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CONTENTS.

The Adventures of Philip on his Way through the World.
(With an Illustration).
Chapter Vlll.—Will be pronounced to be Cynical by the
Benevolent.

64 IX. Contai n s one Riddle which is Solved, and
perhaps some more.
X,—ln which we visit Admiral Byng.
The Irish Convict System—Why it has Succeeded.
Horace Saltoun. Part Victis.
•
The Mortality of Advocacy.
Food—What it is.
Framley Parsonage.
Chapter XLVL—Lady Lufton's Request.
• XLVlE—Nemesis.
" XLVIII.—How they were all Married, had two
Children, and lived happy ever after.
"At Home." (With an Illustration).
Elisabetta Sirani. By Owen Meredith.
Roundabout Papers. No. IL—On a Chalk-mark on the Door.
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nese has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive,
intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all
is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully
examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin-
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SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 24.

The steamship Adriatic, Capt. Jefferson Maury,
which landed mails at Queenstown yesterday morn-
ing, arrived here early this morning. She brings 53
passengers for this port and 22 for Havre, but has
neither specie nor cargo. The Adriatic left her dock
at New York at 8 a.m, on the 13th inst., but was
detained by fog until 6 p.m. ; arrived at Queens-
town at 3 a.m. on the 23d, and, having landed
mails (which would in due course have come by the
Australian) left again at 6 a.m., arriving off Cowes
at 6.30 a.m. to-day, and came on immediately to
Southampton. Moderate weather was experienced
during the passage. The Adriatic will be docked
and surveyed here previous to taking her place on
the Galway line, having been purchased, as already
stated, by the Atlantic Royal Mail Company.
The steamers City of Manchester and Niagara,
from Liverpool, arrived out on the 11th, the former
at New York and the latter at Boston.

It appears by the latest advices from Washington
that very little doubt was entertained that Fort
Sumter would be evacuated, and the impression was
general that the Cabinet had decided to issue an
order to that effect. A despatch of the 12th says :
"It is generally conceded among military men
here of longest experience that Fort Sumter cannot
be reinforced without great loss of life and the ex-
penditure of millions of money. In this opinion
General Scott and Secretary Cameron fully concur,
It is understood that the President and Secretary
Chase have been strongly opposed to abandoning
the post, and they are constantly receiving remon-
strances from Northern Radicals against the evacu-
ation. Some of these even go so far as to threaten
political retribution and the destruction of the
party. Several letters and papers with marked
articles upon the subject have been received by the
President and Cabinet. All this, however, will have
no effect upon the settled policy of the Administra-
tion, which I have the strongest reasons for believ-
ing is to avoid any collision at Charleston. Forts
Pickens and M'Rea will not be disturbed, however,
at present, as it is deemed necessary to have forces
along the coast in case of an emergency. Rumours
about the evacuation of Fort Sumter are at least
premature. No such orders have yet been given,
but nearly all consider it inevitable."
Another despatch of the same date announce the
refusal of the Administration to receive the Southern
Commissioners :

Washington, March 12.
" Yestprday Mr. Seward informed the Southern
Commissioners that he would see and confer with
them, and was glad of the opportunity, and that he
would inform them this morning of the time and
place of interview. This morning he addressed to
them a briefly written communication, stating that,
upon reflection, and for political considerations, he
must decline to see them. It appears that
in the meantime he had conferred with the Cabi-
net on the subject, and that they had changed
their policy. The Commissioners will now
address an official and formal communication
to Secretary Seward, setting forth the character
and purpose of their mission. It is believed that
this change of policy on the part of Mr. Lincoln,
in declining to receive them, grows out of the fact
that he has got to abandon Fort Sumter, and that
is as much as, and more than, the Republican party
can stand at once. If the Administration abandon
Fort Sumter, it by no means follows that they in-
tend to abandon the public property within the
limits of the Confederate States. They will pursue
a policy towards them that will lead to complica-
tions and difficulties innumerable."

A despatch of the 12th inst., from Montgomery,
gives the following synopsis of the permanent Con-
stitution adopted by the Congress of the Confede-
rate States of America for the fundamental law of
the seceded States :

" No person who is foreign and not a citizen of
the Confederate States is allowed to vote for any
officer, civil or political, State or Federal.
" Under the first census, South Carolina is en-
titled to five representatives in Congress; Georgia,
10 ; Alabama, 9 ; Florida, 2 ; Mississippi, 7 ; Lousi-
siana, 6 ; Texas, 6 ; and each State to two senators.

" The State Legislatures may impeach judicial or
Federal officers resident and active in said States
by a two-thirds vote.
" Both Houses of Congress may grant seats on
the floor to either of the principal officers of each
Executive department, with the privilege of dis-
cussing measures of his department.
" The representation on the basis of three-fifths
for slaves is continued.

" Congress is not allowed through duties to foster
any branch of industry.
" The foreign slave trade is prohibited.
" Congress is prohibited from making appropria-
tions unless by a vote of two-thirds of both houses,
except the appropriations be asked by the head of
some department, or the President.
" No extra compensation to be allowed to any
contractor, officer, or agent after the contract is
made or the service rendered.

" Every law shall relate to but one subject, and
be expressed by titles.
"The President and Vice-President are to hold
office for six years.
"The principal officers of departments and the
diplomatic service are removable at the pleasure
of the President. Other civil officers are removable
when their services are unnecessary, or for other
good causes and reasons. Removals must be re-

a report of the special committee appointed to de-
vise a flag for the new republic. " The design,"
says the New York Herald,—
"Is striking, and the flag has the merit of ori-
ginality as well as durability, The upper and
lower sections, composing the fly' part are red,
the middle section white, while a blue union, con-
taining seven stars in a circle, reaches from the
top to the lower red. The flag possesses an heraldic
significance probably not comprehended by the un-
initiated. The blue union signifies firmness, con-
stancy, faithfulness ; the white, purity and peace ;
and red is emblematic of war. With the seven stars
in the blue this flag can be read as follows Blue
—Seven States have entered into a covenant of
good faith. White—To promote the general wel-
fare in time of peace. Red—To provide a common
defence in times of war.' To assist the reader to
interpret the flag more fully, we would state that
in engraving heraldic devices it is rulable to make
the portions delineating blue in horizontallines, and
red in perpendicular ones."
The following is from the New ork herald of
the l '

Aclvices from the South inform us that the
Confederacy is making rapid strides towards form-
ing a substantial and permanent Government. A
letter from a member of President Davis's Cabinet
to a friend in Washington, says that in less than a
month they will be in the full tide of success ;
that they have inaugurated an elaborate war policy,
and before the Ist of April will have an army of
50,000 troops in the field, commanded by experienced
officers. As to the question of money, he says that
a plan has been matured which will produce ample
revenue to carry on the Government even in time of
war. Mr. Lincoln's inaugural was regarded as a
declaration of war, and every preparation was
being made to meet the emergency."
It was reported, both in Brooklyn and in NeW
York, that orders had been received at the Navy-
yard for the immediate equipment of two or three
vessels for sea.

Several appointments had been sent to the Senate
by the President, among the latest of which were
those of Mr. Cassius M. Clay, of Kentucky, as
Minister to Spain ; Mr. Thomas Corwin, of Ohio,
Minister to Mexico; Mr. T. C. Littlejohn, present
Speaker of the New York State Assembly, as Con-
sulat, Liverpool ; and Mr. W. H. Vesey, as Con-
sulat, Aix-la-Chapelle. The New York appoint-
ments were believed to have been nearly all deter-
mined upon, and include Hiram Barney for the
Collectorship, lames Watson Webb for Naval Offi-
cer, Abram Wakeman for Surveyor of the Port,
Joseph Hoxie for Postmaster, and General Nye for
United States' Marshal.

The New Hampshire election, for State officers
and Congressmen, took place on the 12th, and re-
sulted in the complete triumph of the Republicans;:
Returns were received from 102 towns, which' in-
dicated that their majority in the State would be
from 3,100 to 4,000. All the Republican candi-
dates fir Congress were elected, four of the five
councilors, eight' or nine of the twelve State
Senators, and an overwhelming majority of the
State Representatives.

From Texas it ;is.stated that on the 4th inst. the
Convention declared' at State out of the Union,
and Governor Houston issued a proclamation to
that effect. Vessels 'Ant by the Federal Govern-
ment to Texas are not to be seized. Governor
Houston, it was stated, would neither take the
oath of allegiance to the State nor resign. The
returns of the election were incomplete, but, as far
as ascertained, they showed a heavy majority in
favour of secession. Much of the Government pro-
perty seized by the State authorities had been
carried off by various parties. The troops were
without adequate supplies. Captain Hill was still
at Fort Brown, and a collision was anticipated.
Later advices, received at New Orleans, state that
the steamer Daniel -Webster had arrived outside
the harbour of Brazos, and was waiting to trans-
port the Federal troops to New York. The Brazos
collector had resigned and resumed his duties
under the patronage of the State of Texas.

In the Missouri Convention on the 9th the Com-
mittee on Federal Relations presented its report,
setting forth the relative position of Missouri and
the evils of which the South complains, without
threatening either the North or the South, pointing
out what are deemed the errors of both sections,
and concluding with a series of resolutions declaring
for the Union, urging the adoption of the Crittenden
Compromise, favouring a Convention to propose
amendments to the Unite :1 States' Constitution,
deprecating all action by the Federal Goternment
or seceded States calculated to bring on a conflict,
and providing for the re•assembling of the Conven-
tion of Jefferson City on the third Monday in De-
cember, or earlier if necessary. On the 11th a com-
mittee was appointed to investigate the truth of the
statement contained in the Missouri Republican,
that a secret conspiracy existed to force Missouri
out of the Union. A minority report on fede-
ral affairs was presented, opposing a National
Convention, and proposing a Convention of the
Border States to be held at Nashville ; it recom-
mended the Crittenden Compromise, and advised
the appointment of commissioners to the Border
States to secure their co-operation in the movement.
The majority report was debated, but no action had
been taken when the Convention adjourned.
Four reports from the Committee on Federal Re-
lations in the Virginia Convention were submitted
on the 9th. The majority report recommended in
part a conference of the Border States, and opposed
coercion. One minority report gave a list of the
demands of the South, and requested the States to
give answer by October next, and meantime pre-
serve the peace. Another recommended the pataage
of an Aet of Secession, and the last declared that
the Government must immediately give the South-
ern people a full constitutional assurance of their
safety in the Union, and was in favour of the ap-
pointment of commissioners to proceed to Mont-
gomery. On the 11th the Convention voted
thanks to Senator Crittenden for his efforts in
behalf of the Union. Further minority reports
were presented, favouring the propositions of the
Peace Conference, and recommending a Conven-
tion of the Border States. The Convention was
engaged most of the day on the 12th in listening to
a speech by Mr. Summers, advocating the adoption
of the propositions adopted by the Peace Confer-
ence as a basis for the settlement of the national
difficulties He was fully confident that the Union
would evettually be restored. Ex-President Tyler
was to speak next day in opposition to the course
advocated by Mr. Summers.

A despErch from Washington says that Secretary
Cameron was understood to favour the policy of
collecting the revenues outside the ports after
Secretary Chase shall have drawn requisitions upon
the officer: of the seceding States, and they have
refused to comply. As the Southern Confederacy
have no navy to attack vessels laying outside their
ports, the revenue, in his opinion, can thus be col-
lected, and the rebellious States reduced to' alle-
giance by actual necessity consequent upon trade.