The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-11 00:00:00

THE OXFORD. 6, OXFORD-STREET.—
EVERY EVENING.
HENRI and PFAU, in th intrepeid Double Feats on the
Flying Trapez.
Two Operatic Selections alternately from " Ernani,"
" Macbeth, ' "Il Trovatore," "La Traviata," "La Cireas-
sienne," dm, by Miss Russell, Madame Enderssohn, Messrs.
Morley, Greene, C. Greville, and Albert. Full Band and
Chorus—(Conductor—Mr. F. Jonghmans.) Violin Solos—
Mr.Viotti Collins, and other Vocal and Instrumental attrac-
tions. The Comic portion by Miss Harriet Coveney, Messrs.
Sam Collins, Harvey and French (the Nerves), E. Marshall,
and W. RandalL

Hall, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d.
A Grand Morning Entertainment every THURSDAY,
at which HENRI and PFAU and the whole of the Company
appear. Doors open at Two o'clock.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tms DAY.—Morning, 9h. 36m.—Afternoon, 10h.:20m.
To-monßow.-Morning, 11b. 4m.—Afternoon, 11h. 40m.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Maucit 11, 1862.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
51—highest since noon yesterday.
45—lowest this morning and during the night.
50—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29.60.
Wpm—South ; moderate, with cloudy weather. Rain
in the morning,
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THE SUN.
LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1862,

Lord STRATHEDEN, henceforth to be known as
Lord CAMPBELL, wished to show last night, not
that the blockade ought to be raised, or any
means to be adopted with that view, but
to show that towards one of the belligerents
in America—the Southern or insurrectionary
Power—we had assumed an attitude which sus-
pended, if it did not violate neutrality, and that
to restore that neutrality some further action was
necessary. We had induced the Southern Confede-
racy to accept the doctrine of the Treaty of Paris
in regard to blockades, and we are, therefore, now
bound to take care that we do not violate neutrality
by admitting the efficiency of a blockade which is
by no means efficient. The main question raised
by him was, indeed, that just settled in the House
of Commons—ls the American blockade such a one

as we ought to respect ?
The same answer substantially must, of course,
be given, nor do we see that any other is possible :
—" On the question of the efficiency of the
blockade," said his lordship, " it was desirable to
consult the law efficers cf the Crown; and after
having done so I wrote the despatch to Lord
LYoNs, stating that—
"' Her MAJESTY'S Government, however, are of opinion
that, assuming that the blockade is duly notified, and also
that a number of ships is stationed and remains at the en-
trance of a port sufficient really to prevent access to it or to
create an evident danger of entering or leaving it, and that
these ships do not voluntarily permit ingress or egress, the
fact that various ships may have successfully escaped
through it will not of itself prevent the blockade from being
an effective one by international law,'

This was the deliberate opinion of her MAJESTY'S
Government on the subject."

This seems to us to be good common sense as well
as good international law. In the actual state of
things, the efficiency of the blockade, judged by
this view, cannot be doubted. Coasters have no-
where a better chance as on the east coast of Ame-
rica of eluding a blockading squadron. The shal-
low sounds and creeks are so numerous that theyr
can hardly be watched or captured by any regula
navy. But of the general effectiveness of the block-
ade no reasonable man can doubt. The price of
Southern produce both in France and England, and
the rates of insurance on anything to be carried to
thethe B(b)reach uth,
sufficiently settle that question. Clearly
neutrality would be if we
refused to
Qafcknowledg e such a blockade.
The'efforts of the
North to make it efficient were
all that could be asked. "As early as £he 15th
of July," said Lord Russ
LL, " when complaints
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were made in the Xt
York newspapers that the
blockading squadron was not
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suf'f'icient, I find that
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