The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-22 00:00:00

" C &NERAL OIIDZIUS, No. 13.

" C,ommunicstions of any kind, and on any pretence,
with the black republicans is positively and peremptorily
forbidden. Any citizen detected in communiuitiug with
them will be arrested and prosecuted.
"By command of Major-General Twiggs,
" D. BELTZHOOVii, Major La. Artillery,
A.A.A.G.C.S.A."

Strange and almost incredible as it may appear, it is never.
theism' the fact that it is the deliberate intention of the
American governments—both North and South—to seal up
the new cotton crop, so that not a bale of it (which they can
prevent) shall leave the plantations during the continuance
of the war. The North believes that the need of money will
bring the South to terms : the South is just as firm in the
faith that the need of cotton will bring the North to terms,
or lead the European governments to interfere. How long
these efforts wilt be suocessful it is impossible to say. Nudonbt
some cotton will reach the ports, creeks, and bays along the
coast—notwithstanding all the recommendations of patriotic
factors—and escape the blockade, in spite of the vigilance
of the whole United States fleet. But it is clear that any
supply that can thus reach us will be of very trilling import-
ance. A week hence the time will have arrived (Ist Sep.
tember) when, under ordinary cinunistaneee, the new ship-
ping season should commence. What we wish our friends
to understand and fully realise is that there is absolutely no
prospect of its commencing then, or for months to come.
Ordinarily we view high prices of cotton as injurious to
our customers and to the trade, mid we condemn specula-
tion which is so frequently unfounded, and not required to
attract a supply which would be certain to come in the
natural course of trade. But we now beg our friends to un-
derstand that the only means of even slightly mitigating the
fearful evils incident to a cotton famine are a great and
timely advance in price, which will prove to mer-
chants and growers in India and other distant
countries that the scarcity is a real one, and induce
them to gather up and ship cotton hither rather
than leave it to be manufactured by the natives of those
countries. Thus our distress may be mitigated—the wheels
of trade may be kept in motion, even though at low speed—
and partial employment may give food to thousands who
would otherwise be destitute. A national benefit would
also be conferred by all spinners who, by running their mills
at half time, should reduce by so much their consumption
of cotton. If this were universally adopted, the present
stock, instead of being exhausted iu December, would last
till May, and before then it is possible that peace may be
restored.—Very respectfully yours,

ROLL BROTHERS.

A gentleman who had taken honours at Oxford
was lately invited to cut his lot and stake his whole exis-
tence iu the service of the crown on the following condi-
tions :—lf be would learn several languages hitherto un-
known to Europe, go to a very unhealthy moat no the other
side of the world, where everything is exceedingly dear,
with the certainty of bad society, and the greatest proba-
bility of being sesastinated in a twelvemonth, he might en-
joy the dignity of being a third interpreter, end the pay of
1801. a year, tieing 10/. a year for ten years. 11 would be
interesting to know who did take such a place, and how he
Used.