The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-30 00:00:00

MTLELLAN continue his advance, it will be taken
in its rear. It will, however, probably be a teaser
for the Fed era's. Its great elevation enabled it
to send eighteen shots through the Galenaot not
heavily iron-pleed vessel. Mortars are evidently
the best reliance of an assailant.
From Mobile, the neighbour port to Pensacola,
we learn that the latter has also fallen. The Con-
-1 federates destroyed the navy yard and forts there,
also, before they quitted it, and removed all the
public property. It is singular that we hear no-
thing of Mobile itself, the now sole remaining Con-
federate fort in the Gulf States, especially as we
had been informed that the attack on Fort Morgan,
I situated on one of the islands which commands the
entrance to its bay, had already commenced. The
most favourable prospect for the Confederates con-
' tinues to be in the West. BEAUREGARD is even
thought to have a larger army than HALLECK, and
hitherto all his attacks have been successful. The
Confederate chances there are proved by the extreme
anxiety at Washington, and by the embargo laid
on all intelligence fiorn the West which has not the
sanction of Government.

As we quite expected, the bold proclamation of
general HUNTER, emancipating the slaves of
Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina, because he
had proclaimed martial law, and martial law was
incompatible with slavery—has been annulled by
the PRESIDENT. He accompanies, however, the
disavowal with a declaration of his own powers—
in terrorem. He reserves the powers, in fact, arro-
gated by General HUNTER, to himself. As Com-
mander-in-Chief of the United States armies, it be-
longs to him to say when military exigencies, or the
necessities of Government, may require the emanci-
pation of sta c. iu tally state. But ho go.. further.
The Border States, hitherto, have been irritated,
rather than rendered compliant by the offer of the
Government to co-operate in purchasing the eman-
cipation of their slaves. The PRESIDENT now
" earnestly appeals to the people of these States."
He beseeches them to make their own arguments,
not to be blind to the signs of the times, not to
reject his proposition, nor to give occasion for future
lamentation, that. they have neglected an oppor-
tunity to do so much good. Such language in con-
nection with the numerous anti-slavery steps taken
since the beginning of the war, seems to show that
the North is becoming desperate on the slavery
question. Mr. LINCOLN has, up to this time, never
taken a step in advance of the people, and it may
therefore be fairly presumed that he sees the
Abolition tide swelling and rising, so as to be likely
to carry all before it. Congress is crowded with
all kinds of Emancipation Bills, under various
forms ; a little time ago we should have thought
none of them likely to be carried; but in the heat
of war the Abolition sentiment is evidently ripen-
ing fast.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in
Downing-street. All the Ministers were present.
Prince Theodore Zaque has arrived at Manrigy's
Hotel from Paris.

His Excellency the Ambassador of France and
the Countess de Flahaultentertained at dinner last evening
at Albert-gate House—their Serene Highnesses the Prince
and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Maria Marchioness
of Ailesbury, the Earl of St. Germans, the Earl and
Countess of Euston, the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon,
Lord and Lady Bagot, Lord Charles Bruce, Count Wimpffen,
Sir Henry and Lady Sophia Des Vamx, Mr. Henry Gre-
ville, etc. _ _ _

The Earl and Countess Stanhope received at
dinner last evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-place,
Mr. and Mrs. Grote, Mr. and Mrs. Ellice, Count de Las-
teyne, M. Wolowsky, Mr. Dslane, M. Victor Masson, M.
Doctor, Mr. Venables, Mr. Stevens, &c.
The Earl of Norbury arrived at the Pavilion
Hotel, Folkestone, on Wednesday, and left yesterday for the
Continent.

The name of the Marchioness of Clanricarde
was by mistake inserted in the list of the ladies patronesses
Count Borromeo has arrived at Maurigy's Hotel
from Milan.

The Countess de Vaila has arrived at Maurigy's
Hotel.

The Count de Piper and Mr. de Dinesen, Cham-
bellan aupras de la Cour de S.M. le Roi de Danemark et
(Meier sup. d'Artillerie, have arrived at the Brunswick
Hotel, Termyn-street, from Switzerland.

The Lady Henrietta Harvey and family have
arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from the
Continent.

Colonel the Hon. H. B. Bernard and Mrs. Ber-
nard have left Farrance's Hotel for Dicklebrough, near
Scole, Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Baines have arrived at Queen's
Gate, Hyde-park, from Kemp-town for the season.
Yesterday being the Feast of the Ascension the
Venerable Thomas Earle Welby, D.D., late Archdeacon of
George Town, South Africa, was consecrated in the privatio
chapel of Lambeth Palace to the Bishopric of St. Helena
rendered vacant by the translation of the Right Rev. Dr.
Piers Calveley Claughton to the Bishopric of Colombo.
DEATH OF THE GRAND DUCHESS OF HESSE.—
The Grand Duchess Mathilde of Hesse, daughter of King
Louis of Bavaria, expired at eleven o'clock on Sunday
morning at Darmstadt. The Grand Duchess was aunt to
Prince Louis of Hesse, the future consort of the Princess
Alice of England. In all probability this event will lead
to a postponement of the marriage, which was announced
to take place next month, or early in July. The late Grand
Duchess was sister to the reigning King of Bavaria, who
was a few days back in Lyons, which he quitted immedi-
ately on receiving the news of his sister's death. The Grand
Duchess expired peacefully, after four weeks of much suf-
fering. "The loss," says the Cologne gazette, "of this
admirable and highly-gifted princess, who was her people's
mother in the noblest sense of the word, is, indeed, irre-
parable."
THE METROPOLITAN RIFLE CONTEST.—At this
contest, which will last three days, commencing from the
12th June, the following prizes will be competed for by
volunteers of the metropolis and all comers—viz., first day,
a silver cup, a Kerr rifle, a Whitworth, or Henry rifle, a
second prize, Turner rifle, London Armoury Company rifle,
and a second prize; sweepstakes, first prize, two-thirds;
second prize, one-third. Second day.—Three silver cups,
two London Armoury Company's rifles, a Turner rifle, a
second prize, and the Metropolitan Stakes, viz., first prize,
one-half; second prize, one-third; third prize, one-sixth.
Third day.—Extra prizes and pool firing.

CRYSTAL PALACE. -- The great meeting of the
archers of the United Kingdom commenced yesterday in
the grounds of the Crystal Palace. Upwards of 90 com-
petitors entered the lists, including 30 lady archers, amongst
.na,sm were xonac of the most nored torrophilites in England.
The weather was fine, the grounds were in the best possible
condition, and a goodly company were at tracted to see the
shooting, which was commenced by the gentlemen at 11
o'clock. The following made the beet scores :—Mr. E.
Townsend, woodman of order; Mr. G. Edwards, Astor",
park Archers; Mr. H. B. Hare, West Somerset Archers;
Mr. H. A. Ford, Cheltenham Archers ; Mr. W. Swire,
Vale of Mowbray Archers ; Colonel Clowes, Worcestershire
Archers; and Mr. Spedding, Royal Torrophilite Society.

SIR MORTON PETO'S BURIAL BILL.—The select
committee of the House of Commons, to whom Sir Morton
Veto's bill, empowering nonconformist ministers to conduct
their religious services in Church of England burial grounds
was referred, have agreed to report in favour of the principle
of the bill. This information has been conveyed by Mr.
Collins, M.P., a member of the committee, to the Church
Institution, and a meeting of that body is to be called in
the course of a few days to consider the matter, as the bill
will be put down for third reading on a very early day after
the Whitsuntide holidays.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.-Yesterday
morning an inquiry was held at the Spotted Dog Tavern,
High-street, Poplar, respecting the death of Mr. William
Hubert, aged 35, who lost his life upon the river Thames
last Thursday night, under the following circumstances :
It appeared from the evidence that deceased was superin-
tending the conveyance up the river of an iron bridge, up •
wards of 100 feet in length, from the works of Messrs. Rennie
at Miliwall, and that the ponderous mass was supported on
large blocks of timber placed across two barges at some dis-
tance from each other. Owing to the unwieldy nature of
tilinetflhoeadtianrgkuseterou,cture, it was found necessary to have it
able. Deceased
towed up the river at night, to obviate the chances of a
collision with moving craft, and when it had got opposite
theiv h which I
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considerably eaorinaoebnl
the Victualling Yard at Deptford, something went wrong
andjum thde whole affair became unmanage-
ttbiirioonndsgoetio the captain of the latter, but, not seeing an unpro-
tected along
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toted opening in the bridge, he fell through into the 1,7 atar,
land sank instantly. Boats were immediately put off to
his
assistance, but the body was not found until. Sunda,'
raorning. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. '