The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1865.

NEW NOVEL BY THE REV. J. C. M. BELLEW.
Now Ready, at 'all the Libraries, in 3 vols., Revised,
SECOND EDITION of BLOUNT TEMPEST.
By the Rev. J. C. M. BELLE W.
" This book is well written. The story is interesting and
fall of incident."—Athenaeum.
"A remarkably clever novel, thoroughly original, and in-
dependent of any fashion, school, or class. No nobler lesson
was ever taught than in the pages of this beautiful story."—
Post.
" • Blount Tempest' is decidedly a clever novel. It will be
a great success."— G lobe.
"An admirable novel."—Star.
" At a single stride Mr. Bellew has taken his p'ace among
our popular novelists. • Blount Tempest' has all the charms
of an interest that at moments becomes enthralling."—Sun.
llurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 v 01..,
THE THREE WATCHES.
By W. G. WILLS.
"A powerfully written and attractive story."—Messenger.
"There a Rembrandt like style of fiction as well as paint -
ing. and Mr. Wills cu tivates it. The • Three Watones 'is a
story of very considerable strength. The heroine and her
uncle are vividly conceived, and the three sailors are all
powerful pictures."—Spectator.
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At all Libraries, a SECOND EDITION, in 2 vols.. post Svo.,
LORD LYNN'S WIFE.
A NOVEL.
" A vigorous and striking story, cleverly told, and the in-
terest w,ll sustained."—Athenaeum.
" One of the best sensation novels recently issued."—Star
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THE NEW NOVEL.
On Monday, Jan. 16, in 3 vols.,,prlce 31s. 6d.,
PUTTOO THE TEST.
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NEW NOVEL BY HENRY J. BYRON.
On AI onday, Jan. Y 6, in 3 vols., price 31s. 6d.,
"'PAID I N FUL L.
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A NEW NOVEL.
This day, in 2 vole., price 215.,
HAWKSUAWES.
By M. A. BIRD.
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THE

NEW DRAMATIC TALE. Price 2s. Never before Printed
THE DEAD HEART.
*** This Tale is founded upon Mr. Watts Phillips'
celebrated Adelphi Drama.
John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street.

NEW DRAMATIC TALL Price 2e. Never before Printed.
THE ORANGE GIRL.
*** This Tale is founded upon the new popular Melo-
drama recently 1. roduced at the Surrey Theatre.
John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street.

THE INVESTOR'S' MONTHLY MANUAL,
No. 4, published TO- AY. January 14th, giving the
Highest, Lowest, and Latest Pri,e of all Stocks during the
month, Railway Shares, Banking Shares, and other Securi-
ties; the mode in which their dividends are payable, their
four last dividends, Sm. ; so as to give all the information
so important at a'l times to investors, and so especially
important just now when prices are so fluctuating.
The " Manual" will include Stooks dealt in at the Pro-
vincial Exchanges as welt as in the London Narket.
The " Investors' Manual" is now sold separately, 93.
stamped, Bd. unstamped. If taken as a supplement to the
Economist," price 6d.
Office, 310, Strand, W.C. ; and all booksellers.

3/R. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr.
JL JOHN PARRY. in THE RIVAL COMPOSERS, in
which the Sisters Pry will appear, with THE BARD and
HIS BIRTHDAY ; and to cone ude with MS. ROSELE
AT T E SEA
DE. By Mr. John Parryß. Every Evening
except Saturday) at Eight; Saturday Afternoon, at Three.
--ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRA LION, H, Regent-
street. Unreserved seats, ls., 28. ; stalls, 13s. ; stall spring
chairs, ss.
OPERA DI CAMERA the SOLDIER'S LEGACY, by
Nachman, and TOO MANY COOKS, by Offenbach. Every
TUESDAY and T IIURSDAY, at Three.

T HE p XFORD,
6, OXFORD STREET, W.
The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).
ORPHEE AUX ENFERS (Offenbach's brilliant Opera
Comique), is achieving an unprecedented success. Vide, the
Song: "Katz of Bceotia ;" "fhe Hymn to Bacchus ;" and
the spirited "Hilliho " Chorus, by Eurydice, Diana, Cupid,
and t_,horus ; the side-splitting " Couplets," by Minerva,
Diana, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; a d fiaal Minuet
and Galop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz-
henry. Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley; Messrs. Greene and
Lascellcs.
Also, the new Cantata, KING CHRISTMAS, written by
Litchfield Mosely, Esq., and composed by Herr Meyer Lutz,
expressly for this estaulishment ; and NORM A. Norma,
Miss Ru,sel: ; Adalgisa, Madame Maria.
Musical Director, Mr. F. JonglimanS.

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Comedy, by Mr. WILLIAM RANDALL, Mr. GASTON
MURRAY, LITTLE 808, SESTIL LION, and all the pro-
curable Talent of the day.

CANTERBURY HALL.
The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).
HODGE FODGE,
the moat extraordinary Christmas Entertainment in Lon-
don (inclui ng the whole strength of the establishment),
every even ng at half-past Nine o'clock.
The usual Opentic Sele.tions by Misses Russell, Sarre,
Hays, Godden, ; Messrs. Latcelles, Harland, Beaumont,
Kimberley, &o.
Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonglimans.
Extra Comedy by Mr. and Mrs. Randal', Mr. Hilton,
Stacey, Woodman, Little Bob, &o.

ROYAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL,
Commercial-street, Shoreditch.
(Close to the Great Eastern TerminusN
Sole Proprietor, Mr. G. W. NUGENT.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.
Operatic Selections, &c. Prima Donna, Miss ELLISON.
The Comic strength of the Company includes ANNIE
ADAMS, NE LLY POWER, J. G. FORDE, WEST, GEO.
LEYBOURNE, Mr. HERBERT, J. F. ALEXANDER and
Family ; LES FRERES CAVALLINI, the great Italian
Clowns and Gymnasts, from the Cirque Napoleon, Paris,
their first appearance in England.
Permanent prices—Area,balcony, 6d. ; stalls, Is.
Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. GRE VILLE.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.
established 29 years at the Bazaar,:Baker-street.
NEW ADDITION.—A Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL
of MULLER, taken from lite, and corrected from the Cast
taken by Doctor Donovan, is now added to the Chamber of
Physiognomy.
Open, on Boxinz Day only, from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m,; other
days from 11 a.m. till 5 p ra., and from 7 10.
Admittance, One Shilling ; extra rooms, Sixpence.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street,
Piccadilly.
GRAND CASINO. CONCERT. First time in England,
Gungl's new German Toy Waltz. Prince Imperial Quadrille,
H uguenots, Robert le Diable, William Tell, and a variety of
Dance Mm io.
Conductor, M. LUIGI CURTI.
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Admiaaion, One Shilling.
Manager, M. GRENET.

TEETH.-DENTAL SELF-MANAGEMENT.
A. brief exposition of Mr, ESKELL'S patented in
vention in the construction of Artificial rcetb. Free on ap-
plication, or by post on receipt of one stamp.—S, Grosvenor-
street, Bond-street.

PRIZEMED
BITIO A L.—N, 1862.INRNATIONAL
EXHITE
FRANCIS TUCKER Jr CO., Wax Chandlers, Jzo., duo.,
To the Queen and the Priam of Wales.
(Established 1720.)
The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862,
testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers'
manufacture.
A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis
Tucker and Co., on the subject of
WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS,
says:—
"1 have found them fully equal to the recommendation
which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, 1 com-
mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar."
Finest quality, with tatted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb.
Ordinary quality .. • • - is. Od. per lb.
VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax.
Best quality .. .• ls. sd. per lb
Second quality • • .. Is. 3d. per lb.
Third quality .. • . is. ld. per lb.
Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five rounds in value.
FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.,
South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory—
Kensington (Established 1730).
The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture
of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar,

CRYSTAL PALACE AT NIGHT.—" If this
li Kling up, and this alone, were shown as the Christmas
attraction, it would be worth a, j 'tune,/ to Norwool to see it.
We can only cordially recommend our readers to see it for
themselves before the MICR is out " - Vide Newspapers.

Lighted This Evening from dusk till half-past six.

MO PERSONS SEEKING LANDED
A. ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RE SIDENCES,
Fit RE HOL D AND LEASEHOLD IN VEST3IIO TS, AND
PROPER TIES G EN ER A LL Y
To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls
throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices,
No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and 11. Lumley's
"FREE PROI•ERTY REGISTER," containing ft varied selection
of landed and house properties now in the market, from
the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the
cottage with its few acres.
OWNERS OFIPROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em-
brace the °ppm unity that the medium of this Register
affords, by sending the particu'ars of their properties to the
Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs.
Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers
where the property is of an eligible Ohara ter, thereby avoid-
ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon-
veniences.
THERE Is No CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur-
, chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency,
and. then only the usual moderate commission.
Auction and Land Offices, 67. Chancery-lane, London.

T
EE T H.- IMPROVED MECHANICAL
DENTIS TRY.—Professional abilities and great artistic
skill have been most successfully combined In the production
of ARTIFICIAL TEETH. upon a new principle. The real
value of the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi-
enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional
assistance by consulting Mi. AL BERT, 34, Great Russell-
street, Bloomsbury. whose experience has enabled him to
effect such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial
means, and which are so perfectly efficient.

ORNAMENTS for—tiw Drawing-room, Library,
ind Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort-
ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink-
stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian,
Alabas 'cr, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &o.
Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine-
ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London.
Mr. Tennant arranges elementary oollections of SHELLS,
MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly
taoilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON-
CHOLOGY, snd GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas
each.
PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE-
RALOGY is even by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand. W.C.

The President said, " I suppose really the strongest
argument in favour of this recognition is that, a
Lord Russell says, you can't treat 5,000,000 people
as robbers and pirates." About this point Mr. S. cut
short our conversation, saying that we mustbe getting
on if we mean to see the contraband camp. After
crossing the Potomac, we passed through a very
extensive series of forts connected by ditches. There
is a triple line of these forts. In the "contraband"
camp, which we passed through there were some
1,600 people. They were in wooden houses in
blocks of four. They were tidily dressed. The
men who are able-bodied are sent either to work
on the fortifications or to cultivate the land about
Arlington Heights, which used to be•the property of
General Lee, but which has now been confiscated.
The women who have able-bodied husbands or
relatives are maintained out of their wages : the
others, and the old and infirm people, are kept at
the expense of the Government. We went into
their church. There was a coloured man preaching.
The audience was small, most of them women.
They seemed very attentive. The man was preach-
ing on preparation for death. The women com-
plain that they and their children suffer a good deal
from sickness. The situation, though the camp
stands pretty high, is unhealthy in summer, being
near the river. There is a fine view from the heights
across the Potomac into Maryland. This estate
used to be very well wooded, but the greater part
of the wood has been cut down to make soldiers'
huts, and for firewood. After going through the
camp of contrabands we went to Camp Distribu-
tion, where the convalescent soldiers are collected
before they are sent back to the different armies.
Many of the recruits are sent here also. A large
number of men who have got their discharge are
re-enlisting. They don't like returning to ordinary
work after the excitement of a soldier's life. -
October 25.—This morning I made acquaintance
with Mr. Fessenden, the Secretary of the Treasury.
Ile is a quiet gentlemanlike man, more reserved in
manner than any American I have met with yet—
more like an Englishman, in fact. He 'is much re-
spected, I am told, even by his political opponents.
After we had talked a little on general topics, he
touched on the financial condition of the country.
He said that if the public debt were the whole of
the burden to be borne he had such confidence in
the resources of the country that he thought they
could pay:the interest without much difficulty; but
that, in addition to this, many of the States and
towns had added largely to their debt in order to
raise a fund to obtain substitutes, and that the pay-.
ment of the interest of this debt would add largely
to the amount of taxation. I said I understood that
the city of New York had added $7,000,000 to its
debt in this way, that Boston had added between
$2,000,000 and $3,000,000, and that, if the debt of
this kind had increased throughout the country in
the same ratio, the burden would be very heavy in-
deed. He said he thought the Western States and
cities had not increased their debt to the same ex-
tent as the Eastern, it had been easier to get men in
the West, and that a good deal of the bounty money
had been raised there by voluntary contributions.
If the war were to end soon, he thought they should
do well enough after they had got over the first
collapse, which was inevitable on the return of
peace. He thought the war could not last long :
information reached him from all quarters that the
Southern people were getting disheartened. After
I saw he had got into a more communicative vein,
I asked him a question about a matter which has
puzzled me ever since I came to this country. I
said, " You have now a loan out for which you are
paying 7 3-10ths interest in currency (greenbacks).
At the same time, you have 6 per cent. bonds in the
market, the interest of which is payable in gold.
These bonds may be bought at about 105. At the
present price of gold, a man who buys these 6 per
cent. bonds at 105 is getting more than 12 per cent.
for his money. Ifow is it that, with these bonds
in the market at this price, you get people to take
your 7 3-10ths per cent. currency loan at par, as I
see they are doing ?" Ire said a large number of
he subscribers to the 7 3-10ths currency loan were
armers, small tradesmen, and mechanics, who took

,he loan as much with a view of helping the Govern

ment to carry on the war as for the sake of the in-
vestment, that they were a class of people who did
not look much to the rate of interest they were get-
ting, and that brokers and bankers, finding these
securities were easily disposed of, took a consider-
able amount of them for the sake of the small com-
mission they got from the Government, and this
helped to float the loan. I dare say this is the true
answer, and that the people who are now subscrib-
ing to this loan had never thought of investing their
savings before, but had put them by, perhaps in a

drawer.
I think people in England will come round by-
and-by to the opinion that Mr. Lincoln has been a
good deal underrated here. His State papers cer-
tainly are not brilliant productions, and he probably
did a good deal of mischief at the beginning of the
war by interfering with military operations ; but I
think he understands the temper of the people he
has to govern, and he seems to have plenty of nerve
—two great requisites for a man in his position.

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 13

The Royal Mall Company's steamer Tasmanian,
with the above mails, has arrived here. She
brings 58 passengers, including Admiral Pinzon
and suite, from the Spanish fleet at the Chincha
Islands, $1,292,100 in specie, and 3,200 packages
of cargo, consisting chiefly of indigo.
The Tasmanian left St. Thomas on the 30th
ultimo. _ _

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A new revolutionary movement has broken out
at Carthagena, ending favourably for the opposition
party. Tranquillity had since been restored. The
Republic of Ecuador was quiet. The struggle in
Santo Domingo continued, but presented nothing
new. It is considered that the Spaniards must aban-

don operations.
Reports from the West Indies repregent the crops
to be in a favourable condition.
The Spanish-Peruvian question remains unaltered.
No steps have been taken by the Peruvians. It is
said that the South American Congress interposed
to present war until they have tried what further
negotiations will effect, and thus the matter rests.
At Valparaiso exchange on London, 90 days'
sight was quoted 44d. to 45d. ; at Lima, 37d.
The reports from Jamaica respecting the state of
the crops are generally favourable, and most of the
estates were preparing for operations. The general
health of the island was good, but small-pox con-
tinued to rage more or less in some of the country
parishes. The political news is unimportant. The
House of Assembly had adjourned to Jan. 10th.
Business had somewhat improved, although stile
limited; the ruling prices for coffee, ordinary, 475.
to 485., and 525. for mountain. Pimento crop over;
prices paid, 10s. 6d. to 12s. Rum sales small, at
2s. 6d. for 18-proof in bond ; the great bulk held is
duty paid in anticipation of the extra duties. Sugar
ruled at 16s. for dark; 18s. to 19s. medium ; and
225. to 235. for fair. Tobacco dull ; no sales. In
the import market, Irish butter realised 17d. Ex-
change on London, 90 days, 1 per cent. ; 60 days,
1i per cent. ; and 30 days, 2 per cent. premium
The Legislative Council of Trinidad met on the
10th ; the business transacted was unimportant.
Accounts from the sugar-growing districts are of
the most gratifying kind, and the estates preparing
for crop operations. The weather was fine.
At Barbadoes the weather continued favourable
for the planters ; sugar making had partially `veil.
om-
menced ; the cotton plants were thriving
Provisions were plentiful, but prices ruled high.
Fever and whooping cough prevailed, but not to a
great extent. Her Majesty's ship Derwent arrived
at Barbadoes on the 20th ; the harbour was full of
shipping. The House of .A.aaerubly, met on the 20th,