The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-08 00:00:00

Fraser.

A new tale, called "A First Friendship," is com-
menced in this number, and promises to be of inte-
rest; whilst the article which follows on " Univer-
sal Suffrage in the United States and its Conse-
quences" should be attentively read by all advocates
of the ballot. "Of all the causes," says the writer,
" which have been named as leading to the civil war
in America, the ballot-box is the most radical and
powerful. In the city of New York, for instance,
where in the year 1857 no less than 183,000 emi-
grants were landed from all parts of Europe, con-
sisting largely of that miscellaneous class of vaga-
bonds, paupers, and culprits ' who leave their coun-
try for their country's good,' the annual access of
what is called the foreign vote is sufficient to turn
the scale in favour of the party that wins it either
by purchase or palaver. It is true that a residence
of five years is required to make an adopted citi-
zen, but the political wire pullers of New York, in
the heat of party excitement, do not stick at any

little informalities of the law that stand in the way
of success; and where there is no system of regis-
tration there is little difficulty in stuffing the ballot-
box and deciding the elections with the illegal
votes of these ignorant aliens." Again, " There is
shameful truth as well as scathing satire in the
familiar injunctions of the partisan press, repeated
in large letters on the morning of the election,
' Vote early and vote often!' It is no uncommon
thing for squads of roughs' to go from pole to pole,
particularly in the Bloody sixth Ward' of New
York, and boast at night of the number of illegal
ballots they have cast." Among the remaining
articles, those styled " Editors and Newspaper
and Periodical Writers of the Last Generation,"
and " Notes from Numidia," will be found amusing.
Mr. W. M. Rossetti discourses on " The Royal
Academy Exhibition," and Edwin Arnold bas a very
graceful poem called "The Hymn of the Priestess
of Diana."

Colborn's United Service Magazine.

Among the more important of the articles here
given is that on " The Policy of British and Ame-
rican Blockades." The blockade of the Southern
States by the North being, in the opinion of the
writer, utterly useless as regards effecting the end
desired. Thus, "If the Northern States do not
subdue the South by their army, their superiority
at sea will not, cannot effect the object. The most
stringent blockade that human power could estab-
lish, an impassable sea of fire around the Confede-
rate States, could not compel a surrender. They
cannot be starved into submission. There are none
of the necessaries of life, and few of its conveniences,
which they cannot obtain within their own borders.
If the blockade were partially removed they could
obtain nothing from Europe that would alter the
balance of forces between them and the Northern
States. Neither Englishmen, Frenchmen, nor
Germans would be likely to enlist in the Southern
army. Even if international law opposed no ob-
stacle, the adventurous and poorer classes of Europe
could not be tempted by the most liberals to fight
in defence of slavery." To the general reader we
commend " Lobscouse," under which peculiar title
he will find an interesting account of an excursion
across the Island of Java, in which the narrator
narrowly escaped meeting with a tragical end. A
sixth article is given on " British Cavalry and its
organisation." That on " Rifled Guns at the Ex-
hibition" contains an interesting account of the
gradual improvement in firearms during the last
half-century ; and the register of military and naval
events at the end is complete as usual.

VISIT OF THE
LIVERPO VICEROY OF EGYPT TO
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LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

His Highness Said Pacha, who arrived here yes-
terday evening from London, commenced, at ten
o'clock this morning, to see the sights of the town.
He left the residence of Mr. Bower, at Seaforth, at
about half-past nine, in the Mayor's state carriage,
whilst his suite followed in several private car-
riages. The Viceroy was accompanied by the
Mayor, the High Sheriff, M Mussabini, the
Turkish consul at Liverpool, Hon. Mr. Murray, 3.
Bramley-Moore, Esq., M.P., J. C. Ewart, Esq.,
M.P., Koenig Bey, secretary to his Highness, Ad-
miral Evans, Mustapha Bey, commander of the
Nile, the Pacha's new paddle yacht ; Anthony
Bower, Esq., W. J. Macgregor, Esq.
His Excellency drove down to the Canada Dock,
where two of his vessels are now being fitted out
for sea. One of these, the Shah Gahead, is a fine
screw frigate, and the other is the paddle yacht,
Nile. From thence his Highness proceeded to the
Great Huskisson Lock, and the working of the
immense gates appeared to interest his Highness
very much.
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foundry of Messrs. Forrester and
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and after his h ighness
the Council Chamber the presentation was pro
ceeded with in
in
the reception -room. The first ad-
wasss from the Liverpool Town Council, and
read by the town clerk; the next address was
from the Chamber of Commerce, which was read by
the president, Mr. Chilton ; and the third address
was from the East India and China Association.
His Highness replied in French to the various
addresses. He observed that he was very much
obliged to the mayor and representatives of the
various public bodies in question for the high Com;