The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-10 00:00:00

up as a mystery; they smelt the rope, and abandoned
it as one of those things which no cow could
ever understand; they almost pushed their horns
into the car, and only retired when discordant noises,
proceeding from lungs new invigorated and re-
freshed, warned them cff. At length this strange
assembly, which was absurdly christened the ''Posae
Cowmitatus of Essex" by a traveller who ought to
have known better, dispersed; the animals, of which
there had hen ocusiderably more than 40 staring
like one, withdrew; and the balloon, which, wher-
ever it may descend in the open fields, is as sure to
attract a crowd from unknown places as a London
fire at 3 morning, ivas surrounded by
nearly ICO
civil and well-behaved fol ks, who willingly
rendered whatever aid was required. Thus, et a
quarter to 9, ended the trial trip of the Britannia-

More Tidbits from " Manhattan,"

A YANKEE GENERAL IN A FUNK !

A brigadier general from this State, named JOIIII
Henry Hobart Ward (he is a grandson of the late
Bishop, Hobart) was arrested by his commander,
after a late battle, for cowardice in the face of the
enemy. The frets appear to be, that during the
battle Ward was riding about so scared that he
could hardly sit on his horse. General Binney, hie
commander, in pity, said, " Old tcp, you are es
shaky as a high wind, you lied better get nude
cover." General and then escaped in an ambn-
lance, and his valuable life was spared to his cone'
try, Will you believe it, that after all this a meet•
ing was got up at the Astor House yesterday to
endorse General Ward. There was plenty of tod
free, and of course a largo meeting, and very enthe°
siastic. He was endorsed by these resolutions, and
letters proving that Ward was a hero were recd
from Generals Scott, Hooker, Kearney, Grant►
Meade, Lee, Pope, and Stanton (furnished by Ward).
This beats anything that has lately occurred. A
committee of nine was appointed, and I should I] °t
be surprised if it resulted in bringing forward Ward
as a prominent military cindidate P. r Piesident of
the United States, i❑ place of M'Ciellan, who is
going to Europe, and expects to get a reception in
London that will throw into the shade the late
crowd for Garibaldi.

BARNUM " BOUGHT " AND "SOLD!"

Bonner made the fortune of a weekly by wive"
rising that he had hired a sister of N. P. Willis to
write for him at the rate of 100 dols, a column. It
was an unusual price. Miss Fanny Fern was ull"
known, and hundreds of thousands bought the paper
t,) disco. er the mystery. A rival paper, called the
Mercury, is trying to do the same dodge agate;
F o proprietor bas hired Barnum, and has agree"
ro pay him 1000 dols, a column. Barnum is to write,
a chapter every week about the humbug persons of
Europe. fie alea writes witty articles. Here

one :

" THE PRINCE OF HUMBUGS SOLD.--' He is the highest
man in the world,' said Barnum recently to Sniggles, who
was at the time admiring the proportions of the .Russian
giant at the American Museum. Bet you ten dollars I
can, in less than twenty minutes, produce one Hyer,'
swered the hero of a thousand practical jokes. 'Done,' said
Phineas. Snigglcs went out to where he had a few minutes
before left the conqueror of Yankee Sullivan, and came track
leading the veteran Tom by the hand. Allow me, l‘ir,
Barnum, said he, 'to introduce to you Mr Thomas -Hier:,
Barnum 'saw the point,' and forked over the greenbacks.
OLD ABE'S LAST LITTLE JOKE!

Mr. Lincoln will have his little joke, even if Lie
was shelling the White House. His Illinois friends
feel that they have a right to lecture him upon the
conduct of the war, and to tell him when he blow'
ders. "What the devil did you make Banks
general for ? Why the deuce don't you turn out
General Butler, he has nearly defeated Grant's
plans ? Finally old Abe broke out and said :--
"Illinois hosses,—Suppose all the property you we!e
worth was in gold, and you had put it in the hands er
Blondin to carry across the Niagara river on a rope, would
you shake the cable or keep shouting nut to him, ' Blondiot
stand up a little straighter; Blondin, stoop a little wore--
go a little faster--lean a little more to the North—lean a
little more to the South ?' No; you would hold your breath
as well as your tongue, and keep your hands off until he
was safe over. The Government are carrying an immensg
weight ; untold treasures are in their hands ; t hey are doing
the very best they can ; don't badger them. Keep silence)
and we'll get you safe across."