The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-03 00:00:00

THE HOLBORN DOG sHOIV.

Saturday was the closing
day of this exhibition,
and it maintained its many points of interest pre-
viously noted.
Up to six o'clock the attendance
carriages setting
was of a more aristocratic character than on any
preceding day
as proved by the large number of
down the visitors. After that time
thearrta company began to disperse, when scenes of a
laughable
character took place by the owners wish
ing to take away their animals. The committee were
pestered for permission, which they did as faras they
could ; and before eight o'clock the show had been
deprived of many of the celebrities, and visitors
arriving late were much disappointed at seeing sa
many of the cages empty. It was announced in
I Bell's Life that most of the prize dogs would be ex-
' bited at the various sporting houses, so, " with leave
ur without leave," they would have them away.
The " bow-wows," from having been confined for a
week, on being let loose, scampered among the
throng, to the terror of some, and no small amuse-
ment of many. It would have been an improvement
had the cages been better arranged in regard to
classification, and we throw out the hint to be acted
upon at the show to take place at Islington ; . 1 .
le entered,
to have the cata:ogues ready before the opening '
and as more than a thousand
awardsjustice can-
the judges to make their
the day of opening, as proper justice
the before
first morn-
not be done in going round on
of the Holborn
ing, as was proved in the case
the first show of
affair. However, on the whole,
well ss successful. We
1862 has been profitable
Turner and Mr. Healy's don's,
forgot to mention Mr.
were A 1 on the list. Mr.
which many thought , Blenheims w
dogsa.
Ashton and Mr. Bagg s . were much ad-
mired,Porneraman dog of Mr. nagger, of
and the
Regent's Par-
1,- well deserved the first ,
awarded to him. There wereinteresting specimens
lof stuffed animals belonging to Mr. North, of
Golden-lane. Mr. Guppy, so well known as a
fancier, as well as for his excellent treatment of the
canine race, had the charge of the toy animals, and
was courteous and obliging to all.

LUNACY TRIALS.—From the passing of the
Regulation Act in 1853 down to the end of April last there
have been 575 inquiries in cases of lunacy, but in only 21
of them was there a trial by jury. Of these last 12
. onetrial
occupied one day each; three took two days each
three days; three five days; one nine days; and one ,
132 o'2
;ter %up) 34 days.

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.

(FROM THE TIMES CORRESPONDENT.)
NE W YORK, MAY 20.
As was anticipated by every one, the President
has lost no time in disavowing the extraordinary
order of General David Hunter, setting free the
slaves of Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida.
Mr. Lincoln did not wait to have official cognizance
of the document, but, taking its authenticity for
granted, and setting it forth in his own proclama-
tion, he has solemnly repudiated it, and re-stated
clearly and emphatically his policy and intentions
on the whole subject of negro slavery. The Presi-
dent did not stir in the matter a moment too soon.
The hours and even the minutes were precious, and
were turned to hostile account through all the
Border States, and wherever else a suspicion was
possible that the Government had suddenly changed
its policy and become a convert to the views of Mr.
Wendell Philipps and the Ultra-Abolitionists.
That the repudiation, prompt and decisive as it is,
will allay the excitement which the order caused
throughout the South is not to be expected, for the
Southern leaders and editors have taken care to
give the utmost possible publicity to a document
that was so well calculated to strengthen the exist-
ing hostility to the North, and will take equal pains
to prevent Mr, Lincoln's explanation from reaching
the people. The Democratic and Pro-Slavery party
are not satisfied with the mere reprimand which
the proclamation conveys, and call for General
Hunter's removal, But as the General has friends
in the Cabinet, and is supposed to be sheltered under
the broad aegis of Mr. Secretary Stanton, to whom
the President defers in military matters, it is pos-
sible that he will be allowed to retain his post.
But even in that case, in a country where the pri-
vate soldier does not renounce his politics in con-
senting to fight for the Government, it will be for
General Hunter to decide whether the rank and
file share his opinions or those of the President.
In either case, a very highminded officer would
solve the difficulty by resigning his command;
and as such a course would gratify the
Abolitionists as much as it would the Pro.
Slavery and Democratic party, though for very dif-
ferent reasons, there is a general expectation that a
new appointment to the military department of
Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida will be imme-
diately placed at the disposal of the Government.
General M'Clellan has begun to find that Rich-
mond will detain him as long or longer than York-
town, and is taking his measures for a regular
siege with his usual prudence and completeness. He
is now at a place called Bottom's Bridge, within 15
miles of the Confederate capital, with a large swamp
between him and the city. He is opposed by a force
that is believed to be greatly superior to his own.
To counterbalance that disadvantage he has the
aid of the Monitor and the gunboats, released from
duty off Hampton Roads by the self-immolation of
the Merrimac. This flotilla steamed up the James
River on Friday last to operate against Richmond,
but within seven miles of the city met with a serious
reverse, the news of which arrived in New York on
Sunday morning early, and cast a general gloom
over the streets and churches, which contrasted
strongly with the jubilation of the Sunday previous.
At a high bluff on the river their upward progress
was suddenly arrested by the guns of the newly-
erected Fort Darling, of which the existence was
previously unknown, and by the chain bars, sunken
vessels, and large stones that had been placed across
the river to defend the passage. The redoubtable
Monitor could not elevate her guns to fire against
the fort. The Naugatuck burst her large 100
pounder Parrot gun at the first fire, and lost 17
men by the explosion. The Galena, though iron-
clad and asserted to be as invulnerable as the Moni-
tor, was seriously injured ; and after a fight of four
hours the victory remained with Fort Darling, and
the disabled flotilla retired beyond the reach of the
enemy's guns. In this encounter the Monitor was
quite useless. The result will be that mechani-
cal ingenuity will immediately strive to provide
her, and other iron-clad vessels, with guns that can
operate against a high fort as effectively as against a
ship on their own level. The Monitor is said to have I
been uninjured by the shot that was rattled against
her deck and sides from the fort ; but the Galena
was penetrated by 18 shot out of 28 that struck her,
and lost her claim to rank among the invulnerables.
A new attempt is to be immediately made to force
the passage up the river, for the unexpected success
of Commodore Farragut at New Orleans has tended
to make all other naval commanders as daring, or as
reckless, as he was ; but the defenders of Richmond
are forewarned, and will, of course, be so well fore-
armed as to make the attempt more than ordinarily
perilous.
There is not likely to be any news from Corinth
for some days, unless some overwhelming victory
or defeat of the Federal arms under Halleck shall
make itself known in spite of the Government and
the War-office. All the reporters and correspon-
dents of the press have left Gen. Halleck's camp and
lines by order of superior authority, and if there
be a great defeat, as seems to be the prevalent fear
of all who know the man and the army, the news
will be modified and kept back as much as possible,
and allowed to percolate as softly as may be into
the popular mind. Under no other supposition is it
easy to account for the extraordinary solicitude
which the Government displays in this instance. It
almost looks as if the defeat had already occurred,
and as if the Government were waiting to balance
it with a victory elsewhere before they will allow
the public to be informed of it.
The possibility of a foreign intervention continues
to be a general theme of discussion ; but the idea is
only tolerated on the supposition that France and
England will prevail upon the Confederates to lay
down their arms, and afterwards use such influence
as they may possess to obtain mercy for Mr. Jeffer-
son Davis and the principal chiefs and generals of
the (. rebellion." Under no other circumstances
will any European Power be listened to. Such is
the talk of the clubs and bar-rooms, re-echoed in
the whole Northern press. But, with or without
foreign intervention, the same class of enthusiasts
who originally gave the war 90 days to run itself
out—who afterwards e-tended the term to the anni-
versary of the capture of Fort Sumter, and, again, to
the Ist of May in this Sear—have
resolved in their
own minds that all shall be over before the 4th July
—that day the dearest of all others to the heart
of every true American. On the 3d of July, the
Federal flag floating " full high displayed" over
Richmond and over Corinth, overevery city, town,
village, and in every river,
fort, andharbour, lake,
and sea of the restored Union, a proposition from
France and England to spare the lives of Jefferson
Davis and Generals Lee, Beauregard, Johnson, and
Magruder will be favourably entertained by the
President. A similar request on behalf of General
Floyd and Mr. Tombs, those traitorous members of
Mr. Buchanan's Government, will be respectfully,
but firmly declined ; and on the 4th the facts will
be officially promulgated ; and there will be a gene-
ral shaking of hands all round, the discharge of
thousands of tons of harmless gunpowder in salvoes
of r6dicing, and a new start in life and glory for
Brother Jonathan—a grander, a a bigger," and a
more hugely indebted nation than was ever made,
or that ever grew in so short a space of time. Such
is the present programme of the performances, only
to be altered by the possible obstinacy of Generals
Lee and Johnson at Richmond, and of General
Beauregard at Corinth, all of whom may have very
different views both as to time and circumstance.

'The financial part of this mighty business is that
which appears to give everybody the least concern.
It seems to be thought mean to talk about money
where so much glory is concerned ; though when
the financial condition of the South is spoken of,
every one can see very d i
cleat ly how wrong ts Go-
vernment has been in issuing immense quantities
of paper money, and in forcing unwilling traders
to accept its notes at par when they were really
not worth 40 cents. to the dollar. A few stray
notes of the Confederate Government for dollars
and half-dollars, and even for smaller sums, have
recently found their way to the North—rifled, in
some instances, from the pockets of dead soldiers
on the field of battle, or taken as change in default
of anything better at the whisky stores of soave
evacuated city of the South. They are not very
favourable specimens of the art of Priptin,Or de-
?sign, though not much coarser in either respect than