The Sun. — London, England, 1866-09-10 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS AMERICAN NEWS. Philadelphia presented a strange spectacle during the sitting of the Convention. The city was thronged with strangers. Southern and Northern leaders met at every turn. There were those who had hoped to have entered the Quaker City at the head of ahostile and victorious army, and there were those who had intercepted and thLown back that army in its march through MaryTand. The rush now was not for military fame and warlike trophies, but for " victuals" and a place to lay one's weary head. A decent bed could not be obtained for love or money. The dining table by day was surrounded by a scrambling multitude—at night it groaned under the weight of sleeping patriots. Barring the hot rush for creature comforts, profound peace reigned in Philadelphia. Large bodies of military were stationed at convenient points. Both within and without the Convention long speeches and exciting harangues were vigilantly suppressed. It is probable that the Quaker City might have been the scene of a riot if every patriot had had an unlimited opportunity of speaking out his senti ments to the public. The Independent of August 23d has an amusing letter from the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, on the " Dumb Convention." The wig-wam, he says, so called—not by invidious outsiders, but by the Indians themselves—was a barn of rough and rugged pine boards about as big as that hole in New York which the burning of the Academy of Music has left as a classic ruin. Some say the wig-wam held 15,000 people; but crowds are always over-estimated by un careful guessers. Perhaps the Convention and its audience at its greatest crush of attendance num bered nearly 10,000. " The sight was superb—that multitude of faces ! I heard the statement fall from the lips of the Hon. James R. Doolittle that the Con vention contained more brains than had ever before been assembled in America under one roof. The large number of Radical editors who were present felt this compliment keenly. I turned to one of these gentlemen near me, and inquired, How would you anaisye this crowd ?" Well,' said he, ' I would first put the question, "As many of the Convention as are office-holderi will hold up their hands," and one-half would respond ; then I would say, " As many as are not office-holders, but expect to be, will hold up their hands," and the other half would respond ; and so you have the two classes." The whole business was in a nut-shell. Does the innocent reader think that this greatest of delibe rative bodies' did any such thing as deliberate ?' Not at all. There was not an exchange of senti ment on its floor ! The Convention did nothing but appear in ,dress-parade before its leaders. Its total sessions amounted to less than five hours—two hours of which were occupied by the simple reading of the address and the declaration of sentiments. All motions, resolutions, and nominations were prepared beforehand. Every state delegation voted in its private committee room that no member should speak except by unanimous consent of the delegation. Accordingly, in open session, every motion was carried unani mously, and without debate. Charles V. could not make his clocks strike together, but the managers of the Philadelphia Convention could have taught him how ! lam fond of machinery ; and I frankly confess to a doubt whether the machinery of the Philadelphia Mint, or the machinery of the Phila delphia Convention, was the oilier and smoother of the two. I believe that if any delegate had risen in the Convention, and been determined to express his mind against the foreordained plan, he would have been lynched. The declaration of principles, and the address to the people, took the ground that the Southern States are entitled to represen tation, without delay and without condition. This is the only vital point at which this convention is at issue with the Republican party. As to slavery, emancipation, and their consequences, Ido not see but that the Philadelphia Convention is up to the high-water mark of any official declaration which has ever been made, on.the same points, by any gene ral convention of the Republican party. For instance, the Philadelphia Convention says, Slavery is abo lished, aud forever prohibited, and there is neither de sire or purpose on the part of the Southern States that it should ever be re-established upon the soil within the jurisdiction of the United States ; the enfran chised slaves in all the states of the Union should receive, in common with all the inhabitants, equal protection iu every right of person and property.' This reaches as high a point as the two great Re publican measures known as the constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery and the Civil Rights Bill. The Republican party, as a party, has not yet taken' a step beyond these two measures. On the subject of human rights, therefore, abstractly considered, the Philadelphia Convention confesses itself side by side with the Republican party. I sin devoutly grateful for this result. It leaves no possible excuse to the Republican party for not im mediately taking the next and final step to impar tial suffrage. Mr. Raymond said to me on the stairway of the Continental Hotel, This conven tion will compel the Radicals to a more conserva tive position.' But, on the contrary, I think it will compel the Republican party to a more Radical posi tion. The Republican majority in Congress failed to plant themselves on the basis of Equal Rights, thinking they had enough of principle still left to themselves in a higher moral position than their antagonists would dare to occupy. But the Phila delphia Convention has stolen a march to the Re publican front: The moral of the strategy is, let Congress beware of all half-way measures in deal ing with great principles." Captain Lycester, R.N., the Admiralty agent at Liverpool, received orders on Saturday last to charter two steamers for the immediate conveyance of a number of troops and horses to Canada. The Sunflay Gazette observes that when the reinforce ' ments how embarking reach Canada we shall have quite a respectable army in our North American provinces. "here are two brigades of artillery and fifteen battalions of infantry, of which latter eleven arc in Canada, two in Nova Scotia, and two in New Brunswick. An additional force of artillery, a regiment of cavalry, and three more battalions of infantry will have been landed by the end of t h e month, when the total of the regular force will not be less than about 16,000 of all arms. Almost daily some new instance of fraternisation between the Russians f and Americans is reported by the St. Petersburg telegrams. We read that a deputation of American peasants have waited upon Mr. Fox to offer him their congratulations in the name of the whole Russian peasantry. Mr. Fox presented M. Gwosdew, the spokesman of the deputation, with an American flag in remembrance of the occasion, and, in acknowledging the gift, M. Gwosdew de clared that, in case of necessity, all Russia would unfurl its banners by the side of those of the great American Republic. The Times -in a recent article on the English Navy, praises the American system, which uses the beat means at hand and best contrivances known, instead of waiting for perfection. This system Wa B well described by the Chief of the Ordnance Department in one of his last reports. Speaking of the Parrott guns, he said that the Department had received information tending to condemn them, but as they knew no perfect guns, or of any guns more perfect than these, they would continue the manufacture till they heard of something better. this means Am er i ca has obtained her present large stock, including thousands of 15 and even 20-inch cannon. The following are the principal amounts appro priated by the last Congress for the services of the Covernment, as appears by the acts already pub lished, which, it is believed, comprise nearly all the appropriation acts : Legislative, executive, and judicial servi ce 525,412,550 Civil and miscellaneou s service Collecting revenue f rom customs 4,200,000 Consular and Diplomatic service Indian servic© Naval 18,904,667 service Military service ..................... , Pensions Rewards for capture of assassins . 105,000 7,600,000 Various acts of deficiency ..................... Total 5122,005,307 This does not include the amounts necessary to pay the bounties under the recent bounty law, for which no amount is given, and there are numerous other appropriations made to which no sums are affixed. The Treasury variously estimate the amount required under the bounty act at from $60,000,000 to $200,000,000, and the other objects for which no specific amounts are given at from $10.0,.000 to $500,000. Among the items on the Civil Appro priation Bill is one directing the payment out of the commutation fund arising from the draft, which now amounts to about $12,000,000, the sum of $3OO for each slave who either enlisted or was drafted into the military service, to be paid to the loyal owners of the slaves. As these same owners re ceived the $lOO bounty when the slaves enlisted they will be pretty well compensated for their loss. The benefits of the bill are confined to the Slave States represented in Congress since 1864. The amount necessary to make the payment will be about $10,000,000. The Bounty Bill does not seem to meet with much favour at the Treasury and War Departments. By the return of Lord Monck to England the Government has temporarily fallen into the hands of General Sir John Mitchel. This officer gained great distinction in the Kaffir War, and commanded a division in the Expedition to Peking. He has great decision, energy, and daring, and well quali fied to deal with an enemy like the Fenians. A large encampment has been formed at Thorold, on the Welland Canal, garrisoned by regulars, volun teers, and militia. The Fenians threaten the entire line, moving in squads between Malone and St. Alban's. There are three gunboats on the St. Law rence, between Ontario and Cornwall, and others on the Lakes. A second camp is about to be formed at Farnham, south of Montreal. The Fenians at tack will be made, it is thought, in small parties. The Canadians have freely tendered their services, and the Government have only availed themselves of a small portion of the Volunteer Companies. The New York Herald says :—" Preparations for a final movement on Canada are actively pro gressing in this city. As matters stand it appears that September will determine the fate of the Roberts-Sweeney party. The taking of Canada is one of the most prominent articles in their creed— try it theiy will, no matter what the result may be. It is believed that from the experience of past re verses the leaders have a better idea of the amount of opposition they may expect to meet with, and that the Irish Republican army will be put into the field on a more secure war footing. This much may be expected, that the Fenian war will be of longer duration the next time it commences." The Philadelphia Inquirer says :—" It is very evident, from all we can learn, that our country is to be well represented in the coming Exhibition in France, commencing in April and ending in October. Among the very many valuable me chanical inventions we hear of to be on exhibi tion is the justly celebrated " Improved Ex celsior Brick Press" of our fellow-citizen, Mr. Isaac Gregg, for which sixty feet square has been secured in the " Park," and five by ten feet in the " Palace" of the Exposition, the space in the former being for a full size press, complete and in operation, making brick, and room for kiln for burn. ing the brick, and the space in the Palace is foi model and'samples of brick. Among a number of these machines now being built at the large machine works of Messrs. Neafie and Levy, of this city, is one for this purpose, which is to be highly elaborated and tastefully finished; and the model is being made by Mr. J. B. Smith, Second and Dock-streets, which is also to be highly ornamental and designed of maho gany box and ebony woods, and silver mound, with glass hopper, and operated by a spring attachment or clock work when wound up. We predict that this will be not only one of the finest displays of mechanical genius and skill on the occasion referred to, but we doubt if an invention can be found there to compare with this one in point of utility, from the fact of large sums of money having been invested in various extensive and successful brickworks now in regular operation in this country, employing this machine, and for which patents have been secured all over Europe, and a company has just been formed by Messrs. Gregg and Sons for the European territory, from among our leading capitalists. A beautiful photo graph by Cremar, No. 18, S. Eighth-street, of the Excelsior Press, may be seen hanging opposite the office of the Continental Hotel, the head-quarters of the inventor. Favourable accounts have been received from the Western portion of the country with regard to the disposition which is manifested in connection with a fair representation of its indus trial and productive facilities at the Paris Exposi tion of 1867. It is believed that great good will result from a display of the great resources which the wide domain of the 'West can furnish to the treat universal exhibition. The President, during the reading of the address to the Philadelphia Convention, requested the delegates and spectators to manifest no sign of apprOval or to make other demonstrations until the reading was completed. This request secured quiet until the speaker arrived at the following paragraph :—" And the ten millions of Americans who lire in the South would be unworthy citizensof a new commonwealth, degenerate sons Of an heroic ancestry, unfit ever to become guardians of the rights and principles bequeathed to us by the fatherg and founders of the Republic, if they could accept with uncomplaining submission the humiliation thus sought to be imposed upon them." The entire audience then broke forth in an unrestrained burst of applause, which lasted for several minutes. At the conclusion of this enthusiasm a demand was made that the paragraph quoted be read over again, which was assented to, and again the applause broke forth with redoubled effect." The life-sized portrait of George Peabody, by Mayall, has been privately exhibited in the artist's studio in Regent-street. The picture is a wonder ful likeness, and does the highest credit to this celebrated photographic artist. It has been painted for the institute founded by Mr. Peabody at Bal timore, and in a few days will be ou its way to the place of honour it is destined to occupy. A fort night ago we published a description of this like ness of the great philanthropist. The harvest prospects in the United States are on the whole good, notwithstanding the bad effect of recent storms. The greatest amount of fear, as regards, grain and hay, was felt in Wisconsin, where the crops, being short of maturity, were more subject to damage from rain. In Illinois a new 'nest, in the shape of an incursion of millions of an insect of the grasshopper species, had compelled the farmers to cut the oats green to save them from total destruction. But the reports as to grain are good from most of the Western States, and lowa is gathering such magnificent crops as have never been excelled. - In the South, although the cotton worm has appeared here and there, Most of the States and districts report good expectations, and in some parts the cane yield is said to be satisfac tory. In Florida, Alabama, and North Carolina drought had destroyed most of the crops ; but Vir ginia is blessed with good . prospects as to all kinds ,MB4i e c . TShtisa variedan d s o t f a y te ie o ld f s t — m -c n o gs tto is n, re c p o e r a n t , ed to i b n a t c h c e o good prospects of all kinds are reported from New England. not of much importance. The news by the Damascus from N 'The eyewyeow rkYorkHerald is states that Mr. Davis will shortlybehriseloeradseerd es tablishing bail. General Sheridan has revoked - tablishing martial law in New Orleans. I that the immediate cause of the recent riots assembling of the Free State Convention, heade d by revolutionary agitators ; but he denounces the manner in which the mayor and police suppressed the riots as unnecessary, atrocious, and amounting to murder. He recommends the removal of the mayor and governor. Cholera has almost disap peared from New York. Stephens has declined an offer alleged to have been made by Sweeney for the fusion of the Stephens and Roberts factions of Fenians. Sweeney denies having made any such offer. Roberts is reported to be preparing for another raid on Canada in September. The Governor-General of Canada has left for Quebec, en route for Europe. The Chicago Tribune of August 23d gives a full account of the great flood in Root River Valley. On Monday, the 6th the river was only up to the I banks. From dark, about 7 p.m., till midnight the storm raged with the greatest fury. The rain de scended in torrents, the stream flooded its banks, and spread through the valley, causing great de , Oration. The sad summary is sixteen livei lost, four mills, four houses, several barns, and all the outbuildings, appurtenant to thrifty farms. Fences, crops—all are gone. The valley is almost a waste. Save a few spots of high land, the surface is dark and naked with the ruin of the flood. Some of the inhabitants who have survived will seek higher lo calities ; others will try again in the same place ; but it will be a long time before the valley is again so busy and prosperous. This valley is about fourteen miles south of Rushford. From here we passed in an easterly direction toward what is termed the South Branch of the South Fork. At the town of• Dedham, a grist mill, distillery, and store, with stock of dry goods and groceries, were carried away, involving a loss of $3,000 or $4,000. Fifteen miles above this point a widow named APCabe, and her two boys, aged%nine and two years, were drowned. These, with the sixteen in the other valley, make nineteen lives lost. All the bodies, with the exception of two or three, have been recovered. The Chicago Tribune informs us that the improve ment of the rapids of the Mississippi is about to be vigorously resumed, in compliance with the recent act of Congress. Major-General J. H. Wilson, who gained such distinction as a cavalry officer during the war, and who is also one of the most energetic and competent members of the United States Corps of Engineers, has been assigned to the charge of the work, with Colonel P. C. Harris, of the same corps, as his principal assistant. These gentlemen are now in this city, on the way to the scene of their labours, which will be commenced immediately. General Wilson has also been ordered to conduct the survey of Rock River, with a view to the cohstruction of a canal along its channel. In this he will be aided by Mr. Worrell, of Pennsylvania, who is well known to all persons interested in.public works, from his long connection with the canals of that State. The people of the North-West have good reason to be satisfied with the appointment of an engineer of the character and capacity of General Wilson to duties of such importance to them. *e presume that we owe this appointment to General Grant, upon whose staff General Wilson served until he left it to take command of a division of cavalry. The same journal thus describes the' Pic-nic" : —" The Fenians bad a monster gathering at Haas' Park, about ten miles west of this city, on Wed nesday last. It was a magnificent success, greater than was promised or even anticipated. The at tendance was one of the largest gatherings ever seen in the North-west. The day was fine, the atmosphere balmy, thermometer not too high for comfort, and the fresh country air put every body in the best of spirits. Notwithstanding the immense crowd there was ample room for all, ex cept in the cars, where there was a little squeezing, but that was suffered in the best of humour. The occasion was a memorable one, an gvent sui generis out of the range of all past experience. There were not wanting people of other nationalities on the grounds, but the great bulk of the excursionists were Irish—it was to all intents and purposes an Irish gathering. But for what purpose ? Princi pally to listen to heart-stirring speeches from the friends of Liberty and Right, not only in the Emerald Isle, but all the world over. Speeches were made by Governor Oglesby, General Logan, Speaker Colfax, and General O'Neill. The speeches were all eloquent, patriotic, and radical, and eli cited the most enthusiastic applause. We have not the room for even a synopsis of the splendid efforts. The President's Speech to the Philadelphia Dele gates has been severely animadverted on by the Re publican Press. Under the head of Julius Caesar Johnson, the Chicago Tribune has an article from which we extract the following passage :—" It will take the American people by surprise to learn that the only thing that stands between them and a military despotism is the virtue of Julius Cresar Johnson. It is rather startling to be informed that, our liberties hang upon so uncertain a tenure as the caprice of one man, and he not always sober. It will be news to the soldiers and sailors of the Union that they are such dumb beasts that they could be used to subvert the Constitution, and reduce them selves, their neighbours, and their posterity to sub jection to the dynasty of Andrew I. It will be com forting to the Tories and tyrants of the Old World to receive an official assurance from the President of the United States that be could set up a mon archical government in this country by simply issuing a few orders to the army and taking a few dollars out of the Treasury. The revelation is alto gether new and strange. It is well calculated to excite a smile, but there is aserious feature in it which should not be overlooked. It proves that the matter of executing a coup d'etat has been running in Mr. Johnson's head. The subject is too grave for jest-. ing. It is a momentious theme for a President to discuss in the presence of a delegation of rebels and rebel sympathisers. The very suggestiOn of a dictatorship, established by military violence, shows that he has committed the crime in his heart already. The man who, holding the chief executive office of the nation, has calculated the means at his command, measured the force at his disposal, and the force to be overcome, and then deliberately announced that he could, if so disposed, subvert Republican insti tutions in the United States; is a dangerous man. H e is one against whom all patriots should band together, as against the common enemy of his race. He has already paltered with his conscience, and having contemplated the possibility of applying the torch to free institutions, he may do anything." Early this month the elections will come off in Vermont and Maine. On the second Tuesday in October, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and lowa will vote, and early in November, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. It is thought that the Republican candidates will suc ceed in all these States, but not by the last over whelming majorities. The contest is likely to be bitter, as the Philadelphia Convention, and the earnest support of the President, has strengthened the Democratic party, and the battle has become a war betweeri the Executive and Legislative powers. Both parties display a fertile genius in fixing nick names on their opponents. The title of National Union Party, though so strongly in the ascendant for a few days, has been cast aside. The Repub licans are termed " Dis-Unionists," 'the Democrats " Traitors." " Black Republicans" are also styled " Woolley-Heads." The " Sess-Seschs " have had their name of Copperhead amalgamated with that of the President, and are now designated " Copper- Johnsons." " There is no shame to our manhood if we distrust our own ability to endure the anguish of the body. . . It is no secret that of .ate lucil anaithesia has been produced to such a degree that the patle et, retaining his consciousness, can watch the surgeon's knife as it cuts to cure, and yet be without the slilitest sensation of physical suffering."—Daily clegraph, July 13, 1854. "To none is the public more in debted than to Mr. Day."—lllustrated Sews, page 8,6, June 9. "#.lr. Day has succeeded in robbing tooth extraction of its horns, s, and we think we are only fulfillins an act of duty in giving publicity to the fact."—Court Journal. p. f.B?, May 2s. Painful teeth, or diseased stumps extracted without pain. No chloroform, and perfectly safe. Every dbscription of teeth, corabualLg the latest inventions and improveirentS in dental mechanism, may be procured from Mr. DAY, denti s t ,late principal assistant to Mr. ltskell, of 8, Grosvenor-street, W.), asl, ltegent-street (3 doors from the Polytechnic). 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Phillips, Du e ß a a d r z i a e r r i d s, CBo,. ring 77, Iv l i t m n t o s t t r r e e e e t t ; L l j o k n e r w l o i n e e ; at 61, Gracechurch-strest ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bishops,gate street Within ; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford-street ; 330, Strand ; 54, Upper Baker-street ; IS3, Tottenh em-court-road ; 98, Upper-street, Islington, N.; Harvey, Notting-hill; Close Brothers, 65, High-street ; and Stubbs, Queen's-ts,rrace, Jobies-wood, London; and all respectable grocers and tiles 4111 / 0 . -- lieWaie of spurious imitations, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SE PTE M BEI? 10, 1F66 DONCASTER, 1866. A correspondent of the Racing Times writes on the above subject as follows : This will bo a rare week for Yorkshire folk, crowding not only from all parts of every riding ; but Lancashire, and indeed the whole of Great Britain, will contribute to the groat northern gathering, no matter how the weather may turn out, it makes little difference to your genuine lover of racing. The garrulous, wretched, ill-conditioned few, who live but to mar the comforts of others, will no doubt, as of yore, contrive to enrich local bill-stickers by getting every wall, tree, gate, post, or other erection be smeared with rubbishing quotations, as ill-timed as useless, with the supposed view of inducing parties to abstain from partaking in our innocent national recreation, but their efforts will only create pity and contempt. If the Mid land Counties' lads could withstand the Warwick weather last week they possess pluck enough for anything. It was the first time 1 ever saw great races run in a continuous lake, but there will bo little danger of a similar scene taking place at the " Bellinger," or anywhere else except perhaps the " Knavesmiree" Doncaster alone, is worth a visit ; pleasantly situate on the southern bank of the River Don, with delightful views, especially on the western side. There are few towns iu the north of a more generally agreeable character, and its well-known main street has always been deemed one of the finest between London and Edinburgh. Some extra coin will be required for a week's lodging at any comfortable hotel during the races, although thou sands will seek the disnial shades of ',Sheffield, or some of the more rural neighbouring towns and large villages on the score of economy. At the former place my old acquaint ance Mr. Napoleon Flummux and several trusty reformed (?) parties intend to locate, and many large parcels of "tracks" were packed up on Friday night for the benefit of erring sportsmen, by "the mind other persons business society" and the "army of moony martyrs," the rulers of which have expended a vast amount of cash in getting up soapy trash for the occasion ; but whether any of the Sheffield blades or weavers of Yorkshire shoddy will be much enlightened by the literature in question, is a matter for their own consideration, my own impression is they will not, and that everybody who takes a ticket for Doncaster or mounts a trap of any kind with the intention of seeing " T'Leger " run for will not bo diverted from his object even if all Paternoster Row were to use its blandest persuasive powers, backed by Exeter-ball aad its husterest patrons. The great railway companies intend to give Loudoners of moderato means a cheap trip for twelve-and-six, returning either the same evening or on Friday, and the ordinary general service from all parts will be most ample. In nearly every carriage of the cheap trains will be found a school of sharpers possessed of implements of many kinds made to cheat the. unwary —ono fellow will start with the three cards, and defy any ono to select, although he will bend, or have a small mark at their back, or appear so clumsy in handling, that an ordinary sharp fellow is sure to fancy ho can discover it, but all will not be of the slightest avail, for nobody but ono of the gang can by any possibility win. Should this fail or become tiresome, a performer at the other cud will start the old game of blind hookey, in which tho outsider will have about tho same chance. A third pulls out of his bag a small covered roulette box with the apparent object of selling it, but the parties intended to be sold are those who venture to handle the ball. A teetotum readily spun upon a hat is another article, and so made as to press either end of the peg to be used. This will be pronounced the squarest game in the world, and so simple that any child can play; but children of a larger growth must take care, for neither simplicity nor average sharpness will bo of any use. All peAsons taking out purses or coin from a particular pocket should be careful to take stock of par ties close to them on either side, for they will be watched, and every tunnel will afford the railway thieves opportu nities, by asking the greenhorn for a light from his cigar, or other manceuvre to avert his attention and secure the cash, with that dexterity so well known to common observers. The purse is quickly despatched through a window, and coins cannot be identified. Bolder robberies are now and then put up and successfully accomplished. This gene rally occurs when nearing a station, where the engine be comes thirsty and the passengers much in the same con dition, and great crowding round a refreshment bar re sults ; in the end many a porte-monnaie and watch will have left their owner'spocket, and the operators arecertain not to reappear in the same carriage again. This advice should bo implicitly attended to, or parties will have a difficulty in backing outside certainties at the postaidor want of proper circulating medium, which brings to my mind the fact that there are alleged good things be sides Lord Lyon, in corroboration of which the tipsters are promising, and the "commission agents" from ashilling upwards are " guaranteeing" winners from every stable. These industrious fraternities aro very strong in the (newspaper) field, and if pcwerful promises in print could realise fortunes, the whole sporting world might retire, when the flat-racing year 1866 closes, and the prophets alone be sufficiently potent in wealth to resuscitate Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; but there must be mishaps somewhere, because where ono class is to become sud denly rich, another class who contribute to the pleasantry, must become poor. with equal rapidity. Such of your readers as shall either from motives of economy or convenience, or both; take the excursion train will have made a good investment iii. the Racing Times, provided they read the preceding remarks carefully, and strictly act upon them, during the journey down. What will occur when they land at the fine old Yorkshire town is impossible for me to predict, but fastening up your pockets is a peat feature in general comfort, especially when you are a long distance from home, and strangers look suspiciously upon a cheque-Wok; however, let us hope that all may enjoy themselves heartily, and, as ac cording to the prophetic division, there are many outsiders " fit to run for a man's life," can " win in a walk," " trot in backwardS," and so on, there ought not to bo much diffictiltyin parsing the little" out," pleasantly and perhaps profitably, especially as iu this age of telegraphs and other great wonders, the public is assisted in its judgment by a comparatively new institution called "The Special Com missioners," the poor old and suspicious reports of roughs lying in ditches, and hiding behind bushes, e &c., having been abolished. I have never, to my knowledge, seen a special commissioner, but they seem to have cropped up plentifully during the present year. Every man who can extract a shilling to back a horse is a "commissioner" according to his own view. There are also bankruptcy judges of the same name, and real and sham parties about the streets, who deliver messages and carry letters at moderate sums. My peculiar forte is to put our sporting friends an their guard against general quackery ; so in a small way am a special commissioner for that peculiar pur poSe. Anyhow, what with one kind of advice and another the race of greenhorns bids fair to become in process of time extinct, for. the special gentlemen referred to must bo up early and late ; in fact, every large stud is constantly under surveillance, and crack horses are attended to from early Morn to dewy eve, and almost every movement re corded in print daily e, but, after all, you had butter watch other person's money before investing your own. To those who have patronised Doncaster Races as a part of their annual pleasure, a description of the place is use less, but the scene on a fine day, when public interest in great cracks runs high, presents rare muscular specimens of England's hardy sons in the most rollicking state of ex citement, and without a local dictionary it will be useless to attempt to understand one-half of the language which a curious observer might hoar—the roar of outside betting men, comprising welchers and others, is equal to an entire forest of lions iu a state of nature. The course will present ample numbers of Northers and Midland rank and fashion, and combine the partial beauty of a Derby or Ascot Day with the noise of Hampton; in fact, the scene beggars all photography, it must be inspected personally to be properly appreciated. Creature comforts are mostly to be obtained in profusion ; the course is an easy distance from the town ; the corporation are princely in gifts of money, and promotion of visitor's comforts in everyway, so that if the weathershall hold up I predict a glorious week for all who have health and sufficient surplus wealth to enter properly into the various amusements that will be presented to their notice ; but whether Lord Lyon, or Savernako, or Knight of the Crescent, or either of them, will win, must be left to the regular order of soothsayers whose names are to be found without difficulty, and whose ideas will have been inspected by anxious thousands before these linos aro in print. All success to Doncaster and its petrel's. PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND HIS OPPONENTS. — The Daily News, noticing President Johnson's last speech expressing his satisfaction at the result , of the Philadelphia Convention, says, like most other speeches of Mr. Johnson's, it is not calculated to advance the interests of his party in the estima tion of the Northern people. Mr. Johnson is not happy in his public appearances. His egotism runs away with him, his temper gets the better of him, and he seems utterly to forget the executive officer of the national will in the mouthpiece of a political party. Nothing could well be more improper than the reference to Congress, and to the laws which it is his duty to exec u t e , i n th e l a st speech. To speak of Congress as " hanging on the verge of Govern ment," as " a body ca ll e d or assumed to be the Congress of the United States, but in fact a Con gross of only part of the States," is to use the lan r,ad taste in an off icer e l ec t e d by ~n age of the Conf e d eracy it se lf, and is not merely only part of the States, but is, in Beim if no t in fact, usurpation. , Mr. Johnson may believe that he and his party are " moving under a proper inspiration ; " but the in spiration is not th a t o f " Divine V r ovidence," as he asserts, but that of hi s own se lf-will. And, though he accuses C ongress o f " encroac hi ng step by step on constitutional rights and of " violating day after day and month after month the fundamental principles of the Constitution," the encroachment is really on hi s own part, and the violation of the Constitution consists in his own attempt, as a merely executive and informing officer, to coerce the Legislature. Mr. Johnson's speech really reveals the animus of his policy. It disentangles the question now before the people for decision of much irrele vant matter. it sets the real issue much too clearly before them for Mr. Johnson's own interest. Is Congress or the President to be the supreme legisA lative power ? RAILINAY INTELLIGENCE. SHROPSHIRE UNION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Shrewsbury on Saturday ; the Earl of Powis in the chair. The report was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum declared. Mr. BLAKEMORE said that the shareholders were entitled to a contingent interest in the lease capital account, and he should be glad to know if there was any probability of anything being paid on that ac count. He should also like to know if any arrange ment would be come to with the London and North- Western Company under which that lease capital could be consolidated ? The CHAIRMAN replied that, according to the pre sent position of their traffic on canals, and looking at the increased dividends which the London and North-Westein had been paying during the last few years there was no prospect of any surplus over the dividend out of their traffic. With regard to the other question, their stock could at any moment be converted into London and North-Western stock. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings. SAN PAULO (BRAZILIAN). Mr. Brunlees, the engineer-in-chief of this com pany, states in his report that he arrived in Santos on the 7th of July last, and proceeded . to San Paulo the same day. After occupying several days in examining the works he found that generally they were in an advanced state. On the sth of August there remained but 600 lineal yards of permanent way to be laid, and the contractors assured him that by the Bth of August, the day be sailed from Rio, the whole would be completed. All the stations were placed on good cross country roads giving ac cess to the line, but excepting at Rio Gtande and St. Paulo, which would be good intermediate feeders, the bulk of the traffic would come on at Jundiahy, and hence it would pass over the whole length of the line. Dr. Passos, the fiscal engineer, accompanied him over the line, satisfactorily tested the bridges, and made a list of the works required to be done, distinguishing those indispensable to the opening from those which should be completed during the 12 months' maintenance by the contractors. This list was signed by Dr. Passos and himself, and a copy was sent to the contractors. He had no doubt that all the works necessary for the opening of the line were now fulfilled, and that the line was either opened, or would be so, during the present month of September. As some doubts had been expressed as to the capacity and safety of the inclines, the time to be occupied on each incline would be 15 minutes, or an hour. for making the ascent of the four in clines. Eighty tons of goods could be taken up each hour, and the same weight let down. Hence during each day of 12 hours 1,000 tons could be passed over each way, but by working the engines at their full power the above weight could be doubled. A special rail had been laid on the inclines for the purpose of using a clip break. He had the opportu nity of testing one of those breaks, and though the weight employed was one-third more than the clips would ever have to pull up in case of an accident to the rope, still out of many trials made at speeds varying 6 to 10 miles an hour, there was no diffi culty in coming to a dead stop in a few yards. Inde pendently of this provision,' the wire ropes were of good quality, and able to bear a strain of 10 times that of the working strain. The contractors had frequently run their trains with materials up the whole ascent in 35 minutes ; but no driver was to run his engine at more than 18 revolutions per minute, so as to make the ascent or descent in an hour ; and when'it was considered that the perpen dicular height of 2,572 ft. was overcome in that time, there could be but little ground of complaint. The works generally were well .and substantially exe cuted, the masonry in the tunnel and bridges was abundantly strong, and the iron work in the bridges and viaducts was of good quality and well put together. He was satisfied, from seeing the railway near Rio, which had been made 10 years, that iron was the very best material they could have used for sleepers. The engines and other rolling stock were of excellent manufacture, and well adapted both to the traffic and the climate. • The inclines were now working admirably, and lie was satisfied that they possessed ample capacity for the traffic, that they were economical, and that they could be worked with perfect safety. EAST INDIAN. The traffic receipts on this company's line, 1,129 miles in length, amounted for the week ending July 1 to £9,472 for passengers, and to £20,400 for goods; total, £29,872, against £24,178 on 1,126 miles for the Corresponding week last year, showing increase of £5,691. The receipts for the week end ing July 8 amounted to £6,474 for passengers and to £9,819 for merchandise; total, £16,293 (the traffic being interrupted, by an accident caused by floods), against £21,385, showing a decrease of £8,092. The traffic receipts • for the week ending July 15 amounted to £7,752 for passengers and to £8,350 for merchandise; total, £16,103, against £22,494 in the corresponding week of last year, showing a decrease of £6,391 from the same cause ; and for the week ending July 22 the receipts for passengers amounted to £7,792 and for merchandise to £12,705; total, £20,497, against £23,652 for the correspond week last year, showing a decrease of £3,155, aris ing from the temporary interruption mentioned. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week, Miles Opened. Receipts. Ilatlvrays. 1866. 1865. 1866 18(5 £ E Belfast and N. Counties 9ll 99/ 2,559 2.260 Belfast and County Down- 49 49 76) 714 Blyth and Tyne 2O 20 2,7 1 8 2 . 633 Brecon and Alerthyr Bristol and Exeter l2ll . 1211 8,037 7,912 Caledonian, Scottish Central 417/ 408 32.778 33,505 Cambrian 134 130 2,676 2,0114 Cockermouth K & Peurlth Cork and Bandon 2O 20 445 455 Cork, lilackrock, & l'assage 221 27 2.0 277 Cork and Youghal - - Cornwall 6 51 651 2,126 2.146 Deeside . 17 17 485 511 Do Extrusion Dublin & 1;:e I t ast J unction.... 63 63 1,625 1.843 Dublin and Drogheda. 75 75 2,041 2.221 Dublin mid Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexld lO6 106 3,981 5,035 Forth and Clyde Junction b'uruess, &c B5 85 5,3.9 4,597 'ilasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union 'Great Northern 122 , 401 33.852 37,972 arcat NOrth of Scotland 5B 58 3,247 3.191 (1 t. Nortlin. & Westn. (Irel.) B2l 711 665 785 qt.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 4i 9 I sB7t 9.475 10,017 Great We , ltern l2BO 1270 81,935 78.175 highland Irish North-Western 145: 145 - 2,0 9 2,115 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 403 48,815 41 98 , Limerick and Ennis..... 241 241 207 177 Limerick and Foynes 261 261 161 1 .3 Llanelly l6/ 161 8 5 7.9 Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London & South-Western Loud. Brighton, .S. Coast 2911 2671 26.831 26,%64 London, Chatham, & Dover; f 1351 1211 1 13,917 14,563 all Metropolitan ,Extension /12 12 j 2,694 2.9 0 Do. Ent :oast • 27 27 3,790 3,7 00 _ _ , ,_ Lou., Tilbury, & Southend 425 42j 23!..0 2,'03 lan.,Slielfield.& Lincolnsh 246 216 19.925 19,729 llanch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 95 95 1,513 4%98 llaryport and Carlisle Metropolitan llidland (incl. N.- Western) 6775 6635 57,468 50, 042 llhiland Gt.Westn. of [kind- 2605 2601 5,909 6.301 lionmoutlish. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2.9 6 3,014 North British, Ediu., k'ertn and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Dad 12074 11715 77,544 74,2 W North London ll 9 4,55 t 3,5 .2 North Staffordshire Pembroke and Tenby lll 11/ 166 180 Khymney 225 195 1,154 1.' 17 Scottish North-Eastern 143 138 1.481 1, .26 Somerset and Dorset 66 68 1,348 3, 110 South •Devon South-Eastern 335 308 30,852 83.651 Tall Vale 63 61 6,326 5.729 Ulster Vale of Clwyd. Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 542 398 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1.537 1,476 W'haven,t.;leator,& Egtrunt lO 10 709 736 le oftEIGN AND COLONIAL. Anstrian • 828 828 ::4,225 39,132 Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern Junction- 261 261 35.1 4 4 Bombay, flaroda, & ucn. India 30(1 306 6,070 3.585 Detroit and Mil waukie lB9 189 • 6,772 7.34.) Dutch Rhenish .. lOB4 1084 7.2 5 8.W3 Eastern of France 1565 1551 85,547 87.207 Eastern Bengal ... •.. 110 110 1,755 2,501 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1:177 1377 24,481 23.947 Great Centrai of li:igiuun 285 245 6U 6 7,650 Great Indian Peninsula 7Oll 590 11,625 15,743 Great Luxembourg l3l . 134 5,911 5.8.6 Great Southern of India ...• 79 79 1,305 703 Great Weatern of Canada 315 315 11,611 13,324 31adras. 6ll 671 11,104 7 . 113 • • • Niadrid,Sars , rossa&Alicant 778 713 10,155 17,2 9 Northern of Canada ...... ••• • 01 91 2,102 1,054 Northern of France 761 724 61.514 67,752 Norwegian Trunk Ottomen Paris, Lyons. & Mediterrn 2006 20 6 165,282 145,202 Paris and Orleans lB2l 1818 78,709 78,496 Itecife and San Francisco, &c 771 771 I, 10 717 Scinde lO9 105 1,00 , 756 Do. Punjab, &c 25 3. 253 1, 7 17 708 South Austrian, &c .. . 1798 1645 84,085 07,'-417 Southern 01 France KO 823 15,240 22.:;05 Victoria Welland 25 25 1,188 1195 West ' N-Wn. of France TILE VOLUNTEERS. In connection with the intended visit of the Eng lish Volunteers to the Belgian 'fir National there are some other arrangements worthy of notice in addi tion to those which have appeared in The Sun. One of the most important regulations, and a most re quisite one, is that every Volunteer is to be provided with a ticket, signed by his commanding officer, to show that he is a bona fide Volunteer. Without this ticket no person will be admitted to any of the privi leges open to the Volunteers, so that the Volunteer uniform alone will not ben passport to theatre, rout., or ball, nor will the railway companies grant the re turn tickets at reduced fares without, this pass being produced. All holders of the pass will be permitted to shoot for the English Volunteer prizes, shot for only with the long Enfield, as first stage of the Queen's Prize, with Government ammunition, with out any entrance fee, and also for the long-range prizes open to all foreign competitors in uniform. The• Great Eastern Railway Company offers to con vey Volunteers in uniform from London to Antwerp for the further reduced return of 155., 205., or 253., the first fare being for second class and fore cabin, the second for the same class and saloon, and the third for first class and saloon. The drawback to this route is that thereis only one journey each way a week—namely, from London on Wednesday and from Antwerp on Tuesday. The tickets are avail able for a fortnight. The 2d Surrey Artillery, under Colonel Durnford, passed a very satisfactory inspection on Saturday afternoon. The members of the Ist Middlesex Artillery held their annual carbine prize meeting at Purfleet a short time since. There were three competitions— the first at 100 and 200 yards for six prizes, vary ing from £lO to £3. The first was won by Corporal Meens with 32 ; the second by Bombardier Garn ham with 31 ; the third by Bombardier Gibbon with 30 ; the fourth by Gunner A. Garnham, with 30 ; the fifth by Bombardier Bell with 30 ; and the sixth by Sergeant Bone with the same score. The second competition was shot for at 200 yards and 300 yards and in this Gunners Notley and Wand, Sergeant Rodd, Captain Monckton, Gunner Gibsone, and Corporal Tracey were suc3essful ; and Veterinary- Surgeon Withers and Gunner Wimble won prizes, as non-winners in either and making the highest aggregate scores in the two competitions. Ser geant-Major Tilfour, Gunner Lews, and Trumpeter Orme won the Ladies' Consolation prizes.. The 20th Middlesex Rifle. Corps have concluded the shooting for a very long list of prizes, the competitions for which lasted for several days at the Willesden range. The first prize in Captain Rogers's company fell to Sergeant Smith with 43 at the Wimbledon ranges; that in Captain Plucknett's, to Private Millard; that in Capt.Blyth's, to Sergeant Rudd ; that in Capt. Tim's, to Private Wigley ; that in Capt. Charley's, to Corporal Quar ; the first, second, and third in Capt. Mackenzie's company to Sergeant Neal, Corporal Padgett, and Private Harley ; and the first places in Capts. Hug gins, Haggard's, and Gri filth's companies were taken by Sergeant Wilson, Ensign Jordan, and Sergeant Williams. In the shooting for the battalion prizes, which were presented by Col. Bigge, Mr. R. Atten borough, Mr. East, Major Bowyer, Major Scovell, Dr. Mott, and other gentlemen, Privates Snowdon and Ketchin, Sergeant Williams, Corporal Scotten, and Sergeant Davidson, obtained the first places, with very good scores. The prize meeting of the 37th (Bloomsbury) was held at the Willesden ranges, and of the private prizes Mr. Kennedy won the first, with 41, at the Wimbledon. ranges, and Mr. Townshend the second with 39. The first three non-commissioned officers' prizes were won by Corporal Marshall, Colour-Ser geant Bowerman, and Colour-Sergeant Golding. The gold challenge medal was won by Sergeant Gould, with 54, at seven rounds at each of the Wim bledon ranges, and the silvermedal by Corporal Mar shall,with 38, at the Wimbledon ranges, five at each. On Saturday afternoon the members of the 15th (Garston) Lancashire Artillery Volunteers had a great gun contest for money prizes subscribed for among themselves. There were nine detachments of 10 men each, and the contest took place from the 32-iounder guns of the Garston battery. The offi cers present were—Lieut.-Col. Trimble, Capt. Cox, Capt. Atherton, Capt. Bird, Lieuts. D werryhouse, Downie, J. Goffey, A. Goffey, Guthrie;- Quarter master Goffey, Surgeon C ayse ,an dAdj utan tMo rgan The conditions were that each detachment should fire six shots, three at a target at-1,200 yards dis tance, and three at 1,500 Yards distance, and that 10 minutes' time should be allowed to fire the shots, any detachment exceeding that time to be disqua lified. The No. lof each detachment laid the gun as follows : —lst detachment, Corporal "Hughes, of No. 3 Battery ; 2d, Sergeant Stananought, No. 1 Battery; 3d, Sergt. Graham, No.-3 Battery ; 4th, Sergt. Atherton, No. 2 Bat tery ; sth, Gunner Ireland, N o . 2 B a tte r y ; 6th, Gunner Harrison, No. 4 Battery ; 7th, Sergeant Hughes, No. 1 Battery; Bth, Lieut. Downie, No. 5 Battery ; and 9th, Lieut. Goffey, No. 6 Battery. , The firing commenced shortly before 5 o'clock, and concluded about 7. The first detachment scored 34 points in 81 minutes; the 2d, 30 points in 9 min., including one target hit at the 1,250 yards' range ; the 3d, 28 points in 9 min., including one splendid shot at the long range, which carried away the tar get ; the 4th, 16 points in 7 min. ; the sth (recruits), 11i min., excluded—they however scored only four or five points ; the 6th, 18 points in 9 min.; the 7th, 20 points in 8 min. ; the Bth, 15 points in 8::1 min. ; and the 9th, 16 points in 9 min. The first three de tachments, therefore, won the prizes in the order as they stood. IRELA ND. DUBLIN, Sept. 8. The Lords of the Admiralty visited Queenstown on Thursday on their annual tour of inspection of the Government navalestablishments. They received a deputation from the " Dockyard Committee" on the subject of the Royal Dock which is being con structed at that port. The objects of the deputation were stated by the Mayor of Cork, the Earl of Ban don, and Mr. Maguire, M.P., who urged upon their lordships the expediency of completing the work with as little delay as possible, as it was of the greatest importance, not only to the port but to the naval service of the empire, that there should be an establishment at Queenstown capable of receiving and repairing such of her Majesty's ships as might suffer injury on the southern coast. At present if a disaster were to Occur to a vessel of the fleet it would be sent to Plymouth, at more or less risk, to be re fitted, and this was a state of things which might be most inconvenient to the service. It was understood from what had fallen from the First Lord in the House of Commons that the Government intended to make the dock with convict labour alone ; but, as the supply of convicts was, happily, small in Ire land, this course would delay the work considerably, and the deputation was requested to:ask that free labour should be employed in the dock. There was no doubt that a great necessity existed for the dock —as great as when the First Lord had recommended the work to Parliament originally; for the new class of ships employed in the navy required to be docked more frequently than old, and it would be of the greatest advantage to have at this port an esta blishment into which they could be received. Th e Admiralty should not rely on the private docks, which might be occupied at the very moment the need came, and, therefore, no time should be lost in finishing the Government establishment here. Sir John Pakington said that the policy of esta blishing the dock there had been affirmed by the course taken by the late Government and the House of Commons. He was in favour of that policy. Looking at that noble harbour, he could not doubt that if they could only by wiiving a wand create a dockyard on its shores it would be of great advan tage to the Royal Navy. But the question of policy had been decided, and the only question that re mained was how that policy could be fairly and ex— peditiously carried out. He entirely adopted the principle affirmed by Lord.Bandon and the Mayor, that when once a pledge was given by the Govern ment for the establishment of any public work it was right that pledge should be redeemed fairly and honourably, and with such expedition as might be compatible with the interests of the country. Ile was A -- afraid that in this case there was some little dills' culty, for, speaking under correction, he wa s tender the impression that the vote f or the work was ask ed for on the understanding th a t it was to be built with convict labour. The re was a t present a di fa. culty of procuring convict lab o u r , and only 150 con victs could be put on the wo r k, though the numb er in the original estimate to complete the work in s f l years was set down as 600. At the present r ate the dock would not be completed for 24 years. Il e would make inquiries to ascertain whether a larger number of convicts could be procured from Irish or English prisons, bat here the difficulty arose, as from the improved state of the country there was just new t a scarcity of convicts in both. They were awar e ' too, that there were serious financial difficulties ia the prosent state of the navy, and he could not b . e . expected toway more than w h a t he had already said —that he thought where a public pledge was giv en , it ought to be redeemed as soo n as was consiste nt with the general interests of the country. If they had to resort to free labour the question of the addi tional expense would also become matter for consi deration. Mr. Maguire expressed a doubt that the House of Commons had limited the Government to convict labour for making the dock. The deputation next put before their Lordship s a claim to have the repairs of the Admiralty pie r at Queenstown defrayed by the Government. It was alleged that when the pier was being built the Admiralty required that timber should be plac ed in front of the stonework. There is an insect peen' liar to the harbour which rapidly destroys all timb er immersed in the water ; and to repair the wooden part of the pier cost £5OO a year. Sir J. Pakingtea said he had not previously heard of this matter, but he would inquire into it. Lord Fermoy called the attention of their lordships to the advantage of build ing a pier in deep water at Queenstown to facilitat e the transmission of American mails. Sir J. raking' ton suggested that the best way of bringing th e matter forward would be by means of a memorial to the Board of Admiralty stating the whole of the en' cumstances and what it would be necessary to do. f t would be a most important matter to establish such a quay. Speaking as a member of the Government rather tlihn as First Lord of the Admiralty, he would be prepared to give fair support to any PI Mr. Disraeli might consider expedient and consist ent with his views of finance. Their lordships soon aft er commenced their inspection, visiting in succession t ha ", dockyard works at .Uaulbowline and the Saile fs Home. In the evening they entertained a distin guished party on board the Osborne. The Fi ra Lord was accompanied by Sir F. Milne, Ma li°l Seymour, M.P., and Mr. Ducane, M.P. An interesting ceremony took place yeterdaY a t the town of Wicklow—the launch of a new lifeh e3t foc,,that station, which was witnessed by a large concourse of people. The boat was the gift of . R. J. Garden, of London, son of the late Mr. It* m ; Garden, of River Lyons, King's county. A site Iv ; granted by the Tovva Commissioners close to W I - beach, beside the entrance to the small harbour of .Wicklow, upon which a handsome and comuaed i°ll3 „, boathouse has been erected. Over the entranc e '- it is a tablet to the memory of the late Mr. Garden' and stating that the present lifeboat establish ment is in the names of his grandchildren; the plisses Garden. The Lord-Lieutenant received deputations this day from the Rathmines and Rathgar Town sbi l; Commissioners ; from the Governor and Counc il 0 the Apothecaries' Hall, Ireland; and from the 11 .° 131 Agricultural Society of Ireland. To the a ddress ° the latter his Excellency replied in the follevi i°s terms : Mr. Lord President, Vice-Presidents, and Council of al w a a Royal Agricultural Society, - r I thank you for the loyni 3u cordial sentiments with which you greet me as the reP re i ; sentative in this country of our gracious Sovereign t' Queen. Connected as lam by lauded property wit h 1 , 1 e 1 ; land, and fully aware, from long experience, how int imn 'o the welfare of every class in Ireland, whether conviv ire or manufacturing, is bound up in that most important onl, which has for its object the efficient cultivation of the 80 tu the agricultural prosperity of Ireland cannot but be wi ot me a matter of the deepest interest. I trust I hay ° /I ,y ; been wanting hitherto in some evidence of that inteNP f and I am glad of the opportunity of giving further p r l f of it by acceding with pleasure to your wish that I sO u L become vice-patron of a society which has for its o b j ,e " and has been so instrumental in promoting, the adir 3llo°- meat and progress of agriculture in Ireland. COUNTRY MARKETS. - a NORWICH— SATURDAY. ket t c ' There was a better supply of wheat at this mar dri day, and the trade ruled fully 2s per qr. htgber, a' s fe w and good qualities being readily taken off. OnlY 0 best samples of barley are at present offering, and for th icies qualities extreme rates are demanded. Ia other alb little doinc , - d a itto 0 White wheat (weighing 641 b), 53s to 55s ; old r e ,,bios weighing 651 b), 44s to 50s ; new red ditto " j cv ° ; ,.bias 601 b to 631 b), 51s to 528 ; best malting barley' (neigh 521 b to 531 b), 38s to 40s ; runs ditto (weighing 511 to o to 34s to 365; distilling ditto (weighing 501 b to 5210 i c r 130 32s ; oats, 24s to 268 ; beans, 57s to 39s ; peas OW to 38s per qr. Flour, 37s 6d per sack. - LEICESTER—SATURDAY. ly The heavy rains of the past week have serious iiutp bored with the progress of the harvest in th is %f ) ite' t Accounts respecting barley are less fa,vourable. sbovi has been injured to some extent. There was a si na ',. vo te „ of wheat at market to-day, which made 4s pearl©. money than last week. The best samples of ~Jy r iec' dearer. Oats sparingly represented, and last wee' ' ' were maintained. r , : 0 3, New white wheat, 51s to 55s ; new red, 47 0 to u" 'pit" white, 52s to 575; old red, 49s to 53s per 36 st ° , l r:to 3 11 5 * ley, for malting, 37s to 41s per qr ; grinding, D er I- - per 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 34s ; 3 new, 25s to "° 6 B 'o,ol le. stone. Beans, old, 51s to 53s ; new, 48s to 50s p ©r Fine flour, 43s ; seconds, 38s to 40s per 20 stone. YORK—SATURDAY. The supply of wheat to-day was small, and 83,1°15.0101'j made readily at an advance of fully 3s per qr. Tu iv ° ocilm rather more doing in barley, and prices had en atj0•01Ii tendency. The demand for oats . was fair, and the e ) o prices of last `week were supported. A small s u i P 1y beans, which brought late rates. nI i ver 36 Now white wheat, 54s to 61s ; new red, 500 to stone. Barley, for malting, 38s to 40s per qr. ; 33s to 85s per 3 0 stone. Oats, old, 28s to 300 P er fls 66* Beans, new, 48s to 50s per 38 stone. Malt, 66 Flour, 38s to 40s per sack of 2801bs. NOT TINGLIAM—SATunDAY. h ot 5 y3 ,1 5 . At our corn exchange to-day the supply of or. 3 limited, and the demand was brisk, at 3s to 45 Pe'firoat t vauce. A moderate show of barley, with a steadY rov io o at increased rates. Oats in limited supply at P , prices. . Old white wheat, 54s to 60s ; old red, 48s to "" white, 50s to 57s ; new red, 48s to 52s per 56 stone've4 ol no old, 328 to 355; new, 24s to 30s per 24 ston„,e-, A l3 ti e2 ourt Bv 48s to 52s ; new, 48s to 52s per 38s stone. r to 41s per sack. a pills•r i [ADVERTISEUENTd—HoIIoway's Ointment ° 13 • 11 the l e g Culpable Negligence-At certain seasons, lira NO t o air seems foul with pestilence, and the Wa ter . , n i t ) ,.olid°„a disease, it becomes the paramount duty of 111 ' 1 ,' - o ith A 3 ,o keep themselves and their families in full - - rp itto , - a s vigour. No wound or sore should now be I r to de - of run its course, no skin disease should be allow° c ousq nt . the nervous system; when all such prediSpo°, iu 'f t lieg ri danger may be effectually removed by this P e ,: r , a or " ig ment and these purifying pills, without enervall,vr,;tl,i -tating the constitution. When the action of a n iy perceptibly deranged, and its vital power serlf u s ilos q 7;; A l nished, immediate recourse should be bad t° din remedies, which will rectify both external a° misohief. Births. (11 0)5 BAnNARDISTON—On the 4th inst. at the BY °6 'r o u . , Suffolk, the Lady Florence Banardiston, of ' l ' " i tI VSSCI BEAUMONT—On the Gth inst., at Great Coggeshali 6, 01 j tl e lo wr w n if E e .c of ., Joseph on ß . eaunont, Esq., solicitor, 0 , , of Mrs: P lu"3— a DUNDAS—On the 4th inst., at Arniston, of a son. :iv A cla° Hoop-- On the 7th inst., at. E;lti.uAbuurtgllbie's, 1-43'" Hood, of a son. Marriages.e rina'n,lfie:trt° KERN. —SCTIMIDT—On Church, D o e sq ui7 F rk e - r h n i t t Lo l, House, Herne-hill, Lodge i.ll.l.s,i(e:s.ll.,c,;i.aoocet:tihlyieldr.attou,s 4 to. 1%5(1.a.1il 0' Schniidt, o F Ed r a : KU , I Wl' WALKER—DAvEY -- On the Bth inst., at the 2-)9,,,r0`',,er olor of St. Michael, Lewes John L. Walker, of uPY- Ps 4' ton, Loudon, to Susan, daughter of tho late 011' of Lowe; Sussex. '' Deaths. 10, t' ir BLOCKEY—On the Bth inst., Mrs. J. H. Bloekeil nington-oval. d, PIP BARNETT —On the 7th inst., at 63, Finchloy-fc'ertoci 5 6 . 4 Barnett, of 3, Verulam-buildings, Gray' '''' J ° ' CLAnKE—On the 4th inst., at Scotby, near Carlisle, Clarke, Esq., aged 42. v aefif a T a o MAcnrrit—On the Bth inst., at 85 , Sloane-Wee" a the Rev. Dr. Lawrence Macbeth. ots, I ' cir NonntmtooKE—On the 6th inst., at Stratton, -- Northbrook; aged 70. 1G oucester PAKTIN—On the 2d inst., at Wostcoto ilectorli shire, the ReV. Thomas P. Pantin, aged 75.0, ,liolion°,. 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