The Sun. — London, England, 1866-05-24 00:00:00

4 0 11 1 4 D 00 6 N must have a SUPPER an d MUSIC xv os , ~ 1 for Gentlemen. Rememb e r, w e wa it f or you a t after the Covent-garden.. Opera aad the Theatres. li -M AHAN'S LL WHISKY . DUBLIN A ' EXHIBITION, 1865. . 0 Thi s celebrated OLD Prize M e d al. IRISH WHISKY gained the üblin It • Ora% A 18 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious; and. very Whole - . 11 Sold e in Bottles, 3s. Bd ., at the Retail Houses in London; th A ge t nts in th e pr i nc i pal towns in England ; or W holesal e 8. GREAT DMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. O bserve the Redd Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Rinahan's LL Whisky." ....____—__________ NUTTIAL LOAN FUND - ASSOCIATION - (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), 14, K r , A r,„'-' Er•L-STREET COVENT - GARDEN. LONDON. 1,-;'' ANCES UONEY on Personal Security, Bills of Sale, fere,tehold or beneficial Leasehold Property, without inquiry three any deduction whatever, for periods of one, two,. ri s r 41 scoli n e t a e r , 8, r epayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. I U a l lso mad e t - .. Ttie zreatest secrecy observed. Advances also or Is y e :Yards the Purchase of a ifouse, repay able in , 10, . ez,p ei 3 —Perms free on application, or receipt of a stamped ove„ EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE '• OFFICE. Th e r - Royal Exchange, London. May 23, 1856. c h,,,, tour of Pirectors of the Corpora ion of the •:oyat Ex- t th,"turgrr Assuratee DO HERE lilC GIVE NOTICE, that ti le IIth itAN SFER BOOK , wid be SHUT from Thurs . da), log., of June next. to Thursday, the sth of July f01,0.w -wiii, ,ftslid that a GENERAL COURT of the said Corporation aP o olden at their Office, at the Royal Exchange, on 1 100 -. ' l) A, the 20th of June, at Twelve o'clock at 4 to consider a Dividend. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. eBONUS YEAR., -SPECIAL NOTICE. l-ctaIICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIKE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The Fi - Established 1824. all Wit h Bonus will be declarer] in January. 1867, and Doti n-Prolit Pclicies in force on the 30th June, .866, wil l b efor'el at ' , that persons who complete such Assuranc es on e p re tine 30th next, will share in that Division, althO Tablerniuni °nlY will have been paid. or a _ Bof Roes and Forms ot Proposal can be obt fined .9 of the Society's Agents, or of 13, St. am e nOGE CUTCLIFPE, Actuary and Secretary. s-square, London, S. W. 4E, ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY is Ap p to appoint a FEW ADDITIONAL AGNINTS. Posqi as invited only from gentlemen of adequate Ton, and possessing the requisite influence and energy. ROYAL IS ONE OF THE LARGEST INSURANCE OFFICES IN THE WORLD. CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING. Aunt of Fire Preniinns in 1 864 .... £406,413 -,evr Life Policies issued in 1864 f0r.... 1,014,897 `e B onuses the largest ever continuously declared by any • Company. °h ties for £l,OOO effected in 1845 now increased to £1,380. PE RCY.M. DOVE, Manager. J. B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. Insurance-tuildings, Lombard-street, London. any lELIO-SCENE —This very Handsome SUN i nu VD is o i v o i r o e u e ' s fr r ec ea t s u 1 in keeping out the sun than Ofller. fo'r th reason that the hoods overlap ea-h and', so as to pla-, a 4 i louble layer of cloth between the sun 40 :v.indow glass ; also the wide, open space between each a elea l , "lire a copious ventilation and the great advant, g ,e of he ar 1 , view —R. LOWTHER and Co., 31, Regent-street, ice aflillY. All kinds of blinds made and repaired. ?TIRE CULTIVATION of TEA in the East TE A tidie s is an important feature, and the EAST INDI cgriisTllPANY have, on account of its great strength elid e Coe apa. ,..e flavour, protnoted its sale by every meansieTaht th e e p' are now sollio g Assam, Cachar, Darjee"ngr 'lb 'lnd ,ehi na duce duty - viz., from 2s Bd. to 35. Bd. per , re _ so uses -Leas AS usual at ls. 4d. per lb. and upwards. -Wa ~.......__l__lslo. O , Great StAlelen's-ehurehyard, Bishopsgate. IN DEBTORS IN DIFFICULTIES.—Mr. S. ,iti::::7II.I,...IOIrOPER, Public Accountant, arranges emP"o rrariye ~u Creditors, advises persons in troub'e 17.1_ Wain., or to pass through the Court o . TWe n Y t ..' "Ii Prei.ar,s all forme of accounts, public or private. 10.. 8 i Year.' of experience. Consultations gratis . Offices, asulhal-stret, opposite the Court of Bankruptcy. French et, and Italian spoken. thATLIGHT LIGHT! LIGHT! HENVS'S GAS LAMPS , S quare or Gl o b e, n ., or every size and design. Al 6 inch Bent Top Square 21 l'ainted and glazed, 'lss ;a 43 inch powerful Reflect antrjp, With pendant iron and burner complete £2 2. ut ljtns : 4, Ukh- d a other 1 loomsbury. an Lamps redecorated equal to , new . 8 S4IJCE.—LEA and PERRINS' This WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. deliciou• condiment, pronounced by connoisseurs "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE," Is prepared solely by LEA and PERRINS. The isut a jublie are respectfuliy cautioned against worthless 1 ,,,,0n5, and should see that Lea and rerrins' names are aPper, label, bottle, and stopper. g ol ASK for LEA and PERRINS' SAUCE. d fit" ° olesale and for export by the Messrsetors, Wm,,,BLholessrs. Crosse and Blackwell; Barclay and ers a u ndon, An. arc.; and by Grocers and O il men uni _ b OPTIntRs.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. Y V RITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS ,I;r,,4I.OENR:EOCTED AND ExuprrlfooweldNbyTllnEp upwards s AOr f inp:„ll,l(tred Ati ettl an G d en i rrnen is to a be the most effective t) t . 82" . , 1 t 9 4 in the curative treatment of II ERN lA. The use tall'oided-e_ela Zng', so oiten . hurtful in its effeAs, is hem e ren,. t b mdage worn round the body, while I.. ad nsi to resistino*D is supplied by the Bloc-Jain itessl-41 Patent I ev7l, fi nv tt e in r g with - - so much ease and close -41 t hat It ee ) , cannot be detected, and may be worn during ie r etit 41taiptive circular may be had, and the truss, the oircum th "lice of th b . to fit, forwarded the e taat uractire o r dy, two inches below hips, being sent to 8 i„ O. , Mr. WRITE, 228, Piccadilly. An 1)„,:,e Trus s, gm , 18 Ms 6d.. and 318.6 d Postage, Is. Po Ih r ,"Vruss, .428 . and 525. 6d. Postal2c. is. Bd. Trss, 42 8:and Us. 6d. Postage, is. 1 d• Offie s, I,7Tee Orders to be made payable toJohn White, ost- NEW PATENT ~QaknlßLA.srpi. STOCKINGS, KNEap 0 n",; AM, for Varicose Veins and all cases ot `'weling of the Legs. , prains, ,tc. They are , e gtht in texture, and inexPve, and are drawn on e4ch • Arl:llarY stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. Jo [l ags. 6d. 4 WRITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. S I II A ~ and - " N 8S. ----The SOUND MAGNIFIER, Pane,,,j4visible 'Voice Conductor. It fits into the ear, not n the gnicllle; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises i to d ea i is entirely removed. It affords immediate relief tehnrch 13e , 1-801 113, and enables them to hear . di d stin f ct h ly ear a - t n riceadill ' ti g 144 1 ' 4 public assemblies. Every other kin 0 street ,tunient. --................_ y., Messrs. SOLOMON, 39, Albemarle- 81:31,13,.SCRIPTIONS for the WIDOW and forn;etIILDREN of the lateCaptainGßONOW, i ectio rly of 4 ,... tar'n 'no Grenadier Guards, and Author ef " Recol s.,,e,aad Anecdotes," "Celebrities of London and 4aB‘l. ,e { &c, captain Gronow, who lately died in Paris, k a ,, ri s a t a Ividow and four young children, by his second ofaherafe .atterly destitute, without means to defray his I °ll elPe eses, or even to purchase bread. Captain 8 b °l9. was disinherited by his father, in favour of he den rpther, a cle an. and the small income which . est at ved fl'ore the intereat o m charged on the family • --. ui roe , • „ Iraa, time with his life while the sums he received la p l , O .1 o tune for his " Recollections"were expended . a telly! l , l ng , for the increasing exses of his 79ung tt 4l a: f l:i p e lt itit i;: ij"; t: ro t ;e tt : h G s tt er e o r the se distressing circumstances _the friends rizianlitPaoris came to her aid, aed i the n y d n e o i w n - solit,-tt l ' . ed also to the readers olfatehi s h ße usb m a i n o d io s oen ri oe e s, for to enable her to maintain and educate her 41 Co. 5,s r eceived by Messrs. SMITH, 0 0011 1 hill, 45, Pall-mall ; and b 3Et DER, and e srs. Cox atreq.R.xftWoon, and Army Agents, Craig's-court, Parsliament _ • ITO MORE PILLS OR ANY 0 FUER MEDICINE. alids, tr BARRY's delicious health -restoring ARABICA, yi ela and Infants' Food, THE R . E_ il V at e n L g Ileti,,P three times as much assimilating tio 4 l l ruent as the best meat, strengthening slo e s, and restores perfect e to the most chsor de-13f,, . rong nerves, sound lungs, a healthy liver, refreshing fun tional regularity, ha d) cough, asthma, consump tion ,derangements, (11 4 4 or e e nfeebledTremovin a g n sp e e n edily and effectually i n _ (dyspepsia ~. ha } S 1 constipation, flatulency, nervous gastric ti k orrhoids, liver diphtheria, di co arr m h p cee2 laint e l, l in the head ~.81 biliousness, fevers, sore throats,._ %a -""rli co lds, influenza, noise s . . 8, eruptions, t*- gout, acidity, 113,: ears, rheuma ibm,.tabi...y, lit sleeplessness, 1411.t4tia.1 neuralgia, i rr itability , impurities, 004 ation, heartbiy,i.h adache, debility, dropsy, cra t ni s iZ , bronchitis,a. d ic e ess even in pregnancy or the f shoulders. e ill 4 igse,sean scrofula, tightness o th a cbest, ;tinsiin the pit of the stomach and between vall'(iihe most digestible of all foods and suitable for in- NO and infants in all complaints. e 5:..... of t h e , 71..i0t0 a few out of 62,000 of seven years' liver fop pla,in`; 4larcbioness de Br ehan,. Cure No. 58,216 bad digestion, con 'i'itil , 'wasting away, debility, nervousness, irritability, 84%1 4 er,70118 palpitation all from the Right Hon. kit4t. sleeplessness, and' the m o o v s u t r, intolerable nervous L ie Cure Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, h benefit from your . of li,..°,rd Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant of the county e'leei:erford :I have derived Ni%.,,..t food. --Stuart de Decies, T. Via ; waterford. Cure No. 54,816, from the Fakenham, Nor muDuromanal Rev.CaPPN Jam es Nit. 1/13heil, Syderstone Rectory, near it the tl l , ll -.al all cases of indigestion, and particularly when best °e t is more than usually' a ff ected, 1 consider a of all r e makes it e l ,. 14 rnedies. It regulates the . bile, and . any in the Ajrlill44l)e. Teases which would not admit of .mleericsueryne of e. 44 short, a healthy flow of the bi • Alek, of best symptoms. You can make wh a t use you T . ' o e of this com munication.—l am, gent em , J a mes.... ley, apPbell. Cure No. 52 ,422.---Bridge Houdse, lungs,t 11,Pittill'ill'reY ; - Thirty-three years' diseaaseningin in t 4,, e ,,_g of blood, liver derangement, Q°lltiitrB,, constipation debility s hortness o f 'bre .. a . th, and my t it 8, , ioivave been remo'ved by your Revalenta Arab m acquaint- p, 3 , et stomach, head, and ears are all right, Thear tittee"7t,ltad my re covery is a marvel to all my „,,„. f Aft--"tleee Roberts, T hiberMercbant. Cure No. 4v,oh Iles s I ears' in agony from dyspeps ia, nerv ous.. _,_,.. tett: a.!.,1141a, cough c onstipation, flatulency, spasms, "-'4' Cure 4°.47.ic,`' vobaiting ' Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. ss „Iticlig ftl...' kiSs iliz abethJacobs, of extreme nerv s fancies. .4k,tire3,;"eli, gatherings, low spirits, and „1, °2,9d 2lb., dmiltrrhoZ' "6,814.—mr. Saud. Laxton,Leices ne r " , e f e twoyears' '`e• 6d The food is sold in canisters, '—' 1113., 6 8. . i ; 121 b., 21s ; 2 41 b., 40s. Super -refined qual it y , l2ll and 41 t, „ lb ' , 12 s. ; 5113., 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 10Ib., ~ London ; b ‘ fia-r,.-4418,ters, carriage free on receipt of Post-office Order, Ittso K Y '-'u lalarpy and Co. 7. Regent-street, t . like ee illipa, Tea Dealer i King William - street me, Et s t 65, Gracec huron-st a r ' op ' t ;4, Cheapside ; 49 . L e ttrateet Within ; 63, 150, and 2 98, 0 Tottenham-court rom . ~' 5_4, trpper Baker -street ; 103, .- hill ; terra, tiroters, 65 (."108€: ", upper-street, Islington N. ; Harvey, zford-street 330, Notting -hill 1 :14 ee, fit. John' - ; and all resectain i ligh-street ; and Stubbs, Cin . „ e cer o azzs „, vrood, London , , v4ol446o—Beware of spurious imitat ions. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. O RNAMENTS for the D raw i ng -room, Library, and Dining-room, eonsisting of a new and e,egant assort ment of VASES,Figures, Groupe, Candlesticks, Obelisks, ink stands, ceautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster, Paean, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C. London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell'a Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION In GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr.TENNANT,F.G.S., at 149. Strand. XTOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most nowt ul invention of the day, AQUA AMA RE LL Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the publics this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agna Amarelia has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 61. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gamlen and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Ilighness the Princess of Wales. T HE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to the' 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer ban 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in flee years. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for young girls, almost children, from the age of e to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by th e Secretary, Sir. Daniel Cooper, R 5, Queen •street. Cheapside; or by Meagre Barclay and Co., Lombard-street. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, H.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor without the delay and dif fi culty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and l , gacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients. and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the Destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 4,000 and 4,000 weekly. The4Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds, had the Commiiten the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mae • erman, Esq., Nicholas -lane; also by Messrs. Contts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Harries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Preseott. Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. Barclay and Co.' Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co.: Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; I. Barred and Co, Liverpool) and at the Hospital. from 10 till 6. OTAIiIPORD gicoretarY. y✓ itrument. e was 00 a buried, he ordi. cos from fashion. bog three ridge of l e . The formed ound the s, w hich surface. ide, a de -1 or flint. Hoe, Nva B space of s of pot. rn, orna- fashion. of the !entained s a very Green nburned t is care' asod as a t w est of Jus, wer e ere frag. coven in. o set on was an This ver t e d at ced as i f 4 a Teri ;t of this Ind, also a. east paent. of . o m uch traces of tee, wer e Ldded to 3ter and i n the burned Sher W ind lift. c,ontain* ed cation of -,, The A N°. 23,068. LADY EMILY PONSONBY'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., SIR OWEN F AIRFAX By the LADY EMILY PONSONBY. "A very interesting and readable novel."—Star. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just published (Gratis), THE GREAT CRINOLINE -QUESTION solved by her Majesty the Empress cf the French. Ladies should at once obtAin gratis of their Draper or Corset Maker, THOMSON'S new Illustration, showing the veritable "MODE DE L'IMPERATRICE." • BURGLARS DEFIED.—JOHN 'TANN begs to invite thn public to inspe t his new PATEN r FIRE and WEDGE-RESISTING- SAFES and IRON DOORS, which an be tie,n al his Patent Lock and Safe Warehouse, 3i, IValbrook, London. . MADAME RACHEL'S Gem of the Season, PEAC LI BLO 'SOIL WASH, imparts a fair, soft, and youthful beauty to the complexion. This costly preparation is the leading fashionable toilet requisite of the day. This is the gem of the season —47 A, New Bond-street. QWEET OPOPONAX.—PIESSE and LUBIN'S new PERFUME. This and a thousand others for choice at the laboratory of flowers, 2, New Bond street, London. Sold in all parts of the world. CHOCOLATE. -MENLER'S FRENCH. CFIOCOLAT-MENIER, for Breakfast. CH.OOOLAT-MENIER is pure, wholesome, and delicious. 1/lENIER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE, Warehouse, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden.- Sold everywhere. STARCH MANITPACTURERS TO B. R. H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED TSB PRIZE MEDAL, 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, dm km SECOND-HAND FIRE-PROOF SAFES and IRON DOORS. Call and inspect the Largest Assortment in the World, by burr, Leadbeater, Mordan, Thos. Perry and Son, and Geo. Price, at half the cost of new. Sketches and prices free. GRIFFITHS, Cannon-street, West. DO you wish to SING, or have .a beautiful and powerful VOICE? If so-, the " REGISTERED EUPHONIC NOTES " are truly wonderful in 'their action, and are unanimously pronbunced the "Marvel of Science." They are invaluable to all, and are guaranteed as a protective agent in all weathers. No Singer or Speak , x should be without them. (see opinion of the press and testimonials.) The Euphonic Note. post free 14 stamps, in boxes 26 stamps, direct from the sole inventor, sEAGRAVE ALGEN, 1, Dorcas-terrace, Hammersmith-road, London, NV. E E T H.-V.R.--T E E T H. Messrs. ESRELL and SONS, old established Dentists. Sole inventors and Pa entees of SELF-ADHESIVE Peru vian Enamel ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without the slightest pain or inconvenience (tor which her Majesty has granted Royal Letters Patent). Loose teeth are fastened by their aid. Can be worn on the most tender roots or gums for years without removal. Mastication and articulation perltct. Charges strictly moderate, and within the reachltif the most economicaL Alt operations painless. Consultation free. Messrs. ESKELL and SONS attend daily at their only Establishment, 13, Tichborne• street, top of the Haymarket. (Note the Address). POPULAR DWELLINGS in POPULOUS and SUBURBAN DISTRICTS. Mr. JAMES MORTINIER invites attention to his patented Plans for Improved Separate Dwellings for all classes, which embrace an increase of street paving for each storey, public staircases, promenades, gardens, schools, reading, lecture, dining, and warerooms, baths, Arc.; also workshops, with or without steam pow( r, and perfect separation of tenants, to realise upwards of - 12 per cent.—Further information of Mr. J. Mortimer, 5 Queen's •road, Dalston, N.H.; or of Mr. .1. Dunbar, 4, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street, West minster, S.W. • HYAM & CO. JJYAM & CO., 66 and 67, Oxford-street, London. H YAM & CO.'S Tweed Over Coats. H YAM Sc CO.'S Silk-faced Over Coats. HYAAI & CO.'S Suits. HYAM & CO.'S Morning Coats, H YAM & CO.'S Sandringham Surtouts. H YAM & CO.'S Trousers. "YAM & CO.'S Fancy and Washing Vests. ( YAM & Co.'s Hosiery, Hats, Caps, &c. H YAbI & CO.'S Ladies Riding Habits. H yA.m & CO.'S Servants Liveries. HYAM & Co's ATTIRE for GENTLEMEN, 66 and 67, Oxford Street, London. Hyam and Co's Spring Overcoats Hyam and Co's Spring Suits Hyam and Co's Spring Silk-faced Capes 255. to 455. Hyam and Co's Spring Jackets Hyam and Co's Spring Dress Coats 3os. to 635. Hyam and Co's Spring Frock Coats 3os. to 70s. Hyam and Co's Spring Vests 6s. to 14s. Hyam and Co's Spring Trousers I_IYAM & Co.'s BOYS' SPRING CLOTHING, 66 and 67, Oxford Street, London. The First Establishment in the Kingdom for Juvenile Clothing. Boys' Knickerbocker Suits lss. to 355. Boys' Westminster and Osborne Suits lss. to 355. Boys' E a t on , Harrow, and Rugby Suits 2ss. to 425. Boys' Light Cape Overcoats Boys' Jackets for the season Boys' Serviceable Vests Boys' Serviceable Trousers Bs. to 14s. HYAM and Co.'s SELECT DEPARTMENTS. No. 1. Gentlemen's Clothing for immediate wear. „ 2. Bespoke or Order Department. „ 3. Boys' and Y ou th s ' Di st i nc t D e partment. „ 4. Hats, Caps, Hosiery, and Outfit Department. HYAM'S AND CO.'S ESTABLISHMENTS. LONDON-66 and 67, Oxford-street; BIRMINGHAM-21, 22, and 23, New-street; LEEDS-42, Briggate ; Dzwsnunir—Westgate. 7) - ,~, ----, ~. ,„„f---wi - --- gf .—f......„.„.„ , ,) , ,6: - , \ \ ~,, ill.— ~.._ , g , -;,...., i ~ . -:1 s• -= , .. 3 4- tit ' • . . , ~.., fx . •-•••- -....„,, , , ,- , i , .?• ik\-.--ir ...>„(.7,4abiwih,.-; • • T, ,09/4 s s , , o' 'a i ,el ~. \\~ . • ~ ... , ... , 144 AN - „otl tr. l s, g -_,,,,,,,,, r,t. ,.\\ ea r 74 .4. r r \A---, _. DIED- ,i. , c ~,,,ms - ...,-...- _ , ,L...,,,, , . . PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. pendents—furnishing French manufactories raw material and a market. Th e i n di scree t instructions to Marshal Forey rendered the designs of France but too apparent, and the Emperor having failed entirely in his intentions towards this country, he is now compelled to give up his enterprise disgraced, for whatever may be said, it is understood every where that he has abandoned Mexico from compul sion ; not that he has been driven out by any army, but because he saw danger of difficulties wbich were every day increased. France, in the event of war with the United States, saw its trade circumscribed, the raw material of its manufacture cut off ; the whole nation became uneasy at the bare prospect of bankruptcy, which it was believed would follow were our ports closed against her. France has escaped from a dilemma which threatened to array the people against the Government ; and were it not for this, Napoleon would never have abandoned Mexico, ex cept at the end of a war, for his heart was set upon rendering France independent of the United States. In his own language, he did not wish to see the United States " seize possession of all the Mexican Gulf, dominate from thence to Antilles, as well as South America, and be the sole dispenser of the products of the new world." He had seen, " by sad experience how precarious " was " t h e fate of an in dustry reduced to seeking (4 its chief ra w material in one market," besides an immense openin g " for French " commerce " was offered: when Napoleon origin a t e d his ad venture against Mexico, the time appeared propiti ouTsh;ehetr th is then u believed, with nearly all European s , that the United states were in the last throeS of dissolution, and he desired to be ready to profit from the effects of what was considered the dying man. But the difficulty having passed by, and the nation becoming stronger than ever before, and French in terests being clamor°, 3 for trade, concessions be came necessary, hence 1: e withdrawal of the French army from Mexico. Nothing, however, has been done, except under compulsion ; not the compulsion of an armed force, but that of trade, which operates more effectually than any other. The inhabitants of the United States can live without France. It is not necessary to our prosperity that we should re ceive French manufactures, but it is essential that France should have the markets of the United States in which to dispose of her products, for without such an opening one-half of her population would become bankrupt in a twelvemonth. This is as well understood in Europe as in the United States, and it is why Napoleon consents to a withdrawal of troops from Mexico. INEVIPSI),APEIi 7/y Jr -i l" : ' *„ 1 .r---- autfeetie Mississippi, as the planter high for labour. Ido n( irt,s, -, these three States will ra. , 44 r:p,, . ' i.t' ill k ' an average crop. South 1. . section of count r y t o d o e nresent high figure, and .. _ i Sea Islands very lit t l e l an d w ill b e sown With ithcl the tton. I anticipate, therefore, a crop possibly of 2,000.000 bales, but probably somewhat under that amount. Of this a large proportion will be Upland cotton, while fine stapled New Orleans will, for reasons already stated, be coMparatively scarce." :s iot ise JO-tift: much with thAxc THE CONFEDERACY.--There has lon^n published at Philadelphia the diary of one J. B. Jones, who describes himself as having been a clerk in the War Department of the Confederate States' Government. It does not appear that he was allowed to know many secrets, but still there are statements that are of interest. Under date of June 18, 1861, only a month before the battle of Bull Run, ho writes : —" We dare not make known the condition of the army tfte awful fact which may be stated here, and will not La known until years after—that we have not enough of am munition at Manassas to fight a battle. There are not per-. cussion caps enough in our army for a serious skirmish.w In September, 1863, he makes a note in relation to the siege of Vicksburg :—" Ordnance Officer J. Brice has trans mitted to the Secretary an official account of the ammuni tion, &c., at Vicksburg- during the siege and at the evacuation. General Pemberton got 150,000 percussion caps from the enemy's pickets for a consideration." 'Dec. 25, 1863.—N0 war news to-day. But a letter, an impassioned one, from Governor Vance, complains of out rages perpetrated by detached bodies of Confederate States' cavalry, in certain counties, as being worse than any of the plagues of Egypt; and says that if any such scourge had been sent upon the land, the children of Israel would not have been followed to the Red Sea. In short, he informs the Secretary of War, if no other remedy be applied, he will collect his militia and levy war against the Confederate States' troops. I placed that letter on the Secretary's table for his:Christmas dinner. As I came out I met Mr. Hunter, President of the Senate, to whom I mentioned the subject. He said, phlegmatically, that many in North Carolina were prone to act in opposition to the Confederate States' Go vernment." A question of conscience arises :—"Jan. 25, 1863. —Gen. Rains _has invented a new primer for shell, nceohtieuhsae h w s i o l u l res e he xplode from the slightest pressure. Tice shell is whn b e uried just bene a th t h e surface of the earth, and explodes aor w a e m ap an en tre i a n er dsu d p ie on ary it. war ll f e ar s e ar h ltiue has e ou n l o d scruples in resorting to any means of defence against an army of Abolitionist; invading our country for the pur pose,advotowaerdr,esotf tehxetearmrmiynaotif Q invadersn themfour the peninsula last spring and.the Metried a on suffice to change their line of march." The duties that of supervising the business of issuing among his at some periods, and the following incident isinregcopraedede•rte : A gaily-dressed lieutenant called on him, and wanted a passport to visit Gen. Polk's army, but could show no fur lough or documents to indicate that he was entitled to the favour. The diarist writes:—"Finally, he escaped further interrogatories by snatching up the passport I had signed and departed hastily; but instead of the usual m ili tary salute at parting he curtsied. This, when I reflected on the fineness of his speech, the fullness of his breast, his attitudes, and his short steps, led me to believe the person s w t e a r i s o a us woman, lieutenant instead w o as f a arrestedl ieute ns n t N this o m v N. 0 r 2 n l - i . ng M o y n mtyhs e western route, and proved, as I supposed, to be a woman. But General Winder was ordered by the Secretary to have her released." Again, "June 13, 1864.—At the con clave of dignitaries Hunter, Mean, and Secretary Seddon yesterday, it is reported that when Mr. Sed don explained Grant's zigzag fortifications, Senator Hunter exclaimed he was afraid we never could beat him ; when Senator Wigfall said nothing was easier—the President would put the old folks and children to praying at 6 o'clock a.m. Now, if any one were to tell these things to the Pr esident he would not believe him." " Dec. s.—Great ex citement was produced in the House of Representatives (Congress) this morning by the entrance of a lady, who proceeded vigorously to cowhide the Hon. Mr.V—, from Missouri." Mr. Jones himself was reduced to sad straits in that time of trouble. The following notes appear in the latter part of 1863 and running through 1864 :—"Nov. 6. My wife to-day presented me with an excellent undershirt, made of one of her dilapidated petticoats. A new shirt would cost $3O. Common brown cotton (and in a cotton country !) sells for $5 per yard. Feb. 21.—1 know my ribs stick out, being covered by the skin only, for the want of sufficient food ; and this is the case with many thousands of non-producers, while there is enough for all if it were equally divided. March 18.—My daughter's cat is stagger ing to-day for the want of animal food. Sometimes I fancy I stagger myself. We do not average 2oz. of meat daily, and some do not get any for several days together. March 21.—The following conversation took place yesterday be tween the President and some young ladies of his acquaint ance, with whom he [promenaded :—Miss.—' Do you think they will like to return to the field ?" President.—" It may seem hard, but even these boys (pointing to some youths around the monument 12 or 14 years old) will have their trial.' Miss.—' But how shall the army be fed?' Presi dent.—' I don't see why rats, if fat, are not a good as squirrel. Our men did eat mule meat, at Vicksburg, but it would be an expensive luxury now.' After this the Pre sident fell into a grave mood, and soni remark about re cognition caused him to say twice ' We have no friends mn a i b og r rh o n a ti nd under July t3hal.e arose-bush— s cheery-tree,eM-ybud s a h u . g h I t r's large pet cat di e d l as t sympathise with wbinthrieFdanthniies in the grief natural to such an occasion ; but really the death of the cat i n suc h times as these is a great relief to me, as he was maintained at the cost of not less than $2OO per annum. His death was probably occasioned by a surfeit of meat which hi s m i stress obtained unexpectedly seeing it fall in the st ree t, an d sending a servant for it. This morning a large fat chicken was found in my yard, picked up and prepared for cooking, brought hither by a cat which had stolen it from some kitchen. A portion of the breast only had been eaten, and our cook seized upon the remains for her own benefit. To such straits are we reduced by this cruel war. Nov. 10.—Bought two excel lent knit undershirts to-day of a woman who gets her sup-- plies from passing soldiers. Being washed, &c., they bore no evidence of having been worn except two small round holes in the body. Such are the straits to which we are reduced. I paid $l5 each; the price for new ones, of in ferior quality, is $5O a piece. No. 14.—Some one of the family intimating that stains of blood were on my under shirts (second hand), I was amused to see Mrs. J. lifting them with the tongs. They have been thoroughly washed and prove to be a first-class article. lam proud of them, for they are truly comfortable garments. Nov. 18.—My wife presented me to-day with an excellent pockethand kerchief, my old ones being honey-combed and unfit for another washing. Upon inquiry (since the cost of a single handkerchief is now $2O), I ascertained it to be a portion of one of my linen shirts bought in London in 1846." The New York Times pronounces the diary genuine. Dn. COLENSO'S SUCCESSOR.—Dr. Gray, Bishop p S ri o c u South I n n s o of fr t o h m ° C t h h e u r ß e i h s h i n o AoffriCeaap,ehTavorngn dendeposed e t Es r o r p . o c Natal, has, on his own authority, nominated a successor, to whom he will require the clergy of the diocese to pay Canonical obedience. The gentleman selected by Bishop Gray to fill the "vacant" see is the Rev. F. H. Cox, B.A. minister of the church of St. John the Baptist, Hobart Town. Mr. Cox was ordained in Englaid, and held for some time the curacy of Irping, near Midhurst. About 20 years since he went to Van Diemen's Land, and has officiated at Hobart Town since that time. He is to bear the title of " Bishop Pieter-Maritzburg," the chief town of the colony of Natal. The colony will thus have the advantage of possessing two bishops —one nominated by the Canon and the other by th e M etropolitan, and each claiming episcopal authority ov er th e clergy. The new bi s h op -designate a High Churchman. THE HORSE SHOW AT THE AGRICULTURAL HALL. — During Tuesday, tip to six o'clock, nearly 20,000 had paid for admission to the horse show at Islington. Amongst those assembled were the French Ambassador and suite, the Chinese Ambassadors, now on a visit to this country, and several foreign Ministers. General Count Fleury, Master of the Horse to the French Emperor, was also present, and was accommodated with a positionin the It is understood tehxactittehmeecontutwittans mceandtreesoefvtehmelapruenrcah-ases of most valuable animals for the Emperor, the Empress, and the Prince Imperial, and that very excellent prizes have been realised for the specimenast there could scarcely have been fewer than 10,000 p e rso n s tense, and the shouts of laughter almost indescribable whe n At the time the hunters were jumped (from 4 5 -. any unlucky wight came to grief in a t tempting to leap the to 1e p. m the ) in the building, and the interest and was the parade of the in pairs, and that of those ns h po u lbe r ldne creatures,ldei s . d e :: o the Carriage roeiasthoamusing whiche r x e s t S e r sa a oh n rad d sin hunters, and weig h t - carriers. One of the celebrated roadster, Sir H. Baring. erkneeh,acks being Mr. F. Branwhite's which it weight-carrier in The Stephensplendid trotting of Mr. Edwards' u c r iva ch e as n e s d as by a ap plause. Theexcitemoente: trotting and riding barYeei spe cimens other H. Knapp, and the way in passed all h c o o w m e p: e t r ito r r e s, ac e h l e ic d ith it d s shouts of o w f i a , epn 'Derby" on a small participators scale. ponies entered the ring, and ultimately became generall y There in we a re so tw rt o of ra improvised 'Derby" the actual merits of each were not decided. Yesterday, although the fourth day of the Metropolitan Horse Show, was the greatest and most important day which has taken place since the opening, not alone arising out of the cir cumstance of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales, but as regards the number as we ll as the hi g h char acter of the masses who visited the e xhibition. THE NOTTINGHAM ELECTION.—Mr. Faulkner, p on et e iti o o f n tphraeycaingndfoidar an n quirs as to s in has deposited with the Speaker a rtain cases of bribery on the side of A m berleyandCossham or, the one hand, and Osborne and Jenkinson on the other. Sir George Grey, Bart., h as b een requested to present the petition.—The Views. THE SUN, LONDON, URSDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1866. FRENCH GALLERY, 120, PALL-MALL.- The I:IIIRTEKNTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of PICTURES, the Contributions of Artists of the French and Flemish Schools, IS OPEN THIS DAY. Admission, is. Catalogue, 6d. IN TERNATIONAI Exim HORTICULTURAL lITION. Tickets may be obtained and at— of the principal Nurserymen, Austin's, St. James's flail. happen s, New Bond-street. Cock, Add son, and Co.'s, Reg ent-Atrect. Keith and Prowse's, Cheap side. Lacon and 011ler's, New Bond-street. Mitchell's, Bond-street. Letts and Son'4, Royal Ex- change. 011ivier's, New Bond-street. dam's, St. James's-street Westerton's, St. George's- The Royal Horticultural Gar dens, Kensington. And at the Offices, 52, St. Geo] , rge's-place, Albert-gate, S. W CRYSTAL PALACE. -NEXT SATURDAY HER ISIAJESIY'S BIRTHDAY. GRAND OPER %. CONCERT, AFTERNOON PROME NADE, and Rockhilla Gardens, with the Great Wistaria in full bloom. . Half-Crown Tickets of Admission and the Guinea Season Tiekets now ready at the Palace, at Exeter Hall, and the following agents : Messrs. •Addison, 210, Regent-street; Austin, St. James's Hall; Barker, Lower Norwood; Chappel, 50. New Bond street; Todhun ter. 22, Gresham-street; Blagrove. 52, New Bond-street ; Duff, 20, Oxford-street ; Good, 60, Moorgate street ; Griffith, Camberwell-green; Hammond, 5, Vigo street; Hopwoad and Crewe, 42. New Bone-street; Prowse, 48, Cheapside ; Kensington Railway station ; King and Seamer, 86, Upper-street. Islington ;"Lacon and Oilier, 168, New Bond-street; Layton. 150, Fleet-street • Letts, 8, Royal Exchange; Marratt and Short, 62. King William-street : Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mead and Powell, 73, Cheap side; Macmichael, 207, King's-road, Chelsea; Milliship and Harriss, 37, Westbourne-grove ; Motu rie, 55, Baker-street ; 011ivier, 19, Old Bond-street; Pearce, 2, Brixton-place, Brix ton ; Stan field, High-street, Peckham ; Warren, High-street, Croydon ; Sams, St. James's-street; Westerton, 27, St. Geo - ge's-terrace, Knightsbridge; Westerton, 12. New and terrace, Kensington ; Key, 18, Westbourne-place, W. NOTE. —Mdlle. Titiens, Signor Mongini, and other artistes of her Majesty's Theatre, and Herr *hell, will appear at this Concert Mettle. Titiens will sing the part of Lorne, in Mendelssohn's opera of that name. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S BADEN-BADEN and UP IN TILE AIR, an entirely New Entertain ment. EVERY EVENING, at Eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at Three. 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But the five ships, at the time the splice is made at Valentia, will present a sufficiently imposing appearance, and though the William Cory will perhaps not accompany the expedition all the way, the four vessels engaged are so very efficient that they will probably be equal to all that will be re quired of them. Captain Moriarty, it is believed, will again lend his invaluable assistance in looking after the compasses, and he will be assisted in this department by Mr. Moodie, a young officer who last year fairly earned his spurs in this difficult department. Mr. Beckwith will go again in charge of the ship's engines, and while Mr. De Sauty has been replaced by Mr. Willoughby Smith as elec trician, Mr. Canning and Mr. Clifford will be once more in charge of the all-important task of laying the cable. Nor will it be their, fault if anything should happen amiss. The care with which Mr. Clifford has superintended the manufacture of the cable is beyond all praiSe ; but the cable has not been the only work done at Greenwich. They have there made the grappling ropes, which are twenty miles in length. The rope is seven and a half inches in circumference, and is made of the same strands as the cable, the • wire being of steel, /tinning through the Manilla. There will be, aka; five miles of buoy ropes for temporary use, and not, as some of the public appear to imagine, for the purpose of anchoring the buoys. It may be interesting to state that the last heard of the buoys of 1865, then intended to be of use only for three or four days, was from the master of a French vessel, who reported that he had met them in the neighbourhood of Madeira, no doubt bent upon a visit to New Zealand or intending to astonish the minds of some Patagonian savages. The grappling irons will be similar to those of last year but heavier, Three kinds will be used—grapnels simple ; grap nels in which the cables when caught will be jam- med ; and grapnels provided with a sharp edge on which the weight of the cable will cut itself when needful. The machinery for paying out, which was so much admired, and which did its work so well last year, has been taken to pieces and will be set up again in a few days with stronger frames and drums. The old jockies and breaks will again be used, and all will be ready before the time named for the recep tion of the last of the cable. But the interest will this year centre in the new picking-up machinery. Hauling iu will be done either at the head or the stern if hauling in should become necessary. These machines will have double drums, and will be made of enormous strength. They are entirely new, and are calculated to work up to a strain of 16 tons, and will not give way under a pressure of considerably more than 30 tons. They are specially constructed with a view to be worked by a double cylinder trunk steam engine of 40-horse power nominal. The dynamometers —or indicators of the strain—•for the picking-up as well as for the paying-out machinery, will be fitted with adjusting weights, and will have larger scales attached, so that more delicate observa .. tious will be attainable this year than it was possible to take last summer. Indeed there does not appear to have been overlooked the smallest improvement which it was possible to conceive. It will not be forgotten that last year, after the broken cable had been grappled, it was more than once lost by the imperfection of the forging of the swivels. The heads of the swivel bolts were pulled through the eyes, as wire is drawn through a die, and so part of the grappling rope came up without the prize. This year the swivel bolts have been forged with special care. There is no fear of any such accident this time ; and indeed there is little danger of any acci dent at all—or at least of any irreparable accident. If, after the explanations which have already been offered, any one should doubt that Captain Anderson will be able to find the spot on which lies the lost end of last year's cable, let it be said that it is more than probable he will begin to grapple within a quarter of a mile of the spot that he selects on the chart for the purpose. The perfection to which observations have now been brought can only be cruically tested on such an occasion as this ; and Captain Anderson and,Captain Moriarty are as well qualified as any two men in the world to mark the position on the surface of the sea directly beneath which lies the little line destined to bear between England and America messages to the speed of which the usual simile of a flash of lightning is as the speed-of an old-fashioned mail coach to that of " the Wild Irishman" express who carries the Dub lin mails. But the speed of transmission through the cable known to be within the compass of elec trical skill is likely before long to be further in creased. It may, without any breach of confidence, be stated, that experiments are now being con ducted with a view to accelerating the rate at which messages pass through the cable. We believe that more than one plan is now undergoing a test, and that the results are very satisfactory. No doubt plenty of work will be found for both the cables that may be laid ; and if the present rapidity of trans mission can be increased it will go far to postpone the necessity for a third cable.—Herald. The French Army Abandoning Mexico. (From the New York Daily Evening Bulletin.) A recent Parisian letter, in speaking of the mission of Baron Saillard to Mexico, in connection with an arrangement for the withdrawal of French troops, says definitely that advices have been received from Mexico by way of Havana, which leave very little doubt that some 5,000 men will return to France in the latter part of May. This news had the effect to produce a ride in the French funds. And in the ad dress of the Corps Legislatif to tbe Emperor on 19th Feb. the withdrawal of the French troops froth Mexico was spoken of as an eventpreviously decided upon. It may therefore be considered, so far as France is concerned, that Mexico will receive no fur ther assistance, but at our latest dates volunteers were being enrolled in Austria, Belgium, &c., to take the place of French soldiers to be withdrawn. This new phase in Mexican affairs will relieve the United States from all apprehension of war with any European Power, for assistance henceforth will be individual rather than national, and will probably result in Mexico being governed by her own citizens at no distant day, for it is not likely Maximilian will be able for much length of time to draw around his throne European adventurers in sufficient num bers to sustain him. Money will be required in large amounts after the departure of the French to pay a mercenary army, and it will be most difficult of at tainment, either by loan or taxation. From present indications it is likely that the attempt to establish an empire in Mexico, without any active interfer ence from the United States, must fail. It has been evident from the period when it was understood that the rebellion would prove unsuccessful that Napoleon could not sustain himself in Mexico. It was considered only as a matter of time, but it was feared that the National Government, by press ing affairs too rapidly, might place France in such a position that war would be inevitable. It became necessary, therefore, to permit Napoleon to withdraw his troops, under an assumption that he had finished his mission, when the whole world knew that he had accomplished nothing. He had, instead of reducing the Mexican debt due to French citizens, incurred i n a dditio n a very large i national debt. It is as well understood to-day as it was during the American rebellion that Napoleon sent his army to Mexico to take advantage of eventualities which were expected to arise in the Southern States. He supposed he could establish an ally on our borders, and at the proper season step in and appropriate Texas, and perhaps Louisiana, making of them de- HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys. One hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. The annual expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at £g,ool l , being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends have promised to pay for one boy each year. Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West minster Bank, 41, Lothburv, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs. R an som and Co., 1, East ; and by WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, P.C. SUBSCRIPTION TESTIMONIAL TO GEORGE CRIIIKSHANK. PRESIDENT. JOHN RUSKIN, Esq., M.A. VICE-PRESIDENT. Sir W. C. TREVELYAN, Bart. TREASURER. Louis Huth, Esq, BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C. " Before the century was actually in its teens, we believe that George Cruttishank was amusing the public. Is there no way in which the country could acknowledge the long services and brave career of such a friend and benefactor ?" THA.CIEERAY, The public) in general is invited to co-operate in this move ment. Subscriptions receivable as above, or by the under signed as honorary secretary, CHARLES A. HOWELL. 3, York-villas, Brixton, S. IROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE, FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C. Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches. At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that they are homeless and starving. The Manager &c., receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each night numbers of young women, children, and orphans are, for want accom modation, refusedadmittance, andh ave to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda tion, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will IN3 required. Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really starving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome, and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will be offered in your behalf. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be gratefully received by the Rev. D. CiILBERT D.D., No. 22, Einobury-circuo, B.C. The Atlantic Telegraph. The failure of the expedition in 1865 in the attempt to lay the Atlantic cable was very lamentable no doubt ; but the money which it cost was far from being wasted. The mishaps taught more valuable lessons to everybody concerned than a success could have done, and now the expedition will go out armed at all points, and all the more confident of triumph, because 10 or 11 months ago there was such a series of accidents, and such a series of half successes. There are, besides, two strings to the bow which the best seamanship and the best engineering skill of England are about to bend. There is the new cable to be laid first, and through it there will probably, within two months from Saturday next, fly many a message of goodwill and many a message of congratulation pleasantly exchanged with our children north of the Lakes and our cousins south of the St. Lawrence. And then there is the old cable to be picked up and spliced, and the rest of it laid to Trinity Bay; when England and America will be joined in twin bonds, and statesmen in America will be able to feel the pulse of Europe (if their touchbe delicate enough) through the wires and they of Downing-street and the Ministeres on the Rue de Rivoli will not have to wait a fortnight, or at least 10 days, for the news of a fishery difficulty off the " Banks," or a bit of trouble down by the Rio Grande, while the great public will have its New York news of Monday evening hot with its rolls on Tuesday morning ; and when 'Change closes in Lon don, Liverpool, or Manchester, they who are begin ning 'Change in New York will know the European prices and be able to regulate themselves accordingly, while the possession of two wires will ensure transmis sion with very little delay. In fact, a brokerin Wall street will soon look for his London prices of 3 o'clock p.m. when he goes to his office the same day at 10 a.m., and Bear in Threadneedle-street, or a Bull in Broad-street, will expect his New York closing quotations in his morning paper as he now looks for those from Vienna, and as he a few years ago looked for those from Liverpool. As we were the first to describe the beginning of the work on this year's cable, so now that the pre parations are being rapidly completed we have - the pleasure of laying before our readers an account of the programme which will be followed as closely as circumstances will permit. The Great Eastern, which lies comfortably enough in the Medway, about three miles above Sheerness, and where the public parted with her last year, will run out to sea on the 30th June. The 28th, being the day of the highest spring tides, was originally chosen ; but while the 30th gives a margin of two days more for possible delays, the water on the bar at Sheerness will on that day be quite enough to float the big ship, however deep she may be, especially as she will coal comfortably from the 3d or 4th of July till the the 7th or Bth in that delightful anchorage behind Bear Island, in Bantry Bay, where Capt. Anderson kept her snugly for three days last year. From Bearhaven the Great Eastern will go to Valentia not later than the 10th of July, and by that time the new shore end, which is to be shipped from North Woolwich by the middle of June, will be laid from theWilliamCory, steamship, and be ready at a buoy not far from the spot where the splice was made last year. When the ends of the new cable are joined the Great Eastern, with her consorts, will take her de parture on a course distant about 30 miles from that which she took last year, so that there may be no chance of laying the new cable over the old one. If all should go well the Great Eastern will, on her arrival in Trinity Bay, coal again, and return, as we before announced, to pick up the old cable and lay it to Newfoundland. Leaving a margin of a few days for minor accidents on these voyages, it is hoped that all will be accomplished, and the Great Eastern be home again by the 17th of September. This, it may be said, is all very pretty on paper, but how is it to be done ? It may first be well to show what has been done. There are, then, already on board the Great Eastern in the fore tank 336 miles of new cable, in the aft tank 614 miles, and in the main tank 757 miles. The length to be ma nufactured is altogether 2,800 miles. There are thus on board 1,707 miles, and all the rest is ready at the Greenwich works except 300 miles, which, as the Telegraph Construction Company turns out 120 miles a week, will all be ready by Saturday fort night, and be on board the Great Eastern by the end of the third week in June. So far there is no difficulty. But there is the half of the old cable to be conveyed, and the bulk of thi s w ill go i n the Great Eastern, but 2 74 miles of it will be carr i e d i n in t t h o e iwn s t screw e itn w hge steamer besidet tanks , nksthe,h i w bwhich Medway,big ship, the of 1,900 to ns , w hi c h i s y all but ready t o t a k e riveters were yesterd a y busily engaged in finishing. When thi s supply is on board the Medway will run up to Greenwich and take on board 45 miles of the old cable, and then shift her berth to Woolwich, and take in 91/ miles of cable to be laid across the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Her freight will be completed by four miles of the shore end of the new cable to be laid at Trinity Bay. The decks of the Great Eastern are in a much less confused condition than at this time last year ; but that is hardly to be wondered at when it is remem bered—or stated, if the fact has not before been published—that in the internal fittings of the ship for her last year's voyage there were consumed 200 tons of iron plates, 75 tons of angle iron, 6 tons of three-quarter rivets, 9 tons of 8-inch spikes, 600 loads of 12-inch timber in balk, and 150 loads of other timber. The work represented by these figures did not need to be done again, but there has been work of another kind more than sufficient to keep busy the mind and the hands of Mr. Halpin, the first officer, who will once more, to everybody's satisfaction, be chief of the staff to Captain An derson. The cleaning of the bottom has been a work of time and labour, and now even nattiness doubt the 1,500 big ship will l oo k as gallons of o il as a is beginning to be looked for. The re i s enough paint about to float the pinnace. They thi n k li ttle, beginning,we are told, a n o d f ordering no " good as new" before she dips her flag to the guard ship at Sheerness on her way out. The cable fleet will comprise, beside the Great Eastern, the Med way, above mentioned, the Albany, screw steam ship, of 1,500 tons, the William Cory, of 1,500 tons, Free Labour in America. A correspondent of a contemporary, writing from Vicksburg, Mississippi, Aprill2, discusses the ques tion of free labour, and the probable cotton crop of this year : ," The great question as to the capacity of the negro for work, except under - compulsion, is being solved in the most satisfactory manner. After tra velling some weeks in the South,- and making dili gent inquiries on the subject, I find that the almost universal testimony of the planters has been that the negroes are working better than they had even hoped. Some go as far as to assert that the negroes were never so profitable to them as slaves as they expect them to be as hired hands. Those who have persistently dogmatised upon the innate slothfulness of the negro now say that.this fit of industry is but transient, and that as soon as the hot weather, sets in no more work will be done. Ido not entertain these fears myself, but at the same time I do expect to hear contradictory reports as the season advances. In some localities the necessities of the freedmen have enabled the planters to exact hard terms ; in others the greater demand for labour, or more gene rous principles, have caused a more liberal policy to be pursued. In out-of-the-way districts the amount of the whole wages is often from $5 to $lO per month ; while in the neighbourhood of large towns, and along the Mississippi, $l5 per month, with food and lodging, is the average hire. Some planters again give one-sixth, or even one-eighth of the crop as wages, while others allow one-third or one fourth, and give rations in. When those who hare been engaged at the low figures find ou t what their more fortunate brethren are getting, they will certainly become discontented, and there will be some difficulty in getting them to perform their contracts. At the present moment, when but a small portion of the land is sown, it is impossible to form an accurate estimate of the coming crop. It must not be supposed, however, that the willingness of the freedmen to work will cause a crop equal to the average before the war to be raised. In the first place there is far less labour available than formerly. The war, small-pox, and want have certainly diminished the coloured popu lation not less than two-fifths of a million. The negroes, moreover, much prefer employment in cities and upon the rivers to the monotonous life of a plantation. Many thousands are now engaged as porters in New Orleans and other Southern cities ; the Irishmen, indeed, who formerly performed this kind of work, have been entirely supplanted by the freedmen. Considerable disinclination, moreover, is being shown by the women to perform heavy field work—a by no means blameable feeling on their part—but it may have a considerable effect upon the amount of cotton raised. It is generally expected that not more than two-thirds of the for mer amount of work will be got out of the freed men at the critical time of picking the cotton. This r operation begins in the early part of August, and lasts till frost kills the plant. Under the old sys tem the slaves were driven to their work at sunrise, and kept at it till sunset. Deducting meal hours, and about two hours allowed for rest at noon, the working hours were 14 on an average. Under the system of contracts, the hours for labour are gene rally ten. This change will, of course, be set down to the innate laziness of the African race, but it seems rather inconsistent to accuse the labourer in Mississipi and Alabama of idleness, when he works but ten hours in the broiling sun of August and September, while his compeer in Ohio and Illinois is thought industrious when, in a far less oppressive climate, he performs the same amount of labour. In addition to the scarcity of labour, there is also great difficulty in procuring good cotton seed. Much of that which is being sown is three or four years old, and it is feared will pro duce a sickly plant. All things considered, I cannot estimate the coming crop at more than 2,000,000 bales, and unless the season is very favourable I do not anticipate even that quantity. The high price of cotton has, of course, given an immense stimulus to its production, and a considerable amount will be raised this year by white labour in Tennessee, Upper Alabama, and Georgia. The cotton, however, g rown in these districts is known as " Uplands," and is but a poor substitute for the superior staple produced on the all uv i a l l an d s o f t h e Mi ss i ss i p pi. FrotnTexas was accounts are exceedingly favourable. This State comparatively untouched by the ravageseinn of the t of war. e Many pla n t ers , a l so , a t the commencement struggle, transferred their slaves to hope of k ee pi n g them beyon d Yankee armies. Capital an the reach Texas,r each o i f n the th d labour are, therefore, e other Southern prosperity, Arkansas half a a nnetdhornawneiaverage toltnextany hwillaafter r a o Ti sbeeaxbsalosymbiene_ State,mor e abundant d a a n f t ull he e r r o op tb o a f n r :'tl:,stseirelft pro y crop. o t h e order du produced. n enterribly devastated. The levees portion of y ear, the. Therich theww h h i a c w t h a m r producedrbeasthbae more along the river have been repeatedly cut, and, fr om fear of an overflow, the greater bottom lands will beleft uncultivated this river, in fact, has, within the last fortnight, burst through the levees in several places. I have not been through Alabama and Georgia yet, but believe they are not in a better condition than Mississippi. In deed, the less productive soil of the two former States will prevent them recovering so rapidly as 3SO ion ) f I:) ft e't Sev r i ° to 5' • ,2 0 ,o 403 k i te d, wee 04 frOV 1 4 ISt e' s tO 12(1‘ 4. r ed, j " 3a ; "ririci vo 20; Lt i gl ' ° cu r ' orilicil Artit' 9l - v „ for Peep' / La d 9 rra" irr e l,: s ) ,,,o, pWel. rto'' D a til, 10 13 0• 2. ' , V OAf En