The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-09 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY.", 1864.

The Great Party Debate has duly ended with a
Great Party Division. Principle has had nothing
whatever to do with the result actually arrived at.
Tac majority which has turned the balance in
favour of the Government Lae been guided into
the lobby—we were going to say purely, bte, sound-
ing as the word does, rather mata propos under the
circumstances, we will say by preference—solely
and exclusively by Party considerations. Not by
considerations of Principle, in the least ; soiLiy and

tionably very considerably below the mark as a
display of Parliamentary oratory. But one man
alone, to our thinking, was really up to the mark,
was really up to the level of his reputation—

whether w© look to his share in the debates as a
speaker, of exceptionally brilliant powers as a
humorist, or whether we scrutinise the division.

list for his name (happilly in vain !) as a man
of veritable, not of nominal bat of veri-

table inth>pendence. Sc) signally well has Mr.
RALPH BERNAL OSBORNE acquitted himself
both by his bold speaking and his not voting at all
that—now that we have at last fairly recovered
our gravity after the exausting laughter caused by
his radiant, witty, delightful speech of last evening

—we would here seriously proffer to him our most
earnest congratulations. The member for Liskeard
hes fairly borne off the bell, he has crowned himself

with honour, he has ence more, and this time very
signally, taken occasion to vindicate his indepen-

dence. His constituents have more than ever reason
to be proud of him. For he has been at once the
most effective speaker in the whole of this great party
discussion, and the most consistent among all the
independent representatives in withholding his vote

f:om the division list. It is especially observable in
regard to the speech delivered by the hon. and
gallant member for Liskeard, that while in the
thick of an unusually angry debate, it seemed to
pat every one into good humour, it was brought
to a close amid loud cheering from both sides of

the House? Glancing for a-moment at the one
night's debate in the Lords, we would say
that the Earl of CARNAItYON has at least the
satisfaction of remembering those noble words with
which he closed his protest against the feeble, vacil-
lating, and abortive Foreign policy of Ministers—

the policy which has now been reprobated by the
Lords bnt condoned by the Commons ! Lord CAR -
NAB.VON,We say, has the satisfaction at Ilan of having

eased his heart and his conscience by the delivery
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of those noble words with which he thus closed
his eloquent peroration " I myself claim,
when I see a weak, ancient, Christian people,

allied to us by blood and otherwise, ruthlessly train-

pled down in despite of the laws of GOD and man,

and when I see England dragged in an unwilling

accomplice, then as an individual I claim my privi-
lege of expressing my abhorrence, and of washing

my hands of the guilt, aLd of shaking off from my

feet the dust of this transaction." Whoever looks

seriously at the matter in dispute, not through
consideration of party, but purely through
considerations of principle and patrioism, will

find stirring in his heart and in his conscience
an echo of those burning words of Lord CARNARVON.

Others disposed to view matters less seriously, even
at this juncture, when Denmark is being abandoned
to brutal subjugation under the heels of the Prus-

sian soldiery, may be disposed to follow with a
glance of wistful sympathy the member for Liss
keard as he quitted that scene of division in the

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House of Commons, as with a se3rnful laugh and
a disdainful shrug of the shoulders.

Amid the crowd of events that hurry on, one is
very apt to forget incidents that at first striking
become after a short time but secondary in interest
and importance, compared with matters of more
pressing and particular account. Yet there are
some events which should be rescued from the
shadows of such early oblivion, and specially singled
out es objects of notice. Among these the expulsion
of the Circassians must be considered to take a
prominent place, and it is therefore very gratifying
to notice that a public meeting was held the other
day for the purpose of considering the condition
of the Circassian exiles, and the measures suitable
to bo adopted for their relief. This is a very
praiseworthy undertaking, and the best wishes of
all feelina hearts will be with those who undertake
this Work of benevolence, and advocate the cause
of the oppressed and the wronged. Lord STRAD.
FORD DE -Pt
--`I3CLIFFE was the chairman, and he
very successfully discharged the duties of that
Onerous undertaking.
He truly said that though
the Circassians were far from us
in a geographical
point of view, yet that they bad claims on our
support and sympathy from
the gallant manner
in which they had defended themselves in their
struggle with their enemies, His Lordship was
very wise in his declaration to avoid mixing up
the political question of Russia end Cireassia
with the " purely benevolent"
o'zject of their
meeting ; nothing could in better designed

our venerable curiosities. The catastrophe which
has rendered it a total wreck and levelled the
grim old Crusaders and stately ladies with their
ruffs of stone among the ruins left by the con flagra•
two, has again brought up the question concerning
the management of our fire-engines. While it is
a matter of debate under whose control the fire-
engines of the metropolis shall be placed, the public
are left in a comparatively unprotected state. No

doubt, as far as their means go, the employes of the

Insurance Companies do their beat to fulfil the
arduous duties imposed upon tham, while the
exertions and devotion of the firemen generally are
worthy of high praise. Still the whole matter of
fire insurance and fire extinction needs looking
into, and a thorough change must be made if we
wish to put this important branch of social protec-
tion on a proper footing. During the last 30 years
the policies of the companies have increased three-

fold, and during that period London has greatly
extended its boundaries. Oatstanding suburbs
have become part of the metropolis, but the
district stations of the fire-brigade have not been
increased to a degree in any rate commensurate
with the requirements of the public. Houses in
the neglected outstanding districts may be burnt

to the ground before the fire-engines from Londen
proper can arrive to their assistance, When
volunteer companies are formed for the protection
of these districts they are treated with contempt
by the superintendent of the brigade, and the
police often place every obstacle in the way of such
praiseworthy endeavours. The engines belonging
to private companies or individuals, such as those
of Capt. HODGES and others, meet with the same
opposition whenever they clash with companies'
servants, although in point of law, since neither
party is licensed by Act of Parliament, they are
really on an equality. it has been proposed to put
the whole management into the hands of the Board
of Works, and this in our opinion would be un •
questionably the best way; but if this is not done
some law should be passed placing volunteer and
district companies on the same footing as their
dictatorial fellow labourers. If the companies are
for the present suffered to retain the charge of ex-
tieguisting fires—a responsibility and expense
which they declare themselves anxious to get rid of
—arrangements ought to be made for placing
powerful engines and a competent staff in every
district of the metropolis. When a fire broke out
the other night in one of the northern suburbs, the
keeper of the engine had to be awakened from his
bed to prepare the engine. As it happened, the
fire was of no great magnitude, and was easily sub-
dued; but of course it might have been far other.
wise. Of course we do not complain of the conduct
of the individual in this case, for it was clearly not
his duty to sit up all night and every night
waiting for fires ; and he showed, we
believe, the greatest promptitude ; but it is
the system with whic..-1 we find fault. It is entirely
oat of keeping with our other business arrange-
ments, and when we reflect on the vast amount of
property accumulated within our metropolis, and
the liability which every one is under to risks of
this kind, it is only marvellous that we should not
long ago have adopted a more complete and effica•
cious system. If the distance of the suburban
districts from the centre of action put them, under
existing rules, in a very dangerous position, the
busy thoroughfares of city life run equal risks from
a different cause. The inflammability of the con-
tents of many of the warehouses, and their close
vicinity to each other, often enable conflagrations
to spread with alarming rapidity, and as, with the
best intentions, there is always a delay in getting
the engines to work, and the supply of water is often
deficient, a trifling accident soon becomes a disas-
trous catastrophe. Why should not the application
of steam, whose marvellous power we are so ready
to employ in everything else, be encouraged by
every means in our power. Tae old adage, _Ms dat
qui cite dat, is emphatically true at a fire, and
everything depends on the speed and force with
which the water is applied. 'fho power of the
steam fire engines has been proved to be very great.
When the other engines seemed to be comparatively
powerless at the fire in the Savoy, the steam engine
came to the rescue and produced an immediate
effect—in fact, extinguished the fire. We
ought to have one of such engines to
every metropolitan district as well as hand en-
gines, with bones hammed day and night. A

CONTENTS—PRESENT.
DUKES. EAnLS, LORDS.
Beaufort Powis Colville of, Culress
Buckingham and Romney (Teller)
Chandos Rowse Conyers
Manchester Rosslyn Crofton
Marlborough Sandwich Denman
Richmond Selkirk De Ros
Rutland Shrewsbury De Saumerez
MARQUISES. Stanhope Digby
Abercorn Stradbroke Dinevor
Bath Vetulam Dunsandle and
Exeter Westmuz land Claaconal
Hastings Wilton Dunsany
Salisbury Winchilsea and Egerton
EARLS. Nottingham Farnham
Abergavenny YescouNtrs. Faversham
Amherst Canterbury Grantley
Aylesford Clancarty (E. Clan-Grinstead (E. En-
Bandon tarty) niskillen)
Bantry De Vesci Heytesbury
Belmore Harding° Inchiquin
Brooke and War- Hawarden [Teller] Kingsdown
wick Hill Leconfield
Cardigan Hood Love! and Holland
Carnarvon Hutchinson (E. (E. Egmont)
Cathcart Donoughmore) Northwick
Cawdor Melville Folwarth
Coventry Sidmouth Raglan
De La Warr BISHOP Itavensworth
Devon Oxford Rayleigh
Grahrm (D. Mon- LORDS Redesdale
trose) Abinger Sheffield, (E, Shef-
Grey Arundell of War.. field)
Hardwick° dour Sherborne
Harewood Begot Sil,hester(E. Long-
Home Bateman ford)
Lucan Berwick Skelmersdale
Macclesfield Bolten Sondes
Malmesbury Boston Southampton
Mansfield Chelmsford Stewart ef Garlies
Manvers Churst on (E. Galloway)
Mayo Clements (E. Lei- St. John of Bletso
Mount Edgeumbe trim) Templemore
Nelson Clitton(E.Darnley)Tenderden.
Orkney Clinton Thurlow
Pomfret Clonbrock Try dezar
Portarlington Colchester Walsingham
Wynford

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PROXIES.
DUKES. EARLS. LORDS.
Cleveland Tanker villa Kilmaine
Northumberland Vane - Lilford
ManctLISSES. VISCOUNTS, Middleton (M.
Tweeddato Bangor Drogheda)
Whir:heater Doneraile Petro
EARLS. ?Afford Plunket(Bp. Tuam,
Beverley St. Vinc,nt && )
Bradford Strathallan Rodney
Buckinghamshire }fluor. Rollo
Cadogan Bangor Ross (E. Glasgow)
Chesterfield LORDS. Saltersfort (E.Cour-
Derby Berners town)
Desart Blantyre Saltoun
Doncaster (D. Bun- Blayney Stourton
clench and Braybroke Strathspey (E. Sea-
Queensberry) Castlemaine field)
Erne Clanbraisill (E. Tyrone (M. Water.
Hillsborough (M. Roden) ford)
Downshire) Clarina Wemyss (E: We-
Howe Cloncurry myss)
Huntingdon Delamere Wharoctiff3
Morton Dormer Wigan (E. Craw-
Mount Cashel). Dunfermline ford and Bal.
Onslow Forester carrel
Stamford and War-Hawke
rington

NON-CONTENTS. —PRESENT.
LORD CHANCELLOR EARLS, LORDS.
Westbury Yarborough Hatherton.
ARCHBISHOP.. Zetland Houghton
Armagh ^ VISCOUNTS, Hunsdon(V.Faulk

Dvins. Eversley land)
D3VOEshire Falmouth Keane
Grafton Leinster (D. Lein-Leigh
St. Albans ster) Lismoro (V. Lis.
Somerset Stratford do Red- more)
Sutherland cliff') Llanover
Wellington Sydney Lyttelton
MARQUISES. Torrington Lyveden
Ailesbury BlsliOrs, Methuen
Anglesey Carlislo Minster(MConyng
Bristol Chester ham)
Camden Cork, &c. Monson
Lansdowne Downe, &o. Mont Eagle (14..
Normanby Ely Sligo
Townehend Gloucester and Bris-Monteagle of Bran-
Westminster tol don
EARLS. Hereford Mostyn
Abingdon Lincoln Overstone
Airlis London Panmure (E. Dal-
Albemarle Ripoa housie)
Caithness LORDS, Poneouby (E. Bess-
Camp, rdown Abcrcromby borough) [Teller]
Chichesterßivers
Clarendon Aveland Sandys
Cowper Belper Say e and Sole
De Grey Boyle (E. Cork andSeaton
Ducio Orrery) Sefton (E. Sefton)
Durham Caltherpe Seymour (E. St.
Effingham Cam,,ys Maur)
Essex Carew Somerht
• 11 (M. Clan.
Fitzwilliam ricarde)
Fortescue
Granville (L. Duf• Stanley of Alderley
Harrowby ferin and Clane-Stratheden
Lichfield boye)
Lovelace
ClanwilliamS Minto cAC
i Churchillhan enn sdiel aYb m
o y e
Argyll)
Morley Congleton Clanwilliam
Talbo, do Malahide
Portsmouth Cranworth Taucton
Russell Dartrey (L. Cre- Truro
E .
ssuu Staffordr
filideriiddg 0 (D .
St. Germaus morne)
Shaftesbury Do Manley
Somers Di Tablet'Spencer Ebury wv-vaievunixasnioefy Harrowdendai Wensleydale
Wentworth (V.
Strafford Foley [Teller] Ockham)
Suffolk and Berk. Gardner NV odehouse
shire Harris WrottesleY,

PROXIES.
ARCHBISHOP. Brsitors LORDS.
York Durham • Fitzhardinge
DUKES. Manchester Gifford
PortlandN
e wl
k IcAasut cil au
isE s . SBRat o.
Ici lhbes tlas rit evhr Howard de Waflen
jienlis (M. Ileach
fort)
Northampton iv orcester lienmare (E. Ken-
EARLS LORD mare)
Brownlow Broughton ' Nintore (E. Kin-
Carli4le Byron tore)
Cowley Charletnont (B. Londesborough
Gainsborough Charletnont) Lovat
Ilchester Cbaworth (B. Lurgan
Lanes (D. fox- Meath) Manners
burghe) Clifford of Chud- Mendip (V.Clifden)
Lindsey leigh roltiraore
Radnor De Freyne Stuart de Decies
Scarborough Dorchester Sudcley
BISHOP. Erskine Vernon
Bath and Wells Fingal' (E.Fingall) Wenlock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,
JULY S.
THE VOTE OF cENSURE,
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on amendment
proposed to question, " That an humble address be pre-
sented to her Majesty, to thank her Majesty fo- directing
the correspondence on Denmark and Germany, and the
protocols of the conference recently held in London to be
laid before Parliament: To assure
her Majesty that we
have heard with deep concern that the sittings
of that conference have been brought to a close
without accomplishing the important purposes for
which it was convened : To express to her Majesty our
great regret that, ,while the course pursued by het
Majesty's Government has failed to maintain their
avowed policy of upholding the integrity and indepen-
dence of Denmark, it has lowered the just influence of
this country in the counsels of Europe, and thereby.
diminished the securities for peace." Amendment pro
posed, tc leave out 'the last paragraph of the proposer
question, in order to add the words " To express th,
satisfaction with which we have learned that, at this eon
juncture, her Majesty has been advised to abstain from
mod interference iu the war AM goipg Qn between,

NOES —313.
Adair, H. E. Ewart, J. C. - Onslow, G.
Adam,W. I'. Ewing, H. E. C. Owen, Sir H.
Adeane, 11. J. Fenwick jr. 31. Pacae, Col.
Agar-Ellis, L. G. Fenwiek, H. Padmore, R.
Agnew, Sir A. Fermoy, Lord Paget, C.
Adcock, T. Finlay, A. S. Paget, Lord A. ,
Andover, Lord Fitzwilliam, C. W. Paget, Lord C.
Angerstein, W. Foley, H. W. Palmer, Sir It.
Anson, Major }'oljambe, F. J. S. . Palmerston, Visct.
Anstruther, Sir R. Forster, C. Paxton, Sir J.
Antrobus, E. Forster, W. E. Pease, H.
Ashley, Lord Foster, W. 0. Peel, Sir R.
Athluumey, Lord Fortescue, F. D. Peel, I'.
Aytoun. It. S. Fortescue, C. S. Peel, J.
Bagwell, J. French, Col. Fender, J.
Barnes, E. Gavin, Major Peto, Sir M.
Baring, Sir F. Gibson, T. M. Pilkington, J.
Baring, T. U. Gilpin, C. Pinney, Col.
Barnet, T. Gladstone, W. E. Ponsonby, A.
Bass, M. T. Glyn, G. G. Portman, W. H. B.
Baxter, W. E. Uoiclsinid, Sir F. Potter, E.
Bazley, T. Goschen, G. J. Powell, J. J.
Beale, S. Gower, F. L. Price, It. G.
Beamish, F. B. Gowei, G. W. L. Pry-se, E. L.
Beaumont, W. B. Greenwood, J. Pritchard, J.
Beaumont. S. Gregory, W. H. Proby, Lord
Bellew, R. 31. Gregsou, S. Pugh, D.
Berkeley, H. F. Greufell, C. Itamsden, Sir J. W.
Berkeley, Col. Grenfell, H. R. Ricardo, U.
Berkeley, C. P. F. Grey, Sir G. Robartes, T. J. A.
Bidduiph, Col. Grosvenor, Earl Robertson, D.
Black, A. Gr.,svcnor,Lordlid. li obertson, H.
Blencowe, J. G. Gurdon, B. Roebuck, J. A.
Bonham-Carter, J. Gurney, J. 11. Roth schi ld,Baron L.
Bouverie, E. P. Gurney, S. Itothschild,Bazon 31
Bouverie, I'. P. Hadficoa, G. Russell, H.
Bright, J: Banbury, R. Russell, A.
Briscoe, J. I. Hand cy, J. Russell, F. W.
Brocklehurst, J. Ilankey, T. Russell, Sir W.
Brown, J. Haniner, Sir J. St. Aubyn, J.
Browne, Lord J. T. Hardcastle, .1. A. Salomous,A,derman
Bruce, Lord E. A. Hartington,Marquis Scholetle,d, W.
Bruce, H. A. Hervey, Lord A. scolt, Sit W.
Buchanan, W. I layttr, Sir W. Scourtielo, J. H.
Buckley, (ion. Ileadlam, T. E. Scrope, G. I'.
13iiikeley, Sir R. 13 eathcot.-, G. H. iteeiy, C.
Buller, J. W. Ilenuerson, J. Seymour, Dan by
Buller, Sir A. W. Henley, Lord Seymour, Digby
Burke, Sir T. J. Herbert, H. A. Seymour, A
Bury, Viscount .11 ibbert, .J. T. Shaft°, H. D.
Butler, C. S. Hoclgkinson, G. Shelley, Sir J. V.
Butt, 1. li odgson, K. Sheridan, R. B.
Buxton, C. ' Holland, E. Sheridan, 11. B.
Caird, J. Horsinim, E. Sidney, T.
Calthorpe, F. 11. Howard, C. W. G. Smith, Augustus
Cardwell, E. Howard, Lord E. G. Smith, J. A.
Carnegie, C. Hutt, W. Smith, J. B.
Castlerosse, Vist. Ing-ham, It. Smith, 31. T.
Cavendish, Lord G. Jackson, W. Stacpoole, W.
Cln;pman, .1. Jervoise, Sir J. Staniland, 31.
Childers, H. C. E. Johnstone, Sir J. Stansfeld, J.
Cholmelcy, Sir M. King-, P. J. L. Steel, J.
Churchill, Lord A. Kinglake, A. W. Stuart, Col.
Clay, J. Kinglake, Serj. J. Sykes, Col. W. H.
Clifford, C. C. Kingscote, Col. Talbot, C. R. M.
Cliflbrd, Col. Kiniaird, A. F. Taylor, P. A.
Clifton, Sir It. Layard, A. H. Thompson, H. S.
Clinton, Lord R. Langton, W. H. G. Thornhill, W. P.
Cobbett, J. M. Lawson, W. 'rite, W.
Cobden, It. Leatham, E. A. Tc llemache, F. J.
Coke, Col. Lefevre, G. J. S. Tonalfue, G.
Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Lee, W. Tracy, C. it. D.
Collier, sir It. P. Legh, Major C. Trelawny, Sir J. S.
Colthurst, Sir G. Levinge, air R. 'Turner, J. A.
Cowper, W. F. Lewis, H. Tynte, Col. K.
Cox,, W. Lindsay, w. S. Vane, Lord H.
Craufurd, E. H. J. Locke, J. Verney, Sir H.
Crawford, R. W. Lowe, it. . Vernon, 11. F.
Crossley, Sir F. Lysley, W. J. Villiers, C. P.
Halglish, R. Mackie, J. Vivian, H. H.
Davey, it. Mackinnon, W.(Ly.)Vyner, It A.
Davie, Sir H. R. F. Mackinnon, W. A. Walter, J.
Davie, Col. F. 3lainwaring, T. Warner, E.
Denman, G. Marjoribanks, D. C. Watkin, E. W.
Dent, J. D. Marsh, M. 11. Watkins, Ccl. L.
Bering, Sir E. Martin, P. W. Wegueliu, T. M.
Dillwyn, L. L. Martin, J. Western, S.
Dodson, J. G, Massey, W. N. Westhead, J. P. B.
Douglas, Sir C. Matheson, A. Whalley, G. H.
Doulton, F. Merry, J. Whitbread, S.
Duff, 31. E. Mildmay, 11. White, J.
Dufl; 11. W. Miller, W. White, L.
Duke, Sir J. Mills, J. It. Wickham H. W.
Dunbar, Sir W. Mitchell, T. A. Williams,' W.
Dundas, F. Moffatt, G. Williamson, Sir H.
Dundas, Sir D. 3loncreiff, J. Wilmington, Sir T.
Dunkellin, Lord Monsen, W. Wood, air C.
Dunlop, A. m. Morris, D. Woods, H.
Dunne, 31. Morrison, W. Wrightson, W. B.
Dutton, R. H. Nettie, C. Wyld, J.
Elcho, Lord Norris J. T. Wyvill, M.
Entield, Viscount orris,
Enns, .1. O'Brien, Sir P.
Esmonde, J. Ogilvy, Sir J.
Evans, T. W, O'llagan, T. Brand, H.
Ewan, W. O'Lognlen, Sir C. Knatchbull-Hugess

TELLERS.

The Late Fire in the Strand,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,-Will you kindly allow me, through the medium of
your journal, to express my sincere thanks to my neigh-
bours for their kind and friendly assistance to my family
during the above fire yesterday, more particularly so to Mr
Horatio Hunt, of 370, Strand, and his family; also to
Mr and Mrs Ballinger, of 'nu, Strand.--I am, sir, yours
me st obediently, ALFRED iY.E, Publisher.
Press-office, 110, Strand, July 8, 1861.

BIG PAUL AND LITTLE TOOLE.--“ I allude to J.
L. Toole, whose public celebrity is world renowned,
but whose real worth and goodness can only be appreciated
by those who have the pleasure of his private society and
triendship. This miniature of goodness is over ready to
lend a helping hand to the needy of our craft. For example,
on one night last season ho played at three theatres, first at
the Surrey, secondly at the Adelphi, and thirdly at Sad-
ler's Wells. A comic incident occurred in the transit from
the Adelphi to Sadler's Wells, He (Toole) played the
clockmaker boy in Janet Pride' at the Adolph', having to
finish at Sadler's Wells as Old Grinnidgc in the Green
Bushes.' Being pressed for time, he changed garments in
the cab. When arrived at the theatre, cabby was astonished
to see the old man turn out, and said, ' What have you done
with the boy ? This old cove didn't get in at the Adelphi ;
what have you done with the young 'tin ? I ain't easy in
my mind about that there lad.' We laughed, and told the
Jarvey it was all right.'

HAYMARKET THEATRE.-MR. COE'S BENEFIT.-

Mr. Cce, so long known and respected as stage
director at the "little theatre in the Haymarket," took his
benefit last evening. The entertainments consisted of an
amateur performance, interspersed with music. Charles
Dance's comic drama, 0 Delicate Ground," brought out the
talents of Mr F. Arkwright (Citizen Sangfroid), Mr P. S.
Watt (Alphonse de Grandief), and Miss Adelaide Golier
(Pauline). Stirling Coyne's comedy " Everybody's Friend"
was filled up by the following professionals :—Miss Snow-
lon, Mr H. Vanden:he, and Mr J. 0. Shore. Miss
Gough and Mies Eliza Hughes played pianoforte pieces,
the latter accompanied on the cornet by Mr W. J. Holle-
hone, an amateur of great skill. Mr Aptommas played a
descriptive Welsh fantasia on the harp; and the whole of
.he entertainments gave unqualified satisfaction.
MR. ALFRED HILL, eon of Mr Commissioner
HILL, Recorder of Birmingham, has been appointed Regis-
crar of the Birmingham Bankruptcy Court, in place of Mr
Wilson, who has resigned.— The Law Times of to day.
Mr Tennyson has now decided upon calling his
forthcoming book "Enoch Arden." It will form a volume
)f about the same siza as " In Memoriam," and will- be
publisluci at the same price,—.Lowf9tp ,Review,

LATEST INTELLIGENd:

REUTER'S EXPRESS.

AMERICA.

(Per the Seotie.)

NEW YORK, JUNE 29.

Official advises from the Army of the Potomac to
the afternoon of the 27th inst. report no active ope-
rations at the front. The Confederates have an 18-
gun battery on the heights beyond Petersburg,
which have been very troublesome, and has so far
proved too heavy for any artillery. The Federals
have been able to bear against it.
General Grant has not been able to reach the
Petersburg and Weldon railroad yet, but his artil-
lery commands it at a point near Petersburg, so
that the road is available to the Confederates only
durieg the night.
Grant's troops are suffering from a lack of water,
the recent drought having allowed most of the
springs to dry.

On the night of the 25th, a reconnaisance by the
Confederates resulted in their attacking the left of
Burnside's corps. They were, however, easily re-

pulsed.
Further accounts of the engagement on the even-
ing of the 22d state that, after the movement of the
Sixth and Second Corps to the left, and while a
line of battle was being formed, a gap was left be-
tween the Sixth Corps and Barlow's Division, and
before it could be closed, the corps of A. P. Hitt
charged through the Federal line, and fell upon the
rear of the Second Corps, capturing five pieces of
artillery, 1,600 prisoners, and forcing the Federals
back in confusion. They, however, finally rallied,
and, according to some accounts, recovered the lost
ground.

Unofficial accounts represent that the Confederates
captured an entire brigade, comprising the 15th
and 19th Massachusetts, and 42d and 82d New

York regiments.

Richmond papers claim that in this engagement
the Fcderals, witii very severe loss in killed,
wounded, and prisoners, were driven a distance of
two miles, end that they were subsequently repulsed
in an attempt to recover the lost ground.
It is reported that, on the night of the 24th, the
the corps of Longstreet and Ewell moved towards
Weldon, probably either to hold the railroad or to
make a demonstration against General Grant's left
flink and rear.

It was supposed that General Lee had been
recently reinforced by General Johnston with the
corps recently commanded by General Polk.
General Foster, with a division of Federal troops,
is reported to be on the north side of the James
River advancing against Chaffin's Bluff, opposite
Fort Darling. Opposed to this force the Confe•
derates are supposed to have a division of Hill's