The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-16 00:00:00

TILE AMERICAN MAIL.

The discussion in England on the cotton supply is
watched with much interest in the United States. The
New York Herald thinks that the demand for cotton in
England is most encouraging for American planters ; and,
on the other hand, it bids the English manufacturers
be of good cheer. " Since the supply has been cut
off in part from this country the cotton manufac-
tures of Europe have been changing their machinery
to suit the short staple article of India and other countries ;
but we advise them not to spend money unnecessarily
:n this way. From this time forth they may expect a
larger supply from the United States. The planters of
the South have surely passed the period of their poverty
caused by the war, and they will have capital enough to
extend their planting operations. The labour of that
section, which was disorganised and unreliable from
the same cause, is becoming organised and reliable.
Besides, there will be within a short time a great influx
of Chinese labourers, as well as of European and Northern
emigrants, to increase the production. Within three or
four years, probably, there will he as large or a larger
crop of cotton raised than in any year before the war'
The British manufacturers, therefore, need not be alarmed
or spend large sums of money uselessly in India or else-
where."

The Fenian panic in Canada still continues. A des-
patch from Montreal, dated July 31st, says that Colonel
Hanson, Brigade Major of the Three River districts, has
received orders to hold all the companies in his command
in readiness to march to the frontier at an hour's notice.
Two strong battalions were at once mustered, and now
await orders.

The latest news from Cuban sources is that through the
capture of many prisoners in the recent engagements, who
are held as hostages for the proper treatment of Cubans
hi Spanish hands, the revolutionary leaders have caused
a change in the policy of their enemies, which
was to instantly execute insurgents when taken.
Quesada has destroyed all communication between Puerto
Principe and the coast, and telegraphic communication
with Havana; and General Jordan has defeated the
Spaniards in several skirmishes. The troops of the latter
are reported in good condition, well organised, well
drilled—" and fight like demons."
A letter from Japan states that Rev. Mr. Verheck, long
an American missionary at Nagasaki, has gone to Yeddo
to take charge of a school recently established by the
Government for the education of the sous of its officers.
It also states that the severe laws for punishing
natives who may embrace Christianity are about to be
repealed.

The South London Press says there are no les3
than 300 pigs kept in one street in the parish of Battersea..
VELOCIPEDE ACCIDENT.—An accident occurred
on Saturday to Captain Jenkinson, of Ealing, which it is
feared will prove fatal. Whilst practising how to ride a
velocipede he was jerked off and thrown to the ground.
He was taken up insensible.

Mr. Spurgeon recently introduced velocipedes in
a sermon to a congregation of 2,000 at Persbore,
Worcestershire, an in this wise :—" These new inventions
which the lads were riding down our streets, would not
keep up unless they were kept going ; the moment they
stopped they fell down ; and in this they were exceedingly
like the Christian Church, which would fall unless it was
constantly moving on."

Cornell University is one of the most ricLly
endowed in the Americas. It possesses nearly a million
of acres, and its founder settled upon it nearly £200,000 in
money. Professor Goldwin Smith has given it his library,
Dr. Playfair a cabinet of cereals, a lady a chime of nine
bells, the inscriptions on which were written by Tenny-
son. Another lady has given a great bell. These are only
some of the benefactions.
THE CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER.—After a
thorough search in the house in Great Wild-street, lately
occupied by the Pullins, who were last week charged at
Bow-street with concealing the birth of an infant, the
police have discovered the body of the child. It was
buried underneath a grating in the area, and in order to
facilitate decomposition the remains were embedded in a
quantity of lime.

TIIE PROSECUTION OF THE REV. J. J.
EsT.—The Rev. J. J. Merest, against whom letters
of request from the Bishop of Worcester have been received
by the Dean of Arches on a charge of simony, states in
reply that it is not true that he pleaded guilty to simony
at the Worcester Assizes, but simply to a libel. He
declares that his trustees, against his will, purchased the
living of Upton Snodsbury, to which he was afterwards
presented, and that it was not vacant when the presenta-
tion was bought.

BREACH OF PROMISE.—AiI amusing breach of
promise case was tried at the Liverpool Assizes on Satur-
day. The plaintiff, Miss Jane Speight, was 34 years of
age, and the defendant, Mr. Hewitt, was a widower with
a family and the postmaster of Lan aster. Several letters
were put in, but the correspondence was remarkable for
its laconic character. One was " Miss Speight—all's
right. L. H." The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff,
damages £2OO. One of the noticeable points in the case
was the plaintiff herself giving evidence under the new
Act, and the action was tried by only five jurymen.
JOURNALISTIC CHANGES.—Mr Murray is pro-
jecting a new weekly critical journal of literature,
science, and art, to be called The Academy, a bad title,
by the way, though not worse than that of other papers
which have achieved success. Dr. William Smith, of
dictionary renown, will, we believe, have much to do
with the paper, which is intended to make its appear-
ance before the end of the year. The Athena urn, as
now officially announced, passes under new editorship,
and will make great changes, beginning, according
to the fashion of journalism, with the new year.
A much more numerous staff of writers will
contribute to the j,mrnal than have hither,o
written for it—the principle of the new ediLor,lnp
being that of assigning every book or other tileme to a
writer known to be specially qualified for the task of
reviewing it. The changes will include a considerable
enlargement of the paper, which will be printed by a new
printer, and in bolder type. Messrs. Macmillan, who
probably think that the time has now come when the old
~ssociation of " Literature, Science, awl Art" may with
advo..itage be subdivided, anticipate these projects with a
new weekly journal of science, to be entitled " Nature
News of scientific work and discovery, and articles an 1
reviews, will be the chief features of the contents, which,
will be contributed by nearly all the known men of science.
of the day. The first number, containing twenty-tow
pages, with illustrations. will make its appearance Nome
thin iu October,