The Sun. — London, England, 1861-06-13 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. On SATURDAY, June 15, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave PADDINGTON at 6.30 p.m., and Reading at 7.40 p.m., for CHIPPENHAM and BATH (fares 12s. and fis.), and 8R1,, , ,T0L (4s. and 75.), returning on Monday, June 17, at 5.30 p.m, TREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. An EXCURSION TRAIN at LOW FARES will leave Paddington at 9.45 a.m , and Reading - at 10.50 a.m., *n Monday, June 24th, returning on Thursday, June 27th; for Oxford (Cs. 6d. and 45.), Banbury (P4s. and 55.), Leamington and Warwick (10s. 6d. and 65.), Stratford-upon-Avon and Mr- Mingliam (12s. and 75.), West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Bilston (12s. 6d. and 7s. Fd.), Wolverhampton (13s. and Bs.), Wellington and Shrewsbury (17s. an i 10s.), Oswestry, Wrexham, and Chester (18s. 6d. and lls.), Birkenhead, Liver pool, Warrington, and Manchester (21s and 12s. 6d.) GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-ASCOT RACES, 13th and 14th of JUNE. —On each day of the Races Trains will run between PADDING TON and WINDSOR, as under : Leavincr Paddington at 6.0 a.m., 7.30 (3d class), 8.30, 10.0 (3d class), 11.0 (Fast), 11.15, 11.45 (Fast), 12.0, 1.10 p.m. (3d class), and 2.0 (Fast). Returning from Windsor at 4.45 p.m., 6.0 (Special Fast), 6.25 (3d class), 7.45 (Special Fast), 8.30 p.m. (3d class), 10.0, and 10.45 p.m. Carriages and horses will be conveyed by any of the regu lar trains. cm , ibuses will be provided to convey Passengers from the Windsor station to the Course and back. EAP RETURN TICKETS to Windsor are issued at Paddington by the B.PO a.m., 10.0 a.m., and 12 noon Trains, available for return at 6.2 8.30, and 10 p.m. Fare there and back, in covered carriages, 2s. 6d. RESTAURANT and CAFE DE L'EUROPE, 2 and 10, HAYMARKET, adjoining the Theatre Joints in IMMeSSIOII, from four o'clock 2s. Od. Soup and Joint 2s. Cd. Severn Salmon, or other Fish and Joint 3s. Cd. The Cafe Dinner of Soup, Fish En:ree, and Sweets... 3s. Cd. A Haunch of Venison on Wednesdays. Suppers after the Theatres. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S NEW ENTERTAIN MENT, the CABINET of CURIOSITIES, POLY GRAPHIC HALL, King Wiliam-street, Charing-cross, TO-NIGHT, and EVERY EVENING (except Saturday), at Eight. Private boxes, £1 ls. ; Stalls and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 28. ; amphitheatre, is. --A plan of the stalls may be seen, and seats secured (without extra charge), at the Box office, from 10 till 4 Morning Performance, Saturday, May 11, A RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, with the Celebrated BAND, Forty in number (established eleven years), chosen from the Philharmonic Concerts, Royal Italian Operas, and the Household Troops. Conducted by Mous. Lamotte. Cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt.—Dancing at Nine o'clock.—ls. admission. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High Holborn. Open every evening at 8 o'clock.— This popular and magnificently appointed Ball Room, de cidedly the most fashionable and best conducted entertain ment in he world. The very excellent hand, under the able direction of Mr. ?a,cker, is constantly introducing the choicest and latest music of the day. The wine, supplied are of the very choicest quality. The refreshment rooms are elegant in the extreme, and replete with every comfort. Admission throughout, is. EVANS'S MUSIC and SUPPER ROOMS.— Gentlemen meet as wßual every evening. :Hackney as ever—Sydney's admirable New Song—The Elliot Family and the American Br.thers' elegant Performances, superior to anything yet if en. Four-part Songs, Glees, Madrigals, and Classic Vocal Music form the main element of the entertain ment. Play-goers sup at Evans's to glees extremely well sung."—Athenwum. CONTRACT FOR BIRCH BROOMS. Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy, Somerset Place, 11th June, 1861. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on TUESDAY, the 25th instant, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying her Ma- Jesty's Dockyards at Deptford, Woolwich, Chatham, and Sllernes s, with DR. BRIGHT'S MANUAL, with Descriptive Cases, illustrated with Drawings from Life, Member of the College of Physicians. On Spermatorrhcea, Loss of Manly Power, and consequent impediments to married life : eontaining full particulars for self cure. J. Allen, 20, War wick-lane, Paternoster-row. Price ls. ; by post, 14 stamps ; sealed, 2 stamps. BIRCH BROOMS. Patterns of the Brooms and a Form of the Tender maybe seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after Two o'clock on the day Of treaty, nor will , any be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and hear in the left-hand corner the words " Ten der for Birch Brooms ;" and must also be delivered at Somer set-place, accompanied by a letter si ned by a responsible per son, engaging to become bound with the Person tendering, in the sum of £2OO, for the due performance of the Contract. PRESENTS.— ORNAMENTAL and SCIEN TIFIC.—ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of anew and elegant assortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian,Alabas ter, Marbl e , Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. r. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CONdHOLOGY and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. I'RACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNAN E. at 149, Strand, W.C. THE VIGOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN FOUR WEEKS by Dr. RICOED'S ESSENCE OF JAPE. NO CONSULTATION NECESiARY. THORLEY'S CON D IME N TAL FOOD (mixed wi h crushed Oats, &c.) for My Horses.—Read Admiral Rons on the English Racehorse. 40s. per barrel, containing 448 feeds. THORLEY'S CONDIMENT for My Cows. -I- Increasing the quantity and enriching the quality of Milk. 40s. per barrel. This wonderful agent will restore manhood to the most *Mattered consti`ution, 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 lour 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 3 marry, as its effects are p ermanen t. It i s ac k now l e dged by The medical press to be the greatest discovery ever made. Success in every case is as certain as that water quenches thirst. Dr. Rilord's Essence of Life is sold in cases, with full in structions for use, at lls., or four quantities in one for Ms.. and may be sent to any part of the world, carefully packed on receipt of remittance or stamps. Dr. Ricord's Sole Agent in London is Prout, Patent Medi cine Warehouse, 229, Strand (five doors west of Temple-bar). (Entered at Stationers' Hall.) THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MANHOOD. Just published, the Twenty-fifth Thousand, SELF -TREATMENT SIMPLIFIED. Spermatorrhcea, or local weakness, nocturnal emissions, general and nervous debility, premature decay of the system, impotency, and impediments to marriag e , & c ., cure d b y LOCAL MEANS, without poisonous drugs or other ques tionable so-called remedies, which have hitherto proved abortive, although generally used by the English faculty. The important fact that the many alarming complaints, originating in imprudence and excess, may be easily removed without medicine is clearly demonstrated, and the entirely the Ar and highly snccessful treatment, as adopted. fully given, by means of which every one is enabled to ci,re himself pri vately and at the least possible cost. Sint to any address post free on receipt of six stamps by ?Dr. Watson, U.S., F.R.A.S. ; Member of the Medical Society, 3Rouen ; National Academy of Sciences, Paris ; Fellow of the Imperial Institute of France, &c. ttc., 27, Alfred-place, .nedford-square, London. Consultations daily on all those ailments peculiar to youth, manhood, and old age, which tend to embitter and shorten life. Persons unable to visit town flay have a printed form of questions to fill up, which will supersede, in the majority of cases, a personal interview. Prepaid letters promptly answered. SPECTACLES.-SIGHT AND HEARING.- DEAFNESS.—A newly-invented instrument for ex treme cases of deafness, called the SOUND MAGNIFIER, 'Organic Vibrator, and Invisible Voice Conductor. It fits so into the ear as not to be in the least perceptible ; the unplea sant sensation of singing noises in the head is entirely re- Moved. It affords instant relief to deaf persons, and enables them to hear distinctly at Church and at public 4ssemblies. every other kind of hearing instruments. Messrs. SOLO -IVONS have invented spectacle lenses of the greatest trans- Parent power. The valuable advantage derived from their invention is, that vision becomes preserved and strengthened ; Very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the ,most minute occupation, can see with these lens es o f a muc h less magnifying power, and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assist -snce.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York TELESCOPES, Opera, Race-course, Field, and general Out-door Day and Night Perspective Glasses, very small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing 12 and 18 lenses, constructed of German 41ass. Will show distinctly a person to know him at two-and-a-half and three miles, and an object from Bto 10 miles distant. Her Majesty's Coast Guard are making use of them as day and night glasses in preferenc e t o all others ; they are also preferred for deer stalking by sportsmen, gentlemen, and gamekeepers. Tele scopes, 3i inches long, by which a person may be clearly seen and known at 31 miles, and an object a t 12 t o 14 m il es ' dis lance ; and with an extra astronomical eye-piece Juniter's moons, Saturn's rinds, and the double stars are distinctly tfieen ; they are in endless variety, of larger and all sizes, with I.en9reaaing powers, a n d are secured by her Majesty's Royal letters patent. —Messrs. S. a n d B . SOLOMONS, Opticians, 39, .A.lbernarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel, W. DISSOLVING ATAGIC Blac.litscaotibmggrsT, with the I VIEWS lent out, and a s S e . nl Improved option to purchase. Messrs. Phantasmagoria Lanterns having lenses of pure r Glass, and being arranged with Solomons' beautiful light, which surpasses any other for its simplicity and brilliancy, a clear disc is obtained 20 feet diameter, hitherto unattained. Slides in great variety. They also beg to introduce their new Instrument, which is one of the most amusing and in structive ever brought out. It illustrates the motion of the Planets, Armstrong's shot, and many wonderful effects, price 25 8. Also, the improved Life-boat Barometer, by Admiral Fitzroy; it needs no comment upon its superiority, and is now arranged by them for the use of the public. Price £4 4s. Scientific Instrument Makers, 39, Albemarle-street, dilly, W. "The temporary relief obtained by means of purgative medicines is purchased at the highrice of the aggravation aud. )1 the perpetuating the disease.' — HENßY, M.D. NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER PHYSIC vOlt CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION (DYSPEPSIA), PALPI- TATION, NERVOUS, 'BILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, DEBILITY, DROPSY, EPILEPSY, PARALYSIS, COUGH, ASTHMA, CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, SORE THROAT, PETERS DU BARRY'S delicious HEALTH RESTOR ING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD, which, at a err per day, saves fift y t i mes it s cos t i n M e di c i ne, an d visits ru t i o n aces, antrut* purging or any of the uncertainties, annoy distant l2 exp oil, or'climates. Certificate by medicine. cod liver Certificate No. 36,418. drew Ure, P.R.& . W Dr. find It the safest remedy, An and ; Dr. Campbell. Harvey; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Shor- Wc extract a few out of 56,000 cu • Cure No. 1,771. L Lord Stuartre6.--m• de Dees of many years' dyspepsia. Cure No. 19,832. Of fifty yea t Ind' ib bl at;onv from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma,. couat,iscr t a e tion, - Ilatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomititw'macorinsTipia of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth' Jacobs,. °Y ' of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low t'ts and nervous fancies. Cure No. 54,816. The 11,vanii)ersiT' Campbell, Syderstone Rectory, near Eakenham, Norfolk of Indigesti^n and iiver complaints. Cure No. 56,814. Mr. Samnel Laxton Leicester, of two years' diarrhoea.Cure O. 180. Mr. ReeVes, 181, Fleet-street, London, of 25 years' nervous ness, ecnstipation, indigestion, and debility. Cure No. 4,028: Light years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, Rev. John W. Flavel, Ridling - ton Rec tory, Norfolk. Cure No. 3,906. Thirteen years' cough, indi grestion, and general debility , Jam es Porter, A thol - street, Perth. Cure No. 58,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, rear Liverpool, of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritability. Cure No. 46.270. Mr. James Roberts timber merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, partial deafness. Similar testimonials from 56,000 patients who can be re ferred to. The Food is sold in canisters, 11b. tfs. 94., 21b, 4 s. 6c1., 121 b. 241 b. 40s. ; super-refined quality, 51b. 228„ 101 b. 335. The 121 b., and 211 b. canisters carriage free on receipt of Post -office order by Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent " Teat. 7:—.;ndon ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly. Linden ; Abbi s , 80, Gracechurch-street; 4, Cheapside ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 330 and 452, Strand ; 49 and 60, B ishopsgate-street; Batty, 18, Finsbury-pavement; Phillips and Co tea dcalcis Fetty, Wo;:d, and Co. Ring MUM" t rest endl37,] is sglbornti end all own, -..- " ,4 %imm ft ... c N° 21,512. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, in 1 vol., with Illustrationri, R ECOLLECTIONS OF A FOX HUNTER. By SCRUTATOR. " Scrutator is one of the most graphic and eloquent histo rians of the sports of the field, and for vital interest and utility this is decidedly kis best production."—Sunday Times. HUrst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. DR. RAMADGE ON ASTHMA AND DISEASES OF THE HEART. Just published, in One Vol., Bvo., greatly improved and enlarged, Second Edition, price 10s. 6d., ASTHMA: its Varieties and Complications; or, Researches into the Pathology of Disordered Respira tion : with Remarks on their Specific Treatment, illus trated by Cases and Plates coloured from nature. To which is annexed a succinct Treatise on the principal Diseases of the Heart. By F. H. RAMADGE, Fellow of the College of Physicians, and late Senior Physician to the Royal Infir mary for Asthma, Consumption, and other Diseases of the Lungs. London : Longman and Co. - LAKES OF KILLARNEY.- -a--4 On SUNDAY next, June 16, will be presented gratis with the DISPATCH a most beautiful MAP, for Tourists, of the LAKES of KILLARNEY, forming, with those Maps already issued, a complete Delineation of Ireland. On 23d June will be given the First Part of a Double Map of the Southern States of South America. On July 7, the Fifth or North-Eastern Division of the splendid nine Double Sheet Map of LONDON ; and, at as early a period as possible, an interesting Map of OLD LONDON (which is now in a forward state), from most authentic sources. The price of the" Dis patch" (with 111,,p) is unstamped, 5d.: stamped, to go free by post, 6d.—Office, 139, Fleet-street. An Invaluable Six-sheet Map of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA may be had, with Six Papers of any past or future dates, price 2s. 6d. ; by post, 3s. Maps sent on roller, 2d. extra. THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSAIITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in IMO. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in bus ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive, intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." Kent and Co., late Piper and Co.. Paternoster-row. Just published, price 25., free by post, 2s. 4d., O N SPERMATORRHCEA. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan , Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions,, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. These objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street: IMPORTANT TO OWNERS OF HORSES.- After long experience, deep researches into chymistry, by the aid of costly machinery, I have discovered the means whereby oats, beans. and ()Make may be entirely dispensed with in the feeding of horses and cattle. I have now invented a compound meal, composed of locust beans, Indian corn, linseed, &c., at £I6 per ton, which is equal in value to £24 worth of oats, beans, or any other feeding material in the market. Two quarts of this compound meal, weig,hing, 31bs., at the cost of Id.. mixed with a peck of chopped hay, is a feed for a draught horse, and superior in every respect to three quarterns of oats, costing 7d. 14 barrels weigh net 1 ton 1 cwt., at 16s. per cwt., £l6 Us. net cash, free, delivered by my own waggons to any station in London. Nothing less than 21 cwt. sold at the manufactory, and orders must be accom panied with cheques crossed, made payable to the inventor, JOSEPH THORLEY. Steam Mills, Caledonian-road, King's-cross, April 8, 1861. Single barrels, weighing 11 cwt., may be had for 305., at 77, Newgate-street, City, or of any of my accredited Agents in the country. THORLEY'S COMPOUND for My Sheep. Sold in barrels, containing 449 feeds, with measure nllosed, and carriage paid to any railway station in the ingdom. THORLEY for My pigs. 40s. per barrel. THORI EY'S GLEANER is Published every Monday in time for po=t, and contains forty Columns f valuable information, including Mark-lane Report, Agri -ultural and Sporting Intelligence up to time of going to press. Price One Penny. Order of any Newsvendor.-77, Newgate-street, City. Just published, price ls., post free for 14 stamps, with Pho tographic Illustrations, DISEASES OF THE SKIN. By ROBERT J . . JORDAN, M.D., Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, ite., dze. Author of " Skin Diseases and their Remedies," &c. Price 2s. 6d., by post 2s. lnd: Containing the modern treatment (as adapted at the Hos pital St. Louis, Paris), for the cure of those diseases so pre va ent in a high state of civilisation, consequent on an im pure state of the blood, causing cutaneous eruptions, a or ball° affections, and scrofula ; treatment for sup, rficiai and deep-seated ulcers, &c. Hours of Consultation from 10 to 2, and 5 to 8 ; or by ap pointment. • To be had from the Author only, 29, George-street, Hano ver-square, London, W. DR. BUCHAN'S DOMESTIC MEDICINES, known throughout the world, for the cure of every disease. PAT ENT SUGAR-COATED VEGETABLE PILLS for regulating the bowels and purifying the blood, <to., ls. lid., Is. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lls. VEGETABLE SKIN OINTMENT, for all skin eruptions, deep-seated ulcers, sores, boils, etc. ls. lid., and 2s. 9d. CONCENTRATED VEGETABLE ESSENCE, for re invigorating the nervous and muscular system, weakened from causes acquired in early youth, also curing chronic and spasmodic stricture, renal pains, diseases of the bladder, kidneys. nervous debility, and all female complaints, at the same time enriching and increasing every vital fluid. 4s. rd., Ils., or four quantities in one, 31s. Physician's ad vice free on application, and " Buchan's Guide for Patients," ,one stamp. Sold by Buchan and Co., 22 , Newman - street , Oxford-street. London, W., and medicines forwarded on re ceipt of post-office order. To be had of all chemists. Wholesale Agents : Barclay, 75, Farringr,don-st. ; Newbery 45, St. Paul's Churchyard; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford-st. ; Han nay, C 3, Oxford-st. ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Hooper, 43, King William-st., London-bridge; Howden, 78, Gracechurch-st. ; Prout, 229, Strand, London. 4, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR THE PANTHEON. R. CULVERWELL, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo hecaries' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) as Bove, on all cases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, Loss of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of botb Sexes, emanating from early and excessive :indul encee" Has Just published, price Is. ; by post, 1$ stamps, 18 sealed, No. 1, An entire new and original Work, entitled OURSELVES. Synopsis: The Physiology and Anatomy of our Generation —The Origin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Care. Also, an Exposition of. and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange :,ents and Marital Disqualifications, • MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture. Blennorrhagia Gonorrhoea), Spermatorrhcea, Impotency, and all Diseases of he Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &ma FEMALE. The Physiolo t •ry and Anatomy of Women--Functional Ir egularities in Health and Sickness—Choioe in Marriage— removalectacies and Dieappointments—Tb. Cause and of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of Gesta lon—Use of the Speculum. Also, No. 1. HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and {LONGEVITY; On Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, .V H E asptep A ei N nli N e D ts7 : B lMA 2 a L ned :R oDv l ie t .a G pp E aon i dntinueertalath;yLove i n b d ei o r tb O e b r lig m a a t to io i n L ie s:, Off ering secured, No. E. THE CASE BOOR: 100 Cases of SPERMATORRWEA, s, heir Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, Confessions and Cure by Cauterisations, Galvanism, &o. Zre. &c. To be had of Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Authors. Advice to the Working Classes tee Half-a-Guinea. (SPECIAL NOTICE.) Dr. Culverwell is the only legally qualified medical practi loner living of that name, and can be consulted (only as .hove). DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD : MEDICAL ESSAY ON S PER MA TO RRIRE A,, NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &c. ust Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a scaled envelope, price la., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, for 1 2 stamp s, ANHooD : the CAUSE and CURE of' PRE -1 DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. Ctirris, 15, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. . . CONTENTS : INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER IL=Causes of Spermatorrhoca and Impotence; arty Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER III.—A Review of the various Disqualifications , 1 Marriage ; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhoea and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting eases, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS 01" THE WORK. "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and old."—" Sunday Times," ?..?.3 March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases which produce decline in youth or more frequently premature old Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1858. " This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of professional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in aplain and sympathising manner on the various disqualifications and impediments arising from nervous excitement and de • bility ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and excesses it will be found valuable and useful."—Record. London : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row; Mann. 29 , Corr-hill' Sours GI Consultatiost-_-.10 to a and o to 3 • AvindoM PA 2 - 0... • ' . . /r, . . . • ,‘...... ~, ~... ' 1 /4 • , L........ ~„v.„.v,.... ~,,,,,,„,,,,,,,,......•,.,„,„ , ..... . , . , si f e- Q v- ~„4 , stE . L v i,ri si i .. lll:, I A I V . * . . ~ ~ , . • t Oilt4 ..L ,4 s' .." -I- ; -1 , n ~,ik i s e, ,, :., ...1.4' ci? , - ;: , , , -'4%; - "4• t , k„-,3 • - - ft... 4 C.- . ..r . ~..... -alr --,-..., '7, - 0 4. 2 .'"t• it . . '''' , ,-77".;,,,,.-•'_:-•70,_T 7-4- 2 - r 'el , 0 -14 ' 11 4,v ,... A 1 Nk:;,,, , , v ,' , •\-_-- ------_,' , - ~ fifi ,n\.....i.d.... .-• \ - ..,....:e..e,01 0 R01T.6 ;1 1 / 4 ..,..____ __. . zfotv , •-\.. • I .;;_,.. um -..-- ,I/ i,,0 2 , OA , , ~,, .., "—• ~.. • - THE SUN, LONDM, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1861. relations of persons held to service under the laws of any State, you will, on the other hand, so long as any State within which your military operations are conducted is under the control of such armed organizations, refrain from , surrendering to alleged masters any persons who may come within your lines. You will employ such persons in the service to which they may be best adapted, keeping an ac count of the labour by them performed, of the value of it, and of the expense of their maintenance. The question of their final disposition wtll be reserved for future determi nation. " S. CAMERON, Secretary of War. " To Major-General Butler." News had reached Washington of an engagement which was going on between the United States' steamers Freeborn and Anacosta and the two bat teries of the rebels at Aquia Creek. Aquia Creek is 55 miles from Washington, and is the terminus of the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad. The report of the engagement is very meagre, merely giving us to understand that in the engagement, when last heard from, the advantage was on the side of the steamers, although one of them, the Anacosta, appeared to have been struck by a ball. When the news of the engagement reached Washington, two men-of-war were imme diately sent down to support the Freeborn and Anacosta. Arlington Heights were in the occupation of four companies of United States' Dragoons, a bat tery of artillery, and by the New York Bth, 25th,. and 69th Regiments. A portion of this force was ordered to advance on Fairfax Court-house, and, if possible, occupy it before daybreak. An engage ment was expected. From Fort Monroe we learn that the greatest confusion had prevailed among the Federal troops, owing to want of experience on the part of the quartermasters and commissaries. Provisions not having been promptly distributed, foraging parties provided liberally for themselves, and in some in stances wantonly destroyed property. Colonel Phelps, of the Vermont Regiment, was in command of the post. A line of entrenchments 2,500 feet long was nearly completed. Colonel Duryea had issued a proclamation to the inhabitants of Hampton, declaring that the private property of loyal citizens would be respected. There was great activity at Fortress Monroe ; large quantities of war material and provisions were being landed ; and it was thought an attack on Norfolk would soon be made. Fugitive slaves continued to flock into the camp of the Federal troops. It having been reported at Alexandria that the Confederate forces were about to make an attack upon the city, every preparation was made to re ceive them. A new collector having been appointed at Alexandria that port was once more opened to commerce. Baltimore advices report that ex-Governors Pratt and Lowe had been arrested and sent to the 'Wash ington Navy yard. Charleston accounts are to the effect that General Beauregard had relinquished the command of the forces around that city to Colonel R. H. Anderson. The General had arrived at Memphis, to take com mand of the western division of the Confederate army. _ _ The blockade of the Southern ports would seem to be extending to the furthest points in the Gulf, as well as along the Atlantic coast. A telegram re ceived by the New York agent of Lloyd's, under date of the 28th ult., announced the commencement of the blockade at that port (New Orleans) on the day mentioned, and requested him to notify the principals at London. A New Orleans paper states that the number of prizes taken by the privateers of the Confederacy, up to the 24th ult., was seven, representing a total value of 170,000 dols. The following are the prizes —1 he ship Milan, from Liverpool, with 1,500 sacks of salt, vessel worth about 20,000 dols. ; the bark Ocean Eagle, from Rockl.indiMaine, with a cargo of lime, worth about 20,000 dole. ; the schooner Ella, from Tampico, for Pensacola, with a cargo of bananas, oranges, &c., vessel and cargo worth about 5,000 dols. ; the ship Marathon, from Marseilles, in ballast, worth 35,000 dols. ; the ship Abaellino, from Boston, with a cargo of ice, vessel worth about 20,000 dols. ; the ship Marshall, from Havre, in ballast, worth 50,000 dols. ; the ship John H. Jar vis, from Liverpool, in ballast, worth about 20,000 dols. An Act had passed the Confederate Congress prohibiting the shipment of cotton from the " Con federate State" except through the seaports of the said States. An Englishman who had arrived at New York from New Orleans had made the following doubt ful report : " A novel feature in the military movements of the State was i body of 1,500 free negroes, who were armed, and wore daily drilling in New Orleans. Mr. Fairchild witnessed one of their parades. He states that they exhibit a fair profi ciency in their evolutions. The non-commissioned officers were selected from the negroes themselves, but they were commanded by whites. The whole body had enlisted for general service, and were subject to be ordered to any point, at the option of the authorities. Slaves, too, were being armed in many cases. This was especially the case in Caddo and St. Mary's parishes and in the sugar-growing portions of the Attakapas country. Many planters there had ob tained arms, and placed them in the hands of the most trusted slaves." Advices from Vera Cruz to the 12th ult. report the arrival at the capital of three new diplomatists commissioned to the Government—namely, by Eng land, Belgium, and NI ashington. Senor Mata, the newly-appointed Minister of Finance, had resigned, and another Ministerial crisis was expected shortly. Congress had at last formed a quorum. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY. TheHamburg-American Company's screwsteamer Saxonia, Captain Elders, arrived off Cowes early this morning, with New York mails of the Ist inst. She brings 44 passengers for Havre and 187 for Hamburg, with 800 tons of cargo, but no specie. This vessel experienced fine weather and pleasant favourable breezes during the passage. Between long. 50 and 43 W., in lat. 47 to 48 N., numerous icebergs were passed. On the 2d inst., at 9 p.m., in lat. 41 17 N., long. 66 20 W., the Saxonia passed a large steamer bound west, supposed to be the City of Washington, for New York ; and on the 9th, in lat. 50 18 N., long. 20 W., signalled the British ship Empire Queen, bound west. The steam-ship New York, hence on the 15th, arrived at New York on the 28th ; the America, from Liverpool, at Boston at 9 p.m. on the 31st ; and the North Briton, from Liverpool for Quebec, was intercepted off Cape Race at 1 p.m, on the 31st. The batteries erected by the rebel s a t th e mou th of Aquia Creek, the terminus of Richmond, Fre dericksburgh, and Potomac Railroad, and 55 miles below Washington, on the Potomac, were attacked on the 31st ult. by the Thomas Freeborn and the Anacosta. The Keystone State passed them at noon on her way to Washington, and reported that the steamers were engaging the batteries with suc cess. , the com man d er a t th e Navy-yard, immediatelyteleg ra ph e d t h e f act to th e Wa r received i nstruct i ons to sen d twoiDepartment, Captain n additional ea rt war meDt' a lnid g st en eamers to the scene of action at once. The capture of the batteries at Aquia Creek, which has, no doubt, been accomplished, is a stroke of the utmost importance, as it gives the Government possession of the railroad to Richmond. Captain Dahlgren states that the batteries opened fire on the Freeborn, Water Witch, and Anacosta. The vessels replied, and a brisk fire was kept up on ships hh o io t p h r st s oo id of war, e for board, an ai tohdpt hour,hleeplenty till vessels y the ammunition amhauledu niotffio. n ammunition, le whicht r w u o were immediately sent from the Navy-yard, were expected to arrive off the creek at midnight, and the fire to be re-opened on the batteries next morning. It was stated in communications from Manassas Junction that the earthworks erected there by the rebels command both roads to Richmond and Har per's Ferry, for about four miles, but it was rumoured that the Secessionists had ceased the NORWICH UNION REVERSIONARY INTEREST COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors, pursuant to the Deed of Settlement, will be held at the Company's Offices, 23, Lincoln's-inn-fields, on TUESDAY, the 25th day of June next, at One o'clock precisely, at which three Directors and the Auditors will go out f office. The Directors and Auditors so going out of office are eligible for re-election, and will offer themselves accord ingly. June 10, 1861. HENRY NORRIS, Seeretary. NORWICH UNION REVERSIONARY INTEREST COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That an EXTRAORDI NARY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors will be held at the Company's Offices, 23, Lincoln's-inn-fields, on TUESDAY, the 25th day of June next, at half- past One o'clock, for the purpose of making certain alterations in the existing Deed of Settlement of the Company, extending the business of the Company to granting Annuities, and making Loans, subject to certain provisions for limiting the liability of the Proprietors ; varying the mode of taking the accounts and declaring dividends, and extending the powers of making temporary investments. June 10, 1861. HENRY NORRIS, Secretary. N ORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. `NOTICE.-MIDSUMMER RENEWALS. Losses by fire occurring during the fifteen days of grace are made good to the assured. 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A medical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike to Society, Spermatorrhcea, Local Weakness, Muscular Re laxation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, &c., which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature death ; with plain directions for perfect restoration to health and vigour. - The book will be sent, post free, secure from ob ervation, to any address, on receipt of a directed envelope ml two stamps. Address, HENRY SMITH, M.D., 8, Burton ; escent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 12. The Etna, which touched at Queenstown yester day, has arrived. According to the Washington correspondence of the New York Times the Federal Government were quite alive to the dilemmas of the" situation." The correspondent of that journal says : "The Government is becoming embarrassed with the question of how the prisoners captured in this conflict now going on shall be disposed of. Our scouts are daily picking up men proved to have disunion sentiments, and already the number taken exceeds 100. The rebels are capturing Union men, assuming that the Government will exchange pri soners, and that by having a sufficient number they will be able secure the release of the 36 rebels captured at Alexandria. Here is the embarrassment. If the Government treat these men as rebels taken in arms against the Government they should be hung. This would not be deemed good policy, even did not humanity revolt against such a sacrifice of human life. On the other side, if the system of ex changes be adopted, there is in the act a recognition of the rebels as belligerents according to all laws of nations. The Cabinet has discussed this point several times without coming to any result, but it is probable that in the end the minor rebels will be discharged on parole, and the leaders only hung. The question as to what shall be done with the property of the rebel leaders is also being discussed, but as yet only incidentally. The Arlington estate belongs to Lee, the rebel commander in Richmond, and is probably the most valuable property in Virginia. Apart from the negroes, it would probably sell for a quarter of a million of dollars. The confiscation and sale of this property would probably do quite as much to restore the eastern part of Virginia to its allegiance to the Government as any one act that could be done, and there seems to be no good reason why it should not be subjected to the laws. Still, another troublesome point to decide is what to do with the "peculiar institution." It was alleged that the negroes of the South would follow their masters to the death. Our experience thus far does not justify this declaration. There was one negro deserted by his master at Alexandria, and there were 12 left on the Arling ton estate ; none of them evinced the slightest desire to run after their masters. They are, therefore, in a measure, the charge of the Governmt nt. It will be readily understood that we cannot be long incumbered with such a charge, and, as the masters are flying from the wrath to come, we are likely to have more chattels than it will be possible for us to take care of, if we still profess to hold them in bondage. The Go • vernment has no desire to interfere with private property, and will not, but it cannot be expected that the Govern ment will take the place of owners, when owners abandon their property. The Government has yet no despatches from Messrs. Adams or Dayton. The private advices repre sent that the British Government is getting cured of its penchant for the Southern Confederacy. It is probable that we shall have efficial despatches from both France and England by the steamer which will arrive on Saturday or Saturday next." The Secretary of State had declared that in all cases where it appears there was no fault in not obtaining proper clearances on the part of com manders of vessels coming from the South, the commanders should not be compelled to go into court, but on the correct representation of the col lectors where the vessels arrived the fines and fees which the law imposes should be remitted. Several vessels, improperly captured by the blockading force, had bean ordered to be released. The .New York Shipping List says : " It is probable that quite a number of the vessels seized as prizes by the United States' Government may be released. A considerable proportion of them, it is likely, had no in , tention of violating any law, and when this can be satisfac t9rily proven it is fair to presume the Government will re lease them. Several have already been released, and among them are the schooners Belle Conway, Delaney; William Henry, Passapea ; and Mary, from Richmond ; and J. H. Eltheridge, Edmonson, from St. Petersburg, which were all laden with tobacco, and were detained at Fortress Mon roe by the blockading fleet. They were released last week by order of the authorities and arrived at Baltimore." Another communication from Washington says— " Ihe Cabinet had a meeting to-day, as was supposed, for the purpose of determining what should be done with the " inevitable chattel." Our officers are getting more volunteers of that kind than wanted. In fact, the negro has become a kind of Tartar, that the Government can neither hold nor let go. The Cabinet adjourned without disposing of Sambo—not a surprising fact, considering that Sambo has been on hand so long." Proposals were to be received at the Washington Navy Bureau of Construction until the 15th of June for the complete construction and equip ment of the steam screw gunboats, including spars, rigging, sails, awnings, boats, cables, and anchors, tanks, casks, furniture, cooking apparatus, and all the outfits for vessels of war ready for sea service. The steam machinery, the fuel for the same, the armament, and the provisions would be provided by the Government. The vessels were to be launched in 60, 75, 90, and in 105 days from date of the contract, the vessel in each case to be completed and ready for sea in 30 days after being launched. General Scott had received an ear of green corn with the husks on, made up in a paper parcel, and subscribed as follows : " Confedrate States of America, Department of State, Montgomery, May 22. "Major General Scott, with the compliments of the Secretary of State. "W. P. ALEXANDER, Private Secretary." The object of this vegetable offering may be pre sumed to be that of showing the Commander-in- Chief how futile are blockades and armies as applied to reducing the Confederate stock of green-groceries. Two vessels had arrived at New York, bringing Federal troops from Texas, who had been allowed to leave that State on condition of not serving against the Southern Confederation. General Butler, Commander of the forces at Fort Munroe, having applied to the Federal Government respecting the disposition of the negroes who were "constantly flocking" into Fort Monroe, had re ceived the following : " War Department, Washington, May 30. --- • " Sir, —Your action in respect to the negroes who came within your lines from the service of the rebels is approved. The department is sensible of the embarrassments which must surround officers conducting military operations in a State by the laws of which slavery is sanctioned. The Go vernment cannot reQognise the rejection by any State of its Federal obligations, nor can it refuse the performance of the Federal obligations resting upon itself. Among these Federal obligations, however, no one can be more important than that of suppressing and dispersing armed combinations fotmedafuorthtohritepyu.rpose of overthrowing its wh , a constitu tional While, therefore, you will permit no interference by person under your commend, with the work on the 31st ult. There are said to be 12,000 men there. It would seem that troubles are not at an end in Baltimore. The mob made a hostile demonstration upon the guard of the 12th and 13th Regiments (from what State not reported), while protecting the baggage, which had been thrown off the track by the rioters. Cheers were given for Jeff. Davis, and three shots were fired at the troops. From St. Louis it is stated that the Unionists in Missouri are determined to crush out Secession by force, and that General Harney has been removed from the command of that department, and General Lyon appointed in his place. The Baltimore American of May 31 says : " There are said to be about 700 Marylanders at Harper's Ferry and vicinity under arms, formed into a regiment and temporarily organised with Colonel George H. Stewart, jun., as commander. General Lee was expected to visit Harper's Ferry yesterday, to examine the defences." All the speeches made at the recent sitting of the Massachusetts Peace Society were of such a belli gerent tone that it had been suggested that the members should enlist for the war. A despatch from Chambersburgh states that the rebel troops which had been stationed on the Poto mac opposite Williamsport, had fallen back in the direction of Martinsburgh. They numbered about 500, and had two small swivel guns. While sta tioned, opposite Williamsport their numbers had been reduced by desertions to the number of 100, and the smallpox had also made some ravages among them. Their object in making a retrograde movement was not known, but they probably con sidered their proximity to the Pennsylvania forces disagreeab 'e. The new Military Department of Kentucky to the command of which Colonel Anderson has been ap pointed, embraces all the State of Kentucky, which lies within 100 miles of the Ohio River. His head quarters for the present will be at Louisville. The New York herald of the Ist inst. thus an nounces the suspension of the postal service in the seceded States:— " Let all our readers remember that from and after this day the United States' mail service is suspen led in all the Confederate revolted States, excepting those portions of Eastern Virginia occupied by United States' troops, and the loyal Western section of Virginia, the good people of which have refused to pass into the service of Moloch, and are as steadfast to the Union as the people of New York. The Confederate States have adopted an independent mail sys tun-5 and 10 cent postagca on letters; but, as we under stand it, no letter to a party in a Confederate State, intended to be transferred from the United States to the Confederate mails at the boundary line, will be transmitted through the United States' mails. Mail matter for these States, of every description, will from to-day be sent to the dead-letter office." The Herald of the 31st ult. says " From a careful calculation, wo are satisfied that the force of Federal troops now in service at the diffeetnt points, which may be considered seats of war, amount to fully 95,000, and this does not include the men in the various camps whose location is not yet decided upon. Tbis force is stationed and commanded as follows : No. Location. Commander. of men. South side of Potomaa ..Brig.-Gen. M'Dowell..2l,ooo Washington, &c Brig.-Gen. Mansfield..22,ooo Fortress Monroe Maj.-Gen. Butler .... 9,000 Pennsylvania West Maj.. Gen. Keim ....16,000 Cincinnati and Western Va Maj.-Gen. M'Clelland.l3,ooo Cairo and vicinity Brig.-Gen. Prentiss .. 6,000 Baltimore, &e Brig.-Gen Cad wallader 5,000 Philadelphia, &c. - Gen . Patterson.. 3,000 Total "We have reliable information that Mr. Davis and his entire Cabinet tcok formal leave of Montgomery on Sunday last, and proceeded to Richmond, where they are no doubt now located. They brought their families with them. Gen. Davis is to take command of the Confederate army in per son, and ex-Senator Wigfall, of Texas, has been appointed his chief aide-de-camp. Gen. Beauregard is in command at Norfolk. " The flattering reports of the Southern crops have been greatly exaggerated. They are by no naeans in as good a condition as represented, and the people are very uneasy about the prospect before them. In many places throughout the South provisions have already reached fabulous prices, butter bringing a dollar a pound, and other articles in pro portion. " The blockade kept up by our squadron along the entire Southern coast is making itself felt already in the scarcity and consequent high price of provisions. Before it was put in operation the necessaries of life ranged at pretty nearly the same rates in New Orleans as in New York. Since then, while there has been no appreciable difference here, prices have actwilly doubled in the Crescent City. Flour, which in New York costs 5 dols per brl, sells in New Or leans at from 9 dols to 10 dols ; corn, which costs 45c per bushel here, costs there from 75c to 85c ; pork sells at 25 dols per barrel there, against 12 dole 50c here, and so on with other articles. In Virginia even provisions are only to be had at famine prices, and that while hostilities are not yet a fortnight old in that State." The Richmond ►Wig advocates a British Protec torate in preference to coming back to the Union. The Wheeling (Virginia) Union, a strong Seces sion paper, has died for the want of patronage. Advices from Havannah to the 25th ult., state that the Consul-General had commenced a vigorous war on the flag of the Confederate States, and the commander of the Niagara had gone so far as to send armed parties on board those vessels which displayed it in the port of Havannah. Two cargoes of Coolies, amounting to over 700, had been landed. A telegraphic despatch from St. John's, New Brunswick, dated May 30, announces the arrival of Prince Alfred at that place : "Prince Alfred arrived here last night at midnight. He was received by the Governor and suite and civic authori ties. There was a large torchlight procession by the fire companies in uniforms." " The Prince has been driving about the city and out skirts to-day. He leaves to-morrow morning for Frede rickton, and it is supposed he will proceed to Quebec by the River St. John and the Lakes to the River de Loup." The following letter from Halifax, giving details of the Prince's movements there, is published in the New York Herald : "HALIFAX, MAY 25. " Yesterday was the Queen's birthday, and it was cele brated by the usual review. What added most to the in terest of the scene was the presence of his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, who, albeit acknowledged only as a midship man in her Majesty's service, yet attended as the guest of Lord Mulgrave, Governor of Nova Scotia, his lordship's review of the garrison and Volunteers. The day was re markably fine, and your correspondent, by the kindness of his worship the mayor, was so placed as to have a most ex cellent view of the ceremony. His Royal Highness was seated with Lady Mulgrave in her ladyship's carriage. He was plainly attired in midshipman's undress, the usual rosette being removed from his cap on account of the recent death of his grandmother, the Duchess of Kent, which cir cumstance also prevented many other public demonstrations that would have otherwise taken place. The Prince re sembles his brother very much, but is apparently of a more lively disposition. He is, however, very much smaller. Among the distinguished people present were Gen. Prom ley, commander of the garrison; Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, K.C.8., and most of the officers of the fleet. The troops consisted of the 62d and 63d Regiments, both of which served in the Crimean war, as was honourably shown by the numerous medals that glistened upon their broad breasts as they marched by. The artillery, both of the regular service and of the Volunteers, was exceed ingly well served. The 1 olunteer rifles presented a most soldierlike appearance, their uniform—a dark gray— presenting a strong contrast to their redoubted rivals, and the ostrich-like white uniform of the band. The 62d carried two tattered flags, that forcibly recalled to the spectator their late valour in Russia. The three cheers for the Prince were given as only British cheers ara given—full, regular, and deafening. The review lasted about an hour, when his Royal Highness was driven off to the Governor's house amid the long-continued plaudits of the people. " The fleet containing the Prince was signalled oft the harbour on Sunday last, but the St. George was separated from the rest of the fleet by a storm, and did not arrive un til 9 p.m., May 22. The Prince disembarked at 11 the next day. The St. George is a first-class line-of-battle ship, mounting 90 guns, with an auxiliary power of 500 horses. She carries a crew of 800 men and a full staff of officers. lion. F. Egerton, captain; E. H. L. Ray, commander. The St. George will not return to England for some time, but will remain upon the North American station. ." The Prince will visit New Brunswick and the Canadas, and return to England in a small steamer some time in August. On account of the troubles in the United States, it is not probable that he will visit them at this time." We understand that Admiral Sir F. Grey, K.C.8., and Commodore J. 8.. Drummond, C. 8., will fill the seats now vacant at the Admiralty Board by the death of Sir R. S. Dundas and the retirement, from ill-health, of Admiral There are doubts arising in my mind respecting the number of armed men actually in the field in the South and the amount of arms in the possession of the Federal forces. The constant advertisements and appeals for " a few more men to complete" such and such companies furnish some sort of evidence that men are still wanting. But a painful and startling insight into the manner in which " Volunteers" have been sometimes obtained has been afforded to me at New Orleans. In no country in the world have outrages on British subjects been so frequent and so wanton as in the States of America. They have been frequent, perhaps, because they have generally been attended with impunity. English men, however, will be still a little surprised to hear that within a few days British subjects living in New Orleans have been seized, knocked down, car ried off from their labour at the wharf and the work shop, and forced by violence to serve in the "Volun teer" ranks ! These cases are not isolated. They are not in twos and threes, but in tens and twenties ; they have not occurred stealthily or in by-ways ; they have taken place in the open day and in the streets of New Orleans. These men have been dragged along like felons, protesting in vain that they were British subjects. Fortunately, their friends bethought them that there was still a Bri tish Consul in the city, who would protect his countrymen—English, Irish, or Scotch. Mr. Mure, when he heard of the reports and of the evidence, made energetic representations to the authorities, who, after some evasion, gave orders that the im pressed "Volunteers" should be discharged, and the " Tiger Rifles" and other companies were deprived of the services of 35 British subjects whom they had taken from their usual avocations. The mayor promises it shall not occur again. It is high time that such acts should be put a stop to, and that the mob of New Orleans should be taught to pay some regard to the usages of civilised nations. There are some strange laws here and else where in reference to compulsory service on the part of foreigners which it would be well to inquire into, and Lord John Russell may be able to deal with them at a favourable opportunity. As to any liberty of opinion or real freedom here, the boldest Southerner would not dare to say a shadow of either exists. It may be as bad in the North for all I know, but it must be remembered that in all my communications I speak of things as they appear to me to be in the place where I am at the time. The most cruel and atrocious acts are perpetrated by the rabble who style themselves citizens. The national failing of curiosity and prying into other people's affairs is now rampant, and assumes the name and airsof patriotic vigilance. Every stranger iswatched, every word is noted, espionage commands every keyhole and every letter box; love of country takes to evesdropping, and freedom shaves men's beads, and packs men up in boxes for the utterance of abolition sentiments. In this city there is a terrible, substratum of crime and vice, violence, misery, and murder, over which the wheels of the Cotton King's chariot rumble gratingly, and on which rest in dangerous security the feet of his throne. There are numbers of negroes who are sent out on the streets every day with orders not to return with less than 75 cents—anything more they can keep. But if they do not gain that—about 3s. 6d. a day— they are liable to punishment; they may be put into gaol on charges of lasiness, and may be flogged ad libitum, and are sure to be half starved. Can anything, then, be more suggestive than this para graph, which appeared in last night's paper : " Only three coroners' inquests were held yesterday on persons found drowned in the river, names un known ? " The italics are mine. Over and over again has the boast been repeated to me that on the plantations lock and key are unknown or unused in the planters' houses. But in the cities they are much used, though scarcely trusted. It ap pears, indeed, that unless a slave has made up his or her mind to incur the dreadful penalties of flight there would be no inducement to commit theft, for money or jewels would be useless; search . would be easy, detection nearly certain. That all the slaves are not indifferent to the issues before them is cer tain. At the house of a planter the other day one of them asked my friend, " Will we be made to work, massa, when ole English come ?" An old domestic in the house of a gentleman in this city said, " There are few whites in this place who ought not to be killed for their cruelty to us. Another said, " Oh, just wait till they attack Pickens !" These little hints ire significant enough, coupled with the notices of runaways and the lodgments in the police gaols, to show that all is not quiet below the surface. The holders, however, are firm, and there have been many paragraphs stating that slaves have contri buted to the various funds for State defence and that they generally show the very best spirit. By the proclamation of Governor Macgeffin, a copy of which I enclose, you will see that the Gover nor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Com mander-in-Chief of all her military forces on land and water, warns all States, separated or united, especially the United States and the Confederate States, that he will fight their troops if they attempt to enter his Commonwealth. Thus, Kentucky sets up for itself while Virginia is on the eve of destruc tion and an actual invasion has taken place of her soil. It is exceedingly difficult of comprehension that with the numerous troops, artillery, and bat teries which the Confederate journals asserted to be in readiness to repel attack, an invasion, which took place in face of the enemy and was effected over a broad river, with shores readily defensible, should have been unresisted. Here it is said that there is a mighty plan, in pursuance of which the United States' troops are to be allowed to make their way into Virginia that they may at some convenient place be eaten up by their enemies ; and if we hear that the Confederates at Harper's Ferry retain their position one may believe some such plan really exists, although it is rather doubtful strategy to pet mit the United States' forces to gain possession of the right bank of the Potomac. Should the posi tion at Harper's Ferry be really occupied with a design of using it as a point d'appui for movements against the North, and any large number of troops be withdrawn from Annapolis, Washington, and Baltimore, so as to leave those places comparatively undefended, an irruption in force of the Confede rates on the right flank and in rear of General Scott's army, might cause most serious inconve nience, and endanger his communications, if not the possession of the places indicated. - _ Looking at the map, it is easy to comprehend that a march southwards from Alexandria could be combined with an offensive movement by the forces said to be concentrated in and around Fortress Monroe, so as to place Richmond itself in danger, and, if any such measure is contemplate& a battle must be fought in that vicinity, or the Prestige of the South will receive very great damage. It is impossible for any one to understand the mcve ments of the troops on both sides. These companies are scattered broadcast over the enormous expanse of the States, and, where concentrated in any con siderable numbers, seem to have had their position determined rather by local circumstances than by considerat i ons co nnected with the general pl an of movements e nt probable ilaove m and d ork it wi send, by the a large Ina few days i rl he object of the re i c s nde r a s t t o N o e d w , 11 same mail which carries this, yourwill b c orrespond ent bettbet t er u exceedingly impor tant information, to which I, in n posi tion, can have no acce ss . The influence of the blockade will be severely felt, combined with the strict interruption of all intercourse by the Missis sippi. Although the South boasts of its resources and of its amazing richness and abundance of pro duce, the constant advice in the journals to increase the breadth of land under corn, and to neglect the '' `'Bi' ,Ze PRICE 4D STAMPED, 51) 111 E CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) NEW ORLEANS, MAY 25. S PAPE R , 6.;•?,,,,: Av." AI. e../. f. 2-, ,/ ‘4Q/ •61 , -' 4 -:, , k• , 714:......-:' • yil 7 • ,4 • ,-- fix--T37 ~,- tt , 4 7 , .., ~.., . ,-,-, =.. .•,,.• ( ( I _ _ cotton crop in consideration of the paramount4m a. S portance of causes, indicate an apprehension of a scarcity of food if the struggle be prolonged. Under any circumstances, the patriotic ladies and gentlemen who are so anxious for the war must make up their minds to suffer a little in the flesh. All they can depend on is a supply of home luxuries, Indian corn and wheat, the flesh of pigs, eked out with a small supply of beef and mutton, will con stitute the staple of their food. Butter there will be none, and wine will speedily rise to an enormous p r ice. Nor will coffee or tea be had except at a rate which will place them out of reach of the mass of the community. These are the smallest sacrifices of war. The blockade is not yet enforced here, and the privateer's of the port are extremely active, and have capturei vessels with more energy than wisdom. The day before yesterday ships belonging to the United States in this river were seized by the Con federation authorities, on the ground that war had broken out, and that the time of grace accorded to the enemy's traders had expired. Great was the rush to the consul's office to transfer the menaced property from ownership under the Stars and Stripes to British hands, but Mr. Mure refused to recognize transaction o f the kind, unless sale bonafide been effected b e f ore the action of the hada ny Confederate Marshals. At Charleston the blockade has been raised, owing, apparently, to ..,ome want of information or of means on the part of the United States' Govern ment, and considerable inconvenience may be experienced by them in consequence. On the 11th the United States' steam frigate Niagara appeared outside and warned off severalßritish .ships, and on the 13th she was visited by Mr. Bunch, our Consul, who was positively assured by the officers on board that eight or ten vessels would ha down to join in enforcing the blockade. On the 15th, however, th e Niagara departed, leaving the port open, and sec e ral vessels have since run in and obtained fabulous freights, suggesting to the minds of the owners of the vessels which were warned off the propriety of making enormous demands for compensation. The Southerners generally believe, :not only that their Confederacy will be acknowledged, but that the blockade will be disregarded by England. Their affection for her is proportionably prodigious, and reminds one of the intensity of the gratitude which consists in lively expectations of favours 0 come. THE COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of this association was held yesterday in the Manchester Town-hall. The at tendance was numerous and influential. Mr. J. CHEETHAM, the President, said the pre• sent state of circumstances affecting the supply of cotton to this country, alarming as it was, did not make the arguments of this association anjr stronger than they were at its foundation four years ago, though its principles might be more fully recognised now than they were at that time, by the many who then stood aloof. The leading principle of the association had been, from the outset, that this vast national interest of cotton manufacture ought not to remain in almost total dependence on one source of supply for its raw material, especially when the permanence of that source was so closely bound un with a social system liable suddenly to break down and leave us in the direst emergency. He regretteC very much the in difference with which the question had been regarded among the manufactur ing interest itself, as compared with the anxious attention paid to it in all circles in the metropolis. Everywhere in London the question was being asked of them, " What are you doing in Lancasnit e, and what is to be the result there of this crisis in the United States ?'' Now that the crisis seemed imminent, it was a matter for congratulation that this associa tion had already been in existence four ye ars, storing up information and experience that migLit serve to guard us from ill-considered and disastrous experi ments. It was easy to report of this or that part of the world that it was capable of supplying abundance of excellent cotton, but the point too often lost sight of was the enormous advantages possessed by the American planter. In the first place he had the pre-eminent advantage of being an Anglo-Saxon, endowed with all the skill, enterprise, and ingenuity of that race. Then he had a country the soil and cli mate of which were peculiarly adapted for the cul ture of the article, from the lowest qualities up to the very finest. He had an adequate and intelligent acquaintance with the real wants of the consumers; his own country was covered with roads, railways, and navigation, so as to give him the greatest pas sible economy in conveying his produce to the port, and there also he met the capitalists who gave hint the means of speedy communication with all the markets of the world. What, then, were the places on the globe where we were able to contend with a competitor so highly favoured ? On a review of all those parts of the world whence cotton might be expected to come, it was found that, apart from the southern portion of the United States, there were only two regions possessing the very first requisite, which was labour to employ; and these two were the West of Africa and the East Indies. Every other country possessing soil and climate fit for the, growth of cotton of a quality equal and in many cases superior to that which America produced, was yet placed out of the question at present by the want of labour. And in the West of Africa, though there was labour, the people were savage, the coun try was desolated by the warfare of the hostile tribes, and the climate also was fatal to Europeans. Thus we were at present restricted to that great continent of India, which was now actually growing . more cotton than any other portion of the globe. It was calculated that the annual produce of cotton in. India was not less than 6,000,000 bales. We also possessed the advantage of having that country under our own Government. There, also, we had abundance of free labour; there was no question of slavery to grapple with. And . yet, there were formidable obstacles as compared with the posi tion of the Americans. In the cotton districts of India, there was no such man known as the Anglo- Saxon. The cultivation was in the hands of the ryot, a small farmer holding a few acres of ground, and so poor himself as to depend on bankers for his capital. When his crop reached maturity the pro duce was taken by the moneylender, who, of course, had great control over the price, and it very little exceeded ltd, or li-d, per lb. The cotton was im perfectly cleaned, and underwent various adulte rations for the advantage of the succession of dealers through whose Muds it passed before reaching those of the English merchant at the place of export. It was worthy of remembrance that scarcely any article exported from India had ever been brought to a satisfactory state of produc tion, unless under European superintenden ce. But in India we were also without roads to the seaboard, without water communications tee.so, I and railways were only now on the point of bew coming available. Another difficulty was the under stood principle of the Indian Goveeument that n land should ever be sold in fee simple to Europea ns , and then there was the jealousy of the civil ser vice ,oro against enterprising Englishmen in the interior India, who were to this day regarded Under these on the part of the Government. though an altered tone was beginning as to be manifest that Indian cotton cir cumstances it was not surprising was the worst grown in the hole w orld and fetched The movers in this associa tion India as a to smile at all proposals for relying the lowest price, so that consumers were accustomed there he quality to a level tmioaninbesloiuervceed,onfesvuePrPthlYeless, that was a prospect not only of increas_ing the . Indian t supply to this lastetev elevating g years was 2,974,000 grown in America. The quantity received country,vvroitmh Indbutia n also t h of f bales, of which we had ourselves consumed only 266,000 bales per annum on the average, the annual excess of 230,000 being taking away to various countries on the Continent. India was capable of giving us a much larger quantity than 600,000 e amount last year. Probably we could reckon o Bombay. This on 1,200,000 bales a year from association had lately been enabled to hand of a over the develop me nt o f the cultivation superior quality of cotton in India to the efforts of a joint-stock company, who chairman was his friend Mr. Platt, of Oldham. (Applause.) As soon as the season permitted, the company proposed to send out to India as its commissioner Mr. G. R. Haywood, who had hitherto been the secretary of this association ; and Sir Charles Wood had placed at that gentleman's disposal the services of Dr. Forbes, who would accompany him. (Applause.) Mr. Cheetham referred again to the danger of rely ing exclu sively on America, and pointed to the fact that while the annual supply from the whole world in the last 10 years had averaged only 3,984,000 bales, the annual consumption of Great Britain, Europe, and America had been 3,960,000. The present price of cotton arose not so much from the actual crisis in America as from the practical knowledge that a million bales had been lost to us by the failure of the harvest. (Hear, hear.) Mr. H. ASHWORTH moved the adoption of the annual report of the association, w hich was agreed to.