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TJESC33 PBESB, ' POTUSHSIV, DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED, I BT JOHN W. FORNF.Y. OFFICS, No. 11l SOUTH FOURTH’STREET, UHE DAILY PRESS, Xibutbxx Cents Pee. Week, payable tu the Carrier. Mailed to Subscribers,pat of the City at groirr Dai.uAKS Her JUtHUK. Four Dollars for Six Moxtuh. Two Dol lars for Thrsb Mouths—iavai tably in advance for the time ordered. AST AdTertleemontß Inserted at tie usual rates. Six Hues constitute a square. the tri weekly press. Hailed to Subscribers out of the City at Four Dollars Feb Akhum, in advance. COMMISSION gHIPLEY, HAZARD, & HUTCHINSON, No. 11* CHESTNUT STREET, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, FOR THE SALE OF " • 3? IIIL A. DEI PHI A-HADE GOODS. uili3l-6ia , . • • gHU F F & W E R N W A <3- , IMPORTERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, S 4-3 AND 344 CHESTNUT STREET, SILKS AND CLOTHSi OASSIMERES, , MANTILLA GOODS, GEOS I>E KHINKS, VELVET RIBBONS, FRENCH CORSETS, Jo. WVUB SPRING STOCK IS NOW AK KANUED. 80,000 DOZEN AT LOYfER PRICES THAN PRESENT COST OF IM- rOHTATION. THOS. MELLOE <Ss OO;, 40 AND 43 NORTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA. & HARMSTEAU, Ho. 31 STRAWBERRY STREET, ■Offer for Bale, by the Package,' RIPKA'S COTTONADES, SUFFOLK BLUE DRILLS, STANDARD BROWN DRILLS, standard'brown SHEETINGS, LONSDALE NANKEENS, &0., Bto. mh3 JOHN T. BAXLEY <Ss 00. 2B'A G 8 AND B A G,GINGt - - 0? EVERY DESCRIPTION. NO. 113 NORTH FRONT STREET, WOOL BAGS FOE SALE.' 3a28-6m ' ' "jpHILAD E L P H I A “BAG” MANUFACTORY. ;B U E'li A P BAG S, OF ALL SIZES, FOE CORN, OATS. COFFEE, BONE OUST, it*. . ALSO. SEAMLESS BAGS, 01 standard makes, ALL SIZES, for sale oheap, for net «uh on delivery. GEO- GRIGG. No. 819 and 221 CHURCH ALLEY. YARNS, BATTING, & WADDING. A. H. FRANOISOUS, No. 433 MARKET, No. 5 NORTH FIFTH STREET, Has In Btore the largest stock in this City of YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, Cotton Batting, Wadding, Carpet Chain, Cotton Yarn, Twines, Wicking, Ropes, &c, Goods Sold at Lowest Bash irices. WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE. A. H. FRANOISOUS, *483 MARKET, and 5 North FIFTH Street, Calls the attention of dealers to his IMMENSE STOCK WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, / WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, BUCKETS, TUBS, CHURNS, BRUSHES, BASKETS, BROOMS, LOOKING-GLASSES, TABLE AND FLOOR OIL-CLOTHS, WINDOW-SHADES. CLOCKS, FANCY BASKETS, AO. . 3S~ A LARGER STOCK OF THE ABOVE GOODS THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY. CLOTHES WHINGERS. THE GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER. “PUTNAM “SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WHINGER” Is warranted to be superior to any otbor in use. EVERT FAMILY SHOULD POSSESS A CLOTHES WRINGER. BECAUSE, ■lst. It 5s a relief to the.hardest part of washing day. 2d. It enables the washing to be done in one-third less «Ume. 3d. It saves clothes from the injury always given by •’twisting. 4th. It helps to wash the clothes as well as dry them. WE BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE THE PUTNAM SELT-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER. PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, First. The rolls, being of vulcanized robber, will hear hot and cold water, and will neither break nor tear Second. The fraffie being of iron, thoroughly galva nized, all danger from rust is removed, and the liability to i brink, swell, split, &c., so unavoidable in wooden machines, is prevented. - - „ Third. The spiral springs over the rolls render this machine self-adjusting, so that small and large articles, as well as articles uneven’ in thickness, are certain to receive uniform pressure.- • - Fourth. The patent fastening by which the machine is tightened to the tub, webeiieve to be superior in sim plicity and efficiency to any yet offered. > - '■■■ ; Fifth. It will fit any tub, round or square, from oue lialf to one-and-a-quarter incheß in thickness, without he least alteration. RETAIL PRICE: . No. 1, SG No. 2, 85 4®-Agents wanted in every county. 4®* Reliable and energetic men will be liberally dealtf <7ith. For sale at the , “WOODENWABE ESTABLISHMENT” OF A. U. FEANOISGUS, No. -433 MARKET St. and No. 5 North FIFTH-St., mhlO-Sm Wholesale Agent for Pennsylvania. DRUGS AND CHEMICAI.S. ROBERT SHOEMAKER & 00., Northeast Corner FOURTH and RACK Streets, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS . FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINDOW .AND PLATE GLASS, MANUFACTURERS OF WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, So. I AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED FRENCH ZINO PAINTS: Dealers and consumers supplied at VERY LOW PRICES FOB CASH. YOL. 6—NO. 207. M. NEEDLES, Has just received NEW GOODS as follows PUFFED MUSLINS, striped, figured, Bayadere, and other fancy SHEER MUSLINS, for-waists, bodies, and dresses. " . jo pieces pure white, plaid, and BAYADERE FRENCH ORGANDIES. ■• 40 pieces real FRENCH MUSLINS,. 2 yards wide, 75 cents up.. - 50 pieces PIQUES, in fancy and plain buff and white, 40 cents up, ; ■ \ . JACONETS, CAMBRICS, NAINSOOKS, 'MULLS,, SWISSES, etc., in all their varieties of.plaiu, striped,and plaids. v v LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS in all varieties; 12>£c up. ICO pieces New. Styles ,PRINTED LINEN CAMBRICS for dresses. NEW EMBROIDERIES, INFANT’S ROBES, r COL LARS and ..SETS,' EDGINGS, INSERTINGS, FLOUNC INGS,&c. /: '■'•■■: NEW LACES,-VEILS, COLLARS, SETS, &c, 100 dozen GRENADINE VEILS. - ' NEW LACE, Embroidered and Rnfllod HDKFS. The above, with many other goods, are offered at very LOW PRICES, many of .them much below present cost of importation, and at a very small advance on prices of a year ago. An inspection of my stock is respectfully solicited. mbai-tapJO R E T_Aal L JO. ■ •» ; JAMBS E. CAMPBELL & CO., OFFER AT MODERATE PRICES IN THEIR RETAIL) DEPARTMENT, Blackahd Fancy Silks, Linen Sheetings and Shirt- Black and Colored Alps- ings, . cas, Damasks, Napkins, and Poplins Fantasie, Doylie3, Taffeta d’Annessey. Table Cloths and Towel- French Lawns and Organ- ings. Counterpanes and • dies,-. ; Furniture Dimities. French Chintzeß and Per- WHITE GOODS. : : wiles,. Jaconets, and Cambrics,f Brilliants and Piques, ’ v - Soft Cambrics and Nain- Spring Shawls, new color- Books, v • ings, Tarletons and'Swiss Mulls,: Black Thibet and Merino Fancy Muslina and Dimities; Shawls, ; " 1,. C. .Handkerchiefs, Square and Long Shawls. Gloves, :Hosiery, And a general assortment of DRY GOODS in desirable stylos and qualities. . mhs-2m At pricesjgenerally below present cost of 3impor ' ■ tation. WHITE GOODS, all descriptions. EMBROIDERIES,’ do LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, : do VEILS, &c., &c. And respectfully invites an inspection of *his SPRING BALMORALS AT REDUCED IDpRICES:— Just opened a variety of new spring BAL MORAL SKIRTS, at reduced prices. SHEPPARD, VAN HARLINGEN, it ARRISON, m2S-6t - . 100 S CHESTNUT street. WAMSUTTAS, WILLIAMSVILLES, TT ATT AW ATI GAN S, 10-4.UTICAS. Vino Brown Shilling*.. Pillow Muslins; Sheetings. Low-priced Brown Muslins, &c. SELLING AT THE • ' VERY LOWEST MARKET RATES, - .WHATEVER THEY MAY BE. Cloaking Cloths. Waterproofs. Black Cloths. SPRING SPRING CASSIMERES. SPRING CASSIMERES. Comprising a large and desirable stock of Men’s and Boys’Wear COOPER & CONARD, mli2S S. E. corner NINTH and MARKET Streets. LACK SILKS. Gros du Shines. Lustrings; Marcelines. MourningPo de Soles. " Gros Grains. Bonnet Taffetas. - \v Moire-Antiques. Double-faced Brocades, Rich, neat Figure*. , SHARPLESS BROTHERS. SPRING DRESS GOODS. Poll de Chevres, Ristoris. • - v --'.- Adriennes, Worsted Crepes. Fil de Chevres, Mohairs. ' Chintzes, Lawns, Organdies. Plain Silks, New Foulards. Plaid All-wool Cashmere*. SHARPLESS BROTHERS. fe23 ; - CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets. MAIZE AND LEATHER-COLOR DRESS GOODS. Mode and TanrWoolDe.Lainesir' - ■ -Tjfluhlft-wiath lDe Laines and Mohairs: . ■ J -naid Valencias, all colors; A great variety of Dress Goods for suits, * Small black .and white, and’brown and white, Plaid Silks; *. •: - ... B.rown Silks; dark shades; PJaid Olive Foulard Silk, for Friends; One piece of Olive Summer Silk, wide and good, for Friends; • : Together with Williamsville, Wamsutta, and all the best makes of Muslins, at JOHN H, STOKES’, mh23 703 ARCH Street. FAIRBANKS' SC AXES, QADI I O N . The well-earned reputation of FAIRBANKS' SCALES Has induced the makers of imperfect balances to offer them as * ‘ FAIRBANKS’ SCALES, ” and purchasers have thereby, in many instances, been subjected .to fraud and imposition. Fairbanks’ Seales Are manufactured only by thB original inventors, E. &T. FAIRBANKS & CO., and are Adapted to every branch of tlie. business, where a correct and durable Scales is desired. FAIRBANKS & EWING, . General Agents, MASONIC-HALL, JJ'la CHESTNUT ST, CAKPETS* AND^OIE-CEOTHS. CARPET WAREHOUSE. JOS. BLACKWOOD, 832 ARCH STREET, TWO DOORS BELOW NINTH (South Side], IS NOW RECEIVING FOR SPRING TRADE, A rich and extensive assortment of ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CARPETINGS, Of the best makes, Embracing all the new.styles, which are offered AT LOW PRICES FOR CASH. mhl2-2m. - • . JUST RECEIVED, CANTON MATTINGS, To which we invite the attention of the trade. NO. 509 CHESTNUT STREET, * mh!2-tf REMOVAL. « rn " “ J. T. DELACROIX, has removed his STOCK OF CARPETINGS, From 47 South FOURTH Street, to his - NEW STORE, No. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, .Where he offers to his old customers, and purchasers generally, a LARGE AND'DESIRABLE SJTOCK OF CARPETINGS, of all grades, and beet known makes. OIL CLOTHS, FLATTINGS, AND WINDOW SHADES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, AT THE LOWEST PRICES. J. T. DELACROIX, No. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, above Chestnut. mhB-3m ■ . Q.LEN ECHO MILLS, •Letter “A,”SB. MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS, CARPETINGS, We have now on hand an extensive stock of CARPET- INGS, of onr own and other mates, to which we call the attention of cash and short-time bnyers. felli-3m U. S, lUTEBSAI. REVENUE, FOR THE SALE OF U NIT ED ST A TEB TAX STAMPS, *o. 57 South THIRD Street, first door above Chestnut A foil supply of all kinds of TAX STAMPS constantly on hand, and for sale In quantities to suit. A liberal discount allowed on amounts ol $6O and up wards. Orders by Mail promptly attended to. Office Hours from 9 A. M. to 6P. M. - JACOB E. RIDGWAY, 4e9-fcje9 No. 57 South THIRD Street, rtHAMPAGNB.—AN INVOICE OF ‘‘Gold Lac” and “ Gloria” Champagne, just re ceived per ship Wm. Nelson, for sale by the sole agents in the United States, CH AS. S. & JAS. GARSTAIRS, mhl3 No. 180 WALNUT and GRANITE Sta RETAIL. DRY GOOUS. CHESTNUT STREET, E. M. NEEDLES, 727 CHESTNUT STREET, 1034 CHESTNUT STBEET. E. M. NEEDLES OFFERS FOE SALS 1034 CHESTNUT STREET. 3,000 ROLLS M’OALLUM & CO., PHILADELPHIA. GERMANTOWN, PA, M’OALLUM <Ss CO., 609 CHESTNUT STREET, (Opposite Independence Hall.) OIL CLOTHS, &c. DRY-GOOUS. JOBBERS. L. HALLO WELL & CO., NO. 615 CHESTNUT STREET, (J AY EE'S MARBLE BUILDING,) •Have now ia stock, and are daily receiving, a handsome assortment of Now Foreign FANCY DRY GOODS SI L K s; AU purchased since the recent DECLINE IN GOLD AND EXCHANGE. and which will be sold at a SMALL ' ADVANCE FOR CASH. apl-2m . . • 1863. spring J 863. DRY GOODS. HOOD, BONBRIGHT, & 800., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FOREIGN AND • DOMESTIC " DRY GOODS, Ho. 433 MAEKET STREET; PHILADELPHIA, : The attention of the TRADE is invited to their large Stock of STAPLE AID FANCY GOODS, Among wliich are clioice brands of Sheet ing and Shirting’Muslins, Madder Prints, De Laines, Ginghams, Lawns, and Newest Styles Dress Goods. also, MEN’S WEAR IX GREAT VAUTCTT? GREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO . CASH BUYERS. mhl3-2m JAMES E. CAMPBELL & CO., IMPORTERS, JOBBERS, AND RETAILERS OP DRY GOODS. 727 CHESTNUT STREET. Invite the attention of Cash Bayers to their FULL COMPLETE STOCK, Embracing the most desirable styles of SILKS AND DRESS GOODS, IN ANT MARKET, MODERATE PRICES mh7-tap26 \ J)AYID ROGERS, No. 45 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, Importer and Jobber of MEN AND BOYS’ WEAR, LADIES’ CLOAKINGS, &c. mh23-2m* . gPRING STOCK SILK AND FANCY DRESS GOODS. A. W. LITTLE & CO., mhs-2m No. 335 MARKET STREET. 1863. SPRING.. 1863- riegel; wiest, * ervin, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS DRY goods; No. 47 NORTH THIRD STREET,__ Merchant* ■visiting this oity to purchase Dry Goods will find our Stock large and admirably assorted, and at Dow Figukes, In certain olassea of Goods we offer inducements to purchasers unequalled by any other house iff Philadelphia. lel9-2m JAMES, KENT, SANTEE, & CO.; IMPOBTEES AND JOBBERS OF! DRY goods; Nos. 839 and 3*l N. THIRD STREET, ABOVE RACE. PHILADELPHIA, Have now open their usual LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK op TOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRV GOODS, ; Among which will be found a more than usually attrac tive variety of LADIES’ DRESS GOODS { Also, a full assortment of MERRIMACK AND COCHECO PRINTS, ’ and PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. To which they invite the special attention'of cash buyers. felB-2m S FEING > 1863. YARD, GILLMORE, & 00., Importers and. Jobbers of SILKS AND . FANCY DRY GOODS, NOS. 617 CHESTNUT AND 614 JAYNE STS., Have now open, of THEIR OWN IMPORTATION, a LARGE AND HANDSOME STOCK SPKI N G G O OD S, COMPRISING . . DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, RIBBONS. GLOVES, &C* Also, a full assortment of . WHITE GOODS, LINENS. FURNISHING. GOODS. EM ‘ BROIDERIES, AND LACES. The attention of the trade is requested. fe!3-Sm 1863. spring. 1863> JOHNES, BERRY, & 00., (SncceßSore to Abbott, Johnes, A Go. I No. SOT MARKET, and 584 COMMERCE Street,. PHILADELPHIA, IKPOSTBBS ATTB JOBBERS OW S I la K AND FANCY DRY GOODS, Have now open a LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK DRE S S GOO D S , Adapted to the Season, Also, a Full Assortment In WHITE GOODS, RIBBONS, GLOVES, SHAWLS, &0., - Which’ they offer to the trade at the LOWEST PRICES. CASH BUYERS Are particularly invited to examine onr Stock, fell-tf ARMY CLOTHING, &c. OPPENHEIMER, No. *3l CHURCH Alley, Philadelphia, CONTRACTOR AND MANUFACTURES ON f ARMY CLOTHING Of Bfety Description. ALSO, HAVEBSACKS, PONCHOS, CAMP BLANKETS, KNAPSACKS, iiad BED TICKINHS FOE HOSPITALS. MATERIAL BOUGHT FOR CONTRACTORS. AH noods made will be guarantied regulation in size. • M. b. Order, of any size filled with despatch. ia7-3m PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1863. MILLINERY GOODS. jg-[\ STRAW GOODS, 1863. DRENCH FLO WERS, LACES AND RIBBONS, OF "THE LATEST FASHIONS, JUST OPENED AT THOR. KENNEDY & BRO.’S’ No. 739 CHESTNUT Street, below EIGHTH. mh3l-2m SPRING MILLINERY. The undersigned has .uow open a : HANDSOME STOCK OF RIBBONS, SILKS, CRAPES, ILLUSIONS AND LACES. Also, a splendid assortment of FRENCH FLOWERS, Consisting of fine POSES; ROSE BUDS, fine GRAPES, and FRUITS, . All of the most fashionable’shades and styles. A LOT OE RIIMONS AND FLOWERS Of last season’s importation, will be CLOSED OUT VERY CHEAP. M. BERNJIEIM; No. 720 CHESTNUT STREET. sPR: i n*g ; 1863. BROOKS & ROSENHEIM, (Late Rosenheim,'Brooks, & Co.), No. 431 MAEKET'STREET, North Side, Have now open, .and are daily making additions thereto. A HANDSOME VABIETT OF RIBBONS, BONNETS, MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S HATS, FLOWERS, MILLIIfEKY GOODS IN GENERAL, ' to ■which the attention of the trade is respectfully soli cited. mhlS-tf 1863. E 1 ; B B 0 N s AND MILLINERY GOODS.- IL. DANNBNBAUM •& CO., No. 57 North SECOND Street, Have now open a large and admirably-assorted stock of the above goods. MERCHANTS and MILLINERS will find inducements in styles and prices unequalled in this market. mhl7-im* 1863 8 p king 1863 WOOD & CARY. No. 725 CHESTNUT STEEET, Have now in store a complete stock of STRAW- AND MILLINERY GOODS, j INCLUDING STRAW HATS AND BONNETS. MISSES* AND CHILDREN’S STRAW GOODS. - FANCY AND GRAPE BONNETS. ? FRENCH FLOWERS, RIBBONS, &c. To which they respectfully invite the attention of Mer chants and Millinere,- ". CASH BUYERS will find special advantage in examin ing this stock before purchasing. - fe2B-2m /EIGHTH-STREET: RIBBON STORE/ No. 107 North.EIGBTH Street. ■ , > J & We would inform our customers, and the ladies gene* rally, that we.open this ’day a full and uery superior stock of MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS, for the Spring aud Summer seasons, which we are prepared to offer, wholesale an d retail, at the most reasonable prices.' No. 4 CORD-EDGE RIBBONS, all colors, Sl per piece. No. 5 CORD-EDGE RIBBONS,, all colors, $1.25 per £'ece. - ; • BLACK VELVET RIBBONS, every .width, superior VELVET KIBBOHS, with, white edges, every width, at-last season’s prices. BONNET RIBBONS, plain and fancy, every shader-' width, and quality—an immense yariety,.to suit all •BONNET SILKS of every and plaid. “ BONNET CRAPES, LACES, ILLUSIONS, BLONDES/ ORNAMENTS, &C: . . •FRENCH ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS/ a superb variety, at the usual prices.' • - v :• ' STRAW BONNETS, the fashionable shape; in braid, split straw, and hair; white,-gray, and black. INFANTS’ HATS AND CAPS, every new design, all qualities. • • LADIES* AND CHILDREN’S SHAKER HOODS. . THE BEST NEW YORK AND FRENCH BONNET FRAMES, lower than they can be bought.elsowhere, by the dozen or single; . . * Give us a call* SICHEL & WEYL, . mh27-lm No. 107 North EIGHTH Street; M-I-L-ItT-N-E-R-Yt- A2TD STRAW GOODS. * ~ JOSEPH HAMBURGER, 35 South SECOND Street, Has now open a large stock of Ribbons, Artificial Flowers. &c., to which he respectfully invites the attention of Milliners and Merchants.. Goods received daily from New York auctions. mh24-2m* GENTS» FURNISHING GOODS. ’J'HE FINE SHIRT EMPORIUM, So*. 1 AND % NORTH SIXTH STREET. JOHN C. AKRISON, (FORMERLY J. BURRJtfOORE,) IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER OF SENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS IK OEEAT VASIETT AKD AT MODERATE PEICSS. K. B.—Particular attention given to the making ofiShixts, Collars, Drawers, &o. "PINE SHIRT- MANUFACTORY. A The subscriber would invite attention to hi» -.. IMPROVED CUT OF SHIRTS, Which lie makes a specialty In his business. Also, con stantly, receiving, NOVELTIES FOR GENTLEMEN’S WEAR. J. W. SOOTT, GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING STORE,- No. 814 CHESTNUT STREET, Four doors below the Continental. OIL CLOTHS. QIT-. CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHADES. CARRIAGE, TABLE, STAIR, AND FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, IN COTTON AND LINEN FABRICS; QUALITY AND STYLE UNSURPASSED. WINDOW SHADES, COMPRISING EVERY VARIETY OF NEW AND ORI GINAL DESIGNS, PLAIN and ORNAMENTAL. These goods will he sold to Dealers'and Manufacturers at prices much below tliezri'esentiprice of stock. THOMAS POTTER, - MANUFACTURER OF OIL CLOTHS; AND WINDOW SHADES, 339 ARCH Street, Philadelphia, and 49 CEDAR and 95 LIBERTY Streets, New York. mli27-lin . ; SEWING MACHINES. jgEWING MACHINES. THE "SLOAT” MACHINE, WITH GLASS PKESSER FOOT, NEW STYLE HEMMEE, BRAIDER, 1 and other valuable improvements. ALSO, . THE TAGGART & FARR MACHINES. A|euc^— K. E. corner NINTH and CHERRY Streets. , g INGER’S SEWING MACHINES, For Family Sewing and Manufacturing Purposes. 810 CHESTNUT STREET. ja!s-3m r£HE WILCOX & GIBBS FAMILY SEWING MACHINES have been greatly improved, making it ENTIRELY NOISELESS, and with Self-adjusting Hemmers, are now-ready for *alel>y FAIRBANKS & EWING, . se?9-tf CHESTNUT Street.: GAS FIXTURES, &c, ARCH STREET. C. A. VANKIKK & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF CHANDELIERS AND OTHER GAS FIXTURES. Also,French Bronze Figures and Ornaments, Porcelain and Mica Shades, and a variety of FANCY GOODS, WHOLES ALE AND BE T All.. Pleas, call and examine gooda. n.RAYE STONES, GRAVE STONES, AY.AND MONUMENTS, AT REDUCED PIUCES.—A large assortment of - Italian Grave" Stones, of various^ de signs, offered at reduced prices, at .M&vble Works of A. STEINMETZ, RIDGE-Avenuo, below Eleventh street inliSO-Sm FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1863. Notices of New Books. New-.'American Cyclopaedia. —This truly na tional publication has just been concluded, by the issue ofVoI.XVI, which gives subjects. under the. five last,letters of the alphabet—-and a supplement of nearly 200; pages, containing new and omitted titles. The first volume appeared, in the winter of 1867, so the . work. lias been - completed in little , more than five years. The number and variety of subjects treated has been estimated at 27,000. There are 13,804 pages and. fifty millionsof; cms' rioters’ measure) in. the: sixteen..volumes, To print this work l£,6s(freams of white, paper were employed, and how'.that the whole is completed, the demand for entire sets will be very great.. It was published wholly by. subscription, 17,000 persons being on theße lists. ; 6f these, 12,000 live in the free and 6,000 in thealave States. The whole amount ;of capital actually expended on the work, ; by ; D. Appleton & Co., of.rNew York, its publishers, was $450,000, This 'included remuneration to contributors, as well : aa charges for‘the‘mechanical departments. The ~mere; coat of binding the’volumes exceeded ..Commenced in the' midst of the panic of r 1867, and continued with unabated spirit through the mo&t disastrous civil war .that ever desolated a great country, this ayclopmdia is Amonuinent of its publiß^err^holdnesSjehterpiißejaiidperseverance. The.ediforf oflheNfew American; Oyclopmdiaare Messrs. f (|eo¥ge Ripley, probably the best news paper critic in thiß.=country, and Charles A.- Dana, an accomplished journalist and \yriter. They were assisted, during sik years’ long labor, (for their col laborators were set to work ten months before the first Volume appeared,) by twenty-five regular assislahts, for whom was provided a large library of booksof reference in various languages. The ut most care was"used to distribute the subjects among persons best qualified, from previous pursuits and knowledge, to "do them justice. Equal pains were employed to test the accuracy of each article, and revise every line, when necessary. No work of cqualiextentj variety, and importance is more en tirely free from errors of the press. Betides the regular editorial staff constantly em ployed on this work, quite-a little army of “ out side. 5 ’ writers; waß laid under contribution. The Publishers': Circular sa.ss :, : • <c Xt the end of volume 16 we have.a list of 377 of, the principal contributors, among whom are Prof. A. D. Bachc, H. C. Baird, George Bancroft, ,T« R. Bartlett. H..W, Bellows, Julius Bing, Hon. Jer. S. Black, Commodore Elake, Dion Boucicault, Q. p. Briggs, Dr. Brown-Sdquard, O. A. Browneon, Ro bert,: Garter, John Eaten Cooke, F. S. : Cozzens (“ Sparrowgrass”), G. V, Curtis, Judge Daly, O. A. Dana, :Commodoie C. H. Davis, Prof. J. D. Dana, E.:A. D.uyclrinck, R. W. 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The whole number of contributors, from first tblast,ls, we are informed, as high as five hundred.” To.newspapermen the Cyclopadia will be invalu able. We saythis advisedly, for we have constant, occasion to refer to it, and can testify that its infor mation is late, lull, and accurate. Another point, ..which gives it. a national character, is the fulness with which it treats of all American subjects. Every line in t£e whole sixteen, volumes is original, having •. been Expressly written for this work, whereas, in the J£ncyclop<zdia Brilannica, are to be found, without change, numerous articles which stand as they first stood forty years ago. We believe, and therefore frankly' say, that the New American Cyclopaedia is the best and cheapest in the English language. It is on sale by J. K. Simon, 33 South Sixth street, in all varieties of binding. The Poetical' Works ok Robert Burns.—The collection of British Poets, from Chaucer to Words worth, edited by Professor Francis J. Child, of Har. vard'College, is the moat complete ever published. I&is .published by Little, Brown,Ac Co., Boston, and already consistb of 120 volumes. Its superiority oyd All previous collections lies in-the fact that it includes the poets whose writings are copyrighted in England. For instance/the only modern edition that 1 can at all be placed in rivalry with.it is that is sued s by the late William Pickering, publisher, in' London, chiefly edited by. the Rev. John Mitford, and known as “ The Aldine edition of the Poets.” This collection'is good, as'faras it goes, but necessarily ex cluSecbtliq. poetical works of Scott/ Byron, Mont gomery, Shelley/ Moore, Words .worth, Hood, and others—all; of whom are included ’in the edition before us. 'ln fact, no English collec tion cari be as complete as thisr Therehas juat been published,- as part of this series/the whole of Burns* Poems, with a brief but sufficient biography, and a copy of the portrait by Naesmith, to the accuracy of Which Scott has borne testimony. Inthetext of the poems Robert Chambers’ four volume edition of the Life and Works hasbeen followed, and when necessa ry, Mr.‘ Chambers’ biographical notes have been re tained as prefaces to the different poems. Reference haß also been made to the three editions published 'hy-Eurns.himeelf *, to his contributions to Johnson’s Scots Musical jynweuiu, -rw*d-Qeorge^Thompaon’a Select Melodies of Scotland; to Dr. Curfie*o mqus edition j to Oromek’e Relics of Bums ; to Lockhart’s Life of the Poet; and to the later edi tions by Allan Cunningham, Motherwell and Hogg» Chambers, and Messrs. Blackie. There are, in this Boston edition, several poems not previously in cluded in Burns’ works, a few pieces doubtfully at-, tributed to Burns, and a double index—one of the titles of the poems, another to the songs, according to their first lines. The work has been printed at' theßiveiside Press, which guaranties its neatness. This new edition of Burns is the best ever published •in America. Paez* Will Scenes in-South America.—Don Ramon Paez, son of the gallant veteran and patriot, General Paez, President and Dictator of Venezuela, has produced one of the most lively and instructive books of travel that we have seen for some years. As far back aa December, 1846, he started for the Lianos of Venezuela, and his adventures fill a re spectable volume, which is enriched with; thirty four engravings—many of them very spirited. The time occupied on this book is three years. Hr. Paez writes English like a native, having been educated at; Stonyhurst, and the especial attention he gives, in his book, to natural history,’is worthy of the friend of the eccentric and venerable Charles Water ton.'Published by C. Scribner, New York, and J. B. Lippincott & Philadelphia. ja2y*tap7 Malge.— This is a novel, of rather a religious' turn, published'anonymously, by Appletons/of New York. It iB such a story as Miss Sewell or Miss Yonge, might have mitten. The scene and charac ters are chiefly American. As for the heroine, Mar garet/Foster (familiarly and vulgarly diminished to Madge), she is an unexceptionable young person, resembling the pattern women whom Miss Edgeworth was so fond of drawing. The anonymous author ought to know; that an English baronet’B daughter haß no right to the word“ Lady** before her Christian name. This is a courtesy given only to the daughters of Dukes, Marquises, and Earls. Neither (p. 393) does the husband of a daughter succeed to her father’s name and title. Nevertheless, the tale many good pointß and is worth reading. Sold by W. P. Hazard,.. s Wanderings of A Beauty. —This small volume, : marked on the coveras “ a story of three loves,” is written by the English lady who lately was wife of Mr. Edwin James, the rather too well-known ex- Queen’s Counsel. We are left in ignorance upon one point—whether Mrfl. James here relates her own adventures. .The frontispiece, showing the face and more than usual of the bust of a very pretty'' woman, from a miniaturebyß. Thorburn, a fashion. able'Xondon limner, presents the features, we be lieve, of the fair author. The “ Beauty” appears to have travelled largely, not: only in England and France, but in Italy and'Switzerland. Evelyn, .Travers, the : heroiriei makes a foolish marriage, in her .teens ; is presented to Queen Viotoria, at Court; loses her husband by delirium tremens; goes abroad, traversing Italy, wintering in Florence; and fiirt iDg with the Count of Syracuse,; loses, by coquetry, a lover whom she would have wedded; retires to Rome, where, to marry an Italian duke, she very nearly turns Catholic ; and finally becoming the wife of an English baronet and BdL P., (an adumbra" tion of Mr. Edwin James 1) accompanies him to New : York, gets tired of him in three months, and finally makes fierce love to her daughter’s lover/ It will ; be seen that this is a curious melange of incident., It i*s_ well written, but Mrs.'James fails to* excite any sympathy for the heroine, who is eternally en gaged in some love affair. The best thing in the book is the portrait. Received from T. B. Peterson & Brothers. !' “ Observations on China and the Chinese,” by W. L. Gr. Smith, late TJ. S. Consul] at is a small volume of unusual merit. Mr. Smith has made a great deal of his official opportunities, and having thoroughly digested the knowledge which he had acquired, the result is a book which, much bet ter than more ambitious works, shows the Chinese as they arc. Mr. Smith thoroughly knew the peo ple, and makes his readers familiar with them, too. For the most part, his style is easy and correct, but we should like to know where he found such a phrase as(p. 124) “the rights of exterritoriality,” and what it meansi Words should not be coined, except under rare necessity. For our own part, we have made only a single new word in thirty years’almost daily writing, viz: minifi/j to.make,small, as an offset to magnify , to make large. The genius of the language is opposed to, such a jaw-breaker as extejritoHality. Mr. Smith’s book, published, by Carleton,- New York, has been rcceivcd from T. B. Peterson & Bro thers. : • ' . Philadelphia Water Works. The following, statement will exhibit the operations of the Philadelphia Water Works during the month of March,lB63: Gallons of water Average number * ' pumped during gallons pumped' the month. - per* day. Fairmbunt ..^r.'.'328,142,762 10,685,250 Schuylkill..... - • • • • • .C. 198,966,36- 6,418,269 Delaware 99,658,970 3,911,679 Twenty-foubth ward.. 40.302,720 , •; 1,300,037, Total .......... .600,970.312 NEW YOBK CITY, [Special Correspondence of TheSPress.j . New York, April l, 1863, ALL FOOLS’ DAY is being celebrated notably by those gentlemen of the military persuasion, vulgarly called f< deserters, 1 ’ who for the past eight weekß have been skulk ing from official notice in yaripuß hiding places about town. This being their last day of.grace for return ing to duty without penalty, they have been saun tering into the Park barracks by twos and threes ever since ten o’clock, and there is likely to be a regiment on hand before sundown. The still-remaining re creants (and there are many of them) who let to-day go by without reporting at the nearest headquarters, or encampment, will be liable to the rigors of a drum-head court-martial when hereafter; arrested, and a speedy execution by shooting. It is the general impression, however, that instead of being shot, or sent to the front in battle, they will be*put to hard labor, and restricted of their pay for the full tejjn of their enlistment. ...... has been rampant in Wall street to-day, owing to the steady advance in gold to - 157>£j and the specu lators arc once more in mitigated clover. Oh.! for a whiff of victorious news from Hunter, or Grant, to frustrate the newly-laid schemes of these incorrigi ble gamblers j and show the Jews that there is’ Btill a God in Israel. # Stocks are all going upy too, and the outsiders who have-not yet invested all their spare iunds in real estate arc buying extensively. s THE BROADWAY RAILROAD is not yet une ajfaire’deca cite.exactly, as the bill for it before the Assembly still vibrates between triumph and partial defeat; but the giant swindle looks defi nite enough to createagrcAt etiriamongsttheßroad ■way property-owners, who have arranged to hold a meeting on the present strength of it. The.intentof the bill ib, to give the grantees an exclusive right to lay a railroad in any and all the streets of the. city not specially excepted in the bill, and the railroad men bind , themselves to pay all their profits over ten per cent, into the city treasury. This last proviso,! of course, is the sheerest humbug], as the speculators-in rails will be sure to make jußt exactly “ten per cent.,” -and no more, the nominal amount of all their profits. The Union Ferry Company, by its charter, 1b bound to give all its earnings “ over ten per cent.” to the hospitaVfundj but it is a remarkable fact that said oompany has never yet announced a dividend of over the afore said magic Ten, though its shareholders notoriously manage to receive about fifty per cent, from their* in vestments', So, too., with the Manhattan Gas Com pany, whose ten per cent. 5 ’ means considerably more than, a hundred and ten! If .railroad is laid, the value of property on Broadway must go down at once, and tremendously ; for the u improvement” will, assuredly kill the retail trade on that street, and drive the retailers above Union square. The introduction of cars will crowd out the carriages, as well as the omnibuses, and establish ments like. .Stewarts’ Lord & Taylor’B, Übsdell, Pierson, & Lake’s, Tiffany’s, etc., a majority.of whose aristocratic retail customers come in their carriages, will suffer great loss of business. With the cars in such a narrow street as Broadway, there will be no room for Mrs. Potiphar’s dignified coach-, man to turn his pampered steeds about for a return koine, and sooner than hot go shopping in her caN riage, Mrs. P. will turn to new dry goods gods, more fortunately located thanjtheunhappy Broadway vic tims of the “ terrible railroad accident.” Mr,Stew art appreciates this inevitability, and hence his powerful opposition to the impending bill. FOREIGN INTERVENTION in our national affairs was severely denounced last night, by a large meeting of the foreign population, at Cooper Institute, and one of the most-applauded speakers was a German, who bitterly censured Se cretary Seward for allowing no sign of sympathy for. the foreign revolutionary, or democratic spirit, to appear in his despatches to foreign courts. Another speaker won considerable favor by making a slur ring allusion to that clause; of the conscription bill which “allows a rich man to| buy a poor man’s life and liberty for three hundred dollars.” The meet ing was Attended, and enlivened, by a delegation of foreigners, from Newark, New Jersey, who carried a Red-Republican flag surmounted by a huge cap of Libeity.. ' / “ WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH NEW ENG- was the title of a characteristic lecture delivered in Brooklyn, last evening, by the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher/before; an immense audience. The lecture abounded in good-natured exaggerations of the irrepressible Yankee spirit of progress, and fe licitous earcasmsatthe expense of those amiable po liticians who find the Down-east flavor inimical to their digestion.of present; and' anticipated national events. 3\lr. Beecher was accompanied'by General. Fremont, who responded to urgent calls for a speech with a few words of ordinary comment upon the aspects of the war. It was evident that the Gene ral had come unprepared to speak, and cared not to extemporize elaborately. THE BOOK TRADE SALE is largely attended to-day, and all the invoices, thus far offered, have ; brought generally good prices. - The weather is clear and cold. Against the Government, hut not against To the Editor of The Tress : ■' Sir ; Recently the above expression fell from the lipßof an elderly gentleman of this bity, while he and a youngerfriend discussed the questions of the day in the audience of the writer. The younger* man urged earnestly the necessity of a vigorous sup port of the Government aB the only way to put down the rebellion, restore peace and unity, and save the country from total overthrow. The elderly man said, “ Oh, I am for the country, but against the Go- Vciunre****!)—Hii^yenerableappearance and earnest manner gave what his heart believed, but let him and all othefs~WiiD~-Tv*ioDt hiB logic learn from higher than man’s authority that' “ the heart is deceitful above all things and despe rately wicked.” Is it possible that any sane man can be so blind and wilful as not to see that, in this hour of peril, when the Temple of American Liberty is assaulted by internal and external enemies, any refusal to obey the constituted authorities in their efforts to put down treason and rebellion, any at tempt to hinder or discourage others, and all factious opposition is direct, tangible aid to the assailants, and against his country 1 There is no middle ground ■ —friends and enemies compose the only parties to this struggle ; no citizen can look on in idleness and be innocent. He therefore who halts now, or hesi tates to give to the Government his full heart (yield ing for the time lub preferences and party ties) takes sides with all the enemies of his country. Govern ments, like households, havetheirsystem and estate. Is that member of a household its friend who resists the authority of its head, refuses to work, and op poses with bitterness; the obedience of others, be cause the father does not yield to the policy dictated by thiß wayward son! If** other members of. the same household have revolted, stolen, burned and de stroyed much of the common estate, murdered many of their brethren, and still continue to destroy, mur der, and. stir up other envious 1 households to aid them in their attempt to divide and overthrow it, can he. who.has. no word or act of condemnation for them claim to be its friendl In a position no less enviable than that above described, the gentleman referred to places himself beside all those who, in this crisis, fold their arms and cry out against the Government, the taxes, the conscription, and in favor of offering terms to armed rebels! Such men are more to be dreaded and scorned than open ene mies. The true test of friendship for country is the ready obedience of its citizens to the legally consti tuted authorities. All'the greatness of this nation, all the glory of itß past history, has resulted from such obedience. It alone has ever been the tower of our strength, and is our only protection this day/ And who, in all the past, were more cheerful in their obedience to -the powers that be than that. party which was not in power/submitting gracefully to acts and measures quite distasteful, and perhaps not always founded in impartial justice! But whence now come these croakers, disorganizes, and traitors of the North! Certainly hot from the Republican party, but are rather the fungus of the old Demo cratic party, and come from following the fleßh pots of the late Administration, which, buzzard-like, they had torn and bled for. years past. They are hungry now, and croaking for postage—hunger, it is . said,.will break through a stone wall. Was their former quiet (loyalty) the result of plenty from TJncle Sam’s»ciib 1 Where, then, dwelt that reserve of virtuous obedience and conservatism without pa tronage, which secured peace and safety in the past, and gave to our country the glory of its history, lee the past and the present answer. . \ The-consciousness of having thought and acted .right in this trying hour, while differing from many -who claim the name of Democrat, will be a higher source of gratification than the praises of men, to the many true Democrats who stand firmly by.their country how wliile it is passing through the furnace where Copperheads bolt. They do not like the name, but let them compare their acts with that least hono rable of reptiles, who skulk, don’t' even rattle, and always dart their poisonous fangs at ;or into every creature differing with themselves, and say whether the name is not just. I have the honor to be, sir, - with great respect, A JERSEY BLUE. Desertion and Conscription. To the Editor of The Press: Sir : The mOBt careless observer may readily per ceive that desertion, unless checked, must neces sarily be followed,by conscription, since the places vacated by these creatures must be refilled, or the army.will gradually melt away until no longer equal to the emergency that haß called itinto existence. It can be seen as readily that the greater the number of persons who apply themselves diligently to remedy . this evil the sooner it will be cured. What is to be done t It is Btated that there are at present no leas than 200,000 deserters scattered throughout the country. Their absence from the ranks creates a de mand for more men which must be met,- and il met by a draft,there will be loud complaints and murmurs from those, persons who, instead of con-. sidering-it one of their greatest privileges to be . called on to serve their country in the hour of her ■ need, will growl with bitterness when, as they will probably express it, they, or those dear to them, are- : “ ruthlessly tom from their homes.” They will rail at the Government for doing .what they themselves had it in their power to prevent by the exercise of a little timely duty.j If these . 200,000 deserters , were returned to their places, it is most probable' that the war would be triumphantly ended without another call for men, dr, if the call should eventually be made, those taken by it would, be needed<for so : short a , time that their campaign would be but a pleasant excursion, in which, .too, they would have: ■ gained-the great renown of having been “ in at the death ” of the rebellion. It is the fault of the people that these fellows, these absentees, are not at their posts. Why is it their, fault Everyone of .these : deserters has hiß circle of acquaintances, some of whom must know his position; let them apply to the nearest'provost marshal, or other properly constituted authority, to have • him arrested and taken back. They may say that it is mean to be “spy and an informer,” but; if they will reflect they will see that the persons, they desire"to screen and protect are thieves aiid liars; for what is one who receives ' bounty without giving the- promised. equivalent but an obtajner of money under false, ; pretences, and what is stfoh a one but a vile swindler,’ a thief 1 Again, what .is he. who basely deserts that which lie haa sworn to defend! He has for feited his word ; he has perjured himself : he is, in deed, a liar. And is it : a disgraoe to expos© such. things as these ! If there be any degradation', it is in associating with persons who have been false to themselves; to their honor, and to their country, and who .areiapparently. nearly lost to every Bense f of_shamei ' . ' I These expressions are not elegant, nor are they 21,615,187 LAND?” STUYYESANT. the Country, TURKU CENTS. pleasant either to read or to hear, and nothing but an urgent necessity will justify theirsjuse. That such a necessity is upon us most persons will admit,- and more can- deny' their perfect;truthfulness. If the mere words are disagreeable, how much more bo must be the continued contact with beings to whom they can with justice be applied? Yet the presence of these beings is tolerated merely from a mistaken Bense of delicacy in dealing with them. But there is another plan which, in many eases, Will prove as effectual as the one iust proposed. It will be time 3ost to represent to them that, by the step they have taken, they are preparing an inherit ance of shame for their prosperity: and that, if they retrace their path while it is yet time, their children and their children’s children will say, “ He helped to -Bave.his country! we glory in him ! we are descend ed from him!” . They must be made to- suffer in their own proper selves. "What do they care for posterity? - There are but few persons who cannot be; more or less affected by the opinion of those around them; aDd if the people will but use this power judiciously, it will be but a short time before the causes of their shame will be removed, from among them. The women of the land have most influence in this case; it is oceof their “rights,” and the time has come for them to make use of it. The plain duty, one which they oan.perfarm,ofthe mothers, wives, sisters, and sweet hearts of these men, is to drive .them back to their duty. It is hard, but has been done before, and done cheerfully. Each and every oneof the men now in the field have broken ties quite as dear to-them; they have also separated from those they loved; they have left their happy homeß ; they will never have reason to regret it; but it will be a subject of rejoicing to them; it will be their pride and their greatest glory. ' Let .'every citizen—man, woman, and child—point the finger'of scorn and derision at the fugitive, and he will soon wish himself any whefle rather than exposed to this terrible moral scourging, wliich he will feelthat he fully deserves.- Let them neglect this, ahd L when the time comes they will bitterly lament that-, by their own-foolish hesitation , they have forced to leave them those whom they etill have a right to love, respect, and eateem. I remain, sir,yours truly, C. J. M, Disquisition on Our Monitors. To ikeEdilor of The Press: . Sir: The question of construction of Monitors with Ericsson was briefly this problem: To findthe maximum of impenetrability and the minimum of area exposed. For this reason he sinks the maes-of his vessel under water to support the comparatively small exposed turret. The mass of armor is concen trated upon this; and as to the question, why all is not made as impervious toshot? we will mention below. Thus far, supposing the matter of the, distri bution of armor, and the best plan of floating it, set tled, the next question was as to the form of turret. Many persons think now that the choice of a cylin der was an oversight or mistake of Ericsson’s; and- to these it may ... be .as well to say that the cone and prism were both; discussed by him very fully before he gave his results to tH'e world, and their benefit to the Government;. The objections io the prism are, first, that it is much more liable to tfie chance of a direct impact of shot (what is improperly called a plumb shot); requires more iron to get the same resistance, and, therefore,' more unnecessary : weight; is open to the chance of an angle being taken oS, ssa requires more bolts to put it together and hold it firm. Of course, it was abandoned at once for the prism of infinitely small sideß, or the cylusder. Theobjectionato the cone were somewhat the same. The space was too small inside to work the guns; it was difficult to construct, and in all respects inferior to the frustrum of a cone, the diameters of whose horizontal sectionsare all equal, or in other words,' the cylinder. Believe me, there is not too much space in one of those turrets for the crew to breathe, aiiu work the guns with efficiency. The difficulty of want of space might have been overcome, it is true, •. by making the*whole vessel larger; but to do this would have been to increase draught-of water, and make her unwieldy ; and if it is sufficiently demon strated (rb isn’t it?) that their cylindrical turrets' are all that is required, why cramp our men more than they need be; why make the turrets practically uncom fortable, that they may be more nearly theoretically perfect. Athousandinconveniences would result(in the conical plan,) both from arrangement's not made public, and in the steering of the ship. This ques tion being also determined, there is a third, which is the .distribution of the three component; elements in a Monitor—machinery, - armor, and armament. Leaving' out of, the calculation the necessary stores, crew, &c., which tend to lower her in the water so little, in comparison with these others, that they may for the moment be neglected. . Given a certain tonnage, the motive power or ma chinery (engines, boilers, &C.,) will consume a cer tain part' of her- supporting power, and; of course, asjyou make this less, you diminish her speed, which, with strength, are the two great-desiderata •of a naval ship. After all this motive weight (so to speak) is put she is capable of supporting . just as much more as the difference between her ton nage and this machinery. 'Then comes her arma ment, of thecannon, shells, powder,grenades, and all missiles, explosive material, &c., which are to be used against her antagonist, and this it may easily be imagined is no small affair, in a vessel construct-' ed on the principle adopted in our Monitors. If those persons who sneer the most when one of our. ships withdraws on account of a lack of more ammunition, would make the calculation as to how many rounds one of our small gunboats is capable of carrying, they would perceive, how-unjust it is to at tribute wrong motives to.a commander because he states a fact the most likely to occur, as a'reason, for his withdrawing, It is much worse in an army • than afloat, and much less excusable, for there is an easy and certain transit for additional supply always open in the rear. The armament then adds consi .derably to weigh the vessel down, and the remaining capacity is to be devoted to armor. Of course'this does not fillup thesum to a pound or ten thousand of them, for then any additional weight would sink her in the water. Much must be left for the items .mentioned above, and the accidental loads she may be forced to carry while in commission. And ho w shall the remaining floating power be divided in the armor? Evidently from the very first consideration of the form of the vessel, it would be folly to distribute Ahe'u-eight evenly over the body of the vessel when the liability to injury is so different in the different parts. "While the huU in comparatively safe (at least from, direct shot), the turret is an excellent' mark, and, therefore, always the, target for our enemies. The turret from this cause heeds very much more stability than any.other. part of the ship. The plan of putting the pilothouse on top of the turret, instead of upon the. deck, (as in the original Monitor), belongs to Mr. Newton, a young man who has distinguished himself in the most brilliant manner during the short time he has been in our en gineer service. The respective thicknesses necessary for the turret of great, and the pilot-house of Bmall diameter, are not . the same. The chance of direct impact, (a shot which strikes in a line with the -radius .. of. ..the curve of horizontal section) is IeBB in- a .am all "than a large circle, because in the former the curve is .greater for a given angle; The turret being eleven inches thrcxr therein re, the pilot house is but eight. To a casual observer it might appear that the pilot-house is likely to be knocked off or shaken by a shot as heavy as it is known the rebels are able to throw; but this will be seen by all to be fallacious,‘when, instead of aupposing the shot coming with its velocity against the pilot house, the shot be supposed.at rest, and turret coming with the same velocity towards it. No one would suppose that any perceptible check would be felt in the speed, of the latter, when its mass is so vastly greater. Thus, while thousands of: plans are proposed by inexperienced men, who have nei therthe experience on. which to.build their card houses, .nor the ability to deduce their results without it, the grait practical minds, in 'answer to barking skepticism, show results from their la bors without employing their energies in picking flaws without suggesting feasible improvement. Ihave the honor to be, sir, £cc. PKIO. A View of European Affairs. To the Editor, of The Press. Sir: We Americans receive occasional lessons from the British House of Commons that should be accepted as very instructive in guiding our relations with Great Britain. We are all perfectly aware that questions with the Palmerston Government exist at Washington, involving chanceß of future war. At no period of our history has it been more necessary for our people to inform theinselves in relation to the form of the Government that we may be called on to meet in angry diplomacy, anil the genius of the population thatwill finally be forced by.that Govern ment to sacrifice itself and its dearest interests in the gulf that their rulers’ mistakes may have'pre pared for them. , > . The recent debate on Poland illustrated two great features in the England of our day. There was, a conspicuous shining forth of that candle of insular moral monopoly that, thank God, we are not as other men, while the speakers bounded on from continental barbarity” in general.to heinous in humanities in particular with tongues as free as implicit confidence in modem British “neutrality ” has encouraged them to wag in all directions any time since five years past. Suddenly an obscure, uninitiated member dreams the debate a reality—a truthful exposition of what the House of Commons iDtendß to do—not only what they intend recom mending others /to. try to perform at their own risk and peril. He; gives expression to that one,word that means too much; that might, by some distant chance, involve the necessity of British guns and gunpowder being called on to support Poland in accordance with their own good King George the Fourth’s and Lord Castlereagh’s guarantees, and in confirmation of the wordy world of vows from . all •John Bulls in'these days for Liberty everywhere— except in their own dear England) her colonies , and India, Now mark Palmerston and Disraeli, How’ they compete in their'pictures of the impru dence'of that honorable member; how vividly they paint the danger of committing a second error like that of “ drifting” -into the Crimean, war; in short, how effectually that stupid, blundering in dividual made it necessary for both leaders of the House to smash that bubble for which they had pre pared the basin, and pipes, and Boap, and that all the wind of the Commons had inflated for the ad miration of mankind iu the following- morning’s Times newspaper. That debate illustrated fully the insufferable, and hence most dangerous , character of England’s “ Moral Influence” in other nation’s affairs, and her utter cowardice as anation, (or perhaps it should be called Bound prudence, while her home diplomacy has resulted in, rendering her-Bodependent on outside nations for food,) in comparison with her readiness to fight in support of her bond, right or wrong , in years gone by. Have we not a lesson written in plain words by plain men'in that debate! And I will now call your readeis’ attention to one other act in the history of England, illustrated in the House oh the 12th of March, oh iron clads—lron vs. Wood, &c. There are jobbing speculators among our contractors, as there are in all countries in time of war, but so.long as such men in England as the Napiers, of.the Clyde,, and Scott Bussell, of the Thames—men nursed-in babyhood on steam pap from iron porringers, and reared".in.‘a complete atmosphere of ships and,ship ping surroundings—are held in leading strings, by dilettanti West End noblemen, we have a fair chance of holding our own in any naval w-arwith Great Britain. In the debate X allude to I find great reason to. be lieve our clever, mechanics will have to oppose the results of their.intelligence—not' the mind of Scott Russell and the Napiers of England—but of Lord Palmerston arid Lord Clarence Paget. The final division involved a distinct issueas to .the honesty, as well as mechanical capacity, of the ship-builders vs. the theoretical opinions of the Lords.of the Ad- ' miralty; The' vote went 164 to-. 81. in. favor of the Government men, although every practical member connected with ships, that spoKe* had given evi dence against the Admiralty plans. "While such /wilful toadyism controls England,.we- have : little to fear from her. iln support of his plana,lr. Paget quoted largely from the French Admiral P.aris,. in the, Moniieur de la" Flotlc—b precious guidanse for anEnglish Admiralty • in their dealings with, their own ship-builders l While, after informing the House of Commons that our “Hatteraswas destroyed by the Alabama only in consequence;of her inferiority caused by beiagan iron ship, and cowjqwmthjfQxlon lhebottomJ* he-be stowß no; more notice on us and our aft’airftthaa to say, mpassanty “Here are the Americans, whohave adopted the turret principle; but they b&ilb things which. the moment they went to sea they went to the bottom. Now, we don’t wantour ships.to.go to the . bottom.”- Lord Palmerston knows almost every thing, but is very “ sick” on Bhips and shipping, and makes strange blunders in repeating in the House the matter with which he is stufi'ed by tlie Hon. Car/rain JTitznoodle at 1 o’clock to deliver atSo’clock irilißseat. ... „ \ But nothing is too gross for tfco members to cheer from “cur Premier.” Ile is a wonderful man Burely. What a multitude of peoples 1 ’ have raißed their heads at his instigation sihce 18471 BuUoaking in THE WAR. PRESS, (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) The War Press will be sent to subscribers by mail (per annnm in. advance) at 53.0& Five Copies " " - 9.00 Tea "" " 17.00 Twenty" “ > 33-00 Larger Chiba than Twenty Will be charged at the same rate, $1.50 per copy. The rr.oney must always accompany the order, and fjtno instance can thesetehns be deviated from, as they afford very little more than the cost of the -paper. are requested to act as Agents for The war Press. MS* To the getter-up of the Club of ten or twenty, a$ extra copy of the Paper will be given. . vam for the arm of the voice .that lured them, they have been smashed, and crushed, and hammered to pieces, while ‘’Palm.” sailed quietly on the sea of'British neutrality among fat aristocrats and star ving paupers at home. May God continue the strange infatuation that in duces the people of England to be led by these menf In former days brute force, directed by superior minds, always' made. England victorious ; but in these days victory will march hand in band with in telligence, combined with—not ruling—the popula tions of nations. I am, sir, yours, very truly, S. PENNSYLVANIA XE6ISLATPEE. HARES3Btra{?> Api*iL 3; 1883. SENATE. • The Senate iras called to order at IOK o T jrioete by the- Speaker. Petitions, Mr. CONNELL, the petition of citizens- of German town and vicinity, in favor of the useof dummy engines on the Germantown Passenger Railway; also, the re monstrance of 290 citizens or Germantown, against the use of such engines,' MivBONOYAN. the petition of TJDcitizens of German ic 11 1 -2/£rt oror dummy engines. -Dv-f’ , IDG WAY, a petition for the-incorporatien-of the- Philadelphia Dental College; also,, the remonstrance of o f°(j rrlavp 6 r 3 aga “ the hill providing for th^paving Mr. CLYMER, a petition for the passage of a law se cuiung to all the citizens of this State their personal rights. -' ■ Rills Intro line fid • a Wll relative to supervisors in. certain, townships m Schuylkill county Mr. DONOVAN. a supplement to the Fairmount and Arck-streel Gity Passenger Railway Company Mr. BUCHER* a hill, relative to the rnnkiag and re pairing of State roads in this Commonwealth. Mr. KIDG WAY,- a bilL to. amend the act ineorporatin o " the Sonora Improvement Company. Mr. FULLER offered a resolution revues ing tlie Go vernor to return to the House in which ii originated, -the bill for therelief of the sureties of Wm F. Callahan* late superintendent of ihe Portage and Columbia Rail road, which was adopted. . Asupplement to the act incorporating the Lombard and boutli-streets Railway was considered and lost. Appropriation Bill. -j- The Senate resumed the consideration of the General Appropriation bill in Committee of the Whole. The twenty-seventh section, appropriating the usual sum for each pupil in the Pennsylvania Training School for Idiotic and Feeble-minded Children, to the number of eighty, was amended so as to allow each pupil s>l3o, to the number of ninety, and adopted. The twenty-eighth section, appropriating 520,G00 for the Philadelphia School of Design for Women* was, after some discussion, amended so as to appropriate &>.QGQ, andadopled. Mr. CLYMER moved to strike from the twenty-ninth, section, making provision for the support of common schools,, the appropriation of $5,G00 for the State formal Pchoo!„ at'Mansfield, Tioga county, and $5,006 for the Normal ;£chool in Lancaster county, which was not agreed to. - jMr. KINSEY moved to reduce the appropriation to the Normal School at • Mansfield to $3,000, which was not agreed to. He also moved to reduce the appropriation to tire school in Lancaster county to $l,OOO. Not agreed to. The bill was still under consideration when the hour of one arrived. The committee rose, and the Senate adjourned until afternoon. AFTERNOON - SESSION. The afternoon session was spent in the consideration of the appropriation bill.in the Committee of the Whole. The bill was then reported to the Senate, with various amendments. Adjourned. The House was called to order at half past nine o’clock A. M. by the Speaker. Petitions, Remonstrances, «&c. Various petitions were presented, among others, one against any new marriage law. Several from the citi zens of Germantown, signed by 1,500 names, ; in favor of the running of “daminies” on the Germactown Passen ger Railway, from Diamond street, in Philadelphia. AUo, one or two of the same import from the citizens of Philadelphia,-. % ■ Also, one for the repeal of the law authorizing the ap pointment of a measurer of paving stones in the city of Philadelphia, which was read. One from tavern keepers in Philadelphia in favor of a. change in the mode of the sale of intoxicating liquors. A memorial (by Mr. KERNS) from citizens of Phila delphia in reference ,to a. Model Farmers’ Association, composed of agriculturists of Bucks, Chester, and. Del aware counties. . Reports from Committees • By Mr. BARGER (as committed), a further supple ment to the charter of the Pennsylvania Railroad. b Mr, MeMANUS (as committed), an act incorporating tlie Towanda Railroad Company. - Mr. CRAIG (as committed), supplement to the act in corporate g the Mahoning and Oil Creek Railroad Com pany. t Mr.'SMITH, a further supplement to the charter of the Mine HiD and Schuylkill Haven Railroad Company* ' Mr- COLEMAN (with amendments), an act to incorpo rate fh&'WilkesbaiTe and Philadelphia Railroad Com pany. . ■ Mr. YOUNG (as-committed), a supplement to the act incorporating the Landisburg Railroad Company. * Mr. BARGER (Committee on Corporations), as com mitted, ' “ An act to incorporate the Philadelphia Bath ing Society,” and moved that the rules be suspended that the bill might be considered. Agreed to, and the bill passed finally. . This bathing establishment is to be located just below the Fairmount dam. : Mr. SCHOFIELD (as committed), an act incorporating the Keystone Gold and Silver Mining Company. • Mr. NOTES (as committed), an act to incorporate the Union Telegraph Company from Philadelphia to Pitts burg. • • ; - - Mr. [BARGER (as committed), an act to incorporate the Germantown-aud Manayunk Water Company. Mr.' QUIGLEY (as committed), an act relative to the Union Muiual Insurance Company, of Philadelphia, for the insurance, of livestock, etc. Also (as commuted), an act incorporating the Continental Express Company. Mr; TRIMMER (with amendments), an act to incorpo rate the Catholic Home for Friendless Children. . Also, (as committed;-) an act to incorporate the Mifflin and Blair Iron and Coal Company. This bilL was passed finally. , Mr. BARGER (as committed), an act to incorporate the Pennsylvania Grape Company. This bill allows the corporators to hold lands and cultivate grapes in Penn sylvania, and to manufacture wines from said grapes. Passed finally, the rules being suspended for the pur pose. - Mr, HENRY (as committed), an act to incorporate the Oil Refining Company. Mr. SMITH, of Philadelphia, moved for a suspension of the rules to take up the bill. Agreed to, and the bill passed finally. • Mr.; SCBOFIELD (as committed), a supplement to the act incorporating the Germantown Passenger Railroad. Company, (allowing them to.sell certain real estate). Passed finally. On motion of Mr. ROBINSON, the rules were suspend ed, and the House proceeded to: the consideration of an act to incorporate the Wilke&barre and Philadelphia Railroad Company. Passed finally. [This railroad is proposed to run between some point on the Little Schuyl kill Navigationßailroad and Wilkesbarrer&nd sudnrizes the company to build connecting branches not exceeding ten miles in length. 3 -Mr ' KAINE (as committed), an. act to enable soldiers and iheir heirs to make oaths before justices of the peace, aldermen, etc., without the payment of fees for the same. Mr. BARGER reported (as committed), with a nega tive recommendation, a further supplement to the act incorporating the city of Philadelphia relative-to-water pipes- Message from tlie Governor. A message from, the Governor was read, in whieh lie says that one object of Ms late visit to Washington was to arrange between the State and the Government autho rities -with regard to the payment of expenses incurred in the draft in this State, as well as that of the State- mi litia called out la§t October. His Excellency says that his interview with the mili • fury-authorities at Washington- was.most _antl that a United States officer has' already been detailed, fllljnS-trrrrr-i.wirirrTr.t'r.Tff 1T- Wilt he tO OXU miiie into the expenses of the late draft, which will be paid on being duly ascertained; am? that the subject of paying the State militia has been taken up at Washing ton, and will soon be satisfactorily disposed of. Bills Introduced. Mr. SHANNON, joint resolutions expressing thanks to tt<% Pittsburg Subsistence Committee. Mr. LUDLOW, an act relative to the final payment of State officers. Bills Passed. Mr. SCHOFIELD called hp “an act to-psyfor audit ing the accounts of John M. Coleman, former Treasurer of the city of Philadelphia.” Passed. A New Connty-Sorcrs Castigated. -Mr. FREELAND called up “an act to create a new county, to he called * Madiso?, } out of parts of Venango, Mercer, and Crawford counties. ” • During the discussion on the propriety of considering, this bill, the Speaker caused considerable sensation by notifying, in a loud tone, all “gentlemennotentitleito admission to the .floor will withdraw outside the bar of this House. ” This command produced a restoration to order, and “borers" became suddenly scarce. Mr. - "VINCENT, of Erie, arose and administered & fcathing rebuke to the class of men known as “ bo rers,’ 5 and who might be seen from day to day “button holing” members, oven, in their seats. He hoped that some way might be provided to pat an end to these dis graceful scenes.. Mr- SMITH, of Chester, said he had never before wit nessed such impudence as had been exhibited here re cently by * ‘ borers, ” who positively assailed and an noyed members on the floor‘ CSensation.T The time was when these men were , confined to the lobbies, but now we find them within the very bar of the House—by what authority he knew n-ot—teasing and annoying members in their seats. • , There was something wrong about this bill; of that he was convinced, from the buzzing of ‘"borers” in its favor. ' ;• •. • Mr. BRO WN, of Warren, explained, the object of the bill was to enhance the value of certain real-estate in vestments by the creation, of this new county, and a new county seat. The bill was finally postponed until next "Wednesday, and made the special order of that day (in the morning). Mr. BOWMAN, of Tioga, called up a supplement to the act entitled an act to incorporate the Fall Brook Coal Company, passed April 7, 1859, allowing the- corpora tion to lease the Tioga Railroad, andincreasing the capi tal stock of the company to 8200.000: . The bill was opposed by Mr. SMITH, of Philadelphia. Pending the discussion the House adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION.' ' The House consumed the afternoon session in debating a series of resolutions upon the state of the country, (al ready published,) but arrived at no final vote. Ad journed. Opening- of Lake Navigation. Buffalo, April 2.—This harbor is now opened to shipping. • Oswego, April 2.— The barks Sir E. W. Head, Gibraltar, and schooner Shiekaluna, from Port Da hausie, with wheat, came into this port this morn ing, being the first arrivals since the opening of na vigation. Most of the ports on Lake . Ontario are open. The following are some of the princi pal articles exported from this port to foreign ports for the week ending March 31,1563: SPANISH WEST INDIES. Coal, tons. ENGLAND. Apples, bbls- —. 10 $l2 Beef, tcs—-....ms do - "bbls 62 3,950 Ham, 1b5.....184,232 14,659 Iron, iuanf—— • - 65 Lard,lbs.. 97,753 10,522 Lard oil,'gals..i;‘47l 1,387 Oak Bark. 2,605 Ind. Corn, bus. 24,271 $21,9901 Ind." Heal, bbls.:. 21 ' 971 -BST I3TDTKS. Hind. Corn, baa. .-200 $2lO ' Card. ibs-.....17,64> 2,331 Card Oil, gals~l,o3S 1,073 iPork, bbls .376 5,126 l.Plour, bbls 642 4,494 ! Other articles.... 89 ’ST I2TMES. ' BRITISH wi Candles,'lbs...l2,olo $1,9201 Beef, bids: 25 425 Batter,lbs.——.6,22s 1,245 Coal'Oil, gals-1,29S 522 Bams, lbs 5,942 567} Lumber----- *»| FRENCH Wl2? Coal, : tons Candles, lbs. - - 3,275 $7201 Ale, ga.f——• 600 . 253 Butler, lbs- 3,725 750 Carriage ware. Ns>lof> Coal oil, gals. 7G6 338 Bam, lbs 2,400- . 370 Ind. corn, "bus ®5O , . 630 Lard, lbs. —-.14,753 1,715 XEW «RANAT>A. . . . . .. -$2261 Coal,- tons:.. ...207 $859 ‘VEJCBZDTIiA. '* ; • $732 Photograph materials-..$BS •?£l» Paper .i-.-i.-i--6 _.222 SaiHllery•-..-Gt 274 Tallow, lbs-.. 20,081 2,642 Tobacco, leaf, ' bhd5....'.... Flour, bbls... Other articles. Boards Carriage •wave Cheese, lbs.*. 1v414 Drugs.'..-;. 4.*. 'Fish,-..pick'd, • i b1>i5.......... 20 -113 Ind.-corn,-bus 8,000 • S.-734 Laid, lbsK..--—Si.S4*2 10,877) .. .. Coal oil, gals. 200 2571 - 1 s The following are some of the- principal articles im ported into this port for theweek ending ApriL;l, 18SS " e#s: coxsujeeriox. > Saear, sacks.... .1,700 _ - ]Linens,pkgs .V ; b1>15..... 17 $9,546 Sp. Cotton,cs- S; Ash, casks..*.. 230 7,806 Hosiery, "cases.... C:toda,pkgs.«... 1S& ' 3,009 Lustres and cotton SalAnnn'n.cks.. 3 ’289 skirts, cs-..-..-. 3 Sll B.Fowd. , cks. .. 40 . 635 Cotton. 5,45$ LogwoodVtons*. 349 4,'44S O. Coppor v m...lCvJ}3. 2,685. Brimstone,'tons.v22o -5955 Old-Brass, pks..*. 0 75; Cy. Seed, bbls-Y.~150 - , ' Lead, 1b5...... *..11107 30. “ : bags*. 4,79 • 1,1&5 Y. ; Metali pks 4 M?- Liq. Paste, cs... .SO 1,257 Hardware, units and Lki; Jtrice.bxs.; 20 : 397 ' chains, pks *»•...•' 7S 2-.R30. •Almonds, bags.. 250 903 Fartlr'we.pfcv* • • *2% Filberts, hags... 160 : , 1,. Steel, bdls. cs • • 3,573 Suiuac bags....; J7OO 1,503 Tinwave»p£s*...* ; .-. JK 627- O. and Lemons, -. Tagus Irofobxs... S& 16? b0xe5...... 11,413 15,521 Shears* eg 3- 123 Iron; t0n5....'.. 275 11,576 S’gFenjraines..* 10, Si«rar f -hhd* ....l.ab • J “ tcs 157, fobls 4o Molasses,cfcs..... 4SJ} I “ . tcs-..-- 86 Wi4| S. Asb.eks -'.193 4,f!S*3j 11. Towd., Has.... &} • - Ki2l 479 £2. OSS Pork, bbls .115 $1,550 Starch, do—.. 25 304 Tallow, lbs.-. 21,778 2,738 Tobacco leafed. 15 5,610 Wheat, bus... .46,092 79,699 Flour, bbls..— 5.903 40,010 Other articles.... 444 AND. I Flour, bbls 167 $1,336 •SOO $3,357 .Iron eastiDgs, 1b5...........700; $2OO Man. of wood. 89S Paper.....;... I*2o Pork, bbls 32 ' 490 5h00k5........ 10,0 St Otherartioles. 10D 10 3.09 k -215 1,768. 101 .21 1.531 9 2,635 |&Crystals e1jf*.,..105. B>>S lf?ottou raw,pks..s23 99.514 ]i»lanket*, bales...llo i5.‘A7O Cloth.Sbalesl tra**, 87* Tow tyUe&i ‘3 I*BB6