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Everyone remembers, of course, the little cluster of Quaker doves flitting all the way from Liverpool to St. Petersburg, for the express purpose of con verting that wily old serpent, the late Russian Autocrat, from the error of his ways. As amusing a piece of impertinence, though one of a totally dif ferent character, has just now been thrust under our observation. A preposterous pamphlet, extend ing to the length of exactly six pages—one of these six pages being the dedication and another the title page—lets us into the secret. It is, as one may say, a word spoken in the strictest confidence—to the universe. Something equivalent to a whisper through a speaking trumpet. One of those stage " asides" audible to a whole housefull, in boxes, pit and gallery, but supposed to be unheard by the person standing close by the speaker's elbow. We take this atom of a pamphlet to be an expression of the most consummate vanity, and of an effron tery wholly matchless of its kind. Although the writer of it is an obscure Mr. Somebody, whose name has never been heard of before by the public, before whom the bearer of it may be said to come now smirking and swaggering down to the footlights, that name is coolly given in its simple integrity upon the titlepage as though it were a Duke's! And again, in its simple integrity, that is, without the prefix of any Chris tian name whatever, at the close of a dedica- tion such as even ts right-minded costermonger must, one would think, perforce, with an instinctive sense of delicacy, pronounce, upon the instant of glancing at it, to be " owdacioue." " B asis of a Plan for the Abolition of War"—this astoundingly nonsensical brochure is entitled— " B y—." We here purposely suppress the avowal of the insignificant authorship. Between the name of the writer and the title of his pamphlet appears this utterly ridiculous paragraph, in the middle of the title page, by way of preliminary annoucement :—" Submitted to Lord PALMERSTON and Earl RUSSELL, with Mr. —'s respectful com pliments, on July 16, 1863, in order to obtain the sanction of Earl GREY, Mr. ROEBUCK, Mr. BRIGHT, and Mr. CoßDEN,before presentation to her MAJESTY the QUEEN, and her MAJESTY'S Ministers but it is presumed they have come to no determination on the subject." Better even than this, however, in its exquisite absurdity, is the outrageous dedication, "To flan QUEEN'S Most Excellent MAJESTY"— beginning with a sublime impertinence—" My Dear SOVEREIGN," and signed by this human emmet as from her MAJESTY'S " sincere friend "—then follows the isolated surname of this " illustrious obscure." A Bugg, calling himself Bugg, and yet affecting to be a HOWARD—signing his homely patronymic with a flourish, as though it were "NORFOLK," or " SHREWSBURY " at the very least! The letterpress embodying the proposition of this preposterous Peacemaker extends, in straggling lines of very large type, barely over four small pages, the gist of it being comprised within a passage of less than twenty lines altogether. " I want a Congress," says the writer, at the commencement of his revela tion, and these few words may be said, strictly speaking, to contain within them the whole of his proposition. He might far more reasonably have said, while he was about it—" I want a strait-waistcoat !" If anything were really required to demonstrate the utter absur- dity and fatuity of the peace-at-any-price principles—that demonstration would be found ready to hand in such nonsensical escapades as that revealed to view in the Quaker Deputation of some ten years since, or again at this moment in the por tentous folly, penned, printed, and published by til a blatant egotism of this prig of a pamphleteer. The history of sieges forms one of the most in teresting chapters in military annals. It is felt, and justly so , that it requires courage of a far higher standard, heroism of a nobler type, to sustain such a trial unfiinchinaly than to turn the flight or to lead the forlorn h op ,. The days and nights of anxious watching under the most depressing in fluences, with failing ammunition and insufficient food, the constant presence o f the gradual diminution of the littl e b ody enemy, the o , f a l e t f h e fe n as defenders, e i r n s by casualty and sickness, the doubl e siege of e within the walls and the foe witho u t in fluences combine to render a protracted siege one of the sharpest tests of a soldier's prowess and en _ durance. It is not surprising, therefore, that in most campaigns the interest centres on the story o f a siege; Those which fill a foremost place in history are too numerous to mention ; but the sieges of Badajos, of Acre, of Kars, and of Sebastopol are not forgotten by this generation, while the sur render of Cawnpore and the defence of Lucknow can scarcely be ranked as mere historical events, so warmly did they enlist our sympathies. But if our feelings are always enlisted on the side of the be siegers, such is doubly the case when their situation is a desperate one; and if the story of the trium phant repulse of the allied besiegers from the rocky coasts of Gibraltar be a thrilling one, still more do we ply homage to the inflexible resolution that some two centuries earlier held the little island of Malta against the whole power of the Turkish force. Th e grea t c i v il war t h a t i s n ow rag i ng be fore ma has proved no exception to the general rule, „„,,,, • for many monthli the names of Charleston and Vie lE%burg have been familiar as household words among us. Every attack on Charlestoa has hitherto met with ill success, and if report speaks truly the present attempt does not seem likely to fare much better than its predecessors. The tenure of Vicksburg has been a harder matter, and all eyes, American and European, have been turned to it with eager expectation. It was felt that the key of the Mississippi would not be surrendered without a struggle, and we had seen enough of Southern daring and determination to know that they would not yield the struggle lightly. So it has proved, re duced to their last mule, decimated by the murderous fire of the enemy, and heart-sick with the weariness of hope deferred, the valiant little band has yet contrived to defend a fortress whose strength has been greatly over-estimated, and to repulse a foe who had every means of success at his command. A very interesting narrative of the for tunes of war, extending from the opening struggle to the capitulation of the town, has been given by an officer who took part in the defence. He states that the discrepancy between the forces was very considerable. " Our land front works consisted of one single line of earthworks, running along a continuous ridge from a point about a mile and a half above Vicksburg to about the same distance below—the curve inland increasing the extent of line from four to five miles in all. At short inter vals we had little redoubts or forts, in which light artillery had been placed, but after the first and second days' experience it became evident to every one that they were rather an element of weakness than otherwise. The enemy, who had access to all the appliances and improvements that science has invented to carry on modern warfare, can beast first-class guns, the best of ammunition, and mag nificent artillerymen." The defenders might well mournfully compare the enemy's lavish expendi ture of ammunition with their own enforced caution, for, at the time the siege was commenced, so scanty was the store in Vicksburg that they had but ten percussion caps per man ; a fortnight later they were supplied by their own prowess and by couriers from General JOHNSTONE, but the opportunity was lost. The besiegers had availed themselves of the ridges surrounding Vicksburg to entrench themselves strongly ; and, by the time that percussion caps were no longer a matter of anxious consideration they had provided themselves with shelter and protection. "At the only time when we could have annoyed and delayed their operations," says the writer, " we dared not fire for want of ammunition." Even worse than the scanty stock of the means of warfare, however, was the slender supply of food. About the 35th day provisions grew very scarce, and anxiously did the garrison watch for the relief that was never to come. Mule meal was the common fare and even dogs became in request. Bean meal was made into coffee, long before hope was abandoned, and thus under a scorching sun and surrounded by unburied corpses the besieged still struggled on. For the first two weeks General GRANT had made several efforts to carry the place by storm, but having be come convinced of the hopelessness of such attempts, after that time, he set about making regular ap proaches. By the 40th day his forces were at many points within 15 feet of the enemy's works ; yet, al though the besiegers blew up several forts, and their defenders with them, it was not their fate to storm the city. General PEMBERTON, learning that the long-hoped-for relief from General JOHNSTONE was not forthcoming, and knowing that his famished and wearied troops could not cut their way through the opposing force, determined to capitulate. Honourable terms were agreed upon, the army was to be paroled and allowed to retire into the Confe deracy, and the officers were to march out with horses, arms, and personal property. It mast have been with feelings of bitter regret that the brave garrison surrendered the key of the Mississippi into the hands of the enemy, after the heavy struggle, the unflinching endurance, and the long-cherished hopes of succour. The historian of the siege con soles himself by the reflection that, notwithstanding the capture of Vicksburg, the navigation of the river will still be so unsafe that neither passengers nor freight will be able to travel by that route until the navigation of the Mississippi is permitted b y the Confederates. He finds another source of satis faction in the courage and determination which held the city for so long, and contrasts it with the reckless manner in which the assault was conducted. The old barbarity which has so often stained the annals of Northern triumphs did not fail to show itself here, and the utter absence of all chivalry and humanity in their mode of conducting warfare is painfully remarkable at the present day. The city lies in a hollow, and as it contained neither troops nor stores within its bounds, the place might, says the writer we have referred to, have been just as soon reduced if a shot had never fallen in its streets. But Admiral PORTER thought fit to establish a mortar battery opposite the town, and day and night kept up a constant discharge of 13-inch shell into the streets of the city. Many women and children were killed, every street more or less damaged, part of the city burnt, and worst of all the hospitals suffered greatly. " Whether from chance or intention I know not, but certain it is that the yellow flag, ordinarily held so sacred in modern war, has in this one been but the mark for the hot test and most deadly fire." Hundreds of sick and wounded—Federals and Confederates alike—fell victims to this barbarous mode of warfare, although advantage was taken of occasional flags of truce to represent the matter to the besieging authorities. Such proceedings do the Northern cause more in jury than ten victorious sieges can do it good. They produce a feeling of bitter indignation in Southern minds, that disinclines them for peace or compromise ; they call forth the reprobation of every humane and civilised being. The North American States have certainly the proud satisfac- tion of having introduced several new features into modern 'warfare, some of which, indeed, would seem to have been learnt from the Indians who formerly peopled their territories. Whatever may be tle result politically, it is certain that morally the ad vantage is with the besieged rather than the besiegers ; and the writer of the narrative we have been quoting speaks truly, when he says that the defence will redound more to the credit of the famished, ill-provided handful of 12,000 to 15,000 men, than the attack and reduction will do to the 1 30,000 assaulters, possessed of abundant supplies, " with the most perfect artillery and ordnance that %lavish expenditure and the most famous markets of Europe could supply, and who for 48 days were barred ingress by one thin line, and who only entered at last with the consent of the garrison they feared to assault." decided change Penal Ser vitude," at least they have offered seNeral sugges tions which, if carried o u t, will doubtless prove of essential service. It would not have been advisable and to m a k e e xtensive a t once to introduce startling chan ges , alterations, as some propo se d. A gradual infusion of new rules and regulations is the beet ' espec i a lly in a case like that of a convict prison. otherwise the sudden move may cause the greatest confusion, and even rouse the most lawless into a state of sedition that may be difficult to quell. It is obvious, then, that it is wise and prudent to weigh the matter well, before beginning to remodel the losses. system ; and even if faulty in many of its existing forms, to seek to modify rather than to re-make the plan. During the last twenty-one years crime has decreased in England ; but in the last two years there has been in England and Ireland an increase amounting to one-fifth in smaller offences, and one-third in graver charges. Now, the com missioners give it as their opinion that this sad state of things is certainly attributable in some de gree to the defects that exist in the present sys tem of punishment. This is a pretty strong re buke, and may satisfy the most strenuous opposers of the mode now in vogue. Also, the Commis. sioners consider that this unsatisfactory result is partly produced by retaining so many convicts at home. They prove the inefficiency of penal servitude as it is at present managed, by pointing out the immense number of re-convictions that have taken place. This anomaly they justly attribute to the shortness of the sentences that are passed upon offenders, and also to the defective discipline that now prevails. The Commissioners, therefore, pro pose a decided remedy for this glaring evil by advising that for the future there should be no sentence of penal servitude for less than seven years, and as there is great inequality now dis played in the sentences passed by different judges for the same offences, that henceforth there should not be so much latitude allowed to the Courts in the fixing of the term of punishments. These are very wise proposals, and seem to meet the require ments of the case, at the same time that they do not upset and disturb all existing arrangements, and the present line of procedure, to an extent that would confuse and complicate matters. The ques tion of the ticket-of-leave system has of course been tested by a strict inquiry, and the result is that it is proposed to retain it still in force, since it holds out encouragements and offers inducements to the men to preserve a decent demeanour, and to work industriously. This is true enough, doubtless, so far as the plan works within the prison walls, but the world without their confines has complained, and with good cause, too, that they are made the sacrifice, that their lives and property are at stake to enable the prison authorities to carry out their crotchets, and to put in practice their theories con cerning the votaries of crime. However, those who are strongly against the system will be pleased to find in the report that the commissioners agree that there was sufficient cause last year for the dissen tient opinion that prevailed among the public re garding this much debated question. They, how ever, attribute the evils that accrued to the abuses and not the uses, of the plan, and think that a great deal of the harm came from the sentences being too short, and the prisoners too soon released. This custom of making the terms of imprisonment of so brief a duration has been much the practice lately, and it is a very wise piece of advice for the Commissioners to propose rescinding such a custom, which has been productive of such pernicious con sequences. Another great advantage that will accrue from this plan of giving seven years as the minimum term of penal servitude, is that hence the reason for keeping so many prisoners at home will be done away with. Western Australia most for tunately presents an opportunity for the great ne cessity that exists at present for transportation. Since the other colonies objected to receiving con victs, all the evils which they complained of, and which were to some extent imaginary, have been forced upon us in sad reality. It is impossible to succeed at all with the penal system in its present state, and a change of some kind is rendered highly imperative. Mr. GREELET, in his interesting letter to the Times the other day, discoursed at great length on the great advantages that would be gained if transpor tation moreon wowhf a eill eleonither e o f, f n convict extended scale were carried on in u aboundswn Westernu n known Australia. ther ea tnamely , a h o me em lHyo i d n t showedireturnele t t h at the chief evil that ik to their old ti cket-of-leave of life. Hi s ev id ence was persona l test i mony. H e h sa a i v d ing ' : I do not speak f rom con j ec t ure or h earsay , t e h t e l a colony , buoo r r . employed ev every the ea sr yn withoutre aa largest o to sp e ak amount Ihav although I neighbours, three hundred miles from the nearest soldiers, and seventy-five from a policeman,' never fastened door or window, and never lost the value of a shilling." This valuable uable already testimony, asserted since it g oes f ar to estab l ish 2n isht o h s e t fact by so many that the convicts do so much better abroad. Removed from temptation, ensured an amount of remunerative labour, they are almost certain to become altered characters. By degrees new objects of interest spring up around them, and from O c lll o n s a t l a l n t t l t y te leaasds othem t i o b n a s ek that to abound y und ar a e t w h e o a ra n s eci an ru i n . Colonel HENDERSON, th e wh ma o drev r atne a tr i ngAesuso C tfratlhiai: om pstproelalkers-61 stronglye nera l ofas regards Convicts th in e colony. He says it is an " extensive terri tory, constituting a vast natural gaol, with innumerable resources, a large leaven of free settlers anxious and willing to co-operate with the Governm ent in the progress of transporta p various e ap othernes cheapness o t advantages , th e v t c t forms d e p depart ment, t sucha t . " as A excelle n t summing i ment, no wonder that ne cessaries of life, and a w h e e l! d o e rg cl a a n r i e s s ed th co a n t climate, u that combination of facts that ma y be sought for in vain Col. HENDERSON hereafter. It is satisfact or y is appointed as the Inspect or -General of our Con victce will then be exerted in favour of th© system of transportation, Prisons at home, as his influence results of and having seen for himself the remedial the plan he will enter into its furt herance with spirit and energy. On this point of tr ans p ortation to Western Au stralia on a large scale the Lord Chief Justice coincides with his colleagues ; so that there seems every reason to h o p e that the wise and beneficial scheme will shortly b e intro duced in full force. It has every reasonable argu ment in its favour, and its advocates appea r suc cessfully to have combated the opponents of the project. Great reforms are unquestionably called for at home, in the arrangements within th e p rison as to diet, the hours of labour, and a stricter system of discipline, but it will strike at the root of the evil as regards the failure of the convict system, if this proposal regarding Western Australia be carried out. Then the most dangeroae, characters will not be left all here to become indifferent to im- prisonment in consequence of the many leniences lately introduced, and they will not be able, above all, to return to their old ways and associates, the terror of society and the lasting reproach to the prison authorities. If the Commissioners succeed in persuading the authorities to carry out their proposal, they will have rendered most essen tial service to all concerned in the affair. The officials will be spared great annoyance, the convicts themselves will be benefited, the settlers will be satisfied, and the community at home will reap the advantages of security from violence and repeated remarks, practical life is a variegated heap of monotonous oc cupations, where most p eo pl e are d o i ng ve ry unlike things, where scarcely any two peop l e are d o i ng prec i se ly the same things, but wh ere each one is for ever do i ng t h e same thing —on--on—on—as long as he lives. I FFLAND, th e " G erman Garrick, " an d aut h or o f King Ludwig of nu m erous sentiment a l dramas is to have a statue, of which Mannheim. Bavaria will bear the whole expense, at THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST - 14, 1863. LATEST INTELLIGENCE, (R,EITTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE POLISH INSURRECTION. CRACOW, AUG. 14. Gn the sth inst., the insurgents under Eminoricz, Crik, and Rucki gained an important advantage over the Russians at Chelm, in the Palatinate of Lublin. Three Russian companies were dispersed. It is asserted that the Russians, under cover of their artillery, locked up their killed and wounded in a barn and burned them, in order to conceal their loss. The Invalids .Russe mentions four enagements in Lithuania, near Roza, Morzany, Leuinty, and Dolsk, respective!. There was also one at Mninsk, in the Government of Kowno. FRANCE. PARIS, AUG. 14. _ . The Moniteur of this morning publishes the usual monthly return of the Bank of France, whinh as compared w ith J u ly shows the following results account: -- DECREASE. Cash in hand ....... • 131 Millions. Bills discounted not yet due .•• ....... ••• 6 $, Treasury Balance $, Current Accounts 4 r) Advances ....... ~• • • 25 )9 INCREASE. Bank Notes ............ 3 Millions. BOURSE, Aug. 13.—The market has been more buoyant, and the business done shows a slight im • provement, Threes, for the Account being now at 67f. 50c. The Railway Share Market has been firm, and some of the lines Are rather higher. The market closed as follows :-- 4t per Cents . . 96 50 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents ...... 67 50 Do. end month.... 67 60 Credit Mobilier.... 1085 Do. end m0nth....1083 75 Bank Shares — Credit Foncier 1265 BAIL Italian Loan 72 25 Do. end month — New ditto Do. end month — Russian - ..... Austrian Spanish Threes.° Rome Debt .. — IWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans ............. 1020 .. 1 021 25 Northern ............. 990 ..992 50 New ditto — .• Geneva ........ 490 .. 492 50 E L I v y a s c e : t n t ee s r fl a n : d . .... Mediterranean ........... : 1 5 0 0 2 0 7 _5O 1026 25 Southern - Sardinian 530 .. 530 410 498 — 75 Austrian Lou.bard North of Spain Saragossa . . Ditto to Barcelona 355 • • 355 The Polish League and Lord Russell. held at St. J ames ' s Hall, --,-- Some tim e ago a Meeting in favour of Poland was Sir J. Shelley presiding. At it a deput a ti on was appointe d t o wait upon Earl Russell, to lay b efore him the res olutions of the meeting, and urge an armed interve ntion on behalf of Poland. In answer to an application on the subject, the Foreign Secretary wrote, saying he was sorry he could not receive the deputation. As the committee thought t hi s re f us al unconstitutional, they again applied to his lordship, and told him so, and repeated their request that a time should be fixed for receiving the deputation. That was on the Bth July. N o ...o answer was returned to the second letter, and on the 7th August the committee sent a memorial To THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. May it please your Majesty,—At a numero usl y attended and enthusiastic meet i ng of your Majesty's loyal subjects held at St. James's Hall, Westminster, on the 22d July last, on the subject of Poland—Sir John Villiers Shelley, Bart , M.P., i n t h e chair—a deputation was appointed to wait upon E ar l R ussell p , yo ur Majesty's Principal s:ecretary of Stat e f or F oreign Affairs, for t h e p ur p o se of laying be fore him, o n b e h alf of your Majesty's Government, the resolutions adopted at such meeting, and urging upon him an armed intervention if necessary on the part of England for the re s t orat i on o f the independence of Poland. sent a reply stating hut not that h a ssigning e wany reason for this unusual answer t o a l e tter from the committee who convened that meeting t o Earl Russell , respectfully requesting the favour of hi s lordship a ppointing a d a y an d h our to rece i ve sorrya , the dep utat i on thus a ppointed to wait upon could not receiveponhim,hslord ship the deputati on Crown and, as th e comm ittee respectfully submit, u nconst i tut i ona l course of proceeding i t t the hear high and re the state ments - ; The com m itt ee thereupon d i rected a further appli cat i on t o be made t o hi s lordship, respectfully re quest i ng him to Ministerrecon spieofuno o f f the his lordshipßrisi) to receive holding and side,' his deci s ion, it being their co nviction that it i s th e d uty of u a ne h o of a deputation a ppointed to represent to your Ma jesty's Government the unanimous sentiments, upon a most important question, of so large a body of your Majesty's sub jects as were assembled at St. James's Hall on the occasion referred to. To this last application his lordship has not even vouch safed the courtesy of a reply. Without commenting upon such conduct, I am directed by the committee to dutifully submit to your Majesty that, under the circumstan ces, the y have no alternativ e , p at' cially as Parliament is not sittin g , but to address es- es- e ress them selves directly to your Majesty. I beg, therefore, most respectfully and loyally to submit to your Majesty the e nclosed co pies of the resolutions adopted unanimously at the m eeting refe rre d to; fresolu tions expressing, as the committ ee have eve r y reason that meeting and numerous other me etings to believe, rota the real and earnest senti m ents of the great majority of the British nation on the subject of Poland. The committee also consider it their duty, as represent ing a large mass of public opinion, further to respectfully and loyally submit to you r Majesty's consideration the fol lowing points : 1. That as Prince Gortschakoff in hi s l ast reply to Earl Russell declared that the throwin g d awn b y the insurgents of their arms and their surrendering t hemselves to the cle mency of the Emperor is the only master mt compatible with the dignity of his august m aster, and with the senti ments of the Russian nation, this di rect refusal to abate the present war waged with Be much atrocity for the renewed subjugation of Poland , lY by the Russians in addition to halt a century of the most iniquitOnS misrule, to make any further attempts to 1, renders it hopeless obtain reparatkn of the past wrongs Which haveby nego:iation any been inflicted upon Poland, or any guarantee against h t en. repetition. 2. That as Russia has notoriousl • violated every one of the conditions upon which her sovereignty Poland was sanctioned b Y t he ei"ty over any part of Britain, as a party to that tret.iy, Treaty of - Vienna, Great tice to withdraw, as regards hers, ought in honour and jus t , the sanction so given, and to declare that she can no longere x claim of Russia to such sovereignty, recognise any title or with the Emperor of Russia as Kingignty, or continue to treat of i Poland. 3. That the restoration of the entire every part of ancient Poland from Russian independence of claimed by the present National mG dominion, as overnment, is the only arrangement compatible with the d • the Polish nation, and is at thes dignity and sentiments of to the preservation of the balance me time vitally essential lishment of pen:nal:lP/It peace in of power and the estab mended by every principle ofEurope, besides being de the honour to be, on behalf uf justice h and humanity.—l have Ma jesty's most loyal and obedient subject,te committee, your joux ROBERT '.13, Brownlow-stre e t , Bedford-row, TAYLOR, Hon. Sec. August 7 , 1863. „ W.c., is Five days after this letter was sent to her Ma jesty," say's the com m i ttee in a paper forwarded to us, ,c an d in consequence , it is presumed, ofthe same having been communicated by her Ma jesty's directions to Earl Russell—namely, by the last post on the 12th August instant.—the sec retary received the following reply to his letter of days prev t h e 28th July, fourteen ious, from his 91 l or dship: "Foreign Office. August 11. am directed by Earl Russell to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th ult., and I am in reply to e xpress his lordship' s regret that h e canno t change his forme r decision as to the reception of a deputation on the affairs of Poland.---I am, sir, your obedient humble ser vant, J. R. Taylor, E sq ., " A. H. LAYARD. 13, Brownlow-street, Bedford-row, W.C.'' SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY A PRINTING MACHINE.— yesterday afternoon an accident occurred to a man named Samuel Richards, a workman employed at Messrs. Banks's steam printing wor k s , Ely-court, Holborn-hill. He was standing at the feeding end of a large printing machine, and got his hand in the bracket; the rack of the machine passing at the time nearly severed the band from the body. He was quickly placed in a cab by Mr. Banks, ben., and conveyed by him to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, attended by Mr. Lawrence, the senior surgeon. hand will have to be taken off, where is feared h reed w Za Our Trade with the Confederate States. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) "Manhattan," that humorous writer in the Herald, says that independence would give to London the great trade of the South, while re-union would again enrich New York with it, and that to become the factors of the South is one of the richest commercial prizes. England as well as New York may lose, and Paris, with Havre, may gain what we ought to have had, and which was freely and frankly offered by the South, which the cowardice of Earl Russell refused, but the statesmanship of the Emperor of the French is likely to obtain. The Northerns exclude our manufactures by a tariff of 40 to 50 per cent., endeavouring to starve and keep idle our operatives, though Messrs. Cobden and Bright tell these men they are their friends. The Northerns exclude our shipping, though Mr. Bancroft, their Minister, promised reciprocity when our Navigation Laws were repealed, opening our coasting, colonial, and inter-colonial ti ade to them. The Southerns, on the contrary, offered us free ports, free coasts, free rivers, and free trade; but as we have unjustly repelled them, refusing recognition their due, we cannot wonder if they favour the first of living states men—the Emperor of the French. Why should Lord Palmerston, Mr. Gladstone, and others of the Cabinet, yield to the " Cowering of Earl Russell to the North, and his pandering to the Brights and Cobdens," as stated by a correspondent of yours? Looking on the Emperor of the French, Lord Palmerston, and Jeff. Davis as the greatest Statesmen of the day, the English people wish to see them and their peoples allies and friends. How Messrs. Bright and Cobden, as free traders, can support the North is strange I MERCAT OR, Farming in the Prairie States and England. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The Duke of Argyll having referred in glowing terms to the description of the Prairies by Mr. Trollope, showing it was the El Dorado of farmers, before endorsing it his grace should have read the practical remarks of Professor Johnston and Mr. W. Chambers, on their tour through British America and the States, the latter gentleman pre ferring New Brunswick and Nova Scotia for capitalist farmers. To farmers desirous of changing a certainty for an uncertainty, we would merely state as facts that all the farmers or landowners of Illinois, lowa, Indiana, and the prairie States are poorer in 1863 than they were in 1856 ; that most of their farms or estates are mortgaged ; and that the price they obtain at their doors for their produce pays little more than the labour, as proved by the rates current in 1861, 1862, and this year, viz., 4s. to Ss, per quarter for Indian corn, 15s. to 17s. for wheat, Ifd. per lb. for beef, and 2d. per lb. for pork, with wages at ss. to 6s. per day. Any farmer will know that such prices will not pay a man who farms his own land here, and ttiatit would be better to pay rent and get 20s. per quarter for oats, 355. to 40s. for wheat, sd. to 6d. for beef, and sd. for pork. Hitherto western farmers paid no Federal though they did :State taxes ; hereafter they will have to pay heavier Federal taxes than we pay. The prairies in Illinois are also very subject to fever and ague, their produce great, but that will cease as the land becomes worn out, as the lands on the Atlantic coast have already been from overcropping without manure. We would advise our farmers to read Professor Johnston and W. Chambers' (see his "American Tour" in Cham bers's Journal) as well as Trollope, before deciding. TRAVELL ER, TILE lONIAN ISLANDS. The following proclamation and documents con nected with the cession of the lonian Islands have been published in the Official Gazette at Corfu : " Henry Knight Storks—On the part of his Excellency Sir Henry Knight Storks, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, a Major-General in her AL jesty's army, and her Majesty's Lord High Commissioner in and for the United States of the lonian Islands, &c. " His Excellency the Lord High Commissioner is pleased to publish` for general information the following proclama tion by her Majesty in Council dissolving the present Par liament of these States, which is consequently dissolved from the present date. " Tne Lord High Commissioner has received her Ma jesty's commands to call the solemn attention of the lonian people to the reasons which have induced her Majesty to dissolve the twelfth Parliament of the lonian States. Her Majesty, the protecting Sovereign, has declared her readi ness to consent to the union of the lonian Islands with Greece, and it is with a view to consult in the most formal aed authentic manner the wishes of the inhabitants of the lonian Islands as to their future destiny that her Majesty is pleased to dissolve the present Parliament. " The lonian people will fully appreciate the responsibi lity which rests on them in choosing their representatives. They are called upon to decide by this choice on the momentous question now submitted to them, and the only wish of her Majesty is that they may be guided to a wise decision, by which their happiness and prosperity may be secured on a solid foundation. " Given at the Palace of St. Michael and St George, Corfu, this day of August, 1863. " By his Excellency's command, " H. DRUMMOND WOLFF, Secretary to the " Lord High Commissioner." " At the Court of Windsor, the 11th day o: June, 1863. " Present—The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty ; Lord President, Earl Russell; Lord Privy Seal, Mr. Milner Cason. " Whereas, by the constitutional chart of the United States of the lonian Islands, it is among other things pro vided that the power of dissolving the Parliament of the said United States on any special emergency shall be solely vested in her Majesty by an Order in Council; and whereas there hath this day been laid before her Majesty in Coun cil, the draught of a Proclamation to be promulgated in the said States for the dissolution of the said Parliament (a copy whereof is hereunder written)—her Majesty is there fore pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to approve the said Proclamation, and to order, and in pur suance, and in the exercise of the authority so reserved to her Majesty as aforesaid, it is hereby ordered, that the said Proclamation shall be promulgated by his Excellency Sir Henry Knight Storks, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, her Majesty's Lord High Commissioner in and for those islands, and that upon and from and after such pro mulgation thereof the said Parliament shall be dissolved accordingly. "And the Most Noble the Duke of Newcastle, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. " ARTHUR HELPS." "PROCLAMATION. " Whereas, we have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, and in pursuance and exercise of the power in us in that behalf vested by the constitutional chart of the United States of the lonian Islands, to dissolve the present Parliament of the said islands ; we do for that end publish this our Royal proclamation, and do hereby dissolve the said Parliament accordingly. "Given at our Court at Windsor, the 11th day of June) 1863, in the 27th year of our reign. " God save the Queen." " NOTIFICATION. " The Lord High Commissioner publishes for general in. formation the following instructions addressed to the resi dents of his Ex. ellency. " Given at the Palace of St. Michael and St. George, Corfu, this 6th day of August, 1863. " By his Excellency's command, " H. DRUMMOND WOLFF, " Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner." " Palace, Corfu, Aug. 6. ig si r ,... -y o u will receive by this mail a copy of the pro clamation, publishing an order by her Majesty in Council, dissol%ing the 12th Parliament. " The Lord High Commissioner desires me on this occa sion to call your earnest attention to ,the instructions con tained in my circular letter of Dec. 7. 1861. " You are carefully to abstain from any interference, direct or indirect, in favour of or against any candidates, either before or during the forthcoming general election, and you will also give strict orders in the same sense to the employes in the different departments placed by the Consti , tution under the special control of the Lord High Commis sioner, further informing them that any infringement of his Excellency's injunctions on this point will be attended with instant dismissal from the public service. " The foregoing instructions are not intended to restrict any public employe from the free exercise of the elective franchise ; but the Lord High Commissioner on this occa sion is determined to uphold the principle on which he has hitherto acted, of securing the choice of the people from all coercion on the past of the Executive.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, " H. DRUMMOND WOLFF, " Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner." GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS FOR SCOTLAND AND THE COLONIES.—A special meeting of this body was held in St. Mark's Hall on Wed nesday afternoon, when Companion Sir Arch. Alison, Bart,, Brother Grand MaFter of Glasgow, was installed First Grand Principal Z. The oath de fideli and ceremonial were impressively administered, and as he took his seat upon the throne the plaudits of the Companions were loud and en thusiastic.—North British Mail. STREET Music.—We have received a letter from G. E., complaining of the annoyance caused by street musicians, in which the writer rather facetiously describes the miseries he has to endure from their performances, and which he considers aggravated at present in consequence of the absence of the best bands in the country, The late Confederate Mission to Washington. The New York TribGne publishes a letter which purports to be written at Richmond, and the object of which is to explain away the various guesses made by the Northern press as to the mission of Mr. Stephens, the Vice President of the Confede racy, by stating what was its real nature. The writer does so as follows : " The Vice President of the Confederate States was sent to ask the President of the United States to cooperate with the former government in mea sures conducive to the cause of humanity, to the cultivation of the most Christian shapes of warfare, such measures, in the first place, as might be agreed upon between them to lighten the troubles of prisoners and alleviate the pains of the wounded. And had Mr. Stephens been so fortunate as to procure the audience he so frankly and simply sought I, for one, believe that the mercy of his errand would have met with proper recognition. This, however, secondarily. The primary object of the Vice President's mission was to protest,,in the name of his Government and people, against the mustering and arming of the blacks, which now constitutes almost the only clear feature of your policy. He came to implore you, in the name of a people whose ability you have frankly acknowledged, of soldiers whose resources must have surprised you, of a government whose courage and devotion and endurance you have felt, to this consummation not to come at last. He came to assure you on the good faith of his government, on the simple truth of his fellow countrymen, that not one single regiment or corps of negroes has ever been brought into the Confederate eervice, to be turned armed against you. He came to remind you that such negroes as have from time to time been found on breastworks and in trenches have been caught with spades only or picks in their hands; that such as have been found in regiments —an in significant number—have been in all cases body servants, sometimes of officers, sometimes of privates, who of their own will, out of the love which you know they bear us, have chosen to follow their masters to the death. And these you have found among your prisoners. He could have told you, if diplo macy permitted sentiment (God save the mark!) of many such chattels,' some of them white-haired, begging, stealing, fighting their way home again, to the ole missus,' and the old place, with all that was left of the ' young massa'—a lock of hair, or a trinket. But no matter for that. He came to talk to you of self-preservation, of retaliation, and all that is shocking in the meaning of that word. He came to tell you of the native devil that has slept so long, to be awoke at last, in the bosoms of a simple, dependent, affectionate race. He came to implore you in the name of God not to do this abominable thing. Else he would have to fall back upon statistics and the grim phraseologies of war, and remind you that the 4,000,000 negroes that appear in the tablets of your census for 1860 are the working hands of both sexes only. That number does not include the superannuated or the infants. Out of these 4,000,000, at least 750,000 able-bodied fellows, loving and trusting their masters, and ready to follow them up to the mouths of your cannon (ah ! do not continue to befool your drilled, in three months. They can be officered self on that question of ties), can be enrolled, armed, in every grade by their own masters--those who have seen most service and won most honour. They can be segregated, regiment by regiment, with the white troops. In all the departments the quartermasters, the commis sariat, and the medical white officers can admi nister for them. Superior commands in the black regiments can be made the weed of gallant service in the white. In fine, the entire system as it operates in the Sepoy service in India, and as it has been modifiers by distinguished British officers at the re quest of our government to meet the peculiarities of our people—peculiarities which constitute incalcul able advantages, presenting as they do love and con fidence, in place of hate and jealouey and suspicion —can be put in working order at once. This is what I tell you can be done. This is what the Vice-Pre sident of the Confederate States came to tell you will certainly be done forthwith. Will you tell your people this ? It is not for me to speculate upon the consequences of these new and dreadful ele ments, whirled into new forms of conflict and com plication, to prolong and intensify the war. My mind, in striving to grasp the subject, lets go its hold, and shrinks as from something at once terrible and loathsome. I cannot speak of things which seem to cry aloud out of the future with the tongues of women and of babes, with the contention of angels and of friends, mixed of pity and fury. But I do see in all this a hidden mine of power in the South which your policy may in one fatal moment spring upon the country, to bury all we once loved and were proud of in an undistinguish able monstrosity of disgust and death." English Words and Phrases borrowed from ...Iceland, Many of our English country horse-calls may be recognised in this Ultima Thule. The " Bok-a-ooff !" of Nottingham, or " Bok'n-waay of Yorkshire, East Riding, are forms of the Scandinavian Bug-af, bend-aside ; the same verb, ath bugs, to curve, is preserved in our word bucket, literally a curved receptacle. So, also, the common shout, " Gee ! Gee uup ! Tzch !" are forms of Git-walk ; mid the Northumbrian Heck! is the Icelandic Hoegr ! (pro nounced Haikir). . . . I wish that I had space to give the origin of some of our popular super stitions and nursery tales, and to show what assistance is afforded by Icelandic literature in the clearing up the difficulties with which they are surrounded. I can only instance one;— " Jack and Jill went up a hill To fetch a pail of water ; Jack fell down, and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after," These two children are mentioned in the Younger Edda, under the names of Hjuki and Bil (which have become in course of time, Jack and Jill), as fetching water from the well Byrgit in the bucket Soag, on the pole Simul. These children were taken up into heaven to fellow the moon. Hjiiki signifies " the quickening;" Bil, " the failings;' and their attendance en the moon simply meant, that the moon becomes full and wanes. By the bucket of water I presume is signified the effect of the orb on the weather. . . . . " Gaman,' , fun, is cognate with our slang expression, " gam. mon !" Other of our vulgar terms are closely allied to the Icelandic ; thus, t‘ Baby," a fool, is related to the verb " ath gabs," to make a fool of. Brag (to boast), Icel. hraga, rumour, renown. Chap, Icel. kappi, a fighting man, a hero. Dandy, Icel. Ddndi, anything good; dandis mar, a worthy fellow. The word has certainly changed its signification considerably. Duffer (a stupid fellow), Ical. dofi, laziness, from the verb dofna, to be dull and stupid. Fluke (a chance), Icel. flux, of a sudden, used similarly, derived from the verb fjtiga, to fly. Fellow, Icel. felog, a comrade, literally one who goes shares in money. 7o go the whole hog. This I believe to be, to do all in one stroke—hog to be the Icel. hogg. The Icelanders similarly speak of doing something "me& hOggi," all at once. Lagged (outlawed), a contraction for utlag, outlaw. •Baring• Gould's Iceland. UREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—The adjourned special general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Paddington Station, for the final declara tion of the poll upon Mr. Adams's motion for the election of directors. The Hon. Spencer Walpole in the chair. Captain liulkeley (one of the scrutineers) read the report, amidst interruption from Mr. Adams, who protested against it s b e i ng received. The f o ll ow i ng is an abstract of the report referred to :—For the directors as proposed by the board—proxies 23,550, representing £3,980,645 stock; personal votes 1,569, representing £257,176 stock; total, 25,119 v o t es, represen ti ng £1,237,821 stock. F or the direc: ors proposed by Mr. Adams—proxies 9,297 vot es, repre senting £1,214,738 ; 377persona1 votes, repre sen ti ng £69,164 stock; total, 9,574 votes, representing £1,283,902. 852 proxies in favour of the directors were objected to by Mr. Adams, recresenting £73l,9ll'stock ; 251 proxies in favour of Mr. Adams were objected to by the directors, represent ing £178,359 stock, and 1,160 votes. ,(1 curt aff-R tratlar HER MAJESTY. BRUSSELS, August 14, The English and Belgian royal families drove out yesterday at Brussels. A grand dinner was given yesterday at Laeken. Both the royal fatnilies, with the exception of the King and her Majesty Queen Victoria, were present with a part of their suite at the St. Hubert Theatre yesterday evening. Foreign Courts, PARIS, Aug. 14. To-morrow the Emperor and Empress will come from St. Cloud to the Tuileries, where at 11 o'clock they will receive the ministers and grand function aries, but not the corps diplornatigue. After their reception there will be a le Deum in the Tuileries chapel. M. Drouyn de Lhuys, who has quite recovered from his recent illness, will give a diplomatic dinner at the Ministry ot Foreign Affairs to-morrow evening. BERLIN, Aug. 11. The King was to leave Gastein to-day for Salz burg, in order to confer with the Minister of War, M. von Roon, who now lives there. The King of Prussia and the Crown Prince rode into Gastein together on the recent visit of the lat ter, the King having proceeded to the suburbs of the village in his carriage to meet the prince. MR. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS. THE MOZART NIGHLI. A selection from the most dramatic and universal of all composers formed the attraction of the bill last night, and sufficed to crowd the theatre at a very early period. The vocal specimens consisted of the "Deli vieni," from the " Nozze di Figaro," charm ingly sung by Madlle. Florence Lancia ; and the " Gli angui d'lnferno," from the " Zauberfiote,' delivered with surprising force by Madlle. Carlotta Patti. The instrumental portions were the "Con certo in D minor," for the piano, ably performed by Mr. George Russell, the overture to " Idomeneo," and the unrivalled " Jupiter " symphony, compris ing its four movements—" Allegro Vivace, Andante Cantabile, Minuetto Allegretto, and Finale Allegro Motto," the execution of which alone was a suffi cient feature of the night, and served to place the powers of the band, as well as of its skilful con ductor, in a light of the highest eminence. The Marquis of Exeter is improving in health. The noble marquis and marchioness remain at present in town. The Marchioness of Kildare and her infant son are both progressing favourably, according to the accounts received in town yesterday from Carton House, May nooth. The Countess Cowley and Lady Feodorowna Wellesley left town yesterday for Paris. The Earl of Wilton left town yesterday afternoon to meet his yacht, the Zara, in the Southampton Water, in order to proceed to Cowes for the close of the yachting season. The Earl Cawdor and a select party have arrived at Cawdor Castle, Nairnshire, for the shooting season in the north. Viscount and Viscountess Hawarden arrived on Tdesday last at Dublin, en route to Dundrum Park, Tip perary. Lord and Lady De Saumarez have gone to Dover for a few weeks. Lord and Lady Lyndhurst have taken up their residence at Tunbridge-wells. The noble and learned lord is in excellent health, and intends to remain at that favourite watering-place until October. Mr. Evan and Lady Georgiana Baillie have arrived at Dochfour, N. 8., where they will receive a suc cession of guests during the shooting season iu Scotland. Mr. and Lady Margaret Beaumont are enter taining a small party of friends at Allenheads, near Carlisle. Amongst the visitors are Lord and Lady Suffield, Sir John Shelley, M.P., Mr. Bonham Carter, M.P., &c. Mr. and Lady Emily Walsh have arrived within the last few days at Finnich, N. 8,, to pass the shooting season. • Yesterday the marriage of Lady A lice Magdalena Grey Egerton, youngest daughter of the Earl of Wilton, and Mr. Henry Dalrymple Des Voeux took place at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. The wedding was considered a private one, and only the immediate and most intimate relatives and friends assembled at the cere mony. The Hon. and Rev. Francis E. Cecil Byng, son of the Earl of Strafford, officiated, the bride being given away by her father, the Earl of Wilton. The bridesmaids were the Hon. Albertina Grosvenor, cousin of the bride; the Hon. Miss Montague, daughter of Lord and Lady Rokeby ; Miss Mary de Ros, daughter of Colonel the Hon and Lady Elizabeth de Ros; and Miss Lestrange. Among the com pany connected with the family who assembled at the church were Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton, Hon. Lady Grey, Hon. Misses Grosvenor (2), Hon. Cap. tain and Hon. Norman Grosvenor, Hon. Seymour Coke, Colonel the Hon. Dudley and Lady Elizabeth de Ros, Hon. Mrs. Wellesley, Mrs. William Russell, Colonel and Mrs. Des Vceux, Misses Des Veeux, Mr. and Mrs. Le strange, Mr. Edward Des Vieux, &c. The bride and bride groom, after the ceremony, retired to the Earl of Wilton's house in Grosvenor -square, where luncheon was served for a select party. Shortly after three o'clock the newly mar ried couple started for the Continent to pass the honey moon. DEATH OF THE VEN. ARCHDEACON FREER, D.D. —The Venerable Richard Lane Freer, D.D., Archdeacon of Hereford, Prebendary of the Cathedral Church, and Rector of Bishopstone, in the environs of the city, died on Tuesday at his rector house, after a long illness. He married, in 1848, Harriet, daughter of the Rev, J. Clutton, D.D., canon of Hereford. THE CONGRESS AT FRANKFORT.-His Majesty the Emperor of Austria will be received in this city on Sa turday by both the Burgomasters and the assembled Senate. The other princes summoned will be received by single senators. The banquet to be given on Monday in the Kaisersaal will consist of 27 courses. After the banquet a grand procession will take place, followed by a State visit of the princes to the theatre. A brilliant display of fire works will conclude the evening.--Reuter's Express. A. CHARMING FAMILY. —The last of the Valois kings, three brothers, pass in history as —the stupid Fran cis the Second, the brutal Charles the Ninth, and the de bauched Henry the Third. THE GUILD OF LITERATURE AND ART has just publishei its balance-sheet of receipts and disbursements since its formation in 1851. From every source it has re ceived a clear £5,355; but it has reduced that sum already by £1,600. Tot GazWe of Bankruptcy, recently dead, had as is single hope for thriving the anticipated monopoly of the ba;,kruptcy advertisements. THE PARIS PERIODICALS mentioned by us the other evening as numbering in all no less than 690 —shew under the head " Literary Journals " 76 —" De modes, de Dames, et do la Jeunesse," 66 Technology, Industry, &c., 54—Fine Arts, Theat re , Archaeology, 63—Catholic Religion, 51—Medical Sciences, 48—Political Economy, Administration, &c., 43—Juris -2Rlu—raplrotesetnaonvat y ß , e Bc ligi c., on, 18 prudence and Legislation, 40—Architecture, Bridges, tion, 17—Finance and Ex change, 10— a r i n a a n and and Geography Colonies, 10_ _ a Natural n ß d R bi o a g d S r s c a i pe 28—Agriculture, A 2 1 4 g 8 - - r i c P l u n o l 24—Politics, r t t r i c u e s:, Horticulture, c si h i a l n it g a e ry , s—Jewish Religion, 3. 15—History Al - A LARGE FRESCO,, by Monitor, of Munich , has just arrived in London, and has been placed in the it Church in Farm-str ee t, B erkel ey -square. The sulieJesu ct is the mystical one o f "T 14 Devotion o f • j the Bleeding Heart of Jesus." POETRY IN A WORD. --One of the most exquisite touches in the whole range of Mr. Tennyson's poetry, mars a recent critic, is to be found in the description of Merlin under the influence of Vivien, where it is said-- "The pale blood of the wizard at her touch Took gayer colours, like an opal warm'd." This expression, "like an opal warm'd," is, adds the re viewer, perhaps unsurpassed. THE STATUE OF THE EMPRESS FAUSTIN.L re cently found by Signor Guidi in the grounds of the Villa Negroni, w h en excavations were being made .fori the new at the ce ntral railway stat i on, was at once placed h dispositi on of his Holiness. The Holy_ of Fa ther says having a g raci ously accepted thi s very valuable k w corre spondent of the Regi s t er , h as since t presented it to the art, stands in the hall or Capitoli ne M useum, where it at Pr e is described as of statue the recently discovered of the Dyi ng Gladiator. The of heroic si ze , and, as in the case . , statue of the Emperor Augustus, represents her as deified, surrounded by several mythological attributes of the Apo- heosic. LONDON AND NOltTil WESTERN.—The director• yesterday resolved to recommend the proprietors to declare a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 4t per cent, per annum, carrying forward a balance £16,881. The dividend for the corresponding half-year 1862 was at the rate of 3} per cent. per annum, with a balance of 44,058,