The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-11 00:00:00

AS TLEY' S ROY AL AMP HITHE ATRE .-
Last 3 Nights of the Pantomime. —Last 5 Nights 01
The Colleen Bawn.

EVERY EVENING THE COLLEEN BAWN.
To be followed with the wondrous feats of the greatest
Equestrians in the World, Young Gunerius, Madlle. Halvor-
sen, and Mons. Goldkette.
COncludincr with the Grand Comic Pa
JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE TO EDMONTONntomime of.
In preparation, a gorgeous Eastern Spectacle, introducing
Two of the finest Performing Elephants ever seen in this
country.

Stage Manager, Mr. W. Searle.

AND FINE

CANTERBURY HALL
ARTS GALLERY.
"THE ENCHANTED HASH " (SECOND EDITION)
by Mr. E. Marshall, with Eleven Wonderful Transformations
(the most talented performance ever attempted by a single
person), at a quarter-past ten. Also the following extraor-
dinary combination of Comic talent, viz.: Mr. Randall, Mr.
Frederick French, Mr. J. G. Forde, Miss Harriet Coveney,
and Miss Greene.
Grand Selections from LA TRAVIATA, by Mdlle. Negri,
Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, and a powerful Chorus, at Ten
o'oloo.

Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans.
Admission—gall, Bd. ; Stalls and Balcony, is.

VICTOR JULIEN, " THE FLYING MAN,"
at CANTERBURY ELALL, "R:very Evening at half-
past Nine o'clock.

E 0 X F O R D,
6, OXFORD-STREET,
Two Selections Every Evening alternately from" Ernani,"
'Lncrezia Borgia," "La Traviata," "Simon Boccanegra,"
'La Circassienne," dzc., by the entire Company, Full Band
and Chorus.—Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Solos by Mr.
Viotti Collins (the great English violinist). And other at-
tractive Entertainments, the Comic portion by Miss Harriet
Coveney, Messrs. Sam Collins, Wood and Son, E. Marshall,
M. P. Foster, and W. Randall.
Hall, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, Is. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d.

T H

THE OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET,
"LES MEItVEILLES GYMNASTIQUES"

By HENRI and PFAU
(aged Nine and Eleven years),
From the "Cirque Napoleon," Paris, at which place they
performed for Three Hundred Consecutive Nights, creating
the utmost enthusiasm and excitement.
The Double Feats on the Flying Trapeze of these Youthful
Artistes are unsurpassed for daring, skill, and grace.
They make their First Appearance in England at this
Establishment on MONDAY next, the 17th of February.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 11h. 50m.—Afternoon, —h. —m.
To-monatny.-Islorning, 12h. 24m.—Afternoon, 12h. 50m

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 11, 1862,
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
37—highest since noon yesterday.
26—lowest this morning and during the night.
39—this day at noon. _ _

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WlND—West-N.-Westerly; light, with hazy weather,
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THE SUN.
LONDON, TUESDAY, FEB. 11, 1862.

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It seems to have been one misfortune of the
Federal Government that the States which remained
faithful to the Union, nevertheless, abounded in
traitors. While we heard, even at the beginning,
of but few Unionists in the South, we have never
ceased to hear of many traitors in the North. At
this moment Congress is discussing the expulsion of
one of its own members, Mr. BRIGIIT, on the
charge of sympathy and correspondence with the
South. At Washington the ladies have been sub-
ject to great suspicion, and, as well as judges and
other professional gentlemen, have been either
confined in prison or been honoured with a sen-
tinel at their doors. Traitors are suspected every-
where, and the most extreme measures have been
adopted to prevent their treachery, The _Habeas
Corpus writ has been suspended on the sole
authority of the PRESIDENT, and Congress has
virtually acknowledged that it had no right to
interfere.

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The consequence is that the political prisons,
Fort Lafayette being the most noted, are full of
political prisoners. All the " suspects" of all grades
ages, and classes, are crowded together in these
gloomy casemates. The picture given by Lord
CARNARVON of their condition, and on what he
says to be good authority, is gloomy indeed, only
second to that of the captives in the Black Hole at
Calcutta. In a chamber 14ft. by 24ft. twenty-three
of these accused but untried political prisoners were
confined, two-thirds of them in irons; their condi-
tion in regard to ventilation, besides the gloom of
the place, was intolerable. If the small windows
were opened the chill was unbearable; if they
were closed, the atmosphere of the crowded little
rooms became suffocating. There were not
even the ordinary
without trial, the punish
provisions for decency, and
no bedding, or other requisites, and comforts. The
prisoners seem, indeed,
to have been suffering,
rnent of low felons. Many
of them being, too, persons,
edbeenaccus-
tomed to every comfort ofl4 goodNvho hgocaits. Taking,
as we feel bound to do, Lord CARNARVON ,E. au."or. +l., ;
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ties to be ;el/Actor', the treatment of their
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