25 JUNE 1864, page 14

New York, June 11, 1864. No Very Important Military Event

has taken place before Rich- mond since the date of my last letter, but the steamer which carried it was not out of sight of land when news reached us of a battle almost serious......

Tate Arts.

THE ROYAL ACADEMY. [FOURTH NOTICE.] PORTRAIT painters labour under one serious disadvantage more than their brethren. They do not choose their own subjects. The only choice is......