The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-30

BY the arrival Of the steamships Glasgow
and City Of New York, We have foreign files
10 the 9th inst Tho English papers were
chiefly occupied with the question OF pos;e or
war with tho Uni.ed StAtes--the news Of the
sur7tLdcr Of Masen and Slidell not having ar
rived until the day Of the departure Of tho City
Of New York. We extract the following, items
OF in Cr,st -
Tho TprFs, in an article published before
the news tf tha surrender OF Mason and Sit.
dell, gves the following resume OF the recent
oporauOus Ct the Engltsh Navy, and sntici-
patus what 1t thinks Wo may expect in case VI
war
Five weeks $50, Admiral Milno had in North
America = squadron q lne OF battle ships con-
sistirs OF ton 6rst-class fis,tes and l. poWsr-
fully armed coryottes and sloops, all Jtnors,
and mounting in all $50 runs but in tho
short space Of ivo wsok,, thl Admiralty
have increased, or made prepIatiSns for in
craving, Admiral Mines fOfcb, by aiding
two Ire Of baltic ships, tweaty-'1rse OF tho
larges, fastest, and heavy arniod screw frigstes,
,nt sight powerful toryottes m1Uating snoas
them 100 E4Gs. ). me nj these 5,.sls have
aires iy sailed, ant arc Hrlh1y on the
stat u, ot.orH are ou their way out, and somo
only ait thor "a linz orders to start at a mo
mcnt'a notice. Of thei quAlron off ,ltes o,ch
l.' . seed, tigh etm power, and heavy ar
iat. NJ, hni never vet has sIch ilseG of pckoi
rut-.is l'"eu = MT against any enem'. liy the
a. IA tns ~ l", rdsry Admiral VI ine will have
nj. .p0'sl 60 sail, ramay, lue of ba.tla
B.. ai 'r,-r's, ard 20 cntsettcs and sloops.
7su.h Q i.'oc = total sni most eG,ctirs
rk u 81 tl tn Federal pcrts could bo ostl-
blshsl in single week. A single vesi, -
por clnses Nistou ard PottlIni .ni twn on
Essgf seapyns9aA " PRH,aelphis. AdmirL
Milne has already made very complete arrange
non's In the event uf wAT. The feisL cruiie'a
off the snu fhern cONst would bo instantly looked
afer. Wih the Warrior At Sandy Hook nothing
oulld rntor New Yulk. No ehyctuI roaisl tnco
oould he made to combined attack Of our iron
firit,s, in case the Br,tish Iyernmont -lshod 10
dictate their own terms Of Icace, hy hying
the llset broadsi'e on TO the streets IT New York
ard lt,b, kon. his cDd.d no dpua Withlu' the
smallest tisE 20 the itor shipL Ga the JLna-
d.an l,bcs va 30 no. poesess the SANE siyin-
tnl,o A. or tho Atlantic hut We can ssud gum
boats, ready made, ~ squ'cEly a' the Northetntrs
can tuili thom, ard rather qui ker.
Mi.bia 4 wc,k after the breaking up Of the
i,e in tho rivers Il, canals, a whole ileet Of gun
brats, with tho mos powerful Of the scroE cor
v ties sent out 10 Admiral Milne, will carry tho
protection dl the Engiish il'k from Montreal TO
gtrOi',
PRIV council was held in Her MIssty's
private apartments At Osborne on tho 9 h inst,
and proclama'i ion ps4 issued for the meeting
OF Parliament for the dispatch Of public bus.
ness on the 9Th Of February. This TINES says
that the Queen having been informed that II
WAS Absolutely necessary 20 noid privy cOun-
ell, with difficulty consented 10 the most painta
cNertiOn. Only mombols OF the Cabinet at
terdsd the Council.
The Indian papers, Dec. 12th, are ircrsdu-
ious ~ 70 the reported capture Of Nena 5ihib.
Lord Gaining was 20 leave India before the
close Of the year. Rlssia was drawing supplies
Of cotton from Khiva Bokhara.
A violent shock Of earthquake had occurred
along he northern coasts 1t the Peleponssus 8.
| Athens was uninjured, but new aud old Corinth
| Aigion ami PstrGs had been damaged.
At a oonsistory on the 9Th, the Pope appoint
| cd 6 new Archbishop for Warsaw.
Spain is about to pay France u certain iudem
nifty which has been owing since 1928 Toe
| ois = inal debt amounted o. some twenty mil
lions OF dollars, but is now redncod 10 five
millions.
a London Rag Brigade is about to bo es
tabished in LONDON, on the model Of the shoe
black brigade. Homeless and neglected. boy
are TO be provided with tru KS and weights and
scale- and are to 20 from door 10 door asking
Tor rags, and giving pr n'ed mo norLndum
with the weight ana price filled in.
| FroomasonTy has existed in Persia for aomi
time. There were several lodges, 20 which IN,
foreign am mhassaiors and others belonged. Bu
few months ago the Shah issued a. edct-
why, nobody Notwithstanding Freemasoury
horceiOrth forbidden in his domlnions.
The director Of ths Vienna newspaper Ii
| CoRREsroN M. Eiounrl Iismins
young man 2G years ~ %, blew ou' his brains
a few days siuce beside the coffin Of his ha'rl'h
ed bride, who died two days before. Af.er de
termlnicg 10 commit the desperate net, he wrOt,
a letter to his relatives containing his las
wishes and taking leave e them.
Twenty hye American tfotters have las
arrived 10 llavre. Thoy were selected b,
l'rlI ce Napoleon when out here, and hve 0
them will tie pre- er led to the King Of I,Ly.
l he eruption at Vesuvius at latest accoun q
was e. mt ting renewed activity. Even a
naples he cot Of the houses wore covere
with shne las n of ashes and during a rain storI
The wirdow pa "a we're Obtcured by the mu
70 med hy tho falling rain aud so1I. Oa th
I'D Of Dec mher ght shocks Of earthquake
Nere cuGnt,d in twelve hours What If Maple
should ro 'sted to become ano her Ponpspi
ten now cratefs have appeared durinS the pre-
'ert eruption, English photographers are
sork tgsiug 7 o'op aphs Of tho mountain IN il
'VD tt state. The present ia the ninth tim
thlt tho town oi io-ro Del Greco has been q.
ttrorod 1y NeslIllL A subscription opant
o. luliu for trs sufferers is headed by VictC
I.n .Lu,l ho rises ten tho, and francs.
iAIEE ~ II ISIELIIGENcE
= ,o' ''..n "n the Ilstsr Etilrn,i 'ccurr,
gw' - n'"' u ''rt1down anu Dan ,4nno
;.I. Ia. /. en- d. ram nom Du cannon, which WI
t",'' ny q i"'I.r spe'd, when within a (e
mll'a OF PH'tS ON. was uysrtAken H., 80 =,
press tan .om it,tp. Two pa.soro.r ca
"nli thr' "" across the trlok AGAINST each OHIO
. , Fortunately there Wato not m,ny persons
ibe -'rs. nearly c''e'v ouo vas Inurs " 10
iripl"', "ulcl was I,u further aggravated /
tho 'arbre. n ih' 1iEh', If' injured pAsaoi
. oNrs sore tDu~oy6. 10 Porliown.
1he A'ori', screw steamer from Bslfsat
LCndond, 'ry. struck Jan i.h on MuyI
r RScks rem Dslloy l.ltno. She hll,d rand
4 end went down. AN u, pA,aanSers ana ,rs
i. wo,e ;ed-