The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-21 00:00:00

Lyons and Mediterranean.

Southern
Western

Eastern
Sardinian.
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman

AMERICA.

(Per City of Baltimore.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (Noon.)

The Message of President Johnson seems to have had a
very salutary effect throughout the country ; it is re-
garded as an able State paper, pacific in tone, and calcu-
lated to contribute materially to the restoration of good
feeling between the two sections lately in conflict, and to
allay much of the apprehensions of foreign complications
previously felt. Its effect upon Congress is said to have
been important, and the Conservative Republicans seem
to have been in many cases influenced, thinking to adopt
a more conciliatory course towards the South. It is cur-
rectly reported that the joint resolution prescribing the
test oath of having never aided the rebellion as a requisite
for admission to Congress will be greatly modified. Its
enforcement would have excluded from that body nearly all
the recently elected members from the Southern States.
It seems possible now that their credentials may be re-
ceived during the session.
Congress stands adjourned from last Wednesday until
Monday—the only proceeding of importance in either
body on Wednesday being the introduction of a bill in the
house to provide for the payment to Mrs. Lincoln of the
sum of $lOO,OOO, being the salary of her husband for the
four years' term for which he was last elected. The bill
was referred to a committee of ono from each State.

The President yesterday pardoned 118 citizens of Texas,
who, being worth over $20,000 each, were excluded from
the benefits of the recent amnesty proclamation.
It is stated that the claims of loyal citizens against the
general Government for damages sustained during the late
war will exceed in the aggregate three hundred millions of
dollars. Special committees to consider such claims are to
be appointed in both houses of Congress.
The Hon. James L. Orr was on the 29th ult. inaugurated
Governor of South Carolina. Provisional Governor Perry,
in his farewell address to the State Legislature, assured
that body that, in his judgment, the State had done D.ll that
was required to entitle her to her place in the Federal
Union. After referring to his own opposition to secession,
he said that the State had fought gallantly through the
war ; but that when conquered by overwhelming numbers,
the people, after seeing their State made almost a desert,
their towns in ruins, and their families nearly reduced to
starvation, had submitted to the fortunes of war and the
terms of the conqueror with manly fortitude and honour.
He did not believe that their representatives would be ex-
cluded from the Congress, and he predicted that the
ravages after the war would be speedily repaired and pros-
perity and kind feeling restored.
Governor Orr, in his inaugural address, reviewed the
consequences of the late war, pronounced the doctrine of
the right of secession annihilated, counselled a faithful and
vigorous support of the National Government, advised the'
encouragement of the immigration of skilled artisans and
mechanics, and the investment of Northern capital. He
predicted a speedy recovery of the State from the ravages
of the war, and earnestly recommended the encouragement
of education and industry, and a spirit of leniency and
kindness towards the freedmen.
Provisional Governor Perry, of South Carolina, recently
received the following telegram from the President :
" I do not think it necessary for the members elect from

South Carolina to be present at the organisation of Con-
gress. On the contrary, it will be better policy to present
their certificate of election after the two houses have
organised, which will be a simple question under the con-
stitution of the members taking their seats. Each house
must judge for itself the election returns and qualifications
of its own members. As to what the two houses will do
in reference to the oath required to be taken by members
is unknown to me. And I do not like to predict. But
upon the whole I am of the opinion it would be better for
the question to come up after Congress has been organised.
I hope that your Legislature will adopt a code in reference
to free persons of colour that will be acceptable to the
country, and at the same time do justice to the white and
coloured population.

"ANDREW JOHNSON, President."
The acceptance of the resignation of General Butler is
officially announced. It took effect on the 30th ult.
The Legislature of Louisiana repudiated the election of
Messrs. Hahn and Cutler as United States Senators, on the
ground that the election was irregular, the subsequent one
by the people being claimed as conforming to the Consti-
tution.

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A circular of the Freedmen's Aid Society states that
unless somo special provision is made for them, 70,000
negroes will probably perish during this winter in Georgia
and Alabama alone. _ _

A serious quarrel has broken out among the " Fenian
Brotherhood," between the President O'Mahony and the
" Senate," the causa of each party being zealously espoused.
It seems that bonds to the extent of $68,000 were recently
issued by an agent appointed by O'llahony without tho
confirmation of the " Senate," whereupon that august body
repudiated the aforesaid bonds, declaring that the appoint-
ment of the agent was a fraud upon tho " Republic," and
that the Brotherhood will not sustain his acts. O'Mahony
comes out-with a card declaring the senatorial action illegal,
and warning the Brotherhood against being in any way
disquieted thereby. The headquarters in Union-square
were recently illuminated in honour of the escape of
Stephens.

The Fenian Trials.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

At the opening of the Court at Cork this morn-
ing the trial of Thomas Duggan and Jeremiah
O'Donovan was resumed. _

Mr. Butt addressed the jury for the prisoners,
and Mr. Barry replied.
Mr. Justice Fitgerald charged the jury, and after
two hours' deliberation, they brought in a verdict of
guilty.
The sentence upon Duggan was 10 years' penal
servitude, and on O'Donovan five years.
C. U. O'Connell was then put forward for trial.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A POLlCEMAN.—Police-
constable George Sykes, of the force on duty at
Woolwich Dockyard, expired this morning at the Royal
Marine Hospital from the effects of severe injuries received
on Sunday last. It appears that the Rover, coal brig,
laden with coals for the dockyard, had sunk into the mud
close to the shore, so that she did not rise with the tide.
She was lifted by means of ropes and chains, and the de-
ceased was on the wharf assisting the crew in this opera-
tion, when the vesssl rose suddenly, and the capstan bar
swung over the wharf with much force. The seamen,
seeing the danger, stooped and avoided any collision, but
the deceased did not stoop sufficiently low, and the heavy
liar struck the back of his head, fracturing his skull in a
frightful manner. He was removed to the Royal Marine
Hospital, but it was evident from tho first that the csea
was hopeless.