The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-23 00:00:00

INDIA.

The Times Calcutta correspondent notes an important
change of policy on the part of the Indian Government.
It is now seriously entertaining projects which even a year
ago were denounced as visionary when broached by those
who were alive to the progress of Russia. "Such, for
instance, is the occupation of Koorarn and Khost, the
fine plateau hack from Kohat. If Shere Ali would
give us that in exchange for our money, we could
overawe the Stillman tribes, effectually co-operate with
our ally in Cabul, influence the 'Endo° Koosh, and be
altogether masters of the situation." The writer believes
it to be a source of deep regret to Sir John Lawrence that
Shere Ali was not able to meet his Excellency at
Peshawur. The Government of India was prepared to
supply him with both arms and money, and had he asked
for English officers it is not doubted that they would have
been given. The Ameer so far sheaved his anxiety to
obtain our assistance that he had sent on his baggage in
advance towards the frontier.

THE LATE RICK ARD COBDEN ON THE CONFE-
DERATE PRIVATEERS.

The Boston Advertiser publishes the following
private letter from the late Richard Cobden, show-
ing the just appreciation of the position held by that
distinguished man, though in direct opposition at
the time to the opinions of the class with whom be
associated :

MIDHURST, Jan. 8, 1864.

" Dear Sir,—l entirely agree with you as to the
consequences to be apprehended from the opera-
tions of the privateers. But I do not see how 1
can interfere now with any advantage. I stated
in the House last session, when it was difficult to
get a hearing on that side, what I feared would be
the consequences of our lax proceedings at Liver-
pool, &c. And I took every opportunity of im-
pressing privately on those in power my fear (which
seems to be your own) that the demand for indem-
nity for captures would cost us a war or a great
humiliation. I don't see how one or;the other is to
be avoided. For bear in mind the mischief is done,
and the language, the taunting and insulting lan-
guage of the Prime Minister in the House when
the subject was brought forward by Mr. Fos-
ter, last spring (when I was absent) remains
on record, and I fear is not likely to be for-
gotten. Then bear in mind that Lord John Rug'
sell has refused, in his correspondence with Mr'
Adams, to recognize the claim. For me to inter-
fere now, and advise the Government to pay tb°
money would neither be fair to the public nor my-
self. It must become the subject of regular diplo-
matic negotiation. The fact is--and the whole,
fact—that our ruling class, and a large section c"'
the upper middle class (led by the 7 lines and its
satellites), have been so rampant in their hos-
tility to the great Republic, on whose strength
and resources they are dangerously ignorant,
that they have jumped instantly to the conclusion
that—to use their unhappy phrase—' the Iterb.
lican bubble has burst'—and they commence t 0
treat that country as they would Brazil. I 3°l,
sorry to say that the altered tone of our diplomatic
correspondence in the Blue-books shows that the
Foreign-office reflected this altered feeling. Mean'
time, among the masses of the people the feeling was
unchangeably with the North. 'Lord Russell said
at Blairgowrie the majority were for the North:
But the majority have no votes. If the wb°'B,
people had been represented in the House 01
Commons, the Prime Minister would not have
spoken as Lord Palmerston spoke, nor would Air'
Laird have been frantically cheered when he
rose in the House and virtually said,' I did it.
However, as I before remarked, the mischief is
done, and now it remains to be seen with what
grace the people will allow themselves to b°
committed to a war or humiliation by the ruling
class which has the powers of Government in its
hands. But I confess I think the money amount
of the captures the smallest part of the future
penalty we shall have to pay. It is the loss °I
productive value inflicted on the whole of the
United States mercantile marine which is the 'O:t
0
pregnant, for it shows what half a dozen evilL
steamers would do to our merchantmen. And with
,
whatever maritime Power we may be at war,
may be assured that the Americans will pay 113 ,1„
our own coin, and that it will be impossible for Wei'
Government then to prevent privateers from being
fitted out against us. This I have heard state
by some of the best friends of England among
i
the Americans. With such a prospect I bar
see how we can go to war with even Brazil.
i
I have marvelled at the shortsightedness ut;
so many of our shipowners and merchano
who ought, the moment there was eV° r
the hint of privateers being fitted out in °ll,O
ports, to have risen en masse against it, and to 11%
called on the Government to apply for fresh power d
if they had not sufficient for the purpose. 10°,30
of this too many of them have, I fear, chuckle,
over the destruction of a rival. For English 011ie;
owners and merchants to be found encouraging silo,
a mode of warfare upon and through foreign °
merce, is on a par with the intelligence which the
proprietors of the Crystal Palace would exhibit
h
they were to invite a game of stone-throwing wl
their neighbours living in stone and slate houset
I remain, truly yours, " R. CoBDEN.

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Births. of
BULMER —On the 21st inst., at Rotherhithe, the V
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Captain Geo. E. Balmer, of a son. lAce'
HUTTON—On the 20th inst., at 12, Devonshire'.il
Claughton, Mrs. Anthony Hutton, of a son. life
SMALLEY—On the 22d inst., at 127, Fleet-street, the
of William Smalley, Esq., of a son.

Marriages. urcbl
ELIOTT WEST —On the 22d inst. at St. Gabriel's eb,
Warwick-square, Belgravia Vice-Admiral Gert,e'es"
Eliott, to Harriet Sophia, eldest daughter of the 'li"
John West, G.C.B. WO'
JAHN— COOPER—On the 22d inst., at Christ Church,
bury, John George Jahn, Esq., of Mincing-litue, °cllo.
Fanny Berkeley, youngest daughter of the late 1'
B. Cooper, Esq., of Islington.
Deaths. 11'0Y°'
BERTRAND—On the 21st inst at Golder's-hill, ,
Miss Charlotte Bertrand.
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GENNER—OII the 21st inst., at Staines, Middlese%,
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Gentler, aged 61. vo
HAwKEY—Ou the 21st inst., .at Frome, Somerset,
Stephens Hawkey, aged 76. sr /Y
HEMMING —On the 19th inst., at Great Marlow, ge/31.1
nii)
Hemming, Esq., aged 76.
MALET—On the 21st inst., tit Netherclay, Taunton, P3rol)ef'
Susanna, widow of Sir Charles Warr() Malet, 133
aged H. /

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11iddleeez.—Wednesday, December 23, 1868.