The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-23 00:00:00

MELBOURNE AND HOBSON'S BAY.

ing telegrams :

The traffic receipts on this company's line, six miles in
length, for the five weeks ending the 24th September last
amounted to £6,291, or £2lO per mile per week, and for the
corresponding period of 1862 to £6,832, or at the rate of
£228 per mile per week, showing a decrease of £541, or £lB
per mile per week in the receipts as compared with the cor-
responding period of last year.

INCORRIGIBLE.—Since we first addressed the
public, we have had occasion to say a good many
unpleasant things about a variety of people, and we should
be the last to deny the right of others to criticize us. Our
readers know pretty well what sort of phraseology they
may expect to find in these columns, and they may be sure
that there is no intention of making any change. Be the
defects of our vocabulary what they may, they are not
likely to be remedied. Those who read this journal know
what to expect, and those who do not like it may leave it
alone.--Saturday Review.
LARGE LEGACY TO MR. DISRAELL—We are glad
to announce, on the authority of the Liverpool
Courier, that the lady resident at Torquay, who, it will be
remembered, became so great an admirer of Mr. Disraeli, is
just dead, and has left a very handsome legacy to the right
hon. gentleman. The amount of tho legacy we believe, is
£40,000, and Mr. Disraeli is also appointed sole executor
under the will of the deceased. This lady was in no way
related to the Conservative leader, but was an entire
stranger to him.
YOUTHFUL AND MIDDLE-AGED NOVELISTS.—.
" Vivian Grey" and " Falkland" were the produc-
tions of mere boys. Mr. Dickens and Mr. Kingsley were
young men when they ranged themselves amongst the
followefs of Defoe and Henry Fielding. The case
was
otherwise in the last century. " Robinson Crusoe" made
its first appearance when the author of " The True-born
Englishman" was in his 59th year. " Joseph Andrews"
and " The Vicar of Wakefield" came from writers who
had left boyhood far behind them. Satuuel Richardson was
as
o
over 50 years of age when morality was encouraged and
amShanpd period
d of ,ru
life°nett began to
write than
Lawrence
t most
the
sfitr
os tf
virtue
wreawsaardneadiddinie.tahgeetipmagaens
f " Pamela"
when he publishedt
wo i
voPl
contemporariesru:Lsvolumes
fiction
of"aTt
inr nistra earlier
art, but he had seen and done much
ere he penned " The Adventures of Roderick Random" ;
and when search in a
parish
waather egister destroyed the pleasant
fiction that " Evalina"work of a young lady only
was
seventeen years old, it found that " Little Burney"
had entered her twenty-sixth
applause
year ere she published the
tale which won the
ak of Samuel Johnson and
Bt e,—.athomui;c

The Canada experienced severe easterly weather
throughout her passage.
The Canada brings no later news via Halifax,
telegraphic communication between that place
and New York having been interrupted.
NEW YOltli, Nov. 10 (Afternoon).

General Lee has retreated beyond the Rapidan.
General Meade is still pressing forward ; his army
has reached Culpepper Court-house.
General Buford's cavalry has occupied Culpepper.
The object of General Meade's movement is to
divert the Confederates from operating against
General Burnside. The latter is reported to have
been superseded by General Foster.
Rumours are current that General Burnside has
met with a disaster.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (Evening).
A body of 9,000 Confederates is on its march
to attack General Blunt, who is proceeding with
1,800 cavalry and an immense supply train to Fort
Smith, Arkansas.
Gen. Meade's movement to the Rappahannock
completely surprised the Confederates. Nearly all
their force on the north side of the river was cap-
tured.
The Southern journals anticipate an early en-
gagement in Chattanooga. They consider Grant's
late movements in Lookout Valley have counter•
acted the advantage Bragg gained at Chickamauga,
and may enable Grant to winter i❑ Chattanooga.
A portion of Federal General Sherman's forces
is reported to be advancing from Tuscalouse on
Selina, Alabama.
The Confederates who are operating against
Burnside have occupied London, Tennessee, 23 miles
from Knoxville. It is rumoured that an engage-
ment has taken place between this force and Burn-
side, resulting unfavourably to the latter.
The Confederates have been defeated in two en-
gagements in Western Virginia.
Gen. Banks' expedition, consisting of 17 trans-
ports and three war vessels, left New Orleans on
the 27th ult., it is supposed for Sabine Pass.
President Jeff. Davis made a speech at Charles-
ton. He believed Charleston never would be taken.
But if captured, he desired the city should be a mass
of ruins. If Charleston was beleaguered on every
side, reinforcements would be sent in proportion to
the strength.
It is semi-officially announced that Mr. Seward
has received information that the French Govern-
ment has stopped the building of Confederate iron-
clads in French ports.
Mechanics and other large bodies of working men
in New York and in Boston have struck for higher
wages, stopping the construction of Government
vessels, and injuring other branches of trade.
The steamer Panama, from Mexico, has arrived
at New York to coal. She has Marshal Forey on
board, who has gone incognito to visit the Falls of
the Niagara.
Southern journals assert that the prisoners at
Richmond receive proper food.
The steamer Mail has been captured, and has
arrived at Key West.
The schooners Herald, Martha, and Jane have
been captured. _

ATLANTA, Nov. 4.

The Yankees maintain possession of Racoon Val-
ley, having been heavily reinforced. They shell
our forces incessantly. The Yankee advancl
has
reached Florence. We occupy Loudon, which
places us within 23 miles of Knoxville and behind
the defences of the enemy. The enemy arc rioting
near Huntsville, committing great depredations.
Bragg can muzzle the telegraph, but he cannot
the mails. The enemy have gained important ad-
vantages within the last 48 hours, which, unless
they are counteracted, will place the question of
subsisting his army at Chattanooga beyond all
doubt. The commander at Rome has received a
telegram from Selma, Alabama, stating that
heavy force of Yankee mounted infantry had
reached Tuscaloosa en route for Selma. They
come from Tupelo by the same route that Bragg's
army came by last summer.
General Grant is said to have telegraphed to the
War Department that two of General Burnside's
advanced positions have been assailed and captured
by the Confederates, who made prisoners of parts
of two regiments that were holding possession at
the time.
The Richmond papers contain the following '—
Headquarters, Army of Northern
Virginia.
General S. Cooper,—ln advance of a detailed
report, I have the honour to submit, for the inforfmthae-
tion of the department, the follovving outlhined oesi n
recent operations of this army
With
of bringing on an engagement with thet eFedergal
army, which encamped around Culpepper Court-
house, extending to the Rapidan, this a crossed
that river on the 9th inst., and advanced rm
hy y
way of
Madison Court-house. Our progress was neces-
sarily slow, as the march was by circuitous and
concealed roads, in order to avoid the observation
of the enemy.
Near that place the co mmands of Stuart and Lee
united on the afternoon of the lit , and after a
severe engagement drove the enemy's cavalry across
ek with severe loss. On the morn-
the ibppallaralo
ing of the 12th the army marched in two columns,
with the design of reaching the Orange and Alex_
andria Railroad, north of the river, and interrupt-
ing the retreat of the enemy;
General Fitz-Lee, with his
remainedholdourlines
south of the Rapidan. General Stuart, with Hamp-
ton's division, moved on the right of the column,
With of his commande attacked mn.
h
With a the ad-
-ranee of the enemy near James City, on the 10th,
and drove them back towards Culpepper; 'Our main
body arrived near that place on the 11th inst., and
discovered that the enemy had retreated towards
the Rappahannock, ruining or destroying his stores.
We were compelled to halt during the rest of the
day to provision the troops, but the cavalry under
General Stuart continued
to
guard towards the press the enemy's rear
Rappahannock. A large force of
Federal cavalry in the meantime had crossed the
Rapidan after our movements begun, but was
repulsed by General Fitz-Lee and pursued towards
Brandy Station.

After a skirmish with some of the Federal cavalry 1
at Jeffersontown, we reached the Rappahannock at
Warrenton Springs in the afternoon, where
the passage of the river was disputed by
cavalry and artillery. The enemy was
driven off by a detachment of oura cciaavalraty,
bat,
aided by a small force of infantryh
IRt rthe march
tery. Early next morning
was resumed, and the two ehol
when another halt was
(the -s''reunited at
Warrenton in the afternoon, witi:
provisions. The
made to supply the troops
enemy fill back rapidlyalongtroops with
the line of the rail-
road, and early on the l 4atrh:tyh the pursuitowin s
bywas
way co no-i,
tinnad, a portion of
towtairicels Bristol station, and the
New Baltimore
by the main body of the cavalry,
rest, accompanied
same e
point by Auburn Mills and
proceeded to thei•, r the former place a skirmish took
Greenwich.
ni‘'GLaen. Ewell's advance and the rear-
guardplace betwhece
enemy,
which was forced back and
of t
rapidly pursued. The retreat of the enemy was con-
ducted by several direct parallel reads, while our
troops Were compelled to march by diffiellit and

front.
The wilily of the latter advanced the following
day, and sonie skirmishing occurred at Buckland.
Gen. Stuart, with II anapton'a division, retired
slowly towards Warrenton, in order •
to draw the
enemy in that direction, fulls exposing, his flank.
and rear to Gen. Lee, who moved from Auburn and
attacked him near Buckland. As soon tV,.I Gen.
Stuart heard the sound of Gen. Lee's gune, he
turned upon the enemy, who, after a stubborn- re-
sistance, broke and fled in confusion, pursued by
Gen. Stuart nearly to Haymerket, and by Gen. Leo
to Gainesville. Here the Federal infantry was en-
countered, and after capturing a number of them
during the night, the, cavalry slowly retired before
their advance on the following day,when the move-
ment of the army from the Rapidan commenced.,
Gen. Imboden was instructed to advance down the'
valley and guard the gaps of -' n.ountains on our
left. This duty was well per...__ ; oft cr,
and on the 18th he marched upon Cllarlestons.6.l6,
succeeded by a well concerted plan in stir
-
rounding the place and capturing nearly the
whole force stationed there and all their stores and
transportation. Only a few escaped to Harper's
Ferry. The enemy advanced from that place in
superior numbers to attack General Imboden, who
retired, bringing off his prisoners and captured
property, his command suffering very little loss,
and inflicting some damage on thepursuing column.
In
the course of these operations 2,436 prisoners
were captured, including 41 commissioned officers.
Of the above number 434 were taken by General
Imboden.
A more complete account, with state-
ments of our loss in
killed wounded, and pri.
soners, will be for warded
as soon as the neceesary
official reports have been received.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
R. E. LEE, bimetal.
Official John Withers, A. A. General.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW Your, Nov. 10 (Evening).
Money continues tight. The stringency of the
money market exercises a marked depressing influ-
ence upon stocks, which are again lower. New
York Centrals, 133 ; Illinois Shares, 1171 ; Erie,
1027; ; 6 per Cent. United States Bonds, 1081,
Gold, 45-';" per cent. premium, showing a decline of
per cent. since yesterday. Exchange on London
—Bankers' bills, NO. Cotton dull ; middling up-
land, 841 c.

THE OUTWARD AMERICAN MAILS.
QUEENSTOW'N, Nov. 22.
The royal mail steam ship Scotia arrived here at
7 p.m. to-day, embarked mails, passengers, and tho
latest telegrams, and proceeded for New York. All
well.

RIOT AT GUILDFORD,

The soldiers who have, in consequence of the
threatened Guy Fawkes riots, been quartered at
Guildford for some time, returned on Thursday to
Aldcrshott. Late on Saturday night the " guys"
took advantage of their absence, to come out.
"Ri riTrar'ffrffr iti-eic—tt-rtrell h-lei-nd pen s and ->-.
dressed as "guys," entered the town from the direc-
tion of Stoke's-fields, and, proceeding, along the
Stoke-road, broke the windows of Messrs. Impey
and Bower, two special constables, who had, it
seems, given their party some cause of cffence.
Proceeding to the upper part of the town, they
turned round the corner of the Ram Inn, and
alarmed the whole neighbourhood with their shouts.
They then broke the panels of the shutters and
shop windows of Mr. Weale, linendraper, having
wrenched the shutters from their places, and broken
two large windows each valued at £7O. Nor did
the upper windows share a better fate. The fram-
ing was broken, and other parts of the woodwork
shivered to pieces, and rot a single pane was left
whole. This was the work of only a few minutes.
Mr, Weale's son, who is the secretary of the 13th
Surrey Rifle Volunteer Corps, ran in undress to the
door armed for the protection of himself and relatives, should the " guys" attempt anything further
than mere destruction of property ; but, happily,
when he reached the door the 4. guys"
had gone
in the direction of the house of Mr. Henry Piper,
ex-mayor, on the Merrow-road. An alarm had
been given, and the bell of the Town-hall was
loudly rung, when about 20 membe-rs of the 21th
s con-
Surrey Rifles and a number of the
stables assembled. An explosion of fireworksspecial
some shouting being heard in the direction a and
Chapel-street (lower down
the town) they wer©
ordered thither, but there were found
P nothing de-
manding their services. At m
s ing trhn. a t
mifontehyey,
on
nrecweihviecdh
a good round sum tPhreoyna
would
Mr. Piper refused to give them Otipinejrlsrethtehe" hgouuysse':
demanded money,
they
Piper
w threatenedas very
imill, and thembHegegetdoltdhem
to thatesis
desist, but
this entreaty they utterly disregarded, and at once
cinomtliiheenfreoendt
were also destroyed.T
theiraoor attack.'i'hc They completely broke
huop
,egr
oayns
thenlower w
disbandedwindows
for the night, throwing away their bludgeons, and
even their dresses. Sword sticks and unexploded
fireworks were found yesterday morning in the
streets. Mr. Weale's and Mr. piper's premises
have since been boarded up. We aro told that
three of the " guys" who aided in these disgraceful
proceedings are known, and that they will bo
brought before the magistrates. It
is said that
large rewards are to he offered for the detection
and conviction of any of the other ringleaders.

--- • as the
the following The Echo de 1 Oise gives
series of guests at
complete list of the seconds
names
have been already
Com-
piegne, some of whose
the 'Marquis of Hertford,
Princess de Metternichd,a,
madame Boudet, the
given :_t, The Princes Anna Murat, Prince and
the Duke do FerdinAanffairs
and Madame Drouyn.
Minister o;': Foreign Affairs
Dufferin, the Prince do
Count and Countess du
Gerace, Count
11:1,ett,
Count Komar, M. Meeriroee,
de LbuyS, Lord and
BLeuasdsy,
Chasscloup-
m..LAauuber, of the Institute ; the Marquis
Lagrange, General Souniain,
de
l Mellinet, the
Marquis and
Marquise de
Genera
setenndati‘oir:
aronne do Vassart, M. Conneau,
Gallifet, the B
, Madame Doutour, Count de Goltz, Baron
rquise
duo,, Madame
Alphonse de Rothschild, Count and
Countess de Faverney, Count de la Poem, Viscount
Aguado, Baron Haustanann, M. B. Alvares do
Tolled°, M. A. Alvares de Tolled°, M. Dcsva.-
s, M. 5
6 Troern,
. Saavedra, Countess
d
njoYun'teesdsr°g Mtephanie 'Paschen de la
Pagerie, M. Souffroy, M. Hidalgo,
r aen iinaebeo
niet, M. Osso do LOP' ViM. Leon Cog-
Ckneral raubert, M. Violet-
Leduc, Baron and Ilarcoane Bryens, the Duke de
:Touchy, Count de Talleyrand-Perigord, Miss
Vaughan' M. and Madame Arcos, Captain and
Madame Al a g han."
MINERAL STATISTICS OF GREAT BRITAIN FOIL
1862,
recently published 'ay Mr. Robert Hunt, of
the School of Mines. The quantity of gold extracTdl,
5,209 oz.; silver, 686,123 oz.; tin, 8,476 tons ; zin, 25
ef
0_
tons ; coal, 51,638,338 tons ; representing a total value
alu
£34,691,037. The quantity of coal sent to themosoo,ror i'
000
during the past year was 5,000,000 tons, of which 3,500,000
tons were seaborne.
A Cußfous DISCOVERY has recently been
to the
made
in California of a pyramid, similar in construction
atones average
Egyptian pyramids, only smaller. The
six feet in length, and from one foot to three feet in thick-
ness.

THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,"
-a.. Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,
tau. be had Every Evening, of

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