firm. MONDAY, MAIICTI 24, 1802 THE LATEST WAR NEWS. We have news of another successful engagement with the enem3’j which from the number of the forces in action, an . not be dissolved, and deprecating, so long as I .... ~ ~ , . , . . n A . t, i H J>uring «. sojourn of a few day a here, i nave it existed, any interference by England m the ; becnenab f ed to renew old associations, by which struggle. i many reminiscences of a very pleasant character Lastly, Sir Koundell I’almer, who was were revived, and have formed new acquaintances made Solicitor General last autumn, exclu- I of value. Among the latter, it affords me pleasure steely because lie is confessedly a thorough ! to number the Ilea. William Millward, United master of international law, threw the great ■ States Marshal for the Eastern District of Penn force of his personal, professional, and official ! sylvania. He is emphatically one of ‘ Nature’s antagonism into the scale against Mr. Gre- 1 noblemen.’ When I first looked upon his manly B " ° form, the thought irresistibly forced itself upon me, c.orv, and not only oppos J * i that it was he, with the gallant Potter and one or hut declared that the blockade of the Southern ; two olber noMe apirite) who stood up during the ports had been as efficient as any other block- j boisterous thirty-seventh Congress for the rights ade in former years. After this, of course, : aE( j interests of the North, against the bullying and Mr. Gregor i’s motion was hort.de combat. 1 attempted brow-beating propensities of a host of jVc have yet to learn the names of the other ' (Southern fire-enters, headed by Pryor, every one of speakers in’ this debate, and the arguments ! whom are now in the ranks of Secession, striving to Which they used. The issue is before the | break down the most beneficent Government on the „ , , y t> -at -u rv j.' face of the earth. Perhaps an apology ought to be world, however. The Bnt.sk Governmen j for Mffiing thß , Qyal> p st[ f o t ic “Millward declares, through its legal mouthpiece, that j wbb tbo disloyal wretches, who, by their actions, the blockade exists, in fact and in law, and are tbe enemies of God and man. But,'after all, the British Parliament thereupon declines to ! the contrast may serve as an incentive fcj emulate sanction any act which may be construed into | the virtues of the one and despite more heartily the A desire to interfere in opr great effort to put perfidy of the other.” down u rebellion, at once causeless and treacherous. It gives us pleasure to record a fair and honorable policy of England, which will go far to atone for its haste anti hostility in tlie aftair of the Trent. " The greatest good ofitlie greatest number” is a first principle of every stable government. No form of government ever lias been or ever can be devised with a surer truth for its fimn dation or a safer axiom for its legislation. In the erection of our Federal Union this was the all-embracing purpose clearly held in view. A more perfect union was to be formed; jus tice was to be established ; the domestic tran quillity was to be insured; the common tie fence was to be provided for; the general wel fare was to be promoted, and the blessings of liberty were to bo secured to ourselves and our posterity. In none of these elements of sta bility and prosperity is the Government, which our forefathers established, and which wo have struggled successfully to perpetuate, defective or wanting. The greatest good of our loyal people has been attained, and will be preserved intact, despite of plotting treason, jealousy, and mad ambition. The pseudo Government of.the South would seem to have been modelled tipon principles totally opposite, if the tree is to be judged by its fruits. AVlio, North or South, will dare to say that the Union which Davis and his minions claim to have established is moro perfect than the Union which came from the hands of 'Washington and Jeffehson ? Who will venture to affirm that jfistice lias been es tablished within the borders of the slave em pire ? We have not quite forgotten yet how Union citizens were tarred and feathered, hung, or impressed into the service of the in surrection, not uumV months ago; nor how their properties were confiscated, and their wives and children compelled to seek safety in expatriation from their homes. It cer tainly.-will not bo pretended, nor do the traitors themselves claim, that domestic tranquillity has been insured to the citi zens of the revolting States. Indeed, it is now adniitted, after having been for months denied, that a reign of terror prevails in Rich mond, Memphis, Norfolk, and New Orleans ; - and tlie same sad state Of SfiUirS ho deiibt ex ists in every disloyal city and town of any im portance. Placards are pasted upon the walls calling upon tlie Union men to arouse, and assuring them that the day of their deliverance is at hand. And how lias the new Confede racy succeeded in defending its sacred soil from the pollution of Northern vandalism ? Manassas and Newbem, and Island No. 10, can answer. As to the general welfare, such a thing is not known to exist at all within the limits of the Confederacy. On the contrary, the tone of the last Presidential message is in conceivably desponding. Shinplasters have ovoreomo tho rebels like it summer’s cloud, and do not appear ]to have excited special wonder. The necessaries of life day by day grow scarcer. “ Great ex pectations” are entertained respecting the next corn crop, which is not yet planted, and probably will never ripen to disloyalty. Crip ples must be drafted to swell tlie army of re sistance—and tlie idea is a happy one, for cripples cannot run. Trade has been utterly destroyed, and without materials and tools the manufactures are languishing. And to crown all, the people have lost confidence in the Government, which in turn has lost confidence in its generals, so that Pillow and Floyd, and Bragg and J oiinstox, are only mentioned by the rebel journals in connection with the “ tomb of the Capulets,” and other such fright ful places. And finally, the idea of a govern ment founded upon slavery securing the bless ings of liberty to itself and its posterity is something too supremely preposterous to be more Ilian merely mentioned. Is it possible that the people of the South, as they reflect upon these things, and are re minded of the blessings that they have cast away in their folly, will fail to ask themselves | the honest question, ewi bo no ? What good has their vaunted Confederacy conferred upon ' them ? Or rather say- what evil has it not con : ferred? Has it not beggared them? Has it I not laid their cities and towns in ashes ? Has ; it not promised to burn up their cotton for • them ? And for what have these things been : done ?we naturally inquire. For the hope of grasping a golden bubble that was certain to ; come floating across the Atlantic, from the ■ shores of Britain, on the first fine day—Recogni j tion. The fine days of the Confederacy have come and gone, and the dark days of a rainy ; season have set in. The storm is bursting upon them in all its fury; the air is stifling and murky; and all the skies are rent with the thunderbolts of vengeance, that shall rise and shiver into fragments the fabric of their quasi Government. It is a remarkable and incontrovertible fact, that our advancing armies have done more to tranquilize and assure the Southern people than tlieir own leaders and newspapers. A’ ashville, “ redeemed, regenerated, and dis enthralled,” is beginning to recover its lost commerce, Aiid trdde between that city and St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Louisville, as well as numerous other points on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, either has been or is speedily being resumed. Tliepeople of Nash ville cannot be blind to the fact that this re turning traffic is due to the efforts of our Go vernment. They cannot fail to perceive that the result of Com. Foote’s splendid achieve ments on the Western waters, was as much a cause for congratulation upon their part as upon ours. And a like effect will be observe ble upon the occupation of Memphis and other Southern cities. With the .downfall of usur pation and tyranny, prosperity and peace will everywhere return to bless the land. Where, then, can be the use of the disloy alists prolonging a struggle so hostile to their own interests, for a false abstraction not very clear to their own minds, and which, after all, consists only in the vindictive and ungramma tic rhetoric of their public prints ! Let the thinking people of the South pause, and ask themselves mi bono ? That was the question they should have naked themselves before they dared to inaugurate a strife so hopeless in its promise. Cui Bono is an impartial referee. History teems with the record of his services to mankind, and truthfulness cannot say that he is sordid. - ‘They had better refer their case to Cpwfono,—and, actiDg on his counsel, at once lay down their arms. Testimonies to the Truth : John Stuart Mill, perhaps now tha ablest : of English logicians and reasoners, and also a political reformer on rational principles, has ! published a second article in the last number i of Fraser’s Magazine, in which he handles the ! Southern Seeeders with the various weapons j of argument, precedent, policy, history, law, j and satire. It is entitled, “On the Civil War . in America,” and must be taken as a tribute, ! at once powerful, voluntary, and unanswera i ble, to the good cause of Constitutional Go vernment. The Liverpool Daily Post, one of the ablest and most popular of English provincial jour nals, characterizes the capture of Fort Donel -1 son as “ a splendid affair,” and says “ both ; sides fought well, and the losses are more in j proportion than in any European battle in LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAL.” Washington, March 22,1802. One of the lamentable, and yet it would seem one of the unavoidable, accompaniments of a grout war, is tlie fueling produced by tlie rivalries and quarrels of military chieftains. The annals of tlie Revolution, of tlie second war with England, and of the Mexican cam paign, abound with instances of this feeling, some of them snd enough, others simply ridiculous. Thus far, our present struggle has not been characterized by much of this spirit, though I doubt not when the curtain is lifted many- antagonisms now concealed will be brought to light. General Fremont’s case lias attracted most of the public attention. His friends and foes have discussed him ad libitum, as well in Congress, in the newspa per?, ami in private life. On tlie one hand ho has been elevated into an idol, on tho other degraded into an idiot. His supporters insist upon his integrity and courage with a vehe mence only- equalled l.y- those who deny- to hint these high qualities. I have net taken part between the conflicting houses, being content with the philosophy that contemplates the general obligation we owe to onr country, without meddling in disputes which, however interesting to the parties concerned, cannot materially affect the great question the Ame rican people are now resolving. But I cannot deny that General Fremont, however criticised, condemned, or commend ed, is, at least, entitled to the credit of having preserved a dignity, and a decorum, and a si lence, too, while standing in tlie public pillory, which have not been imitated by the contend ing parties. He has made his statement, whicli lias furnished new material for popular gossip, and set going newspaper pens and partisan tongues. The President—who is one day claimcd as his enemy- and the next as his friend —lifts acted witli habitual Common sense, in presenting to Major General Fremont a new field upon which he can try to fulfil the expec tations of his supporters, and dissipate the prophecies of Ills opponents. He seems to say to the renowned “ I’athfiridtT,” “ I cannot af ford to stop to examine into the merits of your personal quarrels, but, as the sword of every true man is needed by the Republic. I clieor fully award to you an opportunity for full vin dication.” It is impossible that a man whose life has been so crowded with events, whose history- lias been so remarkable, and who, in 185 C, was the candidate of so large a body of citizens for the Presidency, should not possess many high elements of character, and should not be able to distinguish himself in these stirring times. Many of those now- among his bitterest fees claimed fer him rare military endowments less than a year ago, and, indeed, it cannot be denied that he has rendered sig nal service to his country in former times. In his new sphere he will be able, I think, to do great good. Nothing is so well calculated to inspire a soldier to deeds of daring as the attempt to depreciate his ability or his cour age. He feels that it is due to himself and his country to dispel all such insinuations. Some of the bravest and best men in military history- have rested, temporarily, under a cloud, and have gone forth to battle resolved to prove themselves u-orthy of the confidence of their country. Why, then, should not this business of depreciation of Fremont be ar rested until he has had an opportunity to prove his devotion to tlie Republic ? He goes into a new military- district, and, though his political opinions may he distasteful to many, lie would lack ordinary- prudence if he did not address himself to the task of doing his best to correct the prejudices of his adversaries. Wheft.C/atkk Milmllt fell into disgrace, he went into the battle-field to clear liis reputa tion, and, when he started, his last words were these: “ Place me wherever a foe is most dreaded, Wherever France most needs a life. I shall Bee yon again a better man than a prince—a man who has bought the right to high thoughts by brave deeds.” ■When he returned he said what let us hope General Fremont himself will gay-; u The stain is blotted from my name. I have redeemed mine honor. I can call On France to sanction tby divine forgiveness.” Occasional, The Magazines for April The Atlantic Monthly has reached us through T. B. Pugh, corner of Sixth and Chestnut, and Harper's Magazine through T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut street. The Atlantic Monthly is an average number. The opening article, every sentence of which is well expressed truth, is the best. It is entitled “Letter to a Young Contributor,” and is written by Thomas W. Higginson. Mrs. Stowe’s “Agnes of Sorrento” is brought to a rather hasty conclusion, with a forced catastrophe. There are many fins passages in this long story, but as a whole it is a failure. Far better is the pathos and force of “ John Lamar,” a war anecdote, tenderiyrelated by the author of “ A Story of To-Day. 7 7 Bayard Taylor gives an account, deteriorated by Yankee-fled trans lations of Hebei, whomhe properly calls the German Burns. Agassiz continues his “Methods in Natural History,”at once the simplest and best teaching of the day, and Charles E. Norton gives an account of Andrew Hugh Clough, lately deceased, author of that strange poem, “ The Bothie of Toper-na-Fuo sich,” and editor of Plutarch's Lives. “ Mountain Pictures,” by J. G. Whittier, is a fine, thoughtful lyric. The political papers, hero, not excepting an anti-slavery dissertation, by R. IV. Emerson, on “American Civilization,” seem out of place in a periodical of belles-lettres, and we still think that the bad spelling of the Biglow Papers is not atoned for by their shrewdness and wit. To write ez for as. au’ for all, o’ for of, fus’ for .first. *ud for would, strikes us as very small, indeed. The closing paper, on Foreign Literature, contains a vast amount of accurate information, and able criticism on living French authors. llarjier’s Magazine, profusely illustrated, has a variety of able papers, with some of inferior merit; for example, Camp Life at the Relay, by the Rev. G. Haven, chaplain to the Massachusetts Eighth, is not equal to average newspaper merit. Thomas Dunn English contributes a curious Malay fairy-tale, in which the wonders of modern science are used as supernatural. R. Grant White gives an illustrated article on Caricaturists, and J. W. IVatEon explains, with singular clearness, the mys teries of shipbuilding. B. J. Lossing has an ac count; somewhat heavy; of Shays’ Rebellion; and Dr. James Wynne sketches the biography of Hal ieck, the poet. Two original stories here are of the namby-pamby order. Editor’s Drawer very good. Slavery in the District of Columbia. The Lancaster Examiner discusses the ques tion of abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia, and the position of the Democratic party upon that question in 18211, in the follow ing admirable article: “ The abolition of slavery in the District of Co. lumbia is no new question, or one having its origin with the Republican party. Long before the South ern slaveholders changed the whole moral policy of the entire people of the South, and attempted to forco the North into accepting slavery as right, morally and taligiouely—of Divine origin, and worthy of being perpetuated and extended over all the States and Territories of the Union—the Le gislature of Pennsylvania, in 1829, adopted joint resolutions, instructing our Senators, and request ing our members in Congress, to vote for the aboli tion of slavery in the District of Columbia. On the 16th of January, 1829, our llou9e of Representa tives passed the resolution of instruction by a vote of 81 yeas to 8 nays. Of the yeas were the six Democratic members of the House from Lancaster county —Messrs. Benjamin Champneys, John I’or rey, Jr., Henry Haines, Nathaniel P. Lightner, Henry Hostetter, James A. Caldwell. “ These were Democrats of the olden school, and before it was ‘unconstitutional’ to thinl- slavery wrong, or vote to have the disgrace wiped from the ten miles square around the national capital. “On the 22d of January the same resolution passed the Senate ttiiaiiimansly, without a call of the yeas and nays. The Senator from Lancaster county, Frederick Hambright, also a Democrat, was present at a call of the yeas and nays just be fore the resolutions! came up on their final passage, and of course was in favor of them, or he would hftYO bfld i)U Y9?® recorded against them. “ This was in 1829. Let ua look at the same record upon the same question in 1862. Last week the same kind of resolutions were before the Senate, and the united vote of the Democratic party was cast against them. In 1829 the Senate was as unitedly Democratic as it is Republican now, and the resolution;, passed unanimously. JVdia, De mocracy resists their passage to the last moment, and they pass with all their votes cast against them. Then Democracy looked upon it as an evil; now they bow down and worship at the heathen shrine of Blavery as unitedly as their fathers then were opposed to it, “ These resolutions have yet to pass tha House. There Lancaster county is misrepresented by two of the apostles of modern Democracy, and it will not be hard to guess what their coarse will be. Times are not now as they ‘ used to was’ with De mocracy. Yet, even after its betrayal and deser tion by its Southern masters, they cling with fear ful tenacity to the barbarous system. Is not t~ 0 yoke of party a fearful thing, when its false and degrading doctrines continue to lead, after the de sertion of tho traitors who made it the polioy and principles of the party ?” Large Sale of French Dress Goods, Kid Gloves, Artificials, Ribbons, Ac —We invite the early attention of purchasers to the large and seasonable assortment of French, German, Swiss, and British dry goods, silks, Paris printed dress goods, white goods, ribbons, kid gloves, real French flowers, Ac., including a choice assortment of the importation of Messrs- L, A B- Curtie A Co,, of N. Y , embracing 565 lots, to be peremptorily Bold) by catalogue) on a credit of four months, com* mencing this morning, at 10 o’clock, and to be con tinued nearly all day, by John B. Myera & Co.* auctioneers. Nos* 232 and 23d fttarkel* street. THE PR ESS.—PHILADELPHI A, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1862, GOOD NEWS FROM WINCHESTER. A BATTLE ON SUNDAY. TOTAL DEFEAT OF THE REBELS. TWO CANNON TAKEN. THE CAVALRY IN PURSUIT OF THE FLYING ENEMY. ONE HUNDRED REBELS KILLED. OXTOR. LOSS HEAVY. Washington, March 26. —Telegraphic despatches received from Winchester, dated last night, at half past ten o’clock, say: A slight skirmish oc curred this afternoon’ about a mile and a half from Winchester, on the Strnsburg road, between e portien of General Shields’ troops and the rebel cavalry, with four pieces of artillery. % The enemy retreated with a loss, as soon as our guns opened fire. One man wgg killed on OMf side, and General Shields suffered a slight injury on the left arm, from a fragment of a shell which burst near him. A prisoner, brought in to-night, says the enemy were under the impression that onf Gdops had left Winchester, and that Jackson’s rebel forocs were on the road from Strasburg under the same impression. LATER FROM WINCHESTER. Winchester, March 23—8 o’clock P. M.—l have just come in from the very frost of the battle, three miles out. A complete victory has been achieved over Jackson. We have taken and caissons, and killed at least one hundred, and wounded twice as many. Our loss is large, but not more than one hundred and fifty killed and wound* cd. Our men did bravely, and have taken a great many muskets. The rebels are in full retreat. Winchester, March 23—10 o’clock P. M. —We have this day achieved a, glorious victory over the combined forces of the rebel Generals J&cksen, Smith, and Losgstreet. The battle wa3 fought within four miles of this place. It raged from half past 10 o’clock thia morning until dark* Tho enemy’s strength was about 15,000, and the strength of our division was not over 8,000. Our los3 in killed and wounded is not definitely ascer tained, but it is heavy. The enemy’s loss is double that of ours. We have captured a large number of prisoners, some of their guns, and the ground is strown with the arms they have thrown away in their flight. The cavalry are still in pursuit of the retreating enemy. The particulars cannot be ascertained until daylight. FROM WASHINGTON’. Secretary Welles Thanks the Cumber land Heroes## THE CENSORSHIP OF THE PRESS. THE REPORTED CAPTURE OF YANCEY NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF THE STATEMENT. THE ORIUVAYCE OF THE REBEL ARMY. Hail Service in the West and Northwest. Special Despatches to “The Press.” Washington, March 23. Bodies Recovered from 801 l Run. The bodies of Col. Slocum, Major Ballou, and Capt. Tower, all of Pawtucketi recovered from Manasns, were placed in the cars this afternoon for transportation to Rhode Island. Union Meeting at Fairfax Court House. A Union meeting was held at Fairfax Court House yesterday. Speeches were made by Guaki.es U. Ui’TO.v, j. C. Underwood, and others. Resolutions were adopted expressing thanks to President Lincoln and Secretary Saw.\i:i> for their sagacity and wisdom in managing onr domestic and foreign affairs, and appeal* ingto Governor Pseiu-ont to order an early election of county officers. Proposals for Western Guuhoats The piopoaals ftr building gunbeata for the Western water?, which have thus far been submitted to the War Department, are ail of them found to require too great a draught of water to meet the contingencies of the service. The Secretary or War invites plans and estimates for gunboats of as shallow a drought of water as the me* chanical ingenuity of the West can devise. Quartermaster General Meigs has special charge of the subject, and may be corresponded with accordingly. The Coast Defences. Senator Muintiu.* of Maine, recently introduced a bill designed to carry out the policy of the Government, in reference to the defences of the coast and frontiers, submitting at the same time three several acts and reso lutions of the Legislature of Maine. The first authorizes a loan of money to the United States, for the public de fence, to be reimburse! in United States bonds; the second sets forth tlie plans of defence proposed for the State of Maine, and . the third authorizes the taking of lands for foris and other purposes. They were printed and referred. The GcY?ro?r of Main* hst ftlw giy« official informal tloit to tho Seeietary of tlie Treasury that means are pro vided by the State of Maine to carry into execution the system of defence proposed, in accordance with the re quirements of the official note of the Secrotary of War, dated in November last, in which the President proposed to undertake the duty of having the forts and harbors on the sens and takes put m a condition of complete defence. The bill to carry this arrangement into eileci, introduced by Senator Morrill, authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to accept moneys from the several States, and provides that in case the President shall deem it advisa ble to accept a loan for this purpose from Maine, he may cause to lie erected certain works of defence in that State, and places all the military forces called out for local de fence under such regulations aB may be prescribed by the Secretary of War. Other States adopting this policy can readily add such additional sections to the bill as their respective cases may require. Mimuk&huselbi and other SbUds, it Is said, propose to do this. Gov. Andrew, of Massachusetts, concurred in the provisions of the bill, and it is supposed it also has the approval of Gov. Sprague, of Rhode Island. From the peculiarly exposed condition of the State of Maine Iter Legislature has been the first to act, but only in obedience to the advices and wishes of the Administra tion. Arrest of an Alleged Secessionist, Mr. Edwards, a prominent lawyer of Fairfax Court House, was arrested, by order of General Sumner, arid taken to AlexinJrlii. EBivAhug voted against the ordinance of Secession, and has, until recently, been re garded as a strong Union man; but very recently his disloyal expressions rendered him exceediugly obnoxious, and induced General Scms'kr to make an example of him* Tho Assistant Secretary of War is in possession of a number of souvenirs of recent engagements. One of the most interesting of these is a portion of the sholi fired into the Monitor's tower by her antagonist. The head of the shell was imbedded in the iron armor of the Mo nitor, the remainder having been scattered by the ex plosion. The collection of Secretary Fox includes specimens of plates from the armor of Commodore Foote’s gunboats, which were damaged in the attack upon Fort Donelson. One of the plates, three-quarters of an inch thick, was struck, apparently at an angle of forty-five degrees, and the ball glanced off, making an indentation correspond* j ß g to one-third the thickness of the ball, and about fifteen inches long. The plate was partially fractured, but the iron was tough enough to ward off the missile. The Secretary says it is useless to make any more guns of the calibre now used, but that some fifteen-inch co inmbiadF. that will smash through anything that floats, must be provided for naval warfare. Secretary Welles Thanks the Officers and Crew of the Cumberland. Secretary Welles has sent a most complimentary letter to Commander Morris, and the crew of tho Cum bcrland, as an* acknowledgment of their valor in the late naval battle. The Secretary says: “ The gallant service of yourself and the brave men of the Cumber land, on the occasion, is justly appreciated by a grateful country : and the Department, in beha'f of the Goreru mrni, desire* to thank you and them for the heroism dis played, and the fidelity with which the flan was de fended. The Operations of the Rebels at Paris. As the arrival and release of Mrs Nonius, of Balti more, has been sonewbat misunderstood, it isproper to state the circumstances. She was airested upon a be lief that the was engaged in a treasonable correspondence with the enemies of tho United States. After a personal examination by the commissioners, in which she was very dii ect and frank in her answers to all tho Ill'll!!?!? 8 Addressed to her ? she was released upon her “parole of honor, fo render no aid and com fort to the enemies of the United States.” There was no evidence before the Commissioners that she cor responded in cipher with ZAitONA. Treasonable corres pondence was, however, found in her possession. Among Otherf, ft eigpificant letter from Paris, dated January 31st, written by a citiv.en cf Baltimore, whose name is in possession of tho Commissioners, and whose hopes of the recognition must, by this time, of hit own presenta tion of the case, be effectually dispelled. The following are extracts from the long and internst ing letter! i< For more than a month, correct aud reliable in formation, in the form of letters from Baltimore, and se lections of the right sort, in the journals here, have been the result of access, established, in part, by a nameless friend of yonrs, who, by the unhealthfulness of his abode in a loyal State, was obliged to sojourn for a short time here. This please regard as strictly confidential. By the w ay, are you aware that all my doings at Baltimore were reported at Washington, and things which even now I am at a total loss to understand how they could have be£fi discovered 1 “ The Southern Confederacy was unfortunate In their selection of their civil representatives abroad. Mr. Yan cey, besides liis unfortunate record in regard to slavery* was not a man of the temperature and weight for Eng land. Judge host possesses neither the force n6* tact requisite; ard, strange to say, he was distasteful to the French because of one of the very reasons for which-he was appointed, viv.: because he was a Frenchman. The French do not wish to be instructed about another by a Frenchman. Butler Ring, who rs£K&4&t«l A SKIRMISH Oil SATURDAY. STILL LATER. Projectiles of Iron-clad Vessels, tftale of Georgia! did what he could while here, hut, in a matter of ettbiuelte, some disagree ment grew up between him and the others, who refused intercourse with him. 41 Six ce 1 have been here a rendezvous has been esta blinhed by a large number of persons belonging to and In tliS interest Of the South. It I,os embraced ra&hy French citizens or America. Nut one or this conclave was, per haps, a man who himself exerted any great influence; lmt as a whole, they have in various ways, made them selves felt, I am sure. * * # # " The moio I see of Europe, the more I am convinced of the deep»suatod antipathy to slavery; iu the abstract, the whole civilized world is against the * peculiar insti tution. 1 This the South should not forgot, although that question will, for a time, bo absorbed in mors important ones connected with the issue. There Is An intelligent man hero occupying an official position which brings him in almost hourly and official contact with tlie Emperor. Among other things, it has been a part of his duty t<> collect and condense in fniinatiou to present to the Emperor. This gentle man formerly, for several years, resided in tho South, speaks English, u decidedly in favor of the South, and is named Maiky* and a relative of our M.\ritY, of Charts and Curxents. * # # # # # It is, of course, of great importance to favorable action here, that the South should sustain llieir present status for thirty or sixty days. It is not important that they tlmtW gain, but merely that they should net lose ground.’’ Lieut. Worden Lieutenant Wokdkn’s condition has mnteriaily im proved. He has been a great sufferer, and three sur geons have given him the benefit of their skill. Armstrong Guns. Wo are assured, from a perfectly reliable source, that there is not- an Armstrong gun in this country, nor has Sir William Armstrong ever made a gun for any other service than that of the English Government. The largo rifled ordnance procured from England by the nbelswero made at the Lowmoor Works after tlio de sign- of Captain Bi.akri.y, formerly of the Royal Ar tillery. About twenty of these Blakely onc-hundred-pounder rifled cannon have been delivered to the robots, which, with thirty smooth siego cannon, constitute all tlie heavy ordnance of ihe enemy, obtained from abroad, which have escaped capture. Most of the rifled cannon used by tho rebels have boon smooth navy guns, rifled, and many of them have burst from the enormous strain which th«*y were not designed to bear. All orduance claim?, whether under special contract or purchased by the regular ordnance officers, are roiuiroil to be passed upon by the commissioners recently ap pointed by the War Department, which necessarily pro longs the payment, an, after the allowance by the commis sioners, they have to be audited by the accounting officers *f the Treasury. Mail Service in the West and Northwest. The bids for mail service in the Western and North western States; and on the Pacific coast, will be oponed after the 31st instant. A very large number of proposals have been already received, showing an active competi tion among contractors and undlminishod confidence in the stability of the Government. Gen. Burnside’s Division. The sanitary curoimesjioncre yesterday sent about five thousand articles of hospital clothing and bedding to the hospital of Majflr General Burnside’s division. Mexican Consul JuSE Maria Duran has been officially recognized as consul general, ad interim, of the Mexican Republic at New York. The Censorship of the Press. Evidence is accumulating here that the Investigating Oommittee on the Censorship of the Press has publ'shed as haring been suppressed certain despatches which were really n*nt forward. Yancey. No branch of the Government has received any intel ligence whatever corroborative of the reported capture of Yaxcky. FROM FORTRESS MONROE. THE MERRIMAC'S REPAIRS NOT COMPLETED. Poutiu-ut.t Monkok, March'22—The steamer Aroffo arrived here, from Now York last night. A flag of truce, to-day, brought back the French naval officer who went to Norfolk, by the flag oF truce, afe w days since. No nows or newspapers were received. The rebel steamer Merrxmac is still undergoing repairs at tlio Norfolk navy yard. Fifteen miles of the telegraph cable were underrun this morning. Washington, Mnrch 23.—A despatch received to night from Cherrystone, Northampton county, Va., says that a boat came over from Fortress Monroe thia aftor- A&d vepofts All Quiet at tho latter point The Bombardment of Island No. 10. Cairo, March 22.—The latest advices from Island No. 10 were brought by the despatch boat which arrived hero at six o’clock this morning. * The position of our gunboats and mortars was un changed. Firing was kept up at intervals, to prevent the enemy from strengthening or repairing their works. Steamers were continually arriving with troops from St. Louis. The mortars and gunboats indulge in occasional shots* but, 60 far, without perceptible results. [Special to the Chicago Post.] Only four shots were received from the rebel batteries at Island No. 10 yesterday, while our fleet fired about thirty shells. There are numerous reports in circulation that the re bels are evacuating the Island and marching across the peninsula to Mrs. Merriweather’s Landing. It is im possible, to ascertain the truth of these reports, but the existing circumstances favor them. Another Report of the Capture of Yancey. Easton, March 22.—H. 8. Kellog, of the St. Charles Hotel, Scranton, baß received a letter from an officer of the Forty-ninth Pennsylvania Regiment, in which the writer says: “A prize arrived here (Key West) last evening, capture! -while trying to pass the blockade- Her Mtl'ora wire taken to the Jail, and one among them, to whom the attention of the officers was directed by the whiteness of his hands, was exainiued and identified by several of our officers to be the famous Wm. L. Yancey. A newspaper correspondent also knew him. He is con fined in the calaboose here ” Reading, March 22.—A letter has been received here from an officer of the Water Witch, at Key West, re peating the report of the capture of Yancey. Honors to .the Brave- Boston, ilaroli 22.—1 n Uio StaUSthiiU, Ls-dAy, reso lutions were unanimously passed, eulogizing Lieutenant Colonel Merritt, Adjutant Stearns, and the other lament ed men of Massachusetts who fell in the battle of New bern, North Carolina. Destructive Fire at Bethlehem, Fa. JH:vh.lbu i;m, (Pa.,) 03. —Th* 1 1 woollen fac tory of Messrs. Doster, of tliis place, took Are at half past 5 o’clock this morning, and was totally destroyed. The machinery anil all tlio stock were consumed. The loss amounted to about §"0,000, on which there was an insu rance of two-thirds. The origin of the fire is not known. The factory has been for some time engaged upon con tracts to supply army cloths. Election m Reading. Reading, March 22. —The Journal of to-day gives the returns of the city election held here yesterday. The Union men carried all the city officers, both city consta bles, and have majorities in both branches of City Ooun cila. The majorities ranged from 70 to 200 oyer tlio Democratic candidates. News from the Frigatfe Vermont. Boston, March 22.—The steamer Saxon put into Holmes’ Hole to-day, short of coal. She fell in with the United States frigate Ycrmonh on the lfith iiigt« in lat. CG deg. SI min., long. 66 deg- 30 min., and left her on the 18th, in lat 87 deg. SO min., long. 63 deg. 4$ rain. The Vermonf was in better condition than before re ported. Her rudder, which was taken out by the Saxon, was lost in the attempt to haug it on the Vermont . The Saxon will return to tow tbo Vermont in. Later from Port Royal. New York, March 22. —The steamer Star of the South hM arrived from Port Royal, with dates to the 18th. All was quiet there, and good health prevailed among the troopß. Public Amusements. Mn. Murdoch's I'sadisgs.— Mr. James E. Murdoch was again greeted on Saturday evening, at Concert Hall, by a large and intelligent audience, ilis programme for the evening—a capital one, by the way—was adhered to, with the single addition of Bead’s “Drifting,” which was Introduced at the request of the audience.. His reading was, as usual, thoroughly artistic, and elicited repeated and enthusiastic applause. Where all was done so well, it would he difficult to discriminate between the merits of the several parts. Those admitting of the greatest dramatic effect wore most applauded, if wo ex cept Buchanan Read's grand war iyric, *« Our Defenders, 11 which completely fired the audience, making the hall ring—though this was as much a compliment to its gifted author as to the stirring manner in which it was read. Bis rendering of the Wellers, from Pickwick, and the troubles of Monsieur Tonaon, were most lmniorouflt find elicited much laughter. The third and last of this series of readings by Mr. Murdoch will be given on this evening. There was a large attendance of clergymen on Saturday evening, and we have heard the wish expressed that Mr. M. would consent to give a course of Scripture readings in this city. As a means of improving the elocu* tion of our pulpits, we endorse this suggestion heartily. Walnut-street Theatre —A complimentary benefit will be tendered to Mr. Frank Brower, to-night, by Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams, who have kindly volunteered their professional services, and remain in Philadelphia solely for that purpose. A better bIU than the one ctfered bas not been presented this season. It embraces u The Irish Lion,” “Yankee Courtship,” “TheOmui bus,” and “ The Virginia Mummy.” This is attraction enough to fill the house to overflowing. Arcii-stubbt Tjib.\t»k.— John Drew appears to-night •as Goldfinch m “ The Road to Buiu, u and as Pal ■**v« by repeated rounds of applause There will bo another matinee on Wednesday. The Chinese and J apanese goods that are to bo sold this day, at M, Awe®* * Sons’, are Indeed rich, rare, and carious. No description can do them justice. These Oriential countries, especially Japan, so long a sealed book to Christendom, have never, till a comparatively recent date, permitted the exportation of merchandise in quantities to this country. Many of the articles are the only speci mens of the kind ever offered for sale in Phila delphia. The sale commences at ten o’olock. The goods oaa be examined tiro hours preTious to sale. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP AMERICA. SAFETY OF THE STEAMER CITY OF BALTIMORE. Debate in Parliament on the Blockade* MR. (jRKCORY ( ALLS FOR THE (OR. UESI'ONDKMC. THE MOTION DEFEATED. Able Defence of our Government by the Solicitor General. THE SUMPTER STILL AT GIBRALTAR The Atlantic Telegraph Question Revived, Hamf.\x, 3! arch 22. —Tho steamship America, has arrived, bringing Liverpool dates of the Bth, And by tele, graph, via Queenstown, to the Oth Inst. The steamship City of Baltimore arrived off Holyhead on tbe 6ih. The steamships Edinburgh and Jura reached Liver pool on the night of the 7th. The new Canard steamer Scotia had arrived at Liver pool from the Clyde. The eliip Sarah Pari- is ashore near Southampton. The House of Commons passed a number of important TOies on the army ffitimaicrt. Among tho fortification votes was one of CC,OOO for the defence of the River Mersoy. A vote of X 10*000 for the enlargement of the Sand Hurst Military College was rejected by 23 majority against (lie Government. Sir (i. C. Louis* during the debate, gave a complete denial to tho reports <-*f the- failure of the .Vrmsiroug gun. He said that 2,4C0 guns of this description had thus far been manufactured, and, with very alight exceptions, they had answered every expectation entertained of them. He also showed that the Government stores of war materials, Ac., were equal to any emergency. In the House of Commons, on the 7th instant, Mr. Gregory* pursuant to notice* cuilorl the attention of the 1 ouse to the blockade of the Southern ports, and moved for a copy of any correspondence on the subject subse- quent to (lie papers already before the House. lie ex prosed bis strong sympathy for the struggle now going forward in the Itch cl Mates, and declared that a separa tion of the South from the North, and a reconstruction of tho Union, were the only means by wlush they could liuiio to hoc fllnYcr)- abolished in America. He cunteudnd that the efficiency of the blockade of tho Southern ports waß a question of great importance to Knghtud, and to Europe, and he asserted that our recognition of it, in its prei ent state, had exposed ua to severe criticism on the part of foreign jurists. Amongst others, M. He Hautorille, one of tho most eminent of modern French WlteM, bllS Ch&tgNl US With CAtißlVlhg ai an illegal blockade, and that we did fo not from any friendly feeling towards the United States, but in order that wo might make it tho basis for enforcing our own Arrogant pretensions, when, having become a belligerent our- selves, it might he to our interest to set aside the princi- ples of internationanaw. Our justice and itupudhdltf, in fact, were involved in this mutter. If the blockade is ineffectual, we are conniving at the use of a weapon of warfare by one belligerent which it is not in the power of the other to employ, and we are thus acting unjustly to fair traders by making commerce a master of smug glingj gambling, and speculation. ~>Vo are also depriving the manufacturers of the country of that raw material, by tbe manufacture of which so many have hitherto obtained a livelihood. The privations which have re sulted in consequence of this have, so far, been borne patiently, but no one could say how much longer they would bo endured, when the impression was daily gaining ground that they were forced upon the country by illegal ufttfl. He (Gregory) had- H 6 desire to attack the Government for the course they had taken. They had a difficult part to play, and they had played it well. Though resolved to vindicate, to the utmost ex tent, the honot of the country, they had been actuated throughout by a spirit of forbearance and conciliation ; but still they might go too far. The opinions of the neu tral Powers were, ulmost unanimnasly, against tho lega lity of the biocknde. Hitherto, the blockade had not fulfilled any of the conditions which could constitute it legal and efficient. On the contrary, steamers of light draught have continually run it, and were daily plying between the various ports of the Southern States. In conclusion, he urged that if the coirntry continued to connive at an illegal and inefficient blockade, in order to conciliate the United States, the Declaration of Paris would be, so far as it regarded the rebel States, a mock ery 5 as regarded international law, a delusion; and, with respect to the trade and commerce of tlis world, a snare. Mr Georgo Bentinclc seconded the motion. He thought bin honorable friend had established a cloar enso as to the inefficiency of the blockade. The only prospect of bringing about a conclusion of the war was the recog nition on the part of this country and of the great Euro pean Powers of the Independence of the Southern States. The re* union of the Northern and Southern States he re garded as an utter impossibility. The Northern States cohid hot of tlio recognition of the Sontliora Con federacy, when they remember that they derived their origin from a successful secessisn from the Government of this country. 830 Mr. AV. E. Forster denied that the blockade was in effectual, acd stilted that the list of upwards of three hun dred vessels, which had been handed in by Mr. Mason, ns a list of the vessels which hod broken the biocknde, had, on examination, been dwindled down to nineteen, and most of these bod escaped on dark and stormy nights, thus showing tho stringency rather than inefficiency of the blockade. He also reminded the House that during the war between Great Britain and her revolted colonies in America) no less than five hundred privateers suc ceeded in getting ont of American porta He warmly eulogized tho conduct of her Majesty 1 i Government; in reference to America) and said their forbearance and firmness had been Ibe means of preserving us from one of the mobt deplorable wars in which it was possible we could bo engaged. He trusted that no temptation, not even the sufferings of a portion of the population) would induce the Government to depart from tho strict neu trality hitherto observed. &jr James Ferguson contended that without a declara tion of war there could be no legal blockade, and called on lier Majesty’s Government to interfere in the matter. Mr. Slilner could not believe in the final dissolution of the great American Union, and long ar it existed he deprecated any active interference of the British Govern raent in the struggle new tsKins Place. Mr. Lindsay quoted from several letters he had ra ceived from Amtrica in proof of Lis assertion that the blockade was a mere paper blockade, and that it had been broken nearly one hundred times by vessels loading regu larly between the Southern States aud Cuba. The Solicitor General was of the opinion that it was the duty of the Government to maintain, ns they had hitherto done, strict aud impartial neutrality between tbe contending partieß. With regard to the blockade, its efficiency must be judged by Great Britain by thoie prin ciples of international law which had been laid down by the moßt distinguished jurists, and which had iuvariably been acted on when questions of blockade had arisen. England had as strong an interest as auy country in the world in maintaining the rights of blockade by a belligerent Power* and she was bound to exer* ciso tho greatest caution before she took any course which might ultimately destroy the value of maritime supremacy, that great arm ou which her independence and strength bad been estab lished. The honorablegentleman followed with alengthy argumeut, in the coui'se tf which he quoted numerous precedents to show that the itfesent blockade was as effi • eS&St &S 6llit-P Lk>ck&dt.y b&d bS£fi In former years, and that H would be a violation both of international law and of the principles of neutrality to break it. Ia J 798, pub lic notification was issued by the British Government, that there would be a rigorous blockade of Havre. A force was sent out to establish it, but the commander was so remiss in the execution of bis duty that be habitually allowed ships to run in, so that practically it might bo said there was no blockade at all. Yet it was neverthe less held that so long as a force remained, and the notifi cation was not ignored, the blockade was considered to be in existence, and any neutral vessel breaking it was liable to capture. That was, he contended, a case strictly analogous to that of the blocbndeef the Southern ports,with this exception, that thy duties of tbe blockade in t&¥&* in the latter instance had been m .*re rigorously executed. He complimented the speech of Mr. Forster, |as*erting that the facts tlie honorable member hail laid before the House were wholly unanswerable. The returns received by tbe Government fully established the accuracy of bis statistics. He proved convincingly that there had only been one or two instances, and those, too, undercover of night, in which the blockade had been uuttdaesfully run. He had failed to gather from the honorable member from Galway what was the precise end he wished to at tain. Hid he with this country to dictate to the United States the manner in which belligerent operations, so far as the blockade was concerned, ought to be carried on, and if their offer was not accepted, to establish an armed neutrality, and by force break through aud destroy the obstacles which the United States had placed to the ao* cess of our merchant vessels to particular port 3. Such a course on our pait would have been actual war, and was not more honorable because unavowed. In conclusion, he spoke in the highest terms of the patient forbearance the manufacturing population of this country hod ex hibited under the privations till* unfortunate struggle had entailed upon them, and urged that a deprecating voice, even more powerful than that of Government’s, would have been heard from oue end of the country to the other if ministers had listened for a moment to any proposition for breaking the blockade. JFe resumed his seat amidst loud cheers from atl parts of the House- After some further iemarks from Lord It. Cecil and Admiral Walcott the motion was negatived without a division. Mr. Lnyard, in reply to Mr. H. Griffith, repeated the statement made on tho previous evening, that the officers of the Confederate steamsr Sumpter, arrcßted at Tau gier at the instance of the United States consul, had been released. The London Times has nti editorial to show that the present phase of the American war exhibits simply a con test for the Border States, and says that the Government will simply have succeeded in the tenth month of the war in placiug themselves where everybody expected to see them at its beginning. They will stand on a frontier of States which have rejected their alliance, and will bo called upon to commence the work of enormous territory inhabited by ay hostile and exasperated popu lation. It can hardly even be presumed that they have gained a secure base for these operations, for Tennessee, though not purely Secessionist in sentiment, is certainly not purely Unionist, and the probability is the North erners, if they do overrun tho State, will have to hold it, as they hold Maryland, by the sword, at a cost propor tiocfcd to the extent of territory. That ia the position to which the Not (burners, ou the most favorable suppoii> tion, will be brought; whereas, if the reverse should be fall their arms, the result may be most Berious to them. They have undoubtedly asserted what had been so.long and so unaccountably obscured, their military strength, but in Buch a work as the re-establishment of the Union mere military' superiority will be of very little avail. Tbe Daily News regards the successes In Tennessee as of immense Importance, and predicts, now that the North is organized and on tbe move, it will coutinue to show its superiority over the South and dispel the illu sion that (he Southerners are invincible. It has not the slightest doubt that tho next three months will show many more capitulations. The Army and Navy Gazette suspects tbe strength of the Southern amiieß in Virginia, when it finds them so easily disposed of in Tennessee. The Herald complains of thofitfeofftfr. Gregory’s motion in the Commons, as showing that England has no rule of conduct, no principles of policy beyond tho dictates of self-interest. , The Mm eillesiws Mr, renter’? speech as a m&Bterlv reply to Gregory on the whole question! Duucan Dunbar, an eminent ship-owner of London, has died suddenly. His property is estimated at two millions sterling. , , ~ _ . A slight accident occurred to the Great Eastern on the gridiron at Milford. One of the shores of the gridiron causedau iudention in one of the ship’s plates,.which voulll require it W K- iPpUcpd. Tpe annual meeting or the Galway Steamship Company is called for (he 24th. . The Morning Post urges that the time fs now ripe tor the solution of the Atlantic telegraph question. Gibraltar advices report the Sumpter still there, and tho Tuscdrora was lying off Algesiras. Details are also given of tlie arrest, at Tuugier, of one of the A'uwnffiv’s ottieors, and Mr* Thompson, who lately filled tho office of United btatea vice consul at Cadi/.. Their landing at Tangier was accidental, and they were seized by eoldie'S. Letters from Tangier, of the 2Gth, say the prisoncre, who were confined iu the Lmtod States Consulate, were ou that day embarked in the United States sbip-of-vur I no, which was sent from Al iosiras for the purpssfl of r?P305. Wheat finict avid steady; rnl Western 10, 1 Gd®llsBd«rsil South* ern]lffl2fi; white Western 11b 6d ; white Southern 12* Bd®l3d. Corn dull aud declined 6d; mixed 29s .'ld®294 6d : white 34a27H. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET Tho provi sion market is generally steady. Messrs. Biglaitd, Athya ACo., and ethers, report: Beef quiet and steady. Pork heavy. Bacon active And firmer. Lard firm at 42a.a ■iDa« fid. Tallow steady. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.—The Brokers’ Circular reports: AbLcb quiet at 335. Cd. for pots, and 325. fid. for poarla. Rosin very dull at l'2s. 9d.®l3s. Spirits turpentine dull at 70s; Sugar steady. Coffee firm. Rico firm. Cod Oil firm at X3B®3'.>. Linseed Oil fu mer at 3r»s. 6d. LONDON MARKETS,—[Baring,]—BrendslufTs firm liutquUrt. Iron dull. Sugar quiet and stfaly. Coffee has an upward tendency. Rico steady. Tea firm at Is. 2d. th for common Congou. Linseed firmer at an ad raoco of 2s. Linseed Oil advancing and quoted at X 35 ss. Tal low firm at 463. 3d.cr46s. 6d. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—Consols closed on Friday evening a* for money. The weekly return of tbe Bunk of England shows a decrease in bul lion of .€75,000. AMERICAN SECURITIES active, and advanced on tlie reception of the American news. Erie 32; Illinois Central 43: New York Central 71a73, oxdiv; United States 5s 72)$ :do Os 784282 ; Massachusetts 5s 02; Maryland 5u held at 80* Pennsylvania 6i &0 1 Pennsyl vania &s of ’B3 67©6D \ do bonds of *73 70. [By Telegraph via Queenstown ] Livsnrooi., March 9.—Cotton—Tlie sales of Cotton yesterday were S,OOO bales, including 4,000 to speculators and exporters. Tlie market closed buoyant, but prices remained unaltered, Breadferiiffe'—ilie Breadstuff's market closed quiet. Provisions—The market closed quiet, except for Lard and Bacon, which arc somewhat firmer. LONDON MONEY 31ARKET.—Consols closed on Saturday at for money. AMERICAN STOPKS. —The latest sales were Erie abates. 32t harbor* defence'* agitation is likely to make several “fat jobs,” and that, as the summer .season approaches, the paramount ! importance of defending Coney Island and other watering places may be magnified into a tremendous ne cessity. Meantime, a committee of five of the moßt practical men in the Chamber, Thomas Tilestor.e, Benj. i H. Field, Moses 11. Grinnell, George T. Hope, and Ezra Nye, have been appointed to go to Albany arid urge im mediate action on the part of the Legislature. The Common Council meets to-morrow, to consider the modus operand* by w hich their appropriation of $500,000 shall bo raised and put into use. Serious complaints reach this city every day from soldiers of tho Potomac army, who do not receive any New York newspapers, excepting the vilest Secession fciieet published in the city. The news that the city of Now Orleans is in tho hands of the Union army is considered exceedingly premature. Should this turn out to be fact, however, the Tejoicing hero will be boundless. Meantime, the people are in quiring anxicuely about Island No. 10. THE MARKETS SATURDAY. A sues —The it auirjr ig moderate for both kinds; sales of Pots at £5.75, and Pearls at £5.50. Fi.ovis and Mkal. —Themarket for Western and State Flour is a shade firmer, but buyers hold off, and the Atovm adds to the inactivity; trade brands are ftcmly held, and in moderate request. Tho sales are 5,000 bar rels. at 55.50®6.40 for superfine Slate and Western; 9b 4505 50 for extra State; 55.603r5.70 for fancy ditto; 55.46a5.64 for tho low grsdes of Western extra; £5.75® 0.80 for shipping brands of round-hoop extra Ohio, and 55.95a6.60 for trade brands ditto. Canadian Flour is firm, but quiet; the supply is mode rate ; sales of 600 bids at £5 45fif6.50 Southern Flour Is very quiet, but with limited arrivals prices aro unchanged' gfttos of 400 bbli &t 85i70cb6 for mixed to good superfine llalllmorc, ie, and £6®7 for extras. ! Rye Flour is in fair request and is firm; sales of 100 1 bids at SD 06hi is firm, hut not active > thu inquiry is mainly ex» port: sales of 26,000 bus at 58# ®s9e for Western mixed in Btoie; 60c do delivered; 59®00c for Southern yellow; and 60® 62c for do white. Provisions.—The market for Pork is rather lower, and is dull on the spot, but active for future delivery; sales of 275 bbls at 53.3.37#®13 50 for new Mess, and j810.50cr10.75 for prime. We hvm ftlaoi of eftles of 4isW bids Mess, within a lew days, at £13.00 for June. Beef is dull and heavy. The suppty Is fair; sales of 100 bbls at £12«r13 for plain Mess, and £13.27® 14.25 for extra. Beef Hams are quiet at £17®17.50. Bacon is inactive; aides of 60 boxes western, Cumber land unt, at Gftc. . Cut Meals and Dresswi Hogs aro unchanged. Lard is hardly so firm, but is without change to note; sales ot 350 bbls and tes at 7#©B#c; the latter an extreme. Butter and Cheese are steady. The following were the sales at the Stock Exchange, Second Board: 11000 V S lU >Bli Beg. MJi 1 3000 US ss, *74 Cp.. 87# I 8000 US Cb, 81 Cp... 04 *b 50000 do b 4 94#l 5500 Tr 7 3-10 small, .100# | 15000 Teuu 6s ’9O. 58# 3000 Virginia (15,..., 60 IUOO Missouri 65..,.. 52# 3000 do.. 52# 10000 do 52# 350 Canton Co 14 5000 Alter Gold IUI J* OQ9(K) dO.Mtttt i f »W??i SUOO d0......b!5 101*^ 60000 t10......hU0101# 50PacMailSS..s30 V. 6 400 Clev A Toledo.. • 46# 300 do b3O 46# W? 0 flO. (FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Stocks were more active to-day. with firmness in United fitatec treasury a&d At 83# for State fives. City loans were unchanged. Pennsylvania Railroad shares sold at 45)4, and the first mortgage bonds at par. Fancy stocks were dull, excepting Long Island, in which considerable activity Is manifested, in consequence of its becoming knowu that the company Intend to de clare a dividend of seventy* fire cents a share. The money market is without variation from the ple thoric state In which It has so long remained. Meuni. Butcher & Co., Brokets, No. r»*2 South Third street, uuoto 7 3-l« Treasury notes. New York oxulmtige ItoHtr.ii exchange... Baltimore exchange American geld Country funds. City WBTTHhtH 3,i, to 4 “ The following in * i*tHt<-?ue»t of the business of the Rending Itnilrouii during tiiu month of i'uhruaryt ißQin compar'd with the samo month of IS6I l Received from coal “ nwrehandiae. ti travol, Ac... Transportation romlwn y, dumpage, renewal Fund, and all charges 102,089 95 Net profit for the month... i* fur pxoYloim 2 mv^« Total net profits for three months We annex a comparative statement of the Imports of foreign dry goods at the port of New Turk for the week porting Starch 20, anti since January 1: For the WU-k 18M0. 1881. 1862. Entered nt the port. t *i»76»,014 $742,819 *,§08,02*2 Thrown on market.. 1,707,541 1,490,814 948,763 Since Jan. 1 *. Entered at the p0rt.830,547,059 *20,538,525 *12,226,482 Thrown oh market.. 31,402,701! 20,139,244 13,853,549 The'iuanlity sent hy railroad this week is 28,932 15; by cfliml 9,862 tons, Tor fltt Writ, 36,79116 *9BPt against 30,335 for the corresponding week last year. Freights to New Yotk and Philadelphia have opened at *1.25 and *1 30, and 50 and 65, as wo statod last week. The trade sums up this week, compared with last year, as follows: 1861. 1862. fgo. A WEEK TOTAL. WEEK. TOTAL. DEO. P.&R. R.... 23,839 350,310 26,033 402,649| 52,03» Bihl. CMiftl... 6,406 6,405 9,882 10,283 2.788 L.YaI.R.R.. 14,598 218,031 H,?GO 188,810 d29,22i Lehigh Canal * Scranton S’th. 11,226 127,766 13,577 123*808 d 3,688 Do North 4.593 36,555 6,060 42,043 5,488 Broad T0p.... 2,523 27,361 7,608 69,952 4*2,591 Shomokil). ... 2,204 30 300 1,781 18,378/111,982 TreTertoh»»»» »»»*»»> ii,&o6 i,iai i 0,977 d boi Sh Mt., H.T. 200 4,777 641 3,238 d 1,539 Lykens Val “ 1,101 7,186 441 4,467 d 2,719 66,786 820,379 82 050 874.585 00,786 820,379 15,P64 £4,200 The trade shows ft handsome increase this week com pared with last year. The demand, however, (s not very brisk, owing to the hi ftom Philadelphia to tli at pmr-nt at that rdnl The extremely h/w rates at which Schuylkill coal is now* offered on board vessels for Eastern markets must; command a large sale, and greatly extend its consump tion. Coal was transported over the l'hiladeiphin and Read in« Jlftllrpftd l»rt vm i*t »Ivirer figure tlwn ever before. Reason—because anthracite coal was used exclusively a* a fuel in all her locomotives, including the locomotives for the passenger trains. The following Quotations are furnished ns by Messrs. Drexel & Co*; Hew York exchange*,, ~,«».*••> parai-io dls. Boston exchange Baltimore exchange. Country funds. American gold 7 3.-10 Treasury note*. The stock market opened very inactive, and rather heavy on some descriptions; but as business proceeded, there was a firmer tone, and prices close }-i ® per c<*nt. better, and, in some instances, ®1 per cent. The im provement is traceable to the impression, which is qulto prevalent, that the delay in the capture of Island No. 10 I? JHlrt 9f t.h? plan of our geu?f_ft|g, Which probably look* to a simultaneous attack on Mrmptiis by General fi null's army. Erie common stock is firm at 37# ©37**. The pre ferred is dull at 62®62#. Galena is dull at 69©69#, owing to the decreasing earnings. The most marked improvement is in Cleveland an J Toledo, tales taking place since the Board at 48, which is a rally of J # per cent, from the lowest point. There is a very animated discussion on the probabilities ora dividend by this company, end the sources from which it could bo paid* Boms profess to believe that the road has earned enough to liquidate the floating debt, which amounted a year ago to §196,000, and pay a dividend besides. • Illinois Central closed at bid, Rofk Island Michigan Central 56#, New York Central 83#a83*«. There is some activity in the bouiltj of the I hicago and Northwestern Railroad. The Firsts sold at 47 ©47#, the Sinking Funds at 87 Michlgati Southern Siukin* Funds are steady at IUJ* ©9l >/. Michigan Central 8 per tenia, nre lower, Governments nro Ann and rather hotter on tbo Rogtfl* tered Sixes of 1881, which are freely taken at 94. Tbo Coupons are quoted 94@9Jjtf. The 730 Treasury uolea have sold at , J U per cunt, premium for thousands and V for small notes. Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati stock Is scarce and in aood demand. A further rise took place to-day; sales HtiViH , and that bid for more. After the Board, Missouri rallied to 52, Tenneag&es to 67#. * Mouey continues in activo demand at ©7 cent, on call. We hear of some business at 0 cent., but this is exceptional, with favorite borrowers and on prime securities. Cold Is dull nt 101 The weakness in gold is some what of a puzzle to the old baukero of the street, buvot ral of whom look for a decided advance soon. This, of course, must depend upon the demand for export and the rehumption of business with the Southern ports. Tim opinion is very gonerftl that uo considerable amount of Southern products will be released before June or July; and, in the meantime, our exports of produce will prove insufficient to pay for our Increasing imports, Exchange oh X*buJwH ftlSSfed VePp dull, At for first'Clas* bills. The Chemical Bank has declared its usual quarterly di vidend of Bix per cent., payable April l*t. The Hartford und New Haven Railroad has declared a quarterly dividend of 82 60 & 4iare, payable on tho Ist of April. .... , The City of IVctmitiffio/ti for Liverpool to*aaj-| taken out#47s,ooo'in spefiie; the f for Southamp ton, *230,900— making a total of *705,000. RBMftHB sr S.B. gLAvyiKBB. Pliiladelphla Exshans*. iIRST BOA&t). 1000 Phila & Erie 65.. 80 12 Elmira R Pref... 15tf 1000 do 86 12 do 7* 5000 City 6b... .. .New 97 200 Penna Op Oh 99)* 400 do New 08Jf 42 City Bk .. .in lots 40tf 100 do New 9Gjf 10 Lehigh Nay 51 12 N American Ins.» I§£ 1 Morris Cl, ,Prei'.ll2 20001M.1l A Sun 80 1 Oiuit Si Am R 122,({ 50 N Penna B 7 % IMO 0 A- A Os 'SO .... 85 £ 12 Bank of N Amer.l22 2800 do ‘70.... 91 4000 l’enim 6s. 83» 4 ' 255 do 95 0000 do SO?,'11000 Reading 6.’70... 90)$ 5 rennaß ibji 2000 Elmira B7s.3dys 74 3 do . 10 4 Far & M lik...hfl SI 40 do 10 1000 Del 11 Guar liOHd. 80 20 do 10 1000 sth & Gth-st B 7a. 95 BETWEEN BOARDS. 1500 City 0s New 97 8500 Wllm BOs 99J5 35 North Anier Ins. 16)4 6000 U SCpOs’Sl..... 94 4000 Heading 6« ’44... 95 SECOND 2000 rhila S Erie 65... 86 2000 do 86 1000 do SO 2000 do 88 1000 do 86 1060 do 85 <1 Meohauics’Kanki S 3 ’ l do 23 100 Long Island 8... 121. 50 do 12^ 100 do 12X fO do 12X 50 do 12,X 50 do 1 ‘Hi CLOSING PBII Bid. Allied. U B 6s ’Bl 94 9i,V D B Tr 73-10 N 99X 100 Fbilada 6s 90 ,y 91 Philada 6b new. 90JK 97 Penna 6s 83* 8»x Beading B 21 ‘ Bendm 6s ’BO '43 95 96 Reid bds 1870.. 90 91 Bead mt 0s 1886 78 78# Penna B 45tf 45 X Penna B Ist m6s 99 X 100 Penna B 2dm 6s 94 94,V Morris Cnl con.. 40 41 Morris onlplf.,l]lX 112 Bob Nav Stock.. 4)4 6 Bch Nav prf.... 10)4 11?4 Bell Nav 0s '82.. 64 66 Elmira 8....... 7)4 There ia no chanan In Hour, and the markers very in* active to-day, the sales being only in a staple ray to sup ply the trade at ss® 5.25 for superfine* $5.17)4 «5,02# for extras, $D.(i2)4®5.87)4 for extra family, ad s6®6.6<> bbl for rancy brandß, as in quality \ at vhich rate# lielders generally are free sellers. TUo receipts are tight* and gocd sopi'rlluernthor scarce. Rye Tlottis scarcest $3.25 and better brands and extra sjld at $2.37)4 ®3 60. Corn Meal remains quiet, and Pennayhacia Meal is nominal!; held at 82.75 bbl, without sabs. OQN YOentSimiii 81134 300 Erie Railway. .»30 3: 74 2'J5 do 38 25 do b3O 38j4 200 do blO 38 TOO do 38 100 Erie R prefil ..830 62W U do 50 Harlem Pref 31 Ji 50 Mich Ceut ft 56 $4 150 do 56>* 250 Mich 8&MI 24 200 d0........bG0. 25# 250 HI Gen B> Scrip. b3o 66 150 d 0...... 06)4 50 d0...0014 200 do.. b3O 6Gjj( 000 do.. I*6o 66# I (I THE MONEY MARKET. Philadelphia. March 22,1862. par to dls. ttiiKtttii 9 iol.Hl » «» to 1-10 it «* to 1-10 ** 1862. 1801. *147,025 43 *107,680 29 . 44,594 10 30,602 20 2.1,511 61 22,256 07 *114,471 25 *70,180 76 8!?4,8i7 I*2 IW,N!» » *349,289 17 igh rates of freight which prevail le East, They aie unusually high Tim Ntsw Ytirit Pul af ta-day saysi k Exchange Sales, 2-2,1832, Philadelphia StocJ March BOA&Pr 1800 U 8 7 3-10 Xr H. too 100 Reading R.... 21 1-16 100 do 21 1-18 101} OoiiHolid’a Bank. 20 10 do 20 20 do 20 2 dP ini mm 1000 US Goup6s T Bl.-. 9t 5000. do ....ltegjS 04# 4000 do . ...Reg»s 04# 3000 C& A. ft) ’S3 .... 85 500 Penna 5a 83# 1 Man & Mocha Ik 22 3 Peons ft, 111 > u»• UES—STEADY. Bil. Asked. Elmiraßprf... If 15* Elmira 75’73... 73 7 74 Long Istd R.... 124 12X Lehigh Cl * Nav SOf 61H Le 01 A Nstbcp A}, 00 H PihHAR.,,,, ' T« N Peuna R 63., 8® N Banna R 10a. St 85 Catß Con \H 2 Catawissa prf... 6# 6# Frk & Sthwk R. <0 4T# Sec & Thd-st B. >4 66 RaceA Vino*st& 4# 4)4 Spruce & Fines . 0 IQ# Green 4c Coates. 43J4 * ■ Cheat & Walnut 30 31 Arch Street..,. 18 13# Philadelphia Markets. ■\VitKAT.=-T!ieio ii vary little doing for tna want of B*ock, and only about 2,500 bttshelk go6d and prime Pennsylvania red sold at 132®134c, as in qiality, with small receipts and Bales. Byo continues in demand, and with small sales of Pennsylvania at 70®70)4c, in store. Corn is in fair request, but about 5,000 btsSels yoliow bolu at 54c, afloat, and 53c, in Btore: 5,000 btaholß prims white, to arrive, afloat, sold at 60c. Oats a-e firm, and 5,000 budipis Peniisylvaniiu iu Btore, brought ude for 321hs. Barley is quiet. IJ.ujk.—Tbete is very Utile (Jnercthron oftoring, and Ist No. 1 is in steady demand at $33.50. Cotton.— The market contiuues dull and irregular, with littlo or nothing doing in the way of salts. GnocKRiBS a.nii Puovisiosd.— There i« n* alteration, ami a morierato buainess to note iu the way of sales. Sr.v.Dr, —The market 1b active, and ataul 1,100 bUA Cluvereeed found buyers at $5®5.25 bui, part trorn. second hands, at which latter rate prime is now Imld. No change in Timothy or Flaxseed. Whisky is unsettled and lower, and -d0 bbls Ohio sold At *2s#e. Drudge is held at 24c, and dull. Photograi'H ALiiisrs.—One of the iEASt ex tensive stocks of these beautiful albums,, is that offered by Messrs. William S. & AlfredMartien, No. BOH Chestnut street, whose advertisement ap psnrS in another column of The Press thismorning. jlcssrs. Martien are not only among the largest manufacturers of photograph albums, bob they have wrought a wholesome reform in prices, as tha reader will observe from their printed rates. Their present stock embraces every variety, from tha extension and pocket albums, at To cents, to tha imperial quarto, in Turkey antique, with elegant clasp, at $l4. A very popular style is their oblong quarto, arrauged for o?w huvdrtii at tha moderate price of ?S. Narrow Escapb of a Railroad Train Ab the Croton Falls train on the Harlem Railroad foing north, on Tuesday evening last, was leaving [orrisania station, and before it had got under too rapid motion to he readily controlled) the Mutineer' discovered the Albany mail train coming down on the other track, and saw that everything was wrong, for the rear end of the last car had swung around upon the up track, and was swinging about fearful ly, Both trains ffhifM yig?r?usiy for the brake,, and were brought to a stand only afew rods apart, when it was found that one of the hind truok axles was brakes, and that fortunately the truok had Bwung in upon the other traok instead of down the beak en the ether aid?, tie eae was hurt, I.V to 1% pre. U to % din. *257,020 59 paraj,’ prm. par® i,' dis. 1 prm. p*r©>{ dla. AIAKCU J2!la»E7eniuflr.