The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-13 00:00:00

essential qualifications. He annexes a review of the 'if not in beauty. He makes a striking remark
revenue systernsof Great Britain, France,andPrussia. 'about the church accommodation, the extent of
which last year he was dispatched on a special which is everywhere far in advance of tliat in Eng-
mission to investigate, and he recommends a Board land, notwithstanding the existence of the richly
of Commissioners, consisting of an Assistant-Corn- endowed Establishment. The great number of
missioner of the Treasury, a Commissioner of In- churches impresses a stranger, and he marvelled how
ternal Revenue, a Commissioner of Customs, and they managed to raise the necessary funds. "It is
two solicitors, to examine applicants for revenue a very common notion on this side that in America
officers, and make rules for collecting revenue. sects are far more numerous than in England. I
All the facts contained in this report prove that have often heard it asserted ' they spring up like
sound legislation and official honesty alone are mushrooms.' Like many other statements about
required to bring back the days when a national the country, it is totally untrue ; if you exclude the
debt was neither known nor felt in the United churches of the Germans and other foreigners, there
States. Since the war $266,000,000 have been paid are fewer sects in the great cities of Chicago and
towards the reduction of the debt; the only in- Philadelphia than we have in the small town of
stance recorded in history of a people making the Bedford." Mr. Howard fairly summarizes the argu-
attempt immediately on the cessation of a war, to ments of the Protectionists, of whom he says, " You
discharge the obligations thereby entailed. But it is may talk to them till your hair turns grey, but back
❑ot to a continuance of such an effort that the finan- they come to the same point." "Do you know what
tiers of the United States look for a reduction of the Free Trade means?" asks the newspapers of the work-
burden. Immigration is flowing into the country ing classes. " Why, bringing down American wages
at the annual rate of over 300,000, adding, accord- to the level of a Dorsetshire labourer." The time will,
ing to Mr. WELLS, $150,000,000 to the national however, come, he thinks, when this great question
wealth. It is a common saying among Ameri- of buying in the cheapest market will be looked into
cans that old-world maxims and experience more narrowly, and the result may be foreseen, as
do not hold with them—and this may be so far the producers are infinitesimal compared with the
true, that what would ruin beyond redemption any consumers. In the Radical Convention in Phila.-
European country, scarcely checks the prosperity delphia \lr. Howard stood next to General Butler
of the Republic. Practically, it is no more true and heard him speak; but neither his speech nor
than that the blow which only staggers a hale, looks raised him in the traveller's estimation. The
strong young fellow, but kills a feeble old man, notorious Parson Brownlow was rushing about like
is not to be avoided by both, though not in a wild man, and 11. Ward Beecher brought upon
an equal degree, for what is mere recklessness in himself the whole artillery of the Radical press for
the one would be insanity in the other. It is pass. advocating a pacific policy. If the congregation of
ing strange to glance at what the United States the Plymouth Church then split, it may be gratify-
has endured within less than a decade, with so ing to Mr. Howard now to learn that they are
slight a check. A great war—not against a pretty well united, at least if we may take the late
fureign enemy, but in the heart of the Union— biddings for pews as a test of the question. The
striking at her vitals, herself the battle-field, and remarks, in conclusion, are as sound in doctrine as
she bearing both the loss of the victor, and of the they are beautifully written. If he spoke these
vanquished. Following on this prodigious waste, words as they are here given, it was a grand perora-
Southern society is revolutionized, her rich staples tion, and we only regret that our space is too limited
annihilated, and her population pauperised ; a to transfer to our columns ideas in which we so
huge debt weighing down the North, a clumsily thoroughly sympathize.—Anglo-American Times.
adjusted system of taxation, and a corps of collectors,
who swindle the Treasury which employs them of
some £40,000,000 sterling a year. Yet, in the face
of all, the National Debt has been reduced by
forty millions sterling, and the country is less
affected by the commercial convulsion following 1
the close of the war, than England, or France, or
India, or any other country which benefited so
largely by that very conflict. Americans are, how-
ever, too practical a people long to endure a cum-
brous and ineffective system of collection. The
House Committee on Ways and Means has called
Mr. WELLS to assist in its deliberations, and he
has for some time attended upon '
its Sessions.
Influenced by his advice, the following re-
solution has been reported to the House—" That
$150,000,000 of revenue shall be considered as the
amount of revenue to be obtained from internal
taxes, and that the same, as far as possible, be col-
lected, from—first, distilled spirits and fermented
liquors; second, tobacco and manufactures of
tobacco ; third, stamps ; fourth, special taxes ; fifth,
incomes ; sixth, dividends ; seventh, luxuries and
amusements; eighth, banks and railroads; ninth,
legacies and successions, leaving the least possible
sum to be collected from industrial pursuits, or re-
lieving that class of interests entirely." We are
too prone to imagine individual instances of loss
ramify through whole classes; to conclude that stag-
nation in branches of manufacture is national in its
effects, and to argue from small things up to mighty
results, feeling confident that everything is going
wrong because those around us with whom we
come most in contact are injuriously affected.
Thus when it is announced that the firm of A. T.
STEWART and Co. sold in 1867 $30,000,000 less
dry goods than in the preceding year, and that
CLAFLIN and Co. sold $20,000,000 less, convincing
proof is supposed to be furnished that the trade of
the United States is going to ruin. W hen a long
list is published of mills in the New England States
either stopping or reducing work ; when hands
in thousands seek employment in the great cities ;
when the customs and internal revenues decrease
general expenses are curtailed, and a strong party
nri,s who seek to repnet;.Na thp
people think the ccuntry is going to the bad.
Such impressions, however, vanish before the figures
of a Minister who cAn accurately state the whole
business of the nation. If one industry lags, another
pushes on ; if one production falls, another rises ;
if one State or group of States is depressed, another
State or group of States is buoyant and prosperous ;
and on balance it is found that the nation pro-
gresses, daily growing wealthier and more populous.
It is clear from the Report on which we comment
that on the removal of the causes hitherto acting so
injuriously—for if the country progressed in spite
of them all combined, many of them excep-
tional in the highest degree its advance under more
favourable circumstances must astonish even its own
citizens. One thing only can permanently injure
the United States, and that is the adoption of a re-
pudiation policy, which, sullying its fair fame, would
'or a century annihilate its credit in all markets.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

the superintendent of the Tarshish mine. Air.
Chalmers closes his report in these words :
" Finally, 1 consider this property, as 1 have
already said, the richest in this rich district. I
have given you the figures for its development, and
1 am satisfied that, when developed, it will realize
the most sanguine expectations of the shareholders."
The directors accompany this report by an intimation
that at present "they will only receive applications
for 2,000 debentured shares (fully paid up), at the
par value of £5 each. These shares will be allotted
according to the order or date of application, and
such application must be received by the Ist of
March from the city, and 2d of March, 18G8, from
the country. In the event of no allottnent being
made the money will be returned to the applicant
in full.

MR. HOWARD'S TRIP 70 AMERICA.

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One of the best lectures on America delivered in
this country was that by Mr. James Howard to the
Bedford Literary and Scientific Institution early last
year. It followed shortly after the paper read be-
fore the London Farmers' Club upon " Things in
America," on which we commented. Mr. Howard
is the senior partner of the eminent manufacturing
firm whose wonderful works at Bedford have at-
tracted the notice of travellers, and where it is said
that pig-iron goes in at one end and is delivered at
the other in the shape of the most highly-wrought
implements. While we write we see a notice in
the morning papers of a trial of ploughs before the
Tynemouth Society, in which John Moor gained
the first prize against numerous competitors with a
Howard's plough, and the society presented to the
firm a silver medal as the makers of the first win-
ning plough. Mr. James Howard, who has ac-
quired a high scientific knowledge of agriculture,
and whose business enforced an intimate acquaint-
ance with the implements.required in that greatest
branch of industry, took it into his head to pay a
visit to America. Ile crossed the ocean and tra-
velled over the States and Canada, and, as a
thorough practical English agriculturist, he embo-
died in his paper upon " Things in America," and in
his lecture at Bedford, the experience of his trip. The
former has been published, and was extensively
noticed by the American press. It is well worth
the careful attention of American farmers, and will
furnish agreeable reading and useful information to
all who speak the English language. The latter,
now also published, is descriptive of the country,
and gives the lively and interesting sketches that
might be expected from so intelligent a traveller.
Mr. Howard's sympathies were with the North in
the War, as he felt strongly upon the question of
slavery, though he adds, " he thinks the arguments
are with the South." But, as an English manufac-
turer, Mr. Howard is an advocate for Free Trade,
and his views on this subject may have given an
undue weight to Southern " argument." He con-
siders that a pacific policy after the war would have
been successful, had it not been for the ill-advised
tour of the President, coupled wifh his extrava-
gances of conduct. Speaking of the President, he
tells us that he came home with an old member of
Congress, many years a Senator, who visited him at
Bedford. He had been 16 years the colleague of
Andrew Johnson, and was elected with him for
Tennessee. That gentleman declared the charges
brought against the President were pure inventions,
for there was not a more temperate man among his
acquaintance, " Is it within the range of probabi-
lity," he asked, " that au habitual drunkard could
have risen from obscurity to his present eminent po-
sition ?" Abraham Lincoln, Mr. Howard remarks,
" abolished slavery by virtue of the power vested in
him as the Commander-in-Chief of the American
Army and Navy, it being, in his opinion, a fit and
necessary war measure for suppressing the rebellion.
To use his own words, had promised God that
he would do it.'" Mr. Howard maintains that
slavery was the cause, the sole cause, of the war,
and Mr. Lincoln never intentionally said anything
to the contrary. The Hudson River, in Mr.
Howard's opiuivn, 51,1rpafifiQfi the liihinQ in majesty

Births.
JEAFFRESON —On the 12th inst.,lMrs Alfred M. Jeaffresol3'
of a daughter.
NOEL —On the 9th inst., at 82, Inverness-terrace, the 1101/.
Mrs. Henry Noel, of a daughter. it%
SMITIt —On the 11th inst., at Highgate, Mrs. Orton Sl3l
of a son.

Marriages.
CAULFEILD—CRA.MPTON--On the 11th inst., at Kerisif,
ton, St. George Francis R. Caulfeild, eldest sou of 5,
George Caulfeild, Esq., of Donarnore Castle, co. 11°I;,.
common, to Louisa Anne, only daughter of Thonv's
Crampton, Esq., of Kensington. onv
MlLLwooD—Antos—On the 11th inst., at Claphanr„,c
mon, William Millwood, Esq., 8.A., of the Middle '-i•b,
pie, barrister-at-law, to Sarah Elizabeth, second da,uso,
tor of C. E. Amos, Esq., C.E., .5, Cedars-road, ClaPa'''
comm On.

Deaths.
ASKEW—On the 10th inst., at Castle-hills, Berwick-41°1r'
Tweed, Hugh Bertram Askew, Esq., aged 85.. At,
Ditotrour—On the 11th inst., George Wm. F. Droll'
Esq., J.P., King's County. Tot"
DumßLErox—On the 11th inst., at Denham House)
teridge, Hefts, Mr. James Dumbleton, aged 82.
...,,-.0.0,13,
M'EWAN—On the 10th inst., at Bordeaux, Jas. 31'
Australian merchant, London. , i lad
PRATTEN —On the 10th lust , at Ramsgate, Reber,. --1. .0
Pratten, Esq., of 28, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-scrl'''
Loudon. tairP
TAswELL —On the 10th inst., at St. Martin's, Canter
George M. Taswell, Esq., aged 83. ilaior
WHITE—
On the 12th inst., at Mornington_oace,
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Rich deposits of gold it was some time ago an-
nounced had been discovered in Russian America.
A despatch to the State Department reports that
au assay had been made of the gold ore found there,
at San Francisco, and it yields at the rate of
$13,000 per ton.
The directors of the Imperial Silver Quarries
Company, 114, Palmerston-buildings, Old Broad-
street, have received from Mr. Lewis Chalmers,
Mining Superintendent, a report on their mines,
dated Monitor City, Alpine County, California,
December 10, 1867. On the whole the communica-
tion may be considered highly satisfactory, the iu-
dicatious in Mr. Chalmers' opinion abundantly
justifying the application of capital to the en-
terprise, when he looks forward to great results.
After examining the surrounding mines, he agrees
with General Hall that it is the best property in
the district, not even excepting the now famous
Tarshish and Morning Star mines, when an equal
amount of labour shall have been expended on it.
He describes the work accomplished as a tunnel
sft. Bin. by 6f. 6in., with a double track driven
180 ft. at right angles to the mineral-bearing veins.
The rock through which this has been constructed,
hard at first, is now more easily wrought, though
not so loose as to require timbering. He says that
rock taken from the Esmeralda assayed £420, and
from the Florence £1,272 per ton of 2,000 lbs.,
and he will soon have an opportunity of satisfy-
ing himself on the wealth the of Florence, on which
work is to be commenced immediately. The
Schenectady Mining Company commenced opera-
tions on an extension of the company's Esmeralda
lode in October, 1866, and they are now working
at a depth of 300 feet only below the surface out-
croppings, and producing bullion at the rate of
nearly £lOO sterling per English ton. He esti-
mated that he will reach the Triumph in one hun-
dred and thirty days, and the Florence in two hun-
dred days more, although good lodes will be struck
+hat rrhp whole expense of tunnelling and
erecting mill machinery he calculates at £8,669,
and this estimate is borne out by Mr. Graff,