The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-04 00:00:00

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.'
Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton, May 19.
........ M 13.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by BritMarseillesish packet May
4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. May Helena y 22.
latina, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton May 2.
via Marseilles May 2.

Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton May 2
India (Calcutta), awl Ceylon, via Southampton ...May 2.
via Marseilles May 13.
India (Bombay), via Southampton May 12.
via Marseilles May 6.
May 4.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton May 2.
via Marseilles May 2
ilowfoundland
.. Mayll.
Oporto and Vigo ..
U. and British N. America, Ly Brit. packet May 5.
by U.S. packet
by Canadian packet May 10.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerirre May
Bahamas, via Now York
Mexico..
....May 30.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I
California. and British Columbia. i Y

" JANITA'S CROSS." By the Author of " St.
Olave's."—A now novel, by the author of " St.
Olave's," will be warmly welcomed by all the readers of
that clever story. " Janita's Cross" is a still more charm-
ing work. It is characterised by fully as much power,
pathos, and truth to nature as " St. Olive's ;" and the
chief personages of the tale are even more remarkable for
the rare excellence with which their individual characters
aro developed. Their changing fortunes will be followed to
the close with undiminished interest. Janita, herself, the
fascinating heroine; the strong•minded old maid, Miss
Hepzibath Ruthven ; the manly, energetic Gavin Rivers,
and, his treacherous, worldly sister, Noelline; the faithful,
honest-hearted Roy, and his coquettish sweetheart, Bessie
Ashton, are portraits that will long live in the reader's
memory.

THE CONFEDERATE STATES.—The following is an
extract from a letter by the wife of a General in the Con-
federate Service to her friend in Europe—" There are many
little things in which our daily life is changed—many luxu-
ries cut off from the table which we have forgotten to miss.
Our mode of procuring necessaries is very different and
far more complicated. The condition of our currency has
brought about many curious results—for instance, I have
just procured leather for our negro shoes by exchanging
tallow for it, of which we had a quantity from some fine
beeves fattened and killed upon the place. I am
now bargaining with a factory sp the country to ex-
change pork and lard with them for blocks of yarn to weave
negr, o's clothes—and not only negre clothing I have woven,
I am now dyeing thread to weave homespun for myself and
daughters. lam ravelling up or having ravelled all the
old scraps of fine worsteds and dark silks to spin thread for
gloves for the General and self,.which gloves I am to knit.
These home-knit gloves and these homespun dresses will
look much neater and nicer than you would suppose. My
now malt-
ing and I, being in want of under garments, I sent a
quantity of lard to the Macon factory, and received is
for a
re-
turn fine unbleached calico—a pound of lard Ming
make them new
yard of cloth. They will not sell their cloth for money.
This unbleached calico my daughters and sell are
and
707eansdoneofsolivailnregacalny:
up for ourselves. You see some foresightis necessary to
provide for the necessaries of life. If I were to describe all
the cutting and altering of old things to
ta my relations in Savannah,
which now perpetually goes on, I should far outatep the
dbouint
gI.
limits of a letter—perhaps
thought this sketch would amuse you) and give you some
idea of our Confederate ways
and instead of the elegant
At Christmas I sent presents
trifles I used to give at that
season I bestowed as follow's,—
several bushels of meal, peas,
bacon, butter, lard, We, "ttsages, soup (home-made),
rope, string, and , a coarse basket I all which articles I am
,
assured were most witrullY welcomed, and more acceptable
than jewels and silks would have been. To all of these we
are so familiarised that we laugh at these changes in our
keepcad our
ways of life,regrets for graver things. The
photograPh° of your children I was happy to see. You
would have smiled to have heard my daughters divining
the present fashion from the style of dress in the likenesses.
you must know that amid all the woes of the Southern
Confederacy, her women still feel their utter ignorance of
the fashions .Whenever they have a new dress to make up
or an old one to renovate. I imagine that when our inter-
course with the rest of mankind is revived we shall present
a singular aspect ; but what we shall have lost in external
apperance I trust we shall have gained in sublimer virtues
and more important qualities."
THE ASSAULT ON Da. ROWS.—On the case of
James J. Brice and James Scott, who have reveral
times been remanded on the charge of having violently as-
saultei Dr.W. F. Rowe, of Pembroke-Place, Liverpool, be-
ing called on at the Police court yesterday, Mr. Cobb, who
appeared for tha prisoners, said as there would be a normal
remand, he presumed there was no occasion to have his
clients brought up. Mr Raffies—lt they wish to be brought
up they can. Mr. Cobb—No, sir, they would rather not.
Mr. Rafiles—Oh, very well. Mr. Stephens, from the office
of Mr. Alfred S. Samuells, then put in the following certi-
ficate :—" 76, Pembroke-place, May 2, 1864. We hereby
certify that Mr. Rowe is not yet able to attend the court.
(Signed) THOMAS PENNINGToN, J. H. BARNES." Mr.
Cobb said, in the absence of the learned counsel, Mr.

Deighton. he had again to apply to the magistrate to admit
the prisoners to bail. Mr. Raffles intimated that he refused

the application. The prisoners were then further remanded

for seven days, when we understand the case will be fully
mvestigated.—Daily Post, Second Vition.