of the Cambridge Univer■ sity, made 25 at 800, 21 at 900, and 20 at 1,000 yards; Lieut. Banting, 11th Middlesex (one of the eelected eight for the International Competition), made 25 points at 800, 19 at 900, and 23 at 1,000 yards. These were the highest scores for some time, until Hercules Ross, Kincardine, began to emulate the reputation of his brother, Capt. Edward Ross, who made the extraordinary score of 73 points, and thus became the winner of the 2d stage prize of £lOO. Mr Hercules Ross is one of the eight who will compete in the International Match on behalf of Scotland, and if his shooting is equal to what it has been for other prizes, he will prove a most valuable acquisition to the Scotch team. This prize was won last year by Mr Martin Smith, of the Victories, with a similar number. The National Rifle association at Wimbledon The weather, yesterday morning, was one con tinual sunshine, and, although there was a nice breeze, still the heat was very intense, and once more the furze on the Common at two o'clock in the afternoon was discovered to be on fire. The engine stationed near the windmill, which had been filled with water, in readiness for an emergency, was rapidly drawn to the place, followed by a number of the Guards, armed with spades and bill hooks, but as no danger was apprehended to the encampment, they were not called upon, the fire was allowed to burn itself out, and they all re turned to their quarters. The Common yesterday morning presented a marked contrast to that of the previous day. Then all was bustle and excitement, the great feature then being the final struggle in prospective for the Queen's prize, which was last evening set at rest ; consquently, although some important matters had yet to be disposed of, they were quite of a secondary nature to that above referred to, and the atten dance was almost confined to those who were taking part in them or have an interest in the result. The principal items in this day's programme were the second stage of the Albert prize at 1,000 yards, Mr. Dillwyn's prize, Earl De C - 7 4 : e ey's prizes, the Daily Telegraph prize, Mr. sass's prize, the Rifle Oaks, the Any Rifle A'.ecsoiation Cup, the City of London prizes, I% _:ir. Mont Storm's prizes, Lord Vernon's Pri'le, pool sweepstakes, running deer, &c. tin T - 4esday night there was some further practice for the Owl prize, and as usual there were many competitors, but it is to be regretted that an acci dent of a serious nature occurred. The Count de Gendre was preparing to shoot for the prize, and in doing so had recourse to an experiment of a very dangerous nature. To give him a better aim at the owl's eyes he resorted to the expedient of rubbing the sight of his rifle with a piece of phosphorus to produce a blue flame, and from which he could ob tain an aim at the object, when the piece of phos phuus he was using broke in two, and he put out his hand to catch it and rather firmly grasped it. The consequence of this was that his hand was much burned. He was conveyed to Lord Elcho's cottage, where his hand was dressed. By the ac counts received up to yesterday evening the count is progressing favourably. A new contest was commenced to-day, being a series of prizes, given by Mr Mont Storm, open to all. corners, to be competed for with any muzzle or breech-loading rifle taking Government ammunition as sold by the National Rifle Association on the ground. The prizes of £lOO to be divided amongst the competitors who made the highest number of marks in two and four consecutive minutes. There were many competitors for this prize, but in the course of the day a gentleman was about to fire with a breech loader which he had been using. when the cartridge exploded, bat fortunately no damage was done. There was a similar explosion on Saturday last. xi:l.m WIMBLEDON REVIEW, The review of volunteers at Wimbledon on Saturdsy, the 23d inst. will commence at 5 o'clock p.m. The following corps (formed into battalions), have received the permission of the Secretary of State for War to attend . ARTILLERY. Total to be present. The Hon. Artillery Company, 6 guns l6O Ist Administrative Brigade Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, 8 guns 3d Middiesex Artillery Volunteer Corps, 12 guns 2Ol 2d Surrey, ditto, 4 guns LIGHT HORSE, Ist Surrey and Ist Middlesex Light Horse Volun- teer Corps INFANTRY. The Hon. Artillery Company 2d Middlesex and Ist London Artillery Volunteer Corps 374 Ist Middlesex and Ist City of London Engineer Volunteer Corps 2d Administrative Battalion Middlesex Rifle Vo lunteer Corps sth Ditto, ditt0.. 7th Ditto, ditto.... Ist Middlesex (Victoria) and 36th and 47th Mid dlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps 485 2d Middlesex (South) Rifle Volunteer Corps 447 4th Ditto, dab 9th Ditto (West) ditto 11th Ditto (St. George's), and 38th Middlesex, , ditto 15th Ditto (London Scottish) Rifle Volunteer Corps 340 19th Ditto, ditto .. 21st Ditto (Civil Service), ditto 22d Ditto (Queen's), ditto 28th Ditto (London Irish), ditto 29th Ditto, ditto 37th Ditto, ditto 39th Ditto (Finsbury), ditto 40th Ditto (Central London), ditto 46th Ditto, ditto 48th Ditto (Havelock) and 2d City of London, • - , ditto Ist Administrative Battalion Surrey Rifle Volun- teers 2d Ditto, ditto Ist Surrey (South London) Rifle Volunteer Corps 263 71h Ditto, ditto.. 10th, 19th, and 23d Surrey Rifle Volunteer Corps.. 433 2d Administrative Battalion and 22d Essex Rifle Volunteer Corps Ist City of London R;fle Volunteer Brigade .. 507 3d Ditto, ditto, Corps Ist Administrative Battalion Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteers 2d, Bth, and 9th Tower namlets Rifle Volun. teer Corps . 4th and 6th Ditto ; ditto .p pp Total 13,333 War•oMce, July 20, 1861. M. M`Mimpo. A Dieppe paper informs us that an English-built yacht, the Pea!, now belonging to a French gentle man, has come into that port, and is amusing the sea•side visitors by exhibiting a number of relics from the Alabama, picked up after the action, of which the Pearl was in part also a spectator. Among these objects saved is a curious note book, belonging to one of the seamen, and containing doubtless for his own interests in the way of prize-money, a complete list of all the vessels destroyed or captured by the Alabama. The list begins on the 6th of September, 1862, and closes on the 27th of April, 1864 ; and, curiously enough, enumerates just 65 captures, answering to the number of Captain Semmes's chronometers. Seven vessels are named as ransomed, 47 as burnt, and 10 as sold—and the work of destruction is estimated at a million sterling. THE HARVEST IN THE HOME COUNTIES.—Har vest operations have now commenced in earnest in the coun ties of Middlesex, Berks, Bucks, and Surrey, and within the next three weeks a great portion of the grain crop will have fallen beneath the sickle. The dry weather which has lately prevailed has hastened the ripening of the wheat, which within the last two or three days has wonderfully improved in appearance and quality, though in places it has been much scorched oy the sun. Some wheat has alread3 been cut, while a large quantity of rye is down, the latter crop being extremely forward in the valley of the Thames. Barley and oats, owing to the long-continued drought, are very short in the straw, and are ripening off fast, though the yield is expected to be rather light. Peas have also suf fered greatly from the heat, and a crop below the average must be the result. With regard to potatoes, though many fields of the early varieties were almost destroyed by the severe frosts which occurred late in the spring, no com plaints have as yet been heard of blight. The pastures are sadly in need of rain, and now present a parched and arid appearance. The fruit crop is a good one, and the trees in he market garde are loaded with apples, plums, kat The hired sailing transport Light Brigade, 1,214 tons, Captain H. Evans, arrived at Spithead yesterday with officers and men invalided from the regiments serving in New Zealand, and private passengers. She sailed from Auckland on the sth of April, rounded Cape Horn on the 7th of May, and crossed the Equator on the 30th of May. In lat. 60 S., nine days' calm were experienced. A continu ance of fine weather and light wind was experienced the greater part of the voyage up to lat. 41 N,, long. 38 W. Since then there was a continuance of calms and light easterly winds. At the entrance to the Channel upwards of 100 vessels were in company with the Light Brigade, all homeward bound. Five deaths and two births occurred on the voyage. The troops will disembark from the ship at Spithead this morning, under the superintendence of Col. Shadwell, Assistant-Quartermaster-General, and the Light Brigade will then immediately sail for London to discharge her New Zealand cargo of Kauri gum, wool, and sundries. The following vessels were spoken on the voyage homas : —On the 19th of June, in lat. 41 6 N., long. 37 W., the Witch of the Teign, 18 days from Trinidad fur Greenock; June 23, in lat. 4:: N., long. 36 W., the American bark Platina, five months out whaling, and the English bark Polestar, 84 days out from Cobiza for Liverpool ; June 27th, the English brig Hebe, in lat. 44 N., long. 27 W., 31 days from Bahia for Falmouth, and the English ship Rondale, 136 days from San Francisco for Liverpool ; June 29, in laf. 44 47 N., long. 25 37 W., the English ship Colecroon, 118 days from Bombay for London, and the Eng lish bark Coradoro, 85 days from Coquimbo ; June 30, in lat. 44 56 N. long. 23 10 W., the American ship, John Clark, 19 days from London, for New York; July 5, in lat. 47 50 N., long. 27 40 W., the English ship John Roydon, 150 days from Shanghai, for London, and the same day the French bark Pondicherry, 84 days from Bourbon, for Nantes—June 6, in lat 48 12 N, long 2026, the Martha Clay, 17 days from Liverpool for Montreal—Astred, from Bahia, 45 days out, for Falmouth, and the Kitty Floyd, 125 days from Callao, for Antwerp—July 10, in lat 49 19 N, and long 15 07 W, the bark Tamworth, from Coquimbo, for Cork—June 12, in lat 47 46 N and long 9 36 W, the bark Madersford, from Cochin, for London—July 17, in lat 49 35 N and long 5 43 W, the bark Alexandria, from Colombo, for London—July 18, in lat 49 50 and long 3 06 W, the Ala, from Calcutta, for Havre de Grace—and July 19, in lat 50 18 N, off the Start, the ship City of Sydney, from rgloutta, for London, The hired sailing transport Copenhagen, Capt. Homan, with troops on board from Calcutta, and bound to London, put into Spithead yesterday to replenish her stock of water and provisions, of which she had been run short by her de lay at the mouth of the Channel by the late prevailing easterly winds. She was expected to leave Spithead again yesterday eveningfor the Thames. The troops and passengers on board comprise Capt. T. W. Stubbs, R.H.A., in military command—Lieut. Murphy, 40th Regiment—Lieut. Scott, 88th Regiment—Dr R. Spence, in medical charge-130 time expired men from regiments serving in India, and 17 in valided men. The Copenhagen left Calcutta on the 4th of March, and rounded the Cape of Good Hope on the 6th of May, afterwards called in at St, Helena, which place she left on the 20th of May, and passed the Western Islands on the 19th of June. Light and contrary winds were ex perienced until reaching St. Helena, From St, Helena to the Western Islands, fresh winds were fallen in with from N.E. to S.E. From the Western Islands to the 18th inst. light winds were experienced from N,E. to S.E. with alternate calms. Like the Light Brigade, the Copenhagen reports an unusually large number of homeward bound ships at the entranee to the Channel, but she did not see anything of her Majesty's ship Hector, which had been despatched to the mouth of the Channel to the relief of the Copenhagen and other wind-bound vessels. Au Imperial Ottoman squadron, composed cf the ship of the line Poik Nusrett, 92 guns, Capt, Arif Bey, bearing the flag of Admiral Edham Pasha, and the frigates Estourel, 44 guns, Capt. Hassam Bey, and Relipers Nusrett, 44 guns, Capt. Ahmed Bey (wooden ships) arrived at Spithead yes terday from Constantinople. Admiral Edham Pasha landed and was introduced by theVice-Consul to Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C,8., and Major-Gen. Lord William Paulel, C. 8., the naval and military Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth. The squadron sailed from Constantinople on the 14th May, and experienced very light and head winds generally in the Mediterranean. They arrived at Gibraltar on the 12th of June and sailed again on the 16th, and met with a continuance of north-easterly winds until arriving off Portland, in the Channel. The Paik Nusrett has been piloted to England from Constantinople by Captain D. R. Corcyn, who was recently entrusted with tiae task of navi gating the Sultan's new stear. yacht from London to Con stantinople. The squadron have come to England to be fitted with screws and machinery. The Galatea, screw frigate, Capt. R. Maguire, sailed from Spithead yesterday to join Rear-Admiral Hope's squadron on the North America and West India station. Major-Gen. Tayler, R.A., arrived at Portsmouth yester day from Woolwich, and in the forenoon inspected the gar rison artillery on the review ground of Southsea-common. In the afternoon he inspected the field batteries in their quarters at Hilsea. Yesterday Major-Gen. A. B. Stransham, the Inspector- General of the corps of Royal Marine Light Infantry ar rived at the head- quarters of the Chatham division of Royal Marines for the purpose of commencing his summer inspec tion of the battalion, in which he is expected to be occu pied some days. The proceedings of yesterday were confined to an inspection of the officers . and men on the parade ground, together with the internal economy of the division. The following appointments have been made at the Ad miralty :—Commander George G. Duff to the Curagoa— Commander George W. Towsey to the Fisgard—Comman der J. Burgess to be an Inspecting Commander in the Coastguard, vice Pollard—Dr Charles Forbes, surg to the Cambridge—Dr Jahn Andrews, surg, to the Frederick William—W. G. Hill, surg, to the Clio—Henry Payne, engineer, to the Fisgard, as supernumerary—A. Aitken, engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary—W. Ironmonger, engineer, to the Asia, for the Skylark—William J. Sprake, engineer, to the Galatea—Edward Lilley, engineer, to the Induk, for hospital treatment—James Oldfield, engineer, to tho Cordelia—J. T. Downing, assist engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary—J. H. Ferguson, assist engineer, to tho Asia, as s upernumerary—John W. - Valence and Henry W. Paul, clerks, additional, to the Duncan—and Frank N. Aylen, assist clerk, to the Cambridge. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S PRIMARY VISITATION. —His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has caused his usual inhibitions to be issued preparatory to his holding his primary visitation of the clergy and laity of the diocess of Canterbury, to commence the first week in October next, at the Czthedral and Metropolitan Church of Christ Church, Canterbury. THE REPRESENTATION OF GRIMSBY.--It is re ported that Mr Chapman, the present M.P. for Grimsby, will not seek re-election on the dissolution of Parliament, and that it is contemplated to request the Hon. Wm. Geo. Eden, of Cantley Hall, near Doncaster, to become a candi date for the borough in the. Liberal interest, —Eastern Morning A'-etcs. Persons in debt may obtain instant protection against Imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release from all debts and liaLilities without publicity, by application to Messrs. M ars h all, so li c itors of the Cou rt of Bankruptcy, Charges under £5 pay a ble by easy instalments. Offices— (established 1830),12,Ifatton-orden. City branch -0, awr gate7greet, Bank,--_-ADvT• The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland i lia tend to remain at Sion House, Isleworth, ti l .l t he first week in next month, and then go to their marine residence in Northumberland before takil ls up their residence at Alawick Castle for th e autumn. The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwend° lill St. Maur's names were omitted from amongst thos e who had the honour of waiting on her Royal Highs ness the Duchess of Cambridge at K e w, The dui was unavoidably detained at the House of Lords. The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare Jea ce town tomorrow for Kilkee Castle, Ireland, for the season, The Earl and Countess of Yarborough left town yesterday for Brocklesby-park, Lincolnshire, f° r the season. The Eirl Granville received a large and disc 0 tinguished circle at dinner last evening at 13 mansion in Bruton.street. The Countess Spencer left rown yesterday f or Wrest-park, Beds, on a visit to the Countess Cowper who is entertaining a large and distinguished cool' pang. _ _ The Earl and Countess of Wilton entertained the following circle at dinner yesterday evening at thei r mansion in Urosvenor-square :—The Duke of Pi g ' land, Lord Ebury, Lady Rokeby, Hon. Seymour and Mrs Egerton, Hon. Henry Coke, Captain ill Robert Grosvenor, Sir Robert B rownr i g g, Mr 313 , Mrs Henry Baring, Mr and Mrs John Leslie, A" and Mrs William Russell, Mr A. Lumley, A ° Vivian, &c. The Marquis end Marchioness of Clanriea rd i e entertained the Marquis of Sligo, Lord and Lo c i Egerton of Tatton, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and Lady Harry Vane, Lady Margaret Beauin° l-1 Lord and Lady Wodehouse, the Right Hon. F r ': derick and Mrs Peel, Captain Baring, Mr and gr Higgins, Mr Oswald, and a select party at dinn er yesterday evening at their residence in Stratton" street. _ _ THE SPEAKER'S DINNER.—The Right Hon. the i Speaker gave his Sessional dinn er t o t h e pr ineiPs t clerks and officers of the Hou se o f Comm'ona evening (Wednesday), July 20, to the following : r Sir Denis Le Marclaant, Lord Charles Russell, Erskine May, C. 8., Mr. Henry Ley, Mr. Rickar ds ' Captain Gossett, Mr. Frere, Mr. S. Smith, Sr : Vardon, Mr. Howa'rd, Mr. W. Rose, Mr. Gibb °° " Mr. Rowland, Mr. James Collins, Mr. Postlair waite, Mr. Charles Po:e, Mr. Gray, M r . HodOi d n ' Mr. H. B. Mayne, M r . M a r r i o tt, Mr. Gr ee , LientenantaColonel Forester, the Rev. Chari e Merivale, 8.D., chaplain, and Mr. Alfred Denison' private secretary. The King of Hanover, accompanied by the Fr i " Royal, has left for the bath s o f N or d en (W es t p halia), wh er e his Majesty intends to remain some weeks. The Queen 1168 also quitted the capital for Switv,rland. Sussex Justices' Proceedings Confirmation Bill, TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SlR,—There is a bill just b roug h t i n at the fag-en"' ?b, the session under the abov e titl e. Th e pream bl e se ts f"" the object to be "for removing doubts as to past pree"c"; ings in the assessment of the county rates with reP rd ,, o the several divisions of Su ssex; " y e t th e l as t c l a use of lA'a bill would seem to imply that the act sought to be obta iile to was to engulph other matters and things, and intend ed have a retrospective as well as prospective scope. IC° N f'„,, any connived or unjust proceeding has been pei-petrateu " any gentleman bolding a commission for the said will by which any locality or individual has been illegally us T 6 a ° such an act would prevent redress and shirk inquiry ' t h; deed, the inhabitants of Sussex who are interested be ought to have had public notice (wide) of the 7; tended application. Will any member move, that it postponed till next session, and give the inhabitants of tUa county time to investigate, and, if need be, ask to be D e9r e in committee ? If an y p ar ti cu l ar wrong h as been 61 ° 1 ? - 0 ' why not apply fo r a p ros p ec ti ve a c t on ly ? or a Pr °l : ls might be added, "that an y individual or locality 113° ' 13g , 1 , complaint against any particular magistrate, or his pro eee vx ing or decision, shall have twelvemdinths allowed i ll January, 1865, to prosecute his complaint. I am, Sir, yours respectfully, A CourrTßYlol(% REPORTED NAVAL ENGAGEMENT OFF MON. ROSE.—The Montrose correspondent of the Dati d6 t; Advertzser writes :—On Monday forenoon an engagerc' ell '': w hi c h c ontinued for about 2 hours, t oo k pl ace between is:- vessels of war, supposed to have been a Prussian an d Dane. The fight was observed by some fishermen a t f i . ) o and was also seen from the Braehead at Forryden , ships were about 9 miles distant, and the firing was he 1- 0 quite distinctly. The event ca use d grea t com motion a tl4 " harbour. Nothing is known as to the result. - 4 The Confederate cruiser the B,appahannocU. / still at Calais, watched by the envier French steam a dgic boat. 91 "The fact has not, we believe, been rernarkeir'u says the Nord " th a t t h e d u k e d om o f M on t mor ency, w ii.4 a has been revived in favour of Count Adalbert de TalleYr 3l Ptlrigord, was wh a t i s ca ll e d i n th e o ld French law a duke ; dom peerage, and as such, according co the letters pa te of Louis MN. itt 1757, was to return to the Crown in ca s of extinction of male heirs." The Italian frigate El•Przncipe-Unaber to just arrived at Cherbourg from Lisbon. She has onbo 3r a hundred boys from the Marine School. M. l)rouy n de Lhuys, Minister of Foreign Affairs' who went the day before yesterday ho Vichy to transact business with the Emperor, was expected to arrive in ra last night. Naval and Military Intelligence, Yesterday the new iron East Indiaman Albert Victor, 1,184 tons, Captain W. Morieon, belonging to Messrs. J, Ligett and Son, 9, Billiter-atreet, London, which has been chartered by the Hon. Council of India for the conveyance of reinforcements to the various corps serving in the Bengal Presidency, embarked from Government -quay, Gravesend, the following troops for Calcutta—viz., four men of the 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards, and one man of the 19th Hussars, from Canterbury; 11 non-commissioned officers of the Army Hospital Corps, from London; 34 non-commissioned officers and men of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment, from Chatham garrison —one man of the Ist Battalion of the 3d Buffs, from Dover-22 men of all ranks of the 34th Regiment, 30 non-commissioned officers and men of the 825 (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) and 19 men of all grades of the 97th Regiment, from Col chester. The following offieers also embarked with the troops :—Copt. W. H. BAllingall, 35th Regiment, in com mand of the detachments, and wife ; Capt. A. 0. Tabuteau, 935 Highlanders, in command of the detachments for the 82d Regiment; Capt. R. J. P. Leeson, 34th Regiment ; Lieut. W, O'Toole, 98th Regiment, in charge of the draught of the 97th Regiment; Ensign G. James, 82d Regiment; Ensign R. R, Reyne, 825 Regiment ; Ensign A. P. G. Dowdall, 35th Regiment; and Staff Assist,-Surgeon W. 6th Depot Battalion, in medical charge, and Mrs. Hillman—total, 8 officers, 2 officers' wives, 122 non-com missioned officers and men, 31 women, and 29 children. The troops were embarked in an expeditious manner, under the superintendence of Brigade Major IV. Congreve and Staff, from Chatham garrison, Capt. Legge representing the Hon. Council of India. Pi ior to the embarkations the vessel was inspected by Major-Gen. Eyre, who visited the various portions of the vessel in order to ascertain that every ar rangement had been made for the comfort and convenience of the troops during their lengthened voyage. The Albert Victor:is an entirely new vessel, and in her rig and general appearance she is one of the handsomest of the East India men which have left the Thames this season. She is fitted with a 9. horse power engine on her upperdeck, connected with which are a steam winch and crane for discharging cargo. The engine is intended to be used for weighing anchor and other purposes. In addition to the troops she takes out a large cargo, together with a quantity of Govern ment stores, including a mill for the manufacture of gun powder at Calcutta, and a papermill consigned to a private firm. The vessel will leave the Thames to-day. The Fuwn, 17, steam sloop, 751 tons, 100 horse power, Commander Charles J. Wrey, which it was intended should proceed to the protection of the Scotch fisheries, has been suddenly ordered for service in the West Indies. She sailed this day for Portsmouth, where she will coal and complete taking in sea stores. Orders have been received at Sheerness that the Wizard, screw steam gunboat, 60-horse power (First-class Steam Reserve at Sheerness), is to be brought for ward for imme diate commission. HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, July 20. Her Majesty and her Royal Highness Princess Louise drove out yesterday. Dr. Jenner arrived at Osborne on Sunday and returned this morning. Sir James Clark Loa arrived, and remains at Osborne. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse dined with Prince and Princess Leiningen yesterday. The Prince and Princess of Wales at Orleans House. The Prince and Princess of Wales were present yesterday evening at a banquet given by the Da° and Duchess d'Aumale, at their residence, Orleans House, Twickenham. Their royal highnesses arrived from the - Whi te Lodge, Richmond, at half-past seven ; the Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Stonor, riding in a brougham drawn by two horses. The Princ e of Wales, attended by Captain Grey, rode next, i ll an open waggonette. The Prince and Princess of Wales were raceivea at the entrance of the beautiful mansion by the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale and the Count an d Countess of Paris, who were attended by their ladies and gentlemen in waiting, a The banquet was arranged on an oval sbaP s table in the dining room. On the right of the cess of Wales sat the Comte de Paris, the Duches s of Wellington, the Prince de Conde, the lion. Airs Stonor and M. Laugel ; on the left were the Du e , d'Aumale, Madame Van de Weyer, the Marquis 01 Salisbury, the Uountess of Clarendon, EarlitElEs el4 Madame de Coiffier, and Viscount Chelsea. On th e opposite side of the table sat the Prince of Walth having on his right the Countess de Paris, the gar' chioness of Salisbury, the Marquis of Batb, and 14 ; Bocher ; and on the left the Duchess d'Aumale, Ear' Clarendon, the Marchioness of Bath,Viscount Castle: rosse, the Countess Russell, M. de Remusat, 8 05 Captain Grey. Later in the evening a bail took place, and select party were invited to meet the Prince a nd Princess of Wales. Two of the large and splendid apartments in t he mansion, each room of which is remarkable as con_ taining priceless treasures of art, were thrown open' for dancing, while the other apartments composi n g the suite were available for promenade. The grounds leading to the Thames were prettily illuminated with coloured lamps. The company began to arrive shortly after nin e ' The Princess Mary of Cambridge reached Orleans House soon after ten o'clock, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Home Parvos• The Prince and Princess de Joinville, the Due u° Nemours and Princess Marguerite, the Prince d e Conde, Count d'Eu, and the Duo de Penthevre wer e amongst the visitors to the ball. C77' rt tit