The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-13 00:00:00

NATIONAL RIFLE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.—
C. F. HANCOCK, Jeweller and Silversmith to the
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Queen, 30, Bruton-street, Bond-street, having been selected
by the C3mmittee to make the " BADGE" to be worn by
the Members of the "National Rifle Association," beg,
respectfully to inform them that it may be procured at his
Establishment, or on the grounds at Wimbledon, in SILVER,
price 7s. ed., and in GOLD ENAMELLED, price Three
Guineas.

AL, HA YMARKET.
THEATIVF.-E.O
',ewe, Mr. J. B. Backstune.
THIS EVENING, the performances will comm.nec with
v. new Ballet, BACCHUS AND AR EADNE. Miss Fanny
Wright, the Leclercqs, Mr. Webster, ttc.
After which, a new Comedy, entitled MY LORD AND
MY LADY ; or, It Might have been Worse. Mr. C. Mathews,
Mr. Andrews, Mr. Buckstone, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs.
Wilkins. acc.
Followed by TAKING BY STORM. Mr. C. Mathews.
To conclude with THE SCAPEGOAT.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE...-.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, the new comic drama, entitled A
HOMESTEAD STORY, Messrs. Ryder Shore, and Miss
M. Harris.
To conclude with AS YOU LIKE IT. Rosalind, Miss
Mary Provost ; Jaques, Mr. Phelps.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL-
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING MR. GORILLA. Messrs. J. L. Toole,
P. Bedford, Billington ; Miss Knte Kelly, Miss E. "horse.
After which (last night!, THE COLLEEN HAWN. Mr.
D. Boucicault. D. Fisher, Blllington, Falconer, Stephenson,
C. J. Smith, Romer, Howard, Ward ; Mrs. Boucicault, Miss
Woolgar, Mrs. Billington. and Mrs. Chatterley.
To conclude with THE TURKISH BATH. Mr. J. L.
Toole, Mr. P. Bedford.
Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7.

FRI.CAXTERBUY -HALL CONCERTS
AND E ARTS GALLERY.
EVERY EVENING,
Two Grand Selections from celebrated Operas. including'
Verdi's new Opera. THE BAL MASQUE (first produced
in England at this Establishment), with a Chorus of Forty
Voices, and upon a scale unequalled at any other Concerts.
Miss Russell, Miss Ernst, arr. reville, Mr. Herbert, Signor
Tivoli, Mr. Bernard ; popu Solos on the Cornet-a-piston,
by Mr. Levy (the first performer of the day) ; the Brothers
Conrad (in an entirely original entertainment on the double
r.c?eoec;dnotdVisbuenetteslinehyoel; continued success of Mr.
The Comic Department comprises the followine• favourites :
—Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hollingsworth; the NERVES, by
Messrs. Harvey and French ; and Mrs. Lawrence.
Musical Director, Mr. JONGIIMANS.

O X FOR 13)
6, OXFORD-STREET.
This noble building being now completed, its architectura
igh
beauty, elegance of ornamentation, and brilliancy of lting
render it one of the sights of the metropolis. Open Every
Evening. The programme is varied, and includes-Selections
(by a full company of principals, powerful band, and chorus)
from "Macbeth" and "Un Ballo in Maschera." both operas
by Verdi, the composer of the day—The wonderful Solos on
the Cornet-a-Piston of the renowned LEVY—Scotch Duets by
the Misses Stuart, and other vocal and instrumental music
of the highest order. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. The
Comic portion of the entertainment is supported by Miss
Green, Messrs. Sam Collins, Harvey, and French (the Nerve
W. 11. Wieland, E. Marshall, and W. Randall. Admission,
Hall, sixpence ; Balcony and Stalls, one shilling. Private
Boxes, 10e. 6d.

T H E

HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tsie DAY.—Morning, sh. 20m.—Afternoon, oh. 44m.
To-mounow.-Morning, 6h. sm.—Afternoon, 6h. 30m.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE. jIILT 13, 1 61.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
72—highest since noon yesterday.
53—lowest this morning and during the night.
69—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-29.59.
WlND—Southerly; light, with dull cloudy weather and
slight rain. It rained heavily in the night.

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THE SUN.
LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1881.

Another arrival from America brings us accounts
of skirmishes, and rumours of the plans to be pro-
posed
by the Government on the 4th of July then
approaching. The politicians seem as confident in
detail of what the proposals of the Cabinet will be
as if they were in it. Military and financial
measures are naturally those which are looked for
as matters of certainty ; the army is to be fixed at
not less than 300,000 men, and hence we need not
be surprised that £10,000,000 will have to be raised
somhow, to support and move them. That sum,
indeed, would, according to our experience, vanish
in, a twelvemonth. There appears to be much im-
patience at the non-advance of the troops south-
ward ; there is, however, a great deal of confidence
in the old General SCOTT. He is a commander of the
CLYDE School, is said not to believe in dash, but
in secure movements, and his friends and the public
generally seem to take for granted that when he
does move it is all up with the " Old Dominion"—the
rebels are to be pressed and squeezed out of Virginia,
whenever General SCOTT thinks it time to cross, to
force the line of the Potomac, to summon General
BUTLER with largely augmented forces to join him
from Fort Monroe at Richmond, and the army of
the West to converge with him and BUTLER on the
same centre. This done, and Richmond the capital
occupied, Virginia is to become as loyal as Mary-
land is now compelled to be ; and, notwithstanding
all the pride of the great slave breeding state, to
find that " the facts are against her."
As far as the advance of the Federal troops
has given opportunity, even the South cannot
deny that a strong Union feeling has developed
itself. Throughout all the Border States there are
large districts, principally uplands, where the in-
habitants hate slavery, and are staunch for the
Union, In Kentucky, Missouri, and even Ten-
nessee, this has been very apparent. The Fede-
ralists can, we believe, truly boast that in these
States an unintimidated popular vote would
be in favour of the Union. Hence the

North can allege that they go there to
secure free action for loyalty. The slave-
holding aristocracy have, like aristocracies every-
where, contrived to get the reins into their
own hand, but they and their immediate dependents
are probably but a minority of the white popula-
tion. When once the North has secured these
States and Virginia, the rest of the war can be, no

very serious business. Nearly all the rebel States will I
then be exposed to attack on their seaboard,
and being cut off by blockade from all foreign
trade, they will be utterly impoverished. They
will not be starved, for Mr. RUSSELL tells us
they are sowing Indian corn everywhere to pro-
vide against that calamity; but, with hardly
anything worth calling manufactures, they would,
if the war continued, be soon, as to clothing and
other concomitants of civilisation, much in the
predicament in which beggars ofttimes appeal to our

compassion.
It is almost amusing to see how firmly
the South are as yet persuaded that Europe
will not do without their cotton. They seem to
think that England especially, and France too, will
break any blockade, at any hazard, rather than
allow their millions of hands dependent
on the cotton manufacture to want employ-
ment. They little know that in England at least,
a great part of us think that nothing better could
happen for our empire, as a whole, than a stoppage
of the American cotton supply, so extensive as to
compel Manchester to seek her supply from other
sources. Mr. LAING, in India, expressed the
Opinion of numbers here, that America's diffi-
culty is India's opportunity. Thero is
Jamacia, too, from which the Sea Island
cotton originally came, and which under proper
stimulus would • orovF it again. And with all our
love to our cousins, if they drive us from them by
Morrill Tariff's, (immoral tariffs the Canadians call
them) they cannot wonder that we should wish for
the prosperity of our fellow subjects, however
different their race may be, rather than for a one-
eign cousins. •
sided trade with such selfish for

Turkey seems likely to give all of us a lesson in
Financial Reform. To be sure there was need for
it there, as probably nowhere else in Europe ; and
While we wish to respect the adage respecting the