The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-19 00:00:00

Georgia. On May 30 a large public meeting at
Savannah approved the President's policy, and
urged the appointment of a provisional Governor
for Georgia. As Governor Brown is released from
confinement and seems to enjoy Johnson's confi-
dence, ii is reported that he will be appointed Go-
vernor. The delegation of citizens of Alabama,
appointed at the meeting of the people of their
State, held at Montgomery, waited upon the Presi-
dent on June 2. He refused to allow the Confederate
Legislature to be called together, but said he would
appoint a Provisional Governor, as in North Caro-
lina, and the duty of the Governor should be to call
a State Convention for reconstruction as soon as
possible. The Confederate Governor Magrath, of
South Carolina, about May 18, issued a proclama-
tion stating that his executive functions had ceased
and the State was under the control of the United
States forces. Magrath was arrested 'at Columbia,
South Carolina, on May 27, and is now on his way
to Fortress Monroe. President Johnson has not
yet announced his policy about Mississippi. The
committee sent from that State has not yet reached
Washington. Nothing is indicated about Florida,
Louisiana, or Texas. In Louisiana the amnesty oath
has been promulgated, and those not under disability
are taking it. In Tennessee, which, already has a
Northern Government in operation under Parson
Brownlow, a bill has passed the State Senate de-
priving all who gave the rebellion aid and comfort
of the right to vote for six years. The question of
negro suffrage is to be decided by each State for
itself.
'The amount of cotton now held by the Govern-
ment in various parts of the South is stated on good
authority to be about 350,000 bales. This is all the
cotton known to exist there, and part of it is claimed
by loyal residents of Georgia and Alabama. It is to
be shipped north as soon as means of transport can
be provided. There his been no report yet of the
cotton west of the Mississippi. From Massachusetts
we have information that the manufacturing com-
panies are preparing to start a portion of their works.
Scarcity of labourers, however, is a great drawback.
Weavers are in great demand in all parts of New
England.
Jefferson Davis has not been brought to Wash-
ington, as was reported. He is still at Fortress
Monroe. It has been arranged to begin his trial for
treason in the Court at Washington about the 19th
June. Charles O'Connor, one of the most eminent
New York lawyers, has sent Mr. Davis a letter
asking permission to defend him. No answer has yet
been received. The Government seems to have
abandoned the charge of assassination against Mr.
Davis. All the evidence has been taken in the con-
spiracy trials, and the suppressed testimony has
been published. The evidence against Mr. Davis is
of the weakest possible character, and would be
scouted by the whole country, were it in a condi-
tion to judge freely. This week will be consumed in
the conspiracy trials by the arguments of the counsel.
Howell Cobb reached Washington to-day in cus-
tody. The Confederate Generals Hood and Heth
have taken the oath. It is stated that Longstreet
has applied for pardon under the amnesty procla-
mation.

General Weitzel's Twenty-fifth Corps (Negroes)
sailed last week for Texas. The transports will stop
this week at Mobile for supplies.
The Government has decided to retain the Pro-
vost-Marshals in all the States except Rhode Island.
There is a Marshal in every Congressional district.
The same system will be extended to all the South-
ern States. The use of these officers, now that con-
scription. is abolished, it is difficult to see, unless it
be to maintain an espionage upon the people.
It is stated that the British Government has given
notice of claims against this Government for damages
to its subjects arising from the war. It is also re-
ported that the British Government has refused to
discuss or even entertain the claims made for inju-
ries to American commerce by the Alabama. One
class of claims will offset the other.
It is reported from Mexico that Marshal Bazaine's
force, which is to invade Chihuahua, numbers seve-
ral thousand men, and is well on its way. There
are rumours of an alliance between Maximilian's
Government and Guatemala.
The Federal armies are disbanding at the rate of
from. 5,000 to 10,000 a day. About three-fourths
of the blockading squadron is being laid up in ordi-
nary.
In publishing all the suppressed testimony in the
conspiracy trials the Government has shown its
hand against Davis. Scarcely anything is produced,
even by the most important witness, Connover, an
ex-New York Tribune correspondent, that implicates
him. The petticoat story, too, is dissipated by Col.
Pritchard. On the 3d June Pritchard, who was
Davis's captor, was at a public meeting in Philadel-
phia and made twospeeches. Although the petticoat
story was pointedly alluded to by others, Pritchard
made no allusion to it. It is said that Connover, the
witness who claims to have been in the plot, and
who swore point black against all the Canada agents,
has suddenly disappeared, and cannot be found.
It is at length settled that Secretary Stanton is to
leave the War Department. His .1 esig,nation is said
to have been already handed to the President. There
are rumours that an extra session of Congress will
be called, but the time is not indicated.

VOLTAIRE, DIDEROT, AND D'ALEMBERT.—At a
sale which occurred at Saint-Sebastien a week or two since
a copy of the " Lettres Juives" was sold for less than is. 6d.,
and was found to contain 52 inedited letters of Voltaire,
Diderot, D'Alembert, and their contemporaries. An ama-
teur of Bayonne heard of the discovery, and gave 2,000 fr.
for this promising lot of autographs.