The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-06 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The American journals brought by the Hama,
Anglo-Saxon, and Glasgow, are unanimous in as-
serting
that the European advices on board the
steamer America, which left England on the 7th ult.,
were looked for.% ard to at Washington with the
greatest interest, previous to the determination of
the Federal government as to the demands of Great
Britain relative to the Trent. Singularly, the
America, like the Europa, which took out Earl Rus-
sell's despatch to Lord Lyons, has been unusually
delayed on her outward passage. The America was
due at New York on the 21st ult., but on that day
she was at Halifax taking in coals. She could not
possibly, therefore, reach New York before the 23d,
and possibly her despatches would not reach Wash-
ington before the 24th. On that day the English
mails leave Washington and Newyork forßoston, to
be brought home by the Europa. Unless, therefore,
the latter is detained, it is not probable that
she will bring the official answer of the Federal
Cabinet to Earl Russell's despatch. The Spectator
of Saturday says that the answer must be given on
the 29th, and that if not given before that day it
will reach England on the 6th inst.—that is, to-day;
but this must be an error. No steamers leave
America on the 29th, and if they did they could
not reach here in eight days. After the Europa
leaves, on the 25th ult., the Teutonia and City of
Washington leave New York on the 28th, and then
no steamer will leave any United States port until
the Niagara, which leaves on the Ist of this month,
and she will not be due at Queenstown until the
13th inst.—that is, next Monday.

LARGE EXPOR7S OF C07201V FROM
LIVE.RPOOL TO A MERI CA.

Large purchases of cotton have been made in
Liverpool during the last few weeks for the pur-
pose of reshipment to the States, and the demand
for vessels, and particularly steamers, has been so
great that the Inman Company have decided to de-
spatch the City of New York on Wednesday with
800 bales of cotton, the intention being to despatch
the Glasgow about the 9th or 10th as an extra
steamer. The steamship John Bell, which came
round from the Clyde on Wednesday, is taking in a
cargo of about 2,000 bales, and sails in a day or two
for New York. The Hope, steamship, a vessel of
smaller tonnage, is taking in about 1,000 bales,
and applications have been made to the owners and
agents of other steam vessels in Liverpool. It is
stated that the agents of one of the mail lines have
declined to take out cotton on freight, preferring to
adhere to their usual business. _ _ .

The steamship Sarah Sands was offered but re-
fused, in consequence of not being in readiness, as
she is at present undergoing necessary repairs re-
quisite before being sent on a long sea voyage.
As regards the rate of freight now being given
for cotton to New York, we may state that the
state that the steamers now engaged are receiving
2d. per lb. and 5 per cent. primage. The Inman
Company, however, decline availing themselves of
the present crisis to raise their freights to their ens-
mers, and therefore adhere to their customary

charges.
It was stated, and on very good authority, that
the Cunard Company, now that the whole of the
10,000 men have been despatched to Canada, have
received instructions from Government to the effect
that their steamers will not again be required at
present for transport purposes, with the exception
of accommodation for 20 officers. This one fact, the
truth of which is more than probable, speaks well
for the " peacemakers," as it is generally believed
here that Captain Seymour, who took out Earl
Russell's despatch in the Europa, and who arrived
at Queenstown on Wednesday morning, in the
Africa, was the bearer of return despatches, the
purport of which was much more serious and im-
portant than the public at present have any idea of.
Altogether, the feeling in Liverpool now is that
there will be no war at present; and we may add,
from our knowledge of the American press, that
when such papers as the New York Tribune, Times,
and herald coincide in opinion that Mason and
Slidell ought to be given up, it is quite clear the
Federal Government will find no serious difficulty
in doing so. As another pacific fact, we may state
that the British ship-of-war Rinaldo, which was
at Annapolis to receive Lord Lyons in the event
of the Federal Government refusing to accede to the
British request when the Africa left, had, in the
interim between the sailing of the Africa and
Hansa, left port. The Europa, which was to have
left Boston on the 25th ult., is now due, and it is
hoped and expected that her news will strengthen
the hopes of peace.

MEMORIAL OF TILE PRINCE CONSORT
.AND THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851.

At a meeting of the committee for the erection
of a memorial of the Great Exhibition of 1851, held
on Thursday last—Alderman Challis in the chair
—a duplicate of the letter from his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, which appeared in our impres-
sion of Saturday, in connection with the proceed•
ings of the Horticultural Society, was read. The
committee unanimously resolved to carry out the
wishes of her Majesty, and the appended reply was
determined on. A committee, consisting of Mr.
Foley, R.A., Baron Marochetti, A.R.A., Professor
Westmacott, Mr. S. Smirke, RA. ; Mr. George
Godwin and General Grey (as a channel of commu-
nication with the royal family), was appointed to
confer with Mr. Durham, who is to execute the
statue :

" Brompton, Jan. 3.
"To HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, &C.
" Sir,—The committee for the Erection of the memorial of
the Great Exhibition of 1851, for which the Horticultural
Society have granted a site in their gardens, have received,
through General Grey, by command of your royal highness,
a duplicate of your letter addressed to the council of the
Horticultural Society. In this letter your ro3 al highness re-
calls to recollection, by command of the Queen, that her
Majesty had been. pleased to assent to a proposal to place a
statue of herself upon the memorial ; that the characteristic
self- denial and modesty of your royal highness's deeply
lamented and beloved father (whose loss the whole nation
now mourns) had induced him to interpose to prevent his
own statue from filling that position on the memorial which
properly belonged to it ; that her Majesty had directed youx
Royal Highness to say it would now, however, be most
hurtful to her feelings were any other statue to surmount
this memorial than that of the great, good prince: rur
Royal Highness's beloved father, to whose honour it is
in
reality to be raised; further, that your Royal Highness had
sought and had obtained the permission of the Queen to
present the statue thus proposed to be placed on the me.

morial. having considered this com-
" The Memorial Committee,
munication, request me to state, with most respectful and
heartfelt expressions of the cheapest sympathy, and of just
admiration of the sentiment that suggested it, their entire
readiness to meet these wishes, not only as enabling the
subscribers to the memorial to carry out their original de-
sire, which was emphatically and aboN e all things to offer a
public and lasting tribal() to his Royal Highness the la-
mented Prince Consort in connection with the Great Exhi-
bition, but as rendering that memorial also the first of the
many records of public homage which will be offered
throughout the length and breadth of the kingdom to the
memory of a prince whose loss is deplored by every subject
of the realm as a plicate as well as a national calamity.
This grief is felt peculiarly by the committee I have the
honour to represent, they having received from the Prince
for a long time the kindest consideration and personal as-
sistance of inestimable value in the preparation of the
design.
" They recall with melancholy satisfaction the circum-
stance that the last public act in London of the lamented
Prince, your royal highness's father, was the approval of
the statue of her Most Gracious Majesty, by Mr. Durham,
then intended to surmount the memorial.
"The appropriation of this statue, which is now being pro-
duced in bronze, the memorial committee most respectfully
place in the hands of your royal highness.
" With reiterated expressions of the deepest sympathy on
the part of the committee, and their prayer for the health
of the Queen, I beg leave, sir, most respectfully to sub-
scribe myself your royal highness's humble servant,
GEOROE GODWIIst, Hon. Secretary."