The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1863.

before, our arms and munitions of war were in-
creased in number and improved in quality, and we
are in better condition to-day than we were twelve
months ago.
" The conscription and exemption laws were then
touched upon, and the necessity of the ono and the
intention of the other explained. He thought there
might probably be a revision of the latter, and
trusted there would be no conflict between Confe-
derate and state laws on the subject of the military.
_ _

" The President expressed his gratification at the
message of Governor Pettus, and cordially endorsed
his views in reference to making provision for in-
digent families and the enrolments of exempts who
could he ready on an emergency to go forth and
occupy the trenches, while the disciplined and ac-
tive soldiery could take the field. The calls for
such service could be for 30, 60, or 90 days, and
when the emergency had passed they could return
to their pursuits. Raw soldiers, the. President con-
tended, could do efficient service in the trenches,
and the adoption of such a policy would strengthen
our means of defence materially. In his allusion
to the vast numbers of the North, the Presi-
dent said that upcn any fair field we were willing to
fight them two to one; we have often whipped them
three to one ; at Antietam General Lee whipped
them four to one. But this might not be the case
always. As the enemy progressed in discipline
they approached nearer to our own troops in effi-
ciency. Hence the necessity of providlng some-
thing like a corresponding force to that which the
enemy are bringing against ue.

" The President remarked that when he arrived
here he thought the enemy were pressing down upon
us from the northern borders of our state; but when
he went to Grenada he there learned that nothing
could be seen of them but their backs. They were
going back, perhaps, with the intention of reinforc-
ing the heavy column that was now being thrown
down the Mississippi Rver. The real points of
attack were at Vicksburg and Port Hudson, and to
all who desired to lend a helping hand to the coun-
try in the present exigency he would say, ' Go to
Port Hudson and Vicksburg without delay.'
" He spoke of the salutary effects of harmonious
action between the several states and the govern-
ment at Richmond, and urged upon legislators, both
State and Confederate, the necessity of establishing
a permanent military system ; for even after the
present war was ended we might expect trouble
from our enemies unless our military establishment
was of such a character as to give them a wholesome
fear of precipitating a war upon us. The true the-
ory was to adopt a mlitary system, which would be
permanent and operative in times of peace.

" The issue involved in this war was no ordinary
one. The question is, will you be free, or will you be
the slaves of the most depraved and intolerant, and
tyrannical and hated people on earth ? This was the
real question to be decided. Everything else was as
dust in the balance. A people who have demon-
strated their utter incapability for self-govern-
ment, who have destroyed their own liberties in the
vain effort to deprive us of ours, seek to be our
masters, and inflict upon us such galling chains as
have no parallel in the annals of tyranny. Missis-
sippi is the object of their peculiar hatred ; upon
her is to be visited their refined vengeance. But our
cause is just, and vengeance belongs to the Lord.
We will resist the power of the enemy. Discard
all considerations but the public defence, and the
victory will again be ours.
" Though the war had somewhat exceeded his
expectations, yet he never doubted our final success,
and he considered it now as absolutely certain. The
duration of the war was a question of time. He
thought, however, it was not possible for a war
waged upon such a tremendous scale to be pro-
tracted. Be it long or short, however, we could '
not be the first to cry, Hold enough!
" The President paid a deserving tribute to Vicks-
burg. That noble little city had withstood the shock
of the combined fleets of the enemy after the great
cities of New Orleans and Memphis had succumbed
to their supposed invincibility. The heroic women
of Vicksburg had cried out, give the enemy the soil
if it cannot be defended, but let him have nothing
else. The governor left his chair and repaired to
the scene of danger, and refused to listen to any ad-
vice except of defiance to the concentrated power of
the enemy. We are better prepared at Vicksburg
now than then. Our defences are greatly improved
and strengthened, our armaments much improved,
we have better armies, and that gallant soldier, Ge-
neral Johnston, is pouring in reinforcements. He
comes to Mississippi to protect and defend her.
" To the question of recognition and intervention,
the President devoted only a few words. We had
a right to expect recognition long since, but it had
not come, and his advice was,' Put not your faith
in princes, nor rest your hopes upon foreign nations.'
It seemed that England still refused to take any
steps towards either recognition or mediation.
France had made a move that looked friendly to us,
and when she extended the hand of friendship, we
would be ready to grasp it.
" The President took a brief retrospective view of
the movements of our armies since the fall of New
Orleans—an event, as unexpected to him as it was
to us—and showed that we had not retrograded, but
had gathered largely in strength. Armies are not
made up in numbers only. We have now an army
that we can safely rely on. We have stripped
gunboats of their terrors. We have improved in all
those things which go to make us invincible. Our
prospects are much better than they were twelve
months ago.

" There are two grand objects of the enemy—
first, to get possession of the river, and thus cut our
confederacy in two, and, secondly, to seize the Con-
federate capital, and hold it up to foreign nations
as an evidence that the Confederacy does not exist.
The President dwelt at some length upon 'the vast
importance of thwarting the enemy's designs upon
this valley. He considered its defence a necessity,
not only to the people here, but to the Confederacy
itself. Vicksburg and Port Hudson were points
that must be defended, and every effort must be
strained for this purpose. Vicksburg, he said,
would stand, and Port Hudson would stand, if the
people were true to themselves. This done the
north-wk st would grow restive and cease to support
a war ruinous to them and beneficial only to New
England contractors. From the north-west he
looked for the first gleams of peace.
" Although his duties required his presence else-
where, yet, when he heard of the sufferings of his
own state, and her danger of subjugation by a
vandal fee, his feelings dragged him to her soil.
He goes back with a lighter heart. He finds none
of that depression which was reported. At Grenada
he found the army sorry that the enemy had gone
back. At Vicksburg they were ready and eager
for the fray. Depression existed only among that
class of men who were constitutional grumblers and
faultfinders. He goes back cheered, but still anxi-
ous, for his heart is here. His attachment to the
state has risen since the war began, and he can see
dangers, though he believes the greatest have passed.
" On the other side of the river our prospects are
brigkter than ever before, and ere tong he hoped
that he would be enabled to proclaim Missouri free.
Kentucky, too, was au object of solicitude to him,
and he spoke of her gallant people in the kindest
and most commendable terms.

" The President laid particular stress upon the
encouraging fact that we had improved in every
respect since the war began. Our armies were
superior in number, and improved in quality and
appointments. Our manufactories had made rapid
progress; Mississippi alone had clothed and sub.
sisted the whole army upon her soil. Our people
had learned to economise. They were homespun.
He felt like taking off his hat to a woman dressed
in homespun. He had an unfaltering belief in the
justice of our cause, and a profound reverence for
the decrees of Heaven. He noticed with evident
satisfaction the superior morality of our army to
that of the invader. In God and the valour of our
troops he trusted."

NEW YORK, JAN. 12.

The Confederates, under Gen. Magruder, recap-
tured Galveston, Texas, on the Ist inst. The attack
was made by land and water. The Confederate gun-
boats, which were protected by cotton bales, had no
cannon, the men using rifles.
The Federal steamer Harriet Lane, together with
200 prisoners and two vessels with coal, Was cap-

tured by the Confederates. The Federal steamer
Westfield was blown up to preve.nt her falling into
the hands of the enemy. Commodore Renshaw and
several officers and men perished. Two other Fede-
ral gunboats escaped to South-west Pass.

The Federals admit the loss of 160

Gen. Magruder claims to have captured 600 pri-
soners and a large quantity of stores and arms.
Confederate loss not known.
The news of the repulse of Gen. Sherman at Vicks-
burg is fully confirmed. Sherman has been super-
seded by Gen. M'Clernand.
Mr. Chase's interview with the leading New York
bankers was unsatisfactory.
The Government bill for the issue of 900 millions
of United States' bonds has passed the Senate to-
day. Wall-street is much excited. Gold has ad-
vanced to 142.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JAN, 9, EVENING.
There is again immense excitement in the gold,
exchange, and stock markets.
Money easy. Gold 37'4 per cent. premium.
Exchange on London—bankers' bills, 152.
Stocks.—Large speculative sales. New York
Centrals, 1131 ; Illinois, 86; Erie,
Cotton buoyant—middling upland, 69-Ic. to 70c.
Breadstuffs, good inquiry. Flour 10c., wheat 2c.,
and corn lc. higher. Provisions in good demand.
Coffee steady. Sugar very firm. Molasses, good
inquiry.

JAN. 10, 1 P.M.
Money easy. Gold 37 per cent. premium.
Exchange on London—bankers' bills, 152.
Stocks lower, in consequence of the reported effort
of Seeretary Chase to negotiate a loan in New
York. New York Centrals, 1114; Illinois shares,
851 ; Erie, 68/.
The Glasgow sailed to-day with 500,000 dols.
in specie.

JANUARY 12, AFTERNOON.
Money easy. Gold 401 per cent. premium.
Exchange on London—bankers' bills, 1551.
Stocks—Large speculative sales. New York
Centrals, 117; Illinois, 88; Erie, 74

EVENING.
The excitement in the gold, exchange, and
stock markets continue.

Money easy. Gold 42 premium.
Exchange on London—bankers' bills, 154 to 155.
Stocks very firm. New York Centrals, 118;
Illinois, 88 ; Erie, 74.

Cotton quiet—middling upland, 70c. Flour ad-
vancing, and 15c. higher. Wheat in good demand
for export, and 3c. higher. Corn quiet, but lc.
h;gher: Provisions, good inquiry. Coffee quiet.
Sugar steady. Molasses very firm.

LONDONDERRY, lAN. 23.

The Canadian steamer Anglo-Saxon, from Port-
land, Maine, on the 10th inst., has arrived here.
She brings 25,000 dols. in specie.

QUEENSTOWN, JAN. 23.
The Inman steamer Glasgow has arrived here
from New York, with 63 passengers, and 603,740
dols. in specie.

(Per the Anglo Saxon via Londonderry.)

NEW YORK, JAN. 9.

The Confederate army withdrew from Murfreesboro' in
good order to Tulle Orne, and was at Shelbyville on the
sth inst.

A Richmond despatch of the 6th says that, by this move-
ment, General Bragg has thrown East Tennessee entirely
over to the Yankees, and that if Rosecranz once gets pos-
session there 200,000 men will not be able to dislodge
him.

A week of desperate fighting at Vicksburg has termi-
nated in the defeat of the FederaLs. The attack was most
determined, and the resistance obstinate in the extreme.

The Federals fought to within two miles of the city
at one time, but were driven back by a superior force,
under General Joseph Johnston ; whole regiments and
brigades fought hand to hand, and batteries and forti-
fications were taken and retaken several times. The
fortifications extend for six miles in the rear of the
city, and were defended by upwards of 60,000 men, a large
portion of whom were suddenly concentrated upon the
point.

The latest accounts represent that the Federal forces re-
turned to their transports in no condition to renew the at-
tack. The Federal loss is upwards of 5,000. Among the
officers slain are Generals Morgan and Smith.

One thousand five hundred Federals under General
Horey, sent to execute a special order, are supposed to have
been captured.
The Confederate loss is not known.

Six thousand Confederates under Generals Banbridge
and Marmaduke, with six pieces of artillery, are reported
to be advancing upon Springfield, Missouri.
Confederate accounts state that Trenton, Union City,
and Humboldt, Mississippi, had been captured by the Con-
federates, with 2,000 prisoners and two cannon, and that
the railroad from Jackson to Columbia had been de-
stroyed.

It is again positively asserted that General Burnside has
finally resigned the command of the army of the Potomac,
and that he is succeeded by General Hooker,
President Davis addressed the Mississippi Legislature at
Jackson on the 26th. He had predicted from the beginning
a fierce war, though it had assumed more gigantic pro-
portions than he had calculated upon. He was emphatic
in his declaration that under no circumstances would
he consent to reunion with the most depraved, intolerant,
tyrannical, hated people on the earth. He alluded briefly
to the transfer of the war to Northern soil, but stated the
failure to do this proceeded not from a want of inc:ination,
He insisted that both Port Hudson and
should be defended to the last extremity, and
but
Vicksburgo f power.
that neither would fall into the power of the enemy if the
people were true to themselves. Though the extent and
duration of the war had exceeded his expectations, he be-
lieved final success was absolutely certain. He asserted
that the South had a right to recognition, but it had not
come, and his advice was, " Put not your trust in princes,
nor rest your hopes upon foreign nations."
The Richmond Examiner unhesitatingly declines the parti-
cipation of the Seceded States in a national convention, as
suggested at the meeting of the Democratic Association of
New York, in Dec, and asserts that peace can only be re-
stored upon a basis of an acknowledgment of the independ-
ence of the Confederacy. Governor Seymour's message, de-
livered on the 7th inst., gives general satisfaction. It strongly
denounces the recent arbitrary arrests and the general policy
of the Administration—admonishes the sheriff and district
attorneys, and threatens to punish any violation of the States'
statutes. In regard to Mr. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclama-
tion, he argues that since the President had already signed
an Act of Congress, confiscating the slaves of rebels—its
sole effect is to declare the emancipation of the slaves of
loyal citizens. He condemns both acts as impolitic, un-
just, and unconstitutional, and calculated to prevent the
restoration of the Union, In conclusion he declares that
the interests of the country are indivisible, and that the
Union must be restored, but doubts whether war alone
can accomplish that end without conciliation of the
Southern people and every guarantee of the constitutional
rights. The Committee of Ways and Means had reported
a bill authorising Secretary Chase to issue 100,000,000 of
United States Bonds for the support o: the Government.
General Butler has de, lined a public dinner proposed to
be given to him by
his admirers in New York.

The premium on gold is 37,1, I per cent. lower than this
morning.

JANUARY 10.
P.S. There was great excitement in Wall-street yester-
day. All stocks advanced considerably. Pacific Mail in-
creased 8 per cent, over sales of day before. Gold reached
as high as 1391—exchange, 153—in consequence of a
rumour that 11r. Chase had caused a meeting of the
principal bankers. Prices afterwards fell off froM 1 to f
per cent.

Alberto Mario, the husband of Miss White, a
Garibaldian officer, and a .
deputy at Modica, in Sicily, by Mazzinian, has been returned a
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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS---Jan. 23.
(Before the Assistant-Judge.)

George Fenton, a surgeon's assistant, was indicted for
feloniously stealing, in the dwelling-house of Janet Miller,
a gold bracelet, value £l5, her property.
Mr. Ribton appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Littler (of
the Northern Circuit, specially retained) and Mr. Besley
appeared for the prisoner.
From the opening statement of Mr. Ribton it appeared
that the prosecutrix was the widow of a clerk in the army,
residing at No. 45, Sutherland-street, Pimlico, where she
occupied a house which was let out in furnished lodgings,
and it appeared about three months ago the prosecutrix was
very ill. The prisoner introduced himself to her, said he
was a friend of Dr. Smith, and he attended her about a
dozen times. On the 22d of December the prisoner called
upon the prosecutrix at her house, No. 45, Sutherland-
street, for payment of his account, which he said amounted
to £1 17s. The prosecutrix took the prisoner into her bed-
room, and told him that she considered he had charged too
much for his attendances, and that she would give him a
sovereign in discharge in full of her debt. She added that
she thought that would be sufficient for the services he had
rendered, to which he agreed, took the money, and left the
house. Before the prisoner had entered the room the gold
bracelet, which was the subject of the present charge, was
placed upon the mantelpiece, and was there when the pri-
soner entered the room, which would be confirmed by the
evidence of the sister of the prosecutrix. Soon after the pri-
soner had left the room, no other person having been there,
the pi osecutrix discovered that the bracelet was gone, and
that, as no one but the prisoner could possibly have taken
it, she immediately called out her sister, who went in search
of him. It was believed that the prisoner took the bracelet
from off the mantelpiece while the prosecutrix opened her
wardrobe to take out the sovereign to pay him, as her back
was for a moment turned towardshim. It would appear that
a little child six years of age was at the time in the room,
and that she saw the prisoner put his hand on to the mantel-
piece and take something from it, and after he was gone she
mentioned this to the prosecutrix. The sister of the prose-
cutrix would also be called, and would tell them that when
prisoner entered the bedroom the bracelet was on the man-
telpiece, and although she was in the hall, as the bedroom
door was open, she could see her sister go towards the
wardrobe, and heard her say she would only give him a
sovereign. After the prisoner was gone the prosecutrix
asked her if she had lifted the bracelet, which she dt.;_lied.
She then went after the prisoner, but could not trace him,
until in about three quarters of an hour, when she found
him engaged with a gentleman at his surgery, in Great
Smith-street, Westminster. She then asked him for the
bracelet, but he denied that he had got it, and immediately
afterwards accompanied her to the prosecutrix's house for
the purpose of having the matter cleared up. The prisoner's
house was subsequently searched, but no bracelet was
found.

Mrs. Janet Miller was called, and gave evidence in sup-
port of the statement of the learned counsel; and, in cross-
examination by Mr. Littler, she admitted that she had
charged a person with stealing her clothes, but the magis-
trate dismissed the case. An action was afterwards brought
against her for false imprisonment, and damages were given
against her. She had charged her sister and another woman
with stealing a cloak.
Christiana M`Leod corroborated the evidence of the pro.
secutrix.

Cross-examined by Mr. Littler—Since the prisoner was
given into custody my sister has quarrelled with me and
given me a pair of black eyes. She did not tell Inspector
Humphries that her sister had charged her with stealing
the bracelet. She did not recollect that she had told Ser-
geant Brett that her sister had imputed to her that she had
stolen the bracelet.

Agnes M'Kay, a very little child, was called, and after a
long private examination by the Assistant-Judge, was
allowed to be sworn, and in answer to questions by Mr.
Ribton, said she remembered the prisoner coming into Mrs.
Miller's bedroom a few days before Christmas-day. There
was a wardrobe in the room. Mrs. Miller went to get a box
in the wardrobe, when the man put his hand on the mantel-
piece. After he put his hand on to the mantelpiece he
looked at it. She told her uncle about it.

Cross-examined--I did not see the man put his hand
towards his pocket at all. Before I went to the magistrate
Mrs. Miller told me what I was to say. Mr. Griggs, my
uncle, said to me this morning, " Now, my little dear, did
you not see Mr. Fenton take the bracelet ?"

Mr. Littler then addressed the jury on the fearful conse-
quences that must occur to the prisoner in being compelled
to appear at the bar to answer a charge of felony, however
innocent he might be. He had not the slightest doubt that
on such evidence the jury would acquit him, but still it was
most painful to him to be called upon to answer such a
charge, as even the imputation of theft would be most seri-
ous to his prospects in life. He was about proceeding to
examine the evidence by which the charge was attempted
to be supported, when
The Foreman of the jury stopped the learned counsel,
and said that they had already made up their minds that
the prisoner was not guilty, and they wished further to add
that it was their opinion that he would leave the court with-
out the slightest stain upon his character.

The prisoner, on being discharged, received the warm
congratulations of his friends.

William Brown was indicted for stealing a piece of carpet
the property of his master.

The prisoner was employed at Drury-lane Theatre, as a
carpet planner, and while so employe(' had stolen a portion
of the carpet, which was f and in pledge at a pawnbroker's,
and a part of that stolen was found in a tavern adjacent to
the theatre.

Several witnesses were called, who attempted to set up an
alibi for the prisoner, but
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced the prisoner to be impri-
soned and kept to hard latour for four months.
(Before Mr. Payne.)

Margaret Brett, 23, Cornelius Manning, 26, and Peter
Green, were indicted for stealing a watch, value £2 55., the
property of Isaac Carr, from his person. Green and Brett
were further indicted for unlawfully assaulting and wound-
ing Esther Carr and Wm. Thomas.

Mr. Platt prosecuted ; Mr. Dickie defended Manning ;
the other prisoners were undefended.

Isaac Carr said he kept the Shamrock Coffee-house, Dock-
street, Whitechapel, and between twelve and one o'clock in
the morning of Jan. 14 the prisoners entered his house,
and had some coffee. Manning, when the money was asked
for, said it was too much, and he caught hold of wit-
ness and held him. He struggled, but while this was going
on his watch was taken. It had been safe five minutes be-
fore. The other prisoners then joined in the struggle,
Green taking up a knife, with which he attempted to stab
witness.

Esther Carr, wife of the last witness, said, hearing a
noise, she got up and came down stairs, and saw the three
prisoners. She saw Green with a knife in his hand, with
which he attempted to stab her husband. She tried to pre-
vent him, when he stabbed her in the arm with the knife.
Manning then caught hold of her husband, and a young
man took him away. They broke several bottles and other
things during the fray.
The prisoners were all found guilty.

_
Mr. Payne sentenced Brett and Manning to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for 12 months, and Green for six
months.

Luke Wickens, Alfred Butterfield, and Jas. Knight were
indicted for stealing a truss of hay, value 25., the property
of James Henley, the master of Luke Wickens. Knight
was also charged with receiving the same, well knowing it
to have been stolen.

Mr. Cooper prosecuted, Mr. Lewis defended Wickens,
Mr. Collins appeared for Butterfield, and Mr. Sleigh for
Knight.

Samuel Doble, 147 D, said from information he received
he wont to watch the premises, No. 22, Brook's-mews, and
about eight o'clock in the morning he went with another
constable to the place, and about a quarter past nine the
prisoner Butterfield came with a dung-waggon and loaded
it with dung. Wickens was at that time working in a cow-
shed. He went away and left the other constable there.
About a quarter past ten Butterfield came up the mews with
the waggon, and on the tail board was a truss of hay. He
followed them to Market-street, opposite to where the pri-
soner Knight lived. Butterfield took the truss of hay from
the waggon, and took it into Knight's place. Knight stood
at the further end of the yard, and told him to bring it that
way. It was put on the ground, when Knight went and
inspected it, and said that some of the truss was gone. He
took some money from his pocket, when witness went up
to him and said that it was stolen. He replied that he
knew nothing about it, and all that he had to do was to pay
the full value for it. He told Butterfield that he should
take him into custody for stealing the hay, and he said
that his master allowed him a certain quantity of hay for
his horse's " bottle," and was told that it was not his mas-
her's hay at all, but that it was stolen from 22, Brook's-
mews. He then told Knight that he should also take him
into custody for receiving it, knowing it to have been stolen.
The bands were found with marks that had been put upon
them.
George Pink, Police-constable 85 D, corroborated the
evidence of Doble, and added that after the waggon was
loaded with the dung Wickens brought a truss of hay from
the shed and placed it down against the gates. Butterfield
put it on the tailboard of the waggon, drove away with it,
and delivered it in Knight's .yard.
The Jury acquitted Knight, and found Butterfield and
Wickens guilty.
Mr. Payne sentenced Butterfield and Wickens to bo im-
prisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 months.
The Jury said they had no moral doubt that Knight was
guilty, but the evidence was not strong enough to convict
him, although he must have known that these men were
not hay-dealers, and, of course, that they were not autho-
rised to sell it.

Mr. Payne advised him to be careful in future, and not
to purchase hay from strangers, or unpleasant conse-
quences might be the result,

GROWTH OF QUEENSLAND.-At the date of our
own last census—the beginning of April, 1861—the popu-
lation (not aboriginal) of the colony of Queensland was
30,059. On the 30th of September last it was 41,951—
namely, 25,435 males, and 16,506 females. At this rate the
population Would double itself in less than foul years, but
such an increase depends, of course,
tion.mainly upon immigra-