The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-17 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—FEB, 14.
HIGHWAYS BILL.
Order for Second Reading read : Motion made and ques-
tion proposed, " That the bill be now read a second
nddaa ty the
six en
months."d of t h C
ue setsi
toino
nt or
ua dt t
Th eh wa
to t
hr d
es
time." Amendment proposed to leave oat the word
upon"n o wthis
,
a
word ' now' stand part of the question. ' The house
divided :—Ayes, 141; noes, 30.

AYES—m.
Agnew, Sir A. Forster, Charles D. Martin, J.
Arcock, T. Forster, W. E. Merry, James
Archdall, Capt.M,E. Fortcscue, C. S. Morgan, C. 0. S.
Atherton, Sir W. Gallwey, Sir W. P. Morris, D.
Ayrton, A. S. Gavin, Major MorriEon, W.
Baines, E. Gibson, T. M. Ogilvy, Sir J.
Baring, Thomas Gilpin, C. Packe, C. W.
Barnes, Thomas Goldsmid, Sir F. Padmore, R.
Barttelot, Col. Gore; W. R. 0. Paget, Lord C. E.
Bass, M. T. , (lower, F. L. Palmer, Sir R.
Bazley, Thomas Greene, Capt. J. Palmerston, Visct.
Beaumont, W. B. Gregson, S. Patten, J. W.
Beaumont,Somerset Grenfell, C. P. Peel, Sir It.
Beecroft, G. S. Grey, lit. lin. Sir G. Peel, F.
Blencowe, J. G. Gurdon, B. Pigott, Francis
Bramston, T. W. Handley, John Pinney, Win.
Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Mulkey, Thomson Potter, E.
Browne, Lord J. T. Headlam, Thus. E Powys, L. P.
Bruce, H. A. Henley, J. Pugh, D. (Carman)
Buller, Sir A. Hennessy, J. P. Puller, C. W.
Buxton, C. Herbert, 11. A. Ridley, Sir M. W.
Caird, James Hood, Sir A. Rogers, John J.
Cardwell, Rt. lin. E. Horsiall T. B. Russell, Hastings
Carnegie,lln.H. liotham, Gen. Lord St. Aubyn, J.
Cave, S 'Toward, Hon. C. Salomons,Alderman
Childers, li. C. E. Hunt, G. W. Scott, Sir W.
Clay, James Hutt, W. Seely, C.
Clive, George Ingham, H. Seymour, Digby
Collier, R. P. Jermyn, Earl Stanley, Lord
Craufurd, E. H. J. Jolliffe, Sir W. Tollemache, lIon.F.
Crawford, R. W. Kinglake, Serj. J. Turner, J. A.
Dalglish, Robert Knatehbull-Hugess Turner, C.
Davey, R. Lacon, Sir E. Verney, Sir Harry
Deedes, Wm. Layard, A. IL Villiers, Rt. lion. C.
Dodson, John G. Leader, N. Walter, John
Duff, M. E. Lefroy, A. Watlington, J. W.
Duff, R. Lee, W. Weg-uelin, T.
Duncombe, W. E. Lennox, Lord 11. G. Whitbread, S.
Du Pre, C. G. Lewis, Sir G.C., Bt. Williams, Mr.
Egerton, E. C. Lindsay, W. S. Winnington, Sir T.
Estcourt, S. Locke, John Wood, Rt lin. Sir C.
Ewart, J. C. Long, R. P. Wood, W.
Ewing, H. E. C. Long-field, Robert Woods, Henry
Fane, Col. Lowe, Rt. Hon.R. Wrightson, W. B.
Farquhar, Sir M. Lyall, G. Wyvill, M.
Fenwick, Henry Mackie, J. TELLERS.
Filmer, Sir E. Mainwaring, T. Brand, H. B.
Foley, Hon. 11. W. Marshall, W. Dunbar, Sir Wm.

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NOES, SO.
Beach, W. W. Maguire, J. F. Smith, J. B.
Cobbett, J. M. Monson, W. J. Smith, Augustus
Cox, W. Newdegate, C. N. Somes, Joseph
Cubitt, George Onslow, Guildford Tomline, G.
Douglas, Sir C. Parker, Major W. Upton, General
Fermoy, Lord Pilkington,qames Walcott, Adm. J. E
Freeland, 11. W. PollardUrquhartW Whalley, G. U.
Gard, H. S. bolt, J. White, Jas.
Gray, William Scully, V. TELLERS.
Kershaw, J. Selwyn, C. J. Barrow, W. H.
Lennox, Lord G. G. Shelley, Sir J. V. Hodgkinson, G.

7ERRIBLB ACCIDENT FROM OMNIBUS
RACING.

Yesterday evening, about eight o'clock, the pas-
sengers along the Walworth-road were thrown into
a state of excitement by an occurrence which placed
in the most imminent peril the lives of 20 persons,
1 and which resulted,
It it is to be feared
Peckham
in mortal in-
-1 juries to one man. appe.ared that two
omnibuses were indulging in the too frequent prac-
tice of racing, and Heath, the driver of one,
0 imfnonorirbdtuhesre.
to pass his rival, drove his horses between the pave-
Theenrteon
wash isnorti,ghhtowheavnedr, and the
sufficient
orirvaolm
vehicle to pass, and the front wheel struck the
kerb, opposite Charlotte-row, 'with such force as to
displace the granite block. The concussion was so
violent that the unfortunate driver was thrown clear
off his box, and in falling his leg was caught by the
splinter bar, and he was dragged along for 20 yards
in that position, being dashed upon the ground with
fearful force at every revolution of the wheels. The
horses, which were spirited animals, being alarmed
by the concussion, and finding the reins loose on
their necks, dashed off up the road at a terrific pace
in the direction of Camberwell Gate. The omnibus
was filled with ladies, and there were eight gen-
tlememon the roof, and the shrieks of the women
and the shouts of the men, who expected every
moment that the vehicle would be dashed to
Pieces, were appalling. -The certainty of a
dreadful catastrophe appeared imminent as
the horses approached the toll-gate on the
near side, whore the bar was closed, but provi-
dentially the omnibus pole took it fairly in the mid-
dle, and shivered it as if it had been made of reeds,
so that the point was passed in safety. The driver
of the other omnibus greatactepdawssietnhgs
wereenergyenabled
and
presence of mind, and succeeded in heading the
running horses, when the passengers
to alight. Those on the roof had saved themselves
from being thrown down by lying down at full
length. The unfortunate driver, however, was
found to have suffered injuriesoifs a
skull
most terrible
was
also
character. The flesh was torn from the calf of his
leg, and the bone fractured.
His
gHpital
lyos torn
fractured, and the face and scalpshocukyi,sn
and
aoutnhde
and disfigured. He was conveyed to c
on a stretcher by the police, where t was
necessary to amputate the injured Lb,
operation was performed forthwith by Mr. Bryant,
and very
slight hopes are entertained
of his sur-
viving.

A YANKEE JUDGE. --The other day a little boy
was before the court for stealing a ball of thread, " Dis-
charge him, said Judge Brownell ; took it to fly a kito with,
I suppose ?'' A man was brought up for stealing fat from
a bullock. He alleged that he stole it to grease his boots
with. " Well, then," said the judge indignantly, " why
couldn't Y,,11 cut it out of the kidney, instead of spoiling the
whole quarter ? There was plenty of loose fat lying around
to grease your boots with, witlicut spoiling a quarter.
Guilty penitentiary two montho,"—l6ticke6ocker.

ling supplied all her volunteers fromher own looms,
and they are now working' for others. In Georgia
and in other States there are manufactories of
woollen cloths, and all of them are working full
blest. 'The cotton factories are ail doing an enormous
profitable business, as you may suppose, and every
ingenuity is at work to increase their capacity.
I "It is wonderful, but nevertheless perfectly true,
that up to the present time there is not the slightest
evidence of suffering anywhere, Whenever want
appears contributions to relieve it immediately flow
in from all quarters.
" Yon will, of course, be anxious to know how we
are off in soldiers, arms, and ammunition. In re-
gard to the number of the first I must say nothing—
we are willing to leave that to the enemy. You see
he is always defeated and always lays his defeat
down to the superiority of numbers on our side. So
it would appear we have men enough. In arms we
are pretty well provided, and every day improves
, our condition. We derive supplies from a variety
of sources. Even Simon Cameron is said to have an
interest in a good contract at Richmond, and lassure
'I imaiiittfla tiothinkintieruaaleiatogr4alishathia.,
belief. There are many large establishmeßts in the
Confederate States for making arms, several for cast-
ing heavy ordnance. We have a large number of
rifled cannon of the largest calibre made at these
establishments. Gunpowder we are also manufac-
turing for ourselves ; there are many private works,
and the Government has an establishment in Georgia
capable of turning out over five tons a day.' Salt-
petre in sufficient abundance cannot yet be had, but
every day increases the supply. All the caves in
Tennessee and other limestone regions are yielding
their daily tribute. You see the great iron pots boil-
ing everywhere on the sides of the mountains as you
pass through the country. Of sulphur we 'have
enough to see the war out if it lasts several years.
Then you must remember our soldiers are not very
prodigal in the use of powder. The other day a di-
vision of Sherman's array, about 3,500 strong, ap-
proached Port Royal Ferry, and, after bombarding
the trees in the neighbourhood from their gun-
boats for some hours, they landed and marched
in the direction of Pocotaglio. Colonel Jones
met them with his regiment of South Carolina
Volunteers, about 650 strong, and four companies of
General Dunovant's Brigade. Our men gave them
one volley and charged with the bayonet, and young
T—, who was present, told me the Yankees turned
and fled like a flock of sheep, never pausing until
they regained the friendly shelter of their gunboats.
" Seward, I see, has come up to the fall standard of
the Yankee character. All insolence and defiance
down to the last moment, and then all meanness and
obsequiousness. The Yankees had made the Eng-
lish eat so much dirt that they thought it a small
matter to bully her into swallowing this additional
spoonful. As for fighting it out, if she had insisted
upon it, Seward would have gone over with the Com-
missioners himself, hat in hand, before venturing on.
anything so far from his intentions. He thought the
lion's skin would have covered his ass's ears ; but
when found out he only regrets that the trick failed
—that's all. John Bull is certainly in many re-
spects a most simple-minded and unsuipieious old
gentleman. His willingness to be imposed upon
by such a set of knaves is something wonderful t
Fancy Englishmen upholding a people who, in the
sacred name of liberty, abolish liberty of the press,
liberty of speech, the writ of habeas corpus, the
right of the people to possess arms, and the right
of petition, and restore lettres de cachet and the has-
tille ! Can anything be conceived more monstrous!
Surely an outraged Heaven, an offended God, will
soon hear the prayers of our injured people, and re-
lieve them from the diabolical attempts upon their
peace and happiness of these atrocious miscreants ?
Fancy, a captain in the Coast Survey, one of the
elite of their navy, acting as guide to conduct
marauders from the fleet to the houses of the gen-
tlemen whose hospitality he had enjoyed for years
when engaged upon the survey of the coast, and
even sharing in the spoils !
But enough of this, Peace will again return,
and with it I believe guarantees for our future
security, which we were fast losing the virtue to
demand and to fight for. Tell and not
to despair of their country, but to be cheerful and
hopeful, believing that we shall come out of this
great struggle not only victors over our enemies,
but victors over ourselves in many national faults
and foibles—in other words, a better and a happier
people."

.0100,13.
R. and MRS. CHARLES KEAN are engaged
A- at the Theatre-Royal Drury-lane for a limited num-
ber of nights, and will appear THIS EVENING (Monday),
17th, in Louis XI. ; Tuesday, 18th, The Wife's Sec Fr-
ret ;
Wednesday, 19th, Hamlet ; Tuursday, 20th, Louis XI. ;
day, 21st, Hamlet ; Saturday, 22d, The Wife's Secret.
To conclude each evening with the Grand PANTOMIME.

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YAL ENGLISH OPERA,
COVENT GARDEN.
Unler the management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W.
Harrison.
THIS EVENING, THE LILY OF KILLARNEY.
Misses Louisa Pyne, Susan Pyne, Jessie M`Lean, and
Topham ; Messrs. Santley, H. Haigh, E. Dussek, C. Lyall,
Patey, Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison.
To conclude with HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants
and Dwarfs. Messrs. W. H., F., and H. Payne, H., If., and
S. Lauri, and Miss Jenny Lauri.

Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON.
Commence at Seven.

-r 1-tEA Tit 0 Y AL, HAYMARKET,
Lessee, Mr. J. B. /3 aerzsteue.

THIS EVENING, to commence with OUR AMERICAN
COUSIN. Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern ; Asa Trenchard,
Mr. Buckstone.

After which, a Comic Christmas Pantomime, LITTLE
MISS MUFFET AND LITTLE BOY BLUE • or, Harle-
quin and Old Daddy Longlegs. Louise Leclercq;Charles Le-
clercq, Herr Cole, a Becket, and Miss Rosine.

Commence a 7.

OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
A Manager---Mr. Edmund Falconer.
THIS EVENING, Feb. 17, the new and original Drama,
entitled PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deebsh. Messrs.
Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezin, Charles Selby, Edmund Fal-
coner ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston.
After which, a new and original Burlesque Extravaganza,
entitled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; or, The Fairies of
the Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrcck. Principal charac-
ters by Mr. Chas. Selby, Mr. Warlow, Miss Cicely Nott, and
Miss Lydia Thompson.
Acting Manager—Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
Prices as usual. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at
7. Box-office open daily from 11 tlll5.

THEAT.ttII.--

ROYAL riti.NUE S&S
Lessee, Mr A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, a new Mystic Drama, in four parts
entitled THE ANGEL OF MIDNIGHT. Mr. Ryder, Mr.
Potter, Mr. Jordan, Mr. W iddicomb, &c. ; Miss Marriott,
3liss Fieldinn, &c.
After which a Comic Christmas Pantomime, wrirfTINO-
TON AND HIS CAT ; or, Harlequin Ring Kollywobtc)
and the Genius of Good Humour. The grotesque openin.
Invented and written by Heni y J. Byron, Esq., author of the
Princeos's Pantomime of "Jack the Giant Killer. " The
Scenery by Mr. James Gates, Mr. H. Cuthbert, and numerous
assistants. Good Humour, Miss Helen Howard; Princess
Popsiwopsi, Miss Rose Leclereq; Alice, Miss Pauline Le-
Haat-
clercq ; Messrs. Garden, Cathcart, Morland, Collett,
inc.& Raymond; Dick Whittlngton, Miss Maria Harris;
Robin Goodfellow and the Cat, Master John Haslem, (pupil
of the celebrated Gabriel Ravel; Clown, Mr. Hildyard ;
Harlequin, Mr. John Law! ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Colum-
bine, Mss Caroline Adams.

NEW THRATRE-R0 VAL, ADELPHI.--
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
354th Night of the Engagement o
OUCICAULT .f Mr. and Mrs. DION
B
TR/0 EVENING, the great American Drama of THE
OCTOROON. Messrs. Dion Boucicault, S. Emery, Billington,
Jamison, P. Bedford, Stephenson, Eburne, Powell, Romer,
H. Lewis ; Billington, Mrs. H. Marston. Miss Latimer,
Miss Denvil. After which (4th time), THE DUBLIN BOY.
And_ Mrs. Boucicault. To conclude with MARGERY
DA y.
Messrs. D. Fisher, Billington, W. Smith, Miss Wool-
gar, and Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7.

NEW ROYALTY THEATRE,
Dean-street, Oxford-street.
THIS EVENING, the Opera Buffo, entitled LE MARI-
AGE
ayn
AUX LANTERNE. Mr. John Morgan, Mesdames
Stanley, Pe, and Masons
Stanley.
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After which A NICE QUIET DAY.
Followed by the screaming Farce of CARNATION OF
CARNATION COTTAGE.
To conclude with A CHINESE ROMANCE.
Commence at half-past 7.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
TO-NIGHT, Feb. 17, and during the week, first appearance
of Rumsey and Newcomb's Double Troupe of Ethiopian Min-
strels, late of the Crystal Palace.
To be followed by NEW SCENES IN THE CIRCLE , b3r
Mazotti, 3ladlle. Goldsmidt, Mons. Goldkette, and
Mons. Gerard Goldsmidt.
Concluding with a screaming Farce.
On Monday, Feb. 24, will be produced a gorgeous Eastern
Spectacle, in which Two of the finest Performing Elephants
St
ever seen in this country l appear.
Sage Manager, Mr. W. Searle.

CANTERBURY HALL-VICTOR JULIEN,
"the FLYING MAN," at half-past Nine
Continued success of "THE ENCHANTED HASH " by
Mr. E. Marshall, at a quarter-past Ten.
Grand Selections from "La Circassienne" by Mdlle. Negri,
with Band and a powerful Chorus, at Ten o'clock.
Also the following combination of Comic talent, viz.: Mr.
Randall, Mr. Frederick French, Mr. J. G. Forde, Miss Har-
riet Coveney, and Miss Greene.
Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans.
Admission—Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is.

THE OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET.-
" LES MERVEILLES GYMNASTIQUES"
ITENRI (aged Eleven years), and PFAU (aged Nine years),
From the "Cirque Napoleon," Paris,

Whose Double Feats on the Flying Trapeze are unsurpassed
for daring, skill, and grace, make their First Appearance in
England This Evening.
Their performances do not in any way interfere with the
Musical Entertainment, which as usual consists of Two
Operatic Selections by the entire Company, Full Band and
Chorus.—Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. And Varied Vocal,
Instrumental, and Comic Attractions.
Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, Is. ; Private Boxes, 10s. ed.

lIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAT.—Morning, 3h. 41m.—Afternoon, 4h. Om.
To-MORROW.-Morning, 4h. 17m.—Afternoon, 4h. 36m.