The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-30 00:00:00

whether the Government " had mad© any attempt
to prevent the quarrel between the States from
coming to a bloody issue ;" secondly, " what hopes
they entertained of succeeding in so laudable an
endeavour ;" thirdly, " whether they have invited,
or are in correspondence with any European Go-
vernment," with a view of putting a stop, at its
commencement, to the threatened civil war.

Lord WODEHOUSE replies, expressing the uni-
versal feeling of the calamity which civil war in
the United States would be; but, after the most
mature deliberation, the Government had come to
the conclusion " that it was not desirable
that this country should intrude her advice
or counsel on the Government of the
United States." If the advice were soli-
cited, Lord WODEHOUSE indirectly intimated
it might alter the case, but the Government thought
that "a great and independent nation" might not
welcome any advice of ours respecting her internal
affairs. Lord LYONS is only therefore authorised
to express on " every fitting occasion" the desire
of the QUEEN'S Government that the difference
between the North and the South may be peace-
fully settled. His lordship could not help inform-
ing the Earl of MALMESBURY, with a sly and hu-
morous explicitness, that Lord LYONS had not been
instructed to give either " officiously" or officially,
any counsel or advice to the American Government,
unless it were first asked for by the contending
parties themselves.

The sacred proverb respecting "those who meddle
with strife which belongeth not to them" was cer-
tainly never more applicable than in the present
case. Each of the contending parties would have
grounds to suspect our disinterestedness. With
our Anti-Slavery sentiments we could not advise
the North to concede anything in regard to the
extension of Slavery, nor. in reference to the recap-
ture of fugitives from unrighteous bondage ;
the South would therefore resent our judgment, so
far, in favour of the North. If, on the other hand,
we counselled the North to concede independence or
anything else, in the interests of peace, the North
would believe that our cotton supply was of
more account in our eyes than their hon-
our, or the power of the Union as one
great nation. Neither party, for different reasons,
would regard us as disinterested counsellors; though,
in standing by the North, at the risk of injuring
our cotton trade, we should certainly have the best
claim to be considered free from selfish motives.
The North has, however, wronged us, and all other
manufacturing nations, by its protective tariffs, and
most of all by the last one, a tariff it could hardly
have carried but for the secession of the Southern
States, which have already passed a far more liberal
one. Nothing, therefore, amid all these complica-
tions, could be wiser than the course taken by
our Government. It is, indeed, little likely that
either party, yet, would be disposed to listen to the
most impartial adviser.

LATEST NEWS.

TURIN, APRIL 30.

The Italia of to-day announces that the Emperor
of Morocco has recognised the Kingdom of Italy.
The young men of Pavia honoured Garibaldi with
an ovation while he was visiting a friend residing
near Pavia.

PESTH, APRIL 29, EVENING.

The funeral of President Palvezy has taken place
to-day. Nearly all the inhabitants were present.
No disturbance took place. All the houses were
draped with black.

National songs were sung by the students, and
patriotic speeches were delivered.

THE BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE MAILS.
LISBON, APRIL 30.
The Royal Mail steamship Tyne has arrived here
with the Brazil and River Plate Mails.
At Rio, on the 9th inst., exchange on London
was quoted 26i-.

Coffee good. First, 6,200 to 6,400 rein. Ship-
ments since last mail, 182,112 bags, of which
51,350 were for the Channel. Stock, 40,000 bags.
Freights 651. to 70s.

At Bahia exchange on London was quotod at
26i.

Sugar—whites, 2,400 to 2,500 reis ; browns,
1,900 to 2,000 reis per arroba. No cotton in the
market.

Exchange on London at Pernambuco was quoted
261.

Sugar—whites, 2,600 to 2,700 reis per arroba ;
browns, 2,000 to 2,100 reis per arroba.

ADELPHI THE A TILE.

Last night the " Turkish Bath" was performed here for
the first time. Messrs. Toole and Paul Bedford aro sup-
posed to be a pair of adventurers, who don an Oriental garb
and open a Turkish bath in great style, but are much horri-
fied when they find reason to believe that they have suffo-
cated or boiled to death two of their customers. Their fears
are of course dispelled by a timely explanation. The
" Colleen Bawn" was also reproduced, and the reception
awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Boucicault was very cordial. The
house was filled in every part.