The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-28 00:00:00

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mat to a pretty maid-servant, namel*F:77-
workh. 7.A`lttbugh the ostensible m4i"4.V#%,:-T•:0-T15:!..„
is that of -•beBoming an agricultkii,*;4l.e.es
one is that be may carry
named Agatha Freemantle, who '
and whose half brother and guaraikii, Sir S
Richard, is opposed. to the match. In
,this detign
Th;ysk succeeds, and ns he had married the lady
solely f 6; her fortune of sixty thousand pound.N, he
rejoicingly ai-iticipates obtainin it when she co,'nes
of age. But the adage of the "slip between t. 1.15
cup and the lip" is exemplified on this occasion..
To celebrate the event Thirsk gives a grand party.
The news arrives that the fortune is lost through
the breaking of a bank. The guests depart in
dismay, and the irhirsio are beggars. _Rejecting;
the proffered aid of Sir Rici:ard, Thirsktrieslitera-
ture, though he is too unstai:le to achieve mnuch
success, and he at length has an offer of a sciere-
tarysh,T, With a salary of v5OO a-37NT. In biz joy
he unexpeCtectly returns home to tell his wifv, finil3
that their child has been sent on a visit to his
supposed emn-iy.,. Sir 'Richard;. leaves the house
turious, up.(l,larri-ng •in w:ith .a.disreput able chark,:c-
ter named. Peter Ricioworth, he makes use of
threatening expressions with regard to Sir Richard,
which prompts Peter, who has grievances of his
own, to start for Welsdon and attempt the baronet's
murder. In mistake, however, 116 kills his own.
daughter, and very nearly Thirsles child, a
catastrophe which, by bringing all Ole parties
together with a common interest, effects a recon-
ciliation between them. Thirsk now Warns to
appreciate the motives of his brother-in-law, re-
spects his wife, and the latter end of his career is
better than the beginning. The part Neider playa
in the drama is rather that of a go-between than a
principal. He is the bosom friend of Thirsk,
whilst he is the confidential agent of Sir
Richard, and it is partly through his influence that
Thirsk's better nature gains the day. He has, how-
ever, his peculiar sorrows. Harriet Genny, the
farmer's niece, fettered by a promise to a dead aunt,
rejects his hand to marry a cousin, Robin; who,
with some literary talent, has such infirmity of
purpose, and such " poor and unhappy brains for
drinking," that he ruins his prospects, and dies of
dsueclicriesusmwtirthemtehnes ;wainddrolibilw. cTuhr tea icnhfiaelfl smoenr
iNede
t of the
work consists in the skill with which the characters
are discriminated. They stand out with a degree
of distinctness which we have rarely seen surpassed.
Old fomer Genny, with his shrewdness, homeli-
ness, and honesty is excellent ; scarcely less so is
the sketch of Ole lymphatic Sir Richard Freeman-
tle ; whilst Thirsk and Robin Genny are good types
of very opposite natul'es with a common bias. The
former tending to evil from a powerful will that,
irritated by opposition, finds relief in excitement ;
the latter, because unable to resist temptation, his
good resolutions melt before the impulse of the
moment. Harriet Genny and her cousin, Mercy
Ricksworth, possess equal individuality, and the
novel is both well written and interesting.

THE MAIL SERVICE.

SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 27.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Delta, Captain Weeks, sailed hence at 2 p.m.
to-day, with the mails for Gibraltar, the Mediter-
ranean, Egypt, Aden, Bombay, and Upper Bengal,
together with 70 first, and 23 second class passen-
gers—amongst :whom are Lieutenant Yates, Cap-
tain Daniell, Rev. J. Slater, Major Lyacke, Cap-
tain Johnson, Lieut. Jones, Rev. Mr. Mitchell,
Lieut. Huddlestone, Major Patey, Dr. Simpson,
Lieut. Morris, Colonel Laffan, Rev. G. Lloyd, Cap-
tain Morris, Colonel Bruce, Ensign Dunford, Lieut.
Chalmers, Captain Magill, and Captain Hickie ;
57 other passengers proceeds via Marseilles to
join this mail, including Major General Sir A.
Cotton, Lieut. Colonel .Niaxwell, Major Moyle,
Captain Forbes, Dr. Armstrong, and Brigadier-
Gen. Bates. The Delta took out on freight 1,409
boxes specie, value £431,291, of which amount
£411,991 is for Bombay, consisting of bar silver,
£330,950 ; five francs, £40,200 ; gold coin, £40,200 ;
watches, jewellery, &c., £641. And for Alexan-
dria-19,200 sovereigns; jewellery, &c., £lOO, und
a full cargo of general merchandise.
The Ceylon, Capt. Evans, is preparing to take
out the Calcutta and China mails from Southamp-
ton on Nov. 4; the Pera, Capt. Jamieson, is ex-
pected on Nov. 1. The Royal Mail Company's
steamship La Plata, Capt. Abbott, with the West
India, Pacific, and Mexican mails, is due on the
29th inst. The Magdalena, Capt. Woodward, with
next Brazil and River Plate mails, due on sth is ex-
pected on 3d prox. The Atrato, Capt. Woolley,
will sail on the 2d proximo with the fortnightly
mails for the British and Foreign West Indies,
Mexico, the Pacific, California, Central America, &c.
The Tyne, Captain Jellicoe, is appointed to sail
hence with the monthly mails for the Brazils and
the River Plate on the 10th Nov.

The Union Screw Company's steamer Norman,
Captain Ladds, is due at Plymouth en route for
Southampton, on the Ist November, with the next
mails from the Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena, As-
cension, &c. The Dane, Captain Hoffman, is pre-
paring to leave Southampton on the 4th proximo for
the Cape, embarking the mails at Plymouth.
The screw steamship Tartar, Capt. Tulley, sailed
hence to-day at five p.m. with a ship's mail, 20 pas-
sengers, and a general cargo, for Lisbon and Vigo.
The Hamburg and American Company's steam-
ship Saxonia, Capt. Ethers, with mails of the 18th
inst. from New York, is due off Cowes on the 30th
I inst., en route to Hamburg.

CROPS OF CO7 TON IN THE SOUTHERN
STATES IN 1860-2.

The following correspondence has been addressed
to the Manchester Cotton Supply Association by
order of Earl Russell :

Foreign-office, Oct. 25.

Sir,—l am directed by Earl Russell to transmit to you.
herewith, to be laid before the Cotton Supply Association,
a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Charles-
ton, containing observations on the cotton crops in the
Southern States of America during the years 1860, 1861,
and 1862, together with information as to the stock of cotton
now on hand.—l am, sir, your most obedient humble ser-
vant, E. HAMMOND.
G. R. Haywood, Esq., Cotton Supply Association.

British Consulate, Charleston, Aug. 13.
My Lord,—The near approach of the close of the cotton
year, which is compiled from Sept. 1, seems to render ap-
propriate a few remarks upon the condition and amount of
the crop which has been planted during the last spring and
summer, as well as some general information on the subject
of the cotton supply from the Southern States of America.
statel boefg it
the
e be
country
tly and expressingthatemfryregreurareittyof
cotmhemdiunsitcaurtbioend
render it more difficult than usual to procure trustworthy
details. But I have taken some pains to collect the infor-
mation, and venture to think that it may be depended upon.
There can be little doubt that the crop of 1862 would,
under ordinary circumstances, have reached 4,500,000 bales ;
but, in consequence of the civil war, not more than 1.500,000
have been planted. It is thought by some that the' present
crop will not exceed 1,000,000 bales, but I have reason to
believe that the supply from Texas has been underestimated.
Tivit State has been as yet very little disturbed by military
operations, so that agriculture has been less interferred with
than elsewhere. On the banks of the Mississippi very little
cotton has been planted, as the danger is too great. It is
only in the interior of the various States, at a distance from
the great rivers, that the crop of this year is to be found.ll
The crop of 1860 was disposed of, and, in a considerable
measure, exported before the blockade of the Southern porta
was established, but it is calculated that 750,000 bales still
remain on hand.

The crop of 1861 amounted to about 2,750,000 bales.
Of these about 1,000,000 bales have been destroyed at
various places to prevent their falling into the hands of the
}Werels; the rest is stored in the interior of the different
States. Much of it has been bought by foreigners, who hope
to preserve it as neutral property through all the dangers
of the war.

About 50,000 bales have run the blockade successfully,
chiefly to Nassau. One cargo has gone to Barcelona, and
one to France ; I do not take into aecount the product of
the sea islands of South Carolina and Georgia. They are
in the possession of the Federals, and I have no mean's of
ascertaining whether any cotton at all has been grown there
during the present season.
The amount, therefore, of cotton remaining in the
Southern States at this date, which might be available to
foreign commerce as soon as the blockade is removed, may
be said to stand thus :

Bales.,

Remainder of crop of 1860 ............ F-50,000
1,500,000
Undestroyed crop of 1861 . . ........ 1,50,000
Crop of 1862 (not yet picked) ........

4,000,000
50,000

any
be
It must, of c°Tlr
the Southern people.—l have, &c.,
moment JAY
R. Biltleß,

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