The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-04 00:00:00

FLORIDA.

The war in this country remains much as it " used to was!"
There always were 2,000 Indians to come in ; when the war
commenced there were only 2,ooo—it has continued three
years-20,000,000 dol3. have been spent-2,000 Indians have
been sent west of the Mississippi, and there are nowjust 2,000
to come in. Truly, Uncle Sam is in a peculiar position to
pick a quarrel with powerful foreign foes. An empty Trca-
sury--a divided Cabinet—a crippled army—a fleet manned
with foreigners, and all the Sub- Treasurers running off with
the weekly revenue. When there is the devil to pay, we
shall find no pitch hot.

TEXAS.
This country is improving fast. They have expelled a
Congressman for swearing, and imprisoned a Senator for
challenging. Texas has no enemies to fear but her own
cit'zyns and the Indians. The latter will trouble her—burn
her houses—kill her men, and run away with her wives and
daughters for ten years to come. Meantime her trade is in-
creasing, and her power extending. Last year her importa-

tions amounted to 2,000,000 dols., and forty vessels left this port
for that country filled with emigrants. Living is high there
—board 14 dollars, or 31. per week, at decent houses. Poor
men should not go there, for they will starve to death, or be
sent to fight the Indians. The new Cabinet is thus made up:
Bernard E. Bee, Secretary of State.
Sidney S. Johnson, Secretary of War.
Memucae Hunt, Secretary of the Navy.
Richard G. Dunlap, Secretary of the Treasury.
Charles Watrous, Attorney-General.
Thomas J. Rusk has been elected Chief-Justice.

THE THEATRICAL WORLD IN AMERlCA.—Theatricals are at
a very low ebb in this country just now. This is owing to the
fault of the managers, rather than to a want of taste in the
public. There is considerable talent in the country, but it is
scattered about all over it, and cut up in detail. The greater
part of the stars are gone south, but will make but very little
money. The Park has lost money this season ; so has the
Tremont, at Boston. The Chesnut at Philadelphia has been
saved by Celeste and the singers. Caldwell has made no
money at the St. Charles, New Orleans, and his theatre has
been nearly burnt down. Wallack has made money at the
National, if he will only put it to a proper use. If he plays
his cards well, the National will surpass every thing next
season. If Stephen Price does not manage better—send out
a good assortment of stars, and almost an entire new stock of
company, the Park will go down next season; and vice versa.
The stars are distributed thus over the States. Ellen
Tree, Brown, Lecompte, Forrest, Booth, are at New Orleans.
Caradori Allan is at Cincinnati. Abbott has re -built and
opened the Charleston Theatre. Hackett has gone south,
and in a short time leaves for England. Placide makes his
first trip to England soon, and is the best specimen of an Ame-
rican general comedian we can send there; be will sucesed in
a few parts, and fail in many. Morley, Brough, Jones, and
Mrs. Bailey are playing La Gazza Ladra at the Park, to
good houses. Celeste is drawing. crowded houses at the Na-
tional ; she goes west and south next week. Hamblin has
just finished a profitable engagement at the National, and
commences a second there next week ; after which he pur-
pot es rebuilding the Bowery. Dinneford has ornamented and
re-opened the Franklin with a good company. Dc Begnis,
Seguin, Wilson, Latham, Miss Shirreff and Mrs. Seguin
commence in La Gazza Ladra, at the National, in two weeks.
Russell, Horn, and his wife are giving concerts, and the rest
are sick and sorry.
`,yon Mackenzie is trying to raise a row at Buffalo.

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Deaths have been for some time on the decline—births are
looking up brightly and briskly—and marriages arc taken hold
tNitli considerable eagerness. Coffins have been at a discount
for some time past.
The Hudson river is frozen to within forty miles of this city.
The ice is fast disappearing in the Potomac. Ships can get
up the Delaware to Philadelphia.
About 2,000 persons died in Boston last year, out of 80,000;
of these 250 died from consumption, and 100 from drunkenness.
O'Connell, Campbell, and others, are eternally preaching
about the wretched state of our slaves. What will they say,
when they are told that almost every Saturday night there is a
ball held by slaves in Suzette-street, New Orleans, near Le-
vee-street, and kept up until day-light on Sunday morning.