The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-20 00:00:00

Foreign Mail Packet List.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton May 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles May 13.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet May 4.
Ditto, by French packet April 22.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April 23.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton May 2.
Ditto, via Marseilles April 26.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton May 2.
Ditto, via Marseilles .......... . ....April 26.
India (Bombay), via Southampton. April 26.
Ditto, via Marseilles April 20.
Mauritius, via Southampton . ...... May 12.
Ditto, via Marseilles May 6.
Newfoundland May 10.
Portugal May. 4.
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet April 26
Ditto, by United States packet, via Soutbamp-

ton • .......... .... „
Ditto, via Cork .....
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Aprll 21.
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Toneriffe ...... April --.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba,
and Mexico
. ......... ...April 28.
Bahamas, via New 'York. ......................... May 4.
Bermuda, ditto ........ . .............. May 10.
Cuba and ............................ April 23.

g, And then he drew a dial from his poke,
And looking on it with lack lustre eye,
Says very wisely, It is ton o'clock:
Thus we may see,' quoth ho, bow the world wags."
SHAKSPBARE.
Benson's Pocket Dials are artistic, accurate time
markers, made in every size, suitable for everybody, and
are sent to every part of the kingdom, safe by post, at 5,6,
7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 guineas in
gold cases; and at 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 guineas in silver
Cases. A descriptive pamphlet post free for two stamps.
-J. W. Benson, Ludgate-hill, watch and clock maker to
the Prince of Wales.

THE DISPUTE IN THE IRON TRADE.—WOLVER-
HAMPTON, Wednesday. —The ironmasters on 'Change
in this town to-day reported that most of the men resumed
work at the ironworks in South Staffordshire last night.
At one factory in this town there was a disposition to re-
sist a firm who had determined to dismiss two of their men,
and for a time it was feared that at those works operations
would not be begun ; and after a while the men withdrew
their opposition and business commenced. Relative to
North Staffordshire, the opinions expressed to-day were
varied. By some it was maintained that, but for the holi-
days, the men would go to work ; and it was added that
some of the puddlers had said that they would resume if
they could get their under-hands together, but that these
remained away. Other masters were of opinion that it is
too near hay harvest for the men to resume at present. All,
however, agree that the North Staffordshire men will gra-
gradually drop in ; and it is now thought scarcely likely
that the masters will have to send to Russia for men. The
trade were in good spirits, but the business done was very

despair. He is retreating more and more into the
TAIFEBOAT SERVICES.--Daring the storms
i
of the past year 1864 the boats of the National Lifebaatinterior of his own country, SO that the Northern pur-
institution have saved 432 persons from differenton
£19,531 14s. wrecks
sd.
suers will have the disadvantage of fighting him on
our coasts. The Institution also expended
in the same period on lifeboat establishments, inaddition to
his own ground, they
granting .£1,569 as rewards for savingthemselves being in the
sons by its lifeboats, and other means. 693 shipwrecked per-The Committee of the Institution earnestly A ?PEAL to enemy's States. The grand attack and defeat of
the public for ASSISTANCE to enable themto meet the
continued heavy demands on the Institution's 110 lifeboat which SO much is made by SHERIDAN and
establishments. GRANT mayossibl when we learn the
Contributions are received by Messrs. Willis and Co., , py,
'Terries and Co., Coutts and Co., and by all the London and whole truth, resolve itself into a resolute stand
country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq.,
at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi. made by the rear-guard to cover the retreat of the
main body. The New York Times may rejoice
over the supposed conversion of the great Confe-
derate army into " a rabble rout," and may kindly
and judiciously assure him that a wholesale sur-
render is the only course left to him ; but the fact
appears to be "that the evacuation of Richmond
was resolytd upon long before, and that the work
has be-en gradually going on for some time previous
to the fight at Petersburg. The New York Times,
summing up the recent events in a manner peculiar
to itself, says of LEE that, "he was disastrously
defeated on Sunday, abandoned Richmond on Mon-
day, spent Tuesday and Wednesday in flight, was
routed on Thursday, was at his wits' end what to do
on Friday, which difficulty he can solve by surren-
dering to-day." General LEE, as events have often
proved, is not quite so readily driven to " his wits'
end," and it is likely enough that he will give his
Federal friends a good deal more trouble before he
is reduced to that extremity. His present object is
very probably to effect a junction with JOHNSTONE,
whose army, however overlooked or sneered at by
the North, has, we know, been sufficiently strong
to arrest the victorious progress of SHER3IAN, .of
whom, by these last few mails, we hear nothing.
The mere 'transfer of the nominal capital can hardly
prove so disastrous to the Confederacy as the Northern
leaders would fain believe, and we must always
remember that as yet we have no word from the
South. The Confederates would very likely rather
allow appearances to go entirely against them at
first than reveal their plans to the enemy. LEE is
now freer to act than he has ever been before, pro-
vided only that he has men enough to carry out
his purposes. Had the slaveholders been less dila-
tory and unwilling in sacrificing their supposed
private good for public ends he would at present
have many more troops under his command. But
until LEE has actually abandoned the struggle, his
sympathisers in Europe need not do so for him.
The, courage of despair has often proved more
powerful than the courage of success. 'Those who
have all to gain and nothing to lose may well fight
with a desperation unknown to those who imperil
their wealth, their position, their ties of home and
of kindred. Mobile still holds out, the Federal
attack upon it having as yet proved unsuccessful
so that the Federal arms are not yet wholly invinc
ible.

THE ATR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE,
Managers. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, Shakespere's Play of HENRY THE
FAG 'nu, te.rol.l.ting with the fall of Wolsey. Alissra.
Phelps, W alter Lacy ; Miss Atk'nson.

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After which. on a scale of greAt splendour, trilton's Mask
of COMUS : Messrs. Walter Lacy, Witbye Cowy,r, lien i
Drayton, Miss roole, Miss Augusta Th*nison, and Mrs. 11.

Vezio,

THEATR E-R YA L, HAYMARKET.
Lessee. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, MY WIFE'S NIOTHER. Mr. Chip-
pendale ; Miss N. Moore, Miss .!nowdon, Miss F. Wright, &c.
Alter which, THE WOMAN IN MAUVE. Messts.
Sothern, Compton, Howe, Farreu, Braid, Ake ; Mesdames
Stuart, Lovell, Buckstone,
Followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND
DONE FOR Dundreary, Mr. Sothern.
And EASY SHAVING. Miss Louise Keeley, Miss F.
Wright; Messrs. Clark, Gordon, Rogers, &o.
To commence at 7.

'JEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.—
sole Proprietor and Manager. far. B. Webster.

TO-NIGHT, THE LOVE CHASE. Wildrake (Ist time),
Mr. Billington ; Waller (Ist time), Mr. Jordan ; Messrs. Ash-
ley, Stephenson. Widow Breen (24th time), Mrs. Stirling I
Constance (24th time), Miss Henrietta Simms ; Lydia, Miss
Sophia Young.
After which, Bth time, a new Extravaganza, entitled
PAN; or, The Loves of Echo and Narcissus. Messrs. J. L.
Toole, Paul Bedford, 0. J. Smith, R. homer, Miss Woolgar,
Alias K. Kelly, Miss Lillian Bruce, and Miss A. Seam n.

To conclude with THE STEEPLECUASE ; or, In the
Pigskin. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford ; Miss K. Kelly.

Commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Sole Management of Dlr. echter.

THIS EVENING, SIMPSON AND CO. Messrs. Sam.
Emery, C. Horsman, Collett; Mesdames Elsworthy, eu-
rado, E. Boyce, and Mrs. C. Horsman.
After which, at halt-past Eight, THE MOUNTEBANK.
Belphegor (the 31,untebank). Mr. Pechter; Paul (his s nl,
Mater Fechter ; supported by Messrs. Widdicumb, Ryder,
S. Emery, FAzpatrick, E. Garden, C. Horsman, Raymond,
Moreland; Miss C. Leclercq, Mdlle. Beatrice, and Mrs. C.
horsman.

Doors open at Half-past Six.
The Box-office open daily from Elev,n till Five.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr, David Fisher,
entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS.
After which, ARRA!' NA FOGUE : blcs,rs. Dion Bowl-
cault, J. Brougham, 11. Vandenheff, D. Fisher, 1). Murray;
Mrs. Boucicault and Miss M. Oliver.
To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and .Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough.

VHS ItIVENING, at 7, CROSS PURPOSES: Mr. Par-
selle ; Miss Palmer.

After which, at 8, ONE TREE HILL. Alessi's. Craven,
Stoyle, Jame 3, Belford ; Miss A. Swanborough and Miss Al.
Palmer.

To conclude with PATIENr PENELOPE. Miss Simp-
son.

GRATIS AND POST FREE.
E. MOSES and SONS' New Pamphlet,
THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS.

'VA MOSES AND S 0 N
• respectfully call attention to their large and well-
assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest
fabrics are combined with the latest and most fashionable
designs, and the best workmanship. E. MOSES and SON
bve particular attention to this important branch of their
usiness, and they can with confidence affirm that the prices
are such as must satisfy the most economical. Tnis depart-
ment is in a distinct part of the premises, which will be found
a gre vt convenience for ladies and children,

The Montreal raiders are still exciting attention,
and our Canadian legal functionaries are playing
strange tricks with them. They have been again
released, and again re-arrested and sent to Toronto,
under the charge of misdemeanour. The Federal
Government has very wisely withdrawn its claim
for their surrender, so that their ultimate fate will
rest exclusively to the colonial authorities.
The general character of the military news we '
may believe to be very much exaggerated, and to
partake of the prevailing excitement and enthu-
siasm in New York; and it is also well to remember
that stockjobbers on both sides of the Atlantic are
interested in making " the worse appear the better

MOSES AND SON
• respectfully invite public attention to their large and
well-assorted

cause."

The sewage commission has just issued its third
report, which very briefly sums up the present state
of the question. The commissioners appear to have
gained one step at least. They are thoroughly con-
vinced of the soundness of the principle of applying
sewage to agricultural purposes. Their last report
bore date August, 1861, and since then they have
steadily continued their experiments at Rugby, be-
sides examining into the results of all kindred in-
quiries and experiments. The result of all these
examinations is that they submit the conclusions at
which they have arrived to theLordsCommissioners
with considerable confidence. The substance of
these conclusions is as follows :—The right way to
dispose of town sewage is to apply it to the land,
and only by such means can the purity of rivers be
preserved. The financial results of such application
will necessarily be different on different soils and
with varying circumstances, but where the remune-
ration is not sufficient to cover the attendant ex-
pense, a trifling rate in aid might with advantage
be raised. The commission, therefore, proposed
two theories as a basis for legislation. Ist,
That where rivers are polluted by the discharge
of town sewage, the towns may reasonably be
required to desist from causing that public
nuisance. 2dly, That where town populations are
injured in health by the sewage, they may reason-
ably be required to provide a system of sewers for
its removal. Upon these two points a legislative
enactment may very properly be based, and the
great importance of the question demands that

should be immediately attended to. The preserva-
tion of the rivers means also a good supply of water
and an abundance of fish ; the one a positive
necessity for health, the other a cheap and whole-
some source of food for the people. The sewage
which poisons the water benefits the land in reverse
proportion, and the experiments of the Commission
support their arguments by the ultimate effect of
the application of sewage to the soil, upon the
grasses, the cattle, the quality and quantity of the
meat, and milk. Very instructive facts may be
gathered from their report, which goes far to solve
the many problems which have hitherto attended
this subject. We hope our legislators will lose no
time in doing their part, and will deal with the
matter promptly and efficiently.

There is nothing at all surprising in the circum-
stance of a meeting being held in Manchester for
the purpose of consulting upon the erection of -a
monument to the late Mr. COBDEN. It is, indeed,
only an appropriate occurrence, and one that might
have been expected to have taken place. From the
tone that pervaded the meeting it was evident that
the greatest unanimity prevailed, and that those who
assembled were actuated by the desire of offering a
tribute to the departed statesman. Mr. ASHWORTH
moved a resolution to the effect that, "in the opi-
nion of the meeting, a statue of the late RICHARD
COBDEN would constitute a suitable memorial of his
eminent services to the country generally, and to
this locality in particular." In the course of the
speech in which he proposed this, Mr. ASHWORTH
remarked that the leading particulars of the life of
him whom they were met to commemorate were
familiar to every one. He briefly reviewed the chief
arts of 'Mr. COBDEN'S career, and pointed out the
services which he had rendered to the country by
his assiduous efforts. In furtherance of this he
gave some estimates, which certainly spake for
themselves in force and expression. In 1864 the
47 millions of exports of 1842 had grown to 160
millions, and £12,800,000 of cotton manufactures
had become 54 millions. The consequences of
cheaper food also were apparent in many ways, for
the people had more to spare for their clothing and
other things. Education had become more diffused,
and travelling had also greatly increased, for hither-
to such a thing had been rare among the working
classes. Also there were evident tokens of improve-
ment among the middle classes in consequence of