The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

The royal mail steamship Africa arrived at
Queenstown at noon on the 13th March. She
brings 62 passengers, and 97,234 in specie. The
Africa landed 66 sacks mails and seven passengers,
and proceeded immediately. All well.
She experienced easterly weather during her
passage.

(Via Roche's Point.)
NEW YORK, March 1 (Evening).

General Meade's army crossed the Rapidan on
Saturday (27th ult.), moving in the direction of
Itichmond.

It is rumoured that a large Federal cavalry force
is operating in Lee's rear.
Confederate telegrams to the 25th ult. assert that
General St erman's advance had reached the Pearl
River on its return to Vicksburg.
The Federal cavalry from Memphis were unable
to form a junction with General Sherman. They
penetrated to West Point, where an engagement
ensued, the Federals retreating to Memphis with
the loss of three guns. During the retreat the Con-
federates seriously harassed the Federal rear.
General Longetreet is still retreating towards
Virginia.
The Federal repulse in Florida is confirmed.
They fell into an ambuscade, and after a three
hours• engagement they retreated on Jacksonville,
with the loss of 1,200 men and 5 guns. The Con-
federates advanced to Baldwin, which they were
preparing to attack.
The Federals were entrenched six miles from
Jacksonville.

The loan bill reported on by the committee of
ways and means has passed the House of Repre-
sentativee.

The draft is ordered to take place in New York
on March 10.

The Bremen has arrived out.
(By Telegraph to Halifax.)
NEW YORK, March 3 (Morning).
General Meade's forward movement was a feint
to cover a cavalry raid by Kilpatrick in General
Lee's rear.

Kilpatrick is moving in the direction of Rich-
mond, thereby cutting General Lee's railroad and
telegraphic communications, and he has instruc-
tions to attempt to release the Federal prisoners at
Richmond.

It is reported that Genaral Butler is making a
co-operation movement against Richmond by way
of the peninsula.
Nothing authentic is known of the movements of
General Sherman. Southern journals report that
on the 22d he was near Tombigbee River. Bishop
Polk has retired across the Tombigbee River, ready
to attack Sherman if he crossed.
Southern advices to the 27th ult. assert that the
Federals had been repulsed before Dalton, and had
retreated beyond Tunnel Hill towards Chicks-
manga.

The Federal repulse in Florida is confirmed.
Admiral Farragut bmbarded Fort Powell, Mo-
bile, on the 23d.

In the Senate the appointment of General Grant
as lieutenant-general has been confirmed.
Money easy; gold 60i per cent. prem.
NEW YORK, March 3 (Evening).

Bishop Polk reports that on the 23d Gen. Sher-
man was retreating from Meridian in two columns
towards Vicksburg.

The Free State ticket has been elected in
Louisiiria.

Instructions have been received by the American
consul at St. John's to procure the extradition of the
Chesapeake pirates.
The Canada has arrived at Halifax.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, March 1 (Evening).

Money easy—gold, 593 per cent. prem. Exchange
on London, 1741—0 n Paris, 3.23. Stocks quiet.
New York Central, 135-I—lllinois shares, 1331—
Erie, 114; 6 per Cent United States Bonds, 1101.
Cotton heavy. Middling Upland, 79c. to 80c. Pe-
troleum—crude, 271 to 29-I
—refined, 471 to 491.
NEW YORK, March 3 (Evening).

Money-easy. Gold has advanced in consequence
of the war rumours, and is now quoted 61& per cent.
prem. Exchange on London, 176—0 n Paris, 3.171.
Stocks firm, and advancing. New York Central,
:36—Illinois, 1341—Erie, 117-6 per Cent. United
States Bonds, Mi. Cotton steady. Middling Up-
land, 78c. Flour and wheat advancing. Corn dull.
Provisions steady. Coffee dull. Sugar very firm.
Molasses inactive. Petroleum slightly firmer;
crude, 281 to 30—refined, 471 to 50.

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY AND THE
LATE JU➢GMENT.—The Primate has addressed the follow-
ing letter to the It3V. W. H. Trendell, of Tan-y-Bwlcb,
earnarvon " Lambeth Palace, S., March 4.
"Dear Sir,—l wish it to be generally understood that,
in assenting to the reversal of the judgment of Dr. Lush-
ington on the subject of eternal punishment in the case of
Mr. Wilson, I did so solely on technical grounds, inasmuch
as the charge against him on this point was so warded that
I did not think it could be borne out by the facts. .
"The eternity of punishment rests, according to my
mind, on the same ground as the eternity of blessedness ;
they must both stand or fall together; and the Church of
England, as I maintain, holds both doctrines clearly and
decidedly. "Believe me yours faithfully,

" C. T. CANTUAR."

LOBS OF THE LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK PACKET
SHIP LUCY THOMPSON.—LIVERPOOL, Saturday.—
By the arrival pf the mail steamer China on Monday last we
received accounts of the arrival at New York of several
ships from this side of the Channel in a very crippled con-
dition in consequence of the fearful gales which swept the
Atlantic in the early and middle parts of the last month.
This morning a telegram was received here by Messrs.
Galeb, Grimshaw and Co., the American emigration
agents, of whose line the Lucy Thompson was one, stating
that the French barque Deo Cognate had put into that port
and just landed eighteen of the crew of the ill-fated
American vessel. The crew were at once communicated
with by telegram, and the results of the inquiries are as fol•
lows ;--The Lucy Thompson, under the command of Capt.
Cracker, with a full manned ship of forty-eight men, left
New York for Liverpool on the 16th of February last. A
few days after leaving New York the vessel encountered
very severe weather, the sea frequently sweeping the decks.
The storm, or series of storms, continued with unabated
fury. and some days prior to the 23d ult., when the vessel
was abandoned, the ship had been making water rapidly,
having no doubt sprung a leak, and when Captain Crocker
and his crew left her—both commander and crew being
much exhausted by exposure and working the pumps—she
had six feet of water in her hold, When the vessel wss
abandoned she was 300 miles to the westward of Cape Clear.
The crew were picked up by the Deo Cognate and the T.
M. Mills, the latter ship proceeding to New York with the
remainder of the crew, while, as we before stated, the Deo
Cognate landed eighteen at Queenstown this morning. A
rumour was prevalent here this afternoon, stated to be
founded on the strength of a telegram from Queenstown,
that Captain Crocker was killed, whilst another says that
he was drowned. The Lucy Thompson was owned in New
York by Messrs. Thompson and Nephews, and was a 1,575
ton ship. We understand that the vessel was partly, if not
wholly, insured.
THE EXHIBITION OF MULREADY'S PICTURES
which was opened to the public on Saturday, at the South
Kensington Museum, will be free on the same days as the
Museum, i.e., Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays, from
10 a,m. till p.m. On Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fri-
days, from 10 a.m. till 5 p m., the fee of sixpence is de-
manded. The collection is placed in two of the upper rooms,
close to the Sheepshanks Gallery. One of these rooms con-
tains about 120 oil pictures; the other about 250 frames,
containing probably nearly 1,000 sketches and studies on
paper, either with water colour, pen and ink, pencil, black,
white, and red chalks, on white or coloured papers. Among
the studies is a large number of the famous drawings from
the life, made in the Royal Academy and elsewhere, which,
as examples of the knowledge the artist possessed of form
and of the means by which he acquired that knowledge,
leave nothing to be desired ; as works of Art these stand
foremost of their Mud.— Atheneeent,
MR. CHARLES KEAN.—We regret to state that
the overland mail which arrived on Saturday night
brings intelligence that Mr. Charles Kean had been suffer-
ing from a serious illness. At one time some fears were
entertainer' as to his recovery; but letters received from
Mrs. Kean, dated Jan. 22, state that her gifted husband
was then oat of danger. The illness of Mr. Kean has, how-
ever, put an cad to his engagements in Australia, the doc-
tors being unanimous in recommending that so soon as he
can be removed with safety he must leave Sydney for
the Mauritius. This would be a step in the direction
homewards, it having been Mr. Kean's original intention
to return to England 17 the overland route.
DEATH OF SAM COWELL. -- This well-known
comedian and comic vocalist expired on Friday evening, at
Blandford, in Dorset, from consumption. Deceased, who
was 43 year has left a large family.

The Loss of the Bohemian,

Papers received by the Hibernian give additional
particular respecting the evidence adduced at the
inquest which was held upon the bodies of some of
the unfortunate passengers who were drowned
through the wreck of the Montreal ocean steamship
Bohemian, which took place in Casco Bay, off the
shore of Cape Elizabeth, on the 22d of February
last. Washington Stetson, a pilot on the steamer
Montreal, of the Portland and Boston line, said
they passed the Bohemian on the night of the dis-
aster, at about eight o'clock. She was apparently
heading north-east, and he thought she was farther
to the westward than she ought to be. She fired
rockets and blue lights, as was customary when
waiting for a pilot. He thought the Bohemian was
a mile and a half outside of them, and they were
about half a mile from the Cape. She appeared to
be going ahead very. slowly. He thought, from
her position, she could see the cape lights, but, as
there was a htza or vapour in- the atmosphere, the
lights looked further off than they really were. Had
she fired a gun they would have supposed her in
distresa, as they considered her to be too near the
shore. Capt. Borland, the commander of the ill-
fated ship, stated that shortly after seven o'cicck on
the evening of the disaster he saw Cape Elizabeth
lights, and judged that they were about eight miles
from laud ; but, as the weather was hazy, he went
slow and then dead slow. Having put look-outs
upon the forecastle and aloft, he went below for the
purpose of consulting his chart, it being then about
eight o'clock. He subsequently went on deck, and
just as he did so the vessel struck on the Alden's
Rock. Shortly after the ship struck the engineer
reported that she was making water very fast, and
he ordered full steam to be put on, and directed
her head for the shore, for the purpose of beach-
ing her. She had not run ten minutes, however,
before the fires were drowned out. The anchors
were let go, and the boats got in readiness to save
the passengers. When the latter saw that the
boats were being lowered, they rushed towards them
with frantic eagerness, and filled the boats before
they reached the water, the consequence of which
was that confusion prevailed, and the boat belonging
to the chief officer was swamped while being lowered
and those in her fell into the sea. The various offi-
cers behaved with steadiness, and stood to thefr
boats, endeavouring to drive the frightened pas-
sengers out of them until they were safely lowered,
but they had great difficulty in so doing. The diffi-
culty of saving the passengers was greatly increased
through the thick fog which prevailed. When the
boats were pushed off, the captain, boatswain, three
of the crew, and seventy or nighty of the pas-
sengers were left on board. Fifty of the women and
children were got into the foretop, the water
being then over the forecastle head. Although
some of the boats were not full, the crew refused to
pull alongside and take any more, and No. 2 boat
was swamped. After a lapse of three hours two
boats came back to the wreck, when the remaining
passengers were safely got to land. The captain,
upon reaching the shore, turned his attention to
see that the passengers were housed and cared for.
Captain Edward Stone, of Kennebunk, who was on
board the Bohemian when she struck, gave evi-
dence upon that paint, and also a rather curious
opinion as to what he considered " interference"
with the captain of the vessel. He had no con-
versation with Captain Borland respecting the
danger they were in, although he did express his
fears to Captain Wells, one of the passengers; to
which Captain Wells replied that the commander
knew where ho was beet. He (Captain Stone) did
❑ot consider it to be his duty to advise Cap-
tain Borland. "He would not have told the
captain if he had known for certain that she was
going on to the rocks, as it was not his place. He
would rather run the risk of his life and those of
the passengers." He was not surprised when she
struck, as he heard some one say he saw the buoy
ten minutes before. The other part of Captain
Stone's testimony agreed with that of the captain
of the vessel in regard to what was done after she
struck, and the effoets made to save the passengers.
He thought one or two of the boats ought to have
taken more passengers, as they were not full, or
rescued some of the drowning. He assisted in get-
ting out the boats, and remained on board until the
last boat left. It was about half tide, and, if it
had been one hour later she would have gone
over the rock without touching. He did not see
either officers or men under the influence of
liquor during the voyage. Mr. Tracks, the first
officer of the Bohemian, testified that he was o❑
deck at the time the lights were made, when they
were steering N.W. by W., and changed their course
to N. and N. by E. and ran that course half an hour
before she struck. The engines worked about 15
minutes, but he could :sot tell how far she went
before she sank. The cause of losing so many pas-
sengers from No. 2 boat was that one end was let
down suddenly, throwing the passengers out.
Ropes and ladders were thrown out, but the passen-
gers seemed too much exhausted to make any effort
to save themselves. A boat came round, but could
do little to save them on account of the swell.

The jury returned a verdict to the effect that
the sinking of the Bohemian was " caused by
her collision with Alden's Rock at about eight
o'clock on the evening of the 22d of February,
when running at the rate of one and one half
to two and two and a half knots per hour. The
collision was owing, Ist, to an error in the judg-
ment of Captain Borland as to the distance from
Cape Elizabeth lights, which were then visible;
2d, that, even had the steamer been where Captain
Borland supposed her to be, it would have been a
course of wisdom and caution to have taken a more
eastward direction than he did take, till Portland
tight was made ; 3d, that said collision would not
probably have occurred had there been a bell-boat
on Alden's Rock ; 4th, that though the weather was
mild and calm, and two steamers were overdue,
while another was expected, the pilot employed by
the owners of the line was not in a position to
observe the signals made by the steamer. Most of
the paiseugers were drowned, thirty in all, in con-
sequence of the swamping of a boat while
launched. A boat, known as No. 6, left the
ship when but partially filled with passengers,
and, though repeatedly ordered back by the
officers, refesed to return, and this refusal con-
tributed to increase the loss of life." Tile jurors add
that, " after the steamer struck, every officer con-
nected was at his post, and officers and men worked
with energy and good judgment rarely equalled,
and never surpassed, to avoid the loss of life, and to
secure the passengers from threatened death. The
Steamship Company aro specially worthy of com •
mendation for their efforts for the recovery of the
bodies of the drowned, and in defraying the ex
penses connected thereupon; and the Steamship
Company, the Board of Trade, and citizens of Port-
land and the citizens of Cape Elizabeth have been
most earnest and untiring in their efforts to relieve
the sufferings of those around, and to forward them
to their several destinations."
When the Hibernian left the Bohemian was still
firmly fixed on a rock, with from 30 to 50 feet of
water under the bow and stern, the centre of the
vessel only touching. The arrangements were nearly
ready for raising her, and the wreckers were confi-
dent of success.

INCREASE OF PAY TO THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.
—On Saturday a notice was issued to the Metro-
politan Police, signed by Sir Richard Mayne, stating that
at his recommendation Sir George Grey had sanctioned an
increase of pay to some of the men of the above force. The
notice has already given great dissatisfaction to the ser-
geants, who will only receive 2s per week more than the
first class constables. At present there are 800 sergeants
receiving 24s Gd per week, and out of this number 130 are
to be raised to 253 6d per week. The other alterations are
500 me 3, who joined in the year 1842, are to receive 22s per
week ; 2,688, 215.; 700, 203; and 400, 19s per week. Upon
an average each sergeant has to pay weekly 2s Gd per week
to the widows of deceased sergeants, while a constable only
pays one penny to the widow of a dead constable ; so that,
by this alteration, in many cases a sergeant will receive
sixpence less per week than a first class constable. The
sergeants who are to be raised th 3 shilling per week are to
be principally those that are engaged in the duties of acting
inspectors. All men who now join the police are told that
they will have to be in the force 30 years before they are
entitled to a pension. Formerly it was 15 years they had
to serve Wore they could claim their pension,

HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, by
command of the Queen, held a levee, on Saturday,
at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty.
Presentations to his Royal Highness at this Court
are to be considered by the Queen's pleasure as
equivalent to presentations to her Majesty.
The Prince of Wales, attended by his gentlemen
in waiting, arrived from Marlborough House about
two o'clock, and was received by the great officers
of State of the Queen's Household.

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred (attended by
Major Cowell), his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge (attended by his equerry, Col. Tyrwhitt),
and his Highness Prince John of Glucksburg (at..
tended by Baron Guldencrone) were present at the
levee.

Her Majesty's body guard of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen-at-Arms was on duty in the State
Saloons, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Sir William Topham, the lieutenant of the corps.
The Yeomen of the Guard on duty were under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sutton, the
adjutant of the corps.

The Prince of \Vales entered the Throne Room
accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Alfred,
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his
Highness Prince John of Giuckaburg, and attended
by the Esrl of St. Germans, G.C.8., Lord Steward;
Viscount Sydney, G.C.8., Lord Chamberlain ; the
Marquis of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse ; Lord
Alfred Paget, M.P., Clerk Marshal ; Viscount Bury,
M.P., Treasurer of her Majesty's Household; Vis 4
count Castlerosse, M.P., Vice-Chamberlain ; the

Marquis of Abercorn, Acting Groom of the Stole ;
Lord Be Tablet, Lord in Waiting to the Queen ;
Lord Alfred Hervey, Lord in Waiting to the Prince;
Lieutenant-General Knollys, Comptroller and Trea-
surer of the Prince's Household; Lieut.-General
Sir Henry Bentinck, K.C.8., Groom in Waiting to
the Queen ; the Hon. R. H. Meade, Groom in
Waiting to the Prince; Major-General F. Hugh
Seymour, Equerry to the Queen ; Lieut.-Colonel
Keppel, Equerry to the Prince, and the pages of
honour in waiting—Mr. H. J. Loftus and Alt.
Paget.

The Archduke Maximilian of Austria.
SUNDAY, March 13.

His Imperial Highness the Archduke Maximilian
of Austria, the future Emperor of Auttria, accom'
panied by the Archduchess and a numerous suite,
arrived at Calais, by special train from Paris, tbl3
morning, at 1 o'clock, and embarked immediately
on board a special steamer, the Breeze, the last new
mail steamship of the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway Company. The Breez3, against a strong
tide and wind, perfrrmed the voyage to Dover is
two hours.

Oa arrival at Dover their Imperial Highnesses
proceeded to the Ship Hotel, and partook of break'
fast, and at 4 o'clock left by special train on 00
London, Chatham, and Dover Railway for London'
arriving at Victoria Station at 5.50 a.m., the dig'
tance from Dover to London, 78 miles having been
run in one hour and 50 minutes.

The Archduke and Duchess were received at
Dover and accompanied to London by Mr. J. 6'
Martin, the superintendent of the London'
Chatham, and Dover Railway Company.
The suite consisted of tl-4e Countess Zichy, the
Countess Trolonich, the Baron Dupont, thy Mar•
quis Curio, the Count Luzow, and the Chevalier
Scherzenlechner.

On arrival at Victoria Station the Imperial part/
proceeded at 00C3 to the Clarendon Hotel, where
apartments had been engaged for them.
The Archduke has been travelling in strict incog'
nito, under the title of Count Lacroma ; copse'
quently, all the usual receptions and salutes have
been dispensed with.
At an early hour yesterday their Imperial High'
messes proceeded to Marlborough-house, to pay a
visit to the King of the Belgians, the venerable
father of the Archduchess.
Later in the day the Princess of Wales drove 00
with the Archduchess.

Their Imperial Highnesses dined with the Prince
and Princess of Wales last night at Marlborough'
house, to meet the King of the Belgians.

HiS Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge Watj
honoured by the company of his Majesty the King of the
Belgians and their Royal Highnesses the Prince aza
Princess of Wales at dinner last evening at Gloucester
House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cato'
bridge and the Princess Mary, the Grand Duchess eh
Mecklenburg•Strelitz, and a select party were the Was'
trious guests.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
had a dinner party on Friday evening at her royal he
ness's residence at St. James's Palace.
PRINCE ARTHUR AT ALDERSHOT.—His
Highness Prince Arthur visited Aldershot Camp on Sate
day morning, when the troops, under the command of Lieu,,t.
Ganeral Sir J. L. Pennefather, were put through a variet7
of manomvres. The attention of his Royal Highness sle"
directed to the mode of lassoing guns, as practised by tli°
mounted troop of the Royal Engineers, and also the GOV
struction of a pontoon bridge.
The Duke of Newcastle is said to be progressia
favourably. His grace has taken the Countess of Caledori,l
house on Carlton House-terrace for the season, and 03P
take possession at Easter.
The Dowager Duchess of Beaufort and Lear
Geraldine Somerset arrived at their residence in
street, Berkeley-square, on Saturday, from spending eeTA,
ral weeks with the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort at 134'
minton.
Earl Craven has left town for Coombe Abbei:
near Coventry. The countess and daughter arrived Who
on Saturday from visiting the Earl of Sefton, and
Countess and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, at Croiteth
near Liverpool. rd
Lord Albert P. Clinton, R.N., of her Majesti
ship Nile, has arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-s4°r*

from the North American station.
Lord Edward P. Clinton has arrived at the o°o
hotel from Canada.
The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., tos
Mrs. Cardwell received the Earl de Grey and a
party at dinner on Saturday evening, at their house
Eaton-square.