Cp | fxtis. WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1863. ■»*We can take no notice of Anonymous commu nications. We do not return rejected manuscripts. MS' Voluntary correspondence solicited from all parts of the world, and especially from our different military and naval departments. When used, it WUi be paid for. . THE SEWS, 'Dun agricultural news from the various States is *now especially interesting and important, and there "is promise of abundant crops throughout the coun try, particularly in the grain-growing regions. In Pennsylvania unpropitious weather interfered with the planting of corn ; but wheat, oats, and rye pro mise a heavy yield. In New Jersey the wheat and grain crops promise to be very large, especially in the central counties of Somerset, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Burlington, Monmouth, and Mercer, in ♦Which the aggregate production in past years has equalled that' oi any districts of Birailar extent in the country. In the southern tier of countiesalarge yield of fruit, especially of peaches and apples, 1b an ticipated. In New York, wheat looks well, and other crops promise fair. Generally speaking, the wheat harvest in Maryland will be fair, and there 1b every indication of ah abundance of fruit. Theljfreld of fruit -in Michigan will be especially large, and wheat, on the whole, is • excellent. In St. Joseph county, peppermint has been extensively planted, the yield from which, last year, realized‘*&37,6o6. In Illinois, the wheat growth never looked better, and corn and fruits are full of promise. Wheat in In diana looks fine, and there will be no end to the grass; peaches will also yield a generous harvest. In lowa, everything is equally satisfactory. In Kansas,.graßS andwheat are highly praised, and the farmers have been encouraged to cultivate more ex tensively the lately* adopted staple, cotton. In Ken tucky,, the wheat crop is promising. A Lebanon letter says that farmers are in good spirits, “ex pecting every species of grain in abundance. M Of •.•fruit, the yield in Wisconsin is likely to'be large. The Green Lake Spectator says : “Never,since the fruit trees reached the age of bearing, have the pro spects fora big yield of npples and pears been aspro : mißing in this region as now. Of the cereals, the product will no doubt be large.” From* Ohio/ there 1b promise of abundant fruit, and the meteoro logical conditions favorable to ; that crop will doubt lesß secure an ample harvest- of the cereals. Mis souri complains* of the,drought, and is, in some re • Bpccts, an exception to the general rule of plenty. The young corn and tobacco plants have withered for want of moisture. But in" the essential grain growing districts the prospect is eminently cheering, and generally throughout the country there is every certainty of abundance in a variety of harvests. Reports from the Southern States also speak en couragingly of the growing crops, on which the rebels place their reliance to continue the war; but a glance at the remarkably exorbitant prices of ne cessaries would* hardly have a similar effect on the mind of the North. From .all indication we shall have enough in our harvests to supply ourselveß, .and, according to custom, to feed a part of Europe. TpUBBLAhaB, within the past year, been renamed with the appellation of Saragossa, or, as the Mexi cans write it, ZaragOZ®? in honor of their late •commander-in-chief, General Zaragoza. It will be easily understood, says a correspondent, by any one acquainted with a ..Spanish city, that, from their ' massive style of building, even private houses could. be easily changed into a range of fortresses, so that with the erection of barricades in the Btreets .the French have had their progress disputed inch by inch, and ultimately, as is now clearly evident, have been.obliged to withdraw outside the city to avoid a universal, slaughter. As has already been told, Forey has, at least for awhile, abandoned the siege and retreated‘to Orizaba. We have in .our news letters from Ortega to Comohfort describing the battles of the siege, and giving high praise to the ! fruitless bravery of the French, President Juarez opened the Mexican Congjeßß on the 26th ultimo, in a remarkable speech. Information has been received in Washington, ; from an American official in Mexico, who says that the occupation of the Rio Grande frontier would interfere largely with the New York traders in that region dealing with rebels. They justify themselves in the illicit trade by saying that in exchanging every kind of rebel supplies for cotton they are benefiting the Union. The rebels are building pri vateerfl in Europe with the proceeds of Texas cotton, which is seized and contributed by the State autho rities to what is known as the gunboat fund. Brazos is made the rendezvous for the Texas navy, and, in the language of his letter, the first thing we know we will be terribly mortified at what we hear from there. He says nearly all classes of goods canbe bought in Brownsville, Texas, as cheap as in Ne w Orleans. ‘ Refugees and deserters arc constantly ar riving in Mexico from Texas, bringing news that the Union men still hold out faithfully, though heartsick • at repeated disappointments. The rebels have made Hamilton’s wife a hostage, to check his labors in the • North. 1 ' . Yi:::n>:a correspondence ot the London Times es timates the present strength of the Eliasian army —on paper—aa follows : There are 120,000 men in the Oaucaaus, 16,000 in l’inland, 18,000 In Eastern Siberia 12,000 in Orenburg. The so-called “active’’ army is composed of 34,000 guards, 32,600 grenadiers, and : six carps d’armee of the line. - The cavalry consists o^ - T 0,200 guards,"B,ooo cuirassiers, 'and 42,600 ‘/’cavalry-" of the lice,” The reserves are said to amount to 65,800 men.: .The artillery of the line is composed of 29,400. men, with 936 guns ; the horse artillery of 9,600, with 266 guns. Should the insurrection" not be at an end by the 13th instant, the. state of siege wiil be proclaimed in the Polish provinces of Kusaia. The kingdom of Poland will be divided into military diß-. tricts, and all the Polish employees dismissed, aiftlie capital punishment inflicted on every Pole who may"" attempt to leave liia place, of residence; .10,000 lius sians are preparing to make a combined attack on the insurgents collected in the northwestern part of the kingdom of Poland. The plan of action ia to , advance at one and the same time from Kalisch, "Warsaw, and Wloclawelc, along the banks of the Warthe, and bo drive the insurgents into Posen, where they will be disarmed by the Prussians. The . three Russian columns will be under the command of Generals Prince Wittgenstein, Brunner, and Minkwitz, who have already made the necessary ar rangements with General Waldersee, the cotmuan ' der of the Prussian forces ih'Posen, . ' Lately, Bishop Smytii, the Roman Catholic bishop of Ibwa, destroyed ■ a movement for organiz ing a secret disloyal society in Dubuque. After vesper services the Bishop addressed his congrega tion on ihe subject of disloyal secret societies, say ing that they were opposed to the Bpirit of the Cathplic Church,- and warning his parishioners that if they joined them they, would thereby place them selves outside the pale of the Church. He would give, those members of the Church who had joined the organization two weeks to leave it, and then, if they still continued it, they might consider them selves excommunicated. The Bishop then concluded with a most eloquent appeal to his hearers, to sus tain the Government under which they lived. Though he lives in the hot-bed of the western Secessionists, Bishop Smyth, ever since the firing of the first gun, has kept the national flag flying On his house, next his church, and both edifices are thus included beneath its lolds. ' The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, of the 18th inst., says that some days before leaving Tennessee Gen. Johnston sent to Gen. Pemberton, the defen der of Vicksburg, an order to somewhat change his plans, Which was forthwith set aside by the latter aa very improper directions to bo consequential a commander, whereupon Gdn. Johnston received Ah order at the last moment on Saturday to go to Mis sissippi and take command of the army. The Mail further stateß that Pemberton had the most import ant supplies, and the archives and other articles of value, removed from Jackson, in anticipation of its capture. It says the rebel army has four months’ provisions at Vicksburg. Rev. M. D. Coxway writes from London to the Commonwealth that the English people honestly mean to hold their Government to itß neutrality, and they " are watching their rulers with sleepless eyes. Meet ings' are already arranged whose motto is, “ No war with America,” which wiil plainly inform the Go vernment that the people will not submitto taxation for any war into which they may be borne by the. rascality of pro-slavery men in England, The Elkton (Bid.) Democrat says that a number of ~ citizens of "Warwick, in that county, pursued two runaway slaves on the. 18th, found lurking in the woods of Mr. McOrome. The slaves were armed, and fired on their pursuers, wounding Mr. James Perry Price in the arm. Subsequently, one of the slaves was shot and badly wounded. The other was arrested just across tlie Delaware line. Both of them were taken to New Castle, where'they were tried and convicted of intent to kill Mr. Price. . .The . correspondent of the Tribune writes .from . ■ headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, that everything is quiet, and all things Beem to indicate a long period of inactivity. The soldiers are busy erecting beautiful arbors oyer and around their tents, and to such an extent is this" carried, that in riding oyer the country will be seen, instead of the usual number of canvas tents, a miniature groveset. out, .completely biding them from view. - Agbxcieb for colored troops have been established in every principal city from Now York to St. Louiß, - In Missouri, the State authorities and the municipal functionaries of St. Louis have afforded great fa cilities for, obtaining enlistments from the former jiondmen of that State. In Illinois a ddpftt exists At Cairo, in the very centre of a large refugee black (population. • , Accokdjkg to ft correspondent of the New. York 'Tribune,: the .Confederates in North Carolina are building a large iron-clad gunboat cm the Tar river, ami a floating battery on the Roanoke river. He -inither states that three, others are being built at .Richmond, Virginia, One of these is named the “Ladies* Gunboat,” paid for by subscriptions of the iadics. This one has just been. launched. The case of General .Teff. O. Davis, for shooting and hilling General Nelson, 2ms been continued until the next term of the Louisville Circuit Court. • The indictment charges General Davis with mon .elflijMitn,' ■ i • .lift • Recent official reports show that the cost of the -lAchilles, ft 3(£g.un iron vessel now building ih.Rftg-' -land, .will b*, when ahe.is,fully equipped, ; about; Tbe present appropriations would:allow: “the English to build only about eight Buoh vessels in •a year. } t LETTEit froni fin offlcer aboArd the. flaghlpHavt • for dj dated the I2*h instant, says tfic Hartford is still notwithstanding the numerous rebel reports 'of her destruction and capture, and .still maintains 'her position at the mouth of Red river, in-, defiance of'their threats. , - ■ « . The Bichmcnd Examiner charges the rebel; Go vertiment with keeping .back unfavorable news from -‘ the public, while speculators get hold of it,, and make fortunes by operations in the market. The fall of Jackson was kept from the public for five days. i BhrOi Gbn.-Fitz commanding recently at ,Rolia.;and in- Southwest - J Qne to lowa on'ft short leay^ot : abaence,' looking to, .the r Gubernatorial: in, - that Stater w The Situation in tlie Southwest. We have not received the despatch an nouncing the fall of Vicksburg, although We know nothing to change our opinion that General Ghaut is in possession. The difficulty of obtaining news from a seat of war so far from the ordinary lines of com munication will account for the tardiness of the intelligence that has been received. It was some time before we really knew that Fort Donelson was taken, and the feeling of suspense that many express merely repeats the feeling that then existed. The Govern ment has freely given all of its information to the public, and all that can be known is before us. Admiral Poster’s despatch is by far the most clear and explicit we have obtained and, although, containingmerely, the operations of the navy; gives us an idea of what the army has also been doing. The last definite news from Grant was, that lie, had completely surrounded the town, having defeated the auxiliary forces under Pember ton and Johnston, and taken possession of the Yazoo. This made it a question with the .garrison of Vicksburg whether, they would fight their way out, surrender, or await reinforcements. The disposition of Grant’s army would make the first attempt a desperate suicide. Their surrender, will be an only alternative. An attempt to await reinforcements would make it necessary for General Grant, to take the city by storm. Let , them adopt whatever policy , they please, decisive results have already taken place at Vicksburg—or the victories of General Grant have developed a new campaign. That task done, it only re mains for General Banks to occupy Mis sissippi and keep the river open—while he extends his sway into Texas, and re organizes the Union sentiment in the extreme Southwest. The interest of the active campaigns will turn to Tennessee, and Grant advancing with eager steps to Rosecrans, we shall have an assault upon Bragg. Indeed, there are accounts from the West showing that Brags, in anticipa tion of an attack, is moving his army on a line of retreat; : and we should not be sur prised to; learn that lie had fallen hack for the purpose of assimilating with the retreat ing columns of the whipped-and retreating Pemberton, returning again to oppose our army under Rosecrans, and end the war in the West with .one great battle. Indeed, the war seems to have assumed this general aspect; and having defeated Johnston, it only remains for us to defeat Bragg and Lee, to end the war. The victories in the Southwest will go far towards accomplish ing this great result; and ¥6 should-not he at all surprised if the news from Vicksburg, about which we have been rejoicing, is but the beginning of the end. ; The Store-order System, It affords us much pleasure to he able to stale that his Excelleacy Governor Guiitin v has signed the hill passed by the last Legis lature,-which mates it unlawful for any ironmaster, foundryman, .collier, factory man; or company, or their agents, to pay their employees, wholly or partially, in. printed, written, or verbal orders. Violation of this law is declared to be a misdemeanor, punishable with fine and imprisonment, .or either, at the discretion of the court. "Tlie adoption of such a wholesome measure as this has long beep dictated by considera tions of justice and: propriety. It has fre quently been alleged, and, no ddubt, with mu.cli truth, that the disturbances which, of late years, have periodically occurred in tile mining districts have, in great part, been attributable to the vicio.us store-order sys tem. . It has never been satisfactorily shown. > that this sy stem was attended with beneficial results to the laboring classes, hut we think it has .been shown that if it possessed any advantages at all, they were not such as. to compensate for the evils inseparable from it—for the constant quarreling,, dissatisfac tion, inconvenience, nud habits "of thrift lessness, which it engendered. That’ lire ' employers should have so long persisted in adhering to it, in the face of general oppo sition, and constantly recurring manifesta tions of .its injudicious results, is a matter for surprise, and can only he explained upon the theoi-y that: they were .strongly interested ' in': its ..continuance.' . Exactly in proportion to the amount of their interest; therefore, it is to be presumed that the persons’ in their tmploy wcrc being injured, by being de i-prived_of What was justly , due them. We are glad that at length this great and intole rable abuse has -been corrected, for it had threatened, more than any other cause, to jeopardize the fair reputation of oiir Com monwealth for law and order. ' British Etiquette. The total wreck of the mail steamer An glo-Saxon, only a few weeks ago, with great loss of human life, was an incident at once grievous and startling. It occurred, during a heavy fog, within a short distance of Cape Race, and what makes it more lamentable is the belief, almost amounting to certainty, that it might have betm prevented, had the British Government acted witheven a small share of common sense. : The facts, as formally stated in the House, of Commons, the\other day, aTe these: One of the greatest institutions in this world, pe culiar to this country, is the Associated Press, whose headquarters are at New York, while its members include the leading pro prietors of newspapers throughout the Uni ted States. This. Association has agents at the leading ports, and has a particular esta blishment at Cape Race, (on the southeast extremity of the British island of Newfound land, ) where it has boats which, when steamers from Europe are expected, cruise about in the path such vessels usually take, getpossession of the abstracts of foreign news Which they may bring from the. Association's corresponding agents in Liverpool, South ampton, Queenstown, Londonderry, Gal way, and other British ports, and this news being immediately telegraphed on to Ne w York, is sometimes in print three days be fore the vessel which brought it has arrived at her: destined port. Pogs, such as the Anglo-Saxon was enveloped in when, close to Cape Race, are_ so frequent in that vici nity that steamers sometimes slip by without the Associated Press being able to obtain its ! despatches. It was therefore proposed to establish at Cape Race what is known as. Dadodl’s fog trumpet, by which, at regular intervals, a noise could be made, audible for several miles at sea, by-which tog-enveloped vessels would be informed of their vicinity to Cape Race—information which, if pos sessed by,the Anglo-Saxon, would probably have .warned that vessel off the rocky and dangerous coast, and have saved much life and property. The signals given by the fog trumpet, if responded to by the discharge of ordnance from- the vessel at sea, would inform the Associated Press agents of its whereabouts'and, in many instances, enable them to obtain the despatches. They would also inform vessels whereabouts they were.' The. Associated Press offered to erect tlic fog-trumpet at their oivn expense. The British Government, will it he belieyed ? gave a churlish refusal to this offer, al though merchants and mariners, as well as statesmen .ami; journalists, all admit its importance. In the ; House of Commons, .Mr,. Dawson, member of Londonderry and nephew of the great Sir Robert > Peel, asked the British Government to inform the- public, through Mm, what, particulars had reached them of the loss of the Anglo- Saxon; whether the said Government had refused permission to use the fog-trumpet at Cape Race, and, if so, what were the grounds for the refusal. Mr. Thomas Mil neb Gibson, one of tha few British offi cials who have given a good word to our Union, during the last two years, is one of the Palmerston as President of the-Board of Trade, azad had to reply to Mi*; 'Dawson’ s inquiries* He doc;s not ap pear to have known more of the loss of ihe Anglo-Saxon thai* every body might lit ve learned foorn* the newspapers, but, as regarded the other part of the question, his aiswer was t&at the application of the New York Associated - Press to erect , a fog trumpet at Cape Race was rejected, ‘‘because it was not thought jit to allow a foreign com pany to do it. The matter was under con sideration, but the gun was thought 1 to be .the best signal..”/ ( ; The ; interests of' humanity-and ;the into rests .ofiCommerce,- civilization,' and ’eater *’ « ' " ! prise, would be served by the nse of the fog trumpet ; the safety of navigation would be thereby advantaged 1 ; the security ofhuman life would be increased, hut the British Go vernment would ** not allow a foreign com pany to do it.” One is reminded, in this exclusiveness, of the dog in the manger, wlio could not himself cat the hay, but pre vented the cattle from having a mouthful: England declines erecting a'fog-trumpet at Cape Race, and “ will not allow a foreign company to do it’’ for her, and thus life and property will continue to he risked on a foolish matter of British etiquette. There is a case something in point reported in the luminous writings of the late Mr. Joseph Miller, of facetious memory : A Cam bridge student was seized with cramp while bathing in the Thames, and a young Oxo nian stood on the banks of the river, calmly surveying his death-struggle. An aged man, who also witnessed the scene, rushed up to the Oxonian and said, “ Why do not yob jump in and save that man’s life?”- The ..Oxonian, pulling up his shirt-collar, answered, “ I never had the pleasurd of being introduced to the gentleman!” and coldly passed on. In like manner England declines allowing “ a*foreign company” to save her subjects and her steamers. Well, the time may come when we shall break down this ridiculous and affected punctili ousness, and teach England that practical humanity is the truest politeness. Serving their Friends, A despatch in one of the newspapers says that the rebels have returned the captured correspondent of the New York Wmdd, while they still retain the correspondent of the New York Tribune. This is an act of appreciative courtesy on the part of the rebels, which we trust will go far towards - convincing the editor of the World that his laboi's in the cause of treason are duly re cognized in the South. . Appreciative, The Richmond Enquirer intimates that the South will not receive-. Mr. Valt-an- DiGnAM, and says they “will not permit the Southern Confederacy to become a 'penal colony for the.. United States." -This is, perhaps, the' bitterest insult that the rebels North have yet received from , their friends in the South, while at the same time it exhibits a proper appreciation of the character and motives of the present leaders of the Democratic party. I*. Barry Hater, Esq., a well-known and highly respected citizen of this city, died at hie residence last evening, in the fifty-fourth year of his age. Du ring his life Mr. Hayes held many positions of trust and dignity, and acted as the chief clerk of Mr. For ney, while that gentleman was Glerk of the House. A man of integrity, honor, and pleasing social quali ties, and in every respect a most estimable citizen, Mr. Hayes will be deeply regretted by the thousands who knew him and esteemed his many sterling points of character. • WASHINGTON- Special Despatches to “The Press,” •./’"• • Washington/ May 26, 1863. Destruction of the Warrenton Batteries— s Official Report. Acting Bear Admiral Poets®, in a despatch to the Navy Department, from the Yazoo river, under date ofthe 15th inst., says: A few days since the Mound City, Lieut. Com’g Byrox "Wilson, came up as far as Warrenton to reconnoitre, and see what guns were there likely to annoy our transports. The: rebels have been engaged for some months in building a strong casemated water, battery, intended to " mount eight ten-inch guns on it. This work was built with cotton hales, covered with logs; the logs covered with railroad iron, and the whole co vered with earth. On approaching the forts Lieu, tenant Commanding Wilsox sent a party on shore to reconnoitre. On climbing up the casemate to look in, the party discovered that a company o’f "ai tilleri&ts , had’ taken refuge there. Supposing themselves perfectly secure, our men tired their re volvers into the crowd, and warned the vessel that the rebels were about. Lieutenant Commanding Wilsoh then commenced shelling the fort, and in a short time it was all in a blaze." After burning, thoroughly for some time, the whole work was de stroyed. Thus ended a fort in the space of an hour, which had takeu'the rebels, five months to build, wotking mostly day and night. " " : I proceeded to Warrenton this morning to be cer tain that tin- work was thoroughly : destroyed. It required nothing more done to it; the. Mound City had finished it. The reheis set all the houses con taining their stores on-fire as the gunboats approach ed, and what they left I. ordered to be destroyed. Warrenton had been a troublesome'’place; and me rited its fate. From the Rappahannock. " Gentlemen arriving here from the Rappahannook uniformly report that nothing of importance is transpiring in.the army. Many of the line andataff officers, have gone North, and there is no indication of any immediate movement.. A gentleman reports that while a regiment of troops was being paid off recently, a smuggler came into camp and found a ready sale for his whisky, at $3 a pint; The officer in command, on discovering the illicit trade,: confiscated the prohibited stock on hand, and drove the trader away. , Many of the camps have’been changed to more h'ealthylocaiities. The wounded are well cared for, and nothing condu. civeto their comfort is withheld. The Commissary Department must be in good hands, as there are no "complaints of the character or insufficiency of "the food. Capture of Prizes off Charleston. The United . States gunboats Canandaigua; and Powhatan captured off Charleston on the 15th inßt. the sloop Secesh, and on the 16th the sloop O. Rou teran, both with valuable cargoes. Com. R onckenh oref has been ordered to command the -Lieut. Coin. Bancroft G-herard has been'dewiched from the Mohican. Reinforcements to Moseby’s Cavalry. . It jb reported and believed that Stuart has sent about one hundred men to reinforce the rebel cavalry , under MosEßiy to the end of continuing thetatter’s depredations around our lines. . The impression pre vails in the neighborhood of Rappahannock Station, that Stuart is concentrating a large body of hia cavalry between Culpeper Court House and Bran dy’s Station. A Council of W ar. The President, Secretary of War, Assistant Secre tary of the Navy, the General-in-chief of the Army, and'General Hooker, were in council several hours to-day in the Executive mansion. ; a Another Xlne of Defences at Vicltsburg. It is understood that a despatch has been received to-day stating that another line of defences has been discovered in the rear of Vicksburg, whichit would be necessary to take by Btorm. * V Reports of Released Prisoners—The Re bels Retaliating • lor the Execution of Spies. A special despatch to the Post from Washington, says : - - • - • " Some GOO officers and privates'arrived at Anna polis yesterday from Richmond, . They report that Capt; McKee, of the 14th Kentucky Cavalry, and Lieut. Conn, of the Ist Virginia Cavalry, will be hung by the rebels in retaliation for the execution of two spies. by Gen. Burnside. This information is known to be trustworthy. - ‘‘Mr; correspondent of the* P New. York World, was released on condition that he would make certain representations to our Govern ment, regarding the measures of retaliation about to -be adopted by the rebels. The Tribune cor respondents , Messrs. Richardson and Brown, are re-, tained in Libby prison. ss 13X7X101*13. Tire Latest Despatches by tire Asia, -Halifax,- May 2G.—The Asia sailed for Boston at 4 o’clock thiß morning. Her latest adviceß are as follows, via Queenstown: ' • ‘ LoNUpN,: May 16.~The financial feature of the week is the establishment of a company here to act in correspondence with the Credit Mobilier, at Ma drid, Turin-ahd Amsterdam, and. also with Messrs. Hottinguer V& Go.Fould, ; Malletj Marrand,- and other prominent bankers of Paris. The business of the company here is independent in action; but closely; allied with the association named above. The company comprises some of the leading firms of London* such as Frederick Huth & & Goßchen, Heath k Oo.; Dobree Sons', George Peabody, & Coi, Robert Benson & Co., and Stern, Co. Such names command the confidence.of the'community.. . • The United States steam sloop Wyoming struck a rock in • Swaton harbor, and was damaged to the amount of; $25,000. Races. New York, May 26.—The; first of three days 5 races took place to-day, at Paterson, N. J. .. First Race— $2OO, for ;: three year olds, mile heats, won by Aid ebrand; Fleetwing, second; Abre Bekea, distanced. Time—l:46K» &hd 1:153. Second Race— s26o, won-by" Mammon, who made the mile and a half dash in 2:44>£.' Five horses ran. Third Race—for s6oo—two mile heats, won by Re porter. Time—3-39#, and 3:4o>£. .Idlewild was with drawn! . ; . Some four thousand persons were, present, In cluding many ladies, ‘ A remarkable feature was the absence of all .gambling or .drunkenness on the course. . , An Important Bill* Tlie bill relating to the payment or our working men in orders has been signed by the Governor, and is now a law. It provides that it shall-not be' lawful for any iron-master, foundryman, collier, factocyman, or company, their agents or clerks, within this Commonwealth, to pay the wages, or any .part of the wages, ofworkmcnorjabor ers by them employed; in either printed,' writ ten, or verbal orders- upon any storekeeper or storekeeper*, shopkeeper or shopkeepers, or other dealer or dealers in merchandise or other articles, wliether- connected in- business with the said iron master, foundry mam collier -or factory man or not. Any iron-master, foundry man, collier or factory man, paying to the said workman or laborer, so-by him employed, or authorizing and directing her, or their agent or agents, clerk, or clerks, to pay any part of thewages of his said workmen; or laborers in any order or orders upon any such storekeeper, shopkeeper, or other dealer in -merchandise.or other, articles, shall forfeit the amount of said order or orders -so given or paid; the Bame shall not; bode falked against V-the wages of said workman - or* la borer, and-he'&ball be entitled to recover the full amomt of hiswages as though no such order or or ders had been given or paid, and no scttlecaent or settlements made with Buck employer shall bar such recovery, and any iron-mastery foundryman,. collier, or factory man, offending against the provisions of the flißt section of this act, shall be guilty of, a mis demeanor, And, upon, conviction thereof shall be punished by a tine and iriiprisonment, or either, at the discretion of the court trying the saise * and pro vided, further,-that this act shall extend to alleefisfir atresses or females employed in factories or other wise.—Pittsburg Chronicle. ' • Tlie Enrolmeut Act. s •New Yontc, May- 26 —There is- reason to,believe . > that the enrolment act will be carried out‘ according*-: to the letter of the law. j - . <• . f I * x k >3 - THE PRESS—PHILADELPHIA, THE HEWS FROM vMSEIIRS. Official Despatches from General ISurlTmt REPORTED DESPATCH FROM GENERAL GRANT. CAPTURE W VICKSBURG CERTAIN* Ail Official Despatch from Gen. Grant. New York, May 26.—A special despatch from 'Washington to the Everting PoU says: “It is understood that the Government has re ceived an official despatch from General Grant, dated,thej32d instant, confirming alltheprevious ac counts of the successes of our troops, and speaking ©f the capture of Vicksburg as certain. “It is reported that the rebel pickets on the Rap pahannock, yesterday, admitted that Vicksburg had been captured.” . from Gen. Hurllmrt* Memphis, May 26, Moj. Gen. H. W, Hallcck, General-in-Chief:" The Luminaryis just up from Vicksburg. 2S"o offi cial despatches are brought by her. Lyford, the ordnance officer, writes under date of May 22, 9A. M.: Our loss is not very heavy for the position we have gained. They make a firm resistance. I think we shall have the place to-morrow. We completely encircle the town, and our men to-night have their colors planted on the enemy's works, and are lying on the exterior slope. The gun and mortar-boats arc in front of the town, woi king away. Our captures thus far are about six thousand pri soners and seventy-four pieces of artillery, some of whioh have been destroyed. General Grant is in good spirits. If we take Vicksburg we shall take about fifteen thousand prisoners, with Pemberton, &c. S. 0. LYFORD. S. A. Hurlburt, Major General. Admiral Tee's Despatch. * Washington, May 26.—The Navy Department aeceived this morning , from Newport ; News a des patch stating that the Richmond Dispatch of-the 25th has the following: “ • Mobile, May 23.—A special despatch to the Adver tiser and Register from Jackson yesterday says f Heavy firing was heard in the direction of Vicks burg thiß'morning. —‘ It is reported and believed, imfplSdal circles that the enemy assaulted/the works At Vicksburg on Wednesday, and 'were repulsed. Snyder’s Bluff has been evacuated. , , ’ The Courier reports that Yazoo &i\y was captured by the Federal*, and the navy yarfi was burned by our troops. ; An officer reports -that General 'Grant has been whipped baok. The enemy have made three desperate assaults on Vicksburg, and each time been repulsed. - Semi-official information, has been received of the oapture of Helena, Arkansas, by General Price. . A letter from Jackson dated the 19th, says Gene ral Johnston this morning threw from ten thousand to twelve thousand men over the Big Black to Vicks burg, ." y. , An official despatch from General Johnston, dated the 23d, says an official who left Vicksburg on Tues day, reports that an assault ‘near the Yazoo road on Pemberton’s entrenchments has been repulsed. S. P. LEE, A. R.« Admiral. Cincinnati, May'26.—Wc have nothing later here from Vicksburg.’' There are indications that Bragg is falling back in Tennessee. Breckinridge has commenced, a ietrograde movement. Large bodies have been reported moving south in the di rection of Mississippi. The rebels, in front of Murfreesboro pretend to have news that Grant has been beaten, but don’t give the time or place. No Later News li-om Vicksburg^ ' Washington, May 26—12 P. M.—UptolO o’clock to-night no J later fintelligence from Vicksburg, than that communicated to; the public to-day, had been received by the President, It is not believed that General Grant, himself, has recently sent any telegrams to the Government respecting his move ments. The Raid through Gloucester aud Mat- Under the following orders from Major General Keyes, Colonel Kilpatrick, late of the Stoneman raid, set out from Yorktown through -Gloucester and Matthews counties. He captured a large num ber of horses,.and burned live grain mills, besides working various other injuries to the 'rebellion. Official details will shortly be published. The. following were the instructions signed by Major General Keyes : , A combined ; expedition will set out to-night for Matthews county. Thfe cavalry, and a section of artillery, supported by two hundred "-infantry," to leave Gloucester Point at one A. M., will be under the immediate ordere Kilpatrick, com manding. cavalry brigade. " The gunboat and ferry boat, under command of Lieutenant Commanding Giliis, will have on board twp hundred infantry, subject to the orders of Lieutenant Colonel O. O. Suydam, of my staff. ; A small supply of entrenching tools, will be on board, with some extra ammunition for the field ar tillery. ■'■ •'* % The infantry will carry one hundred rounds of . ammunition, each man, and all the troops will have two days’cooked rations. Colonel Kilpatrick will consult with Lieutenant Colonel Stiydam and Lieutenant Commander Giliis in regard to‘‘the movements necessary to insure prompt and elective co-operation; ; ’ - Besides inflictiDg aß possible on armed enemies, otSthe expedition will capture ond bring in all animals and supplies neediul to’our troops that may be found, but will not wantonly, burn or pillage anywhere. E.;D. KEYES, Major General Commanding. ’ MAJOR GENERAL SEDGWICK. The following is communicated to the Now York* Tribune by Gen. Newton, of Sedgwick’s corps : v Sir: I have just read the accounts, inyourpaper of the 22d instant, of the operations ot the 6th Corps during the . late campaign-south of the Rappahan nock ; and while I think these .articles convey :the most accurate view, by far, -yet furnished to the pub lic of-the desperate-struggles through which-we passed, you must permit me to correct one serious mistakeinto which the writer of the second article has unwittingly fallen; - . ' With a too partial view of my services, he haß done great injustice to Gen. Sedgwick, commanding the corps. . Without attemptingto enter into detail, I will sum up by stating that while General Sedgwick treated his division commanders with courteous considera tion, his fertility Of resource and decision of charac feVwei-e always equal to the emergency, and that he alone, from first to last, was tfie'coiT.mahder t ; I am enabled to speak positively, because, more than any other, I was cognizant of his opinions and actions. My proudest boast is that I received his approba tion as division commander, and I-have no. idea of allowing my subordinate services to be compared even.with his masterly management of the whole corps in its critical situation. I remain, very respectfully, your obedient serv’t. > ' JOHN-NEWTON, Major General. Camp on the Eappahannock river, Slay 23, 1863, '.Fortress T Monroe, M!ay 2G.—The Richmond Whiffi of the 25tli inst., contains a letter from Jack son of the 19th, which says that it is reported in Mobile that; Snyder’s Bluff has, been, reoccupied, and that tli&repoit of the occupation of Yazoo City is .disbelieved. MoEiLBj 'JMay 23.—A special despatch to the Ad vertiser rind Register, dated to-day, says:>The latest from Vicksburg is to Thursday night. Our loss is slight.- The injury to the batteries trifling. The garrison is well supplied, and confident of holding the place. ' Firing was heard at intervals last night' and to-day, and the enemy is supposed to be engaged, in shelling the city. . The enemy arc reported to be at Ponchatoula, run ning the trains that far from New Orleans. Utica, N..Y. : , May 26.—The State Convention of, Loyal Leagues assembledhere to-day. Among; those present arc Ex-Governor Clark, Gen. John Cochrane,: Hon. Koscoe Conklin, Gerritt Smithy and John Jay, aud a sprinkling of returned volun teers. Hon. John Cochrane waß chosen chairman, and made an eloquent speech, setting forth the ne cessity of in aiding the Government to put down the rebellion.' He disavowed all parly feel ings. •'* .> The resolutions adopted by the Convention affirm that it is simply the duty of every citizen to sustain the Government without reference to party dis tinctions. They advise that National Leagues be. formed and maintained everywhere until our.arms are They reaffirm the Monroe doctrine, and pronounce the Oreto, Alabama, and other siml lar -veEßels, as not Confederate' but British priva teers; and a violation of the neutrality promised by that Government. They denounce the course of the Democratic leaders, : in holding- traitorous conferences ■ with Lord Ljodb, with a view to intervention, cven to the 'extent of a dismemberment of the Union. They disapprove :of r couits martial : being held where military law has /'not been proclaimed, and urge the continuance - of the war until the constitutional authority is everywhere re-established; The Loyal League Convention reassembled this afternoon. •- The .committees ’ were; appointed and the Convention permanently organized by the choice of General John Cochrane as president, and a large number of vice presidents and secretaries/ r A State- Central Committee-of sixteen was ap pointed, v ’ - * " ) \ t The Committee on "Resolutions reported a series. The flistlour resolutions were"adopted; denouncing party organizations in time of war, recommending the establishment of loyal leagues to support the Government, characterizing the ; rebellion as aimed at the overthrow of republican institutions, pledg ing the people to agree to a peace as boob as tne au thority of the National Go vernment is restored. ; The fifth resolution, recognized .the existence of powers in the Government incident/to a; state of war, to be exercised when necessary for the preser vation of the national existence, and whenever the exigencies of the country compel the abridgment of the freedom of speech, or of the- press, or the, sus-; pension of the habeas corpus, the greatest should be exercised against establishing dangerous precedents. This gave .rise’ to considerable debate, in the course of which the arresfrof Vallandigham seemed to be approved by the sentiment of the. Co nvention. \7 . : / r - ;7.-:■ The Convention recommitted the resolution, and a recess waa taken till 7o’cloek. • At the evening session a resolution was proposed in place of the fifth resolution reported in the after noon,.approving of the utmost enforcement, of the laws agaiixst those in the North aiding our enemies; that the heading traitors in the-;North should be promptly arrested, promptly tried, and promptly punished j'and nooutcry, however insolent 'or viru lent, should be allowed to deter any officer, civil ;or military; from the measures essential-to the ; safety ol the country. Also,-expressing, as the .conviction of the majority, of the loyal people, that, when ne- : . cesaity compelled the suspension of the habeas- cor pus, gremt care should be exercised*lest an example be Bet which may induce m the-future the violation ■'of-ourrights.-.'. . v Alter two hours’* debate, this resolution, • together with toihers relative to a conterence of certain per sons with Lord Lyons, the-' building of vessels .in England, and in support of the Monroe, doctrine was : tabled.. ■ A resolution pledging an. earnest and unwavering support in the suppression of the rebellion, anu thanking the army and navy for their gallantry,was unanimously passed. * - An addieeß to the people waatfcan read and adopt ed urging the formation ol loyal leagues through out the country, without any political prejudice# and with the cole* purpose of the national unity. Polisti Sympathy . Meeting at Sail Fran- San Yranoibco, Iday 25.—An enthusiastic Polish, sympathy meeting was held on Friday evening last* at music Hall. It was presided ovevbythe newly* elected Mayor. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Starr KlDg and, other .distinguished speakers. A State committee was .•Appointed-to solicit funds in aid of the revolutionists,. _lt U eatim&ted that there aie 5,000 Poles in California.< ■ ? „•= and Admiral I.ee* OUier Reports. THE WAR IN VIRGINIA. thews Counties. Convention of Loyal Leagues. KVKNINO SUSBION*. cisco* WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1863. IKIII OF THE imBERIAIB. The Rebels Driven over tlie Cumberland* .Cjncjnnatj, May 26.—The rebels eroßsed the Cumberland, yesterday monofng, at Fishing Greek and at Hart’s Ford. Three regiments were reported oyer and more coming. Our pickets were'driYeh in r and some skirmishing ensued. Before night, hUur ever, they were compelled to taKe the bask track, and recrosaed the river. They were attacked atr the .fords, and lost some men. FROM ROSECBANS 1 AEMY, CiNeiNNATi, May 2&.—A large force of rebels is l at Gharlotte y Tenn., near Clarksville, under com mand of Woodward and Robb. If private advices can be relied oh, we shall have stirring news from Rosecrans’army within ten days. It ,is not impro bable that his columns are already in motion. Cincinnati. OincinNatt, May 26.—The Eagle Planing Mill, corner of Freeman and Flint streets, ownedby j. B. Morrison & Co., was destroyed by fire to*day.' Lobs s2s,ooo—insurance, $3,000. There is no truth in the report that Gen. Burnside has asked 1o be relieved from the command of the Department of Ohio. Yesterday Sergeant Swigert while passing through Green county, under the orders of the pro vost marshal, was fired upon, by an unknown person. A squad of cavalry was sent to the neighborhood and arrested six persons who are held as hostages til! the perpetrators of the attempted murder are discovered. Cincinnati, May 26. —A fire occurred last night, which destroyed the buildings Nos. 35,37, and 39 East Front street, occupied by McGrew & Andrew, Government hay and feed contractors.. Six thousand bales of hay were destroyed. Total loss about $30,- 000. Theamount of insurance iß.unknown. The Bell Rinoeks.—The Peak Family, of Bell Ringerß returned to Philadelphia last evening, and had an overflow of auditory at Concert Hall. This evening they give a novel matinde for chil dren, and crowds will'be in attendance." The receptionßof this popular family, on their return, has been unusually gratifying, and their stay with us will be prolonged for some time to come. Miss Dickinson’s Second Lecture, at the Academy of Music* «HOW PROVIDENCE IS TEACHING THE * NATION.” Miss Anna E. Dickinson, our eloquent and ac complished townswoman, wbb greeted last night, on her second appearance, by another large and over • flowing audience, such an assemblage as would jus tify the most popular of orators in indulging in the pardonable vanity which success engenders. Miss Dickinson was introduced, with compli mentary remarks, by Hon. George A. Coffey, United States District Attorney. She was received with long* continued applause, and was frequently inter rupted during the delivery of her address by the moßt cordial and enthusiastic demonstrations of ap-, proval. She spoke as follows: One of America’s niost eloquent orators has said, . 14 Every ftopof the world’s onward progress lias been from scaffold to scaffold, and from-stake to stake. ” It needs no proof. Reading down the page of history we find the record of hrave lives sacrificed by lingering dun geon, by wearing famineanddisease. ,by theshort, sharp agony of rope, or scaffold, or stake, living true to liberty, suffering willingly in behalf,dying,sealing their.testi mony with their olocd. We see cut clearly against the wall of the part the figures of -contending armies—of standards high advanced on one side of wrong and of despotism; on the other,.of justice and of truth.. We hear the erv, “Forward, minions, for your King, ” answered by the battle shout, full and clear, of strong men, or gasped by wiiite lips, slowly stiffening, “ God and liberty, ”as the mighty hosts rush, and fight, and fall together.. Wo Scan the territory of by-gone time, to see piled up mountains of slain, up which the slow steps of the nation have climbed, to stand, nt last. oh. the high lands of freedom [Applause ], We see that the world’s benefactors have been its martyrs?. And yetliowit lias come, with mingled weeping and joy, to build their mo numents. = How the ground nas been crimsoned with the best blood of the land, that it might bring.forth its har vest of liberty. How the air has hung heavy with the whispers of dying men.for the cause; dying, that tjie. great hearts and strong souls which followed might hear and cry aloud. Step by step the world has advanced, century after century has waded through seas of blood, to come up with garments washed of manifold stains and' slowly approaching whiteness. The'good cause has had no heralds to cry Us victories, no trumpets to blaze its triumphs. When the battle has been fought and the lit ■tle band collected, there have been too many vacant places to bo filled, too many gaps to be supplied, to do aught save thank God for the victory gained; thank God that their comrades dying died martyrs for liberty. Looking down the long vista of the future, aud Beeing brave men. struggling and falling on other and better fields to be fought and won, they have girded on their arms, rushed forward to the contest, and died, as the Apostle said all true men die. “in hope, not yet having received the promise; out with their works following them here iff the world they died to save. ”. And in this our age, good men and true, reading the record of the past aright, with the execrations of public opinion lashing them, with the storm of obloquy, re proach, and shame beatiDg upon them, faltering not in their good work, preaching redemption to the nation and salvation to its oppressed children; know that some how and some time the end would be, and repeat in their hearts thewordsof the wiseman, “Go not to the world, . for if thou standest still long enough the world will come round to thee. ” And it has come, slowly, stagger ing 1 under its weary weight of woe and suffering; the mists washed from its eyes by tears, the obstacles swept away in seas of blood. . Thank Goa it has come. The people, our people this people, have learned that we are fighting for liberty, and a Union which shall mean con solidated^■-liberty, not for the Union of Franklin Fierce, and James Buchanan, of mob laws and lynch violence- Wewould have bad that had we elected Mr. Breckin ridge, and doubtless it would have been safe for four ' years at least. The South has so preferred it. But the .North, only half awake, “seeing men as trees, walk ing,” beholding the last line of sunligh trading out from . its horizon, answered “Nay.” and, shaKing.itselfin its ..chains of half a century, slowly rose to recount its .grievances. - ‘ ' It said, 44 In the beginning, oh, South, I saved you; Massachusetts first springing to arms, sending from eight to nine thousand more troops icto the field than your.whole territory—Massachusetts saved you, South' .Carolina, from the British arms and your own tories. [Applause.] .—Plymouth Rock and the'grand Puritan element growing/there;. New York, with its mingled elements of earnestness and fire; Pennsylvania,, built upon the Quaker foundations of j ustice and mercy, with its Philadelphia and old Independence Hail; whose wallsfirst echoed back, the speaking of words which made crowned heads tremble,' and thrones totter, and despotism shake to; its very centre, and whose top rung out the peal which proclaimed ‘liberty throughout the land,to all the inhabitants thereof!’—these, oh, South, saved .yon—saved the-nation. : Then you wrung from my unwilling'yet too generous hands grants andcon • cessions to. which-you had no light, for yon had not earned.them, and you gave nothing as an equivalent. I knew it to be a yielding—l deemed it to be a tempo rary yielding. Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Mon roe —the - fathers : who ' expressed.-; the . utmost; dia . trust of. that vile systenTwithin your borders—framed their Constitution to admit of alteration and amendment - whenever.the masses demanded it.; It was a progressive . Constitution. It was, as. all Governments should be, a mother of experiment.- South Carolina understood when '" she ; signed that document that > it contained within it powers which could withdraw,and overthrow any grant she had - demanded and' received. Tn a word, the spirit of the Constitution meant liberty. Have you'so.kept it? Bid you so understand it? I see how you have wrung * fresh virgin soil, time after time, from my grasp, that* it might .be cursed with slave toil—ho.w you have taken the public money, two-thirds of itdrawn from my labor, , and gone to war with the Indians, and with Mexico, for. "the sake of slavery—how you have said to the oppressed of the Old World, “You look to this flag for freedom, behold how it is the only banner among nations that floats over and protects the market of human beings oathehigh seas.” .You have done moro than that; you-have done away with the rights of majorities ; you have abolished the habeas corpus by your fugitive slave law; you have annulled the very property of the State ana:brought slavery into the Congress of the United -States, and it had its permanent jurisdictionin Washington, D. C. ‘ In time oi peace you (the South) stifled freedom of speech and of the press, and the right of trial by jury, .which were sacrei aud-iffy iolable* -What uuL £•’ Tflar'our.. presses, destroyed papers, rifled families,burned leaders, _£ii;u QU.Ua'wed and hunted to death hundreds of men, and more than rolled them into the Mississippi. They were shot and hung; meD whose only crime was thsir North ern birth, whose only offence was loving the Declaration . of Independence too well. You (the South) have done more than that. You have stretched abroad Kausae 'your wall of blackest infamy and crimson shame, bat tered down only by the patience and faith and the mur dered heroism of high and great souls. You have done more than that. You have shut out presses.and:schools and churches from the Territories because understand ing, thought, . and religion were - incompatible with your most accursed system. You. have destroyed one hundred square miles of territory and kept unculti vated twice-as much, mere, producing hundreds and thousands of adults who- cannot read- or- write. You baye shut my emigrants out of the territory, because free labor will not compete with/slave ia bon n ' You shall have no'.more . 1-say it for my white men; I say itformy free laborers,andnofcforyour slaves. Their rights I ignore now, but I will save myself. She :; might have said more, but she did not. She might have said, ‘‘You have come into my churches and blasphe mously urged the men of, the pulpit, whose duty it was to preach glad tidings of great joy—such men as Dr. Spring, who said if he had but one prayer "to oiler, and that prayer would liberate every slave, he . would not offer it, because the Constitution sus tained slavery You have pervertedriaw and frus trated the ends of justice; .you have listened to the speaking of. the truest soul, touched with ..the fire of godiy inspiration, and then had crimsoned- the desk of the Senate chamber with his blood; lApplausa;] You have done worse than that. 'You have put your hands on our great-brained and great-soulecbchildren; you have peiverted their understanding, soiled their souls', and darkened their visions and their hearts; you have tainted them with ambition and promised them gain. We have JVlsrch 7,1850, against you, when we rung funeral bells for the great soui of the Massachusetts statesman. .We wlllnomore of you; It might have saidthis. but it did not. It simply said, .* 4 1 take,my stand onmy rights ip-(be Territories.” go I (the North) fought my battles. I fought in 1850; I almost won; you cheated me in;Penn sylvania; you forged nine thousand papers in, .PMladel 'Pma. and ycu forged in other places. I 7 waited-. The years were mine, and now I’ll conquer and prove trium phant. Wliat then? We had secession, rebellion, civil war. Why? The declaration oftbe sentiments passed in the Charlcston Con'ventiOh; December 21,1860, tells why. They, say it has been on the ground of the encroachments . of the North on slavery, bypassing personal liberty bills to nullify acts'of Congress and the fugitive-slave law. - Was this true ? - If these bills—these laws —were uncou .stUutional, even as they choose to interpret the Consti tution, had they not their redress in the Supreme Court? . Does.anybody aoubt.they would have had the. interpret tation they.desired in a court over which presided a man. who has dared to.thrust' his punv fist into the face of Omnipotence by saying that the blackman has no rights that the white man is bound to respect?, [Cheers. ] Weil, they said, furthermore; .“that • tlie people; of the. North have denied the'rights of property—rights of property ' Which flitted States recognize and the > Constitution has * sanctioned. They have declared slavery to be a sin; they have (and I quote the words of the resolution) elected a naanto the-high oflice of President of thaUnhed States whosepressesand -men aro opposed to us,and who have : r Baid that slavery is in the course of natural extinction. Our published principles are rendered vain by the fact that the public opinion of the North has.imbibed the errone ous rolitical idea, under the sanction of a religious ;Obli-: fafcion. -Mark.; The . House of Representatives passed a ' ill, which provided that never, ,by any isubsequent amendment', Congress should interfere: with slavery. This-man, in his inaugural address said: ‘-‘ I have no ob jection to its beingmade express.” It was not against. the President’s acts they rebelled, but it was against his opinions.-' Had any Northern State declared slavery to ;beasin?- Bad.they branded crime, a$ aStafce?. Not. one. Tlie /people of the .North, through speeches,' paper?; platforms; and pulpits, had so declared. ; What then? The Co'ustitutionldeclared ,that Congress should have nopower to abridge the liberty, of speech,'or of the press, was the Constitution toflbe, overthrown; freedom of .speech and of the press,'silenced at the North, when ever it daredto say any word for liberty ? Where, then, would have been your Constitution, or your /Union?. The South rebelied and went out of the Union, because liberty was in the Union. Being an aristocracy, it went to war with the democracy that had proven too' BtrongVfor it. They officially declared it to be so. .If • this; rhen. is a war for ideas. what is left.ua but to raar slial the democracy and liberty/against.their serried hosts and-fight, for the freedom of the world is at stake ? [Cheers. ] We must light-for the freedom of the world. ; Men on one side belie the contest, and cry out that it is ' a war for the nigger, and men on the other hand belie.it, and say that;itis a war simply for the black man/ It is tire people’s war for free government. [Loud applause.] In the North all freedom and free ideas have been massed, all the freedom of the world lias been massed there, while opposed to this is all the despotism of the.world'massed at theSouth'. Betweenthem is theblackmau. This it iswell to understand. -Europe sneers at us; men at the , South cry.ouj against us; and things at the North hiss out their amen to'them—[applause]—that the free insti tutions of the North have failed;lt will be time enough to say they have failed when America i 3 properly.repre sented. [Applause.] You have an: opinion of the Go vernment—one may- - have an opiniiiu. The North, has had none, the Soutmhas. -It has ruled accordingly. It; has held absolute power, and exercised that power as they would'. Here, in this Republic, it is stated and as serted that the people of . the South are the most aristo* cr&tfc on which the sun ever shone. : ? The Charleston Mercttry asserts, and the Richmond Whig responds, that the right of/voting ahould be held a. high privilege, to be enjoyed by; those only who are worthy to exercise it. * , • ,! The South asserts that the principle of slavery does not depend upon the difference of complexion. We, the men at the North; we, the white ihen at the North, are toid by Wise, of Virginia,. that when petitions are Bent up. - from the white alaves- of the North.then he feels ex cited and alarmed.. .BA has declared that plavery.was tho normal condition of laboring men, white or black. / 'He declares that slavery supersedes the order of-nobility.“ This the Sc;uth has : long deciaved. and ruled usaccord sringly for.roofe thah.half a century. ' f . , . : To-day ; it i 8 fighting to/establish an oligarchy; which shall bo raised on tho> tour mil lions of black men and eight millipus of white men... It is fighting for a governmeut which shall recognize, not a resemblance of ft*oe institutions that will tolerate no, ' ihdopendeut'middleelass. perniit no system of free edji? to labor, countenance?no progress • to-the meelianical encourage no,development ot the reeoiirces that tend to the of the gsefttmta die classes, opposed to the small dominant clasn of land-,, -holders;: ;For ; this they, that is" courage," with a hatred thatiß against them we are fighting, and haxefailed bacons® we do not stand as they do— Bjcaoee we; ha«e.not learned •; that the w!>» is"not merely its ourselves b*fcfor humanAty and God: : CAriplniife’e;-]T . . b ' ‘ fl . ■The South, weaker we in educaMoa, reunemenfr, aid wealth,.in talentanaenterprisetihas. proven strejuj-v eer than we in.tl e contsefc,. hecaose tfeey are fighting in eavnestand for a positive end;, whilewefight for anesa-. live ;Tbey have;.in deteriniifeation to conqiw, ua-. {sped iotd tbeir hE-rvico.every Mauand womiiu within their border—not-that they h 11« think alike : The erdi- . - 1 a ncfiß of prove not that' they all think ButOitvbortbatftvery -word of dissent was met by pnn _ oousonpturn and pcnaU 1 lies;’becaoiEe-t»i9lP6l!ives-have 2otnpeU.edflo the outer works bi v the bayonets of their master; while we have failed to tka power God and nature has thrust into our bauds, [applause.] Because, in our . carrying orf- the, war, we have acted like the Doy teaching another to play obe3s, “Yon come here and I will taktf you. Go there: it is a good move, and I will have you there, too. "• Chess, indeed —war t indeed—because we itTrVe acted steadily in their behalt, speaking to them freely and them kind ly, instead of meeting them as ewemieaand fighting them aß.euemies. and destroying tlielr serf-system* and the aristocrats that have brought tho war upon us, and be cause we have preferred the vain reputation of hurtful clemency to that of our etern duty. Because, more than that, we have atood and seen the plaiiß of the Government baffled by a jstan who I»s given indirect nid and help to the South, to the enemies of the Government*froxn.the very outset, anc? faiied to say to the President remove him. Because, seeing thfe»,. we do not say, we, the people, have a right to ' aemaud it... It is of little consequence who is on the throne if tbere be behind it apewer to thwart it. We remember the words of this very man, that the revolutioayias begun; and we'know,all know, that revolutions aevprgo back Bemove the false leader who- betrayed his party, who would betray the nation by' attempts to check the cha riot wheels of war aud justice’. Because we have seen earnest,, strong-hearled, true souled men, able and; accomplished ofiicers and com manders, removed from their place* of command at tlie head of the army, for no other than one crime—sincere love of their cause—sincere love of their country—stand ing manfully by its defence, and doing everything that they were ordered without questioning On the other hand, we have seen men-retained in high positions, men whose views and objects may be interpreted by the words of that general out West, who, in speaking of the i. resident s proclamation, declared that he would cast it bach into his face, and leave him to be sacrificed- Or by that other general in the Southeast, who said, that rather than have the blaek man enrolled for the defence of the country be would see the North beaten and de stroyed, or else represented by a man who, with but a two-dollar brain for planning bafLles, will not take the counsel of skilful ofiicers, who' are able - and willing to adopt active measures. Haileck is the maul mean. [Loud and repeated applause ] And yet others who would have done nothing-but led our armies to vic tory have been taken from the army. It may be said that there is something unpractical In tins; that there ismo virtue in chopping into small things Tr po. But there is a class of men in the North who seek only to disparage and decry the most splendid siup and the most gallant fighting that this war has ; who attempt to weaken the army and dishearten its leaders. When the whole North was Btartled by the splendid strategy of the battle of,Chancellorville, all ' eyes wore turned thither with anxiety; butwhen the first note of danger was sounded these men in the North * 3e § a ?..^ eir cry,-“Oh for. one hour of McClellaD and biß courage, his indomitable skill and courage’” His indomitable skill and courage! Did they mean by thiß his great skill.and courage shown when he was kept at hav by the wooden guns of Manassas—[ap plause]—or when he was held with his whole army before Yorktown by an enemy’s army of only eight thousand men ?. Or is it the indomitable courage shown - by leading; his soldiers only in retreat, being always first in escaping from disaster, not knowing when ke ! was hiding away in hia gunhoats instead of leading his great army to splendid victories? [Loud applause.]' One hour of the skill and military genius of such a .man when the army-at 'Chancellorville was in .danger would have been fatal to our arms, for it would have left of-that noble army nothing but broken, and: shattered masses ,to be marcbea as prisoners rto Richmond, while the capital of the nation would have been left unprotected and undefended. Really the courage and energy that saved the day ,wero of a very different'stamp indeed; and we may sincerely thank God that we had a brain great enougn to plan that battle—and there is no doubt that, the plan was perfect and clear enough—when a whole wing of his army failed him at a critical juncture, to see tnat the only plan then was to prevent a more complete disaster, what should any discreet general have done but what was done? To_shorten his lines and make them stronger than they were before. Not as a paper at the Northi fool hardy .and rash, has attempted to show that this was ; not true generalship, and I might add hundreds of other papers, from the;hewlorkßeraZd-down to the filthy litue sheet on Third street. / assistance was needed and dangei-threatened, he rushed himself to the front and exposed his person and his life, like the meanest of his soldiers. So let us thank God that we have Hooker to command. The eloquent lecturer at length reviewed the part that had .thus iar been taken by the negroes in behalf of the Union ctuse. In conclusion, she desired that every man and every woman who .wished to aid suppression of the rebellion, should be ready to suffer in its behalf, until the straggle closes Areyou strong enough.to die for.the cause? she said. Do you recognize the immensity of this contest so that you are ready to suffer until suffering shall pass into death? Remember. Lyon- fighting so long as there was a hand to grasp a riflej wield a sword, or point a cannon, and. wlio believed that the cause was worth dying for as long as there was a life.to be offered up. Do you see through the smoke and flame of this contest Wia throp, young and brave, a noble, manly life, cutaway ? Dllswortli, young and brave, flashing out for a moment, the flag twisted about hims and then dripping with his blood.. Remember Baker, inarching in blood and flame against Ball’s. Bluff, a living monument to all cominv time of fame, honor, and self-sacrifice. And South Ca rolina, sacred with Mitchel’s dying face'looking out from it. [Applause. ] Men, too, falling thick as the dust at Antietam, and Deny rushing forward and falLmg at Chancellorville, besides two hundred thousand other lives as hrave, as'strong, as earnest, unrecorded, offered up. This long line passes,in. solemn array, and lifting up ns face to (rod, cries out.' “Avenge, avenge, avenge ns, 0 Lord God 17, and dropping his hand on you.'He waits for your answer. Men of the North! Your weak regret is waste of years Arise and pay to freedom and to them the debt by following where they led the way. [Ap plause.] ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN StTN PAY-School Uxiox.— I The thirty-ninth anniversary, of the American Sunday-School Union was celebrated last evening at the Musical Fund Hall. The hour of com mencement was a quarter to eight o’clock, and thepresi-. dent appointed, John A. Brown, Esq. The religious exercises consisted in the singing of. several hymns, the offering up of prayer, and the reading of the Scripture by Rev. Franklin Moore. Addresses of more than usual interest aud intelligence • were‘delivered, with simple and earnest eloquence, by Rev. Dr.‘Newton, Rev. F. W. Conrad, Rev. E. .E. Adams, and Rev. H. C. Trumbull. The abstract of the annual report, ly M, A. Wurfcs, Secretary of Missions, was read. It stated that the society has been enabled to retain its entire missionary force during tbe past year, and the results of their labors are such as to greatly encourage all who take an interest in this bletsed mission to the childrenof oar land. Among the difficultiesdncident to the present state of the country, one of the missionaries in Wisconsin says that, in a large number of the schools he visited, there was,not a male officer,or teacher, all having gone to serve their country, and.devoted women had engaged to supply their places; and that yon rarely pass a farm, where noble •women are not engaged, both indoors and out, in sup plying the places of men who have gone to the war. The Indian outbreak has been another fruitful source of trouble, rendering the services of a number of their faithful laborers, almost entirely unavailable for nearly ' three months-of the working season. In spite of all this, they have been successful in organizing 860 new Sunday schools in the destitute districts of our West ern and Northwestern States, and have gathered into them .5,227 teachers and 54,626 scholars, Tor the study of: the Holy Scriptures. They have also, by their vi sits, addresses,' and by donations, amounting to about Six .thousand' dollars, added 3,364 schools, embracing 28.657 teachers and 193,430 scholars. To accomplish this work, they have travelled throifgh heat,-and cold, .on . foot, and by conveyance -in their jcurneyings 4,'275 . Bibles and Testament's, and, making, about 5,000 addresses. •In addition to the visits to Sunday schools, they have, as an indispensable part of the work to be done, called on over .16,000 families. Tbe missionary goes to one of these neglected neigh borhoods, where the sound of the church-going hell is never heard. snd visits from house to house, taking with him the Holy Scriptures, the tract, the religious paper. He assembles the family together to read the Bible, and bows with them in supplication to the Throne of grace ; -and often, in this way, by the blessing of God, reaches the hearts of some wandering ones who, in 'days past, have: known bet f er things, and better ways, and leads them back from their .wanderings to the foldof Christ again. A number .pfinterestdng-extracts from letters of missionaries"’were read, showiag the practical opera ;tions-of the society," and the great amount of good ac complished through their efforts in advancing tne king dom of our blessed Redeemer, who has said, “Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not.’* The report further shows the following receipts and expenditures. Receipts— Contributions, legacies, &c.,- $46,483 S 3. , Balance, being excess of expenditures in missionary -work, $9,438.15. Total, $55,921 98. •' Expenditures— Balance, being excess o» expenditures in missionary receipts from last year, ' $10,950.35. Amount of salaries paid missionaries, and expenses, of the department, $36,023 61. Amount ex pended by auxiliary societies, $3,353.78. Books, and other requisites given to needy Sunday-schools, $5,594.24. -Total, $55,921.98, ■ ■ . . ... - . •. The Publication Department has met with a gratify ing measure of prosperity. ~Of thirty-eight publications added to the catalogue during the past year, twenty-one ■Were original,•, and seventeen reprints.- The only two periodicals the Society publishes— The Sunday-School World and The Child's world —have shared generously in the "“tyonage of the copimitnity, and have been com- Mehded by 'whoso judgment is of weight. The amount of books, periodicals, &c., circulated during the past year was $136,207 60. The reading of the report was listened to with that de gree of attention which its very greit interest demanded. The "audience was very-large, and one of the most pleasing features of the occasion was the singing of the hymns, in. which the congregation generally joined. The platform was occupied by prominent clergymen and others connected with the association. The affair was one of both business and pleasure,' and as such was en joyed by all who participated. . - - Episcopal Convention.— Yesterday afternoon, the annual session of the Diocesan Con vention, of the Proteßtant Episcopal Church, was commenced at St. Andrew’s Church, Eighth street, above Spruce. There was 8 large attendance from all parts of the Diocese. Among those present, were many of the most ibfluentialcitizens of the State.’ - .- The assembling being for the purpose of prelimi nary organization, there were no religious exercises. The convention was called to order by Eight Rev. Bishop Potter. Right Rev. Bishop Stevens was also present in the chancel. John Clayton, Esq., was elected secretary, and Rev. John A. Childs assistant secretary. The.following standing committees were then an nounced by Bishop Potter : . Comimitee 'on Charters—Ttev, D. Clay, Rev. Mr. At kins, Rev. Mr. Cummings, Messrs. John Bohler, A. Russell, N. B. Browne. - 1 Claims of Clergymen —Rev. Mr. Russell, Rev. Mr. Spalding,Rev: J. W. Glaxton. * : Claims of Lay Delegates— Messrs. Hayes, ¥m. Buck ler, George W. Hunter. Rev. Dr. Ducachet offered the following resolu tion : , Resolved, That the House shall hold two sessions every day, to*wlt>: from 9A. M, to 2 P. M., and from 6 P. M., to 7 P. M., provided it shall not meet on Wednesday, until 10 o’clock A. M., when it shall assemble for divine service. Adopted. Dr. Ducachet also offered & resolution admitting to seats in the Convention; all clergymen of the de nomination who are not delegatcs, and all clergy men of the Church of England' and the Colonies, who may be in the city, which was also agreed to, and the Convention adjourned. The Princeton Commencement. —The one hundred and sixteenth anniversary of , the Col lege of New Jersey will take place’ on Wednesday, the 24th of .Tune next. The graduating class, which inwall,' numbered .125, has been reduced to 50, ' owing to the national troubles, and the. consequent departure of its' large Southern representation, as well as of thirteen other members, who have enter ed the army of the Union. • . The. appointments for commencement have just teen announced by the faculty; they are: Latin salutatory, Jasper &. Mcllvaine, Tfrentoa, N. J. /salutatory, Thetfclore A. Baldwin, Newark, N. J. ; valediotoiy oration, George W. Sheldon, Princeton,-N./J. The philosophical oration will- be delivered by George B. Yong, of Princeton, - N.j J:; the'Belles Lettres oration by Jag. F. Clark, of Philadelphia; the geological oration by Charleß H. Potter, of Union, N. J;, and the physical oration by John N. of Elizabeth, Ni .L The plan for the endowment of Old Nassau, seems to be admirably successful. The late meeting tn. Phi ladelphia was well attended, and promises much for * the future.-It would be hard, indeed, to find a-nobler and moreuseful means of converting money into doing good. v . . Anniversary of the Cooper-shop*Re pubshadcnt Saloon.— The second ■ anniversary of the Cooper-shop Volunteer Refreshment Association was. celebrated last evening by .the committee, at their saloon. At half past eight o’clock' tho- chair was taken by Mr. Cooper, the president.* The'ladies attached to the - committee were also in attendance, and a very agreeable time prevailed. It was- not desired by the; committee to make any.ostentatious display. It was stated that the second annualireport wouldbe madein about two weeks; it wilt then be submitted to the public. The Jefferson Cornet Band were present, and discoursed moat eloquent music. Tiie Washington Brigade.—Tlie Ist Regiment of the Washington Brigade, 001. W. P. Small, held a' meeting'on Monday evening* The reports received sho\v_that there are live companies averaging-about forty'men each. Axesolution,.pro viding that the regiment should be held in readiness to attend the funeral of any volunteer whoisliall* fall in the service of-his country, was passed unani mously. Appointment.— Lieutenant * Colonch H. A. Frink, of the ltth Regiment Pennsylvania Vo lunteers, has been appointed acting provost marshal post, in place of,Captain- J. Orr Finnic, re lieved. Captain Finnie will assume comman&of the company oi. Convalescents; known aothaOldOuard, and still perform provost guard duty. : * The Nattonad IiOAN. — 3ay* -Coofce, ge neral-subscription agent* reporis the. sale of $2.- 929,000 five-twenties yesterday, at the various ageri cieS'throiighbut the country, principally. T£cw. York, > Boston,. and Cincinnati. This is the largest amount thaifr has yet been, subscribed in a single day. ®jsturni:ng Kegimekts.—Tte - 32d' tsfew Yoii Regiment, and the lith-Tffasaachusstts Bfttte iy, passed through this city about mao o’clock yes terdaymorning, on theiv way homo, their term oi sahstment'having expired. Both were well pro* tided for at the Refreshment Sal sons. SAILTKG OE fHE Wissatucicon. — The United States gunboat Wissahiokon, for-Foricress Monroe, left tha navy yard at half past threa yes terday afternoon, with, a large mail for the* block ading squ&dvo&s. . ... Aekitebsart .Cjslkjihation— Tao' Gain mittee of the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hoßpital will cclchiate.their acoWdl Miniversa* ry this afternoon, at four o’clock, t To JolK* Crittenden, of Kentucky, [For. The Press, » . " ' Type of a bettet- V^ 1 on whom descends The mantle whicv' the Sage of Ashlandwore; "Whose patriot soul defends The cause his clarion, voice maintained of,yore; True to thy country in ha. T tiour of jieed Thou, brave old man! Wi^ en thousands fall away, And blindly follow the imper*’ oUß * ea d Of that bad man who would. her fortune’s sway, ’Midst the foul feud that o’er tik® South has swept, Thy faith, thy seal, thy loyally fuU%' kepi, Aad ahalt live honored in all comiaJS time, So long as virtue's loved, or hated sold at 87#; Delaware Division sixes 5 at 105; Reading shares, opened weak at 55, and fluctuated be tween 55#@# until the second hoard, when, it rose to 56#, closing firm; Catawissa;sold at 8, the preferred at 29#.; North Pennsylvania at io# ; Dong Island at 38, an advance of 2;Liltle Schuylkill at 50#; and advance of #; Camden and : Amboy at' 170#; Camden and Atlantic .preferred at IS; Pennsylvania aU67#; S 7 was bid for El mira, 53 for the preferred; 59 for Norristown: 25# for Philadelphia and Erie. Canal shares were somewhat more active.. Susquehanna'sold-at 16; Schuylkill Navi gation at 11#, the preferred closed firm at 26;.Union sold at 2; 71 was bid for Morris, 139 for the preferred; 59 for Lehigh. * * Passenger railways were inactive; small lot of Seven teenth and Nineteenth sold At .13#; of Girard College at 29; ofWest Philadelphia at G9#; of Arch-street at 2S#, and Spruce and Pine sold at 17i Green .Mountain Coal sold at 3#; Ilazelton at 60.- Manufacturers 5 and Me chanics’ Bank at 26. The market, closed firm—s3o,ooo in ; bonds and 3,5(0 shares changing hands. - Drexel & Co. quote Government securities, £ Cleveland and Toledo* 110& .. 112&_ .... .2. Chicago and Rock Isl’d. 97 f)S .. . 1 - Fort Wayne 70 nX - , 2% Quicksilver C 0.......... 46 46- Canton 35 35 ... Prairie duChien... 42 40 .. .'■ ••4. Gold has fluctuated this mornin g between. 142 an&l433£, as the current rumors assumed a more or less Javorable character. As we go topress the quotation hasj ust gone Exchange is selling at 157&@15S>£, Fhila. Stock Eic: [Reported by S. E. Slaymj FIBST 5000 Penna Coupon ss. .105 3300 City 65......-New-lll# 500 d0...............107 lOOSusq Canal..7;s3o. 17 ICO 'd0..;......Vb30.'17 ICO - do.; sswa.-16# ICO d0...........530. 16 33 Hazleton C0a1..... . 60 1000 Delaware' Div 6s; .105 ;• H O Reading R ..; 65# 2CO . d0.55# 6 ' d0.........ca5h.. 55& ICO d 0........ cash. 55# 2CO do ...55# 4ICO Fclil Way- 6s ! 52.... 87# :50 Catawi. si R Pref.. 24# 50 co-..bswn&int. 24# , • • ■ BKTWISISH BOARDS. ICOLTsland -E..;.b15. S 8 I 60 West Branch...... S 5 20 Giraid College R-- 29 3000 Penna R Ist mort..2i4# . SECOND BOARD. • : 50 Wept Branch 85 Mounts. b - 3# llßazleton Coal—. 60 IOC’-Sehl Nay Pref.. 26 = 1217131 &19th-st -R... 13# 1003 do Pref..... 26' 2COTJ S7-30TrNblanli. 107# 30$. d0.....Pref..U. 26 v 17 Man & Meehs Bk.. 26 . 40 North Penna R.t.V 15# : 600 City '6s ... .107 I£K> Cata-wissa'RP-wf- 5 ' 24#' ,2000 , , do 108 60. - . d0......530 Sat. 24#" 2(00 do -10&- ICGO-TiogaE 75....a.;;..101 2COO do 280NPennaChafcScp. 81 ICO Reading r...-.66#y. lg)Suaq-: Canal.l6 -CLOSUxO PBICBb. I Bid. Asked. 3id -Asked. loB# JSTPenna R..«~ 16# 1& tT-BV.SO Kates...lo7 107# ,Do . 6s. 85-: 9$ American22old.«l44#, .145# :Do - 100. .112. •• t Phila6sokl .108.. : IQS. Cata-wlssaß.Cbn 8 3# Do Do »rfd.-.. 24 ' 21# AllecoSsE...... - .. BeayerMeadß.* 74 .. Penm 3a.-191#. 102* MinehiUß.* *»•-*• 60 65# : Readies R -58# 66# Harrisburgß. —67 i. 6fr : Do Dds’SCv.-UO- -115 ; WilmingUnß.. Do IC6» ICf Lehigh 6s.. ... 'll.. ± D*bd*’B6cpfcY 112 ViS •Do shares .. 55 2 60 : PsstnaEi—67# scrip.. 47 IQo- 1Kt3f165..L14 , 215: £am& 'l7i ' ; 170 2 - 60 ; Do to -W i. .. 109 SflTaaJiaaalb-aIE IIK U l-'JA 4 » a’.i i ‘ r | Corn Meal is qtuet. We quote Jersey at $125; Brands ■wine, $i.55@ 4 60; Caloric, $4.50; Puncheons, ffa Salt SCO bbls Brandywine at onr quotations. . Wheat is heavy and l@2c lower, with only a limit basineEs at the concession. The sales are 90.000 bnsi $1.16@1,35 for Chicago spring; sl.24@L3Bfor Milwauk< Clnb; $1.4C@1.43 for amber Iowa; $L40@1.45 for win{ red Western; SI.4G@L 4? for amber Michigan. Bye is dull and nominal at $l. Barley is very,dull, and there is nothing doing. . Oats are firm at 67@69c for Jersey, and 71@7ac for Ci nadian. Western and State. _ Corn’is less" active, and I@2 cents lower; sales 75,1. btuhels, at 7i@7ai'or old Mixed Western, and <#@7l iv new do. Boston Markets, May 35. Cobjt Exchange,— The-, receipts since Saturday ha' heeii- 8,791bb1s Flour, S,SOS bus Com, and 8,500 do Oat •Tb'e market for Flour continues dell and demand moc .rate; we Quote Western superfine at $5.75@6, corami extras at;S6.2o@S.62&y medium do air57@7.25,-and $7. @lO for : good, and choice, including favorite St Lot brands; Southern Flour is quiet and prices are nomim In Corn the sales, have been small at S6@Ssc for Westei mixed,.and ££@9oc~for.Soufcbem-yellow. Oatsaredt at SGc for Northern-and Canada, and 70cforPrinceE ward Island. In Eye small sales at $1.12 bus. Shot and Fine Feed at $3l @32,and Middlings at $34@35 toj Provisions —Pork is dull, and the sales-Save be* small at 513@13.00 for prime, sl4@lsfor mess as tualily. and sl7@lS for clear, cash. Beef ranges fre il@ls fl bbl for mess and extra. 'Lardl£c in bbls ai tieices,and ll&c in kegs; and Smoked Tf«.ing ' Batter and Cheese are selling at previous prices. mm 99K &Si4@ 99% •144 @145 .144 @145 irige Sales, May £6. i£. Philadelphia Exchange.! BOARD. IB Girard College.*.. 29% 55 Cafcawiasa. 8 500 U 565>81.1073£ 1150 U2s 7-30 Tr IS blank.lo7 - 2Pena&R........... 67% 50 North Penna R.... 15% 1000 Siiub & Erie 75.... .112 ;r 5 Arch-st R.......... 28% 254 Cam & Atlan Pref. IS " 100SPC& Pine R...h5. 17 <• 15’Weskphila R;.....' 69% ' 200 Perfna-58. 101% 100 Union Cana1....... 2 25 Schnyl Nav.bown. 11% 50 Little Sclil R. b3O - 60* 16 GaaAAm R 3iy5.170% Mar 2d The 3 tgaaer Wyomias left here:tlus.r*>rrii2is with fallowing- boats ia iM ladea and follow Kerch ants’ Friend, wheat to, Humphreys* Hpftman •Harriett do do ;Emma&Tteh*cc&. dodo; E Sc LininncottT Inmber.-tO; EhUadelpkia t JjTsrgaat, do t • TTftfl.flweod.'do do;Clar£Hopper.doio/ratierson &L •oiiic&tt; Priscilla* fcoop-pbles to S Welsh;Capfc Thon unsiicd. lumber to"J Grant ; J .Heisley, do to WUraii " tons- Ogdoniah, henna Kb luiiibtr to Treated;' Jay Bryan, bituminous coal to N Tork; Conveys do.to Philadelphia; Border States, li & Salley. , ./. . Ship BK&tenuK* Oxnard,' sailed from Livsraoo-1 1 inst. ior-SiostaV**' :j.Bark.»:iuv‘EllzftbettK Iforgrave, sailed from Gam' 17th Bp.;jr Aaron I Harvey v Miller, was at-Sierra Leone ultCflir Philadelphia ialOdays. : i i > x l*Savk Tjetska for Philadelphia.Bai /from Helvoet Bth iast. -I; . rt , r ... Bark Amy, saileo freon CaaU aOtn nit. Brie Francis J King/Doauo, from Marseilles, at Lici ?4ih iiU, and failed fejhicr Ktlermo and PhUadelphiaj •- hipco. attatoa yesterday ■ t > ic* oA * ' - * “ S eml-weeklf Review ofthe Philadelp) SEurketSt The Breadstuff's : market continues very dull, prices are rather lower. Flour is very dull and prv drooping.. Corn Meal'is lower. Com and Oats are d) and lower. Cotton continues very dull and unsettl( Coal is Atm. Coffee is scarce and dull. The Iron mi net is very dull. In Provisions there is no change] dnlJ 06 * aTa * Stores continue scarce. Wool is v« nrice« A S TTSI', 8 ., is T F y Httle doing in Wheat, ; ifSl «)fo™e d t ; aa - es rea <* *l>out H. 000 bnsheli is tofS'alitv * p f lmßrea - and*l.7o®!.Bo ® bnsl bn 6 he]aat&.o!§fliofc have declined; sales reach about is coo hnaheht Dril yellow at 87c, afloat. Oats have also deeiS ' ‘‘“"•with sales of IS, OOO bushels at 72@7gc wcisht. FLOUR. There is very little demand either tor si ment or home use. and the market is dullVnd drooni about 2,300 bbls, including 500bbls3 S| bbls Northwestern extra fatally l ratelv at'land 1 and H kere are Shying mo !?„L a ,(s£?%&}■ 7fi @ 6 for superfine, 56.25@8.50 for tras, s6.tC@f.2.j for extra fomily, and SR3»9 bhl dS r acC0 M in f 1° Bye Flourisfi bifsPenni - aFSJffiwnou o ha f ecli jied, with sales of P Brandywine at 84.25 % b ‘ he leCeiPtS o^onraldlr!^ fct 2.400 hi Oatf.. b is in steady demand, with farther' ealeel « ® S“n. “* Snperphosjiate'of Sme It ffj 2ic* fortlrs e^.M- (ra .'loach Inouiry; small sales af iule low^ tiaSterllr! ' nd Wester=; inferior and w@noc9 loo ms. eJf.V. j -~^™ rB 18 a steady demand Aom bnildcra Laths bv C aD:d PI y ss are Will main tain t I?lSSfkiN “fp? ®r?u jabti metal is dull at 30c® Ib-tmttnfe 6 n "* ha nged, aadyeUt Tallow afl4@Ric at2o@22ef*ar s n^ b ' _The . re is ?° fam ng off’in the activity noted f some time past, and cargo sales of Schuylkill and Lehii cl l I FPP d a ‘S s .?)® a P rangß ! and Lemons so at irom M@s.2o®box, which is an advance. In oth A™; l s offonman.Frnit there m very little doing. Drii we dull and lower, with sales at ®- 1 SlFft fcrlnS?S leCtei; SmaU sales are “aking sen B aM?S^ T sh e B ‘° cl£ is Usbt - a ' ! d. good Wests, F l *®. - ‘ There is more demand for Mackerel, audprict Mn hhl? ™ a i fs of f° bbl ? hay Nos. 1 and 2at $lO andsl| 200 bbls medium No. 2at $9, and 300 bb!s Newlmrypo] on private terms. Sales of No. lfrora store at $12.00@2f fifn 0 . 81 ? 6 * 1 * 0 '- 2 at SlO®U. and No. 3at $5.50@6.75 CO' te,? SwLSi ? s^4 st dnoted; sales of the It lea . from the wharf, at $150@2.75 f! bbl. J LAIsS:ES. — l There has been a moderate innniry fJ t tmAt prices; sales of gagua at 45c on time, an gallo™ 5 h* 8, mostly, by auction, at 31@43e NAVAL- STORES.—AH Mescriptions are scarce, b *ow2\?-M le £ o - IDS ' V& 11 6ales of common Kos at S,s@z6 f bhh Prices of Tar and Pitch are nominal unchanged. Spfots Turpentine meets a limited inqur from $3. 30@3.40 gallon, cash. _ uiJjfciish Oils.are dull, and prices favor the buyer Linseed Oil ranges from $1 45@L 4S. Lard Oil sel slowly at about 90e for winter. Coal Oil has advance* about 1.5 W bbis sold at 28@30c for crude; 45@48c for r bnedt’in bondand 65@58c gallon free, according quality PROVISIONS.—There is not ranch doing, but pric we unchanged. Sales of Mess Pork are making at $l4, an £ a k ®12.37}£; prime ranges atfroi 512.37j£@14, cash. City- packed Mess Beef sells at sl4f 10, and country at $12@12.60, cash. Bacon —There is steady demand for Hams, with sales at OXffllOHc fi pl ain, and 10>5@12c for fancy bagged; Sides at 6&@7 and Shoulders at s&@6Xc, cash. There is less demat l or jr!ats;6ootiercesßamssold at c i m saltia smaUlot of Sides sold at 6>4@6 X nS? c S o^> U f ldersat6 ?^ c - dull; small sale 3 hbls and tcs are making at!oX@loKc, and kegs at ll*/ 12c, cash; sales of country at 9&@lQc $ tb. Butter wer * sales of roll at ljmißc, aud solid-packi 12 #$& Eggs are selling at dozen. iiiCh —The stock is light and is held more firmh Sal es of 500 bags Rangoon at B@BXc, cash. U * SALT.—There hare been no arrivals since our last r<* port. ■ An invoice of ground, to arrive, was taken, pnvate terms.' _ SEEDS.— There has been more demand for Cl oversee, and 2ao bushels were disposed of at $5@0.75 Tjrnothy at 3>l.aC@2, and Flaxseed at $3.25@:i.5i)T% ba. SPlRlTS.—Foreign is firm but quiet; If. £. Ram eel as-wanted at 64@67c. Whisky is dull; sales of Ohio a? Pennsylvania bbls at 44K@4oc; hhds44, and dradge 4o|£e._ > 18 firmer; pales read about 500 hlids Cuba lC'K@llc, arid B err Orleans at S@l2c lb, cask. bOW is more active, and ranges at from 10Xi U>£c tor country and city-rendered. WOOL.—The marlcet continues dull; prices range from 70 to.SCc for common and fine fleece, cash. &ew York Markets.-May 86, Ashes are quiet, at $8 25 for pots, and $9.25 for pearl Bre^dstuffs.—The market for State and Wests Flour is dull, and prices rule in favor of the buyer. The sales are B,£oo bbls -at $5.10@5 30 for saperfii State; $5.60@5.85 for extra db; $5.10©5 35 for Michigan, Indiana, lowa, Ohio, etc.; $5.70@6 for exti do, including shipping brands of round-hoop Ohio t $6. 10@6.30, and trade brands do at $5.35@7.50. 1 Canadian Flour is heavy and'declining; sales 450 bbj at so. rC@6.O5 for common extra, and SS, 10@7.90 for goc to choice do. We quote: Superfine State $5 10@S5 Extra State 5 Cs@ 5 - —j-woe**™. 5-10§ ' Common to good We5tern......... s'io<<| 5. Extra lowa, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, &c.... 5.70® 6. Extra round-hoop Ohio (shipping) G 10® 6. Extra round-hoop Ohio (trade).... : 7. Extra Genesee. 7 00®10 Extra St. Louis 7.00@10. Southern Flour is dull and heavy, with sales of $ bhlsrat $6.35®6. SO for superfine Baltimore, and s6.By 9.50 for extra do. ... . Eye Flour is inactive at $4@5.25 for the range of fis ind superfine. . f Cincinnati Pxovision Market, May 95. A dull market, and not muck demand.; ffllere is i new feature. - Old city Mess Pork is offered at 89.75@14 2CO bbls sold at $9.75. Ifew is held at $l4, Bulk Meal unchanged; 'Shoulders,' to 3&c; and Sides 4%(&' "Butchers’ Lard, Bc, 'buyers furnishing packages. Markets by Telegraph. OiNcrEtN-ATr, May 26.—Flour dull at $-1.50. Wheat,' 98@I00e j white Wheat, Ho@ii2~ Whisk 40>£. Frovißions dull. Exchange on New Yo/ steady. i - , . PHILADELPBIA BOARD OP TRADE. GEORGE N.- TATHAM, ) - WM. L. R.EHN ' - > COMHITTEE OF THE MoifTH. -BENJ. MARSHALL, ) LETTER BAGS - AT THE MBECHAK-TS’ EXCHANGE, PHIITADELPK- Ship Tonawanda,- Julius —Liverpool, 3tfay Bark GaidingStar, Bearse-.-.. Liverpool, eot Brig Breeze, Outerbridge. -.Barbadoes, 6(X Schr Greenland, Evans Havana, so< Schr Horace E Brown, Rice. St Thomas, so< MARINE INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF PHIIADELPKIAj M&y 3T,XBi —436-SUN SETS. —.——7 SUN RISES HIGH WATER—~ ABBIVED. Ship "Wyoming, Barton, from Liverpool--Slst nit. wi mdse and 3SS passengers to Cope Bros. Had two deat and two births on the nassage. llfchinst, lat 43. longi saw a very large iceberg. Towed up by tug Dolphin. - Ship Stad&coua (Br), Stewart. 42 days from. Loado, derry, with salt and 352 passengers to E. Taylor & Co. BaTk Azelia, Davis; 46 days fr omMessina, with fru &c, to lsaac Jeaues & Co. Passed in the Bight of Nr Castle barks Sea Eagle, from Port Spain, Annie C Norco from Port Royal, and brig San Antonio, from do. Bark St Marys, Pendleton, 10 days from Port Piemen In ballast to J £ Bszley & Co. Schr.E F:Lewis. Yorke,.7 days from. Portia ad, wi mdse to Baker & Folsom. . • „ _ ’ Schr Ellen Foxrester,..Thompson, lodaysxrom NewO leahs,'with molasses to Geo WBernadou & Bro. Schr Lamot Daport, Herring, 4 days from Boston, ballast to Wahnemaker & Maxfield. Schr Pearl, Brown, d days from Boston, with mdse G©o B Kerfoot. 3 _ .... Schr Ellen Barnes, Clifford, o days from Summit, wi fish to captain. • ' „ , „ T , Sclir L A Orctrfc, Drtnkwater, 16 days from St John, B, with lumber to Gaskill & Galvin. Schr Carthagena- Kelly, 4 days from Hew Bedfoi withoilto6 & E ALandelJ. ■ . _ - _ Bohr Thomas Borden. Wrighhngton, 2 days from F; Biver, in ballast to captain , , Sclir E H Atwood, Rich,;4 days from Gloucester, w mdse to Crowell &Coliins. r Sclir A -Tirrell, Higgins, 7 days from Boston, w mdse to Crowell & Collins. Schr Clara, Irons, 6 . days from Boston, in ballast Perkins, \Vilson,-7 days from Boston, ballast to D B Stetson &Co; ■ Sclir R Warren, Warren, 6 days from Boston, wi mdse to captain. . Q Schr Martha Wrightington, Timelier, 7 days from I* - ton, with mdse to Crowell & Collins. , . Schr Halo,- Newman, 3 days from hewburyport, w mdse to Geo B Kerfoot. 1 m Echr Mantua, Maxson, 1 day from Frederica, Dcl.w corn to Jas Ban*att & Son. . ■ ' , .tschf Ida Ponder, Wilson, 1 day from Milton, D with grain to Christian & Co. , * Schr Henry Wolfe, Atkins, 1 day from Milton, I> ' with grain to Cliiistian & Co. • „ , . . Schr John "Whitby, Henderson, 1 day from Odes* Del. with grain to Christian & Co. ~ Sclir Georgian*, Prettynian,i2 days from Lewes, Li ■ witli produce to captain. . „ ; Steamei-.S F Phelps,' Brown, 24 hours from Hew * o *with mdse to WM Baird & Go. _ _ Steamer Beverly, 'Pierce, 24 hours from hew nr with mdse to W P Clyde.; . . CLEARED- w , Eavk-Greenland, Thomas, Pensacola, workman.** v -BrigN StevenSj Haskolli Boston. ERlawyer&Q®- - Schr A Tirrell, Higgins, & C Schr E H Atwood,. Rich, Boston, Wannemaiier, Maxfield. • - • „ _ „ Schr Pearl, Brown, Beverly, Hammett, Tan Rtisen Lochman; - -v , _ T . q i Schr.Cleveland, Irwin, Beaufort,Hunter. Koi£efl»** Schr Gleaner, YVoodhitU, Piney Point, ya, do Schr. W E Stevenson, Hears, Portress Monroe, Oi nance Department. - „ - ~ P 1 Schr Starlight, Tork, Portland, E R sawyer £i Co. I Schr Memento Mori, .Shorter, Alexandras. Stone & Co. , A Schr Presto, Corkrin,. Annapolis, d°, Schr EUctrio Flash* Ayer,. Gloucester, ScsiicksoiiJ . Schr Edwin Reod, Goodspeed, Boston, Kespiier Schr Ovid, Irelan, Marblehead, Castner* stickney Wellington. _ . - Schr JHontevue, Falkenburg, Barton, do Schr W A Grifien, Borden, Fall River, do Schr Fidelia, Gandy, - .do do ■ . Sti Philadelphia, Shore. A‘PCatteU &. . Str iork, W? Clyde. • Sir J. S Shriver, Dennis, Baltimore, A Sroves, Jr, {Cprre6iK> D d