The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-07 00:00:00

gruity, they 'might have stood for the child, en's
dreams !" It is a Poet's thought ! A thought that
Hans Andersen might. envy ! And so—in the hush
of the children's dormitory—the poor baby, Oar
Johnny, gently dies upon Rokesmith's arm--atter
bequeathing his toys (for him, " the riches of the
earth") to his next neighbour " the mite with the
broken leg," and after sending " a kiss for the hoofer
lady',—meaning Bella Wilfer. . We are glad
to notify in regard to the present number of " Oar
Mutual Friend" that it is yet further remarkable
for a very manifest improvement in Mr. Marcus
Stone's illustrations, as evidenced particularly in
one of them—namely, that of "Pa's Lodger and Pa's
Daughter"----the hero and heroine of the narrative.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE " CITY OF LONDON."
[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

The City of London, from New York on the 26th
Nov., arrived at Queenstown at 3 p.m. today with
mails,l79 passengers, and 1,323,757 dgls. in specie.
She landed 33 passengers, and proceeded at 3.20
pan, for Liverpool.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.

The Confederates aro said to be missing eaten.
eively in Petersburg, and immense quantities .of
powder have been received there from the South.

General Lee reports that in an attack on the
night of the 17th, General Pickett captured one
colonel, 12 captains, 12 lieutenants, and 113 men.
The Richmond Enquirer states on the 18th jug.
the Federals made desperate but unsuccessful
attempts to retake the ground gained by General
Pickett.

General Breckenridge reports that his cavalry
under Generals Basil, Duke, and Vaughan, routed
the Federals under General Gillem, at Bull's Gap,
on the 14th, capturing several hundred prisoners,
ten stand of colours, six pieces of artillery, 50 loaded
waggons, and a largo number of small arms.
Other accounts state that Breckenridge had pur-
sued Gillem to Strawberry Plains, and captured
850 prisoners and 150 waggons, and that Gillem
finally retreated in the night to the fortifications of
Knoxville.

The Confederates attacked the Federals at Fayet.
vine, Arkansas, on the 28th nit., bat were repulsed.
The town was then closely invested until the 3d
inst. when the Confederates were reinforced by
6,000 men of Price's forces. The Confederates were
held in check until the following day, when Genes
rals Cards and Blunt arrived, and the Confederates
retreated with the loss of 1,000 men.
The Richmond Sentinel, of the 21st ult., con-
tains a letter from Vice-President Stephens to
Senator Semmes of Louisiana, which states
he does not favour any convention of the
States as has been reported, unless the pro-
posal for such a convention should come from the
Federal Government. Mr Stevens adds that the
old Union and Constitution are dead for ever, ex-
cept so far as the constitution has been preserved
by the Confederacy. Thera is for the Union as it
was no resurrection by any power short of that
which brought Lazarus from the tomb. He con-
cludes by stating that his views have not changed
since 1861 ; that he then considered the issue before
the South to be independence or subjugation, and
that when Georgia seceded, he, in full consciousness
of all prospective trials, sacrifices, and responsibili-
ties, pledged himself to stand by her, and he should
keep his pledge.

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, DEC. G.

The French steamer Ardeche has arrived here
from Mexico, with one regiment of the French

expeditionary army.
The sanitary condition of the troops is good.

ITALY.

TURIN, DEC. 7.

In yesterday's sitting of the Senate, General
Cialdini supported the transfer of the capital from
a strategic point of view. No compromise, he said,
was possible between Austria and Italy. The passes
of the Appenines were real Thermopylae. General
Cialdini's speech was received with applauss.
Signor Pallavicino opposed the Convention, and
was in favour of going to Rome and making war in
Venetia.

Signor Revel censured the Convention from other
motives, and considered the independence of the
Pontifical temporal powers necessary.

General dells Marmora stated that he shared the
views expressed by General Cialdini.

SPAIN.
MADRID, DEC. 6 (Evening).

A long conference took place to-day between M.
Mercier, the French ambassador, and the Minister
for Foreign Affairs.
The Epoca of today asserts that the Madrid
Cabinet has unanimously decided to support those
candidates for the Presidency of the Congress who
have already held that office.