The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-24 00:00:00

TM?, LOYAL ACADEMY.

Earl STANHOFE called the aV ention of the house to
the present position of the Royal Academy, and asked what
further steps with respect ti it were in contemplation by
the Government, He took the opportunity of referring at
length to the present state of the National Gallery and the
Royal Academy, the complaints of artists with re-
spect to the bad display of their works, and
various other subjects, all of which, he raid, was occasioned
by the present inadequate space of the existing building,
He regretted the decision the House of Commons had
arrived at the other evening, and hoped he should hear some
satisfactory explanation from the noble earl, the President
of the Council, as to the futm, intentions of the Government,

(I,ErT SPEARING.)

The American Blockade,

NASSAU, May 12—Arrived, the steamer Badger,
from Liverpool via St. Thomas (and coaled 25th for
St. John, New Brunswick); 16th, the steamers Will
o'- the Wisp, from WilmingUn, North Carolina
(coaled 26th f.r St. John, Now Brunswick, and re-
turned June 4 from Wilmington, North Carolina);
the G. .M‘Caw, from Liverpool via Bermuda (and
coaled 26th for St. John, New Brunswick) ; the
Rothesay Castle, from Charleston viz Abaco; 23d,
the For, from Liverpool (end coaled Jane 4 for St.
John, New Brunswick). Coae.-I—May 9, the
:steamer a:quette, for St. John, New Brunswick ;
10th, the Lucy and G.meral WLiting; 27th, the
steamer Rose, for St. John, New Brunswick; 2Sth,
the Lucy, do. ; June 3, the steamers Annie and
Syron, for S. Tolle, New Brunswick ; 4th, the
steamers A:ice and C,-,quette, ciao. (rue Steamers
Lucy and Coluette, both reported abc?re !,,s hiving
coaled twice, no doubt arrived from Wilmingtin,
North Carolina, but are not naentioncd).
BERMUDA—Arrived, the steamer Pevensey from
Wilmington.

MOBILE, June 6—This :morning the steamer
Diregan, in attempting to run the blockade, was
captured. She had an assorted cargo,

WILMINGTON, June 3—Ua June 2, at half-past
3 a.m., the United States steamer Victoria, Capt.
Alfred Everson, chased ashore under the guns of
Fort Caswell the blockade runner Georgiana .M‘Caw.
She was boarded by boats from the Victoria, under
command of Mister's Mate Wm. Moody and Second
Assistant El,gineer T. Hinelino, who secured her
captain and 29 of the crew and three passengers :
14 escaped to the shore. Among those captured is
a bearer of despatches from Paris and London to
hichmond. On searching their baggage very im.
portant any interesting documents were found from
parties ecross the water, cle,.rly proving the
treachery of certain persons in New York and Bal-
timore. The Georgiana M'C'evr was from Nassau,
bound for -Wilmington, partially laden with pro-
visions, &c. The Victoria's men set fire to bar in
several places, and at daylight Fort Caswell and
batteries opened a heavy fire on their boats with
shot and shell, which compelled them to retire
without completing her destruction.

BOSTON, June 10—The schooner Nancy Mills
reports that a British steamer left St. George, Ber-
muda, on the night of the 4th inst. for 'Wilmington,
North Carolina. She was commanded by Captain
Nhffit, late of the Florida, and her mate was the
men who shot the engineer of the Chesapeake.
She had five heavy guns on freight.