The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-27 00:00:00

(From the Era.)

The earnest welcome accorded to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Kean on their appearance was followed frequently through-
out the evening by sudden bursts of spontaneous applause,
and at the conclusion a round of acilamations, again and
again renewed, demonstrated in the rrost emphatic manner
the public sense of the great treat tha; they had that night
enjoyed. Remembering that these cistinguished artistes
would in the course of a few more days be on their way to
Melbourne, the audience lingered yet to bestow another
affectionate expression of their good wishes and a more
triumphant proof of the high position which Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Kean have gained for therusehes in the estimation
of society could not have been manifested.
(From the Herald.)

That the final performance previous to Mr. and Mrs.
Kean's departure for Australia should have been so signal
a triumph was gratifying. Such a triumph, indeed, will
involve a repetition of the " Readings and Recitations" on
the retura of the accomplished pair from Australia, since
whoever was present last night must needs desire to see
again such another matchless exhibition of skill and inspi-
ration. Mr. and Mrs. Kean ware recalled after each per-
formance, and at the end made their appearance to a voci-
ferous and universal summons, and were received with the
utmost enthusiasm.

(From the Morning Advertiser.)
It would not be easy to overpraise the skill displayed
in these recitations, which were all characterised by the
perfection of the descriptive art, and drew from the audience
the most enthusiastic plaudits. Had not the programme
been too full to admit of repetitions, everything must have
been given in duplicate, Matters were, however, well
managed as to quantum as well as quality, and a highly
gratified audience retired at an early and decent hour.

THE PRECEDENCE OF EDINBURGH OVER DUBLIN.
—The correspondence between Sir George Grey
and the ♦arious parties concerned in the decision of this
question was published yesterday morning. The report of
Sir Bernard Burke, the Ulster King at Arms, to the Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland, together with the correspondence of
the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, has been forwarded to Sir
Charles Young, Garter King at Arms, for his remarks.
These are given as the last document produced in the case,
and the opinion of the Garter King at Arms appears to be
most decidedly in favour of Edinburgh.
ANOTHER, NEW METAL.—SIDERIUM.—In the
development of his invention for the production,
on a commercial scale, of the metal magnesium, which we
hope at no distant period to see extensively introduced as a
substitute for silver, Mr. E. Sonstadt, of Loughborough,
has discovered a new metal in the "carcase" remaining
when the chloride of magnesium is obtained by evaporating
and igniting the chlorides of magnesium and sodium. In
many of its reactions this new metal corresponds almost
precisely with iron, for which metal it has probably hitherto
been mistaken. The blue, as in the case of iron, is obtained
with the prussiates of potash, but, unlike iron, this bue is
unchanged, or only turned purple, by the addition of am-
monia, whatever the excess. When the precipitate by an
alkali is ignited, it is reduced to a dark spongy mass before
the blow- pipe or charcoal with great ;difficulty ; this mass
does not fuse, and is not in the least magnetic. The new
metal appears, at present, to occur invariably in connection
with magnesium, which cannot be entirely freed from it.
Mr. Sonstadt has separated the oxide of the metal, but the
process is so tedious that a grain in three weeks is about
the present rate of production. We shall shortly be en-
abled to publish more complete details with reference to
the new metal,—aming Journal.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

(Per the Persia.)

NEW YORK, JUNE L 7, 1 p.m.

The Indiana enrollment excitement continues. A
general disinclination to submit to the draft is ap-
parent all over the country.
A military board has been appointed to settle the
claims of Generals Butler, Fremont, Al'Clellan)
Banks, and Dix for military precedence of rank.
Mr. Vatlandigham has arrived at Wilmington
en route for Nassau.

Senator Cameron has made a speech at Harris-
burg, declaring that the neglect of Pennsylvania by
the Administration was reckless and disgraceful,
and urging the appointment of Gen. M.Clellan or
Franklin to command the militia for the protection
of the State.

The latest advices from Gen. Lee state that he
has pushed a very large force up the Shenandoah
Valley, and there is no doubt that he is throwing
'ais whole army towards Maryland and the interior
of Pennsylvania, and not moving to give battle on
Bull Run.

General Hill's corps has been seen in the neigh-
bourhood of Point of Rocks, and the Confederates
have invested Harper's Ferry on the Virginia side.
The Baltimore correspondent of the New York
Herald says :—" General Ewell with 18,000 men
has the advance of General Lee's army, and Lee,
with Hill and Longstreet, is moving northward,
and keeping between Ewell and Hooker. General
Hooker is moving to follow Lee wherever he goes,"
General Fitzhugh Lee is reported to have been
severely wounded,
The Confederates under General Jenkins, 3,500
strong, are encamped around Chambersburg. News
is awaited of their future movements.

The steamer Norwegian was wrecked on the 4th
on St. Paul's Island, in a dense fog. All the pas-
sengers, crew, mails, and baggage were saved.
Official advices from Vicksburg to the 12th inst.
report that the siege was progressing favourably.
The Confederates occupy Canton and Yazoo
city in force. Richmond papers of the 13th inst.
assert that General Johnstone has cut his way
through Grant's lines with his whole army, by
which it was expected he could raise the siege.
This news is not generally credited, but there is no
doubt that Johnstone, largely reinforced, is ad-
vancing against Grant.
President Lincoln has sent a reply to the com-
mittee, who forwarded him the resolutions passed
at the Albany Vallaudigham meeting. The Presi-
dent says that the ordinary law courts are inade-
quate to the emergency. He continues military
arrests, and the suspension of the Habeas Corpus
Act are constitutional whenever public safety
demands it.

"Mr. Vallandigbam was arrested by the military
because he was warring against the military, by
labouring to prevent the raising of troops and en-
couraging desertion." President Lincoln states
that he does not know whether in his own discre-
tion he would have arrested Mr. Vallandigham, but
he thinks commanders in the field better judges of
particular cases. He will discharge Mr. Vallan-
digham as soon as he can by any means believe that
public safety will not suffer by it.
The privateer Clarence, the tender of the Florida,
has captured seven brigs and schooners off Virginia
Cape. The captain of the Clarence transferred his
guns to the barque Sacony, which he captured, and
burned the Clarence. Twenty-five Federal vessels
have left Northern ports to capture the Sacony and
the Coquette.
The privateer Japan captured the ship Dictator.
It is rumoured that the privateer was seen fifteen
miles north-west of Cape Room.
The Spanish steamer Soler, from Havanna to
Mobile, was wrecked on the 26th ult. The cargo
was worth five hundred thousand dollars.

NEW YORK, JUNE 17 (Morning).

General Lee, with an army estimated at 100,000
men, including 30,000 cavalry, has commenced an
offensive campaign against the Northern States, the
plans of which are not yet fully developed.
The following are the operations up to the pre-
sent time :

General Jackson's old corps, commanded byEwell,
supposed to number 18,000 strong, passed through
Culpepper last week, en route for the Shenandoah
Valley. On Saturday last Ewell attacked Milroy
at Winchester, and on Sunday night carried the
outer works of Winchester by storm. Milroy then
spiked his guns, and retreated towards Harper's
Ferry, but was interrupted on the Martinsburg
Road, and compelled to cut his way through, reach-
ing Harper's Ferry with the loss of 2,000 men. On
Saturday night the Confederates captured Perry-
ville and the small Federal forts at that point, and
on Sunday night they attacked Martinsburg, com-
pelling the Federals there to retreat to Harper's
Ferry.
On Monday morning the Confederates occupied
Hagerstown, Maryland, advancing northward from
there in three columns, each column said to consist
of 5,000 cavalry, with infantry and artillery.
On Monday night the Confederates occupied
Greencastle and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
They were reported to be still at Chambersburg at
midnight yesterday, and it is not known whether
they propose to march from Chambersburg to
Harrisburg, Pittsburg, or Baltimore. In conse-
quence of General Lee's movements, General
Hooker's whole army including the forces on the
south side of the Rappahannock, left Falmouth on
Sunday morning, marching to Fairfax station, via
Dumfries, and arriving at Fairfax on Monday
night. Belle Plaine end Acquia Creek were
bandoned, and Hooker's base of supplies trans-
ferred to Alexandria.

General Hooker's army at present occupies the
old Bull Run battle ground, and the line of the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad.

General Lee's main army is said to have crossed
the river at Rappahannock station, and to have
moved off towards Warrington, and General Lee
is now supposed to be on the westerly side of Bull
Run Mountains, somewhere about White Plains or
Front Royal.
A. battle on the old Bull Run battle ground is
expected.

It was rumoured yesterday that General Lee, by
a flank movement, had cut off and captured the
entire sixth corps of General Hooker's army.

General Lee's invasion has created an immense
sensation throughout the Northern States. Presi-
dent Lincoln has called out 120,000 militia from
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Western Virginia, Ohio,
and New York, for six months service. The Go-
vernors of the different States responded promptly,
and the New York seventh regiment and several
others leave for Harrisburg to-day. The Governor
of Pennsylvania has called upon the Governor of
New Jersey for the services of the nine months
soldiers just returned. Several regiments volun-
teered.

The Governor of New Jersey also issued a stirring
appeal to the people of Pennaylvania, not to stand

quibbling about 6 months service, but to close their
business and go to Harrisburg.
The Mayor of Philadelphia yesterday ordered all
business places to be closed, and the men to join the
military organization.

Troops are hurrying to Harrisburg and prepara-
tions are making for defence.
The Governors of all the Northern States are
organising to send all the militia they can.
General M'Clellan Went to Albany to assist The
Governor in organising and forwarding troops. A
cry for his reappointment is again raised.
It is reported that the Confederates are burning
and destroying along their route, bat this is not
confirmed.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JUNE 17, 1 P.M.
Money easy. Gold 451,- premium. Stocks quiet.
New York Centrals, 1181 ; Illinois, 1041 ; Erie, 94.
The Scotia's advises have depressed breadstuffs,
and the advance quoted was not maintained at the
close.

Gold sold at 50 per cent. prem. this morning.

QUEENSTOWN, JUNE 27.

The Royal mail steamship Persia arrived here at
2 a.m. to-day with 200 passengers. She landed the
mails, telegrams, and 10 passengers, and proceeded
at 2.15 a.m. All well.

JAPAN.

NEW YORK, JUNE 17.

Advices received here from Japan to the 11th May,
announce that the British Admiral had demanded a
large indemnity, and the surrender of Mr. Richard-
son, failing which, before the 26th May, England
and France would declare war. 13 war vessels
were at Ganagwa, The natives had all left.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
CRACOW, JUNE 27.

The Polish leader Andrnszkiewicz has occupied
Lomza, Styczn, and Grajewo in the Government of
Augustowo.

A sanguinary engagement occurred at Serolk on
the 22d.

Executions continue to take place by order of the
Russian Government. Micewiez, Ancypa, and
Korsak were shot at Mohilew upon the 18th, and
Zietinski was executed at Kiew. Czarnecki,
Micewicz, and Bakiewicz have been hung at
Siedlce and Piotrkow.

Two sanguinary conflicts have occurred at Iiro•
lowymost and Luebrieski, in Lithuania,

POSEN, JUNE 27.

A private letter from Warsaw, on the 25th inst.,
states that the revolutionary National Government
has appointed Government Commissioners to be
attached to every military command.

It has been further decreed that all Poles remain-
ing in the service of the Russian army within the
frontiers of Poland, as existing in 1772, after the
Ist of August next, shall be exiled, shall be deprived
of their civil and political rights, and be declared
to have forfeited their honour as citizens.

POSEN, JUNE 24.

The Posener Zeitung of to-day, says :7
" The audacity of the Polish ltevolutionary
Government is really astonishing. Up to the
present time its terrible effect has appeared to be
confined to Russian Poland. Now it seems about
to extend its terrorism also to the province of
Posen. A Prussian patrol found three persons
hanging nearly close together in the forest
of Powitz, district Wreschen, on the 21st instant.
The bodies have not yet been identified, but it may
be assumed with tolerable certainty that they are
the remains of Prussian subjects who have probably
refused obedience to the decrees of the Central
Committee.

The clothing of the murdered men showed them
to have belonged to a respectable class.

BRUSSELS, JUNE 26.

News received here from Cracow gives the de-
taills of a sanguinary engagement which took place
upon the 20th, near Komorow, in the palatinate of
Cracow. Count Jules Tarnowski was mortally
wounded by a ball in the forehead, while gallantly
leading on a body of volunteers to storm the im-
portant position of Komorow. Upon the following
day the Russians committed frightful excesses,
murdering the wounded and shooting the pri-