The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-16 00:00:00

posed incendiaries should have fixed upon that very
day, and of course it will be necessary to be armed
at all points to repel the invaders—those formid-
able Canadians who are thus about to rush headlong '
into the very war which they profess to be most
anxious to avoid, The Secretary of War very kindly
informed the Mayors of New York and Buffalo
of the danger, but the Mayor of the former city,
strange to say, did not appear conscious of the
risk, and the Democratic press openly charge the
Adminstration with fabricating the report in order
to give the necessary excuse for putting cities under
martial law. Of course, when the great event is
well over, it will be easy to say that the intended
scheme was frustrated by the wise precautions of
the Government, and the same excuse will probably
serve to account for General BUTLER'S uvexs
petted presence. It is possible, indeed, that there
may have been some collision between the civil
and military authorities on the great day itself, for
Governor SEYMOUR has declared that military in-
terference will be resisted with the whole force of
the law, and great discontent is felt at the unblush
ing tyranny exercised by the Administration.
General Dix's proclamation, announcing that no
military will be embodied round the polls, but
that the military will, if necessary, assist the
civil authorities, may be taken for what it
is worth, and is not very likely to impose
upon any one. Under these circumstances, it is
idle to take the result of the election as a fair test
of American feeling, or to suppose for one moment
that it actually represents the wishes and opinions
of the Northern States of the Union. If the popular
sentiment were really in favour of LINCOLN, he
would not need to resort to such devices, or act
with a despotism as unscrupulous as it is oppressive.
The ballot itself is no protection in such a state of
things, though that fact furnishes no argument for
its adversaries, since most assuredly fair open
voting is equally impossible. No civil and consti-
tutional arrangements are subject to a fair test
under martial law, and it is virtually an armed
despotism which rules in the once free States. The
people, sick and weary of the war, may yet find it
difficult to give legal exprgssion to their feelings,
and the unscrupulous hypocrisy with which the
LINCOLN Cabinet professes even now to be repre-
senting the real wishes and sentiments of the
nation will scarcely fail to supply them with suffi-
cient effrontery to declare LINCOLN duly re-elected.
Like the lion in the fable, their real excuse lies in
the reckless exercise of their power. Individual
opposition is hopeless while the gates of Fort
Lafayette stand open ready to receive any too free-
spoken adversary of the Government, and until we
see an extensively organised opposition their pro
ceeding will be difficult to check. Bat we very
much question whether, after all, the Presidential
election may be held to decide the policy of the
Federal States for the next four years; whether the
issue of peace or war lies between LINCOLN and
M'CLELLAN. If ABRAIIAM LINCOLN were elected
twenty times over, he could not go on playing his
desperate game withoul materials. Men and money
are the first requisites for every campaign, and the
North has well nigh exhausted both. The last
conscription nearly aroused New York to rebellion,
while gold stands at a premium hardly credible
even for American recklessness. When taxes are
imposed at a rate, and with a comprehensiveness
that even raises lucifer matches from 8 cents. to 50
cents. a pack, and the national debt is increasing
daily by a sum that would once have been sufficient
for the debt itself, it is a strange time to talk of
prolonging the war four years. The North must
inevitably come to a standstill, sooner or later, for
lack of men and of money, and such a termination
will be more inglorious than a defeat or conces•
siou. We are not to suppose that the Northern
people will always submit to the despotism of the
LINCOLN Cabinet. Though the States are far
from acting on the principle which makes Paris
represent France, yet New York alone is powerful
enough to overthrow the dynasty if it would. The
commercial interests engaged in the maintenance
of the war,the rapid fortunes made by unscrupulous
speculators and contractors,all influence the people.
There is no one brave enough, wise enough, and
above all public spirited and disinterested enough
to stand forward as the WASIIINGTON of hie time.
Yet America has produced great men, and can pro-
duce them still, as the Southern leaders testify.
Where are they, then, in this crisis in the North ?
Meanwhile the Richmond Sentinel, the Confederate
efficial organ, recommends the aiming of the slaves
—a piece of intelligence no less important in a
social than a military point of view. It is the first
step towards the recognition of the rights of the
African race, the first step towards that ultimate
emancipation and abolition which every well-wisher
of the South must solemnly desire. No doubt it
will for this reason meet with strong opposition ;
but JEFFERSON DAVIS is not a man to be easily
shaken from his purpose, and the necessities of the
war are paramount. By this bold move he will so
greatly strengthen his forces as to be able to under-
take a decisive movement, and the Federal generals
swill not easily obtain reinforcements to match him.
The military news brought by the Belgian is not
important. It records the advance of HOOD in
Tennessee, with what result we shall probably
hear by the next mail, for the other Confederate
generals in the vicinity are concentrating their
forces, and the Southern papers are full of
confidence. One pointin the news brought by the
latest mail must not he overlooked. GRANT'S
troops are building log houses, not very significant
we may suppose of an immediate capture of Rich-
mond.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

MEXICO.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 16, 1864.—A1l letters for the
officers, seamen, and marines stationed at the new
Australian settlement at Cape York, in the vicinity
of Torres Straits, should be addressed to " Somer-
set, Queensland."

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury
in Downing-street. The Ministers present were Viscount
Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Sir
George Grey, Earl Russell, the Right Hon. Edward. Card•
well, Earl De Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T.
Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Earl of
Clarendon, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

The Gazette du Midi relates the following inci-
dent which is said to have occurred on the occasion
of King Leopold's recent passage through Marseilles. His
Majesty, who travelled strictly incognito, entered the Cafe
Bodoul, and sat down at a table close by two persons who
were playing at dominoes. He appeared to watch the game
with great interest, and even gave way to a slight move-
ment of impatience when a wrong domino was played. The
player observed this movement, and said, " Perhaps you
would not have played to ?" " No," said the King, " I
should not." Some minutes later the King again made a
similar movement, and the player then remarked with some
ill-humour, " You think I have again played wrong ?"
" Yes," replied his Majesty, " I should have played the
double five." The player felt annoyed, and, Shrugging his
shoulders, said, " You are a donkey I" A moment after the
King rose, paid his reckoning, and withdrew. During this
scene the player had noticed that one of the waiters kept
making signs to him which he could not understand, and
after the King's departure he asked for an explanation. " 1
merely wanted to let ycu know," said the waiter, " tbat
you were talking to the King of the Belgians," " Indeed I"
exclaimed the player, " then I am afraid I have not been
over polite," The waiter seemed fully to concur in this
sentiment,

A correspondent of the Memorial de la Loire
mentions the following fact as a proof that certain journals
are ill-informed as to the attitude of persons in high quar-
ters. Betore her departure ror Compeigne the Empress
desired M. Nigra to present to her his son, who is a pupil
at tho College of Ste.-Barbe. The Minister of course ac-
ceded to this wish, and both himself and eon were moat
graciously recsiTed by her Majesty.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, I\ OVEMBER 10, 1864.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

POLAND.
WARSAW, Nov. 10.

At noon to-day the Viceroy, Count Berg, opened
the ordinary session of the State Council for the
Kingdom of Poland with the following speech in
French :

" Gentlemen,.—While I bid you welcome, I have
satisfaction in directing your attention to the pro-
gress made in tranquillising the country since your
last meeting. Evidently, however, as this is the
case, we must not conceal from ourselves that imp.
portant labours still await us.
"An extensive conspiracy and insurrectionary
efforts have threatened the prosperity of all classes
of the population. The present Government of the
kingdom is called to the task of rebuilding the
shattered edifice, in order to repair the damages
Poland has inflicted upon herself.

" We must reorganise all branches of the Ad•
ministration.

" I invite you to commence with the examination
of the budget for the year 1865.

" You will learn with satisfaction that the
Government of this country belongs to the number
of those in Europe who are least in financial diffi-
culties, notwithstanding the losses and the extra-
ordinary expenses of the years 1863 and 1864.
"I entertain the hope that we shall succeed, in a
very brief period, in bringing the finances into a
satisfactory condition, and that our labours !n all
other branches of the Administration will be at-
tended with the same result.

VENETIA.
STATE OF SIEGE IN FRIULI.
MILAN, Nov. 16.

Intelligence received here from Venetia an•
flounces that the district of Friuli has been pro-
claimed in a state of siege.

PARIS, Nov. 16.

Official advices received here from Mexico state
the condition of affairs to be most satisfactory. The
Emperor Maximilian continued his journey amid
the enthusiasm of the populations.
A great impression had been created by the cap-
ture of Matamoras. The Juarist troops had revolted
and disbanded ; and since the fight of Sept. 21,
Su tre z had with him not more than 100 cavalry.
He fled on the 27th towards Chihuahua.

THE BRAZILS.
(By telegraph from Lisbon.)
BUENOS AYRES, OCT. 14.

Exchange, 491. Ounces, 28.75. Wet salted
ox hides, no transactions, held more firmly. Dry
American, 34. Wool unchanged, no sales or stock.
Tallow steady. Lumber, 37 to 42, weaker. Flour,
6 to 611, being a further decline. Refined sugar,
19 to 29. Imports unchanged.
RIO JANEIRO, OCT. 24.

Exchange on London, 26,1, Coffee, good first,
6,300 to 6,400 reis. Shipments since the departure
of the last steamer, 48,500 bags, including 1,900
for the Channel. Stock, 80,000 bags. Freights to
the Channel, 6)s.

LISBON, Nov. 13.
The Messageries Imperiales steamer Bearn,
with the above mail, arrived here this morning.