The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-13 00:00:00

The President's Message,

Most of the President's message and all the sec•
retaries' reports and those of the War and Treasury
Departments, had been placed in the hands of the
public printer, 117easures will be taken to forward
copies of the message and some of the reports by
telegraph to the press in the principal cities, at the
moment the reading of the message commenced in
the two Houses.

The New York World says that the message will
be Conservative in character, and will aim at the
conciliation of all parties and classes in the North.
President Lincoln, it is said, "will repudiate the
factions which would establish the present conflict
upon a sectional basis, and will take strong national
ground upon which Democrats and Conservative Re.
publicans can have no hesitation to stand and rally,
He has been induced to adopt this policy by Mr
Seward, whose efforts have been to unite in a com-
mon cause the Conservatives of all parties, and to
form out of these elements a new party which will
sweep Greeley and the Radicals out of existence."

The principal and most interesting part of the
message will relate to the present condition of the
finances of the country, and to the measures calcu-
lated to prevent it from growing worse. To that
effect the President, rumour says, will recommend
Congress to stop the issue of any more greenbacks
and of geld interest bearing bonds, and to find, in
the increase of texas upon real estate and other pro-
perty, the means to make the receipts balance the
expenses.

EXETER-HALL.—The fifth season of the National
Choral Society will be inaugurated to-morrow by a perform •
ance of Mendelssohn's "Elijah," under the direction of Mr
G. W. Martin, at Exeter-hall, The principal singers en-
gaged are Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Palmer, Mr Sims
Reeves; and other eminent artistes. Th 3 band and chorus
will number 700. Conductor Mr G. W. Martin.

DENMARK AND SCHLESWIG.—The following is
an authentic translation of King Christian's reply
to the Schleswig deputation :—" You have stated that it is
only with sorrow that you separate from Denmark and the
Danish Royal family, and I can assure you that I am deeply
grieved at finding myself in the necessity of ceding the
ancient Danish Crown land, Schleswig, which for so many
centuries has been united with Denmark. Among all the
sorrows and troubles that have befallen me in my short
reign, none has been heavier to me than the separation from
the truehearted, faithful, and loyal Schleswigers, who, undo/
so many adversities, have always given the roost prominent
testimonies of their faithfulness and love for Denmark and
the Royal Danish House, and who had no dearer wish than
to remain united with the kingdom under my sceptre; but,
my friends, we must all bow to the will of Providence, and
I will pray the Almighty to give you and give me strength
to sustain the bitterness of the separation, I thank you
heartily for your presence here, which I shall consider as a
new proof of your affection for me and the Danish Royal
family; my best whiles for your future welfare shall always
accompany you. May God bless and preserve you all I"

JOHN MITCHEL AGAIN.—In the Police Court, at
Richmond, on the 23d ult., the Hon. S. Foote, member of the
House of Congress from Tennessee, and Mr John ➢litchel
were charged on a warrant sworn out upon the oath of one
William H. Fowl° with being about to break the peace of
the commonwealth by engaging in a duel with deadly
weapons, and the Hon. Wm. G. Swan, member of the House
from Tennessee, was charged with being the bearer of a
challenge from Mr Mitchel to Mr Foote to fight a duel with
deadly weapons, contrary to the laws of the commonwealth.
All the parties were bound over in heavy bail to keep the
peace for 12 months,—Richmond Z./quire'', NOT, 28,