The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-02 00:00:00

large spectroscope at all throughout the journey, their rudeness by any scruples on the score o
and through the thick atmosphere and large amount courtesy and decorum ; and tne stentorian lungs of
of vapour I was unable to make any use of the the members for Birmingham and Brighton are
available to swell the cheers which greet alike the
camera kindly prepared by Mr. Melhuish, with
plausible reasoning of Mr. Forster, and the frantic
plates specially prepared by Mr. H. Norris, of Bir- extravagancies of the unhappy mountebank who
mingham. This ascent must rank among the most sits for Leicester. The same vigorous lungs give a
extraordinary ever made; the results were most force and power of annoyance to Radical interrup-
tions sufficient to exasperate the not very equable
unexpected. We met with at least three distinct
layers of clouds in ascending, of diffsrent thickness, temper of Mr. Roebuck, and disconcert Lord
whose resolution and self-confidence
reaching up to four miles high ; when here the R.
not yet fortified by experience. The
atmosphere, instead of being hii?..;ht and clear, es it ministerialists, as in duty bound, cheer their
laude 8, whether the Solicitor-General rise to GI.--
had 'always been in preeemng az,eents, was thick and
misty, but perhaps the most extraordinary and un- cuse the escape of the Alabama, or Mr. Gladstone
expected result in the month of June was meeting exert all his ingenuity to prove that a Government
with snow and crystals of ice floating in the at-
which has created an army, a navy. and a nation is
not yet entitled to recognition. But no one can
mosphere at the height of three miles, and of nearly
- Watch the course of debate without perceiving that
one mile in thickness. the apologists of the North, or of a policy favourable
My thanks are due to Mr. Negretti, who kindly to the North, always speak as apologists, with the
attended to assist me to the last moment of my consciousness that they address an audience which
dislikes to hear; while every phrase that expresses
leaving the earth. a generous sympathy with Southern heroism and a
From the chairman, Mr. Moore, and from all,
rational confidence in the first triumph of the
whether directors, officers, or men, in whatever
Southern cause is eagerly caught up and enthusias-
capacity, I met with liberality, courtesy, and alien- tically cheered by every section of the house, ex-
tion, which speaks well for the order of so vast an cepting that small and hated faction who on this,
undertaking ; and I am glad of this opportunity of as on every other question, are at issue with the
expressing my thanks to them. I would not in par-
wishes, the hopes, and the feelings of the English
nation. No one can mistake the sincerity of the
ticular omit Mr. ()atoll, who, as manager of the cheers that greet a Minister who has occasion
gas, and with inadequate means at his command, to make a speech disagreeable to the North ;
contrived through zeal and intelligence to meet Mr. while the perfunctory character of the ap-
Coxwell's requirements. plause which accompanies an official speech
The place of descent was in a field adjoining the against recognition is as evident as the halt hearted-.
farm of Mr. H. Jones, on the borders of the counties ness of the special pleading of Mr. Gladstone against
the motion of Tuesday night. The house, like the
of Cambridge and Norfolk, 20 miles from the Wash, country, wishes well to the Confederates ; rejoices
and eight miles from Ely, next to the field in which in their victories, regrets theirs ufferings, glows with
the dam of the celebrated racehorses Gownsman and indignation against the crimes and cruelties of which
and Avenger was grazing, which did not exhibit they are the victims. And this sympathy, national
any sign of fright. Our best' thanks are due to Mr. and Parliamentary, is in itself a strong and power-
Jones for his kind assistance and liberality.—l am,
tul argument in favour of the Confederate claims.
For it is sympathy which has grown out of the de-
sir, your obedient servant, velopment of American character and the increase
Blackheath, July 1. JAMES GLAISIIEE. of English knowledge. At first the national feeling
was adverse to the South, and those who knew the
truth and laboured to make it clear had an uphill
work to do. It is the growth of knowledge as to the
source of the struggle—in the determination of the
South not to be ruled by a sectional faction,
and not in a love for slavery—it is the virtue of the
Confederates, the savage brutality, cowardice, and
insolence of the Northerners; it is the conviction
that there is nothing respectable in the attempt of
the Federal Government to conquer the South, and
everything that .is generous and chivalric in the
determination of the South never to be conquered ;
it is the certainty that the Confederates are in the
right and the invaders in the wrong, that has taught
the English people, as well as their representatives,
from their hearts to desire that the tide of invasion
should be rolled back, and that the Confederate
States of America should take that high place among
the nations to n hick they are entitled by deeds of
heroism that have few parallels in the history of
mankind. Against this sympathy the advocates of
aggression, the champions of despotism—the ad-
mirers of President Lincoln and apologists of Gen.
Butler—find it every day more and more difficult
o contend,

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NEWCASTLE-TUESDAY.

There has been a fair business doing in wheat to-day,
but the supply was limited ; farmers being busy in conse-
quence of the fine weather the attendance was small ; sales
at former quotations.

Old white wheat..s4s to 60s I Old red wheat, ..53s to 56s
New do. 50s to 66s I New do. ..45s to 50s
Malting barley....37s to 42s I Oats 22s to 30s
Grinding d0.....29s to 32s I Beans 3ss to 45s