The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-08 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—The United States, unlike the United Kingdom,
are composed of several sovereign States, equal in honour
and dignity, which, by the will of the people of each State,
can adhere to, or separate from, the Federal Government,
by the Constitution. This was called by the late Dr. Chan-
ning " a league of sovereignties," and is admitted by the
letter of General Scott to the President, when advising him
to let the wayward sisters go in peace.
The Foreign-office is aware of this from the Federal
Government being unable to carry out international laws
in the case of South Carolina, the laws of that sovereign
State being paramount to those of the United States.

The Ashburton Treaty could not be signed by the Go-
vernment of Washington without the consent of the sove•.
reign State of Maine being obtained.
Mr. Horace Greely says " the Southern States have every
right to secede, and to deny them that right would be
against all ideas of liberty and freedom." Now the
Southern States are not rebels bat Sovereign States con-
federated together for the public weal, and as such ought to
be recognised by the Great Powers of Europe, differing in
this respect from colonies or subject states.
The speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer must
have a telling effect on the debate. He stated boldly that
reunion was impossible ; that the North was fighting for
an object unattainable ; that to do so was criminal.

Now, if such be the case, as 99 out of 100 Englishmen
admit, why not recognise the South, and thus prevent in
1864 the repetition of the years 1861, 1862, and 1863, with
all their carnage—desolation and but ning of cities and
towns, and wasting of whole districts of country. With-
out recognition, the war will last for years—with recogni-
tion, the verdict of the public opinion of Europe, the war
would be brought to an immediate close.

We all say recognition must take place. If it does at
once it will benefit North and South.

Humanity, justice, international law, and self-interest
call on the House of Commons to support Mr. Roebuck's
motion—the power of slavery w, ill be reduced, and the North
become a free State indeed.

X. Y. Z.

Hudson's Bay Company versus the Crown

and Canada.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—The statement that the sale of the stock of this
company will transfer to another company the whole of
British America between Canada and British Columbia,
equal in size to half of Europe, and with fertile districts
double the extent of France, is not correct. The country
in question, belonging wholly to the Crown or to the Crown
cud Canada, and not to the Company, while they should
have all facilities for trading, mining, and commercial pur-
poses, there should be no exclusive privileges, no monopoly,
no prescriptive rights, but all placed on an equal footing.
The prairies of British America will afford a rich soil and
a healthy climate for settlement, but instead of transferring
them to a company they ought to be formed into colonies,
offering free grants to settlers for the first six or seven years.

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A question asked in the House of Commons might bring
from the Government a denial of the above statements.

TRAVELLER.

ALHAMBRA PALACE.

Mr. Wilde is certainly one of the most enterprising ma-
nagers is the metropolis. No sooner does he secure the
services of some bright particular star for the Alhambra
than he is in search of another, and every addition he makes
to his attractions is either of the most extraordinary or in-
teresting description. The latest novelty he has introduced
is a troup of Maori warrior chiefs from New Zealand, who
go through a performance of the greatest peculiarity. It
is all times interesting to learn the manners and customs of
aboriginal nations, and there can be none more so to the
world at large than New Zealand. The Maoris, we are in-
formed, were induced to form themselves into a party under
the guidance of Dr. M'Gauran, first to aid him is
his desire to exhibit to the nations abroad the ad-
vanced state of civilization in that perhaps wildest of
all countries, to show the many interesting customs,
ceremonies, traditions, and manners of their race in
peace and war, and also to gratify their own desire of seeing
the civilised world, They are seven in number, and as a
bady of men they are remarkable for their warlike and
manly appearance, as well as for their intelligence and
superiority. The names and condition of the party are as
follow—Tomati Hapimana Wharinaki, a chief of very
great rank and influence of the Tawera tribe, in the Bay
of Plenty—ancestors very great warriors—a magistrate of
New Zealand ; Pauro Whakaheko, a chief of rank and in-
fluence of the Tawera tribe ; Pene Tutu, a chief of rank of
the Negato Kahungugnu tribe, East Cape; Meini Kereti,
a chief of influence of the Ngati Kahungugnu tribe, East
districts;N
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Cape ; Henari Piri Mete, half-caste of the Ngapuhi tribe of
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Rangatira Moetara, a young chief of great rank
influenceaH:dkiatl; of the Rarawa tribe of Kaitaia, Bay of
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the single and
double war dance. A description of the performance is
intensity, and elicited the most unbounded
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tirelyquite impossible ; it is, throughout, marked with the greatest
applause. The
incomparable Spanish gymnasts,
feats now performed are still more astonishing
Wilde, we see, has
changed their performances, and what isfhmanorer,htohsee
given on their first appearance. Mr.
that while witnessing the unique performance theaudience
placed a strong netting beneath these venturous youths, so
need have no fear of dangerous results to the artists. The
beautiful Fairy Fountain is still exhibited, and daring the
evening Herr Schalkenbach plays several pieces on his
new " piano otehestre," which combines a band of 26 in-
struments. Altogether the entertainment at the Alhambra
is of first-rate excellence.

Mr. Brown, Who some time since retired from the
firm of Longman and Co., of Paternoster-row, has given
£l,OOO for a stained-I;I4EII'dDAD'S'? in St, Paul's Catlledral,