The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

LLANRWST. MIWICAI.—At A meeting of the Court of Examiners of the Society of Apothecaries, London, hold on Thurs- day, May 29th, we were gratified to find that Mr. Robt. Jones, of Llanrwst, has silccessfidly passed an examina- tion in the science and practice of Medicine. and obtained Lis license, in addition to his other qualifications, yiz., M.D., St. And., and M.R.C.S., Mlg. -1

LLANGEINWEN AND I/LANGAYFO. A collection, to which all classes gave iibemlly, has been made in the above-named parishes, in aid of the fund for the National Memorial to the Prince Consort. The contributions, amounting to the sum of .£7 12s. 8d., were collected by the Rev. W. Wynne Williams, jun.

MACHYNLLETH. COURTS.—The monthly clerical meeting of the clergy of the Deanery of Cyfeiliog, was held at this place on the 31st ult. The service began at seven o'clock the previous evening when the Kev. Mr. Pugh, of I.1an- badarn-fawr, preached a most eloquent and impressive sermon. The next morning, at 10 a.m., the Rev. D. Evans, Pontbleuddyji, preached, from Romans ix. 5. At 2 30 p.m., the Rev. E. Edwards, MaUwyd preached from Acts viii. 29, and the Rev. J. Evans, Danrystid, delivered in the evening at 7 p.m. a discourse from 1 Samuel iii. 13. The clergy present were the lievds. J. Evans, Hector, Machynlleth. E, Edwards, Mallwyd, D. Evans, Incumbent of Coni; l'ugh, Llanliadarn, G. W. Davie., Cemmaes, J. Evans, Ely-place Chapel, Lon- don, J. Lewis, Llanrystid, T. Lewis, Towyn,0. Williams, Lhnelltyd, and — Rowlands, Pennal. The sermons were powerful and impressive, and the congregation nu- menms, and we hope that the seed which was "own may bring forth much fruit, and that many, when look- ing back to this day, may hail it as having been tq^be- Cinning of a new era of their lives, as being Itoni,y when they left the broad way of sin, to walk the narrow way which leadeth t > lite and bliss eternal. INQUEST.—An inquest was held on the 31st ult., be- fore Captain Lloyd, coroner, on the body of Lumky Jones, sen.,whowas killed at the Rlioswydoi Mine on the Thursday previous, the particulars of which are set forth in the e itlexee.-Ltiiiiley Jones, janv., being duly swoni, said—I was wowing with my father in the level at Rlioswydoi Mine, on Uursday, the 29th May, and had bored two holes, and charged the same with powder (having done the Me once before on that davl. I came out of the shaft before my father and saw him light the suulffn previously to applying it with fusee. I and David Lewis drew my father up as usual. My father put bis elbow on the platiorm, and loosening his hold of the chain endeavoured to seize the crossbar above the turntree, but failing to do so, he fell to the bottom, a distance of 2i ft. I have seen my father seize the crossbar several times and come up sale. I immediately slid down after my father, by the caam, loosened by David Lewis for that purpose, aud tool; tjie two sunflfns off the two charges. I had no light but the light of the fu?ee. I looked for water to put the f'I,OJ out, but found my father lying over it, and I immediate- ly alled out to David Lewis t?l lmll me ip, butI arrived at the top the charge exploded. David Lewis being duly sworn said-On was working with Lmnley Jones in the Rlioswydoi Ni iie., Mv duty is to atteud to the windl?. I tmJ to per- Ku?de Lmnlov Jones, jun., not to descend the shaft iiitil the charge had exploded, but he "aid, I will go down to mv father," and so he did. I called to him to come un. as soon as I saw the fusee was on fire, and he came immediately. I corroborate the previous witness s tes- timony in every respect. All the machinery was in proper order. Wm. Owen de^osed-Ou Thursday, May Wth, I was called to the shaft by Lumley Jones, jun., who said he was afraid his father was killed. I imme- diately ran to the top of the shaft, and was let down on the chain by my partner. I had a caudle in my hand. IL,Ll?y Jones, sen., doubled up at the bottom of the shaft under about two barrows-fn11 of rubbisn, I called Evan Hughes to my assistance, and when we removed him he was quite dead, and had bled most profusely. V cnlict-" That the said Luinley Jones, sen., died from accidentally falling in the Bacheuldon ali-ift of the Rlioswydoi Mine. And the Jury, in addi- tion to their verdict, wish to express their unanimous approval of the heroic euorts made by the son of the de- t'ea?d on behaif of his father. The deceased was in his 43rd year, and has left a widow and eight cliildreu to lament his untimely departure. Subscriptions have becn- set on foot bv Mr. Davies, Dolgradog, the Agent of the Mine on behalf of the widow and orphans, and all con- tributions for them from the charitably disposed, may be forwarded to Mr. Davies, which will be thankfully re- ceived and properly appropriated. CEMMAES.—The monthly Clerical Meeting of the Clergy of the Deanery of Cyfeiliog, was held at this place, on the 29th iust. The service commenced at six the previous evening, when the Rev. J. Evans, Incinn- ij. Lit, vi ..1. XV,.11, < M,r,'V preached from Phil- ippiaus iii. 20, 21. At half-past ten next morning, the Rev. D. Davies. Dylife, preached from Acts i. 8, 9. At 3 p.m. the Rev. D. Evans, Pontbleuddyn preached from Romans ix. 5. At seven the Rev. Titus Lewis, of Towyn, pre iched from Daniel ii. 31, 35. The services were read and listened to with the solemnity which is due to them, the singing, in which the congregation joined, was "with the spirit and with the understanding," and the excel- lent discourses which were delivered engaged the de- vout and sustained attention of every one that heard them. After the morning service the clergy, as is their custom, met at the Rectory, to converse upon subjects previously fixed upon. Among these, the claims of the Church Institution occupied aIt had been arrangad at a former meeting that this Rural Deanery should have a local society connected with the Institution, with a Lay Consultoe for each parish, to join in its deliberations. To give effect to the sugges- tions and rules of the Institution, it was determined that a representative should be appointed at the Central Council in London. Mr. Hugh Williams, one of the Wai dens of St. David's Church, Ely-place, was unani- mously appointed to that office. We congratulate the Deanery upon having so active and intelligent a repre- sentative. Mr. Williams, better known under the bardic name of "Cadvan." is qualified no less by his general information about the Principality, than by his undevi- ating fidelity to the Church, to express the sentiments of those whose confidence he has so well earned. The following clergymen were present:—T^ he lievds. J. Evans, Machynlleth (Rural Dean), D. Parry, Darn-en, D. Davies, Dvlife, W. J. Kirkham, Llanbrynmair, W. G' Davies, Cemmaes, E. Edwards, Mallwyd, D. Evans, Cor- I-is, J. Lewis, l .lanrhystid, J. Evans, Ely-place Chapel, D. Evans, Pontbleuddyn, D. Davies, Trcuddvn, and T. Lewis, Towyn. A collection was made in aid of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, amounting to £3 5s. 7d. In leference to Clerical Meetings, it may not be uninstructive to quote the words of a talented Scotch Presbyterian Minister, author of "Recreations of a Country Parson." lie says—" I have great veneration and affection for the Church of England, but I do not think that that grand Establishment affords her clergy any season regularly and not unfrequently during which they may feel that they are attending to their clerical duty, and yet free from a heavy sense of responsibility." He describes the l'rebytery, or Court of the Scotch Church, as consisting of the clergy of a number of pa- rishes with a lay member from each parish where the young clergy may have the benefit of the advice of th""e members whose experience and administrative ability are such as to entitle them to lead their brethren, and where all may enjoy a day of rest and recreation—of rest happily combined with duty." It is gratifying to those who have felt the isolation of a Welsh country cure to have occasional interchanges of sentiment and converse; and it requires no argument to prove by hay- higthe laitv of the district joii?i??.?, with the Clergy, all measures, whether for prom .ting the the usefn ne,s. or ro?ing for the defence of the Church, would be more widely made known and successfully earned out. BENEFIT SOCIETY.-OU the 28th ult., King Charles's Day, the Machynlleth Second Friendly Society held its anniversary at the Herbert Arms Hotel, under the most auspicious circumstances. We need not at pi-eieiit reiterate our former expressions of approval of the establishment of this and kindred institutes, having for their object as it is patent to all, the welfare of the industrial classes: for we have on various occasions before urged in strong terms their just claims upon the sympathies of those who regard with fellow feeling the man of toil, who earns his bread with the sweat of his face. Wales seems to be indigenous to the production of Friendly Associa- tions, for there is scarcely a village or hamlet but has its club alllllt annual conviviality, and these yearly gatherings, we are glad to obseve, almost without excep- tion, pass off with every demonstration of harmony and gooll lIlmour, the. country and town people being seen early in the evening either quetly in groups wending their way homewards, or spending the remainder of the day, as on the present occasion, in short excursive ram- ble., alUong the adjoining hills. This Association and its sister society at the Swan Inn, seems to be in a flourishing condition, and continues prospering as here- tofore. The company having assembled at the Herbert Arms Hotel at 12 o'clock, proceeded, headed by the town "Brass Band and by a strong muscular individual bear- ini; a large branoh of British oak, to the parish church, where an excellent and appropriate sermon was delivered ?he occasion by the Rev. J. Evans, rector of Machyn- Hoth In the meantime, active preparations were going department, at the Unicorn Hotel, .1?d,?? the able i? Cadence of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, ?host fnd hostes?to • that edat to the proceedings S'T* KFFI?I»VT T"' *™ » of former -e,\rs. The dmner wa' ?el?' qlla!it', all\mdantly sup¡,1i..d, aud capitally I'ervoo up. The Chair vzs  filled by Thos. Elis, Esq., BIj'Ullwydwyn, Secretary of the Machynlleth 1Me Corps, and the Vice by Mr. J. Hughes, draper. Among the company present we noticed the Kev. J, Evans, Hec- tor, Capt. Lloyd, Coroner, S. Phelps, Esq., H- Lloyd, Esq., Surgeon, Messrs. J. Thomas, C. J. Lloyd, Wynn- stay Arms Hotel, Thos, Morgan, J. Meredith, George Owen, Surgeon, W. Owen, ditto, n. Jones draper, J. Morgan, J. Kvans, Morben, David Evans, Tanner, Evans, Post-master, Breeze, Draper, J. Morgan, Currier, and 11. Roberta. The uuallopl toasts having been proposed by the Chairman, and enthusiasticaUy received by the company, Mr. Phelps rose to propose the Bishop and Clergy," and spoke in eulogistic terms of their worthy rector's unwearied exertions for the benefit of his parish- ioners in general and the poor in particular, his labours were constant and unremitting in his sacred calling when called upon to subscribe to any charitable purpose or to any National cause, such as the Rifle Corps Fund, he found that he, as well as the worthy Incumbents of the surrounding parishes, were first and foremost to put their hands into their pockets, and to bring out the needful." (Cheers). Mr. Evans, affer thanking Mr. Phelps and the Company for their good wwhea: to him and his brother clergy, in tle. oiti,,ie of his sensible and appropriate remarks, observed that it is the duty of every man who loves his family and possesses the smallest particle of the spirit of independence, to make some pro- visions while health and prosperity permit, for the con- tingencies of life and the hour of sickness and bodily prostrations which are sure to come sooner or later to meet every man. Labour is now abundant, and wages are let the labouring man therefore avail himself of the facilities afforded him for economy clothes are cheap; sobriety is not only commendable but fashiona- ble and there are the Post-office Savings Hank and the clubs. All spare money can be carefully deposited until the hour of need." He wished he had the trum- pet's voice to speak to all the sons of toil, and sufficient persuasive eloquence to induce more of them to join this useful Society. (Cheer.) Mr. J. Morgrn proposed the three united service*—" The Army, coupled with the name of the gallant Capt. Lloyd the Volunteers, with the names of their worthy President and Mr. Phelps; and the Navy, with all who love the prosperity of good old England." (Enthusiastic cheering). The army wa > replied to in feeling terms by Capt. Lloyd, who observe that the flag of Britain had never been disgraced by in- glorious defeat or mean submission. Her fleet, wafted by the winds of Heaven or propelled by the agency of steam, furrowed the briny deep, only achieverl fresh con- quests in the maintenance of the coast of right against might, and in crushing the power of the cruel oppressor wherever it showed itself. Her artny. as of yore, were composed of the veterans whom danger only stimulated to mightier deeds of daring. In fact, they were nerer beaten, nor ever will be, if Kngland to herself would re- main but true. Mr. Phelps, iu suitable terms replied 11 the Volunteers. Several other toasts followed, includ- ing that. of the host and hostess of the Herbert Arms, and a most pleasant evening was spent.

RHYL. EARLY C?or OF H.\Y. -John Dawson, ESQ., of Cro- nant, near thi J town, had a tiue fidd of I"\y mowed this week. CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION.—We are linormed that among the numerous convalescent inmates iu tiiis famous in-ititution, there is one man, of the ordinary height of 5 feet 10 inches; who measures across the shoulders 2 a id the chest 55 inches, around the waist G4 inches, around the thigh 33 inches, around the e?tot the leg 20 inches ? and whose weight is 2??,l stones and 4 lbs. Is it possible that such a man is only in a convale- scent state of health ? VISITORS.—A great fluek of visitors have already arrived in Rhyl, and it is generally believed the present season will supersede every other season since tlie town lias been noted as a sea-bathing place. New houes have lately been built, and there is ample accommoda- tion for thousands. The promenade has beennea'ly improved, the streets are clean, hackney camagcs are in abundance, the baths and bathing machines are mJust- rate order, and every c'mceivaMe comfort will be found for parties seeking pleasure or health.

ST. ASAPH. VKSTHV.—A vestry meeting was held on Friday, 30th ult., the Ilev. Thomas Brown, vicar, in the chair, at which a church-rate of 2d. in the pound for the neces- sary repairs of the parish church and burial ground was granted without opposition. LODFLWYDDAN KRST ATTDIT.-The half yearly rent audit of Sir Hugh Williams, Bart., Bodelwyddan, was held on Wednesday and Thursday last. The tenants were entertained as usual with a repast of the richest description at Bodelwyddan. Toasts were ?""?. ,.n(I songs sang in a happy spirit. The health of Sir Hugh was received with vociferous cheering, and every heart was ready to testify that a better landlord could not be found.

How TO PBEVBST SKA SIOKXESS.—In ordinary cases, if in dread of sea sickness, lie down on the hack at least a quarter of an hour before the vessel starts. No posi- tion but that of recumbency on the back will do. Let head, body, and back, become as it were a part of the vessel, participating in its motion without muscular effort. This precaution is often of itself sufficient. It will be of little use to assume this position after the sickness has commenced. It must be beforehand. Dv. Corrtffatt. HANOEL FESTIVAL.—The great fun rehearsal at the Crystal Palace, under Mr. Costa, will take place on Sa- turday, 21st June, commencing at 11 o'clock' The chor- uses in the first part of the rehearsal will comprise those known as single choruses, the second part (which is eX- pected to commence about two o'clock) will consist of double choruses from Deborah," li Solomon, and" Is- rael in Egypt." The list of principal vocalists engaged for this Festival is unusually strong, including the names of Maddlle. Titiens, Madame Rudersdorff, Ma- dame Lemmens Sherrington, and Parepa, Vatlame Sainton Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. IVeisq, Mr. Stan- ly, and Signer Belletti, Several interesting acotistricil expcrilllcnts have lately been made to test the effect of the new roof thrown over the orchestra. These have been attended with marked success. Single voices and instru- mcnt8 have been heard at the extreme end of the cen- tral transept with as much distinctness as in a small concert room. In one distance a conversation was kept up with a little child placed at the back of the orchestra with perfect ease. The increase in the powerful tones of the great organ, with its additional thirty-two feet pe- dal pipes, is really astonishing, and justifies the most i smguine anticipations in respect of the Festival. A large number of applications for tickets have been re- ceived during the last few days from the Continent, and from various parts of the country, from persons coming to London for the Agricultural Show, who also intend aviling themselves of the opportunity for attending the Festival. It is anticipated that the number of Germans and other foreigners attending the Palace during the Festival week will far exceed those on any former occa- sion. On the day of the great rehearsal the doors of the Palace will be opened at nine in the morning. Tickets for this day, if purchased on or before Thurs- day 19th June, wi'l be seven shillings and sixpence; at, ter that time the price will be Half-a-Guinea. The great fountains will be played one hour after the conclusion of the rehearsal. It has also been announced that Five shil- ling Tickets will be issued on each of the three days of the Festival, viz., Monday, the 23rd Wednesday, the 25th; aud Friday, the 27th June. It can scarcely re- quisite to draw the attention of intending visitors from the country to the necessity of securing Tickets previ- ously to their arrival in town. MCXIWOEST GirT.-A lady, named Miss S. Lechmere, resident ill Somersetshire, bus presented. {300, to the National Lifeboat Institution to enable it to pay the cost of the life-boat and transporting carriage which the Society is about stationing at Withernsea, near Hull. Some lamentable wrecks, with loss of life, have occurred near that dangerous place. It is a gratifying and re- markable fact, that most of the life-boats presented to the Institution have come from ladies. One gift is of a striking character. A lady, who has to this day with- held her name, had come into the Institution month af- ter month until she had given the cost of four life-boats. On presenting the cost of the last life-boat, she stated that she would be amply repaid if ever she had the hap- piness to hear that one of her life-boats had been the means, under God, of saving a single life. Her wishes in that respect had been realized in a remarkable man- ner Last winter a fearful wreck, that of the schooner Beilona of Red Bay-took place at Dundrmn Bay, where m e of her life-boats is stationed. During that dreadful ?Tt't?eeoutof four of the nnfortu.ate crew had I,ml- t. rise no more, but with the dawn of the day one r ?),v ? oùen'ed 1,%?hel to the wreck. The Ty- rella lifeboat proceeded at once through the surf to his cue when he wa. found perfectly benumbed and ra- ?pKuyy.?mnk!in?, M the tremendous waves were sweeping over him. ?He was brought ashore, and some days af- terwards was pe?r?\)) ? ?,. ? He ,oved to be the ina?ter "f the vessel. Again, ?he Seaton Carew life bnfon tl e Durham Coast, which was presented *in 185 by William M'Kerrell, Esq., has, Bill" she had beenon her station, saved the following^ Eli.. o i M i(l(lle??boi-ough, biig ilay Hoxccr, of Newcastle, S brig Provichncc, of Slelds, 8 'barque tiobcrt Watson, of Sunderland 5 I otal 8. l?,irque Robo?t l l ?utso it, When we hear of such deeds a. these performed by Me boats, it cannot be a matter of surprise that the Nation- al Life-boat Institution has taken such ,t hold on the sympathies of the community at large. With it. 122 lifeboats, it needs every help the public can render it by their benefactions. AVe may add that contributions in aid of the funds of this truly national and important in- stitution are received by the Bankers in this town, and by its Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., 14, John Street, Adelphi, London.

fn this department as a full and free expression of opinion is accorded to correspondents, the Editor wishes it to be (lis- tinctly understood, that he holds himself responsible for none. All letters should be aceolDpnied by the name and adrtr .asof the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. |

GOOSEBERRY CATERPILLARS. To the Editor of the North Wales Chronicle. Sir,—For the information of Cottager" and others I send vou the only effectual recipe that I know of for the destruction of these pests-a 'finger and thumb. About ten years ago, I tried several plans to destroy caterpillars the result was only partial success, involving the total destruction of the fruit, as well as of some of the trees; the following year I used nothing but my finger and thumb, and found this plan so effectual, that I have adopted it every year since, and this year, although the caterpillars have been more numerous than usual, I find my plan very successful. T am your obedient servant, GRUBBER.

HOLYHEAD SMOKE. To the Editor of the Worth Wales Chronicle. j I Sir,-A few months ago the walls of the town were placarded with an announcement that the potent Local Board of this borough would prosecute the owners of any chimneys that should be set on fire, ill future. Itignt glad were all friends of improvement that this sensible regulation should at last have been introduced here. But their hopes were doomed to disappointment. Clum neys have burned with their usual fierceness at all hours of the day, without any attempt being made to check the evil, as far as is known to the public. One fine evening in April last, standing at the Skinner monument, I could see live chimneys volleying forth smoke at once, giving the town the appearance of a place in one of the iron-smelting districts. Much is spoken, and much deserves to be written about the Local Board and its doings. I shall trouble you with a few remarks on the subject ere long. Meanwhile, with reference to the complaint of this letter, I may say that the Local Board having begun its existence on f{a appears to end in smoke. I am, sir, your fumigated servant, H ijrd June. M. IN •

LLAX AlmOX AND I t t )'<?M C?)\).(?'. To the Editor of the North Wales Chronicle. Sir,—With yotit permission, I will m'lke a few re- marks on the fetter of the Rev. St. Geo. A. W illiams, which appeared in your last. He says that there have been two services in the parish of Llanarmon for some years." Will he be kind enough to let us know whether one of these services is simply a Sunday School ? 1 have his own authority for supposing that he may regard a Sunday School as an adequate substitute for a scn-iee. On the 8th of April, 185G, lie wrote these words ill a letter addressed to the editor of the (,Iltre)nicle, I found the afternoon service so little appreciated that I exchanged it for a Sunday School, which is better at- tended." It certainly is very wonderful that a clergy- man is to be found, who can regard a ehool a an equi- valent for worship offered to the Most High. It is still more wonderful that a person can have lived in Wales for, perhaps, 50 years, and yet imagine that the people can be induced to attend an afternoon service, held at an hour fixed to suit a clergyman, who tells the public, in the letter referred to, that his duties on the Sunday fully occupy him from half-past nine to five o'clock." If they occupied him from six in the morning to six in the evening, he would not succeed in gaining the people; because it is imjw**i'/le that a tingle ctenjymn can hold two services in each of two churchcs, at hours suitable to the inhabitants of country parishes. My remarks were not limited to Llanarmon, but extended to Llangybi also, and if Mr. A. Williams will be kind enough to inform me how he contrives to perform two full services at Llangybi and at Llanarmon, each Sunday, he will confer a favour upon myself, and perhaps teach others who have two churches and smaller incomes than his own, how they may dispense with the aid of a curate. In his letter, written in 1856, Mr. Williams says :— If any of those zealous gentlemen, who have so freely offered their assistance to the Bishop of Bangor, will honor me with their coiitribtitioiis-for the renovation of my chnrch-I shall feel but too glad to give them the two full sari ccs, for which Mr. Stanley and his party appear to be so anxious." Here is a pledge publicly given, that, when the church sliotil(I be restored, the Rector would be but too glad to supply the services. The church has been restored, aud Mr. A. Williams ia bound to provide two full services every Sunday, a ser- mon and prayers for this was the very point contended for, and he is bound, in his care for Llanarmon, not to neglect Llawjyhi. How can any man living do this sa- tisfactorily, unaided ? If no man can, himself alone, lead the devotions alltl instruct the souls of the people of two parishes, then how can he discharge his duties honestly in the sight of God and man without the help of a curate ? Then why should not a curate be kept. The income is sufifcient, but if it were less by one half, this could not invalidate the right of the parishioners to have nioming and evening prayers in each church. It was for this, among other objects, that the tithe was given not to pamper selfishness, but to secure the ordinances of God for the systematic edification of the people. There was a day when Mr. Williams manifested his own anxiety in this respect by setting on foot evening as well as morning services, both at Llannor and Pwllheli. Are the souls, now entrusted to his keeping, less precious than those of his former parishioners ? Mr. A. Williams wishes to have my name; and I will give it him willingly on this condition: that he wil( "ledge himself to give the parishioners of Llangybi and ol Llanarmon morning and evening services in each of those churches—which, if he does indeed cordially unite in my prayer, he cannot, fail to do. I "hall be delighted to have my name called for at the Bangor meeting, in order that we may have a fair discussion, in the presence of our diocesan, on the subject of two services in every church and hear the reasons, for none have hitherto been adduced, why some of the wealthiest clergy should claim and be allowed exemption from duties, which others, with, in some cases, not one tenth, no not one fifteenth their income, gladly perform. It is a great mistake to suppose that Mr. Price s an- nouncement of himself at an August i-neetitig as the writer of certain letters, was a scandal to the Church. The cheers which greeted that announcement, suffici- ently evidenced the feeling of a large portion of that meeting, and had not his charge against the Rural Deans been too inclmive, he would have found many vindica- tors. I think I may safely say that there is not a cler- gyman in the diocese who occupies a higher place in the Bishop's mind than Mr. Price, nor one more esteemed for all the qualities which adorn a man. I will again repeat an earnest wish, if it be wrong to utter a prayer, that the Bishop will provide that the people are not robbed of their rights by those whose duty it is to welcome them to the House of PRO JSUCLKSIA lAEi.

IMIMIITL -littitliitt. I HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. I The debate on the public expenditure was opened by Earl GRANVILLE, who, in moving the third reading of the Customs aud Inland Hevenue Bill, defended Mr. Gladstone's propositions, and pointed out that the last three years had been of such an exceptional character as to seriously interfere with the national income and expenditure. The distress at home had rendered to reduce the income, while the wars in China and New Zealand, and the preparations for war with the United States had swelled the expenditure. Before sitting down 'he assured the house that her Majesty's Ministers considered it their highest duty to reduce the expendi- ture as much as possible, and were confident that they would be able to do so. The Earl of CARNARVON followed Earl Granvi11e-The Duke of NFAV- CASTLE ably defended the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, and pointed out that Mr. Gladstone had had the misfortune to inherit not only the revenue but the expenditure of the late Government. After a few remarks from other peers, Lord DERBY reviewed the question in a comprehensive speech, intimating that his object was more prospective than'retrospective, inas- much as he merely wished to awaken the country to a true sense of the present rate of expenditure. After a reply from Earl RUSSELL, the biU was read a third time and passed. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. Mr. ROEBUCK called the attention of the house to a case in which a person named Jones had assumed the name of Herbert without royal license, and had in consequence been debarred by the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Chancellor, and the Home Secretary from presentation at Comt, holding an appointment in the militia, amI the commission of the peace. Mr. HOE. BUCK intimated that the conduct of the three officials alluded to was illegal. Subsequently Sir DE LACY EVANS submitted a motion for the abolition of the purchase system as it applies to the command of regi- ments, and for regulating promotions to the rank of lieutenant-colonel by selection, upon the responsibility of the Commander-in-Chief. After a debate, in which Sir G. C. Lewis, Lord Stanley, and Lord Palmerston took part, the motion was rejected by a large majority. -Shortly afterwards Mr. sculfy rose to expatiate oil Irish affairs, but the debate in the Upper House was m ire attractive than the eloquence of the meniber for Cork county, aud a count-out was the result. I HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. I The Mersey, Irwell, &o., Protection Bill came under discussion on the order for going into committee to consider the respective clauses. After a short debate the bill was postponed for two weeks. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. The house wa. engaged for several hours in advancing various bills a stage. The series of measures originated in the Upper House with the object of simplifying and amending the law relating to real property passed a second reading, and were ordered to be committed on June ltith. Mr. WALPOLE gave notice that if Lord Palmeraton's amendment of Mr. Stansfield's motion relative to the public expenditure is submitted in the form of a substantive motion, he would submit a pro- position which implies that it is not only the duty of the Government to equalise the revenue and the expen- diture, but also to diminish those taxes which are confessedly of a temporary and exceptionable character. S. ESTCOUBT fixed his church-rate motion for Tuesday, the 24th instant. The second reading of the Ballot Bill is fixed for Wednesday, July 2. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. The Customs and Inland Revenue Bill received the royal assent. Lord BUODHHAM made a statement relative to the fitting out in Liverpool of the slaver Nightingale, and urge,1 that not an hour onght to be lost in briugiug in II bill to suppress such a practice. He inquired if the Government had directed the atten- tion oj the hw officers of the Crown to the case mentioned. GRANVILLE suggested that Lord Brougham should give notice of the question. The subject then dropped. HOUSE OF COMMONS—TiiESDAfi Mr. ROBERTSON, the new member for Shrewsbury, took the oaths and his seat. In moving that the house at its rising should adjourn till Thursday, Lord PALMERSTON- alluded to the amendment of which Mr. Walpole had given notice. The Premier told the house that this motion entirely altered the character of the poin?,, at issue, that the question was no longer one of retrenchment, but of party, and that the question to be decided was whether tlie Ministerial party or the Op- po3itioii were best entitled to the confidence of the country. He therefore wished the house to come at one.? to the reCtI object which th08c who raised the discussion had in view. Lord R. MONTAGU and Mr. HO.ISFALL having withdrawn the motions of which they had given notice, Mr. WAIXOLE rose and explained that he had not framed his resolution in a spirit of opposi- tion to the Government. Mr. 1). GRIKFITII and Sir F. SmTH then withdrew their respective propositions. BRIOUT censured Lord Palmerston for attemp- ting to make this a party question, and Raid the real point for the house to decide was whether the expendi- ture ought to be d¡¡¡Ünihed. Vlr. STANSFELD then moved the resolution of which ho had given notice. In au execllent speech he reviewed our financial position, deprecated the continued imposition of war taxes in a time of peace, and urged Parliament to seriously enter upon the task of reducing the expenditure. Lord PALMERSTON repeated his assertion that the terms of Mr. Walpole's motion made this a party question, and challenged the Opposition to meet him inatri.d of strength. He urged that the Government had been steadily reducing the expenditure, and would continue to do O, but maintained that all action on its part must result from it not stoop to do the bidding of any clique. If the Government did not act in accordance with the wióhes of the house, the latter should boldly express a want of confidence in her Majesty's Ministers. After a debate in which Mr. DISRAELI, Mr. COBDEN, and other honourable gentlemen All-. motion was rejected by 367 against 05. Mr. WALPOLE afterwards withdrew his amendment, and that submitted by Lord Palmerston was adopted.

LLINELLAU Er cof a dyledus barch i goffawdwriaethyGwirBarchedig Ddeon Cotton, Bangor, a gyfansoddwyd wrth edrych ar ei gladdedigaetli, y 4ydd dydd o Fehefin, 1862, gan hen fardd pedwar ugain oed. Mae Bangor fawr lieddyw fel dyffryn Megido Yn Nglyn Hadad Eimon trigolion yn wylo Wrth weled daearu eU tad a'u harweinydd, Oedd ellwog ar lwybrau nioesoldeb a clirefydd; Y Deon parclieilig, llafurus, a diwyd, 'Nol gorphen ei yrfa 'madawodd i'r gwynfyd. Ar aden rliyw Gerub fe'i codwyd i'r Nefoedd, I gael ei goroni i oes oesoedd. Da was, a da ffyddlon o'i galon fu yma, Yn ngwinllan ei Arglwydd yn dyfal farchnatta; Ennillodd ddcg talent, mae'n awr ar ddeg dinas, 1\Iewn grasol anrhydedd, gogoniant, ac urddas. Tiwy oes o weithgarweh, dyngarwcli diragritli, I In o dylodion bu'n fendith ar fenditli; Mae ffnvythau ei lafur yn eglur i'w canfod, Er cofiant am dano i'r oesoedd sy'n dyfod. Eglwysydd newyddion, ysgolion, a clilwbiau I blantos tylodion gael dysg a dilladau. Ugeiniau ¡\ goùodd i ddedwydd sefyllfa, Drwy'r lianer can-nilynedd bu'n rhedeg ei yrfa. 0 ddedwydd iawn enaid, ehedodd i'r gwynfyd, I dderhyn ei wobrwy, sef eoron y bywyd A bod gyda'r Ceidwad yu ddisglaer ysblenydd, A chanu'r her Anthem o fawl i'r Gwaredydd. Mae'r 'sgolion babanod o'i ol yrr galaru, Wrth gofio'u tad anwyl, a'u (leigr yn diferu; Y weddw a'r amddifad a welir yn wyll) AVrth wel'd cymmwynaswr yn caffael ei briddo Wrth gofio'i gynghorion, a'i fwyn elusenau Pan byddent yn gleifion, a tli'lodion mewn eisiau. Cyfranai h?b ddanod y. hynod haelionus, il;ll' eu ,tci f. r.l::I1 a'r ;!¿us; Cefnogai bob achos fai'n deihvng o sylw, Heblaw ei ddyngarwch i'1' t'iawd ac i'r weddw. Ei fantell adawodd, o'i ol y mae honno, Pa le mae'r Elijah sydd deilwng i'w gwisgo ? I Want y prophwydi mae'n golled yn ddian, Ar 01 ei gymeryd i'r nefol drigfanau. Ei 'siamplau gadawelld i bawb a'i dilynant, I wneuthur daioni os wrthynt y rhodiant; Er caffaelmynediad mor helaeth ag yntau, I mewn i lawenydd y dedwydd drigfanau. Ei gorph A rood hedayw i'w gadw dan orchudd, I liuno dros liir-nos, i aros boreuddydd I gael ei ail uno a'i wisgo'n llawn tegweh, I gynnal gogoniant, sancteiddnvydd, a har.ldwcli. IV lwch y ho heddwch, i orphwys yn dawel, Yn mynwes y f..?e.t, d.. f.,l i angel. A phawb .'i berth'ntfsau attaliwch .1?l "Y I ?, Par'towch eich eneidiau i gael myned atto Fel Abraham ffyddlon fo'ch derbyn i'w fynwes. Ar ddedwydd esmwyth-faiugc y Nefoedd wen gynes. Yn awr, wrth ddistewi, fy hynaws gyfeillion, Os ydyin am farw'r un modd a'r gwr union, Rhaid byw fel gwnaeth yntau ar lwybrau saDCteidd- rwydd, Defnyddio'n talentau, a gwueud ein dyledswydd Gwedrliwll am gymliorth a gnleu'r Glim Yspryd, T IVllcvn oin dvledswvdd a pbob cyfarwyddyd. Mehefin 4, 1862. R. R. (Macwy Mon.)

 ?m?dt?M?M?. I Mr. Joseph Hedington, chief constable of Nottingham' has been required to enter into his own recognizance 111 zCriO to keep the peace for three months, in consequence of having used violent and abusive language to Mr. Lons- dale, a builder. The chief guardian of the peace threat- ened to break Lonsdale's back with a stick. In one of the Yorkshire collieries, an advance, of a character most important to the miner as to the coal- owner, has been made in the working of coal. This is nothing less than to do the work of the hewer" by the aid of a coal-catting machine, worked by a compressed air engine. Another advantage of this important inven- tion is said to be that it will ventilate t4e mine as well as cut the coal. A gentleman named Moreland, residing in County Clare, has narrowly escaped being murdered. While driving in his carriage, he WaS shot at by a man whose face was disguised in order to prevent identification. Mr. Moreland was wounded, but not, it is thought, seriously. The motive which led to the commission of the outrage is not stated, but the probability is, that it arose from an agrarian dispute. A letter from King's Lynn stys-11 Perh.,p.% it is a noteworthy circumstance that while subscriptions for the sufferers have flowed into the keeping of the Mayor of Lynn, a neighbouring incumbent, apparently alarmed lest the waters should by and by wet his •w-n parishion- ers. has volunteered a. partial drainage in exceedingly good time-in the form of a demand for immèiliate payment of his tithe, not usually collected till Michael- Inas. A few days ago, the wife of Mr. Graham, of Mitcham, was delivered of three fine children—two boys and a girl. There was one more child, making four in all, but it was still-born. The correspondent who sends us this intelligence, remarks that during the last three months there have been seven births of twins in the parish, and adds that the people of Mitcham are going mad with pleasure at the idea of Mitcham becoming so noted for its prolific birth. THK MANCHESTER TRAGEDY -CHLOROFORM.—Doctor Kidd, of London, writes to theW'e—'It would be Kidd, of to be resetted if such a beneficial and harm- less agent as chloroforms should get into popular discre- dit Nill!iftll surmise of some old wom.M or nnrse at Manchester, that this substance was the asfent used re- cently in destroying the lives of the children m the wretched iii that town. All the medical evi- dence in the case is agljust such an hypothesis. Deaths Iffom chlorofoam are purely accidental from i.-Dsynerasy of the patient. All hitherto known of chloroform by those who have studied it most, goes to prove (however paradoxical it seems) that large doses of this agent do not kill so readily as small doses, and this idiosyncrasy taken together in other words, if is not an agent at all that will surely kill even in large doses, and it is quite certain that it was not used in the present case. A DISAPPOINTED PEDAGOGUE.—A schoolmaster in Preston lately woed the daughter of a respectable trades- man. Having gained the consent of the fair one to be his bride, he thought it unnecessary to go through the nerve-trying ceremony of asking father. Accordingly, a h Jnse was taken, quietly furnished, and the day fixed for the romantic adventure of a runaway wedding. All went on smoothly for the elopement; indeed, Lydia Languish herself would have been satisfied with the ar- rangements, so little prospect was there, even the day previous, of anything interfering with it. On the cvcn- ing, however, before the bridal morn, the lady ventuied on the dangerous experiment of entrusting a female friend with the great secret, and, a.s a friend of the family, she gave information of the plot to the father, who most unsympathisingly put a stop to the matter, to the great disappointment of the would-be bride and bridegroom—another instance of the truth of the old proverb, that" there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip." A WONDERFUL CRA,NGF.-The Rev. Calvin Chapman was an excellent pastor of one of the New England churches in olden time. He believed in the doctrine of Providence, and thought he must be properly disciplin- ed to become meet for his Maker's service. His married life witb his first wife was very happy. But she died, and after a decent interval he married again. This time he caught a tarter. She was an everlasting scold. She kept him on the tenterhooks all the time, and made heaven appear a thousand times more desirable. One day he was in his study at his devotions; waxing fervent, he prayed so loud that she heard what he was saying. He thanked the Lord for His dealings with him; he thanked Him for the comforts, and also for the trials of life—especially for the gift of his wife, whose constant fretfulness and scolding were just the crosses he needed to bear; and lie prayed that her temper might be con- tinued, to vex and distress him till it made him more humble, patient, and heavenly minded. She could stand it no longer. She rushed into the study, and told him she was not going to be his pack-horse to carry him to heaven; and from that time onward, she was a model wife, gentle loving, and patient.—American Paper. ANOTHER Imsll OUT flAG E.-A few nights since, while a farmer named Haydeu aud his three sons were sleeping in their dwelling house, at Lower Ballingarry, in this county, their place was attacked by two men, and the windows in the lower and second stories of the house were broken ''iÏth stones. One of the sons opened the shutter, and while he stood at the window a stone came smashing in the glass close to his side. He escaped injury himself, and was able to identify two men who were pushing away stealthily from the house under the cover of the darkness of the night. The old man took o scythe awl followed his sons in pursuit of the" mid- night legislators." As they left the house, one of the boys noticed a threatening letter sticking to the hall door. Away over the country for nearly half a mile they ran, crossing several fields and the riv,r in their course, still keeping in view the perpetrators of the out- rage, until some trees and the darkness of the night com- bined to shelter them and afford them temporary escape. The letter is as follows I do hereby give you notice to be quitted in one month, or if not you may be sure of the same death of Maguire, for you are not one bit bettter than he was and were it not for regard to the man that was sleeping over you, and also for the family that the house belongs to, you would not be let off this night until you would be burned alive, or the four corner stones stones taken out, and the house letdown on you." -Clonmel Chronicle. "PLAYING THE DEVIL" WITH A RAILWAY POLICEMAN. —Daring the last five days the inhabitants of the neigh- bourhood of Newnham have not known whether they oufht to laugh or cry over a marvellous tale told by a railway policeman. It may be suspected that some wag has been playing the devil" on the railway; but, at all events, the following official report has been forwarded j by one of its guardians to his superior <! inlr. Sir, I beg most respectfully to inform you that I was on duty at the above beat" on the night of the 21st. and, when taking o.. tea ,bout midnight, I heard a strange and peculiar noise outside of my box- door. Presently the door opened, and I was horrified by the terrible appearance of something in the form of a black man, with frightful-looking arms and legs; it came in and stood over me as I sat, and with hands which had very long claws, it took hold of me, lifted me up, and let me drop again. I think, sir, it must have been the devil, for the eyes, nose, and mouth looked as if they were made of blue fire. I was so frightened I could not move or speak. I was on duty the next night, b\11 was e;ift:{;in.I I am tri ;¥i;t; I but I think it was a sign of something going to happen. Your obedient servant —What the railway authorities propose to do in this affair we know not.— Bristol Daily Post. TEHRIRLE STORM.—The Rev. H. C. Leaver, rector of Pen Selwood, near Wincanton, Somerset, describes a terrific storm, accompanied by extrordinary phenomena At 8 p.m. (May 2!)) we observed a black bank of cloud covering the southern sky, and extending in an unbroken line from east to west. It kept slowly moving onwards towards us, enlarging its space over the heavens Vivid flashes of lightning began to light up the obscurity of the S.S. W. Gusts of wind and rain came up from the same direction, and fitfully passed away. I did not see much more of the lightning. But, suddenly, and close down by the window of the room where I was sit- ting, at 9.55. p.m., there came the most appalling crash that ever I heard of in my life. The report of 68-poun- ders was as nothing to it. The sound was as if the Al- mighty's thunderbolts were descending upon an extensive quarry and scattering its rocks in every direction; or as though some huge mountain had been reared up to the firmament, and, dashing down upon another mountain, they were shattering one another into fragments. My first instinct was to turn my head towards the window, which was closed with shutters, yet through the wood I beheld a vast sheet of flame as distinctly as though the wood had been nothing less opaque than glass. The whole room, too, was lighted up as though it were all on fire. Then all was darkness, the glimmer of my lamp not relieving that darkness, so astounding was the con- trast between the former light and its sudden disappear- ance. The reverberation of the crash was so continuous that it appeared to me as though every stone in the house was falling about my ears. My servants rushed in as pale as ghosts; to use Milton's figure, in this case less a figure than a fact, they Dilated stood, Their breasts with horror plum'd. A sleeper's first utterance was, What has happened Her next, Is it the judgment ?' And certainly the aw- ful crash was like what one can imagine may hereafter be the dissolution of worlds at the crack of doom. Rain is now (10.30) deccending in torrent*.—P.O.: Since writ- ing the above, villagers have informed me that they saw a ball of fire fall close to my house." WAt,s«, THE FUGITIVE M1:RDF.RER.-Notice has been given to the prisoners now confined in Limerick gaol, charged with the murder of 1111'. Fitzgerald, to be pre- pared for their trial at the approaching special com- mis8ion, which is to open there on the 16th inst. A correspondent of Saunders's states, that Walsh, who fired the second shot at this unfortunate gentleman, has not left the vicinity of Kilmallock, as he is daily met in the plantations in the neighbouroood. He feels quite safe from arrest, as the feeling amongst the popula- tion would prevent any one giving information of hia whereabouts. It is also stated that a woman purchased some days ago two loaves in Kilmallock, which she avowed she was taking to Walsh, who was close at hand. The Government have been much censured for remov- ing the police force, who were long resident in the dis- trict, and were acquainted with the inhabitants, and substituting in their stead strangers, to whom the conn- try and its many fastnesses are unknown, i ue Express, in reference to the sympathy shown by the peasantry with the murderer, SllYS-" This sheltering of the assassins, which so much aggravates the disgrace and injury brought upon the country, may be attributed partly perhaps to fear, but no doubt in a still greater degree to the feelings of discontent and irritation excited in the minds of the people by those who have influence over them." WATCHES IN RELATION TO THE FINE ARTs.-Indeed, one of them has already made a very marked advance in this respect, by producing artistically ornamented watches, adapted to meet a high standard of cultivated taste. The manufacturer here alluded to is Mr. J. W. Benson, of 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, and 46 and 47, Corn- hill. In recently visiting his newly-enlarged showrooms, we found a most rare display of highly ornamented watches of all kinds. The watches here exhibited sur- pass those of any other English manufacturer in respect to novelty of design combining artistic beauty and ex- quisite finish in the ornamentation. The wide reputation which Mr- Benson has gained for the perfect tim-keep. ling qualities of his watches, leaves nothing for us to say on this point. Mr. Benson can meet the views of the economic utilitarian with the same facility as he can the wishes of the most elevated. A buyer intent on securing a superior watch of good design and lasting qualities, cannot fail of meeting with satisfaction at this estab- lishment. AN ITALIAN MIRACLE.—As the clown says in the pan- tomime, "Here we are again." There exists by the roadside, near Spoleto (a spot celebrated by Major O'Reilly's heroism) a small picture of the Virgin. The lineaments have nearly disappeared from long exposure to the weather, and stand much in need of Madame Rachel's enamelling assistance. A peasant boy, sitting near the picture, distinctly heard angelic voices calling to him by his name. The child was of tender years—ill- deed, he had seen but five snmmer8-yet he was much struck at this appeal from the celestial regions. He has- tened to tell a friend of his, aged 30, who was sorely atEicted with rheumatism. The poor follow had tried all sorts of quack me lieiues; at last, in despair, he made an appeal to the Virgin's picture, and went on his way rejoicing. The fame of this cure went through the- conntry the people flocked by thousands, and marvel ous are the cures reported, but more especially in rheu- matic cases. One boy had had his feet crushed by a waggon the poor cripple was carried to the Virgin, and bounded away like Fiora from Zephyr in the ballet. The Archbishop of Spoleto would not countenance it until he had satisfied himself, with all his clergy, of its authenticity. fienowconfitiii it. The M on de explains the miracle and the prelate's affirmation thereof as glori- fying and edifying to the Church. There was some little difficulty about the Virgin selecting a spot for her favours which had seceded from Rome," but the pre- late gets OAUr that by seeing in the miracle the coming triumph of the Church and its august chief. The pre- late adds that he encountered some little opposition from the police, who interfered to expose the imposition; but, he adds, I insisted on my rights, and though in these times, under the despotic tyranny of a govern- ment the church or her ministers can never obtain' justice, my firmness prevailed." The police tolerated the miracle, and pilgrims are mw flocking by thousands to the shrine.—Letter from Paris

BENEFICES AND APPOINTMENTS VACANT. DEANERY. Bangor:'val. £ 853; pat. the Crown; Very Rev. J. H. Cotton, LL.B., dec. RECTORIES. Horkesley, Great, Essex dio. Rochester; val. X609 with residence pat. Countess Cowper; Rev. J. B. Magenis, dec. Llanllechid, Carnarvonshire; dio. Bangor; val. £471, with residence pat. Bishop of Ifigor; Very Rev. J. H. Cotton, dec. Wyton, Hunts dio. Ely; pat. Lady Olivia B. Sparrow; He\ J. T. Parker, dee. TERPETUAL CURACIES. Twickenham, Holy Trinity, Middlesex: dio London; val. £130; pat. Bishop of London; Rev. J. Twining, prom. CURACIES. Coatham, co. and dio. York; stipend £ 100. Eckington, Derbyshire: dio. Lichfield; stipend £ 75and house. Etwall, Derbyshire dio. Lichfield (title). Feltou, co. and dio. Hereford; stipend iClOO, or X80 with title. Leigh, Staffordshire: dio. Lichfield; stipend £100. Liverpool, St, Barnabas; stipend £120. Uyade, Northampotnshire dio. Peterborough; stipend £ 100, or £ 70 with title. Southwell, Notls; dio. Lincoln; stipend £70 (title) Warmsworth, co. and (lio. York; stipend £ 100. Washington, Sussex; dio Chichester. MASTERSHIPS. Birmingham, King Edward Vltli's Grammar School; Head; nev. Dr. Gilford, res. Leeds Grammar School; Rev. A. Barry, prom. Leeds Grammar School Yorkshire salary £500, with one-fonrtli of capitation fees: testimonials before lith June. St. Alban's Grammar School, Herts; Under; salary £100 with residence; testimonials before June 25.

AMERICA. FEDERAL DEFEAT AT PORT ROYAL. LONDONDERRY, Tuesday Morning.—The Montreal Ocean Steamship Company's screw steamer Jura, from Quebec on the 24th and Cape Race on the 27th ultimo, arrived at Moville at five, and her mails and despatches were lauded at Derry at 7 40, this morning. She brings 106 passengers, and 93 troops. Landed all mails except those for Liverpool and proceeded. All well. On the 26th passed the screw steamer Hibernian, 58 W. The Jura touched at Cape Race on the 27th, but bring only private telegrams. NEW YORK, May 23, Evening.-A portion of M'Chel- aiis's army crossed the Chickahoiniuy at Bottom's B iclge. The second division crossed the Chickahomiuy at New Bridge, seven miles further up, and within eight miles of Richmond. The Federal advance is reported to be five miles from Richmond, to which point the Couj federates had fallen back, making but slight efforts to check the Federal advance. It is rumoured that Beauregard had arrived at Rich- mond, General Bragg commanding at Corinth. The New York Times thinks the Confederates will evacuate Richmond without fighting. The accounts received, however, all represent that the Confederates will offer a vigorous resistance at Richmond. It is rumoured, but not confirmed, that the Con- federates have fallen back from Fort Wright to Fort Randolph. The Confederates were pressing vigorously on General Banks' column, and attempted to burn the bridge lately erected by the Federals across the Shenandoah. A collision has occured at Washington between the military .md civil authorities on the fugitive slave question. The Federal fleet has captured the British steamer Circassian near Key West. The Memphis papers state that the Federal fleet arrived at Vicksburg, Mississippi, without meeting any resistance. It was reported that the fleet left Vicksburg for Memphis. The Federal War Department had issued a. call to several states to press a levy of Volunteers. It is asserted that the new levy will amount to 50,000 men. A semi-official Washington despatch says M. Mercier visited Richmond unoffically, without instructions from the French Government. Seward and Lincoln entirely approved of his journey. On his return he communicated the impressions he received to Lincoln and Seward. The Journal of Commerce thinks there is no reason to believe that the war will be ended this summer, unless there is a revolution in the Southern States. Letters from New Orleans represent the people gen- erally in a state of sullen submission. The United States District Court has ordered the restitution of the British steamer Labuan, her seizure being declared illegal. The City of Baltimore, Borussia, and Anglo-Saxon have arrived out. NEW YORK, May 24, Evening.—The mayor and city councilmen of Norfolk refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Federal Government. A general re- bellious spirit having shown itself, General Wool had declared martial law, and announced that Norfolk would be cut off from trade and commerce unless the people returned to their allegiance. General Banks officially reports that the Confederates have driven the Federal Colonel Bentley's command from Port Royal, with considerable loss of Federals killed, wounded, and prisoners. The Confederates now probably occupy Port Royal.