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Adjoining the Terrace Pier. A Lawn in front, extending to the River. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET, near Temple-bar. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER for THIS the 28th that., will consist of POTAGE S. De Tortue—Consommee Ordinaire. POISSON. Anguille auvee—Haren,gs frits. ENTIZEES. Pallid a la Marengo—Filets de Bceuf aux Pomme de terre frits. BRTTISH FIRE PREVENTION AND INSURANCE COMPANY, for affording to the public increased protection aginst Fire in connection with Fire In surance, and specially for taking up the large Fire Business obtainable through agents of Life Offices.—To be incorporated as a Limited Liability Company, under the "Joint-stock Companies Act, 1852.' Capital 5Cr0,0 0 0 , in 100,000 shares of £5 each (with power to increase). Of which it is proposed to call up £1 per share —ss. as deposit on application, ss. on allotment, and two calls of Is. each at three and six months respectively. N.B.—Future calls (if any) only at three months' notice, P.,,nd no call to exceed ss. per share. The lia bility of each shareholder will be limited to the amount of his shares. Pore rota—Bccuf braise. ENTREMETS. Ponding de Termicelle—Beignets de Pomme. Fromage et Salade. TO-MORROW, the 29th inst., " THE LONDON DINNER" will consist of POTAGES. Ala Cressy--De Queue de Beeuf ((flair). POISSON. Moruc sauce aux Hu frits. ENTREES. Cotelettes de Veau a l'ltalienne—Kart de Mouton a l'Anglais. --- ---- Ikeut bouilli—Mouton roti. ENTREMES. Pouding a la St. Cla i r—Allapais. Fromage et Salade. An PlTENextensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH ISH, MOSELLE, and other WINES imrorted ex essly for THE LONDON DINNER. Turtie Soup and all Fish in season daily. ,The attention of Clergymen, Officers, and Professional ~entlernen 18 especially drawn to the advantages offered by Restt elegant Saloons, which fulfil all the requirements of a, end Club of the most aristocratic and exclusive cha acter. L'on tro , ve dans la Salle de Lecture non senlement les eil I curs Journaux Anglais, main aussi Journaux Allemande, l 'rancais et Beiges. SAWYER, Proprietor. AMUSMENTS. CANTERBURY HALL, AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. ....GRAND SELECTION and CANTATA NIGHTLY— vERDI'S " TROVATORE," and MACFARREIN'S " MAY DAY." PRINCIPAL ARTISTES. Miss RUS , 'ELL, Miss TOWNLEY. Messrs. Tivoli, Green, Raynor, and Russell Grover. Conductor, Mr. JONGHMANS. And the following unprecedented cast of Comic Favourites, viz.:— E. Marshall, A. B. Hollingsworth, and W. T. Critch fie'd ; the renowned Trio, Du7ey, Eugene, and Unsworth, the original of the celebrated Stump Speech, " OR ANY OTHER MAN." T HE 0 X F O R D, fi, OXFORD STREET. "Don Sebastien " (Donizetti's finest work) ; other Operatic Selections, Choruses, Glees, Four-part Songs, &c., by Miss Russell, Miss l ownley ; Messrs. Morley, Greene, Huish, and Albert. Conductor, Mr. P. Jonghmans. _Solos by Drew Dean, th e youthful Flutist; Mr. Maclagan's Entertainment ; and the Comic performances of Miss Caro line Parkes, Messrs. Sam Collins, W. Randall, Eugene, and t nsworth (the great original of "Or any other man.") Admission, 6d.; Balcony and Stalls, ls. ; Private Boxes. 108.6 d, ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE AND AMPHITHEATRE. OLIVIAR. from the Cirque Imperatrice. every evening. IeLES FRERES CON RADE, from the Cirque Napo on. LES PETITS MONSTRES, the Olympic Wonders. HERR LIE BHOLTZ, the Champion Wizard. GRAND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT : 60 Per formers. EVERY EVENING. Open at Seven ; Commence at Half-past, NAT S. WOODIN'S CABINET of CURIO • sums—Newly Polished and Re-Iined—POLY GRAPHIC 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 the direction of Mr. William Callcott. Morning Performance, Saturday, Nov. 1, at 3. Stalls, 3s. ; area, 25.; amphitheatre, Is. Box-office open frora eleven to five. Mr. Woodin as Mr, Sothern, of the Haymarket, in his celebrated character of "Lord Dundreary," Morning and Evening. MR. and MRS. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, TO-NIGHT in their New a n d hi g hly racce ssful ENTERTAINMENT, entitled "The Fa m ily Le rend" (217th representation), written by Tom Taylor, Esq., followed by Mr. John Parry's Musical Narrative of "A Colleen Bawn" (327th time), and every Evening (except Satur day), at 8 ; Thursday and Saturday afternoons, at 3, at the -Royal Gallery of Illustration, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, Is., 2s. ; stalls, 3s. ; stall chairs, 55., secured (without fee) in advance, at the Gallery ; and at Messrs. Cramer and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. RGYLL ROOMS. Great Windmill-street, Haymarket. —GRAND CASINO FRANCAISE.— Open every Eveni ng f or P romena d e and Dancing, with the celebrated 'Band of 50 performers. Conductor and Principal Cor net-a -Piston, M. BOULCOURT.—The new Imperial Qua drille, Valse Cotillion, and L. Mosca's Peep o'DayValse will to played nightly. A new Conversation Salon has been added to the above stablishment for Beading, Coffee, and Refreshments.— Admission is.—Manager, M. Grenet. OYAL ENGLISH OPF:ftA, COVENT GARDEN, Under the Management of Mies Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. Q.ole Lessees. THIS EVENING, CROWN DIAMONDS. Mi ss L ou i sa Tyne and Miss Susa Pine; Wessrs. H. t 'orri, A. St. Albyn, "teY, Lyall, Aynsley Cooke, and W. Harrison. Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon. Doors open at half-past 7—Commence at 8. T HEAT RE-1101( . HAY MARKET. J Ftnekstone. THIS EVENING. Lessee at Mr. 7. A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. Farren, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Clark, and Miss IL Romer. After which. at a quarter to 8, will be performed (265th time) tit AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck tone ; Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothcrn. _Vollowed by a new Far^e, entitied DUCK HUNTING : mr. Miss C. Tri Compto ll.n, Mr. Howe, Mr. W. F arren , Mrs. Wilkins, and To conclude with JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY.LANE. THIS _ _ Dion Boneicault, Lessee. EVENING THE COLLEEN HAN. Dion Moueleanit, Searle, G. Vandenhoff, Leeson, Mell on; Madame Celeste, Stevens, Latimer. After which, THE RELIEF OF LIICENOW. Dion Bouoicault, Atkins, Edwin, Ryder ; Madame Celeste and Mrs. Dion Boncioault. DIRECTORS. Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley, KC.B., D.C.L., 3, Berkeley-square, Director of the Eagle Life Office. Sir Geo. P. Lee, 28, Bryanston-square, and Bagshot, Surrey. R. J. Blyth, Esq. (Charles Blyth and Co.), Crippleg-ate-build ings, City. Frederick Chinnock, Esq. (Chinnock and Galsworthy),Water loo-place, 8, Mansfield-street, Portland-place. Charles Easton, Esq., While Knight's Park, Reading. Charles Frere, Esq., House of Lords, and Shirley, near Croy don, Director of the Western Life Office. James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S., Blackheath. Robert Jervis, ksq."(Oniteroci, Jervis, and Thompson), Man chester. J. W. Johns, Esq., 2. Laurence Pountne.y-bill; city, and Cumberland-street, Hyde Park, Director of the Albert Me dical and Family Endowment Assurance Office. E. Vansittart Neale, Esq., Lincoln's Inn, and West Wick ham, Kent, Director of the Western Life Office. George Ogle, Esq., 4, Great Winchester-street, City, Director of the Amicable Life Office. J. Wh chcord, Esq., F.S.A., Arfnitect, Walbrook. Professor Williamson, M.D.. F.R.S., Chemistry, University College, London. (With po l 7,rer to add to their number.) AUDITORS. Wm. Tuneland, Esq. (Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and C:j.), Tokenhouse-yard. G. A. 'Hillier, Esq., Secretary San Paulo Railway Company, Ciresham-house, Old Broad-street. BANKERS. Messrs. Cocks, Biddulph, and Co., 43, Charing-cross. The Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, 75, lornhill. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Davidson, Bradbury, Hardwick, and Carr, Weavers' Hall, 2.!, Basinghall•street. The Prospectus in full, with appendix, was published in the "Times" of Saturday, the 18th inst. Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained from the Secretary or from the Company's Bankers. Application, for shares in the form annexed to the Pros pectus, accompanied by the Banker's receipt for, or by a re mittance of the deposit of ss. per share, to be addressed to the Secretary. The deposit money will be returned free from deduction if no allotment be made. J. E B. CURTIS, Secretary. TEMPORARY OFFICE-22, Basing,hall-street, E.C. GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. Office, Horseferry-road, Westminster, 25th Oct., 1862. I DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That pur suant to the Bth By Law of this Company, John William Sloper, Esq., John .ale Barker, Esq., and 1 the present'Auditors, William Hopwood, Esq., h ye severally given me notice, in writing, of their intention to stand for the office of Auditor, at the Ele•tion which will take place at the Company's Gas Works, Horseferry-road, Westminster, on FRIDAY, the 7th day of November next. By order. JOHN ORiFELL PHILLIPS, Secretary. 0S TEO EID ON: What is it? See Patent, March 1, 1862, No. MO.— GABRIEL'S Sell-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RAL TEEM and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, springs, or wires, and without operation. One set lasts a lifetime, and WARRANTED FOR MASTICATION and ARTICULATION. Purest materials - only, at hall the usual cost. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old - ef,iablished Deittists, 27, HARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUARE; 34, LUDGATE-FULL, LONDON; 65, BIRMINGHAM; and 134 , - DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. lATT.;,RNATIONAL EXHIBITION, CLASS 17. One 'visit only requ i red from country patients, Gabriel's rrnilcal Treatise gratis. Consultations tree. TEETH.-By MR. 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The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the bloc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the dr- Cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, _ Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 168., 215., 26e. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6 d. Postage, is Bd . An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, le. 10d, Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post- Wee, Piccadilly. JEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS' _A_l KNEE-CAPS, kc., for Varicose Veins and all oases of Weakness and Swelling . of the Legs, Sprains, &o. 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Sryton, talon and Cockrell ; Misses M. Oliver and Amy Sedg- Wic OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Mani:E'er—Mr. Edmund Falconer. 1,4198 th Nicht of the ^ontintious run of "Peep o'Day." TR/ 11 , 8 EVENING. the new Comedtetta. IT MUST BE Ilobr'. 'TWA 8 IN THE PAPERS. Walter Licy, J. 118 ; Mrs. Weston, Miss Weston, and Miss L. Thompson. Aftter Bi yvbich, PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. 8 11 `4 5 1,B; Waiter Lacy, Addison, Charles Selby, Geo. Melville, wesco-na.mund Falcone! : Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara c an be the by the Last View of KILLARNEY, intro ,s.ing• the Ballet. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. BATTY. THIS :Last week. EVENING will be performed MAZEPPA ; or, The Wild H of Tarts Decorations 1 7, Wtth New Scenery, Dresses, and To be followed by a brilliant routine of novel and daring Scenes in the Circle, in which Madame Illslop and Young Devereux will appear. Toconclude with a COMIC PALLET, in which Miss Annie Ctuhnie and Harry Croueste will appear. W. Searle. Commence at 7.—Stage Manager. Mr. a FPPS'S C 0 O- - called Epps's llom olopathic c A. ). The delicious aroma, grateful smoothness, and i r ating power of this preparation have procured gliene'riti its doption as a most desirable breakfast be verage, ilb., and llb packets, at ls. Rd. per lb..by Grocers. THE VIGOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN f.IpE. FOITR WEEKS by Dr. RICORD'S ESSENC E OF chatter This wonderful agent will restore manhood to th e most Chattered constituticn, whether arising from self-pollution, excesses, nocturnal emissions, the effects of climate, or natu ral causes. The time required to cure the most inveterate case is four weeks ; and, if used according to the printed in structions (which are very simple), failure is impossible. This life -restoring remedy should be taken by all about to ...ru 3r, as its eff ec t s are permanent. It is acknowledged by t`hsirsurnecetedical press t o b e th e greatest discovery ever ma d e. 88 i n every case is as certain as that water quenches Essence of Life is sold in cases, with full in ,.‘1"1.?138 for use, at or four quantities in one for no, vnpi be sent to any part of the world, carefully packed, ;;Zeelkt of remittance or post-office order payable to Front meat MedicineWareh_oue, 229, Strand London. DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD: I;IEIDTCAL ESSAY ON SPERMATO RRTICE A, NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &c. Tust Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price is., Sold by all Booksellers, and rent post paid, by the Author, fort 2 stamps, ANHOOD : the CAUSE and CURE of PRE TA MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. CanTTa,ls, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: INT RODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological 3tructure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER ll.—Causes of Spermatorrhces and Impotence; eaThaese, toßowokhieohnpluaes er Iv Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. uIIAPTER lII.—A Review of the various Disqualifications ,t arri F o ni es whether resulting from Youthful Abuse. the cHAL4,aturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. Gon orr ii i 'rtS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of cea and Syphili Lotion. with numerous varied and interesting IR added the Author's recipe of a preventive RE'VIEWS OP THE WORK 'Curtis on Ma.nbood.—Tbis i truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and sa old ",, Sunday Times.' :;d 21arch 1856. "The anchor bas conierred a great boon by publishing this little work, h which is 1 d the source of those diseases wbion produce decline in youth or more frequently premature 0:e age."—" Daily Telegraph," liffaroti 27, 18S?. .ondon : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row: Mann. 2s, onmhll. Hours Ot Published to II and G to fa; AloodayS, I I) " 4 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1862 EARL DE GREY ON PUBLIC AFFA-i1? Earl de Grey was on Friday evening the guest of the Mayor of Ripon. After dinner he returned thanks for her Majesty's ministers, and spoke on various topics of public interest. He would not touch on party politics, he said ; but there were sorle points upon which there could be very little difference of opinion as to the course pursued by Lord Palmerston's administration. With reference to the American question he said :—" Upon those questions which have arisen out of the unhappy civil war in America there is little or no difference of opinion in the country, and the general view of the people of England is, I believe, that in preserv ing in the unfortunate contest a strict and impartial neutrality her Majesty's Government have taken the only course consistent alike with the position of this country, and with the respect which was due to the American people. (Cheers.) Very shortly after I had the honour of addressing you upon a similar occasion last year I was called to London by my official ditties, and I certainly did not think when I left this peaceful neighbourhood that I was likely so soon to be engaged in sending our troops to America in consequence of the possible occur rence of war with the United States. I think the people of this country have fully endorsed the conduct of the Government in those diffi cult and trying circumstances. (Hear, hear.) Her Majesty's Ministers felt that it was their duty to demand reparation for an injury, and to take those measures which might be necessary to secure the success of that demand, if there had been any in clination on the part of the American Government to refuse it ; but at the same time they felt it was their bounden duty to make that demand in the most cour teous and considerate manner, so that if, unhappily, war had ensued, the grave responsibility of that ter rible occurrence would not have rested upon them. (Hear,) And I could only wish that the American people would take a fairer view of the course which this country has pursued in their affairs. There seems to be in the minds of many people across the Atlantic very bitter feelings against this country, and we hear language used as if, in the course we have pursued, we had inflicted some great injury upon them. It appears to me not only that the course we have taken—that of strict and impartial neu trality between the two contending parties —was the only course which it was just and right to follow under such circumstances, but also that it was the only course we could take with a due regard to the dignity and character of the great people sprung from our own race, and who inhabit those vast coun tries on the other side of the great ocean. (Cheers.) You must, in a contest of that description, bestrictly neutral, or you will be rapidly dragged into the con test on one side or the other; and I think the feel ing of this country would have been, if we had been beset by great political difficulties and calamities, that we knew, or fancied we knew, our own inte rests, and that it was best for us to be left to settle our own affairs for ourselves. (Hear, hear.) I be lieve that the best course England can take, so far as we can at all influence the result of that great contest, is by preserving a strict neutrality, and that whatever steps her Majesty's Government,may take in the future must still be conducted in the strict line of neutrality, which, whatever may be the in dividual feelings of this person or of that person, preserves the even balance between the two con tending parties. (Hear, hear.) I would that those who speak as if some great injury had been inflicted by England on the United States would recollect the deep suffering, the terrible evils which that contest is inflicting upon us here at home. They would give the Government some credit for the patience with which they are watching the progress of that terrible distress, produced by no fault of the Government or of the people of this couutry, but solely and singly the result of the con test in America; and they should, above all things, give some credit to the people of this country—to the people of Lancashire—that they are not press ing the Government to do what might seem an easy method of putting an end to the distress by stepping in and interfering in order to terminate the conflict. (Cheers.) I believe that in the course we have taken upon that question we have received the support and approval of the country, and that we shall re ceive the approval of future generations of Ameri cans when they can reflect more calmly upon our conduct. (Hear hear.) I believe, too, that I may fairly claim that we have not misinterpreted the feeling of the country in the manner in which we have dealt with those intricate and difficult, though happily not threatening questions, which have agi tated the mind of the Continent of Europe_ We have adhered to the important principle of non intervention. 'We have refused to interfere in the strife, and have prevented the interference of others; but we have not concealed our sympathies—we have frankly made them known, as I think became the representatives and the ministers of England ; not, however, wishing to force them upon other people. (Hear.) Then there is one other point upon which, perhaps, some difference of opinion may exist, but upon which I do not think much difference of opinion will exist in this room—l mean the great question of national defence. I do not think that you will be inclined to blame her Majesty's Government because they have thought it their duty to take measures for placing their country in an adequate condition of defence— (cheers)—for placing it in estate in which we might be able to maintain that proud position which has been won for us by the statesmanship and valour of our ancestors. I can assure you that there can be no hesitation on ,the part of her Majesty's Govern ment to go forward in that eourse. The cost has been great, and I trust that in the future it may be diminished. (Hear.) No doubt it is the duty of the Government—and I am confident that it is a duty we shall endeavour earnestly and honestly to dis charge—to see that no single shilling is taken un necessarily from the'pockets of the people—(cheers) —but I believe there is none of you who would not willingly continue to encounter the present heavy taxation rather than that we should again return to the condition, in respect to our military and naval preparations, in which we were before the Crimean e t c war. (H ear , h ear. ) I can say not hi ng to my f r i en d, Captain Oth er , as to the course h er Majesty's Go vt h e r r en o f a the outto ma yommueml_tiism(s me— ( laughter)—bat r y hst. t e a r) k l l o i b n buste r r e l v g ae a dm r regard th t the o o eo re port and trout to ris e at i t, torevealeven thebe sec re t s skilled h fi i s d h d e fla e r y n m id hai in will not ind uce me ae the breast of the Minister. (Renewed laughter.) But there is one other point upon which I think there is very little difference of opinion, and that is in respect to the feelings with which the chief of the Government is regarded throughout the length and breadth of the land. (Hear.) I believe that most of those who vote against the Govern ment, nevertheless, in Palmerston i s th e best their e h e m a n t 8 , t t e h r i n w k e t e h a n a t h L a o v r e d , and God part I ear nes tl y trust that it may please owntopreserve still f or th e b ene fi t an d ad my vantage of the country the life of that illustrious and eminent statesman. (Loud cheers.) But, gen tlemen, although I must not detain you for more than a moment longer, when I refl ec t upon t h e yet higher pleasure which shortly awaits us (alluding to the ball which was to follow the banquet), yet there is one question upon which it would be im possible not to say a few words, when one is speak ing in the present day upon any public occasion ; and that is, that terrible state of things which exists in the bordering county of Lancashire. That the distress, the undeserved distress —caused by no fault of the people or of their Government, and which has struck down thousands from a s t a t e of prosperity, and reduced them to one of depen. i t a h t h o i s should excite the deepest sy mpath y upon the charity of their . throughout th e deuce, either upon the official fe a ll i o d w o -m f e t il h l P th ar a length and breadth of the land only what must necessarily occur in any Christian country ;but sad indeed as is the condition of affairs, and poignant as is the reg re t w hi ch it must excite i n th e breast of every rightk-thi n ki ng man, still we as English men may be J us tl y prou d of the sp i r i t which has been manifested by those suffering these privations, and of the patience and forbearance and justice which they have displayed in their terrible misfor tunes. (Applause.) I agree with my friend Mr. Al derman Kears'ey that that great and magnificent spectacle is mainly due to the progress of education; and if yo u want to know what is the resu l t o f th e educational e ff orts o f late years— i f you want to bring it to a r ea l pract i cal test b etter th a n any other to which b y poss ibi l i ty you can pu t it—you have only to l oo k at L ancashire. But i t i s no t by words thai we should express our sympathy. We have other and Chore substantial means of doing so, and we should not neglect them. We hear it said sometimes that the rich men, the manufacturers of Lancashire, are not doing their duty towards the people who hav e l a t e l y b een in their emp l oym ent. Now, gentlemen, I am not sufficiently we ll acquainted with the facts to b e alAt to pronounce a judgment on the manufacturers oMancashire; and it seems to me f that no man who as not taken th e trouble mi nutely to assure mself of th e s t a te of these facts i ought to proniunce a cond emna ti on so severe and terrible as thatikh. we sometimes hear drop easily 0 and lightly fr en's lips. W e ought to remember that there sire tnau ways not seen by the world -4011. not known, perhalis 4 . oat of their own parishes—in which these men, for aught we know, are bearing their part in the suffering endured by that popula tion. But if it be true to the utmost—if nothing at all is being done by those who ought to do it, is that a reason why we should hold our hand? Is it not rather a reason why we should come forward, and not refuse to aid those who would, in that case, be suffering under a double calamity ? (Hear.) It was well to hold back at first. It seems to me the time has now come when we should take action ; the dis tress is becoming more and more pressing, and must become more and more alarming as the winter goes on ; and I cannot, therefore, avoid expressing my opinion that the time has come for the country at large to take their part in relieving the distress that is afflicting at this moment our neighbours across the borders of this county. (Hear, hear, and ap plause.) late experiments took place under considerable dis advantage, as it had been lying for several winters on the beach at Southsea, with the sea occasionally washing over it, and no alterations whatever had been made in it since it left the makers' hands. The anchors for the iron-plated frigate Royal Oak, 1,000 horse power, have arrived at Chatham Dock yard from the works of Messrs. Brown and Lennox —the firm employed by the Admiralty to forge anchors of the largest size. The two bower an chors weigh about 90cwt. each, and the sheet an chors 95 cwt. each. During the week they will be taken to the testing house in the dockyard, y% here they will be subjected to most powerful hydraulic pressure to discover any flaw before they are placed on board. The stream and other smaller anchors will be supplied from the dockyard. The Pylades, 21, 350 horse power, fitting at Chatham dockyard, has her topgallant masts on end, and has nearly completed fitting her rigging. Her water tanks were put on board yesterdoy, and from the energy with which the work on board is prose cuted everything betokens that she will be com pleted and ready to hoist the pendant by the date ordered by the Admiralty—Nov. 27. It was ori ginally intended to place the Pylades in the first class steam reserve when out of the hands.of the dockyard officials, but it is now more than proba ble, from certain matters connected with the Ame rican complications, that she will ultimately be de patched to reinforce the squadron in North Ameri ' can waters, under the command of Admiral Sir A. Milne, K.C.B. Commander Wilson, of the sailing reserve at De vonport, has been promoted to the rank of Retired Captain, under order of Council dated Aug. 1. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—F. Penfold, paymaster, addi tional, to the Wellesley; J. Orchard, first-class assist.-engineer, to the Asia for the Tyrian ; A. D. Garwood, first-class assist.-engineer, to the Asia for the Charger ; W. P. Clapp, confirmed as assist.- surg. to the Tribune ; and W. Evans, assist.-pay master to the Wellesley. STUART'S RAID INTO PENNSYL VANIA. The raid made by Stuart's Cavalry into Pennsyl vania appears to have been effected almost without molestation. The Philadelphia Inquirer has an account, from which the subjoined extracts are taken : " The cavalry, about 3,000 in number (although accounts differ as to their strength, some parties insisting there were not more than 700 of them), and six pieces of artillery, crossed the Potomac at Han cock or Clear Spring on Friday morning, and pro ceeded at once to Mercersburg without committing any depredations, or in the least degree interfering with the inhabitants along the route, it evidently being their intention at the outset to spare the per sons and property of private citizens, horses ex cepted; in fact, this was communicated by some of them to parties in Chambersburg. They entered Mercersburg about noon, to the great astonishment of the citizens, who at first thought it was a body of Union troops. No damage was done at Mercers burg, with the exception of pressing a number of horses, there being no railroad depot, public work • shops, or Government stores in the town. They passed through the town, and took the Pittsburg pike for Chambersburg, arriving near the town just before 'dark. One of their first acts was to plant three pieces of artillery on a hill at the back of the town, after which a detachment of 15 men were sent into the town, bearing a flag of truce and re questing to see the chief personages or authorities, stating that they had an ample farce at hand, and that the town must be surrendered or shelled, at the same time stating that guns were in position for that purpose. Hon. A. K. M'Clure and Provost-Mar shal Stimmel then accompanied them to the officer in command, and, all resistance being impossible, the town was surrendered and soon after fully occupied. Previous to their entrance, however, a number of the militia of Chambersburg pro ceeded to arm themselves and make a show of resistance, but the project was abandoned as entirely futile. One of the first acts on entering was to plant two pieces of artillery in the square of the town commanding the principal thorough - fares, and placing guards at different points. The town was fairly occupied about 7 o'clock in the evening. Shortly afterwards a large portion of them made directly for the warehouse and cars, in which were stored a great quantity of government goo ds, consisting principally of uniforms and a small quantity of boots. Not long afterwards t he w hole town was converted into one vast dressing room. On every hotel porch, at every corner, on the greater portion of street doorsteps—in fact all over the town, might be seen rebel cavalry donning Yankee uniforms and throwing their own worn-out and faded garments into the street. In many in stances one man would esconce his pedestals into two or three new new pairs of pants, as many coats, and with the same number of caps hanging about him. The streets became full of dirty rebel clothing. It is a noticeable fact that many of them had "on Union uniforms when they entered the town, and a number of their horses were marked U. S. During the night until daybreak a portion of them scoured the country round in quest of horses, and captured about 600, ten of which belonged to the Hon. A. K. M'Clure, and were fine animals. Among the horses taken was a celebrated black stallion, owned by some gentleman in Chambersburg, and valued at 1,200 dole. It is a very large and fine animal, and had quite a reputation in the surrounding country. The rebels fed their horses at the corn-fields around Chambersburg. The road for five or six miles to wards Harrisburg is strewn with corn-stalks that were gathered in the fields and brought to the edge of the road for the horses. The horses of those that remained in the town were ranged along the streets facing the sidewalks, and remained there for the night, the riders lying around in different direc tions. It is not known that they made any attempt to enter a single private house. The taverns were all visited directly after they arrived, and a consi derable quantity of whisky punished, for which payment was generally proffered in Confederate scrip. The men were, as a general thing, friendly and even socially disposed towards the inhabitants, entering into conversation with the citizens in the taverns, barber shops, &c. In one instance one of them entered a'Ativern in which were several citizens, and slightly hesitated at the door. Some one remarked, 'Come in, we won't hurt you,' where upon he entered, remarking, Well, perhaps not; but some of you Yankees lie so.' With the excep tion of the occurrences above related, the night was quietly spent. Preparations for leaving the town were commenced about daylight. Combustibles were placed in the railroad depot, the warehouse in which government stores were kept, and the machine shop, and a train laid to the powder magazine at the warehouse. The stolen horses were got together,d a large Government waggon with four horses an d two or three ambulances found in the town d wer e each well filled with military clothing, , S:c•, before and behind him, on his horse, Tette cavalry man had a quantity of clothing ra a p n a ile y d in s lo ta a e o s ti t y h e e s his chic. sse vger cars oad were Valley Rear belonging to the Cumberlan d d above buildings s tate then utterly destroyed; the bu d pile and the reac s h a i m ng e n u u p m to be r of pa . T h e y waited long were fired and totally consume : w ould be com morning the whole plate, and at 8 o'clock in the an and horse a small party left the town, eache; The noise occasioned enough to see that the sized clothing establishol owder magazine was so of th e P by the explosion bear d at the distance of several great that it was valley, and gave rise to a report, miles down the . tion that cannonading war that direction that that spread Chambersburg.Bt very The walls of the ware going en 8- strong, did not fall down after house, being exp losion, which fortunate circumstance pre. the destruction . PRICE..... -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. vented much damage to surrounding private pro perty. None of the private dwellings were destroyed by the fire. The buildings were fired about half past seven o'clock. The citizens of the ,town were gathered together at different points, and, of course, had to endure the mortification of bei;:g passive spectators of the scene. Some few stragglin g soldiers were in the town at the time the rebel& entered, but either remained concealed or made good their escape towards liaggerstown or Harrisburg. Ater leaving town the rebels proceeded down the Baltimore road in the direction of Gettysburg. " About 30 of the rebels are reported to have been captured by the Ist Maine and other cavalry r€gi ments as they were crossing the Potomac into Vir ginia, at Nolan's Ford. The rebels all rode the sleekest kind of horses evidently stolen from Penn sylvanian farmers. It is stated that they had in their possession some 580 captured horses, upon w hose backs were strapped all the valuables they had secured." A Washington letter in the New York Tribune says: -- " Expectation still stands on tiptoe in the effort to see the movement of which General Stuart's ex cursion is supposed to have been the prelude. Some will have it that Lee means to follow the same path to throw a large force on the right flank of M'Clellan, Others favour the supposition that General Sigel will soon be attacked, but the report growing out of this hypothesis, to the effect that 10,000 rebels are at Middlesburg, is unfounded ; at least, the Government has no such news. Others think the cavalry dash designed to cover a gene ral retreat. Generol Stuart did not hurry to eross the Potomac after he reached it on his return to Virginia. He stopped a full hour, according to reports which ha ye been received here, in sight of the ferry, for the purpose of giving his horses a last feed of ' My Maryland's corn.' Gen. Stoneman's infantry were meantime coming' up from Poolesville, six miles away, and Gen. Plea santon, whose 800 cavalry were too much exhausted to attack, having marched 78 miles in 24 hours without change of horses, was amusing himself with artillery practice across the river—two guns against two rebel guns. Gen. Stuart is reported to have told people at the ferry that he 6 had fooled the whole party,' but had not done all he intended—had not destroyed the Government stores at Frederick, nor burnt the bridge over the Moaocacy. Before leaving, Gen. Stuart sent his compliments to Gen. Seth Williams, M'Clellan's Assistant .Adjutant- General, and to others of his old military friends. None of his men were killed, injured, or captured by our army, but the Pennsylvania farmers rallied and took prisoner the advance guard—one man. The Surgeon-General received a telegram to-day from the surgeon in charge of the hospital at Cham bersburg, to the effect that all the patients were paroled by Gen. Stuart, but the hospital and stores were not injured in the least. It is believed in best informed circles here that Gen. Lee has received reinforcements to the number of at least 25,000 men since he crossed the Potomac, perhaps enough to replace those he lost in Maryland." IHE NAVI. VALETTA, Oct 23—There has been no mail from the Commander-in-Chief at Corfu since the depar ture of the last mail for England, nor is there any expected this week. Neither have there been any arrivals or departures of men-of-war. The Doris, 32, Capt. Sir F. L. M'Clintock, has been ordered from Naples for Messina, and will proceed home shortly to be paid off. The Amphion, 36, Capt. A. C. Gordon, now at Corfu, will, on her return, also be sent home. The Mars, 80, Capt. J. N. Strange, is on her way to Malta from the Coast of Syria; but it is not yet known if she will proceed to England on her arrival here or be detained in the Mediter ranean. The Edgar, 90, Capt. the Hon. F. A. Foley, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral S. C. Dares, C. 8.; the Liffey, 51, Capt. G. Parker; and the iron-plated frigates Warrior, 40, the Hon. A. Coch rane ; and the Black Prince, 4, Capt. J. F. Wright, have arrived at Gibraltar from England and Lisbon. The Edgar was to come on to Malta, and the Liffey was to relieve the Malacca, 17, Capt. G. J. Napier, at Gibraltar, which latter vessel was on her return from a cruise on the coast of Spain to return to Malta. The rate of steaming of the iron-plated ships is reported excellent, and to have far exceeded that of the Edgar and Liffey. The Phoebe, 51, Capt, Fortescue, the Chanticleer, 17, Commander C. Stirling, and the Galatea, 26, Capt. R. Maguire, the former lying at Devonport, and the two latter at Spithead, are reported for service in the Medi terranean. The Alacrity, 4, Commander J. Baird, leaves to-morrow with a mail for Corfu. Her Majesty's ships in port are—the Hibernia, receiv ing ship, Commander R, B. Harvey (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral H. J. Codrington, C. 8.), her tenders Boxer and Growler, and the gunvessel Alacrity, 4, Foxhound, 4, and Wanderer, 4. Dr. Madden, of the Bth Regiment, left to join his regi ment at Gibraltar on Thursday last. Rear-Admiral of the White John Kingcombe, of Plymouth, is appointed to relieve Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Thomas M a itl an d , C. 8., Comman der -in- Chief on the Pacific s t a ti on. Admiral Ki ngc ombe will hoist his flag on b oard the screw s t e am frigate Sutlej, 35, Capt. M. C ono ll ey, now at Portsm outh. Vice-Admiral of th e R e d Sir H. Stewar t, Commander-in-Chi e f at Devonport, return ed on Saturday from lea ve o f a b sence and re -h o isted his flag on Sunday on b oard the Royal A d e l a ide, 26, Capt. C. Vesey, from which the flag of Rear-Admi ral Sir T. S. Pasley, second in command, was trans ferred at the sam e t i me to the guards hi p o f steam reserve Indus, Capt. A. C . K ey, C.B. The screw ste am s t ores hi p Fox left Plymo uth on Saturday mor n i ng f or W oolwich. The screw ste am corvette Barrosa, 21, Capt. W. W. Dowell, w hi c h l eft Sheerness un d er s team 011 Wednesd a y, arr i ved at Plymouth on Saturday afternoon. She h as l os t an anchor an d has some de fects to be made good. The Barrosa brought a draught o f supernumerary boys for t h e Impreg nable, and h as received from that s hi p and the Implacable draughts of boys for distribution among the fleet in China. The screw steam frigate Phoebe, 51, Capt. For tescue, was rem ove d w i t h the customar y salutes on Friday from H amoaze i nt 3 Plymouth S oun d, w h ere she took in a portion of her powder and ammuni tion on Saturday. She will sail shortly for the Mediterranean. His Prussian Majesty's sailing frigate Thetis, 36, was towed on Saturday outside Plymouth break water by the steam tug Prospero, and took her departure for the Baltic. The crew of the screw steam sloop Perseus, 17, Commander Kingston, in Plymouth Sound, will be inspected to-day. She has shipped her powder, and will sail shortly for the Cape of Good Hope and the East Indies. The naval transport Dove, Mr. Burtenshaw, mas ter, has completed the unshipment at Chatham dock yard of about 100 tons of 41-inch, 3-inch, and 21-- inch armour-plates, from the Thames Ironworks Company, for the iron-plated frigate Royal Oak, 34. About 50 tons more of iron plates will arrive at the dockyard during the present week, which will complete the quantity the Thames Ironworks contracted to supply the Admiralty. The manner in which the company has performed it s contract with the Government has given very general satis factiOn, the plates supplied being all of a very supe rior description, the whole standing the official tests with highly satisfactory results. The plates, as soon as they have passed through the hands of the officials connected with the testing-house, are removed to the factory, where they undergo the process of an nealing to render them as tough as possible. After this they are bent by means of powerful hydraulic pressure to the exact shape of the ship's side to which they are to be bolted, the planing, boring, and smoothing of each plate being performed at another part of the dockyard, The Royal Oak has now six tiers of armour plates bolted to each of her broadsides, each plate being of the maximum thick ness of 41 inches. In the less exposed parts of the exterior of the vessel the plates will be scarcely so thick, but those have not yet been fastened in the places they are to occupy, the efforts of the hands employed on the Royal Oak being directed to the completion of the tiers of armour plates on each of her broadsides. She is to proceed from Chatham to Shoeburyness for the purpose of shipping the monster Horsfall gun and removing it to Woolwich. Thence it will be forwarded to the Mersey Works, Liverpool, where it was manufactured. As stated in a paragraph which appeared in 7he Sun yester day, it is to be re-sighted and vented, in readiness for some additional trials to be made with it. The 1 ye.-- LITERA7 ÜBE. English Women of Letters. By Julia Kavanagh. 2 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. All who feel interest in, or curiosity concern ing, the rise and progress of English fiction will welcome with pleasure Miss Kavanagh's compa nion work to her " French Women of Letters." Not only does she give biographies in it of our principal female novelists, from Aphra Behn to Lady Morgan, but she describes the plots of their chief works, and comments on their distinctive fea tures with equal clearness and judgment. The work is thus not merely descriptive, but critical. The author points out the influence each writer has exercised on the works of the present day, gives extracts illustrative of their styles, and thus affords the general reader a better idea of the in fluence exercised in this country by female authors, than could be obtained by months of reading with this special object in view. "The French novel," she says, " has always been, and, until the decay of French literature, it promises to be, the most popu lar of any written. It generalises and appeals best to the feelings and tastes of foreigners. It has been abused, and often hated, but it has always been read. Few can resist its attraction, for it has the art of not wearying. Its rule, however, is subject to the vicissitudes of great and sudden popularity— it is brief. French novels die quickly, in France and out of it. Often, when they survive, they owe their durabilityto some extraneous gift—to the fame, the style, the genius of the writer—rarely to the pleasure of the reader. In English literature it is not so ; there the novel that has ceased to please has ceased to live. English novels have seldom the sudden and universal success of the French ; but their power, if less fascinating, is far more durable. They take their stand on safer and less imaginative ground. They do not seem written to propagate certain doctrines, to excite and amuse, but to be true, and truth has an immortal charm. It is sur prising to see how lasting an impression they have left in all foreign literature. Wherever we turn we see their trace in form or substance. They have many deficiencies, some of which are painful ; they are not as a rule great literary works, models of thought or style; they do not always possess the attractions of universal genius or of famous names, but their power is complete, and from the days of Aphra Behn to this, a narrow, but stubborn and prevailing strength has been their lot." Female influence in the novel now threatens, she thinks, to become overwhelming. "It has lost its repelling coarseness—a great gain—but it is to be feared that its manliness and its truth are in peril. Eng lis h novel-writing has well-nigh fallen en quen eust for great pictures of human life cannot be with call ed novels. The mere novel, the plain tale , w i ts rarely written characters and incidents, is " t w her bent y written by men ; their genius takes 8 00. d and seeks other paths—and it is this that has game The novelists and suffered from feminine influence." nr e entative whom the author has selected it re pr esentative i ng literary women are ten in num ' author of Aphra Behn, Miss Fielding (sister 0 ...r f t rs he . Charlotte " Tom Jones"), Madame iyArblhaPe b ld, Miss Edge- Smith, Mrs. Radcliffe, Mrs. I • 11 , c and Lady Morgan. worth, Miss Austen, Mrs. ore recent of these still A few of the works of t he were as mere literary survive, the rest must They were useful, however, curiosities or lumber. m e y have all contributed in their generation. They structure of the modern something towa rds e ver volumes of Miss Kavanagh novel, and in the clev er their claims are du ly allowed. B fl i ng or f e ore a After B • y t Slaves 0 " G ;randmother's nd Money." 3 vo he ls. Author of Hurst and Blac k e tt. " Slaves of th e scarcely need say that by We King„are meant certain unlucky i n di v id uals who, having e ntered into the marriage state without , due care for the consequences, find the bondage far from easy, and the burden unpleasantly heavy. It is, in fact, the evil o f ill -assorted marriages that the author has taken for her theme, and she has dis played no small amount of skill in its treatment. The tale is cast in the form of a narrative, the sup posed narrator being a young half German, named Neider, who, coming into possession by the death of his father of a small Cumberland farm, qualifies himself for its management by a twelvemonth's tuition under Farmer Genny, at Welsdon in the Woods. Arriving somewat late at the village inn, he meets with a fellow-pupil named Thirsk, and the two, though widely different in temperament and disposition, strike up a considerable degree of friendship. Neider is a model of propriety—in Thirsk the elements of good and evil are strangely mixed, and produce sad discord; whilst a third pupil, named Grey, is less strongly defined, and is chiefly remarkable for his fervent though unhappy attach- '~ ...~~. S PAY E R mat to a pretty maid-servant, namel*F:77- workh. 7.A`lttbugh the ostensible m4i" 4 .V#%,:-T•:0-T15:! .. „ is that of - •beBoming an agricultkii,*; 4l. e . es one is that be may carry named Agatha Freemantle, who ' and whose half brother and guaraikii, Sir S Richard, is opposed. to the match. In ,this detign T h ;ysk succeeds, and ns he had married the lady solely f 6; her fortune of sixty thousand pound.N, he rejoicingly ai - iticipates obtainin it when she co,'nes of age. But the adage of the "slip between t. 1.15 cup and the lip" is exemplified on this occasion.. To celebrate the event Thirsk gives a grand party. The news arrives that the fortune is lost through the breaking of a bank. The guests depart in dismay, and the i rhirsio are beggars. _Rejecting; the proffered aid of Sir Rici:ard, Thirsktrieslitera ture, though he is too unstai:le to achieve mnuch s uccess, and he at length has an offer of a sciere tarysh,T, With a salary of v5OO a-37NT. In biz joy he unexpeCtectly returns home to tell his wifv, fini l3 that their child has been sent on a visit to his supposed emn - iy . ,. Sir 'Richard; . leaves the house turious, up . (l,larri - ng •in w : ith .a.disreput able chark,:c ter named. Peter Ricioworth, he makes use of threatening expressions with regard to Sir Richard, which prompts Peter, who has grievances of his own, to start for Welsdon and attempt the baronet's murder. In mistake, however, 116 kills his own. daughter, and very nearly Thirsles child, a catastrophe which, by bringing all Ole parties together with a common interest, effects a recon ciliation between them. Thirsk now Warns to appreciate the motives of his brother-in-law, re spects his wife, and the latter end of his career is better than the beginning. The part Neider playa in the drama is rather that of a go-between than a principal. He is the bosom friend of Thirsk, whilst he is the confidential agent of Sir Richard, and it is partly through his influence that Thirsk's better nature gains the day. He has, how ever, his peculiar sorrows. Harriet Genny, the farmer's niece, fettered by a promise to a dead aunt, rejects his hand to marry a cousin, Robin; who, with some literary talent, has such infirmity of purpose, and such " poor and unhappy brains for drinking," that he ruins his prospects, and dies of d su e c li c ri es u s m w t i r th em t e h n e s ; w a i n d d r o libil w. c T u h r t e a i c n h f i a e l f l s m o e n r i Nede t of the work consists in the skill with which the characters are discriminated. They stand out with a degree of distinctness which we have rarely seen surpassed. Old fomer Genny, with his shrewdness, homeli ness, and honesty is excellent ; scarcely less so is the sketch of Ole lymphatic Sir Richard Freeman tle ; whilst Thirsk and Robin Genny are good types of very opposite natul'es with a common bias. The former tending to evil from a powerful will that, irritated by opposition, finds relief in excitement ; the latter, because unable to resist temptation, his good resolutions melt before the impulse of the moment. Harriet Genny and her cousin, Mercy Ricksworth, possess equal individuality, and the novel is both well written and interesting. THE MAIL SERVICE. SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 27. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Delta, Captain Weeks, sailed hence at 2 p.m. to-day, with the mails for Gibraltar, the Mediter ranean, Egypt, Aden, Bombay, and Upper Bengal, together with 70 first, and 23 second class passen gers—amongst :whom are Lieutenant Yates, Cap tain Daniell, Rev. J. Slater, Major Lyacke, Cap tain Johnson, Lieut. Jones, Rev. Mr. Mitchell, Lieut. Huddlestone, Major Patey, Dr. Simpson, Lieut. Morris, Colonel Laffan, Rev. G. Lloyd, Cap tain Morris, Colonel Bruce, Ensign Dunford, Lieut. Chalmers, Captain Magill, and Captain Hickie ; 57 other passengers proceeds via Marseilles to join this mail, including Major General Sir A. Cotton, Lieut. Colonel .Niaxwell, Major Moyle, Captain Forbes, Dr. Armstrong, and Brigadier- Gen. Bates. The Delta took out on freight 1,409 boxes specie, value £431,291, of which amount £411,991 is for Bombay, consisting of bar silver, £330,950 ; five francs, £40,200 ; gold coin, £40,200 ; watches, jewellery, &c., £641. And for Alexan dria-19,200 sovereigns; jewellery, &c., £lOO, und a full cargo of general merchandise. The Ceylon, Capt. Evans, is preparing to take out the Calcutta and China mails from Southamp ton on Nov. 4; the Pera, Capt. Jamieson, is ex pected on Nov. 1. The Royal Mail Company's steamship La Plata, Capt. Abbott, with the West India, Pacific, and Mexican mails, is due on the 29th inst. The Magdalena, Capt. Woodward, with next Brazil and River Plate mails, due on sth is ex pected on 3d prox. The Atrato, Capt. Woolley, will sail on the 2d proximo with the fortnightly mails for the British and Foreign West Indies, Mexico, the Pacific, California, Central America, &c. The Tyne, Captain Jellicoe, is appointed to sail hence with the monthly mails for the Brazils and the River Plate on the 10th Nov. The Union Screw Company's steamer Norman, Captain Ladds, is due at Plymouth en route for Southampton, on the Ist November, with the next mails from the Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena, As cension, &c. The Dane, Captain Hoffman, is pre paring to leave Southampton on the 4th proximo for the Cape, embarking the mails at Plymouth. The screw steamship Tartar, Capt. Tulley, sailed hence to-day at five p.m. with a ship's mail, 20 pas sengers, and a general cargo, for Lisbon and Vigo. The Hamburg and American Company's steam ship Saxonia, Capt. Ethers, with mails of the 18th inst. from New York, is due off Cowes on the 30th I inst., en route to Hamburg. CROPS OF CO7 TON IN THE SOUTHERN STATES IN 1860-2. The following correspondence has been addressed to the Manchester Cotton Supply Association by order of Earl Russell : Foreign-office, Oct. 25. Sir,—l am directed by Earl Russell to transmit to you. herewith, to be laid before the Cotton Supply Association, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Charles ton, containing observations on the cotton crops in the Southern States of America during the years 1860, 1861, and 1862, together with information as to the stock of cotton no w on hand.—l am, sir, your most obedient humble ser vant, E. HAMMOND. G. R. Haywood, Esq., Cotton Supply Association. British Consulate, Charleston, Aug. 13. My Lord,—The near approach of the close of the cotton year, which is compiled from Sept. 1, seems to render ap propriate a few remarks upon the condition and amount of the crop which has been planted during the last spring and summer, as well as some general information on the subject of the cotton supply from the Southern States of America. statel b o e f g it the e be country tly and expressingthatemfryregreurareittyof cotmhemdiunsitcaurtbioend render it more difficult than usual to procure trustworthy details. But I have taken some pains to collect the infor mation, and venture to think that it may be depended upon. There can be little doubt that the crop of 1862 would, under ordinary circumstances, have reached 4,500,000 bales ; but, in consequence of the civil war, not more than 1.500,000 have been planted. It is thou g ht b y some that the' present crop will not exceed 1 ,000,000 bales, but I have reason to believe that the supply from Texas has been underestimated. Tivit State has been as yet very little disturbed by military operations, so that agriculture has been less interferred with than elsewhere. On the banks of the Mississippi very little cotton has been planted, as the danger is too great. It is only in the interior of the various States, at a distance from the great rivers, that the crop of this year is to be found.ll The crop of 1860 was disposed of, and, in a considerable measure, exported before the blockade of the Southern porta was established, but it is calculated that 750,000 bales still remain on hand. The crop of 1861 amounted to about 2,750,000 bales. Of these about 1,000,000 bales have been destroyed at various places to prevent their falling into the hands of the }Werels; the rest is stored in the interior of the different States. Much of it has been bought by foreigners, who hope to preserve it as neutral property through all the dangers of the war. About 50,000 bales have run the blockade successfully, chiefly to Nassau. One cargo has gone to Barcelona, and one to France ; I do not take into aecount the product of the sea islands of South Carolina and Georgia. They are in the possession of the Federals, and I have no mean's of ascertaining whether any cotton at all has been grown there during the present season. The amount, therefore, of cotton remaining in the Southern States at this date, which might be available to foreign commerce as soon as the blockade is removed, may be said to stand thus : Bales., Remainder of crop of 1860 ............ F-50,000 1,500,000 Undestroyed crop of 1861 . . ........ 1,50,000 Crop of 1862 (not yet picked) ........ 4,000,000 50,000 any be It must, of c°Tlr the Southern people.—l have, &c., mo ment JAY R. Biltleß, ;~T ~.i.. ..~