The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 1863.

claim for himself and those who were of his opi-
nion the " credit of doing what they believed to be
right." This is assuredly the undenied and undis-
poted privilege of Englishmen, and it is going out
of the prescribed routine to interfere with it. The
object of this meeting was to announce the amalga-
mation of the Central Association for the Recogni-
tion of the Confederate States and the old association
called the Southern Club. The name about to be
given to the united associations was the " Southern
Independence Association." In reference to Earl
RUSSELL'S declaration that there was a great prepon-
derance of those Rho sympathised with the North
over the number of those who favoured the South,
Lord WIIARNCLIFFE aptly remarked that this
proved the truth of what he had before said, that
the minds of their statesmen must be under a
great deception, when they could make such
statements. He had no hesitation in giving
it as his opinion that there was not any-
thing like one-third of the population of England
in favour of the North. Many will corroborate
this statement, and only the devoted adherents of
Earl RUSSELL can be persuaded to credit his ex-
travagant assertion. It would hardly be exaggera-
tion to say that the direct opposite to the Foreign
Secretary's calculation would be the correct one.
At a meeting in Birmingham, where Mr. BRIGHT
made somegrand oration, while the audience cheered
his oratory, they received his political arguments
with silence. Meanwhile Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, who
was of the opposite opinion, was greatly ap-
plauded. The backbone of this association was
"the recognition of the South, and the forma-
tion of terms of amity with that distin-
guished nation." Lord WHARNCLIFFE laid par-
ticular stress upon the unfounded imputation that
the South were encouraging slavery, and that the
charge had been made against those who supported
that struggling nation that they aided or abetted
the work. He thought they should try to remove
this impression, because many influential bodies
were against it. The fact is, that where there iS
the semblance of a foundation for misrepresentation,
opponents are too prone to take advantage of the
opportunity, and to turn it to suit their own views.
The notion of the American contest being a "you
of slavery" is downright absurd as to argument,
and flagrantly unjust as to principle. All who un-
derstand the American question will acknowledge
the error of the assertion that Lord Ix.rHARstchIFFE
was so wisely anxious to refute, and so stop the
mischievous spread of the calumny. The noble
chairman also drew attention to the results that
would ensue from the subjugation of the South by
the North. Ho spoke advisedly, for he had twice
visited the country, and he declared that the shave
was in a much worse position in the North than in
the South ; the negroes were shunned on all sides,
and regarded as pariahs and outcasts. In the south,
on the contrary, the blacks and whites were to-
gether side by side. This fact was abundantly
proved in the late insurrection at New York,
where
a hundred blacks were killed in cold blood. The
noble lord justly observed that the ruling
spirit of the war had got beyond independence and
empire; the North were goaded on by revenge'
Lastly, the noble chairman spoke of the policy of
conciliating the South, declaring that goon
there
would be a war with the United States unless they
changed their tone towards us, and that then most
assuredly our best defence would be in having
might
secured the friendship of the South. They
hereaftez hope to effect a gradual extinction of
slavery, and by the recognition of the South they
would do another good act by "putting the
curb
upon the violence of the most mischievous
nation on the face of the earth." Lord WIJARN-
CLIFIE'S address was a most admirable one,
and deserves to be treated with attention.
Had we
at an earlier period put these precepts into practice
the result would have been that we should now be
reaping inestimable and incalculable advantages ;
and how many of our working classes would have
been spared dreadful sufferings and a cruel position ?
It is to be trusted that this Association will go on
and prosper, and the more disseminated are its
principles, the deeper rooted its ideas, and the more
extended its views, the better will it be for the pro-
sperity of the community, and the more conducive
to the honour of the country. Mr. SPENCE, who
spoke subsequently at the meeting, very properly
animadverted upon the unfairness of the declara-
tion of the advocates of the Federal cause,
that a large majority was on their side, for in
the higher classes it was indisputable that there
was a balance in favour of the South; and as for
the working men, many times had deputations
from them come forward to " protest against the
colour given to their opinions, and to urge the hold-
ing of meetings in favour of the South." The Fe-
deral party had now organised an agitation, and
they must therefore meet them with their own
weapons, Mr. SPENCE also said that the conflict-
ing accounts daily received of the victories gained
alternately, seemed to prove that some other
agency was wanted to stop the terrible tide
of bloodshed. "This evil could not be reached but
by the action and influence of some third party,
some European Power." There is great truth in
this, and
all who subscribe to these sentiments
should now stand forth to uphold them, to carry
out their tenets, and to forward their projects. It
will be a blessing to humanity to stop the spread of
the most cruel civil war that has yet afflicted the
human race, and it this benevolent and beneficent
work is to be accomplished by any European nation,
why should England b 3 slow to move, and back-
ward in making any
effort, This is not a suitable
position to be assumed by a country that should be
first and foremost in all great undertakings, that
should lead the van in the march of progress, the
guide and guardian of less favoured lands.
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OUR NATIONAL LITERATURE.

Our National Literature has been admirably
well mapped out in the Reader, upon the follow-
ing ingenious scheme:-.-
I. LITERARY HISTORY OF THESE ISLANDS ANTECEDENT
TO ENGLISH LITERATURE PROPER, B.C. 55, A.D.
1250.
1. The Roman Period : B.C. 55, A D. 450.—Traces (if
any) of Britanno-Latin Literature, and of Native
Celtic.
2. The .Anglo-Saxon Period : A.D. 450, A.D. 1066.
Celtic Literature, Cymric or Gaelic (so far as
traces exist)—Latin Writings of Natives of
Britain—and Anglo-Saxon Literature.
3. The Anglo -.A orman Period : A.D. 1066, A D. 1250.
—Continued Celtic Literature—Latin Writings
of Natives of Britain, whether Celts, Anglo-
Saxons, or Normans—Norman-French Litera-
ture—Anglo-Saxon Literature continued as
Semi -Saxon or English.
11. HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE PROPER (WITH
CELTIC,LATIN;AND FOR A TIME NORMAN-FRENCH,
CONTINUED AS ADJUNCTS).
Period 1. From 1250 to 1400—Chaucer.
~ 2. From 1400 to 1580—Or to about the middle
of Elizabeth's reign.
~ 3. From 1580 to 1625—The so-called Eliza-
bethan Period, including the reign of
dames I,—Period of Spencer, Bacon,
Shakspere, and their contemporaries.
), 4. From 1625 to 1688—Including the reign of
Charles I , the era of the Common .
, 5. Froma Revolution
l Period 688 tov
tal7B9the
French - -
wealth, and the reigns of Charlesll.
and
dames 11.
OrfreohmßtehveolEuntigolni—sh
what is callegdue'lYThc g with
:"Reisgillotnedeifth Cen-
tury."
~ 6. From 1789 to the present time (susceptible,
of course, like the other periods, of sub-
divisions).

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

FRANCE.

PARIS, OCT. 9.

The Honiteur of this morning publishes the
usual monthly return of the Bank of France, which
shows the following results, as compared with the
September account :

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 9.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Ceylon, Captain Evans, with the heavy portion
of the above mails, has arrived. She brings 132
passengers, 5 packages of specie, value £990, and
1,374 packages of cargo, including 1,126 bales of
raw silk, value £lOO,OOO sterling.

The Ceylon experienced from Cape St. Vincent
to Finisterre strong northerly winds and heavy
head sea. Across the Bay of Biscay north-westerly
winds, unsettled weather, with heavy westerly
swell, and low barometer.

Her Majesty's ships Revenge, Meanee, Pysche,
Phoebe, and Foxhound were at Malta. At Gibral-
tar the Prncris, also the Italian steam frigates Vic-
tor Emmanuel, Garibaldi, Regina, Carlo Alberto,
Maria Adelaide, Duc de Geneva, and two others.
The Ceylon spoke on the 29th ult, H.M.S. Chanti-
cleer ; on the 30th, H.M.S. Orontes ; on the Ist
inst. the s.s. Poonah ; and on the sth the s.s. Pera,
and an English barque showing V.F.8.C., steering
north-•west, desired to be reported all well.

The British brig Flying Cloud, from Odessa, ar-
rived at Gibraltar on the 25th. The master reports
that on the 24th August, whilst rounding Cape St.
Angelo, in the Morea, intending to take the service
passage between the mainland and the island of
Cergio, he saw and heard three volleys of musketry
fired at a distance of not more than half a mile from
his ship. The master believed that the firing was
from pirates attacking some vessel, and immediately
put his ship about and stood out to sea. He also
reports that the barque, Waterloo, the only vessel
in company with the Flying Cloud, that day en-
tered the Channel about an hour before him, and
he therefore entertained fears as to her safety.
The sailing of the war sloop Consuelo, with amu-
nition for Algeciras and Malaga, had been counter-
manded in consequence of the favourable answer to
the ultimatum demanded by the Spanish Govern-
ment from that of the Emperor of Morocco.
The British barque, Eliza Kinch, bound to
Santos, passed Gibraltar on the 2d; she picked up,
on Sept. 30, the boat of the schooner Ann (of Troon),
which vessel foundered i❑ lat. 38 44 N., long. 4.22,
being then 10 days from Girgenti, with a cargo of
sulphur, bound to Cork or Falmouth. The Eliza
Kinch cast off the boat at the entrance of the bay
of Gibraltar, and proceeded on her voyage.

GIBRALTAR, OCT. 4.

The following British vessels have arrived here
since the 25tt. ult.:--The schooner Manx Minx, 25
days from Hull ; brigantine Conquest, 14 days from
Newport ; t,chobner Braes o' Moray, 17 days from
Cardiff ; brigantine Jessy, 21 days from Cardiff ;
steamer Melbourne, 6 days from Cardiff ; cutter
Pride, 20 days from Liverpool ; schooner Elizabeth,
17 days from Newport; schooner Messenger, 21
days from Liverpool ; brig Lightning, 22 days from
Newcastle ; steamer lonia, 17 days from Liverpool ;
steamer Amazon, 10 days from London ; steamer
Poonab, 8 days from Southampton; steamer Bri-
tannia, 7 days from London; steamer British
Queen, 6 days from Liverpool ; steamer Tripoli, 6
days from Liverpool ; and steamer Ellora, 5 days
from Southampton.

Exchanges are voted, on London, 90 days' date,
49i to 13-16ths; Paris, 5f 27f; Marseilles, 5t 28c;
Genoa, of 29c ; Madrid, 8 days' sight, par to
prem.; Seville, par to a prem. ; Malaga, prem.;
Barcelona, I- prem.; and Cadiz, Almeira, Valencia,
and Alicant, par.

Presentation of the Coventry Address to
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H It.H, the Princess of Wales.

(THIS DAY )

The deputation from Coventry, headed by the Mayor

(Thomas Soden, Esq.) had the honour of an audience to-
day, to present to her Royal Highness the congratulatory
address, executed in woven fabric, as a means of repre-
senting the capabilities of the Coventry loom, the skill of
its workmen, and also to show that although the city had
passed through an ordeal of unparalleled severity, yet that
the misfortune had not had the effect of damping either
the energy or the loyalty of its citizens.
As a specimen of English manufacture, the address is
probably the most elaborate and wonderful piece of work
ever produced by the looms of Coventry. The text, which
is written in the Gothic hand of this period, is enclosed on
all sides by a border of interlaced golden branches, which
form a series of clasped medallions, in which are introduced
alternately, the badge and monogram of the Prince of Wales.
Between the medallions the symmetry of the border is pre-
served by sprays of leaves and flowers, of various colours.
In the centre of the border, at the top, are the arms of the
City of Coventry—per pale,gules, and vert, an elephant, on
his back a castle triple•towered, or, surmounted by the
crest, a cat, or. On each side of the shield is an ortrich
feather with the motto " Icb Dien," as represented on early
seals. These plumes have been always associated with the
arms of the City, in remembrance of the intimate connexion
which it was its honour to enjoy with Edward the Black
Prince. The banners on each aide represent the " Danne-
brog," the national standazd of Denmark. At the foot of
the design are the Sword and Mace--the civic insig-
nia; on the dexter side of which are arms of
the Prince of Wales—England quartering Scotland
and Ireland, with an inescutcheon of Saxony; and over
all a label of three points, the distinctive mark of the eldest
son. On the sinister side are the arms of the kingdom of
Denmark—or, semee of hearts, gules, three lions passant,
aaure. In the execution of the work two 900 Jacquard
machines have been employed, carrying 2,138 cords, and
requiring 16,372 cards; and the shuttle has had to traverse,
in completing the whole design, from 10,000 to 11,000
times.

The casket containing the address is another triumph of
Coventry skill, and founded, like the enrichment of the
address itself, on historical examples; the period chosen is
the era comprising British, Saxon, Scandinavian art, when
Danish history became so closely woven with Bri-
tish, and Danish kings reigned in England. The
details of silver filagree, the lobed crystals, amethysts,
carbuncles, and ivory, with which it is enriched, are in
keeping with many beautiful remains exhibited in the Loan
Museum of 1862; and the national museums and private
cabinets of England and Denmark contain many choice
examples of this character. " Tennyson's Idylls of the
Bing," based upon British periods of history, is chosen for
the illustration; the design, by Tenniel, represents the
crowning portion of Enid's devotion to her wounded hus-
band, the Prince Gerant.
Her Royal Highness and suite having entered the re-
ception-room, and the formal introduction made, the mayor
then presented the address, which was as follows :
" To HEB, ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
" May it please your Royal Highness,—
" We, the mayor, aldermen, and citizens of the city of
Coventry in Council assembled, beg to express to your
Royal Highness our warmest congratulations upon your
Royal Highness's marriage with his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales.
" We join with all our hearts in the general welcome
of your Royal Highness to this country—a welcome which
will have been to your Royal Highness the most grateful
proof of the satisfaction with which the august alliance is
every where regarded.
" We rejoice that while it renews an intimate connection
between the Royal Families of Denmark and England, it
is also hailed with enthusiasm by the peopleof both nations

—a unison of feeling which cannot fail to promote the good:
will and friendly intercourse so long subsisting between
them.

" Our ardent prayer is that the event may be blessed
with happiness to your Royal Highness and the Prince,
imparting jqy to our beloved Queen and wide-spread
benefits to this kingdom,

" Given under our Common Seal the 24th day of March,
in the year of our Lord 1863.
"THOS, SODEN', Mayor (Common Seal)."
The address was received in the most gracious manner,
and then a splendid watch, of Coventry manufacture, was
presented by Miss Soden (daughter of the Mayor) on the
part of the ladies of the City.
This present, like the address,
was another splendid spe-
cimen of Coventry taste. On the back of the case was en-
graved a monogram surmounted by the Princess's crown,
the former composed of brilliants and rose diamonds, the
latter of brilliants, rose diamonds, rubies, and emeralds ;
on the case there are in all 60 brilliants and 64 rose dia•
monds. The dial is of chased gold, with black painted
hours.

THE £2,500 ROBBERY IN LIVERPOOL.—SamueI
Hey Parker, the young man who robbed his employers,
Messrs. Chambers, Holder, and Co., of Liverpool, of £2,500
(but afterwards returned £1,500), has escaped punishment
by his musters declining to prosecute.