if {JA Kecent British Opinion.
Oi /[1 f apj V A | Hei>m v,\k's sleight-of-hand tricks have ol*
'CL' U & nhy v ir £r 4 . ready amused and astonished a great number
»» of our readers, and certainly are among the
inexplicable wonders of the day. But, across
the Atlantic, may now he seen sleight-of-mind
performances even yet more surprising.
Lust summer, while the British Parliament
was in session, Palmerston- and Russell
./Ironies ambo !—might he observed in a sort
of mazy bewilderment over the great question
of “the so-called Southern Confederacy i”
pulled on one side by the Manchester men who
n eat e fortunes,, by infant labor, out of cotton,
and, on the other, by a lingering doubt whether
public- opinion, at home and abroad, would
not brand them as worthy to be
Forgotten as fools, oTraini'inborod ns irorso,
J IiIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1861.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAST SPEECH OF
STEPHEN A. IH)UfILAS•—« The conspiracy
«• break np the Union is n fact now known to
«11. Armies are bein* raised, and war leried
to accomplish it. There can he but two sides
do the controversy. Every man must be on the
•iilP l( the UnitedSlateatT ngainst it. .There
can he no neutrals ia tbta war. There, can be
mone bat patriots aiid traitors.”
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.
The Baltimore American of yesterday evening
Citttaine Ihlcresling information futnidhed by late
;airivnlp fnm Monror. It gays that i( the
gital itutttik (i liKs-duy at Old l’umt had t&e
sailing of the groat naval expedition from Hampton
Road? towards the Cnpee. About five o'clock io
the morning a gun was fired from the flag-ship
Wabash* Commander Dupont, to signify to the
•fleet to get in order for the departure, and but few
minutes elapsed before a second gun was dis
charged. when the steamer put her paddles in mo
tion and steamed along amidst the cheers of her
crew, consisting of over 600 picked men- The
other vessels, nearly fifty in number, followed in
regular order and in quick succession, especially as
steam had been generated the evening previous and
kept on au night. Prominent among the fleet was
the fine steamship Hen He ford, CopUiti HaUett,
who displayed all his bunting fore and aft, whilst
the Cahaicbcij having in tow several ships, brought
up the rear most gallantly. The sunrise of the
morning is described as exceedingly beautiful, the
horizon being clour, a soft wind prevailing from
the southeast quarter, and scarcely a ripple upon
the waves. One of the passengers of the Salti
more states that he watched the movements of the
fleet through a fine glass, and at the-hour of ten in
the morning the vessels in .the van hod entirely
disappeared- 1 J
Among the passengers on board one of the
steamers was a gentleman named Bromwell, who
had left Richmond on the 24th ult. He states that
the health of Jefferson Davis was much improved,
and that the rebels at Sewell’s Point, by the aid of
powerful glasses, can perceive every important
movement at Portress Monroe. He also says that:
All (he hotels at Richmond, with a single except
tion 1 (the “ Continental,”) were solely occupied by
th* and used principally for the sick.
Measles and typhoid fever had been quite prevalent,
but the last official report of the Surgeon General
announced the health of the army as improving,,
and the sick less than ever. Mr. B. states that a
good brand of. Richmond flour sold at $7 per barrel
{wholesale); mets beef $l6 per barrel; corn, per
bushel- from 72 to 75 cents; oats 45 to 49 cents
per bushel; potatoes 40 cents per peck; print
butter 45 to 55 cents per pound; and bacon at 20
cents per pound, retail.
The shoe and leather trade was lively, but prices
ruled high. A good article of sole leather brought
So cents per pound, and hides 26 cents. Brogan?,
for army use, rated from $1.30 to $1.60 per pair by
the case, whilst the better kinds of boot 9 and shoes
sold at the very highest rules. Mr. B. declares
that, as far as the equipments of the Confederate
troops Jire concerned, he saw no difference between
them and the Federal troops. -AH were uniformed,
wore light-blue cloth overcoats, carried improved
arms, and were well shod. Much complaint pre
vailed, however, in regard to the subsistence and
Quartermaster’s department, especially as the ra
tiouswere provided at headquarters, but not distri
butf d among the vmiou? brigades with promptitude.
On Wednesday of last week, Mr. Bromwell had
an interview with General Beauregard at his head
quarters. about one mile from Richmond, and he
states that the General conversed with him in the
most sociable manner. During that day, the Gene
ral reviewed an infantry division of General John
ston’s command, consisiing-of nearly fifteen thou
sand men, and it was one of tho most imposing
military pageants he ever beheld. There were
nearly twenty regiments in the line, and as the
General and'staff', all elegantly uniformed, rode
along the column, the men involuntarily cheered
him with the utmost enthusiasm. At night, the
General gave a handsome entertainment to about
sixty officers of the line in his tent, a spacious
pavilion. The hill of fare embraced a great
variety of dishes, but there was not n drop of li
quor upon the table. He gave a permitto Mr. B. to
pass through ell the fortifications between Rich
mond and Manassas, but from motives of delicacy
it was not need The General stated that as far as
he was concerned, he preferred acting entirely on
the defensive, satisfied with the repulse of the Fe
deral nimy whenever it made ah advance of any
importance, Re spoke of Colonel Totten and Ma
jor Brewerton in the highest terms, as they were
his superior officers in the United States Corps of
Engineers, and observed with some merriment that
the War Department at Washington owed him one
month'a pay- He denied with considerable warmth
that aliens, as he styles them, wore prevented from
leaving the Slate of Virginia, and referred to the
publications in the Richmond papers of the Secre
tary of State* upon that subject. If any expe
rienced difficulty it was attributable to the orders of
'General Wool, who had refused to receive flags of
truce.
if they suffered theuwelres to recognize Re
bellion the moment its blstimt voice nras audi
ble. At last, with visible reluctance, the
British Ministry avowed the principle of neu
trality, and the Queen V speech, at the close of
the Parliamentary session, more strongly
asserted it. At that time, however, it was
easy to see that the British Ministry strongly
inclined towards the Southern rebels.
That they should furor a band of traitors is
surprising. True it is that. Earl Russell, as
Foreign Secretary, had proclaimed to the
world his full ministerial concurrence in the
liberal sentiment that subjects and citizens
liavc a right to revolt. On this abstract right,
perhaps, he may have thought favorably of the
rebellion and treason of the South. But, if
this right to revolt be acknowledged for Italy,
lor Poland, for America, it cannot be ignored
for Ireland. If acknowledged, it would be
very proper for. the United States, in the
event of an Irish rebellion, to recognize the
Irishas belligerents” before they had fought
even a single battle, and treat Ireland as a
sovereign State, ere sbe bad achieved her in
dependence. '
Perhaps Lord Russell perceived the ano
maly. At all events, he has changed his note,
and now wishes it to he understood that his
neutrality is a fact. At the same time, we
take leave to say that, wore he ton times the
Earl that he is, he but “keeps the promise to
the ear and breaks it to the hope” when Mr,
Keate, British Governor of Trinidad, has
twice allowed the privateer Sumpter, under
the rebel flag, to be supplied with coal at Port
of Spain, and when Mr. Crawford, British
Consul General at the Havana, puts on his
official- uniform in order to introduce, with
greater state, Mason and Slidell, the rebel
commissioners, to the Captain General of
Cuba. It is difficult to reconcile this with the
proclaimed neutrality of England.
At a public dinner recently given to him at
Newcastle, Lord Russell said: “It appears
to me that it would he a great misfortune to
the world if that experiment in free govern
ment, which, though not carried out on ex
actly flic same principles as our own, was con
ducted on principles which had been devised
with great wisdom—it would he, I say, a very
great mixforime if anything were to happen to
that country.” Our contest he describes a
battle —“ the one side for empire and the
other for power.” Far from showing an
alacrity in acting on Mr. 17. S. Lindsay’s
amiable advice, to force the blockade, and
carry off lots of cotton to England, Lord
Russell aflirms that the British Government
has no immediate power, nor, indeed, any
immediate interostj in this American contest)
| —least of all, he says, either inclination or
i right to interfere. His words are : “ The
! world, disturbed by the assertions of national
ity on the one hand, and by assertions 'of au
thority on tlie other, has conflicts and dis
turbances occurring almost daily in some
parts of Europe, as well as in America. In
these cases, it is the duty of the Foreign Mi- j
nistcr ot this country—it is the duty of the I
, head of the Government of this country—to
; watch closely as to what happens; to respect \
the independence of all foreign nations ■, but not
! to let go any part of that caution and vigi
lance which becomes the ministers of England
i at tills time ; not to impair any part of the
| influence of this country, bcc&USG that influ
|* mice may be used in the cause of freedom and
j humanity ; not to lower in any respect the
I power of this country, because that power
. may be absolutely necessary to preserve the'
freedom of Europe, to vindicate tlie inde
pendence of nations, and to guard our own
dignity ' and freedom.” This declaration
changes Lord Russell’s former position as
j dexterously, as Mr. Hermann’s wonderful
: adroitness in shifting thO watch from. th» j«-*-
aim converting-a few pieces of
i burnt paper into a cambric handkerchief.
Yon do not know what we have passed through. almehston has exhibited a decided talent
since yesterday—a fearful battle, more stubborn for silence on this subject—his only recent re
than that of Manassas, the soldiers say, though, of ; fercncc to it being a hint to the volunteers,
courtc, not so extended. Our men fought most 41 * . r .®. , , ' ,
bravely. I felt perfectly convinced that we could ■ want of discipline and drill made the :
repel them until about four o’clock, when a wound- brdve An.&ricahs panic-struck ut Bull Ituii* ;
**•*«•'!
was cut to pieces. Oh, what a terrible hour we moise, late Under-Secretary for Foreign Af- i
then spent! About five o’clock there came in fairs, lately admitted that the crisis in America 1
Z°, “f/ff prosperity cl England, hut j
although the dead and wounded were coining in. added that strict neutrality must he maintain- i
and though we knew the sorrow that would be shed ed, and avowed his desire for the success of I
j The Duke of Newcastle, wiio has
It was aglorioua victory, gloriously won. Many ■ visited this country, is Colonial Secretary j
a iwUe spirit was sacriHc-ed on our part; but we now, and generally looked upon as proximate
prisoners. Their loss in killed, wounded, and pri- ; ”iemitr, lately told the volunteers in his own
soners is at least one thousand; ours about thirty : country that lie lamented this civil war, that
killed, among whom is Clinton Hatoher, of Loudoun the Americans were not one whit less brave
county, Honshuc, of Loudoun, and a son of Governor . ... , ~ , .
Pettus, of Mississippi. Many are wounded. Lieu- : ‘ban the English, -but it is because they had
tenant Colonel Tebbs, of the Eighth Virginia, was not llial experience, that they had not that
slightly wounded a graze on the cheek. Colonel : drill, and that they had not those practical
Burt, of Mississippi, was badly wounded in .the ; . , , „ p
thigh, not mortally. Dr. Martin, of Mississippi, ollicers, that that disaster took place, which
was shot through the lungs, supposed to be mortally , has been so much commented upon, at Bull
' KM* the war affected some
(?) had his leg shot off, and Dr. Brock hie arm. ; branches of English manufactures, no interfe-
The Rational Intelligencer has a letter from an ; rence should take place, on any pretext.”
officer in the United States ship Powhatan, which ! Earl De Grey and Bipon, also a Palmerston
gives full details of her voyage from her first start ! official, regretted that English manufqpturerg
after the privateer S^pter , about.the middle of ; might suffer severely from the civil war here,
f Titer say, tbat the COmin * "inter. might be a grea^
' “My opinion is that the Sumpter will finally I trial for them, but, he said, “If this, UnfortU
turn pirate against all commerce. She has a crew ' nately, Should be the case, he trusted that
composed of all nations, the greater portion being nothing would induce the people of England
Portuguese, Spaniards, and English.” ; to resor t to any course which mightseem likely
A private letter from an American gentleman in ... . „ ° ”
France gives the following explanation of the re- 110 tbem ’ m the hei « ht of . that suffering and
Cent change of sentiment in favor of the Union BllSCIV) to Cllt Short the CVll, by forcing their
«i: , nay by any illegitimate or unfair means to the
mere has been a marvellous improvement in attainment of objects which might appear favor
me of the press here within a month. I think ! able to their own interests.” No one, in short,
France and England have quite recently come ! . . . , ~ , _. - „
to the conclusion that the shortest-way to get QOt* 1 °P inion 13 worth ha>ing, endorses Mr.
ton and a market Is from the United States, 4 one i Lindsay’s sagacious suggestion to “ break the
BjAttaee weeks there were i blockade,” in order that Manchester should
not two journals in Pans that did not reem-to aid !. , •
and'abet-secession. Tiutour troubles have proved • get cotton*.
a terrible- blow to France as wellas to England. ? Sir John Tbollope and Mr. Henley* ex-
KaZ&JSX&gZ&f"* ! ~w-wa.a-eJa-ac--.-w*
Frotirions are so high, and rents and other ex- : renting the Tory party, speak in the same tone
ponses are also so much enhanced, that the people s of respect for this country and determination
rt^‘,'s,sr.'s lp^sisrs: : "<•«• *■'*« «»»»-
public works, projected on an enormous scale, as terferciice.
we know, but to begin new ones, in order to furnish I At the Oxford dinner, Yice Chancellor Sir
labor to the working classes, at the same time that ; ~ . .. ~ . _ . .
it has a very muon circumscribed, market for its ; 001) i touching on the present crisis
produce, and is obliged to pay borrowed money for i here, said, “ It is not for me to say which is
at least a third of all the bread its people consumo. | right or wrong, though, no doubt, we have
When the Amenean market opens again, and ae- 5 met
tive, everybody sees that this would all rectify it- • omi* sytnpulhies, and mine art most undoubtedly m
self in less than two months. ! favor of the North." This expression of
‘•Ever since the advance in the price of broad, j opinion was loudly cheered and the learned
which occurred on that day, followed immediately ' 1 •, ~ . J .. n ■ .
by riots among the people in the faubourg St. An- ] Judge, not having the fear of the Times to awe
ioine. the to received a *»■©/ d*or- ■■ him, added, ee I cannot hut regret the course
SiVStefittsXttSSS. I i. -
mentis compared with that which prevailed before, ference to America. There is, now-a-days, too
The people think that if there were trouble with I much tendency on the part of the public press
America, w«r might prohibit the shipment of grnia, 1 . • L j „ „ , . T a i • r
snd so increase the priao of provUiAHs as to sttu*vo j introduce wh&t I may term drdwing’-room
them; hence they are impatient of anything in the : jjolitics, in which speculative theories are
h S| the ir!lS r f’ < tlirown out and discussed. It was now said
ment and the journals alike have been obliged to
heed them and moderate their tone. This isiny that liberal institutions are on their trial. No
construction upon the change, and as it harmonizes i thing of the kind. What is really on its trial is
P^ r v“, ! "hetl.er an enormous continent like America
the way. It is good theology, if not sound poli* can b® governed by one Government, and
* , I I cannot conceive bow liberal institutions
It is alleged that the naval expedition sailed i . . . ...
from Hampton Hoads without the issue of written on
orders to the commanders. , ] any , other Mpect-” He proceeded thus,
Private advices received at Washington from > know very well that I never was
Kentucky are of an encouraging character. At a Republican, and never said anything that
list accounts the Federal forces were ateadily ! would induce you to believe that I admired
.gaining ground, and tho enemy were falling back the Republican institutions of America, but
■disheartened. • nobody will tell you that America could, have had
Pnhl.f rntr , ' ; diferenl institutions. Once separated from us,
_ _ ■ _ ; wliere were they to have got - their sovereign
ThePrestidic.itateur.—TheAcademvofMnaic A i • tt *t j „ *, „ «
Am 3 i . ... . .. or their House of Lords ? At the same time.
WAS filled lfifit night, to witness the second enter- ■ _
taiument of Mr. Hermann. He introduced save- they P osBuss,id that ITUt •dnglo-Saxon cliarac
ral astonishing tricks not included in his pro- that will always enable them to carry out the
.gramme of Wednesday evening. Ho is undoukt- principles of self-government. At this moment
edly the best performer in liis art that we they are governing themselves and taxing
have yet bad in the country. There Is a quiet case themselves to an enormous extent. All sub
rand grace in hii manner, and an avoidance of the scribe to the expenses of tho Government, and
usual stereoly.- d devices which add much to the : re willing to submit to privations to-obtain a
interest and numby ot his exhibitions, 'while mauv • ... „ . . , „ ~ .
of his feats are of the most unaccountable and ! °f pnne,pics for which they are
tenons character. fighting.”
The Intest ndvioos from Missouri state that Uen.
Fremont and a considerable portion Of his army
arrived at Springfield on the 27th nit.' They
were received with delight by the people. It is
supposed that G en. Fremont will remain at. Sprin
gfield until nil his Available forces are' concentrated
at that point, and then march against Price, who
iras'snpposed to be stationed at Carthage.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 24th nit. con
tains a letter, written by" a rebel lady at Leesburg
■Wawul'StiiketThbatub.—To-night Mr. Poter ! Here, then, is certainly a decided change,
niching?, well and favorably known to citizens at .if not of opinion, at least in the manner of
large as one of (lie oldest and most reliable artistes j speaking about the . great American crisis of
in America, will lake abenefit at the Walnut-street ; this day. There is no longer any question of
Theatre. In addition to alerting pieces, viz - recogn jjj n g «fIW SO-Callfid Southern Con
«‘The BlindfMan s Daughter, ‘“Ella Rosenberg,” f e a er ationand we believe, in fact, that such
and the “Spirit of the llhine” Mr. Richings wiU * J ’
represent Washington, in the allegory of the same * measure, if ever proposed and discussed,
name. He is said to be a faithful picture of the »*« adjourned m» die. M hen Enghsh
Father of hie Country, and is, morMVM, an 6Keei- statesmen speak and act thus, the newspapers
lent performer,-whose private virtues are not ex- modify their tone, of course. - The Times it-:
celled by his professional talents - ; self lias mitigated its abuse of America and
Americans ; and we notice that Mr. Rcsswix,
its special correspondent at Washington, writ
ing with more actual knowledge of “ the situ
ation” than it ivas possible for him to possess
at first, has considerably changed his tone also.
Time and the hour have wrought their usual
Work.
LETTER FROM “ OCCASIONAL."
Washing™®, Oct. 81,18G1
The unfortunate difference's in Major Gene
rot Fremont's military- district h.\ve been 1
brought to a head by the printing of the re
port of Adjutant General' Thomas in the New
York Tribune of Wednesday. [The mere
personal dispute which- has' grown out of its
exclusive publication is a matter for newspaper
men to settle among themselves,.]; General
Thomas is one of the fairest andf most impar
tial officers in the army. Ilia- feelings are
strongly enlisted in the- cause,, and he-certainly
did not. accompany General Cameron-to. St.
Louis with any purpose of doing injustice to
General Fremont, or of becoming the parti
san of Colonel Frank: Blair. General
Cameron himself only went to. &t- Louis, in
order personally to ascertain- the truth, of the
charges against the commanding officer in
that quarter. lie has, as-1 know,, warmly
sympathized with the President in. his de
sire to give General Fremont not only an
opportunity to distinguish himself, hut all
the advantage resulting from, former political
associations. No other man. could have'been
more fairly treated by any Administration than
Fremont. He has been tolerated in extraor
dinary expenditures, and allowed every mau
mcr of defence on the part of his. especial
friends. With all my regard for Frank Blair,
I have not felt disposed tcy become a partisan
in Lis dispute with Lis former friend, and it
was only when the proofs submitted by Blair
became -overwhelming, that I saw the necessity
for prompt and immediate action in reference
to General Fremont. The report of General
Thomas, however Us publication may be re
gretted at this tiraq, imposes an imperative
duty upon the President, and all true friends
of the cause will admit the inevitable necessity
of superseding Fremont. Even those who have
been his most earnest friends cannot resist
the facts of this report. The President
will, undoubtedly, he sustained when ho
takes the expected action upon this ques
tion. The Republicans of the Northwest—
upon whom the particular supporters of Fre
mont rely—will never allow their admiration
of the politician or statesman, nor permit their
sympathy witli his anti-slavery proclamation,
to drive them into what may bo construed ns
an endorsement of acts which have met the
stern disapproval of every commission that
lias gone forward to examine into them; and
the attempt making, in some quarters, to an
tagonize the Administration, because of the
course it has been compelled to take in refe
rence to this case, will prove a melancholy
failure. If John Charles Fremont is an
earnest and self-sacrificing advocate of,the
war, he will anticipate the decree. of the
President, and gracefully retire. My hope
is, that before the report of General Tho
mas, and (lie subsequent order of the Exe
cutive, reach him, lie will have achieved
a great victory over the rebels, which will in
spire his countrymen to forgive that which is
now almost universally denounced. If there
is one thing that we should he able to contra
dict in this unprecedented struggle, it is the
accusation that corruption is permitted in the
expenditure of the public money for war pur
poses. I do not believe General Fremont to
be a corrupt man; and this is the voluntary
judgment of many who know him well. The
report of Adjutant General Thomas shows
that he is surrounded by operators and specu
lators, and that he has allowed himself to he
used to furthor their plans. In all this pain
ful affair, the President has acted with charac
teristic modcratiou and justice. Understand
ing the element of which General Fremont is
the somew hat ostentatious representative, he
has proceeded with caution in every step he
has taken; and now that he has determined
that no considerations of party or of personal
feeling shall obstruct his action, it is to be
hoped that those who claim to be tbo particu
lar supporters of his policy, and the foremost
champions of the war, will at least refrain
from unfriendly and unkind criticisms.
[For The Press]
In your paper of
”jTiTscouancous War Nows,” I find the following
remark applied to-our youthful generate: “The
twltf's Mstory teems with tb? success of youth.
uniting courage with brains,” and, in confirmation
of its truth, I send yon the following catalogue of .
“Great Youug Men.”
Don John of Austria won, at 25, the greatest
battle of modern times; had it not been for the
jealousy of Philip, the noxt year he would have
been Emperor of Mauritania. Gaston de Foix was
only 22 when he stood a victor on the plains of
Ravenna. Everyone remembers Condo and Rocroy
at the same age. Gustavus Adolphus died at 33.
Look at his captains; that wonderful Duke of Wei
mar. only 36 when he died. Banier himself, after
all his miracles, died at 45. Cortez was a little
more than 30 when he gazed upon the goldeu cupola
of Mexico. When Maurice of Saxony died, at 32,
all Europe acknowledged the loss of one of the
greatest captains and profoundest statesmen of the
age. Then there are Nelson and Clive and Napoleon.
But these are warriors, and perhaps yon may think
there are greater things than war. I do: I worship
the Lord of Hosts. But take the most illustrious
achievements of civil prudence. Innocent 111., the
greatest of Popes, was the despot of Christendom at
37. John de Medcci was a Cardinal nt 15, and,
tiaicctardina tells us, baffled with his craft Frede
rick of Arragon himself. Ho was Pope, as LeoX
at 37. Luther robbed even him of his richest pro
vince at 35. Take Ignatius Loyola and John Wes
ley ; they worked with yonng brains—lgnatius
only 30 when ha mnda his pilgrimage, and wrote
the “ Spiritual Exercises.” Pascal wrote a great
work at 10, the greatest of Frenchmen, and died
at 37: which reminds me of Byron, greater even
asamaa than awriter, Raphael painted the palaces
of Rome, and died, too. at 37. llicheliou was Se
cretary of State at the age of 31. Well, then, there
were Bolingbroke and Pitt, both ministers before
other men leave off the cricket. Grotias was in
great practice at 17; an attorney general at 2t.
And Acquiviva—Acquiviva was general of the Je
suits—ruled evory Cabinet in Europe, and colonized
America, before he wae 37. But it is needless to
multiply instances —
“ The history of heroes is the history of youlh.”
Flag Presentation in Detroit.
• yhe Detroit pret press, of October Z 4, comes to
us containing an interesting account of a flag pre
sentation, which took place in that city on the pre
vious day. The flag was a present of Rev. Dr.
George Dufficld. formerly of this city, and for
many years a prominent clergyman in Detroit, to
the Michigan Ninth, of which Dr. Dnfficld’s son,
W. W. Duffield, is colonel. The presentation
speech was made by the father, and was responded
to by the son. both addresses being eminently pa
triotic and peculiarly affecting. Quoting these
words, “ ’Tis the flag onr sires and grandßires
honored to their latest breath,” the venerable pa
triarch added, “Bless God that there are none of
our name that have ever deserted or dishonored it;
that he has given me sons who now rally round it
in the day of trial and peril, ready to defend it at
the risk of life !”
Hie Colonel, in his reply, said : “ The gift is the
more grateful, when I remember that the voice
which tenders it is the same to which I have listened
for advice and counsel from infancy to manhood,
and that the hand which presents it has been my
support and guidance from boyhood to man’s es
tate,”
The Rev. George Duflicld, Jr., Into pastor of ltd
Presbyterian Church in this .city, Coates street be-,
low Fourth, is also now stationed nenr the home of
bis father, and is doing good service, wo understand,
by Ins earnest pulpit appeals in behalf of the pa
triot’s cause. Such scenes as the one here referred
to, and which, under varied circumstances, are of
daily occurrence throughout .the loyal States, are
significant of the deep determination that pervades
all classes to sustain our Government and its glo
rious symbol at all hazards. A cause which thus
invokes and enlists the holiest elements of our na
ture, religion, parental affection, and filial regard,
cannot but ultimately triumph. A long continu
ance of the struggle, should thnt, oeeur, instead of
abating our devotion, would only serve to develop
it. Aye, wc believe that every drop of.loynl blood
shed in this war, so unnaturally forced upon us,
will prove to be the sown seed of a future patriot.
Ax Fxcni.i.nxT Ai'Puintmi’.nt.—Wearo glad to
see the Secretary of War making so many appoint
ments from the ranks, and we are especially pleased
to notiee that of Fred. Winthrop,. as captain inthe
Twelfth Infantry regiment of the regular army.
Mr. Winthrop, like his lamented cousin, Major T.
Winthrop, was among the first to volunteer in the
defence of his. country; and,Notwithstanding his
many advantages of social position, influence, &a.,
be preferred to serve as a private in one of the
New York regiments, and fought most gallantly
throughout the battle at-Bull Bun. The name
of .Winthrop is one of the oldest and most influen
tial this country could boast, and If we are not
mistaken, Capt. Fred. Winthrop will prove a wor
thy successor of the late Major Winthrop.
THE PR ESS.—PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1861.
Hemr'^ZlT^^^CoacHtnEZil
The opening looture of the Ninth Courser, deli
vered in Philadelphia, under the aneplees of the
People’s Literary Institute, was given- at Concert
Uoll last evening. The audienoe was large, the
house, including the platform, being completely
filled. The stage naa tastefully docoroiod with
American Sags, and Kramer’s fine crayon picture
of “ The Defenders of the Union,” kindly loaned
for the occasion by Messrs. James S. Earle A Sons.
The solicitude which Mr. Beecher’s audiences
have, for several seasons, had reason to- feel re
garding his non-appearance, was In this instance
spared them by his timely arrival in the city. At
the appointed hour he came upon the platform, ac
companied by his Excellency Governor Chrtin',
and stall, which was the signal for rapturous, and
prolonged applause.
Mr. J. IV. White made 1 * happily-conceived and
well-expressed introductory speech, expresaingthe
thunk? of the managers of the Institute for pas-"
favors, and referring with- some Kttle air of triumph
to the vindication op free spoush in Philadelphia,
and the p»rt they bad- taken ae an organization in
maintaining it. The-announcement that-Mr. Geo,
IV . Curtis would lecture on a future evening was
received with cridentdellght- by the audience, and:
the addresa throughout, was- marked with froqnent.
applause.
Mr. Beecher said he was to-speak on the subject
of “ Camp and Country. 1 In- a fiew eloqueut sen
tences he then painted, the present oonditiou of our
country, in a military-point of view, as contrasted-*
with its status one year ago. Ills- lecture was re
plete with humor and- philosophy. In a business.
aspect of tho case, he- said happy was the man who
had been born a gunsmith. No.books now sold
like military books. Our. schools-wero advertising
military departments,, and even, sluggards were
rising early to rend the war news—to learn the
latest “blunder;” whether anything had hap
pened oh the Potomacor to ascertain which was
pursuing the faster, Fremont after the head! of
Price, or the Government messenger after the head
of Fremont!
And what had wronght thin great revolution ?
The lecturer’s answer to this- questinTL.afforded"an
open field for his well-known views on the subject
of slavery. IVar, he said, was upon, us, and for a
time It must swallow up every other interest. He
proposed to look at the dark fide «f his subject
first. War was essentially a trial of national
strength. In the untn ral carnal ties—earthquakes,
pestilence, and famine—which sweep away large
numbers of the human family-there was no will or
purpose on the part of tut. Mot so with the
scourge of war. He maintained that the world
moved on under the general law of destructive
ness. Blood was universal food. Thus, death by
killing was being constantly exemplified in the
habits of man no less than the lower animats.
He did not wish to picture the horrid carnage of
the battle-field, hut he narrated, in round numbers,
the deaths caused in various campaigns in the his
tory of the world. According to an estimate made
by Edmund Burke, the number slain in war sifiQO
the commencement- of the race amounted to the al
most inconceivable sum of thirty-five billions. It
was true, that all those who perished thus had
merely anticipated their death by a few years; hut
what made war so repulsive to us was, that through
it man usurped the prerogative of God in dispen
sing deuth.
The nets of warfare were next considered.
While the means of destruction were annually ac
cumulating, the skill of man was no less potent in
inventing means of defence, notwithstanding all
this war spirit in man—manifested as fiercely to
day as it had ever been—he, the speaker, was of
those who believed that the world shall yet expe
rience a ouiversat peace. But this could only b.e
when the World had learned to understated and
practise justice.
Taking up the moral argument ip favor-of war,
the army of our Government to-day was said to be
but what the police are to our cities—the arm fq- |
quisite to enforga right, and prevent on g . and
Viewed in thislight.heCOttM “-; [Seethat Christianity
forbids it. Nowhere in the Sacred page was there a
prohibition of the use of physical force for a moral
purpose. What supreme folly, he contended, it
would be to sond out policemen, forbidding them
to use anything on tKeir beats, but moral suasion!
Ah, mV! The thief and the assassin needed a dif
ferent course of treatment than mere expostulation
by repeating the Ten Commandments. Moral sua
sion to such Was simply moral nonsense ! The right
of takinglife, he held, must be admitted by all who
professed to believe in government at all—though
he thought that the age had arrived when confine
ment and labor was more expedient (Using the
word in its'better sense) than capital punishment.
Some men, he knew, were dreadfully afraid of
spoiling thgif record, and being guilty ot incon
sistency. This was a mistake. So far from in
consistency being a reproach, it was the golden
gate that had saved many a man from being a feel.
His mode of meeting the Friendly view of the
“war” question was quite original, and If B?re
ceived with laughter, And, we doubt not, edii
viciion that he was iu the main right. He ridi
culed most effectively the << turn tfie otherflheek,"
and 1 similar doctrines, wbttt carried to. extremes.
LitcrnlistF^vr an extreme rendering
oi tac liible injunctions to “give to him that
asketh,-’ and to “ let him that
coat have your cloak olso,” were asked-what they
would think of a magistrate .whO) if a oriminai
brought before him should steal the magistrate’s
coat, would “give to him his cloak also,” and
let him go.' or how a Christian merchant ought to
act in the event of a man’s entering bis store, and
osling for a hundred bales ef woollens because.
they happened to be in demand.
There were some evils whioh could not be eradi
cated by peaceful remedies; that could only be
cured by being burned up. He did not regard Na
poleon as a saint, yet he did- allege that the King
of kings had seen fit to use that great general for a
noble purpose—the breaking up of the old rotten
doctrine of the legitimacy, and other false theories j
and practices that had previously existed. :
Occasional.
It was not the worst thing that Could happen tO
a man to be slain in battle. If Warren had lived
twenty years longer than he did, it would, he said,
have been impossible for him to have giren sichan
impetus to the popular cause as was accomplished
by his death. Like Stmts™, there were many in our
own day who effected more in dying than they
could do by living; of whom were instanced the
name of Ellsworth, Ward, Lyon, and Baker.
Mr. lteccher -Was willing to accord to the Father
lnnd n higher military spirit than any continents}
nation could boast; but he felt that it was not de
tracting from the sires to say that their sons were
every whit their equal. Speaking of the moral cor
ruption of the camps, he held that it was, contrast,
ively, overeslimatedi For his own part, he hid
much rather consign his sons to run thafnll coarse
of camp-life than to run the n ight in New York or
Philadelphia. The moral effect of the discipline
acquired ie the camp ws? alsc enlarged upon. Ife
criticism upon thoso who are mourning over tie
present stale of things in this country, instead af
accepting and doing their duty in them, was full *f
common sense. Some people regretted thoir course
in the past—wished things had not been left go a,
far. However this might be the oase with others
for bis own part he had pursued jnst the course ht
should pnTsue had he to live his years over again
He read an extract from a recent speech made by
the late Lord John (now Earl) Russell, In which
the latter speaks of the two parties in this country
as squabbling;” the one seeking empire, and the)
other power. This, Mr. Beecher said was simply
putting a scoundrel and assassin on a level with the.
man he is bent upon destroying ! The absurdity of j
some other of Russell’s suggestions was also pre
sented in a very glaring light, the audience; alter
nating the while between irrepressible laughter and
thunders of applause.
The secret of this war was found in the faet that
good and evil cannot always be at peaoe, and the
conflict now began he believed was destined by
God to go until the supremacy of this Government
shall be triumphantly vindicated and established,
even though it should demand the sacrifice of all
that are held most near and dear to us in life.
Upon the whole, Mr. Beecher never did himself
more credit before a Philadelphia audience than he
did last* evening. The lecture, of which the above
is but a meagre synopsis, was in every respeot a
signal suceess.
Laucf. Auction Sai.f. of C arpetikgs, Drug
«p.ts, Runs, Mats, he., Ac.—The early attention of
buyers is invited to the large and attractive assort
ment of 500 pieces rich English velvet, Brussels,
three-ply, ingrain, Venetian, hemp, and list carpet
ings, printed druggets, rugs, mats, hassocks, Ac.,
to bo peremptorily sold, by catalogue, for .cash,
commencing this morning, at 10} o’clock, by Myers,
Claghorll, £ po-i. auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234
Market street.
Quebec,’ Oct._ 31 .r-i The steamer John *7*
rived last evening, from Glasgow. -She on
beard the crew of the schooner John Silver , from
Halifax, picked up in the Straits of Belle Isle, at
midnlght-of the 28th instant, after being four days
on the wreck. Thu captain nml one nuiu h,id gone
adrift in a boat.
Quebec, Oct, 31.—The steamer Anglo-Satson ,
from Liverpool, has arrived. Her advices have
been anticipated.
Til e Anglo Savon waS detained forty-eightjhours
in the Straits of Belle Isio by fogs. She passed the
Bohemian, for Liverpool, on the 20th instant.
Sax Francisco, Oct. 29, —Arrived yesterday—:
Whaler Dartmouth , from iho South Psoiiie, with
500 barrels'oil. Arrived to-day—Whalers ■/«/,««,
from the Arctic Ocean, with 1,200 barrels of oil,
ship Cyclone, from Now York. Sailed yesterday
—Bark Isle of Frame, for Sydney,
About 20,000 slicks of wheat, in good condition,
have been saved from the ship Winged Rdeer.
The balance of the cargo is damaged.
Massachusetts Thanksgiving Day,
Boston. Oot. 31 .—The 21st of November has
been appointed as Thanksgiving Day.
llarrisouigi Oot. 31— A misunderstanding is
said to exist between Governor Curtin and Colonel
Thomas A. Zcigier, which, it f is supposed; will pro
bably lead to the disbanding of his regiment.
Last'EfSntbj£,
Rescue of n Shipwreck”* l Crew.
Arrival of the Anglo-Saxon.
From San Francisco.
From Harrisburg.
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM WASHINGTON.
All Quiet Along tlie Trines.
Affairs on the Lover Potomac.
■A MBtt>HHOIBSANCB BY GElf,
A Large Number of Rebel Boats at Oc-
coquan Creek.
FROM THE TIPPER PO3&MAC.
LATEST FROM MISSOURI.
GEN. FREMONT AT SPRINGFIELD.
UNION DEMONSTRATION BY THE CITIZENS.
Tlie Whereabouts of Gen. Price-.
Rumored Defeat of Price’s Rear Guard and'.Ghp-
tore of Gen. Rains.
Special Despatches to “ The Press.”
Washington, October 31,1861.
Douglau-Irvi.no, Esq., the British secretary of
legation at Washington, leaves in to-morrow’s
steamer fee England, on-a six months' ieave-of ab
sence. He goes the bearer of important despatches,
relating to. our national difficulties. It is- to be
hoped that Lord Lyons, in view of recent ovents,
has advised her graoious Majesty the Queen, that
the cnus» ef the Union Is certainly destined'to an
ultimate triumph.
Three-year Ronds.
The Secretary of the Treasury has commenced
issuing three-year bonds in satisfaction of the certi
ficates received at the Department yesterday.
Hereafter there will be no delay in the eubscribers
receiving prompt returns.
When Governor Chase assumed the duties of Se
cretary, he found that, of eight millions of bonds
negotiated more than a month previously, OBjy
about three millions had been issued, and those in
large oertifie'atos. The blank certificates for all the
denominations of three-year bonds and United
Sidles notes, complete, were commenced about the
2ftth of September, since which time nearly sixty
millions have been prepared. Ail book depositors
will be supplied in a very few days. In tho mean
time, the daily receipts will be issued as they
come in.
Washington News and Gossip.
Accounts received from along the line of the Po
tomac, from Lewinsville to Alexandria, represent
everything quiet. Reconnoissanoes were made yes
terday afternoon, which prove very conclusively
that the rebel forces are being withdrawn to Cen
treville and the Tioinity of Manassas Junotion.
General Meads yesterday inspected his brigade,
and carefully inspected the arms of his men. They
are in a high state of discipline.
B F. Haskell, Company D, First Penn
sylvania Rifles, ding at the Seminary last evening.
Charles d’Yilliers, who was sentenced to
eighteen months’ imprisonment, for obtaining goods
under false pretences, has been pardoned by the
President. Ho is to leave the District in thirty
days, and not return to it for five years.
Daniel Losen, Company I, Forty-seventh Penn
sylvania, died at Camp Griffin.
The Lower Potomac.
It is reported that two schooners, ladet) with bay
knil other Government stores, were captured by the
rebels yesterday. They attempted to rnn the
blockade. A gentleman, who came up from Port
Tobacco this morning, reports that the rebels oc
casionally fire at the men who are working on the
fortifications now being thrown np by General
Sickles and General Hooker. Sometimes the shot
pass inland half a mile. At other times they
fall short. It is believed now that communication
with the rebels from the Maryland shore is entirely
ent off. It appears that the rebels are strengthening
their old batteries and erecting new ones all along
the Virginia shore. The large body of rebels who
were encamped in the vicinity of Fairfax, it is
thought, have been sent- down to strengthen these
batteries. They, no doubt, are in dread of an at
tack by land and water.
The Third Congressional District of
Pennsylvania.
Mr. John Kline is already here hard at work
and in expectation of successfully contesting the
seat of Mr. John P. Verree, of the Third Con
gressional district of Pennsylvania. From the pub
lished report of the Committee on Elections, who
took the tesulZCrj “ »PP« S ‘bat Mr.
Kline had a majority of nine vows over Mf|t
Vebbee. Mr. Klinu contends th.lt If tho
toxesj'f -**>r T"’? nn ward, whioh were carried or
could be found, and the vote recounted, ins «o-
rtty would be considerably increased. It
opinion of some of the politicians here tw
committee will report both in favor of MYj
and Mr. Lehman in the First district
The Army To-day.
At noon to-day, General McClellan was in the
city, and the despatches from the army over the
river, received at his office up ts that hoar, reported
all quiet, and no movement along the lines. The
retreat of the Confederate forces has widened the
distance between the two armies, until picket
shooting has become an impossibility.
Mary land State Election.
The State election in Maryland, to take place on
Wednesday next, commands intense interest here.
There is no probability of the enemies of the Union
succeeding in the election of their ticket; but in
several seotions of the State, the most energetic ex
ertions are made to secure the defeat of the Union
ticket and success of the bogus Peace party. It is
probable the Government will be compelled to order
the arrest of some of those who are openly exhibit
ing their opposition to the Union.
Improvement of the Army.
. A party, SoDators and others, obtained passes
yesterday to visit the encampments in Virginia.
They were agreeably surprised at the vast improve
ment in the appearance and military education of
the troops. Impartial judges give the pall*to the
Pennsylvania Reserves, and that, too, it is gene,
rally conceded, with very good reason. Tho Phi
ladelphia Zouaves moved yesterday from Rtadqus
burginto Virginia. They attracted much atten
tion.
Formidable Batteries.
An officer from Goncral Sickles’ brigado re
ports that the batteries at that point, now nearly
completed, will be equal to. the largest erected in
the vicinity of Washington.
“ Retired.”
Col on cl McCarthy has been notified, by Gov.
Sprague, that his services are no longer required
as colonel of the Fourth Rhode Island Volunteers.
The Colonel, it is understood, is not removed for
disability. He will probably be promoted. The
colonelcy will be given to a resident of the State
of Rhode Island.
Official Conference.
The President and the Secretary of War had a
long conference to-day with .Adjutant General
Thomas, at the office of the latter, the purport of
whieh has net been made public.
Shipping.
Nothing has ventured past the rebel batteries to
day. -Two river boats engaged in the oyster busi
ness came up last night.
1 General Stone’s Report.
I The report of General Stone is the subject of
Ariticism here to-day. It is by no ine&fis SallsfaO
■ to the public, and rather establishes than
otherwise .the evidence that General Baker was
guided strictly by instructions from General Stone.
Ooieral Stone’s intimation, that ho threw the ar-
HUgetaents for crossing wholly upon General Ba
kbi, is considered a weak effort to throw the re
speusibility of the disaster upon that fallen general.
Igiorance on the part of the commanding general,
on [hat vital point, is considered criminal.
Put Office Order—Letters from Soldiers.
■, The following order was issued from the Post
Cffite Department to-day:
Ihe Postmaster General orders that all letters
eidorsod “Soldiers,” by any aotdng field or staff
oficer in the service of the United States, shall be
farnrded in the mail without prepayment of
pa>|age, in accordance with tho provisions of the
llil section of the act to employ volunteers, Ac.,
approved July 22,1861.
J T, P. Tbott, Chief Clerk.
Prices of Wood and Coal—Petition
to the Secretary of War.
X is understood that the Government has given
ordi ? * his rooming that no freight belonging to
privle u^ !vi ' suaia n,tn cooic over the Baltimore
and Eaihoad until alter alt the Go
. vern tent stores' are Iransported. This necessary
meat re has causea 4 sudden rise in the prices of
woodland ooal.--.-A portion, numerously signed,
has b|en sent to the Secretary of lVar, callingfor
his inbrferenoe in the matter. The petitioners set
forth fat under pretence of the blockade »f the Poto
mac t|s dealers and speculators in wood and coal
have steady raised theprioe of coal to ?12 per ton,and
of wot, to $lO per cord, and they notify the public
that Iky will soon niiarge from $l5 to $2O for the
same. They recommend ’ the same course as was
pursue in April last in regard to the extortionate
prices sked for flour.
At ird of Contract for Stationery.
Tho ationery contract for tho ITooso of Repre
sentatin; was awarded, to-day, to Philps &.
SoLOJioi, Latimer Brothers, amt H. Tatlor.
Acident to a Pennsylvanian.
Levi Avis, quartermaster Forty-fifth Pennsyl
vania RigVnent, fell on the Avenue, nenr 4} street
yestcrdafAnd a Government wagon passed over
his rightlt-g, breaking it below the knee. He was
taken tj- tht i -K-etre©t.lnfirmai , y, and Is there pro
perly ojfed fof. j
A Heconnoissnnce by Oeueral Sickles.
A rccttzmoliiftnee ttw nwJe ycatertlaj by Qen.
Sickles and staff, accompanied by a squad of In
diana cavalry, along tbe shore of the Potomac,,
about forty miles below Washington, when they
were fired at by a battery on tbe Virginia shore.
One of the shots fell short and another passed over
them.
To-day, the pickets of GFenefal WAnswonm
captured a private of a Sooth Carolina regiment,
about three miles from FalTs* Churoh.
There seems to be no doubt that the rebels have
a large number of flat boats at Oecoq.na» creek,
manufactured at F?ederieksburg;,and designed for
crossing the Potomac.
Promotion of Non-Cnmnsionid .
Officers.
In addition to the non-commissioned: officerepro
moted to second lieutenants, heretofore announced,
are the following: Acting Sergeant Major Ptnaxo-
Tan Qcaiitbii ; Sergeant Fnßin.iticK. 11. IfhowN.
and Sergeants Iln.Mtv P. Fukemaw,. Sa-ucki. J-
Dick, Jauss-P. Galloway, Tiiadosos. Si Kiltie
lamp, and JosEni McCosnell— all of the Eigh
teenth Infantry. Also, Sergeants Robert.Pi Kura
and James Ji Semple, of the Fifteenth Infantry..
They remain in those regiments.
The Lower Potomac:
Thcrchaye been no arrivals to-day from tbe Lowop
Potomac. The C(car de Lion Blurted'down. to
night with coal for the flotilla.
Accounts % telegraph, up to four okslockthis
afternoon, represent all qniet on the entire line of
the Potomac..
from Missouri.
G-enerali Fremont at Springfield.
BHION DEMONSTRATION BY THE OTTIZEWS.
Major Zngonyi’s Brilliant Charge.
THE LOSS IN THE ACTISNi
TWO HOTEL COLONELS REPORTED. tm.T.BB.
• The Whereabouts ofl Price.
Headquarters, Camp Lvo.k, y
Springfield, Missouri, October 2& l
[Special to the St. Louis Bepuiliean.]— General
Fremont and staff arrived here yesterday, and tbe
Benton Cadets, Colonel Carr’s Cavalry, and General
Sigel’s command, at different periods, during the
same day. .
No professed rebels were to be found in the town,
and our troops were received with delight. The
Btars and stripes were displayed at numerouahouses,
and men, women, and children waving handker
chiefs, appeared at almost every doorway.
Major White, of the Prairie Scouts, whose com
mand started with Major Zagouyi for Springfield,
had been quite ill, and was captured by the rebels
while riding in a buggy, and after the fight of Fri
day was taken several miles nut of town by a guard
of twenty rebels, but he was resoued by a party of
the Green county Home Guards, and is now here.
The loss of General Fremont's body guard, in
their desperate charge of Friday last, was 15 killed,
23 wounded, and 28 missing, Three Of the wound
ed have since died, and doubtless many of the
missing will soon report themselves. The rebel
loss is stated at from 50 to 60 killed, and 40 or 50
wounded. The rebels were commanded by Colo
nels Johnson, Fraeier, Price, and Turner, the lat
ter two of whom are said to have been killed.
Gen. Fremont will probably remain here until
the other divisions of the army arrive.
Gen. Price is still reported to be in the vicinity
of Carthage, hut nothing definite is known of his
whereabouts -
A Rebel Camp Broken
Jefferson City, Oot. 31-.[-gpeolal to the St.
Louis Democrat.}— Tb# compromise entered into
by General Henderson with tbe rebels in Caileway
county did not include the band of robbers that
plundered James S. Ballin’s premises, a few days
since. That band will be summarily dealt with.
Other measures besides the compromise have been
taken by General Prentiss to preserve qniet in
these turbulent countit?.
A detachment of Colonel Boomer’s regiment,
under Captain Cook, the day before yesterday
broke up a small oamp of rebels at Coats’ Prairie,,
capturing a lot of arms and their camp equipage.
Rumored Defeat of Price’s Rear Guard,
and Capture of Gen. Rams.
St. Locis, October 31.—Intelligence has reached
here that General Sigcl has attacked and defeated
Gen, Price’s rear guard, at Bolivar, and taken
General Rains prisoner. This, however, can only
be true in part, as General Sigel was in Springfield
on Monday last. If a fight has taken plaee, at or
near Bolivar, it must-have been with some of the
force belonging to General Asbeth’s division.
General Prentiss baa gone out 0« another secret
expedition.
Interesting from the tipper Potomac.
PaKnestown, OjjfM. —On Sunday last the
regiinfKt on Mupldy BrailA: dis
- covered a scow floating down Potomac, near the
Virginia shore. Privajp/ / James Magee, with
others, procured a skiffirferossod the river, and in
tercepted the scowxtm its downward passage. It
' was found full Of Water, but contained
thirty-one gjdns with fixed bayonets, twelve haver
sacks, qndl three knapsaeks. From certain indiea
tjmpprft is believed that this was the principal boat
used in transporting General Baker’s command
from Harrison’s Island to the' Virginia shore, and
which went down loaded with the' dead and wound
ed of the battle of Ball’s Bluff. The guns were
the same as those used by the California regiment.
The inference is that the bodies of the unfortunate
soldiers, becoming tightened by internal decay,
rose to the surface; and the boat thus relieved from
its weight, floated down with, the current. A close
watch is now kept upon the river to intercept
any bodies whioh may be carried down by the
current.
By the selection of Lieutenant Colonel Kings
bury, of the Fifth Connecticut, to the colonelcy of
the Eleventh Connecticut volunteers, Major Chap
man has been promoted by the Governor to be
lieutenant colonel of the Fifth, and Captain Henry
B. Stone, of company A, has been tendered the
commission of major in the same regiment.
Arrival of Prisoners of War at Port
Warren,
Boston, Oct. 31.—The steamer State, of Maine
has landed the State prisoners taken from Fort
Lafayette at Fort Warren. Two companies of
the Maseaehusetts Twenty-fourth Kegiinent are
doing duty there.
French Intervention.
[From the Philadelphia correspondence N. Y. Tribune.]
Many timid souls are placing confidence in the
last flourish of the rebel trumpet which came over
by the last arrival, that France intends to recog
nize the rebels. They forget that these are part of
the great system of lying which they have carried
on from the beginning, and that there is a regular
manufactory of lies established in Europe, in
tended for exportation to this market, just as Con
necticut cigars are shipped to Cuba for the pur
pose of acquiring, new flavor and certain ourrenoy
among the fumigating flats by merely passing
through a Spanish custom-house.
a These wild stories obtain credence only beoanse
■of their foreign origin. It is painful to see how
much we pin onr faith on what foreigners say, do,
,or think of. up. Too many of us believe these
senseless canards. This last one has made a sort of
lull among stocks, and from these the. world unfor
tunately takes its cue, just as if there never was a
time when Btook* had no existence, and as if, even
now, the earth contained no other good whereby
men could live and thrive. Is it not strange that
people should take the most fluctuating, changing,
uncertain description of property ns the great
standard for values which so immeasurably over
shadow it T But conversing on this subject at our
Corn Exchange, 1 was told by gentlemen who make
the subject their whole study, that France is the
only country in Europe from which it is impossible
to obtain any reliable statistics of the present year’s
crops. The French Emperor has returns from every
department, but he keeps the matter to himself, and
has only condescended to assure the people that
there shßll be no further rise in the price of bread.
The only statement published on the subject is that
the crops in France are so short that 80,000,000 bush
els of wheat must be imported from somewhere, to
make up the deficiency. But the quantity may be
even greater ;'still the Emperor gives no sign, but
has been looking about him and buying largely, to
make good his pledge that bread shall not become
dearer. He oannot buy much anywhero in Ea
rope, because all harvests hare been blighted, and
hence must come to us, the which it is knownhc has
done and is yet doing. They conclude that until
he gets -his 80,000,000 bnshels of wheat, the same
being necessary to keep hfe sans-culottes from turn
ing. him ont—most of which must come from this
country, and all from the North, too—he will not
bo likely to do anything to cause the North to shut
down upon him. He must feed his canaille or va
cate. But they add that when he does get all he
wants from üb, it will be, in the language of the
almanacs, time to look out for stormy weather.
A Little Girl Burned to Death.—An
interesting little girl, about nine years of age,
daughter of a widow woman named Humes, resi
ding In Newark, N. J., was yesterday morning
burned to death under the following ciremust-races:
The imdW, -ho has four other children, had gui?
out to wash for a family, and the little girl was at
tempting to build a fire, when her dress ignited
from the flames, and before assistance arrived she
was burned so bndly ns to survive but throe hours
afterwards.
So terribly was she burned that the teeth fell
from her mouth, and her steel hoops were imbedded
deep into the flesh. The mother was soon informed
of the catastrophe, anti hastened home only to find
her darling writhing in agony, and stricken with
. death \ ana while the broken-hearted woman was
( pohlm g with ji grief that know no rnfoca, the lit,Ho
‘ sufferer forgot her pains ibr a moment, and said,
“Don’t cry, mother dear, I will soon be in Hea
ven. and there is no pain there.
SintYETING THK' SciIUYLKILL. The Chief
Engineer of the "Water "Works is at present tngagedin
surveying (he Schuylkill from (he dam up to Columbia
bridge, for the purpose of ascertaining tho velocity ofthe
current at an ordjnary stage of (lie water, the
of the flow having much to do with the purity of the
water. The river wan sounded from shore to shore at
various points, anil then floats, composed of piece iof
timber, ten inches square, each taring a small flag upon
it* were placed in thy riv?ri mvt their progress nutnh
The* cote illations are not yet completed, hut it i* estimut
eti that the velocity of the water, from the bridge to the
dair, is at the rate of two mites per hour.
THE CITY.
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING
Arch-Street Theatre—Arch street* above Sixth.—
« Tie Home on the Bridge of Notre Dame**—“ Tbe ffa*
femrau. ,f
Wbratlet’a Continental Theatre— Walnnt street,
above Eighth.— “The Siren or raris”—"The La tty
or me liiim.ii”
WiLSDr-firaasr 'ibiatri—Ninth and Walnut sts.—
“The Blind Man’s Daughter“ Ella Rosenberg
“ Tie Spirit of the Rhine “ Washington."
AMaaicxx Acadkmv or Mvsic—Broad and Locust
streets.—Hermann, the’Preatidfgitatenr.
Assembly Bhilbibos—Comer ot Tenth and Chestnut
street*.—Waugh’s Italia and Stereoscopic Views ot the
W«r.
Tfaiplu oo Wonmrs—N. E. corner Tenth and Chest
ut streets.—SigHor Blits’s Entertainment.
AN INTERESTING AFFAIR AT DOYLESTO'VW.
PretehtatlOa Colors by Gov. Curtin
The 104th Regiment, F. V, the Recipients.
POTI.BSTPWNi run-pei,??—Tho presentation of colors
to Col. Havin' regiment of Infantry, by Gov. Curtin,
was a grand affair to-day* The colors were authorized
to be purchased by the last Legislature, And the Gover
nor was empowered with, the duty of conducting the pre
sentation.
Puring the forenoon whteles of «!l descriptions passed
into town from all snottonii of tire adjacent country. The
popular pulse of Doyleotown war* wild with excitement
mid the discourse of mantle! music. At least three thou
sand strangers came to witness the spectacle, which ex
ceeded in interest anything I have beheld for many a day.
The weather deserve* a paragraph to Itself. It was
hnlmr* spring-like, anddoligUtful, and would havo been
just the thing for a M&jf-day parly. The sun shone out
in cheerfulness, and tho autumn leaves seemed turned to
green again at the magtoof his smile. The very atmos
phere was fraught with-an all-pervading gladness, that
caught up the blueneßS ot the sky, and the gilded spires of
the town, and wove them into a beautiful picture, with
the grandeur of the fjferisti scene embraced in the fore
ground view.
The 9 o'clock train £soa» Philadelphia, via the North
Pennsylvania road, brought up a very large excur
sion party, including- many of your military and politi
cal notables.
The Pkila&eVphia Delegation.
Governor Curtin*.
.General Biddle, Col. Russell,
Col. EUrnuker* “Major "Wheeler,
Quartermaster Hale, Col. Patterson,
Col. Hay, - Capt. Provost,
Albert R. Faring. Fan., Jos, M, Thomas, Hsu.,
Surgeon General Smith, Jos. T. Ford,
John E. Addicks, Wm. C. Ludwig,
Win, S. Wayne* Geo. T. Thorne.
The Ringgold Regiment seems particularly fortunate
in being presented with flags. On Monday of last week
it was the recipient of a very handsome American en
sign, tlio donors being the patriotic ladies of Doylestown.
It is made of silk, is fringed with gold-laco, and bears
the following inscription: “Ringgold Regiment, P..V.,
104.” It formed a prominent feature of to-day’adis
play. At two and a half o’eleck about 8,000 persona had
assembled in Camp Lacy, which is about three-quarters
of amilofrom Die town. The One Hundred and Fourth (or
BinggoW) Regiment was drawn up in “masked square”
immediately in front of the streakers’ stand.
After 14 Hail Columbia 1 * had been played by the band,
Gov. Curtin stepped forward and made the following ex
tempore address:
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR CURTIN.
Col. Davis and Men.of tiie-204ti{, Rrgimf.xt c*f
Pennsylvania Volunteers: I am here to-day in
obedience to the law of this great Commonwealth, ta per
form the last act which you deserve at the hands of your
fellow-cHl’wns, l>c-foro‘ you leave to take part in the great
struggle which now agitates this hitherto happy and
prosperous country. Here, in this vast assemblage of
your friends, neighbors, and relatives, this ceremony
cannot occur without exciting feelings of pleasure and
emotions of pain. It is certainly pleasing to-this multi
tude of people who surround you to know that so many
men of this county aro witling to defend, at the poril of
their lives, the liberty which we have been aooustomed
to enjoy: and it is painful for them to separate from you,
as you go into the peril of battle to defend that liberty.
And yet it'is a high performance, and a high duty.
Tliig regiment of men was called together through the
loyalty of the people of this county, iu tlieir devotion to
oyr common country* and through the activity* in*
djistry, and influence of lhe gentlemen who command it.
Attd I PIP k?T? to-day, recognizing you as a regiment of
Pennsylvania volunteers about to go into the Service of
the country, to present to you this beautiful Btandarl.
I deliver to you tire honor of the State.
Is there any man here afraid or ashamed to bear this
standard. of Pennsylvania; or recognize its legitimate
authority 1 God forbid! The legitimate power will per
petuate this flag. Thus protected, with the coat of arms
of Pennsylvania in tbe centre of tbe field, upon which
are thirty-four stars, indicating the thirty-four States of
tlua great Confederacy, I deliver this flag to you, to
day, that you to all coming generations may declare
thnt I hut Confederacy slmll lie of thirty-four stars, imd
not one less I [Applause.]
It is written in the law that when you shall have re
turned to your homes, this flag shall be inscribed with the
battles in which your regiment shall distinguish itself,
and then filed among the archives of the State for per
petual memory of your deeds of valor.
It was in Pennsylvania tlmt the fathers of tho Go
vernment caught the Idea of liberty, which had agitated
the nations of Europe for half a century, and proclaimed
it to the world in the Declaration of Independence.
They gave shape and form to the immortal sentiment
that man is capable of self-government. It was in Penn
sylvania the Convention sat that formed the Constitution
under which we have achieved so much uational
glory, and power and knowledge, and so much Indivi
dual prosperity and happiness.
It was on tho Delaware, opposite Philadelphia, that
the stars and stripes, that beautiful emblem of our
nationality and liberty, was first unfurled to the winds.
: [Applaute.] This people have always been loyal to thotr
trust. They have always sustained legitimately-organized
poner ajjd Government; and they have now testified; by
tho presence of 70,000 men surrounding the capital at
Washington, that they will still sustain them, and de
. fend their liberties to the last.
Yet more. When all 'means of peace have failed:
when.ell the consenatism of this people has been ex
hausted } Wllgh ah that could call our erring brethren
bftok to tholv loyalty hftß been essayed in vain, this pco»
pie have declared that, if tho Constitution must be bathed
m Itjhhst be bathed lii the blood of the wicked
and traitorous.
And now, when armed *ttentp* to tear doWn i‘ n 3
sacred fabric, which our fathers established, and which
we have reared until it has become the admiration £f the
world, we of Pennsylvania declare that Liberty ghflU bP
vindicated in tbe blood of the wicked. [Applause.]
I would not speak to you, fellow-citizens of Pennsyl
vania, now on tbe eve of your departure from the State,
if I were not authorized to do so bylaw. I spenkto you
in the presence of your friends and neighbors. You look
for the last time* many of you, beautiful country.
You sec for tho Inst time the places, of your homes* where
you were born and have passed the days of your child
hood. Ay, more; you separate fr.om your mothers, your
wives, your sisters, and your friends: and for all those
who surround you, with tho dignity of my office and the
honor of the State in my hands, I pray that God’s bless
ing may rest upon yon I
I fed full of this great auostfon to«day » my heart is
torn when I consider the condition of my country—my
fellow-citizenß in arms, and the best blood of my coun
trymen to be shed!
And yet our country has been so much favorod, and
Providence, in tbe hollow of whose hands we are, lias
done so much for us, that I feci a confidence that Ills
bbssillgfi Wi66 itttibt follow—that difinp+er and defeat
may no more come upon us—and that truth shall win
the fiDal triumph. It is so written in the Book of Books.
It was so enumerated by our forefather's, ami woven into
our Constitution itself. It is inscribed in the history of
tbe world, and is justified by the experience of past
generations. And now, as then, God will bo with the
cause of truth. [Applause.] Our native country will
be restored to peace; the traitors who arc now first
to draw their sword* against it will return to a
sense of their duty, and time will lighten all our trou
bles. What more can 1 say to yon 1 Never will I see
many of you again! How proud would I feel at this
moment, in discharging the great office you have com
mitted to me, if I did not know that many of you were to
b& for montlii*, perhaps forever, from yonr
friends and all thnt you hold dear! And yet it is a sweet
consolation for you that if you fall youfall fighting forthe
liberty which your fathersgnve you; fall fighting for
that matchless Constitution under which wo have grown
and prospered* fall with the tears of your friends and
kin to keep aIiTC your memories; full liko bravo man;
who consider liberty for a single day more valuable than
a thousand years of bondage; fall in meting out justice
to those uho would strive to break down this Govern-
ment, and the liberties our people now enjoy ; and when
you return, as many, if not all, of you roust, thousands
of jour neighbor! will welcome you ai they w r eepto&d«y
at your departure. [Applause.]
Kow, as the last act, I commit to you this beautiful
flag, and with it the honor of the great State you repre
sent. I give it to brave men, who will defend it in the
field, and. bring. it back with honor. I beg of yon, sir,
[to GcJpßfl Pftvis,] totakc care of those men, as thongh
they were your children ; minister to their wants: nurse
them in sickness; lead them into battle, and head them,
and return this flag in honor, or not at ail. [Loud ap
plause.]
During the, utterance of this address, many of the vo
lunteers, and quite a number of tho spectators, a largo
proportion of. whom were ladies, were observed to shed
tears.
The flag was received by Colonel W. W. H. Davis, in
the following appropriate remarks:
SPEECH OF COLONEL DAVIS,
Covebsob Ccivtjjt; This the emblem of our coun
try ruid of her nationality, which .you have presented to
the officers andinen of the Ringgold Regiment, 104th Penn
sylvania Volunteers, in obedience to the laws of the Com
monwealth over which you preside, I accept for them. I
urn not insensible, sir, of the duty which this present im
posts on us. lum not insensible, sir, that to onr keeping
it is entrusted, ami sooner than soe it dishonored or fall
into the hands of those who are attempting to tear down
tiie pillars of our liberty, that we must lay down our lives
in its defence. Sir, in behalf of these gallant men, ar
rayed before you; In behalf of these men ,of Berks and
adjoining counties, Z pledge my word to-day, in the pre
sence of tills VA9t people, in 'the eyes of God, who looks
down upon ns from heaven, thattlusflag shall be returned
to you aiuMo the archives of the State with honor, or not
at all. [Applause.]
Officers and men of the One Hundred and Fourth Re
giment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, a word to you: Into
your bosoms ibis beautiful banner will be delivered for
safely. His Excellency, Governor of the great Ovm
monwcalth of Pennsylvania, has come np here to-day,
,represenling the dignity and honor of the State, in obe
dience to law, and presented to you this beautiful ensign.
You cannot be insensible, my officers and men, of the
responsibility it rests won you. It is given into your
keeping, and yon must protect and defend it upon the
battle-held, and follow it where victory or defeat may
lead. This fiag is the emblem of your nationality, and
of that Constitution which we are .here in arms to
defend. These thirty-four stars emblazoned upon the
blue field represent the thirty-four States of our Union,
and the purpose of our military power that not one shall
be torn from the flelditolt that the Union shall bo pro.
served entire and whole as it was handed down to US by
our fathers who made it.
Men, this site upon wliich you stand, upon which are
assembled this people, is holy ground. Here, almost in
this very field, certainly within the sound of my voice,
in the darkest period of tho American Revolution, were
encamped American troops under tho gaiinnt lead of that
distinguished soldier after whom your encampment has
beep named. Then again, we we surrounded with sa
cred .‘•pots. ‘Within a day’s travelling from this fluid there
are seyen battle-fields of the Revolution— u Trenton,
Princeton, Monmouth, Bed Bank, Brandywine, German
town, nnd Crooked Billet.' 1 How appropriate, then,
tlmt hi? Excellency, the Governor of the jjtute, sHoulij
eomc up here to-day and present, you, in rlunnim*
vilh tiie honor and the dignity of the Commonwealth
tins itfhner, which rwroents its power.
Soldiers I I need not tell you the importance of this
struggle, in which you arc to take & prominent part I
need not tell yon (hat the salvation of the country, as it
were, hangs in the balance; that our liberties art* in
danger, and that nothing hut strong arms and steel hayo
nets can save nnd perpetuate them. Yon have heard
these tilings oft that they have become household
woids to you; nnd yet, I hope not so often that they
grow dull on your ear, and excite in you no Interest in
the great struggle which is shaking this continent to Its
very centre.
My tnen, I present you with this standard l Remem
ber. when you go into battle, that you are earryln'?, on
the points (.f > cur . hayiinel;**, the honor of >o.itr State.
Remember that this high trust—tho dignity and danger
of the Commonwealth—is dependent on you. Remem
ber tliat, in the Revolution, Pennsylvania was second to
none ofthe thirteen colonies. Remember that) iu tho
War of 1810, the sons of Pennsylvania laid their hones
on every tattle-field hallowed in defence of the Federal
Government. [Applause.]
And in the history of 18G1, in this unnatural war, as
waned by the rebels, the sons of Pennsylvania tave
fought, and lilwl, anil died upon nearly 9ye| , y batlle-tiuld.
These reooiiectious, soldiers amipflicers, Khoiiidinspiro
you with patriotism and courage; they should strengthen
your hearts and nerve your arms to strike that blow
which is to seal the triumph of our liberties. [Applause.]
Sergeant, (to Sergeant Slack,) Come forward, and re
fviTHhl* flu** Yon Imre been ohottuii nln tofoflr this
ling, upon whose folds are emblazoned the arms of the
State of Pennsylvania. While your post will be one of
danger, it will also be one of honor. In these modem
times, it is not necessary that the standard-bearer ofthe
am j' ebon)
Worthy of
purest tint
that bantu
geant Pam
(Applause.
Take It,
you have t
turns to t
given ua, j
The regi
March*"’ i
Bucks coi
Andrews, .
Kcw Testament.
The exercises of the-day, which were no less solemn
Ihan Interesting throughout, concluded with ft review of
the regiment by Governor Curtin and staff. The move-
Tims of the troopfl, with tmt trilling fWeption T exhiWte.t
imiiHiifri proficiency of driJf, and Colonel Davis was com
plimented by all the military gentlemen present for their
Holdler-lttce appearance and' the exactitude of all their
e.vohitionß.
Thf* review boing over , th£-A**f>mb]Agft r whirli f.« estJ
matcd to hare numbered from eight to ten thousand per
son h, diaperHed with cheer* for the Bfinwr, the 104th
Pennsylvania* the Kcy«tone of the American Union, anti
Governor Curtin.
The Raiment lins ftttarVrl to ft a O-gnn battery
of nrffiftry, end leu Htoft b«t>n i*rowf*M,. mainly
through tin* generosity of Biahop btevonx, witlv a large
and entertaining library.
OFFICERS OF TJIK REGIMENT.
Colonel—W. W. 11. Dftdt).
Lieutenant Colonel—John WrNieldsi
Major—John Cries.
Adjutant—Thompson D. Hart.-
tfurgeon—Dr. Peck.
Assistant Surgeon—Dr. Robinson.
Quartermaster—dame* D. Heiittoy..
((iiaiicriii.ißter’fl Sergeant—Bobert Holmes,
ConnniHPnry Sergeant—Jumes Rodgers..
The follow ing are the officers of the ATtUlery Corps,
which, numbers 120 men: Captain Durell 1 : Pirst Lieut.
Lemuel Grips; Second Lieut. Mclivaine.
The Hospital of the Coocer>bhop Re
frksiimknt Salook.—Yesterday afternoon the dedica
tion Herricea of the opening of the new hospital building
attached to the Cooper-shop Yoluntoer ltofreghmont' Sa
loon took place at the, saloon in Otsego street* below
Washington avenue. The hospital, which has been fully
described iu Tht Press, excels anything of the kind yet
attempted. It already contains' two stok. soldiers, who
were left there on Wednesday, during- the- passage of
their regiment through this city.. Their namfß arc Geo.
O, Wlnthrop and-Ramey Thornton, boifaroembm of tbo
Fifth New Hampshire Regiment.
The proceedings were opened yesterday afternoon by
calling to the chair the Rev. Janies Perry*, who* after a
few remarks, introduced Rev.. John Chambers, who de
livered the dedication prayer.
Rev. Dr.. Rratncrd was and made* few
appropriate remarks, which were ruceivetfwith unbound
ed applause.
An address by Rev. Fennel Coomba was also well re
ceived.
Hon. WillianaD. Kelley was thodaeft speaker. He mdda
an eloquent and patriotic speech* andwaa frequently ap
plauded. The speaker was much moved by thosotemnitr
of the proceedings, and during Mb reraitiksmany of those
prMi.ut w *** arreted to
The exerefcee were occasionally enlivened with music
and singing of national hymn*,. att of which was execu
ted in an admirable meaner.
The attendanco was very large, the saloon being filled
to !t* utmost capacity—a targe- number being unable to
gain admittance..
The Abut Vote.—Nearly all the packages
containing the army rote have been opened, but some
days must necessarily elapse before the result is known
with any degree of precision. The committees which
have the returns in charge are working diligently to get
them in some intelligible shape, but the work is nocessa*
rily very tedious. Rumors are, however, in circulation,
which* if true, will make a very important change In the
prospects of certain candidate* who were thought to be
elected. It is said that tickets for ward officer* have
been found in sufficient numbers to change the result of
the t-lection.ii> the-Twentieth and Nineteenth ward* in
fayor of tho Republicans. Among the packages opened
was one purporting to be the vote of a regiment com
manded by Col.lVm. Schiinmelpfcnig. The vote given is
912 for Thompson, for sheriff, And 56 for Rwing \ 808 for
Bumm* and 119 for Dr. McClintock. Nothing definite,
however* can be known until the votes are footed up by
the gentlemen who have been keeping the count.
Sab Accident—Guild Suffocated.—Yes
terday morning, about nine o’clock, a fire occurred at
the residence of Mrs. Rosanna Smith, in Salmon street*
below William, in the Nineteenth ward. Sirs. Smith *
loft the house early in the morning, and locked the door.
Two young children were left at home to amuse them
gpivps a« heat they ooi)W, p«ring the absence of the
mother the house took fire in some unknown manner.
Before assistance could be rendered one of the children
was sufibcalod. The other child Inhaled so much smoke
that its life is despaired of. The deceased child is only
four years of nge. Coroner Conrad, proceeded to the
Nineteenth ward to hold an inquest in the case, and was
accompanied by Fire fi?»rsh&} BliifMmrib hi toYfStigHte
the cause of the fife,
Fires.— Shortly after 12 # o s clock, on Wed
nesday night* a slight fire occurred at the lager-beer
saloon of Francis Ritter, at the northwest corner of
Tenth and Ogdon streets. A strong odor of escaping gas
having nrison from the cellar, It was supposed that the
meter was out of order. Mr. Ritter went into the cellar
to repair the damage, and carried a lighted lamp in hi*
hand. Of course, an explosion followed, immediately
upon his entrance. Although the fire was speedily ex
tinguished, an alarm of fire was raised, and many com
panies proceeded to the spot, but their services were not
miilired. Mr. Hitter tree somewhat injured by the ex.
plosion.
About neon, yesterday, Donnelly’s match factory, No.
89 North Ninth street, was slightly damaged by fire.
Larceny of a Horse and Wagon..— Jus.
Lee was before Alderman McCahen yesterday morning,
charged with tho larceny of a horse and wagon belong
ing to Mr. Robert M. Carlisle, of the Twenty-fir it ward.
Mr. C. had come into town after his family, aud left his
horse for a few minutes' at Second aud Walnut streets.
r During his absence Lee and a companion got into the
wagon.and drove off. When captured by tho police of
the Fifth ward the wagon w»u being driven down Sixth
street at n furious rate. Lee was committed* bat his ac
complice escaped.
Polytechnic College Examinations.— The
examinations, orally and in writing, of the students of the
Polytechnic College on the lecture* of the session just
dosed, will he concluded this week. Tho recession of
applicants for admission to tlie winter sesiion wiDhcgin
on Monday morning. This session is of font months du
ration, and the courses comprise geology, cliernmtab.
mineralogy, mining, mechanical and civll-epgtffKHfte
architeetnre, and metallurgy, oil being of the mosracisH. 11
title and practical character.
The Bridge at the Falls of ScumuiLi.
—The bridge at tho Fall* of Schuylkill has been com
pleted, and was opened, during the present week, to the
travel of the public. The original design was to build a
skeleton bridge at this place: bnt, as tho work pro
- -pss<>d, a proposition to roof and dose in the strnchira
*'d by the contractors. The cost of the ad
;TI reach about 917,000. The bridge
... J ,* "V. . "Hlea to fwldtnli »f the W
will afford cofisideraMe Me,...
cinit.v on either side of tile river.
The CHESTNUT-STREE7 Bslfttifli—Tflt? ftOtl
eipated difficulty between the Pott Wardens and Lot*
Peportraent of the city, in regard to- fife erection of the
Chc stnut-street bridge, has finally ciHMaated in a cot.
lision between the two powera. A notice was yosterday
served upon the chief surveyor, directing him to cease
operations for the erection of the eastern abutment of tho
bridge. Notwithstanding this notification, “the work
goes bravely on “ with the sanction of the Law Depart
ment. The Attorney General will probably be con
sulted ere long, when the matter will no doubt he pro
perly settled.
Installation Services The Rev. T. M.
Cunninslmm was dnly installed pnßtor of the Alexander
Tresbyterian Church, corner of Nineteenth and Green
Streets, last evening. The SSH-icoe on the occasion were
conducted with the üßunl formality, under the direction of
the Presbytery of Philadelphia. Rev. Dr. Edwards, of
the Wcßt Arch-street Church, preached an eloquent ser
mon to a large and attentive congregation. After the de
livery of a charge to the candidate and to the congrega
tion about to receive a pastor, the ceremonies concluded
with singing nnd prayer.
H-Seriocst.y Hurt by a Fall A man named
Martin Goimof fell from the fourth story through the
hatchway or French & Richard’s drug mill, corner of
Crown and Callowliill streets, yesterday afternoon, and
was seriously ..hurt. lie wag conveyed to the hospital.
New Katioxal Loan.— The receipts of Mr.
Jay Cooke, on account of the new Government loan,
have, for the four past days of this week, reached
5130,000.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THE MONEY MARKET.
Philadelphia, Oct. 31,1851.
&ochs were firmer to-day, with small sales. State
fives seem to have settled down at 76#, and city sixes af* ~
83 for the old issue, and 91# for the new. Pennsylva
nia Railroad share* sold at 37#; Camden and Amboy
Railroad at lift \ Lehigh Navigation at 49# j and Le
high Yalley Railroad at 49. Commercial Bank stock sold
at 40, and Philadelphia Rank at BG. Between board*
there vas some activity in Beading Railroad shares at
17# to 17-69.
The market is noticeable chiefly for the absence of
speculative movement. Fancy stock* are Lcglected.
Passenger Railway shares are very dttll. Ban]; stocks '
arc looked upon with more or less distrust, accordiug to
the opinions held us to the amounts these iastitutioas
have lost or had locked up by the suspension of firms en
gaged in trade with Southern customers. For invest
ment securities, prices are graduated by their produc
tiveness, ns compared with the now' National loan at par.
The subscriptions to the loan have fallen off since the
Ball 1 * Bluff affair. A battery planted upon the Mary
land side of the Totunne-, to protect and cover the gal
lant men under the bluff on the enemy’s side, would
probably have not only saved the Uvea of many brave
soldiers, but have added quarter of a milliou of dollars to
tlio amount since received at the various Government
agencies for theaalc of the new loan in this city. *The
immediate effect upon the financial wash! *f duth blun
dering as that by w hich Col. Baker 1 .? command was
slaughtered is very great and very disastrous, and, in
the absence of any other considerations, a mere regard
for the success.of the Government in Us monetary opera
tions should cause a thorongh investigation lo be inflde,
and the parties found guilty of incapacity or neglect
promptly cashiered.
The following are the shipments of coni by the Bar
clay Railroad and Coal Company, for the wools ending
Oct. 20, 1881 644 00
Previous 03
Amount for the season,
Same time last year.
Increase,
Tho mnomit of demand notes redeemed at the New
York Sub-Treasury in excess of tho amount Which
has been paid out aguin is only about $300,000. This is
moderate lu comparison with the amount afloat—some
twelve millions. These notes now circulate in all tbe
channels of trade, and are received and paid out ai freely
as bank notes or gold.
The Terre, Haute aud Alton Railroad Company con
template resuming interest payment on the find-mortgage
bonds in a week or so. The earnings of the line for the
present month promise an increase of some 825,000 to
$30,000 nn October of Inst year.
The IHinol? Central Road has received for lands this
SISfyOOO, ami jms cancelled 855,000 bond?. Of
the 8155,000, there Is devoted id interest §75,000.
The imports of Canada for the nine months ending
September 30, were ns follows;
Tiic dutiable goods amounted iu value to $20,997,009
Tho free goods to 12,568,274
The goods at the free parts to 290,709
Total 833,262,120
The duty amounted to 3,951,736
Tbp following tllMe will compare tho imports for til*
nine months of three years past:
ms::::;;::;:.... 3,'9ei;f36
The exports for the nine months were:
1861. 1860.
.. #221,201 #296,217
.. 332,802 463,361
.... 7,206,666 8,393,938
2,288,713 3,100,611
11,680,161 8,170,630
199,093 360,123
.... 346,609 173,746
product of the mine.......
Product oF the fisheries....
Product of the forest
Animals and their produce.
Agricultural products
Mimiifflotnreg.ii;;;..
Miscellaneous articles,
Total
Increase in 1861, nine months.
The New Tork Evening Post of this evening asps l
The stock market is buoyant and higher. The die- 1
crimination in favor of the New York roads, to. the
neglect of the Western shares, is again very marked to
day.
.34295 06
24,375 03
. 9,910 02
Imports. Dntv
528,296,513 3-555,804
2«i28tU42 3,m',ori
.822,154,111 320,095,014
51,159,100