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pendents—furnishing French manufactories raw
material and a market. The indiscreet instructions
to Marshal Forey rendered the designs of France
but too apparent, and the Emperor having failed
entirely in his intentions towards this country, he is
now compelled to give up his enterprise disgraced,
for whatever may be said, it is understood every-
where that he has abandoned Mexico from compul-
sion ; not that he has been driven out by any army,
but because he saw danger of difficulties wbich were
every day increased. France, in the event of war
with the United States, saw its trade circumscribed,
the raw material of its manufacture cut off ; the
whole nation became uneasy at the bare prospect of
bankruptcy, which it was believed would follow were
our ports closed against her. France has escaped-
from a dilemma which threatened to array the people
against the Government ; and were it not for this,
Napoleon would never have abandoned Mexico, ex-
cept at the end of a war, for his heart was set upon
rendering France independent of the United States.
In his own language, he did not wish to see the
United States " seize possession of all the Mexican
Gulf, dominate from thence to Antilles, as well as
South America, and be the sole dispenser of the
products of the new world." He had seen, " by sad
experience how precarious " was " the fate of an
in-
dustry reduced to seeking
(4
its chief raw material in
one market," besides an immense opening " for
French " commerce " was offered:

when Napoleon originated his ad-
venture against Mexico, the time appeared propiti-
ouTsh;ehetr th is
thenu believed, with nearly all Europeans,
that the United states were in the last throeS of
dissolution, and he desired to be ready to profit from
the effects of what was considered the dying man.
But the difficulty having passed by, and the nation
becoming stronger than ever before, and French in-
terests being clamor°, 3 for trade, concessions be-
came necessary, hence 1: e withdrawal of the French
army from Mexico. Nothing, however, has been
done, except under compulsion ; not the compulsion
of an armed force, but that of trade, which operates
more effectually than any other. The inhabitants
of the United States can live without France. It is
not necessary to our prosperity that we should re-
ceive French manufactures, but it is essential that
France should have the markets of the United States
in which to dispose of her products, for without
such an opening one-half of her population would
become bankrupt in a twelvemonth. This is as
well understood in Europe as in the United States,
and it is why Napoleon consents to a withdrawal
of troops from Mexico.

INEVIPSI),APEIi
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Mississippi, as the planter
high for labour. Ido n(
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these three States will ra. , 44 r:p,, .
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an average crop. South
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section of country to do e
nresent high figure, and .. _ i
Sea Islands very little landwill be sown With
ithcl thetton.
I anticipate, therefore, a crop possibly of 2,000.000
bales, but probably somewhat under that amount.
Of this a large proportion will be Upland cotton,
while fine stapled New Orleans will, for reasons
already stated, be coMparatively scarce."

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THE CONFEDERACY.--There has lon^n published
at Philadelphia the diary of one J. B. Jones, who describes
himself as having been a clerk in the War Department of
the Confederate States' Government. It does not appear
that he was allowed to know many secrets, but still there
are statements that are of interest. Under date of June 18,
1861, only a month before the battle of Bull Run, ho writes :
—" We dare not make known the condition of the army-
tfte awful fact which may be stated here, and will not La
known until years after—that we have not enough of am-
munition at Manassas to fight a battle. There are not per-.
cussion caps enough in our army for a serious skirmish.w
In September, 1863, he makes a note in relation to the siege
of Vicksburg :—" Ordnance Officer J. Brice has trans-
mitted to the Secretary an official account of the ammuni-
tion, &c., at Vicksburg- during the siege and at the
evacuation. General Pemberton got 150,000 percussion
caps from the enemy's pickets for a consideration."
'Dec. 25, 1863.—N0 war news to-day. But a letter, an
impassioned one, from Governor Vance, complains of out-
rages perpetrated by detached bodies of Confederate States'
cavalry, in certain counties, as being worse than any of the
plagues of Egypt; and says that if any such scourge had
been sent upon the land, the children of Israel would not
have been followed to the Red Sea. In short, he informs
the Secretary of War, if no other remedy be applied, he will
collect his militia and levy war against the Confederate
States' troops. I placed that letter on the Secretary's table
for his:Christmas dinner. As I came out I met Mr. Hunter,
President of the Senate, to whom I mentioned the subject.
He said, phlegmatically, that many in North Carolina were
prone to act in opposition to the Confederate States' Go-
vernment." A question of conscience arises :—"Jan. 25,
1863.—Gen. Rains _has invented a new primer for shell,
nceohtieuhsae hwsiolulresehexplode from the slightest pressure. Tice shell
iswhnbeuried just beneath the surface of the earth, and explodes
aor
waemapanentreian erdsudpieonaryit.warllfearsear
h ltiue has
eounlod
scruples in resorting to any means of defence against an
army of Abolitionist; invading our country for the pur-
pose,advotowaerdr,esotf
tehxetearmrmiynaotif
Q invadersn
themfour
the peninsula last spring and.the Metried a
on
suffice
to change their line of march." The
duties that of supervising the business of issuing among his
at some periods, and the following incident isinregcopraedede•rte
:
A gaily-dressed lieutenant called on him, and wanted a
passport to visit Gen. Polk's army, but could show no fur-
lough or documents to indicate that he was entitled to the
favour. The diarist writes:—"Finally, he escaped further
interrogatories by snatching up the passport I had signed
and departed hastily; but instead of the usual military
salute at parting he curtsied. This, when I reflected on
the fineness of his speech, the fullness of his breast, his
attitudes, and his short steps, led me to believe the person
swt
ear
is
oa
us woman,
lieutenant instead
woasf a
arrestedl ieute ns n t N
this omv N. 0
r2nl -
i.
ngMoyn mtyhs-
e
western route, and proved, as I supposed, to be a woman.
But General Winder was ordered by the Secretary to
have her released." Again, "June 13, 1864.—At the con-
clave of dignitaries Hunter, Mean, and Secretary
Seddon yesterday, it is reported that when Mr. Sed-
don explained Grant's zigzag fortifications, Senator Hunter
exclaimed he was afraid we never could beat him ; when
Senator Wigfall said nothing was easier—the President
would put the old folks and children to praying at 6 o'clock
a.m. Now, if any one were to tell these things to the Pr-
esident he would not believe him." " Dec. s.—Great ex-
citement was produced in the House of Representatives
(Congress) this morning by the entrance of a lady, who
proceeded vigorously to cowhide the Hon. Mr.V—, from
Missouri." Mr. Jones himself was reduced to sad straits
in that time of trouble. The following notes appear in the
latter part of 1863 and running through 1864 :—"Nov. 6.
My wife to-day presented me with an excellent undershirt,
made of one of her dilapidated petticoats. A new shirt
would cost $3O. Common brown cotton (and in a cotton
country !) sells for $5 per yard. Feb. 21.—1 know my ribs
stick out, being covered by the skin only, for the want of
sufficient food ; and this is the case with many thousands
of non-producers, while there is enough for all if it were
equally divided. March 18.—My daughter's cat is stagger-
ing to-day for the want of animal food. Sometimes I fancy
I stagger myself. We do not average 2oz. of meat daily,
and some do not get any for several days together. March
21.—The following conversation took place yesterday be-
tween the President and some young ladies of his acquaint-
ance, with whom he [promenaded :—Miss.—' Do you think
they will like to return to the field ?" President.—" It may
seem hard, but even these boys (pointing to some youths
around the monument 12 or 14 years old) will have their
trial.' Miss.—' But how shall the army be fed?' Presi
dent.—' I don't see why rats, if fat, are not a good as
squirrel. Our men did eat mule meat, at Vicksburg, but it
would be an expensive luxury now.' After this the Pre-
sident fell into a grave mood, and soni remark about re-
cognition caused him to say twice ' We have no friends
mna
ibogrrhonati
nd
under
July
t3hal.e arose-bush— s
cheery-tree,eM-ybud sahu.g h
It r's large pet cat died last
sympathise with wbinthrieFdanthniies
in the grief natural to such an occasion ; but really the
death of the cat in such times as these is a great relief to
me, as he was maintained at the cost of not less than $2OO
per annum. His death was probably occasioned by a
surfeit of meat which his mistress obtained unexpectedly
seeing it fall in the street, and sending a servant for it.
This morning a large fat chicken was found in my yard,
picked up and prepared for cooking, brought hither by a
cat which had stolen it from some kitchen. A portion of
the breast only had been eaten, and our cook seized upon
the remains for her own benefit. To such straits are we
reduced by this cruel war. Nov. 10.—Bought two excel-
lent knit undershirts to-day of a woman who gets her sup--
plies from passing soldiers. Being washed, &c., they bore
no evidence of having been worn except two small round
holes in the body. Such are the straits to which we are
reduced. I paid $l5 each; the price for new ones, of in-
ferior quality, is $5O a piece. No. 14.—Some one of the
family intimating that stains of blood were on my under-
shirts (second hand), I was amused to see Mrs. J. lifting
them with the tongs. They have been thoroughly washed
and prove to be a first-class article. lam proud of them,
for they are truly comfortable garments. Nov. 18.—My
wife presented me to-day with an excellent pockethand-
kerchief, my old ones being honey-combed and unfit for
another washing. Upon inquiry (since the cost of a single
handkerchief is now $2O), I ascertained it to be a portion
of one of my linen shirts bought in London in 1846." The

New York Times pronounces the diary genuine.

Dn. COLENSO'S SUCCESSOR.—Dr. Gray, Bishop
pSriocu South
Inn s oof
frt ohm° Ct
hheu rße ihs hi no
AoffriCeaap,ehTavorngn
dendeposed
e tEsr orp. oc
Natal, has, on his own authority, nominated a successor, to
whom he will require the clergy of the diocese to pay
Canonical obedience. The gentleman selected by Bishop
Gray to fill the "vacant" see is the Rev. F. H. Cox, B.A.
minister of the church of St. John the Baptist, Hobart
Town. Mr. Cox was ordained in Englaid, and held for
some time the curacy of Irping, near Midhurst. About 20
years since he went to Van Diemen's Land, and has officiated
at Hobart Town since that time. He is to bear the title of
" Bishop Pieter-Maritzburg," the chief town of the colony
of Natal. The colony will thus have the advantage of
possessing two bishops—one nominated by the Canon and
the other by the Metropolitan, and each claiming episcopal
authority over the clergy. The new bishop-designate
a High Churchman.

THE HORSE SHOW AT THE AGRICULTURAL HALL.
—During Tuesday, tip to six o'clock, nearly 20,000
had paid for admission to the horse show at Islington.
Amongst those assembled were the French Ambassador
and suite, the Chinese Ambassadors, now on a visit to this
country, and several foreign Ministers. General Count
Fleury, Master of the Horse to the French Emperor, was
also present, and was accommodated with a positionin the
It is understood tehxactittehmeecontutwittans-
mceandtreesoefvtehmelapruenrcah-ases of most valuable animals for the
Emperor, the Empress, and the Prince Imperial, and that
very excellent prizes have been realised for the specimenast
there could scarcely have been fewer than 10,000 persons
tense, and the shouts of laughter almost indescribable when
At the time the hunters were jumped (from 4 5 -.
any unlucky wight came to grief in attempting to leap the
to
1e p. m
the
)
in the building, and the interest and
was the parade of the
in pairs, and that of those
nshpoulber
ldne
creatures,ldei s .d
e::
o the
Carriage
roeiasthoamusing
whiche rxes t Ser sa aohnraddsinhunters, and weig h t - carriers. One of the
celebrated roadster,
Sir H. Baring. erkneeh,acks being Mr. F. Branwhite's
which it
weight-carrier in
The
Stephensplendid trotting of Mr. Edwards'
ucrivacheasnesdasbya
ap-
plause. Theexcitemoente:
trotting and riding barYeei specimens
other
H. Knapp, and the way in
passed all
hcoowmep:etritorres,acehleicdithitds shouts of owfia,
epn-
'Derby" on a small participators
scale.
ponies entered the ring, and ultimately
became generally
Thereinwearesotwrto ofra improvised
'Derby"
the actual merits of each were not decided. Yesterday,
although the fourth day of the Metropolitan Horse Show,
was the greatest and most important day which has taken
place since the opening, not alone arising out of the cir-
cumstance of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales,
but as regards the number as well as the high character of
the masses who visited the exhibition.
THE NOTTINGHAM ELECTION.—Mr. Faulkner,
poneteitioofn tphraeycaingndfoidar
an
nquirs as to
sin
has deposited with the Speaker a
rtain
cases of bribery
on the side of AmberleyandCossham or, the one hand, and
Osborne and Jenkinson on the other. Sir George Grey,
Bart., has been requested to present the petition.—The
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