The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUE DAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1864.

NOTICE.

ASECOND EDITION OF " BARBARA'S
HISTORY," by AMELIA B. EDWARDS, will be ready
on Thursday, March 24, in 3 vols.
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-
street.

AfR. HENRY J. BYRON. the popular
DramAtte Authrx, will commence a NEW NOVEL
in the APRIL NUMBER of TEM t'LE BAR MAGAZINE,
ready on Wednesday next, price Is.
Office, 122, Fleet-street.

H
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W. it
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THIS EVENING. wiil be performed the new and success-
ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FA1:1-',1', embracing the entire
company of this establishment, with augmented baud and
chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the
following talented artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry,
almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &o.

CANTERBURY HALL.
The Fairy Entertainment, entitled
PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS!
Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander-
veil, author of the celebrated " Enchanted Hash," and en-
ables Mr. Morton, with the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical
Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before
contemplated, and which have all peen duly registered by
him and Mr. .T. H. Weston under the title of The Ghost in
the Magic Fountains." By this n,w arrangement, that
which is in reality no,hing but a shadow. becomes to all ap-
pearance endowed with life, and when "Fame" takes her
flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek
their beds in the Cry;f al Waters, form a coup d'ccil of bemLity
unparalleled even in fairy romance.
Prince Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley.
The Marvellous Illusion will take place every Evening' at
half-past Nine o'c'ock.
All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as
usual, in a•idition to the above.

Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, ls.
Open every Evening.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA.-
The ROYAL CIRQUE of the NETHERLANDS.—
Triumphant Success.—EVEßY EVENING at Seven.
Morning Performances on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at
Two o'clock.

ROYAL ALHAMBIt A.
The ROYAL CIRQUE of the NETHERLANDS.
This, the first Company in the World, wtll appear EVERY
EVENING, for a limited period. Mons. FRANCOIS
LOISSET, Director.

ROYAL A.LHAMBRA.-
The Lrrestest Fem'le Rider of the Age, the wondrous
Millie. LOUISE LOISSET.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA._
The New and Elegant BALLET DIVERTISEMENT
EVERY EVENING.

NEW AND MAGNIFICENT ADDITIONS—PERIOD 1399.
IifADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL
_VA_ GALLERY; established 23 years at the Bazaar,
Baker-street.

Full-length models of HENRY IT., of ENGLAND, and
his QUEEN, JANE of NAVARRE, in the splendid costumes
of the period, copied from ancient manuscripts, being a con-
tinuation of British Kings and Queens from the Conqueror,
are now added.

Admission, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 till dusk,
and from 7 till 10.

ARGYLL It 00M S, Windmill-street,
Piccadilly,
IS OPEN EVERY EVENING.
During the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance
Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele-
brated Argyll Band, forty in number.
Doors Open tt Half-past 8, commence at 9.
Admission is.
Manager, M. GRENET.

44A, MADDOX-STREET. REGENT-STREET, W.
THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM.
Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the
Astecs ; Bushman and Wife ; Julia Pastrana and Infant;
Eng and Shang, the SiamesP Twins; and upwards of 3,000
Models, Natural Preparations, ttc. Egyptian Mummies,
unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor
Gentlemen only).

ff.PURNI I'UR.E, CARPETS, B EDDING, and
11: FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in
the kingdom, regardless of amount or disitance. First-class
goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to
Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select
rom, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground.
Every article warranted.
Clatl KGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR-
NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and
, are publishim,' an entirely New Edition of their un-
equalled _HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by
hdiu -able engravings of every description of Furniture and
i,easteafis, with prices attached. A copy sent g: atis and
post-free on application. This costly work also contains
complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised
tale:—' _ _

A Sit-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0
An Eight-roomed ditto
A Ten-roomed ditto ......
A Twelve-roomed ditto 391 11 0

Together with a eriee List of purified Belding, and a mass
of valuable informationto all requiring househ3ld furniture,
•arpets, or bedding. Ref erences kindlypermitted to Ciergy-
men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton,
Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, llyde, Plymouth,
Wells. Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborouet, Margate. Kidder-
minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking,
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COB [SETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptford.
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TEN PER CENT, MORTGAGE BONDS.-
STRAND MUSIC HALL COMPANY (Limited)
BONDS of £5O each, are now ready for issue, constituting a
First Charge upon the Property of the Company, repayable
in Three Years. and bearing Interest at £lO per Cent. per
Annum, payable halt-yearly. _ _

Apply at the Offices of the Company, W. Strand, W.C.
or to Mr. G. T. Taylor, Stec and Share Broker, 11, Token•
house-yard, E.G.
By Order of the Boarl,
FREDERIC LAWRANCE, Secy.

S'CRAND MUSIC HALL COMPANY
(Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY (41VEN, That NO APPLICA-
TIONS for the MORTGAGE .BONDS will be entertained
after WICDNESDAY next, thi"st3dtlast., for London, and
THURSDAY, the 24th inst., for the country.
By order of the Board.
FREDERICK LAWRANCE, Secretary.

SHAKSPERE SCHOOL OF THE ROYAL
DRAMATIC COLLEGE.
Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty the
QUEEN and his Royal Highness the PRINCE of
WALES.

The Council of the Royal Dramatic College, considering
that the present is a favourable opportunity for promoting
one of the main purposes of the Institution they have
founded, becr to invite public support in aid of the EREC PION
and ENDOWMENT of a SHAKSPERE SCHOOL for the
classical and general education, with scholarships, of the
Children of Actors or Actresses and Dramatic Authors—the
noblest and most fitting Monument to the memory of the
Player and Poet.

The Council of the Royal Dramatic College beg to apprize
the public, that all Subscriptions intended for the endow-
ment of the Snakspere School should be paid only to the
Master, New Theatre Royal Adclphi ; or to Messrs. Coutts,
Bankers, Strand, London.

A Public Meeting will shortly be held in the Royal Adelphi
Theatre to advance this object, of which due notice will be
given. The friends of education, ladies, noblemen, gentlemen,
and others interested in carrying out this design, are requested
to communicate with the undersigned.
BENJAMIN WEBSTER, Master.

Feb. 27, Ism-.
Committee Room (open from 11 till 4), 411, Strand.
Secretary, Mr. Thoxas Stuart.

SH 0 Rim AND.-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA-
PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d.

SHORTHAND.-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA-
PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d.

H 0 R 'P H A N D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO
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the 'MOST efficient -system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir
Rowland Hill.

ITADAME RACHEL, whose talents have gained
for her her world-renowned name, is the great restorer
of temale you 11, grace, and loveliness, by removing all im-
perfections, and giving the appearance of youth and beauty
to persons however advanced in years, which has caused her
name to stand as the marvel of the age. Madame Rachel begs
leave to say that all other persons pr, suming to style them-
selves enamellers and restorers of youth and beauty commit
a gross fraud upon lalies and the public at large, for many
persons have endeavoured to copy her wno are ignorant of
her beautiful art ; and who, by vendingdangerous cosmetics,
the principal ingredients in which are composed of the most
deadly leads and other injurious compounds, ha been the
means of blighting many a young and lovely face.-47A,
New Bond-street.

haustible, has been opened in the Punjaub. However, it
has been tried by the Punjaub Railway Company for its
locomotives, the chief engineerpronouncing most favourably
on it. The discovery has caused considerable interest in
the Punjaub ; for if it prove to be, as it is described, of a
quality equal if not superior to that found in Bengal, it will
secure the profitable working of an extension of the railway
in the Punjaub. The discovery of this vein has been made
at Pind Dadun Khan, about 150 mites northward from
Lahore, on the banks of the Jhelum, a littlo to the west of
the ordinary road to Peshawur, and contiguous to Mr. An-
drews' projected line between Lahore and Peshawur.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Bombay Gazette of Feb. 27.)
Notwithstanding the large arrivals of specie the money
market here is again becoming tight, and exchange has in
consequence advanced, closing at 2s. 18d. for Bank, and
2s. lid. for first-class credit bills. No change has taken
place in the Bank rate since our last report. The share
market has been dull, and prices of most descriptions of
stock have declined within the past week. The import and
export markets have been very dull, and prices are lower.
Operators are anxiously awaiting the further development in
continental politics, dreading the effect of an European war.
The up-country demand for goods has not set in as was ex-
pectel, although stocks aro known to be very light in the
interior. The dearness and scarcity of food is telling very
severely on the demand and must be taken into considera-
tion as being likely seriously to influence the course of the
market. A large breadth of the land that was formerly
sown in bread stuffs is now devoted to the cultivation of
cotton, and the districts which before the high prices of
cotton were not only self-feeding but enabled to export a
considerable surplus, are now importing in great quantity,
and as a consequence the price of all kinds of grain has ad-
vanced enormously. With the liberal supply of goods on
hand we cannot look for much improvement until the up-
country demand does set in. The markets of Calcutta and
Madras are reported as dull as our own, but it is probable
that some improvement will speedily take place in Calcutta,
when the demand for the North West commences.

AMERICA.

(EETJTER'S EXPRESS.)
(Per the Asia.)

NEW YORK, March 9.

There is no news of importance from the Army
of the Potomac. A reconnaissance on the sth to
Ely's Ford discovered very few rebels north of the
Rapidan. Rumours of General Meade's removal
from command are again current at Washington.
General Kilpatrick's cavalry expedition reached
Williamsburg, after having sustained a loss, vari-
ously estimated at from 150 to 500 men. General
Kilpatrick destroyed a large portion of the Vir-
ginia Central, and Richmond and Fredericksburg
Railroads, and several flour mills on the James
river. Skirmishing occurred at various points on
the roads, and on the Ist of March Kilpatrick passed
the outer line of the Richmond defences, and reached
a point only three miles from the city. The rebels
were found to be fully prepared for defence, and
some heavy artillery fighting ensued. Colonel
Dahlgren, with 500 men, after destroying the rail-
road at Goochland, was led into an ambush by a
negro guide, who was hung for his treachery on the
spot. Col. Dahlgren, who was a son of Commodore
Dahlgren, was killed, and his command suffered
severely, but finally cut its way back to the main
body. It was generally expected that this expedi-
tion would succeed in releasing the Union prisoners
in Richmond, and in making important captures.
Its failure is attributed to the early discovery of the
movement by the rebels, who were consequently
enabled to organise too formidable a resistance.
The Richmond Sentinel, of March 5, says that
papers found on the body of Col. Dahlgren, and
other evidences, prove that the intention of the
Federals was to give Richmond over to the soldiers
to sack, after which it was to be burned, nod that
for this purpose a force was detailed and provided
with oakum and turpentine. A column of troops to
co-operate with Kilpatrick was expected to be sent
up:the peninsula by Generalpatler ; but that force
had not appeared.
Advices from Knoxville to the sth state that
Longstrect was at Greenfield, and that a portion of
his force held Bull's Gap, 51 miles from Knoxville.
Very few of his troops are thought to have gone to
Georgia. The Federal advance was at Morristown,
42 miles from Knoxville. General Schofield is in
command. Longstreet's movements are still con-
sidered mysterious, and it is not known why he re-
treated from his strong position at Strawberry
Plains.

A dispatch from Chattanooga states that the re-
bels are passing the Federal lines, The Federal
advance has been withdrawn from Tunnel Hill to
Ringgold. A tremendous rise in the Tennessee
River had swept away the pontoon bridge at Chat-
tanooga.

Nothing official from General Sherman is known
to have been received yet, bat several reports re-
present that his army had retreated to ViCksburg,
bringing in a great number of negroes and live
stock captured on the march. Deserters state that
as soon as Sherman's advance upon Mindan was
known, a large force was sent from. Atlanta to
Montgomery, and 10,000 negroes were set to work
upon the defences of Montgomery. General
Withers, recently assigned by General Polk to the
command of Southern Alabama, was superintending
the work upon these fortifications, which were of
a very formidable character.

Confederate accounts state that General Sher-
man's army was at Canton, Aliesissippi, on the 26th
ult., in full retreat upon Vicksburg, with the rebel
cavalry harassing its rear and flank with decided
effect.

It was rumoured in New Orleans on the 29th
February that General Sherman had been totally
defeated at Chun key River, not far from Meriden,
and his army broken up, having sustained a loss of
15,000 men. General Polk had been very heavily
reinforced by Generals Breckinridge and Coliburn,
and had overwhelmed him. On the 27th of Feb-
ruary the rebels had possession of Sherman's line of
communication with Vicksburg, and had a heavy
cavalry force pressing the rear of his army. This
rumour is not credited, although theabsence of any
reliable intelligence from Sherman's command for
so long a time gives great reason for apprehension
that he has sustained a reverse.

Federal scouts bring in intelligence that the gar-
rison of Mobile is only 8,000 strong, but that the
city can make a desperate resistance in conse-
quence of its elaborate and formidable defen-
sive works, which comprise powerful fortifications
in the rear, and a network of cables and torpedoes
in the harbour. They have also four iron-clads
ready for action.
Reinforcements have been sent from Hilton Head
to Florida, and it is believed that the Federals can
hold their position at Jacksonville against any force
the rebels can bring against them. The rebels under
General Finnegan were between Ten Miles Run
and Baldwin. They admit their loss at the battle
of Olusta to have been severe.
Richmond papers announce more fighting in
Florida, and state that General Finnegan had driven
the Federals to within three miles of Jacksonville.
The Hilton Head correspondent of the IVew York
World writes that the Federal loss at the battle of
Olusta will nearly reach fifteen hundred, over 400
killed and wounded falling into the hands of the
rebels; and that the Florida expedition was under-
taken under direct orders from Washington, and
that its object was a political one.

It was rumoured in New Orleans that the com•
blued rebel forces of Generals Magruder, Kirby
Smith, and Dick Taylor, 20,000 strong, were ad-
vancing over the plains of Western Louisiana
against New Orleans. Also, that the Federals had
evacuated Brashear city, and were concentrating to
oppose the rebel advance.
Advices from North Carolina state that the rebel
ironclaEs in the Neuse, Roanoke, and Tar rivers,
were ready for service, and it was expected that,
conjointly with a heavy land force, they would
simultaneously attack Newbern, Plymouth, and
Washington. General Peek was making vigoron
preparations for their reception, The YakiyA