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quences ; and a case that recently occurred tends to
show that the deceitful and insidious agents of the
corrupt and unscrupulcu3 Federals are now spread
ing their snares in this country, and that they are
proceeding from bad to worse. At the Woolwich
Police Court a man was brought np, charged with
enticing English soldiers to desert for The American
army. This case, strange as it may doubtless sound
to many readers, was, as far as it went, proved
sgainst the prisoner. The whole circumstances of
the affair were very suspicious. In the first
place the prisoner had got into the bar•
racks in a very surreptitious manner, and
must have had secret motives to induce him to
incur the risk of being found there. The conversa-
tions that he held with the soldiers also show that
his deep design was to secure the services of these
men for the ranks of the army. Such a barefaced
proceeding appears perfectly astounding, and the
mere we consider the case the greater seems the
necessity of adopting some very decisive measures
to put a stop to the unwarrantable encroachments
of the Americans. We all heard plenty of Yankee
assurance, and occasionally saw sufficient of it, but
the way in which this undesirable characteristic has
displayed itself during the period of the protracted
war really passes understanding. Still more incom-
prehensible is it to find our Ministers so blind, deaf,
and obtuse in concerns that are of vital interest to
the community, and very closely affect the welfare
of the people of this country. We have come to
something if we are to submit to these insults with
impunity. Surely they might rest content with
their enticement of civilians, but it is too much to
enter the ranks of our army to choose their recruits.
It was said that some one asked Mr DAVIS when
the struggle would be over, and he had stated it
would endure until a young child then present
would be an old man. It is certainly going the way
to fulfil the prophecy if we allow, over and over
again, this suction of recruits from our shores. A
more decided mode of procedure adopted at
the outset would assuredly have put a stop
to these scandalous proceedings. It is high

time that something of a final nature should be

, done, or we shall drift on from bad to worse, until
the voice of public opinion will be too loudly ex,

pressed to allow of farther tampering. loconsis.

tenet' is always fatal to the success of any under,

taking ; and therefore there is not much to be sur-
prised at in the fact that this American question

has been such a failure. Earl RUSSELL has been

pleat fearful:y inconsistent from the beginning of
the war, and we are now reaping the conseanences
of his imprudence in a very unsatisfactory form.
Perhaps even at the eleventh hour the Government
may acknowledge the error of their ways by
issuing strict orders that no such tampering be
be permitted ; and by bringing the offenders under

the cognisance of the law they will be doing the
state a service, rind really rendering a benefit to the
deluded beings who ale simple cr infatuated enough
to mak.° themselves the victims of cupidity,

It is very intercatirg to those who really concern
Menage:yes with the happiness and wellbeing of
their fellow creatures to watch the Progress of the
various benevolent efforts that are now being made
to improve the condition of the dwellings of the
poor. Thoughtful philanthropists have felt for
some time the futility of preaching religion,merality,
and the due Obsei%nee of the social and domestic
.virtues to those whose mode of daily life is totally
incompatible with any one of those obligations, un-

lese,st the same time, they could be given the choice
of better things. So long as two, three, and even
four families could be huddled in one room, what

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1864,

It, is very inconsistent that so much should be
said concerning the perfect neutrality .preserved
by our Government in reference to the American
question, when -we are continually meeting with
decisive proofs that the one-sided course adopted
by enthorities, and persisted in by Earl RUSSELL
in spite of warning, entreaty, and reproach, has
worked many great and serious evils. It was only
the other day that the attention of the House of
Commons was very properly called to the fact that
the Irish were being enticed away in great numbers,
and led forth to misery and misfortune. A great
deal was said, but apparently little heed Ras paid
to the assertions by the Government. We were told
that it was exaggerated, and that it was extremely
difficult to find out the exact particulars concerning
the matter. Such laxity of purpose and instability
of conduct are certain to lead to serious conse-