The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-07 00:00:00

stores were first to leave, and then the garrison. In
the Congress, on that day, in answer to an inter-
pellation of M. Olozaga, Marshal O'Donnell state
it was quite true that four Spanish subjects had
been murdered in Venezuela, from motives, it would
appear, of private vengeance. The Queen's Govern-
ment had transmitted the strongest remonstrances
to the French representative, who was charged with
the interests of Spain in that Republic, praying
him to demand in firm terms the punishment of the
guilty parties. The Spanish Cabinet did nut con-
sider that the Government of Venezuela could be
held responsible for the crimes in question. If
Spanish subjects had complained of vexatious pro-
ceedings on the part of the Republic alluded to, the
case would be different ; but in the present instance,
private motives alone seemed to have actuated the
parties. Hence the Spanish Government could not
interfere. The matter then dropped.

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 6.

The Royal Mail steamship Africa arrived here at
950 p.m. this evening , with 77 passengers and
203,000 dols. in sPr..cie. She landed 84 sacks of
mails and six Pa:".sengers, and proceeded at 10 10
p,m.; all vqo,li.

The P.boyal Mail steamship China had arrived out,
after a passage of nine days and a half.

NEW YORK, MARCH 25, ETENING.

A portion of General Burnside's expedition is
reported to have advanced on Beaufort, North
Carolina, which the Confederates, after blowing up
Fort, Macon, are said, to have evacuated.
It is also reported that the blockading squadron
had captured the steamer Nashville while endea-
vouring to run the blockade.
It is generally believed that an attack has been
made on New Orleans, but the result is not known.
No decisive news has yet been received from
Island No. 10.

A Chicago despatch days that the Confederates
have 13 gunboats at New Orleans nearly completed.
The .New Fork 2i?nes says that President Davis's
reported proposed visit to the West means his flight
from Richmond.

The New York press strongly repudiates all idea
of foreign mediation between North and South. The
New York Times fully confides in the entire com-
petency of the Nortb. to subdue the insurgents and
restore the South to order, peace, and prosperity.
The New York World considers that Earl Russell
gives his entire moral support to the South by
stating that he trusted the North would consent to
a peaceable separation, as this is all the South de•
manded.

A fight took place at Winchester, on the Upper
Potomac, on the 23d inst.
The Confederate General Jackson, supposing the
Federals to have deserted Winchester, advanced to
retake the town.

The Federals being still in possession of it, how-
ever, a fight ensued, with heavy loss on both sides.
The Confederates retreated to Strasbourg. The

latest despatches from the Federal General Banks
are dated five miles beyond Strasbourg, and state
that the Confederates were still retreating. The
Federals were in hot pursuit. Terrible havoc had
been made among the Confederates in their flight.
Wendell Phillips, an anti-slavery lecturer, has
been mobbed in Cincinnati.
The Nova Scotian, America, Hansa, and Edin-
burgh have arrived out.

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

AND LIFEBO47S.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, MARCH 25, EVENING.
Money easy ; Gold, 1 per cent. premium; Ex-
change inactive ; Bankers' bills, 1111 to 112.
Stocks flat—New York Centrals, 831 ; Illinois,
651 ; Erie, 36i.
Cotton quiet ; middling upland, 271 e. to 28e.
Flour depressed. Wheat tending downwards.
Corn, good inquiry; lc. lower.
Provisions quiet.
Coffee inactive. Sugar, good inquiry. Molasses
unchanged.

SlR,—The press of this country has, during the
last few years, rendered invaluable service to the
cause of humanity, which is the cause of all nations,
by its appeals in behalf of the National Lifeboat
Institution, and by the publicity which it has given
to the important services performed by its lifeboats
in saving human lives on our shores.
I venture in its behalf to solicit again the power-
ful advocacy of Vac Sun at this moment in a matter
of much importance to its interests, and to those of
the cause it advocates, when all other influences
have failed to aid it.

At the forthcoming International Exhibition,
where the present status of the arts and sciences in
this country, and especially of the useful arts, is to
be exhibited and compared with those of all the
nations of the earth for the common and manifest
good of all, the managers of the National Lifeboat
Institution had hoped to have presented to the view
of all the visitors to that noble representation of
human industry and progress, and especially to the
visitors from foreign countries, a full sized lifeboat,
fully equipped, and mounted on her transporting
carriage, just as one might be seen at any of tha
numerous lifeboat stations on our coasts ready for
instantaneous service.

It was thought that such, an object could not only
not fail to attract great and general interest, but
that it would be singularly appropriate to such an
assemblage, showing to all men, and in particular
to those who must have first crossed the sea, to be
there present, that the great national duty of pro-
viding for the safe landing on our shores of all who
may visit them, in the event of accident, is not a
neglected one in England.
Accordingly at an early period of last year appli-
cation was made by this institution to the proper
authorities for the requisite space at the fortheom, ,
ing Exhibition; but want of space, in any part of
the building, was the reply. Yet until the last
moment the committee of management of the insti-
tution had hoped even against hope that the same
would not ultimately be denied them, and the life-
boat accordingly with her equipments is now ready,
and silently pleading for admission into the building.
The institution has, to be sure, some counter space
afforded to it for the exhibition of models and plans,
but the model of a lifeboat looks a mere toy, con-
veying to the ordinary spectator but a slight im-
pression of the fitness and completeness of that
which it represents.
Whilst therefore the full sized realities of chariots,
carriages of pleasure, and of numberless machines
employed in agriculture and commerce, will benub-
mitted to the world's view, why must a great
national object be represented by a toy ?
Last year the lifeboats on the shores of the United
Kingdom were instrumental in rescuing 743 per-
sons from different shipwrecks, many of whom were
foreigners.
Hoping that even at the eleventh hour the voice
of the London press, as the representative of public
opinion, may avail the Lifeboat Institution, and
that an object of which the British nation may well
feel proud, and which cannot but excite the admi-
ration of its guests, will yet appear at the forth-
coming International Exhibition, I am, sir, your
obedient servant,

RICHARD LEWIS,
Secretary of the Royal National Lifeboa'
Institution.
1 !, John street, Adelphi, W C., April 7.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER-lIALL,
Tho usual Passion-week performance of Handers " Mes-
siah" will take place on Wednesday, April 16. Principal
vocalists already ergand Ar
Sainton-Dolby, Mr.
Sims Reeves, and Signor Belletti.
SERIOUS EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER. —On
Saturday a frightful occurrence took place, by which it is
feared i:ths. Catherine Brainly, aged 33 years; Mary Ann
Brainly, aged 10 years; and Phcobe Cornelius, aged 20
years, residing in Artillery-place, Horselydown, will lose
their lives. It appeared a child of Mrs. Brainly found a
packet of gunpowder, put it in a saucer.an, and placed it
on the fire. As might be expected, a terrific explosion took
place, mutilating the persons named in a frightful manner.
They all remain at Guy's Hospital in a deplorable con-
dition.