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In New York there :are one way 'or another at least three times the number. General Corcoran's Irish Bri gade is spending its bounty money in beer, wlti,sky, and jewellery, and otherwise amusing itself riot ously in Staten Island; and on Saturday last the 26th and 27th New Jersey Regiments —a portion , no doubt, of the idle 10,000 of that State—coolly disbanded themselves, or, as the newspapers say, "skedaddled" and dispersed into private life, be cause their officers would not allow them a fur lough to spend, in New York, the superabundant dollars that were burning holes in their pockets as effectually as if they had been gold and silver. Great numbers of them have since been recaptured by the police ; but, perhaps, under such circum stances, General INlTlellan was none the worse at Sharpsburg and Antietam for not having been encumbered with such assistance as these " ske daddlers" could have rendered him. CH APLIN:S HOTEL. AND SPREAD EAGLE TAVERN, 84, GRACECHURCH-STREET, LONDON. Comfort, combined with moderate charges, will be found at this Establishment. PRIVATE APARTMENTS FOR FAMILIES. Sitting. Room, :Is. per Day. Bed Rooms, ls. 6d. and 2s. per Night. A Night Porter in attendance. No INCREASE OF CHARGES. Fri with tbout , and nter tting kched 0.21,925. THE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EVEN! NG, OCTOBER 7, 1862. PR1CE......, ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. M INERA LOG Y.- KING'S COLLEGE, London.—Prolessor TENNANT, F.G.S., ill give a COURSE of LECTURES on MINERALOGY, with a view to facilitate the study of GEOLOGY and of the application of mineral substances in the ARTS. The Lectures will com mence on WEDNESDAY MORNING, October 8, at Nine o'clock. They will be continued on each succeeding Friday and Wednesday, at the same hour. Fee, £2 2s. Od. 7HE MARSHLAND TEN SLUICE Smeeth and Fen sluice (the subject of the accident) was built and the drain itself excavated in 1832, under the direction of Sir John Rennie, Mr. Dyson being, we believe, the builder. The still erect posi tion of the sluice, under the circumstances described, is a proof that its foundations and ,brickwork are of very great strength. Its weak point is that of every such work—the junction of the masonry with the earthwork, where the stream continually seeks an entrance, and often, effects one in a place beneath the surface, and thus quite out of view. The damage is only discovered by very careful in vestigation, and then, as has been seen, sometimes too late for any remedy. A fact which ought not to be forgotten in con nexion 'with the flooding of the Marshland proper is, that this would probably not have occurred but that the defensive bank between the two drains was some years ago largely excavated and the clay used in making bricks, thus leaving holes and low places over which the water has found immediate vent. Such a piece of short-sigtted folly would be incredi ble, but that the evidence of its commission is still plainly visible, and the ?act itself is well remem bered in the neighbourhod. The Smeeth and Fen commissioners may be said to be sitting en permanence at the scene of opera tions; and the Court of Sewers is to hold a meeting this day (Tuesday) to decide what is to be done for the protection of their district, which is seriously threatened, not only by the increased overflowing of the banks, but also by the probable destruction of their own sluice. 7 11 E CIVIL WAR iN AMERICA fore ;men - and was vas INDIA AND THE COLONIES. pAssENGERs Embarking or Disembarking armeswiailt find superior accommodation and moderate Ch CHAPLIN'S CLARENDON HOTEL, GRAVESEND, KING'S LYNN, SUNDAY NIGHT. (From the Times' Correspondent.) The excitement occasioned by the banks of this sluice having " blown-up," has been very great, and not without reason, as the entrance of the tides into the drain is likely to lead to an inundation as great or greater than that caused by the failure of the Middle Level bank; and, further, should the efforts to construct a dam ecross the drain be successful, the Marshland, Smeeth, and Fen will be altogether deprived of an efficient outlet for its waters during the approaching winter. The news of the disaster having got widely circulated, people of all classes flocked in crowds from Lynn, Terrington, Tilney, Wisbeach, and in short all parts of the surrounding ccun try, and by three o'clock this afternoon not less than 3,000 were assembled, and anxiously watch ing the progress of the defensive works. Several hundreds of sacks laden with earth and clay from the adjacent banks were rapidly tipped from the bridge into the drain to form a temporary dam, and by four o'clock the heap reached to the crown of the arch. Additions were still made to it to strengthen it against the advancing tide, and some hopes were entertained of success ; but at about a quarter-past four (high water being at six o'clock), with very little warning, the dam gave way bodily, and the entire mass having been carried some score of yards up the drain, was then disintegrated, and sank out of sight. The tidal water having thus overcome the obstacle, went with a rush and a roar on its work of devastation, carrying with it great quantities of earth, as well as a number of trees which had been just cut down, and laid on the bank for future use. Before destroying the dam the tide had made an easy prey of the cradge bank con - structed in the morning between the two drains, and poured over in a cataract of a hundred yards in width into the Marshland sewer. NEW YORK, SEPT. 24. Gen. M'Clellan having failed to crush the rebel lion on the banks of the Potomac, President Lin coln has come to the rescue with a proclamation which he hopes will crush it in the cotton fields. Sixty days ago he declared that he would confiscate the property, slaves included, of all persons who at the expiry of that term should b' in arms II gainst the Government. That proclamation having remained a dead letter—having had no effect whatever in coercing or persuading the Southern people to re enter the union which they abhor, has been fol lowed by a second, extending the day of grace until January 1, 1863. On that day, as far as Presi dent Lincoln's action can penetrate, all persons held as slaves within any State, or designated part of a State of which the people shall then be in rebellion against the Federal Government, shall be con sidered henceforward and for ever free, and the naval and military power of the United States shall recognise and maintain their freedom. But the President does not take it upon himself to abo lish slavery, for he proposes to purchase the manu mission of all slaves within such States as may be loyal at the time specified, and which may desire to rid themselves of the institution, and to leave sla very alone in all such loyal States as may not feel disposed to try the experiment of emancipation. The document is what it is the fashion to call " a step in advance ;" but it has the fatal demerit of being insufficient to please the ultra-abolitionists, ►nd of being more than enough to offend the South ern slaveowners, the Northern pro-slavery party, the advocates of State rights, and all that large class of persons, American as well as Irish, who have a social► a political, and an economic objection to the negro, and who though refusing to enslave him, wouldabso lutely expel and banish him from their territories, as in Illinois and Wisconsin, and who would deny him all social status, as in New York and Pennsylvania. It is true that the President foresees this difficulty and endeavours to obviate it by his favourite, but foolish and futile project of expatriation. It is enough to say on this point that the negroes of the South are not likely to hear of it for many months, if ever; that the free negroes of the North object to leave the land of their birth to try their fortunes in Central America, in Africa, or anywhere else ; that Chiriqui, the place selected for the first expe riment of the new colony, does not belong to the United States; that if the scheme could be carried out it would reduce the South to a wilderness for want of the labour that white men could not under take ; that it would cost more money to expatriate the 4,000,000 of men, women, and children of the South, to say nothing of those of the North, than Mr. Chase could print off in three years in any form of note or bill that would pass current ; and, last of all, that it is absurd, impracticable, and im possible. mat , if he that t was Adjoining the Terrace Pier. A Lawn in font, extending, to the River. OYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (InC , otporated by Royal Charter). PATnoNl :, ss — Ber Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PIIESID ET — Vice-A dmiral his Grace the Duke of Northum- back, aring After cart, ;eon's THE LONDON, 191, FLEET -STREET, near Temple-bar. - - SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER for THIS DAY, the 7th inst., will consist ; of berlaMi, Baring, Esq., DEPUTY- CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F-11 , S, V.P. POTAGES. Puree de Lievre—A la Printaniere. POISSON. Turbot sauce Howard—Filets de Merlans frits. ENTREES. Dindon a la Bechamel—Filet de Bond sauce Tomate The APPEAL.o- COmmittee of Manaement have to state that, since the beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has incurred expenses amount ng to £27,260 on various Lifeboat Establishments on the Coasts of Eng,and, Scotland, and Ireland. During the same period the Lifeboats of the Institution have been instrumental in rescuing tire Crews of the follow ing Vessels : Barque Vermont, of Halifax. U.S. .. 16 Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon .. 2 Brig Plying Fish, of Whitby •• . • • .. 5 Sl'dack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis .. .. 3 :steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. .. 9 Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester .. .. 6 Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. .. 5 Schooner Rose, of Lynn •• •• •• •• 3 Brig Prodroma, of Stockton 11 Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg .. 6 Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn .. 7 Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. .. 7 Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. .. 5 Schooner Prospect, of Berwick .. 6 Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose .. Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone Brig Pallas, of Shields .. .. 3 Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow .. 9 Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth .. .. 5 Schooner Catherine, of Newry Barque Niagara, of Shields 11 A Barge of Teignmouth •• •• •• •• 2 Brig Georg-e and James, of London Brig Zephyr, of Whitby •• •• .• •• Coble Honour, of Cullercoats .. 3 Schooner Eliza, of North Shields 7 Barque Oberon, of Liverpool •• •• •• 15 Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth 9 Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth .. 2 Brig Scotia, of Sunderland .. .. 6 Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole .. .. 5 Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .. • • • 5 Brig Ann, of Blyth 8 Spanish Barque Primera de Torrevieg,a (saved ves sel and one of the crew) .. • • • • • • 1 Sloop Hope, of Dublin •• •• •• •• 3 Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth .. • • • • 5 Schooner Martel], of Penzance (saved vessel and crew) ~ „ 4 Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8 Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and crew) .. 6 Smack Merrion Lass, of Aberystwyth (saved ves and crew) • • • • • • 3 Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew) 4 Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives • • • • 3 Fishing -boats of Whitburn Brig Arethusa, of Blyth •• •• •• •• 8 Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoo Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris .. 2 Schooner William, of Morecambe .. 5 Smack Gipsy, of Newry Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston .. 4 Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven Schooner William, of Liverpool .. Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown Brig Providence, of Shields Brig , Mayflower, of Newcastle Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood Barque Guyana, of Glasgow .. Brig Roman Empress, of Shields .. Brig San Spiridione, of Galaxide Schooner Voa dor du Vouga, of Vienna French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater Ship Danube, of Belfast • • •• Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover .. Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven Brig St. Michel, of Marans Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam Barque Druid, of Sunderland •• _ Schooner Bellona, of Red Bay.. .. 1 Brig Pioneer, of Carnarvon 1 Schooner Princess Alice, of Ipswich .. 5 Brig Minerva, of Workington Schooner Elizabeth and Hannah, of Newburgh .. 6 Brig Sisters, of Whitby .. • • • • •• 9 Brigantine Matilda, of Stockholm .. .. 4 Brig Jane, of North Shields .. .. 10 Brig Trial, of Poole .• •• •• •• • . 7 Schooner Liberty, of Dublin .. .. • • •• 3 Schooner Sylpbiden, of Nakskov (saved vessel and crew) • . Barque Frederick, • Of Dublin •..• 7 1 Barge Peace, of London Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft .. 11 Smack Adventure, of Harwich.. 10 Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft ••. •• 7 Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen • .. 11 Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish coast 1 schooner Skylark, of Folkestone • • • • • • Brig Lively, of Cl a y, N or f olk .. • • • • •• 6 Schooner Rook, of Liverpool .. 3 • Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland • • . 5 Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth .: •.. 6 Schooner Friends, of Ly nn Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin • • • Brig Content, of Sunderland Smack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan .. 8 Barque Cedarine, of Bermuda . ..134 Smack Frodsham, of Liverpool .. 2 Sloop William, of Liverpool .. Sloop Elizabeth, of Teignmouth Portuguese Barque Cruz V. 'as he 1 e GOO 4 p al it se-- - a a hint leared Bcout bouilli—Mouton rat. THE CO.NFEDERATE STATES. NTEEMS. Pouding de Vermicelle E —Compote ET de Prunes de Bordeaux. Fromage et Salade. LETTER FROM. MR. MASON'. The following letters were read at the Staleybridge meet ing : TO-MORROW, the Bth inst., "THE LOWDON DINNER" Will consist of POAGES. De Tortue—Con T somme r ordinaire. Pons Morue sauce au x Ilui o,. 'cres—Soles frites.. E Cotelettes de Mouton IaNT-REES. Saubi se —Rissoles de Veau avec u'd Jautbon. Stayleybriage, Sept. 17th, 1862. Sir,—lmpelled by a desire to remedy the distress that pre vails in the cotton-manufacturing districts, a committee has been formed in this town to promote the recognition of the Confederate States of North America as an independent nationality. The persons comprising this committee feel satisfied that the Confederate States, by their sacrifices, exertions, and successes, have made good their claim to be admitted into the family of nations. This, it is thought, would be a just, effectual, and speedy way of terminating the disastrous war - that is now desola ting t" 'tort° most prosperous and enterprising portions of the earth, and bringing ruin and misery into many once happy homes. As secretary of this committee, I am in structed to write to you, as the only person with whom we are acquainted who officially represents the interests of the South in this country, asking you what effect recognition would have in accomplishing so desirable an object. We have drawn up a requisition to the Mayor, desiring meeting him to call of the rat e p ayers i n the Town a The requisition has been signed by 15C of the principal in habitants of the town, including millowners, clergymen, professional men, &c. The Mayor has consented to call a meeting and to pre side on the occasion. In the meantime we are collecting all the information we can on the subject, in order to supply our speakers with the strongest possible arguments in favour of recognition, and thus enable them to overcome opposition. We write to you to request you to favour us with such in formation as you think will best tend to advance the cause we have at heart. Believing you will be able to supply the required information, I am, dear sir, waiting your reply, yours very respectfully, WILLIAM BOON. Mouton beffittilli—Bceuf toti. Souifide de Gitt4 INTREMETS. imbre—Beignets de Pomme. Fromage et Sal I de. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH RHENISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES imported ex pressly for THE LONDON DINNER. id Mr' Dt able 11 gen; wore A fine Haunch of Venison every day at 5 o'clock, AT2TIIIPIED BALLOONING AT WIN- CIIES7 ER. Turtle Soup and all Fish in season daily. The attention of' Clerzymen, Officers, and Professional gentlemen I s especially drawn to the advantages offered by these elegant Saloons, which fulfil all the requirements of a Rest -end Club .of the most aristocratic and exclusive cha racter. The interest felt in ballooning just now gives value to the following account, by " one of the gar rison," of an attempted ascent from Winchester Barracks by Mr. Coxwell : Lest any incorrect account of tho accident which occurred on the morning of Tuesday last to Mr. Coxw•ell's " Mammoth Balloon " should go forth, I venture to offer you an account of the occur rence, and some other details. ooking name' nt sin" L'On tronve dans. la Salle de Lecture non seulement les meilleurs Journatrx Anglais, mais aussi Journaux Allemande, Francais et Belge,s, Thus another item of the parallelism between this disaster and that of the Middle Level has been com pleted. Tne cause of both was the same, the barrier formed by the sluice failed in precisely the same way in the latter as in the former instance, the attempts to raise a fortification against the tide have once more been abortive, and the water is flowing over the banks upon some of the very same lands which had just been recovered from the former in undation. One great point of difference is that the Smeeth and Fen drain is much narrower than the Middle Level Drain ; and another is that the lands subject to inundation from it have their outlet through this drain, whereas in May last they were drowned from the failure of a drain which at no time was of any benefit to them. It should be men tioned that the sluice which has just failed, and that of the adjoining Marshland Sewer, though smaller than that of the late Middle Level Sluice (having each but one arch instead of three) were constructed in very nearly the same way. The main structure is a bridge, strongly built of brick and stone, with its abutments prolonged on both sides to form flank walls or wings for the support of the adjoining banks; and having between them a pair of heavy doors or valves opening outwards to let out the drainage water on the ebb tide, and closing again of themselves on the flood to prevent any return. Besides these doors each sluice is fur nished on the inner side with a " slacker," or door, working in perpendicular grooves, and having above a rack and pinion apparatus to regulate the quantity of water discharged, and to stop its emis sion altogether if necessary in dry seasons. ;, land' said' 3abusolli. ne. ting4" n bottle ; v hich the ai de risooeri and ped s bc I di d Larg e' .c•ra SAWYER, Proprietor. AMUSEMEN TS. C ANTERBURY HALL. STECKEL, The greatest Trapeze performer in the world. Grand Operatic Selection as usual, with lull Band and Chorus. Principal Artiste—Miss Russell. Unsworth, with the original Stump speech, " Or any other man," in conjunction with Eugene and Duley, forming the greatest Comic Trio in London; and a host of other Comic avourites. It was contemplated that the balloon should be filled with gas, and the ascent take place on the Ist of October, from the inner quadrangle of Win chester Barracks, a spot full of interest from its associations with Charles IL, and one which from its sheltered aspect oa all sides, and from its af f ording ample accommodation at different eleva tions for several thousand persons, fitted for the o bj ec t desired. was eminently Numerous spectators were expected from Ports mouth, Salisbury, and Southampton; even the quiet Hampshire villages were to have contributed their quota, with,' further, the benevolent intention in view of contributing their shilling for the Lanca shire Distress Fund. HEOXF O R D, 6. OXFORD STREET. Reappearance of Miss Russell. Last Two weeks of The miraculous Steckel." Every Evening, Grand Operatic Selectons by Miss R Bliss Towneley ; Messrs. Morley, Greene, and Albertussell,. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Glees, Duets, Four-part Songs, Sze., by the Company. Comic—Miss Caroline Parkes, Mr. W. Randall, the Rum isey and Newcomb Minstrels, Eugene, and TJnsworth (the original "or any other man"). Rail, 6d.; Balcony and Stalls, ls. ; Private Boxes. 10s. 6d. TO WILLIAM BOON, ESQ. 54, Devonshire-street, Portland-place, London, September 19, 1862. .. 8 - 4 Sir,—l have had the honour to receive your letter of tho 17th inst., informing me of a projected meeting to be held at Staleybridge, in Cheshire, of the ratepayers of the town, who are to have under consideration the question of recog nition of the Confederate States of America, and asking my opinion as to the effect that such recognition would have in bringing about a peace, and any other information I may deem pertinent to the subject. As a citizen of those States I do not feel at liberty to re fuse your request under the circumstances stated, when per haps otherwise to offer my opinions might be deemed intru sive. .. 10 .. 2 .. 8 .. 6 - 5 .. 4 See him. .day and ,unio3narieg On Monday, the 29th ult., Air. Coxwell arrived, having only just ascertained that, in consequence of the defective size of the pipe (owing to a mistake of the gas manager), the balloon could not be filled in barracks without a fresh arrangement, which there was not then time to make ; so that the only remaining chance of not disappointing the public was to fill the balloon at the gasometer, a distance of 900 yards from the barracks. Strict secrecy was kept to avoid any crowd, and the filling was most successfully and vigorously per formed on Monday night by a detachment of sol diers, who received orders, given with much fore thought by Colonel M'Donald, who energetically directed everything. Such were the cheerfulness and intelligence of the men that Mr. Coxwell re marked of one that he thought he must, before en listing, have had experience in balloon filling. The weather caused much anxiety, but the fre quent showers we had during the night had lulled the wind, and at sunrise there was a dead calm, though with every indication of a stiff gale coming on, and this we felt in violent gusts just as the bal loon was ready for moving, at seven a.m., on Tues day. Then, during a favourable lull, 65 soldiers, obeying Mr. Coxwell's signals under their own officers with such accuracy a ? only discipline can insure, started with their capricious and bulky in fant, guiding it on its way to the barracks by three ropes, air. Coxwell and some others riding aloft in the car at some 30 feet from the ground. Our success, however, met with a check before we had travelled 150 yards, from the balloon touching a tree; three tears was the result. Mr. Coxwell, with his characteristic patience, took it to a neighbouring field and repaired the damage done. He proposed, however, to leave the balloon tethered till the wi n d abated, but the strain from the violent gu s t s th at caught it was too great ; for while a bystander was pointing out a small hole to Mr. Coxwell, it su dd enly increased to a ren t from the top half way t o th e b ottom, w i t h ou t allowing aninstant for the va l ve b ein oe ned ; everything consequently came to the ground and our hopes of an ascent on thi s d ay were at an end. W S. WOODIN'S CABINET of CURIO CITIES—NewIy Polished and Re-li n ed—POLY- GitAEBIC BALL, King William-street, Charing-cross, Every Evening, at eight (except Saturday), 'with new characters, music, songs, and dances. The scenic illustrations and effects, entirely new, painted by and under Ihe direction of Mr. William Callcott. Morning Performance, Saturday, Oct. f. at 3. Stalls, 38. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, 38. Box-office open from eleven to five. celeb Mr. Wo rated odin as Mr o rn .of " Sthe, of the Haymarket, in his Evening. character Lord Dundreary," Morning and 44s to 6 0 4 : 33 s to 3 ' 25 s to 3 ° S Liner. It is certainly a settled principle of international law that when a new nation or empire is brought into existence as a separate and independent Power, other nations are at liberty without giving cause of offence, to recognise it as such, and to receive it as an equal in the family of nations ; and to en • title it to such recognition it is only required that sufficient evidence be exhibited of stability and permanence in the new government, coupled with the power to sustain itself in its new position. 26 6 24s t°_, g 4 2 8 to - s --s to -- flour , 40° ARGYLL BOOMS.— Great Windmill -street, Haymarket. —GRAND CASINO FRANCAISE.— Open every Evening, for Promenade and Dancing, with the celebrated Band of 50 performers. Conductor and Principal Cornet-a-Piston, M. BOULCOURT.—The new Imperial Qua drille, Valse Cotillion, and L. Mosca's Peep o'DayValse will be played nightly. A new Conversation Salon has been added to the above Fstablishment for Reading, Coffee, and Refreshments.-- Admission is.—Manager, M. Grenet. In the case of the Confederate States, I think it may be confidently submitted that the facts which have transpired since their separation from the United States, both in the Cabinet and in the field, come fully up to such requisitions. It has existed as a perfectly organised Government, in full and unimpeded operation, for more than 18 months ; and as to its ability to sustain itself, its career in arms, against vastly superior forces, may challenge the judgment of the world. The present population of the Confederate States comprises about 12 millions of people. I think I may confidently assume as the public judgment of Europe, that the separation of these States from the late United States is final and for ever, and that in no possible contingency—even could the war be continued to their ex termination— can they ever be restored to the repudiated Union. iSs Per 36 atino ooat° , . BO* MONDAY AFTERNOON. larley, r 4 ; old, •' 5 O , OS, -- -8 ' OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. _CC Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. TIIIS EVENING. %ice's popular Opera, THE PURI TAN'S DAUGHTER. Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Fyne; Messrs. Santley. W. H. Weiss, Patey, A. St. Albyn, J. Rouse, C. Lyall, E. Dussek, and W. Harrison. Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon. Doors open at half-past 7—Commence at 8. Gs to sets o 325. ;old at 41 Total •• • • • • On 740 For these and other Life-boat services the Institution has voted £2,158 as rewards to the crews of its Lifeboats. It has also granted rewards amounting to £572 for saving 502 shipwrecked persons, by shore-boats and other means, mak ing a total of 1,302 persons saved from a watery grave during the last two years and a half. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, and other means, since its formation, is 12,690 for which services 82 Gold Medals, 713 Silver Medals, and £16,010 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £64,300 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting -earl imr,es, and Boat-houses. Re a ng ...... bar o le od Y to THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, Don . THIS EVENING; PARENTS Boucicault AND Lessee. GUARDIANS. Mr. teiv,h Murray. After which, at 8 o'clock, the new Scottish Drama, THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW : Mrs. Dion Boucicault, Madame Celeste, Jordan ; Messrs. Dion Boucicault, Ryder, Atki ns, C. Vandenholf, Swinbourne, Mellon. To conclude with TEE ARABS OF THE DESERT: a Troupe of the Beni-Zoug-7oug, at 10. Commence at 7—terminate at 11. Under such circumstances, how far it may be deemed in cumbent by other governments publicly to acknowledge the existing fact of such final separation, and thus to recognise the new power, is for those Governments to determine. Fortunately for us, our people have shown themselves Rot only self-reliant, but worthy of that reliance. .vire have fought our battles unaided and alone, and, until recently, uncheered by the nations looking on. For the future we have no fears, nor would the recognition to which you refer be of any value to us, except so far as it might tend to bring the war to a close— a war to be waged henceforward hopelessly by our enemy, and at which humanity shudders. In reply to your inquiry as to what effect recognition of our independence would have towards putting an end to the war, I have only to say it would at once and for ever dispel all delusion on the subject in the United Stales. So long as it is withheld by Europe it is taken as an admission in America that in European judgment there may yet be a restoration of the broken Union, and to that extent our adversaries may be encouraged to persevere. That lam warranted in speaking of this as a delusion I may appeal to the verdict of every intelligent Englishman. Again, you are aware that the war was commenced and has been prosecuted for the purpose of putting down an alleged rebellion. Our recognition by the European powers would be the decree of enlightened, impartial, and able ob servers that a rebellion, if one ever existed, had been brought to an end, and there stood in place of it, as ac k now l e d ge d by•them, a separate,sove o r f eign empire. and indepen dent state, the equal of any in the line It is not in the experience of the world that a war so disastrous in its results to those now waging it against the Confederate States, when they were made to understand that it was no longer conducted against alleged rebels in arms , but against an acknowledged equal political power, could long be maintained. Such are ray views on the questions you have submitted, briefly, but I hope intelligently, given. —I have the honour to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, oats) Ilti ro j a ii Wine The public cannot but symnathise with the vizorous efforts now being made by this Institution to save the lives of Ship wrecked Crews. 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"Curtis on should be in the han Man hood.--This is a tr u ly valuable work, and 3d March, 1856. ds of young and ol&"—" Sunday Times," "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing tide tithe work, in which is described the source of th ose diseases whim , produce decline in youth or more frequently premature age."—" Daily Telegraph," Man= 27, 1856. 4ndon : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane Cornhiv . , Pater noster-row ; Mann. ts, 091115111tation-10 to 3 Ma 0 tart binadAY6; " 11 4 The second Marshland deluge has set in in earnest. The lands flooded by last night's and this morning's tide already amount to fully 1,000 acres, of which some 50 acres are in Marshland proper, the so•called highland, which had fortunately escaped the former inundation, and has rarely, for centuries past, been subject to such misfortunes. At present the sluice still stands, but its walls are very seriously cracked from top to bottom, and large portions of the foundations are washed away. The gap which the water has made for itself in the southern bank is now 50 yards in length and half as much in depth, and the precipitous sides of this gulf fall away at intervals in large masses, The northern bank is also extensively fissured, and behind the outer wing wall on this side is a large conicie hol low, like the vortex of a whirlpool, in which the earth continually sinks, proving that the water has undermined the foundations beneath, and that if the sluice does not shortly fall, it will become quite detached, standing between two chasms, or rather forming a solitary mass in the centre of a wide and powerful torrent. Near the sluice has overflowed the central bank between it and the great Marsh land Sewer, and also the northern bank of the latter upon the farm of Mr. Peck (opposite St. Mary's Hall) in Marshland, to the extent of 49 or 50 acres. Running up the Marshland sewer, it has filled the internal drains to overflowing in various places, and in particular has flooded the stack yard of Mr. Robert Coe, at Islington, and came within a few yards of his door. (Mr. Coe was a severe sufferer by the former flood.) Higher up the country, in Broad Short Fens, about 600 acres, in the occupation of Mr. Little, Mr. Robert Coe, and others have become drowned, together with 300 or 400 acres more, in Marshland Fen, principally occupied by Messrs. John Markham, Little, Whiteman, Hubbard, Neap, &c. The water has also been on the high lands of Bladik (or Black Dike) Level, in Marshland, to the extent of nearly 200 acres. These quantities must be increased at every tide, unless an effectual dam is made, as the springs willw when riseen theyo ne o r w t i w l l be at their highest.o feet between now and Friday, the of The whole p r d o i s e p t r e i c e t them (not an hour too soon) are ma kin g prepa rations is for inde t e h d e te o r c r c i u b p le a , n a ts nd many ot. rations for flight by removing furniture, cottages, are already invaded by the flood those of thrashing out corn, &c. Several houses , mostl y Mr. Robert Coe's tenants, for instance, being two feet under water. The banks of both the Fen drain and the great sewer are already much injured by the scour through them, and are caving in in i several places. In two or three instances near the sluices, portions of cottage gardens, with their crops otataneapoo other r of vegetables, h ave s lid do wn i n t o the rushing stream,p and to h people crops, c r are ,t o hastily realise what digging h t u e p their can before they are wholly drowned out or deprived of a home by the impending destruction of their humble dwellings. The sack dam at St. Mary's brick-bridge having failed, Mr. Harding is now commencing the con struction of a 1 d pi e- am at the same place, for which purpose the remaining portion of the bridge parapet is being cleared away, and large quantities of tim ber are being brought up from Lynn. At a meet ing of the Marshland, braeeth, and Feu commis• sinners this morning Si • r John Rennie and Mr. Mur ray, C.E. (who had been connection with the pending making investi gat i on s in l suits against the Mid dle Level commissioners) were called in, and under their advice the bank s on both ex tensively rais e d. A d am of sheet t es are l being pi ing is to be made about a mile a n d a half up the drain (just below the junction sluice, between it and the Marshland sewer), and a permanent dam is to be struck at about 100 yards above the broken sluice B e tween these two dams Mr. Hardi ng ' s will . inter vene, and thus there will b e three successive bar riers against the tide. if all these operations are successful the sea water will not penetrate into either of the drains, and the danger for the present will be at an end, but very much must be done to achieve this greatly longed-for and hardly anti cipated result. In the meantime all farm ing operations must be at a stand-still ; the re cently recovered lands, which have nearly all been ploughed, cannot be sown, a will most probably be lost to nd thus another seas on these unfort unate people. It may not be uninteresting to mention that the At the Huddersfield County Court on Friday, be fore Ja mes Stansfield, Esq.,judge, Sir J. W. Rams den, Bart., b rought an action against Messrs. F. W. Jacomb and J. D. Hardy, to recover the sum of £5O in respect of rent due to him by the Huddersfield Club, for the occupation of a field adjoining Green head Park, and now occupied as the parade-ground on the occas i on of Sir of the Huddersfield Volunteers. Mr. J. W. Clough appeared fo r th e p l a i ntiff, and Mr. Sh aw, b arr i ster, his majo r it y , the JohnHuedersfield altogether played suitable, s e venall C Ramsden c n k t e h t e acr y ir e ui a vb r i, e l ag B f s t ea 2 rt , havingnot ade years ap p on ri e g a t r ioeuhn to d t s h i a r t J lo n s by letter, requesting ‘ at his hands a s u itable plot of ground, an d that he would give such directions Al to his ag en t, Mr. Alexander Hathorn, as would secure them one adapted they might rank with to their nec ess iti es , so th a t neighbouring ,heeel towns in the possession of g roun d s ." quested permission to enro l the nmaemee e tt f er s a i lso j r h e n - Ramsden as honorary p res id en t o f the chill): John Ramsden as honorary president of the club. Sir John replied to this application that he should be glad for the club to have the use of a piece of his ground for their sport, and felt gratified at the honour of being made the honorary president of the club. This letter was considered by the club as a promise of a piece of land free from rent, and they made application to the agent for the use of the field now occupied by the volunteers. The agent, however, informed them that their impression was a wrong one, and that Sir John would expect them to pay a yearly rental of from 110 to £l2 for the field, which is four acres in extent. Disregarding this information, they drew up a memorial to Sir J. W. Ramsden, and forwarded it to the residence of the agent for presentation, and meanwhile entered into possession of the ground on the understanding that the question of rent was reserved for appeal to Sir John himself. The agent, in his discretion, did not forward the memorial to Sir John, who hap pened to be abroad. On this becoming known to the club some time after, they wrote to Sir John re questing a personal interview. This was declined by Sir John, on the ground that business ought to be transacted in writing. The club then forwarded a full statement of their case, and received in due time a reply to the effect that he should abide by the letter of his agent, correcting the misapprehen sion which had existed in the minds of the club re garding the tenure of the cricket-field. The club then instructed the secretary to write to Sir John (at the close of 1858), pointing out that the enforce ment of retrospective rent would lead to a dismem berment of the club, which they could not conceive their honorary president would permit, and asking Sir John to remit the rent of the present year, and promising to pay in future. To this request Sir John refused to accede, informing the club that Mr. Hathorn's application for rent was duly made ac cording to instructions from himself. The club thereupon refused to pay any rent, and received notice to quit in February, 1859 . They quitted the ground in February, 1860, their tents, grass-roller, and other property being retained by the parties taking possession in the name of Sir J. W. Rams den. The matter was allowed to lie over in the hope of an amicable settlement, but the club refused to come to terms, and the case was entered in the county court. After a prolonged hearing, the jury returned a verdict in favour of the plaintiff to the . amount of £S 17s. 11d. Mr. Clou g h, on b e h a lf o f Sir John, refused this verdict, preferring a nonsuit. A nonsuit was therefore entered against the plain tiff, with costs. It is too soon to judge of the effects of the procla mation. In New York the Abolitionists—who are but a small party—are delighted, and their chief and ablest organ emphatically prays that "God will bless Abraham Lincoln" for it; but the vast mass of the people who hare no sympathy for the negro, and who think he is well placed in the South and very ill-placed in the North, seem to think that it is but waste-paper at the best, or that if it have any results at all they will only be to embitter Southern feeling, to render reconciliation more hopeless than ever, and perhaps to drive the Border States out of the Union. The document seems as much designed to influence the public opinion of Europe as to in timidate the South, but it is likely to fail in both respects. It is not a decree of emancipation on the merits of the case, such as Mr. Wendell Phillips might pen were he Secretary of State, and such as General Fremont,were he President, might issue with the confidence of a theorist, believing that he was in the right, but is a halt between two opinions. It does not strike at slavery because slavery is wrong; but only because slaves are pro perty that, iu the President's opinion, may be confiscated, like lands, houses, money, or munitions of war, with the sole view of damaging an enemy. Worse than all, if the public opinion of the North should not support Mr. Lincoln and con done his offence, the document is illegal and uncon stitutional, and as complete a breach of his oath on assuming office as if he had abolished trial by jury or any other institution of the country. If the Democratic party obtain a majority in the next Congress the impeachment of Mr. Lincoln will be among the probabilities of the new year, and per haps a result much less improbable than the aboli tion of slavery. Wall-street, of a certainty, does not look with favour upon it, for within a few hours of its promulgation it sent up the price of gold and silver and reduced stocks one and a half per cent. Next to the President's proclamation and the movements of the battle-field in present interest, and, perhaps, destined to be superior to them in future importance, are the efforts made by the Democratic party to control the policy of the Go vernment, if not to supersede Mr. Lincoln before the expiry of his term of office. The mingled im becility and corruption of the Administration, as well as the whole current and fortune of the war, have given the Democrats a chance of which they seem determined to avail themselves, not only in the election of the Governors and local Legislatures of the several States, but in that of members of the next Congress. The struggle has commenced in the State of New York, which has hitherto been almost as Republican in its sympathies as Massa chusetts, with the exception of New York City, which is, and always has been, intensely democratic. The present Governor, Mr. Morgan, aspired to re election, but as he is tainted by the exposures of the Van Wyck Committee, in the matter of some army and navy contracts which he considerately put into the hands of his brother, because he could not touch them himself, he has deemed it wiser not to offer himself again. There is a talk of putting for ward General Wadsworth, who has rendered the Federal Government good service in the Secessionist city of Washington, and General Dix, who was still more useful in Baltimore. Another section of the Republican party are of opinion that General Fre mont would be a better man to fight their battle. The Democrats, on their part, have no objection to Fremont singly, to Fremont and Wadsworth, or to Fremont and Dix, or to Dix and Wadsworth, or to the whole three in conjunction, or to any number of Republican candidates that may be brought forward jointly or separately. If opposed by one candidate, General Wadsworth is considered to be the most formidable, as likely to unite the greatest number of suffrages. If they were so fortunate as to be opposed by General Fremont singly, they would be but too happy, as in such a case they imagine the success of the Democratic party would be as easy as it would be encouraging ; and, as General Fremont is a man Who does not believe in his unpopularity, and is as completely the victim of one idea as Mr. John Bright, th e c h ances are t h a t th e D e mocra t i c writers and agen t s w ill un it e i n heaping hyp to . ap proaches, it. e lection on cal praises u p on hi m as th e day ofstand proaches, w ith th e v i ew o f inducing The Democrats calculate that the anti -a . g h a ctlnency among the Republicans would in sn c rather given their votes to their candi date, s the Hon. Horatio Seymour, than run thoerti.k In the meantime o felecting so impracticable a person as Fremont. the schemers, tho manccuverers, and the wire Preparingfor the rk in pullers are busily at wo strug gle. The elections takepint: Governor, a Lieutenant an 8 on the second Monday of November, and include lcomea issioner, an Inspect or o f State Prisons, a Governor, a Canal Clerk o f the Court of Appeals' and 17 members House of Assembly for members the State of t t o he e ther with six to of New Yor k, g York. Mr. Seymour i s a candidate Con gress for th e six congressional districts of th e county and vl qualifiedcity of t New o unite his party, and hi s name and . talents, if successful Rt sli t WM not only carry his own election, but the whole " ticket." His speech at Albany on the 10th instant, when accepting the nomination, of which only a meagre abstract ap peared in the newspapers of the following day, has just been published in extenso, revised by his own hand, and is by far the ablest as well as the most eloquent and fearless exposition of the state of the country, and the duty of the Conservative party, that has yet been uttered. Not content with de nouncing the whole policy of the Government as radically wrong, and as equally unconditional in the treatment of its Northern friends as of its Southern foes, Mr. Seymour declares the policy of his party to be to strengthen the State Government and to weaken the Federal power. He asserts that no other party and no other system can save the liberties of the country; and, while he is strongly in favour of restoring the Union by military force, he would only restore it by doing justice to the South and scrupulously refraining from any interference with the rights of the Southern States to uphold as long as they please the domestic institution of sla very, with which no Northern nor Western State or combination of States, has the slightest justifica tion in meddling, even so much as by a word of ad vice or remonstrance. Administering a rebuke to those Abolitionists, the President among the num ber, who, while the South holds that the negro is fit to live in America as a slave, deny that he is fit to live in America at all, he proclaims that the Re publican, inclusive of the Abolition party, is unable to save the country, because through its powerful press it teaches contempt for the laws and the con stitution ; because it is not only destroying the Union, but is shaking and weakening the whole structure of State as well as of Federal Government, by denunciations of every law and of every autho rity that stand in the way of its passions and its purposes. On the great question of taxation, which nobody in New York, or throughout the North, appears to regard as of the least consequence, simply because the tax-gatherer has not yet made a single demand on the public, and because the national necessities are supplied by Mr. Chase's illimitable paper, Mr. Seymour gave utterance to opinions which ought to startle the North out of its dream of security, and compel it to look its own position steadfastly in the face before it incurs another mountain of debt, and piles a Pelion upon the Ossa of its liabilities, in paying for the manumission of millions of negroes, to be reduced to pauperism in the process, or expatriated against their will by a new form of slavery such as Mr. Lincoln proposes. "The weight of annual taxation," said Mr. Sey mour, " will severely test the loyalty of the people. Repudiation of our financial obligations would cause disorder and endless moral evils. But pecu niary rights will never be held more sacred than personal rights. Repudiation of the Constitution involves the repudiation of national debts, and of the guarantees of rights of property, of person, and of conscience. . . . If we begin a war upon the compromises of the Constitution we.must go through with it. It contains many restraints upon our na tural rights. It may be asked by what right do the six small New England States, with a popula tion less than that of New York, enjoy six times its power in the Senate, which has become the control ling branch of the Government ? By what natural right do these six States with their small popula tion and their limited territories balance the power of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan ? The vast debt growing out of this war will give rise to new and angry discussions. It will be held almost exclusively in a few Atlantic States. Look upon the map of the Union and see how small is the territory in which it will be owned. We are to be divided into debtor and creditor States, and the last will have a vast preponderance of power and strength. Unfortunately there is no taxation upon this national debt, and its share is thrown off upon other property. It is held where many of the Government contracts have been exe cuted, and where in some instances gross frauds have been practised. It is held largely where the Constitution gives a disproportionate share of political power. With all these elements of discord is it wise to assail Constitutional laws or bring authority into contempt ?" Mr. Seymour may well ask these questions. They involve issues which are likely to shake the foundations of the American Government and Ame rican society long after the war shall have been brought to a close by the exhaustion of the com batants or the intervention of Europe; but nobody heeds them now. The mind of the country is in the bloody battle-field. The brain of the nation is dizzy with the thunder and the smoke of artillery. Its passions are excited by dreams of conquest. It is like a spendthrift, casting right and left the gold which it never earned, in orgies that are disgraceful and in excesses that are injurious. The item of money is held to be too vulgar and too unfit for the consideration of this noble youth, whose sole ambi tion is to do grander things than were ever done by anybody else, to enrol and manipulate larger armies, to kill and wound more men, and to dwarf all other wars alike in bitterness, in bloodshed, and in cost liness, and all with the aim, end, and object of mak ing a greater noise and figure in the world than he might have made had he been honest, frugal, in dustrious, and peaceable like his forefathers. Every one knows how such a career is certain to end in private life. The United States (or the remnant of them) have yet to learn that in national affairs the result is equally calculable and inevitable. The ambition of various gentlemen who fill the Position in other States to which Mr. Seymour aspires in New York is leading, or has already led, to some curious results. A convention of Gover nors has been summoned at Altoona in Pennsyl vania to meet to-day and consult upon the p resen t condition of affairs, and especially to concert mea sures whereby prompt assistance may be rendered to the Federal G overnmen t in ease of any possible emergency. Half a d ozen o f these functionaries are reported to have pass e d through INe w ' Y o rk yesterday on their way to the place of meeting. It is not yet known whether their deliberations are to be public or private. Hitherto manY of these gentlemen have endeavoured to a ct like petty Presidents of independent republics, yielding such Spain as if any aid and comfort to the Fede ral Power France might yield to England, to Italy, o r to pursu ed among them. common purpose were to be The question of State rights.othat lies at the founda still survives in the tion of the Southern S ecesel f n o Massachusetts arms ' North. The Governor Lincoln refuses to do so. negroes, though Jersey denies theauthority entto suspend the Habeas of the Federal Corpus Act within . pro claims that he will arms if need be. though they snout for the levy o Government his territory, and publicly 11 resist the assumption The Governors obey the call of of additional troops , unpo pular draught to suit their Own of force of of several States, though Federal Govern postpone the purposes, and Neill not imperil their chance of reelection ' ordering a conscription until they are another term of office. Neither ' by assured of will they suffer the Federal Government to interfere with them in the appointment of ffi. o cers to the regiments which they raise, because they claim the patronage for themselves, and are determined to exercise it for political and not for mili • • tary purposes, even though by so doing they imperil the safety of armies in the field, by the employment of ignorant, drunken, or otherwise unfit persons to command. Although they raise regiments, and know the need of the Fe deral Government to be so urgent that every thou sand men would be a godsend at this day to an im perilled nation, they retain the levies at home in idleness for purposes of their own, and which they decline to divulge until after the meeting of their convention. The Rev. Dr. Bellows, President of the Sanitary Commission for Improving the Health of the Army, stated to his congregation on Sunday last, after his return from Washington on the previ ous day, that Gen. M'Clellan was unable to follow I up his advantages at Antietam for want of wen; Major G. Longley, R.E., in a letter to a contemporary, writes :—I have the honour to request you will give pub licity in your valuable journal to the following statement of facts, which I am sure you will agree with me deserve pub licity, in order to show the state of affairs and feeling in North America. I was travelling on the Balti more and Washington Railway this morning, and had occ as i on t o stop at Relay House to wait two hours for a train. While that theyS States' te w s there a train containing rebel pri soners arrived. I remarked to an officer of the United , 'earerinfine - w loo ho km. ha g p m pe e n n ed ; t t o o be standing near m e which he replied that they were so, if lice and dirt could make them so. I stated that that had nothing to do with it, and that they were in my opinion fine men. He then asked 'me who I was? I replied "An Englishman." He said "Yes, a d—d infernal Englishman." I replied that I supposed he must be a Yankee of that description. He then seized my arms, which were folded, pushed me off the rail way platform nearly on to an engine first, and then back, and kicked me as I fell. Meanwhile I naturally resisted, and aimed a blow with my right fist at his face, which only took partial effect, fortunately for him. He then fetched a guard to take me prisoner, which I quietly assented to. He brought me to Baltimore, and took me before the Provost Marshal. I sent for Mr. Bernal, the English Consul, who came at once, and I appeared face to face with my accuser, Lieut.-Colonel Massy, 2d Al arylands. General Wool read his charge, to which I replied that it was in the main cor rect, but that I felt deeply insulted at the lieutenant-colo nel forcibly pushing me back; to which General Wool said I was wrong to express my opinion so freely, and that the lieutenant-colonel was also wrong in using force to me. The General advised me to leave this town for New York at once, and that he could not give me leave to visit the Federal army, as I had expressed Southern Secession opinions. I replied that I was willing to do so, but wished to have some satisfaction from him for the brutal treatment I had experienced from a United States officer. Ho said Lieut.-Col. Massy would afford me per sonal satisfaction, but as to any other I must apply to the civil power. 1 told him I did not require personal satisfac tion, but military. He declined having anyth in g more to route say. I then retired with the Consul, and amnoven I only for New York. Such facts speak for themselves. wish them to be known in Eng land that travellers m ay know what to expect in the North United States. General Wool also advised me to leave the town as speedily as po s f o r me to remain. 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