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THE DAILY SPY.
Letters from LOndOn-NO. 3.
From Our Special Correspondent.
LONDON, ENG, April IS. 1856.

ton and christianity which the American peo-
pie claim to themselves, that they will not sub
NIT to other arbitration than that of the sword
for the settlement of simple question of
6oanda'y" So they say in these benighted
regions. "The Americans must be fools if
they expect to bring the south again within
the limits of the Union" "They are fools.
and therefore they are lavishing untold treas
ure and pouring forth without stint their best
blood simply to gain q Jounda,y." The
Times actually protests against H. (This
should be known to the American govern
ment.) The "Thunderer" has met during this
war the seEerest disappointments that it is
possible to conceive All its calculations
have been completely upset its predictions
most Ludicrousty talSlfea? The call for 49,.
600 volunteers was an a6surdity they would
not be forthcoming. The second call for
100000 was simply ridiculous The next
call was tudtcrouS. The next call Stlenced
the "Ihunderer." He had to get out of the
mess as best he could-simply by expressing
his astonishment at ''the spectacle 4chich the
Ctclltzed lCo1ld (the TimeS) a0as called to nit
ness, across the atlantic, and 1clich the ciriL-
qzed Woyfd (the Times again) acaS not pyeDay-
'Thunderer" only processes to say now, awe
shall see what we shall sees" better saw,
"What we must see" because the Times must
sec some things just now that are dIsagreea-
BILE. The "Thunderer," seeing that ''thngs
are going wrong" protests to day as follows ::
eve should be false to humanity and cigiliz-
alton if we did not protest emphatically
against what is now going on in America"
This is something "Wo3th laughing at" The
last resort-seeing everything going against
him-he lets ii go, because he can't heID it,)
and enters his protest! This protest is thun-
dered forth in the columns Of the Times, and
let America take heed!
was saying that people here were much
concerned that the simple question which d.
vides the American people could only be re-
terred to the arbitrament of the sword. This
is matter that should create some wonder.
ment, considering that even here opinions are
so divided and Numerically opposite on the
''Amercan question" that there is constantly
going on a war of words" nearly approach
ing to blows. These rery Wrangle2S cannot
understand why America cannot be pacifed by
dlptOnIdcy. The contest is carried on with
great spirit IN the public journals. The ''Lon-
don American" as | have said, is no more,
and there is now no strictly american Cor
federal) organ in England corresponding to
the southern organ (Index.) Yet several
journals stand out as the champions of the
northern cause, and support the federal gov
eminent, Gas enthusiastically as if supported
by that government) even to the sacrifice of
an EngllShman's prejudice. OF the dailies,-
the Star and Dial is most prominent. One of
its editors washington Wilkes, Esq, } is one
of the most effective orators Of the Emancipa-
ton Society. This society continues to hold
manljDrS tl,rouUhou+ tho provinsae (nou,,tr,,
districtS), which are most numerously attend
ed. Though the nobility, aristocracy, and
gentry, sympathise with the south almost
unanimously, yet no public demonstration has
ever yet been attempted. The mass meetings
that are held are meetings OF the people, who
are unanimously supporters of the federal
cause.
Federal treasury notes have been forged
here to the extent of thirty thousand dollars
The torgers who carried on the Illicit business
i'll Sheffield, have been arrested, and are now
held for trial. 1t is said that many of these
forged notes have been put in circulation in
America.
Manhattan" (the correspondent of the
Standard,) says that murders and suicides
are fashionable on your side. The epidemic
is prevalent here Nearly every day records
a tale of blood. Last week an extraordinary
murder occurred in St. Giles; part of Lon
don rendered classic from its being for gener-
atlons the abode of filth, drunkenness, power
ty, debauchery and crime. A young woman
was tb11Ce murdered by her paramour. Any
of the three Stabs would have caused DEATH
Although two women were sleeping in the next
room, with only board partition between the
two rooms, the murderer escaped and the
fact Of the murder was not known until five
hours afterwards. The perpetrator of this
base crime yet remains undiscovered.
There is some Solicitude here on the part
OF certain ship owners, in relation to the trade
between here and Matamoras, which seems
lately to have been carried on with consider
able acttcity. Federal cruisers have some
Wtat dnteIte1ed with this trade. An appeal is
made to Lord Russell, who tells them that if
ship is reasonably suspected of carrying oon-
traband, she may be captured legally; but if
she is proved in prize court to be carrying
on legitimate commerce, the federal govern
ment must pay the damages. The ship own
ers are exercised about this; being gerry inno-
cent of any intention to Grade the law. PER
HAPs there was nothing contraband on the
PetcrhoF. l met on Thames steamer an
old man, who formerly was Ualet to an Amer
lean friend of mine. He told me that he was
now catet to southern gentleman at Merly's
hotel. little girl had made him Con,neuni-
terhOtt, with the cargo of which his master
had something to do. "The loads of quinGne
that went aboard that vessel were astonish-
ing, and good many othe1. things, too, that
were good for the confederates. This salts
fed me.
As have told you before, movement is
on foot for consolidating the metropolitan no.
lice with the city of London police force. or
rather rice gerSa.
This is on account of the numerous acct
dents that happened in the city in conse-
ouence of the crowd assembled to receive the
present Princess of Wales. The city of Lon
don Gwill explain AGAIN. is that surrounded
on all sides by the metropolis OF London, with
its three millions of inhabitants. The city
has its distinct police system, which the gov
eminent, as suggested by Sir DeLacey Evans,
proposes to amagamate with the police of
the metropolis of London Cor the metropoli-
tan police) The subject bids fair to be the
cause of serious encounter between the city
and the government. Meetings in great num-
bers have been held throughout the metropo-
lis as well as in the city. The city protests
against any infringement on its rights, its an
cicnt privileges, its hereditary dignity, &c.
One would think that the city of London was
an island of 100000 in the middle of the
ocean, SO Indignantly does she protest against
Jo7e1gh interference. 1t seems somewhat alb
surd that few streets in the centre of
densely populated metropolis should set up
any claims to total independence of the sur
rounding millions. Yet the lord mayor of
London, who governs 100000 people, is al
most as great a narSnnaua tho eovornior