The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-22 00:00:00

MR, KINGLAKE.

An invitation was recently given to this distin
guished writer, by the directors of the Athenteutn
to deliver one or more lectures in Glasgow nuclei
their auspices. 'We have been favoured with the
following copy of his reply :
" House of Commons, May 18.
Sir,--Your letter was addressed to me at one °:
my clubs, and that is the reason why it remained
many days without an answer. I assure you lam
much flattered and gratified by the invitation which
you have had the goodness to convey to me on be-
half of the Glasgow Atheneum. lam so eireunl'
stanced at present that I cannot command the time
necessary for appearing in public in Glasgow, but
hope you will assure the members of the Athenaeum
that I am highly sensible of the honour which they
kindly proposed to confer upon me. As a small
and humble proof of the feeling with which I re'
ceived your letter, I have taken the liberty of re-
questing my publishers to send to the Glaser
Athenaeum, in my name, a copy of the third edition
of the 'lnvasion of the Crimea.'—l have the honour
to be, sir, your most obedient servant,

" A. W. KINGLAICE•
" John James Muirbead, Eqq., Chairman, 8:0•"
The kindness which prompted this gift will ,
duly appreciated not only by the members of the
Athenaeum, but also by the citizens at large. 14t
us hope that Mr. Kinglake may find it convenient 6
on some future occasion to visit our city, where We
are sure he would meet with a cordial reception,'
North British Mail.

The Plan for Supplying the Confederate

Armies,

The following is the plan of the Confederate
Secretary of War for supplying
the Confederate
armies with food:—" 1. Let the people in ettell
county, parish, or ward, select at a public meeting,
as early as convenient, a committee of three 4/f
more discreet citizens, charged with the dila°
hereinafter mentioned. 2. Let it be the duty e',
the committee to ascertain from each citizen in the
county or paris what amount of surplus corn 513'
meat, whether bacon, pork, or beef, he can spare flit
the use of the army, after reserving a supply for
his family and those dependent on him for fo°"'d
Let this committee fix a price which is deer
by them a just compensation for the article!,
furnished, and inform the citizens what the
price is, so that each may know, before delivelf
what price is to be paid for the articles furniehe
Let this committee make arrangements for the
transportation of the supplies to some concede°t
depot, after consultation with the officer who is to
receive them. Let the committee make delivery °f
the supplies on receiving payment of the price, s°,
assume the duty of paying it over to the °WO'
who have furnished the supplies. 3. Whet:
the duty of the committee is performed in at t
town or city at which there may be a quarter
master or commissary no further duty need 1;
required of them than to deliver to the officer
a list of the names of the citizens and d
the supplies which each is ready to furnish, en
the price is fixed ; whereupon the officer will, Of
self, gather the supplies and make payment. ; b
Where the supplies are furnished in the country the
cost of transportation to the depot will be paid
b,
f
the Government, in addition to the price fixed 10
the committee. 5. As this appeal is made to the
people for the benefit of our brave defenders no is
the army, the department relies with confidence °I
the patriotism of the people that no more than Pr
compensation would be fixed by the committee, n°.
accepted by those whose chief motive will be t°°l4
their country, and not to make undue gains out 0f
the needs of our noble soldiers,"