The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-08 00:00:00

1 11 Z CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, (From the limes Correspondent.) NEW YORK, May 24. Mr Stanton's official telegrams of the progress of General Grant are not entirely confirrued by the correspondents of the New York journals and other eyewituesses of the fearful battles of the Wilder ness and Spottsylvania Court-house. With every disposition to do honour to the bravery of the army and to claim a victory in every indecisive action, these gentlemen are constrained to admit that Grant has been foiled by General Lee in every movement he has made, and beaten in every battle, and in almost every skirmish. On Friday last, after re posing for a week and receiving large supplies and reinforcements, the Federal army was declared by its corps commanders to be ready to renew the fight. It was found, however, that Lee's position at Spottsylvania Court-house—against which all the efforts of Grant had been futile—was so strong as to be impregnable, unless at the sacrifice of half his legionr. As this was a sacrifice which, with all his extravagant recklessness of human life, General Grant did not think it prudent to make, a flank movement was determined upon and commenced that evening, with the view of turning the position, and forcing Lee to fall back to the line of the North Anna. Mr Stanton's official telegram, dated on Sunday evening at 10 o'clock, informed the public of this movement, since which time up to the hour of the despatch of this letter to Boston, to meet the Cunard steamer, no details of the movement have been made public, As the telegrams from Wash ington are submitted to military censorship befor e they are transmitted over the wires, and as all the journals are warned against the publication of any news having a tendency to give encourage. meat to the enemy, the public is f orce d to rely upon Mr Stanton for telegraphic information ; or, if too impatient to Wait for information con• veyed through the post-office, to feed upon the rumours, often grossly exaggerated, and as often wholly false, that circulate in every place of resort. Mr Stanton says as little as he can, and as people argue that he would certainly say a great deal if he had anything favourable to communicate, they reverse the old proverb which declares no news to be good news, and persist in believing that Grant, like every other General who has attempted to take Richmond, has miscalculated his means and the force opposed to him. In a despatch dated last night the secretary reports that he has no intelligence either from Grant or. Batler. He endeavours, how ever, to keep up the spirits of the public by the assurance that all the losses of the army have been repaired; that since the great battle at Spottsyl vania Court-house, which he no longer claims as a Federal victory, " many thousand veteran troops have been forwarded to General Grant ;" that " the whole army has been amply supplied with full rations ;" that " several thousand fresh cavalry horses have been furnished ;" that " several thou. sand reinforcements have ale) been forwarded ;" and that during the last eight days " over 30,000 volunteers for 100 days have been mustered into the service, clothed, armed, equipped, and trans ported to their respective positions." It is only in the case of these volunteers that Mr. Stanton escapes from the vagueness of " several," and "many thousands," into the exactitude of a specific number. As it is to be inferred that the 30,000 are a portion of the 100,000 militia of the Western States offered by the respective Governors for garri son and frontier duty, and accepted by Congress at the cost, for the hundred days, of 25,000,000 dole., it would seem as if the anticipations of reinforce ments from this source had not yet been fully rea lised, and that it was much easier for Congress to be liberal than for the West to b© ready, and for the Governors to promise 100,000 men than to find them. Thus, although Mr. Stanton's information is meant to be cheerful, it does not quite fulfil its purpose. And as enough is known of the direction which Grant has taken to make it obvious that the line of the Rappahannock, where he will be supported by the naval strength of the Federal Go vernment, is to be his new base, and as that line pro vides the means of escape for the army by the gun boats and transports in case of an overwhelming defeat, people conclude that Grant's situation can not be so hopeful as it has been represented, while many are quite prepared to hear that the last and greatest failure to capture Richmond is on the point of consummation. The undoubted victory of Gene.' ral Breckenridge, ViceePresident et the United &tette under Mr. Buchanan, achieved over the forces of General Sigel in the Shenandoah valley, must have deranged the plans of Grant; and the virtual failure of General Butler's expedition to the James River, on the bank of which he lies intrenched, unable to move and in danger of annhilation, must also be taken as an iccident on which the Lieutenant-Gene ral did not calculate, and a disturbing influence upon the result of the campaign. It is true that the pro gress of General Sherman from Chattanooga towards Atlanta looks like a success, as far as the circum stances are known; but there are too many thought ful and observant persons who remember how often in the progress of the war the North has been taught to beware of an advance by Lee and of a retreat by Joseph Johnson, to permit the public to draw all the consolation that might otherwise be derived from Sherman's movements. As General Banks has been superseded for his failure in Louisiana, and General Sigel for his equally disastrous defeat in the Stenandoah, Gene ral Butler remains the only civilian amateur and political General in command of a Federal army. His position at Bermuda Landing, and hie military management since he started from Fortress Monr, e , are not suggestive of the possibility of SuCCUP, ; and it is therefore anticipated that before r,any days the armies of the North will, by his removal, be wholly placed under the leadership of professional soldiers. West Point is in the ascendant, both in the North and the Sout'n, and the schoolfellows and classmates:of that fatuous seminary, who competed with each other in the Schoolroom a quarter of a century ago, are placed at the head of two contend ing armies of undoubted spirit and bravery to solve A mightier problem of liberty and c ivilization than has ever had to be solved since Latin teased to be a living lan guage . General Sigel's removal, t h ough justified by necessity, has 'greatly displeased th e Germans, both in the Wclst and in this city. R e was appointed to command less for military reason s than for the conci '.. winning of thr: .tation of his countrymen and the ir votes for the Lincoln ticket at the ensuing Presidential contest; but as the Germans are enttaisiastic for Fremont, and have been rapidly dese.cting the Lincoln ranks, the President gained kat little by appointing General Sigel, and will lose as little by superseding him. The Germans, how ever, resent what they consider the injustice done to their hero, and loudly assert th at i f the Govern- went can do without German generals it will have to try if it can do without German soldiers. The forged Proclamation of the President con tinues to be a topic of discussion, and bids fair to lead to more important issues than the subject or its author is worth. All the flaming patriots, con. tractors, exterminators, and war Christians insisted that the forgery was the work of a " Copperhead," a " Secessionist," and a friend of peace, and could not have emanated from the brain or hand of any other. The fact that it only appeared in two De mocratic or « Copperhead" journals was taken as corroborative evidence of the iniquity of its origin. Bat when it was discovered that Howard, the forger, a m ere p enn y - a - linner, contributing what is called " city news," or accounts of fires, accidents, and other local intelligence to the various newspapers was—if he h a d a of the city, political or any other pr i cc i p i z — a n Uitra-itt!bublican, a loyal leaguer, cad one of the faithful flock of the Rev. Henry W. Beecher, the dismay and chagrin of the d om i nant Marty was ludicrousif not pitiable. H oward him self, when arrested, was quite surpris e d to learn the righter O importance that had been attaiedtohuiL perform ance, tln ance, seemed to think he hlt h as m forge a State paper as the San, newspaper: w hk h had been greatly applauded for th© act, and that Mr. Beecher and his father, a deacon or elder of Plymouth Church, had only to intercede with the Government to procure his release from Fort La- fayette in a day or two, none the worse except for the fright. But although the wretched man rind an equally wretched accomplice do not appear to have hail any other motives than a :9pecllLtion in the ride • of gold, which was to make them richer by a day's fraud than they were likely to have been made by 20 years honest work such as they were competent to perform, the despotic action of the Government against the respectable journals that were deceived has invested the case with an exceptionable and wholly unmerited interest. Had Mr. Lincoln (for it is now asserted that he alone and not Mr. Stanton, is responsible for the suspension of the journals) contented himself, as Commander-in-Chief, with discovering and punishing the audacious forger as military or civil law would have allowed and justified, the affair by this time would have blown over, and Howard might have been hung or shot, or sent to the Dry Tortugas or . the Peniten tiary, without creating much ripple in the stream of public opinion. But when Mr. Lincoln took advantage of the accident that two newspapers opposed to his Administration published the forged document and suppressed those journals by military force, though they were wholly innocent of any com plicity with the forger or of any intention to de.. ceive, he made a mistake which may yet prove to be the greatest he has committed during his tenure of office. The suppressed journals were allowed to I reappear yesterday after a suspension of three days, during which they suffered an amount of pecuniary damage which they estimate at many thousands of dollars, and the question remains whether they will consent to suffer it without an effort to obtain redress. The Federal Government has no right to interfere in the internal affairs or the civil adminis tration of the law in any State of the Union. Mr Lincolnas Commander-in-Chief may do many things in New York or any other State on the plea of mili tary necessity. There was an imperative military , necessity to discover and to punish the forger, but was there a military necessity to suppress two news papers and to ignore the laws of the State of New York, which guarantee the freedom of the press, and provide the penalties for the abuse of that free dom which are established in all civilised countries ? That is the question which the Democratic party is said to be determined to raise; and the first step towards the settlement of which is alleged by several journals to have been taken by the Governor of New York. The District Attorney of this city has re ceived Mr Seymour's instructions to prosecute all the parties who were concerned in the burglarious entry and occupation of the offices of the Journal of Commerce and the World. If this statement be correct, General Dix will plead the order of the President in justification, and there will either be a cause celebre of the highest moment to all Ame. ricans—or a quashing of the proceedings before the Courts by the reception of General Dig's plea as valid and sufficient. If the plea be received the majesty of the law will go the way of the liberty of the press, and practical de spotism will have taken a greater stride than in any previous occurrence of this humiliating war. Governor Seymour has a great part to perform; he has the opportunity in his hands ; and if this story be true—though some of the papers doubt it—it looks as if he had the courage to undertake it. The interdict has been removed from the office of the Independent Telegraph line, on proof that Howard's forgery never passed over their wires, but was concocted in this city. Mr. Stanton accom• panics his notification of the fact with no expression of regret for the wrong committed upon the nn offending clerks and operators, or for the pecuniary damage inflicted on the company during five days' suspension of their business. Tne suspension of the Ballinzore Transcript has not been removed ; but es Baltimore is under the operation of martial law, and likely to remain so, until the remote day when peace shall again dawn upon unlucky Maryland, there is but little probability that Gen. Wallace, unless he have a strong hint from Washington to do so, will allow the delinquent to reappear. But as the Transcript never publishes leading articles, or passes an editorial opinion on any political event, domestic cr foreign, it seems a useless waste of tyrannies power to break so harmless a moth with the blow o; a sledgehammer. Although Howard's proclamation was but a clumsy forgery, the annoyanceof the Government at its publication was less due to its audacity than to the fact that it but too truly described the military situation, and but too truly sketched the means necessary to be adopted for retrieving it. But the Government did not at that particular moment feel inclined to divulge to all the world its want of men, and hence the more than customary displeasure which it vented upon all concerned in telling the unpalatable truth in the r;,nisa of a fable. It is now asserted, however, on the authority of no less a person than Mr. Stanton, that a draught for 300,000 men will be ordered for the Ist of July; and the enroiling officers in this city and throughout the Norlh are actively engaged in revising the lists for chat purpose. The Government will need all the men. At the moment at which I write this the sound of drum and fife in Broadway calls me to the window, and I see a regiment about 500 strong marching towards the Battery. I learn that it is the Ist Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, whos.o term of service has expired, and who have left the Army of the Potomac in its hour of sore trial, if not of imminent peril, when every man is of value, determined to return to their homes and to study war no more. The people on the line of route towards the steamer in which they are to em bark for Boston salutes them with no cheers, and not a woman waves a handkerchief to give them welcome. ;'mother regiment, the Brooklyn 14th; the term, of which has in like manner expired, is exTeeted this evening, and will doubtless pass along the streets with as little notice. Mr. Stanton may well believe that a new draught is imperative under circumstances like these, and the Government may well be anxious, if not alarmed, in view of the chance of the groat unpopularity and possible failure of the measure. The gold market has been greatly unsettled during the day, mainly on account of the vague and unsatisfactory character of the news from Virginia, and of the rumours of disaster to General Butler— rumours, however, which cannot be traced to any authentic source. The highest point attained was a premium of 88 at half-past one p.m. It afterwards fell, however, to 841, at which it closed. Fatal Accidents on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway. Yesterday a most distressing accident occurred at Croydon, at the works for the construction of the new extension line to the new cattle market, which are now being last three carried oat at this sp o t. D ur i ng t h e months a large body of workmen have been engaged in making the new line, and yester day, while employed in removing the earth from a portion of a wall which used to form part of the old Brighton line, the mass, from some at present uexplained cause, fell with a terrific crash, which was heard for a considerable distance round. The greatest commotion prevailed at the time, and when the dust occasioned by the fall had cleared away it poor fellow had beenwas d b i sucroi buried d e r e b d e n t e h a a t h t a t t h e l e ars: reins. All the workmen were instantly set to work to remove the hundreds of tons of brickwork and rubbish in the h ope o f finding the body, but at the time the report was despatch e d th e poor f e ll ow , w h ole d eath meet have been inst an t aneous, h a d no t b een dug out. O n Sunday morning last, between the hours of four and five o'cleck, the body of a woman, supposed to b e related to one of the workmen employed on th e extension line above mentioned, was discovered on the line adjoining the spot where the above accident happened, most horribly mutilated. There appears to be great suspicion attaching to the case, from the feet that at the time the train ran over the poor woman it was discovered that the legs only of the deceased had been placed across the line of the " four foot"—a most improbable way for a person to commit suicide. In addition to the injuries which the poor woman had received, her legs being com pletely smashed, she had a very severe contusion Over the right eye mid temple. It appears from information collected on the spot that the driver of the train noticed something on the line when it was too late to atop the train, and he had an engine sent down the line to pick her up. When discovered the wom an was quite dead, and she was immedie ately conveyed to the new tank-house at That Croy don, where an inquest will shortly be held. The deceased Was shout 3 0 „ years o f ege. Dreadful Accident to an Ascot Train. A fearful accident occurred lett night on the South-Western Railway.:'bne of the trains return ing from the Ascot races—one of those long, une manageable trains, heavily laden with holiday makers, and such as are only seen at rate times— ran into another train at the Egham station, destroying two carriages, killing five passengers almost on the spot, and more or less seriously in juring between 20 and 25 others. The accident occurred at about a quarter to 8 o'clock to the train which had left the races a little after 7, and which was followed as soon as safety, as it was thought, permitted, by another train equally long and equally heavy. It may be mentioned here that owing to the many false starts the races were not over till a late hour, and as it drew towards evening considerable anxiety was experienced by the railway officials as to the rush of passengers they would have, all de siring to be sent off as fast as the trains could be filled. This rush came at about 7 o'clock, and the trains were despatched eery rapidly one after the the other. That to which the accident occurred left Ascot soon after 7, and though the line is a particularly difficult one, full of dangerous curves and steep gradients, it arrived at Egham safe enough shortly before 8 o'clock. Tickets were collected there, and while this was going on a complaint was made to the station authorities of some card-sharpers being in a carriage. An altercation arose about their re moval, which, whether successful or not, was long enough to delay the train two or three minutes more. Daring this interval the next train from Ascot came up, just as the first was moving off. The inevitable collision was so clearly seen that those in the station called to the passengers in the last car riages to jump from them. The guard was in the break-van, the last of all, and his experienced eye needed no !warning as he locked out and saw the next train coming on. He jumped out at once, though not a moment too soon, as the crushed frag ments of his van caught his coat skirts and tore theta off. The collision was very violent, owing to the im mense weight of the following train. It crushed the guard's van to splinters, crushed a second-class car riage next to it, and partly crushed another beyond, The usual scene of confusion and dismay succeeded. Assistance was at length lelegraphed for to London and to Ascot, anti the work of succouring those in jured instantly began. There was a horrible scene beneath the ruins of the broken-up second-class carriage. From out of the wreck the bodies of four gentlemen were removed. A fifth died as he was being carried to the bank, and a sixth was so injured as to leave, last night, almost no hopes whatever of recovery. About 25 other passengers were found to have sustained iujuries, such as concussions, dis locations, and broken bones. But even the most serious of these, it is to be hoped, will not be likely to prove fatal, as with the exception of one whom we have mentioned as believed to have been mortally injured, all, it is stated by the railway authorities, were in the course of last night enabled to come up to town, and either proceed to their own homes or were taken to the hospital. About 25 passengers thus eaten to Waterloo, all more or less alarmed and shaken, many weak and faint, and with t h eir clothes covered with blood. At 12 lett bight the gentleman whose almost fatal injuries we have mentioned was brought up on a stretcher bed in a guard's Tani He was accompanied during the journey by a surgeon, and was removed from Waterloo oh a bed placed in a Hest long chaise which the official's had provided to take him to Charing-cross Hospital. His name is unknown, and he remained as insensible as one already dead. In appearance he was a young gentleman of six or eight and twenty years of age. It is stated that the train which run into that at Egham was going at great speed. This, however, can scarcely have been the case, as in this case its weight would have been sufficient to crush it through half the train it ran into. Very few persons were injured, or even much shaken, in the Recond train. None of its carriages were hurt, and its engine driver and fireman kept their posts on the engine unhurt. All this would seem to prove that it could not have been going at great speed, but from this very fact it seems equally clear that there either must have been no signals at all at this station or else that they were most recklessly disregarded. The line was cleared in the course of about an hour, and passengers went on as usual ; but up to this morning the inquiries were anxious and incessant at Waterloo from those who had friends and rela tives missing to know the names of those killed and wounded. Three of the bodies were identified. Mr. Clegg, a licensed victualler, landlord of the Harp, Jermyn street ; Mr. Cockerel], the clerk or confidential agent of Mr. Pad wick, the well-known racing man ; and a Mr. 'Winfield, who is not known, except from the direction upon a letter found in his pocket. There therefore remained two bodies that had not been recognised. They were all removed to the Rail way inn, close to the station at Egham. We may state that the corpses were not much mutilated, death apparently having arisen from concussion. One gentleman was also conveyed to the Railway Inn in a very dreadful state, having had both his legs so much shattered that amputation is inevitable, and will be performed as soon as he is capable of bearing the shock. On inquiry it appeared that he is a gentleman in the establishment of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. One gentleman was brought to London at his own request, and conveyed to Charing-cross Hospital in charge of Mr. Hey ward, where he was promptly examined by Messrs. Travers and Hughes, the house surgeons, and it was found that he had several ribs broken, his right leg was also broken, and he had sustained such severe internal injuries that the issue is extremely doubtful. We subjoin a letter from the Secretary of the Railway : " Sir,—lt is with the utmost regret that I have to announce to you a sad accident on the London and South-Western Railway this evening at about 8 p.m., at the Egham station, by which five passen gers have unfortunately lost their lives. This acci dent arose, as far as can be ascertained at the mo ment of my writing, from one up-train having run into another when in the act of leaving the station. " These few lines are simply intended to allay any great public anxiety and exaggeration conse quent on such a melancholy event, every passenger, with one exception, beyond the number named (and whose names are unknown) having been enabled to proceed on their homeward journey. —I am, sir, your obedient servant, " FREDERICK CLARKE, Secretary. London and South.-Western Railway, Secretary's-office, Waterloo-bridge Station, S., London, June 7." THE QUEEN'S MESSAGE AND SIR ROWLAND ITILL.--Upon Mr Commissioner Hill taking his seat in the Bristol Bankruptcy Court yesterday, Mr Edlin, the senior counsel present, asked permission, before the business of the Court commenced, to express on behalf of the counsel and solicitors practising in the court the great pleasure they had all felt on reading her Majesty's message to Parliament last night in respect of a grant to Sir Row land Hill. They all knew the strong attachment which existed between his Honour and his brother Sir Rowland, and knowing that the Queen's Message must havo been a source of joy and pleasure to his Honour, they themselves had road it with the greater satisfaction. Mr Commissioner Hill, who spok e w ith ev id ent emotion said—Gentlemen, it is deeply gratifyi ng ,to me fi nd the counsel and solicitors practising i n thi s court man i fest a kind interest in the mark of royal favour conferred by our gracious Queen on one so near and so dear to me. 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But still people Caine to Ascot to see the racing. It is not entirely a question of new bonnets (though they do not enter largely into the scheme), elaborate toilettes, and Fortnum and Mason. Pleasure and business meet on equal terms, and, differing from the frantic revelry of Epsom and the dolce far niente of Goodwood, Ascot claims serious attention for its crowded programme, and the many interesting patterns there submitted for selection. There have been many alterations rand improvements in the Stand and on the course since last year. Private boxes and stalls have been added to the former, and a much wanted saddling paddock to the latter. These, together with other minor details, evince a readiness on the part of the execu tive to attend to hints and suggestions, and Ascot is now what a meeting claiming the title of " Royal" should be— es near perfection as possible in its arrangements. With nearly £l,OOO in added money, entries unusually large, the anticipated presence of _Royalty, and glorious weather, it bids fair to be this year extraordinarily siec•- cessful. The attendance was certainly above the average for a first day. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, and the Prin cess Mary of Cambridge, and Prince Arthur, arrived by railway before the commencement of racing, and were re ceived with every mark of respect, but with an absence of that too demonstrative loyalty that sometimes intrudes on Royal privacy. The Queen's Vase, one of the three chief events of the day, brought out a field of 12 to do honour to the Royal gift, and, according to custom, the competitors were paraded in the Enclosure, and passed in review order before the occu pants of the Stand. Little Stag was made the favourite, and he and Birch Broom were the leading horses until near ing home, where Lord St. Vincent's colt was beaten, and Young Rapid, who had been going well throughout, came out at the stand, and with only Fairwater and Sea King near him, won easily. The Ascot Stakes, which were not run for until one hour and a halt after tem, could not boast of a good acceptance, and betting upon them was very limited. Hippolyta, who had been the only horse mentioned at the Corner last week, resumed her position, from which she had been temporarily driven, as first favourite, before the flag fell, and won easily by two lengths. The Prince of Wales's Stakes was a rather hollow victory for Ely, who with Fille de I'Air, had the race to themselves from the distance, the horse defeating the Oaks winner by two lengths. The tedious delay above alluded to caused the latter events to be hurried over in a slovenly fashion. In fact, there was an embarras de richesse in to-day's card. Nine events are rather too much, taking into consideration the inevitable time lost in these half•mile races—of which there were two out of the nine that were run to-day. The Royal party took their departure for Frogmore soon after the issue of the Prince of Wales's Stakes. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for 2 and 3-yr-olds. Weight for age, with certain allowances. The New Mile. 13 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Auditor, 2 yrs, sst 71b (£200) (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr W. Day's Catch-'em-Alive, 5 yrs, lOst (£600) (J. Adams) 2 Lord Ailesbury'a Menace, 3 yrs, Bst 2lb (£200) (El. Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran : —Nourmahal filly, Verbena, Diomed, General Hess, The Gillie, Man-at-Arms, Change of Luck, Hopper, and - Mikan Betting-9 to 4 agst Auditor, 3to 1 agst Catch'em Alive, 10 to 1 agst Holkar, End 12 to 1 each agst General Hess and Diomed. After running a few strides in company, Verbena lying in the centre came oa with a clear lead, having Auditor, Menace, and Hopper en her right, with Diomed and Catch 'em Alive on the left, the others, who were headed by General Hess and Holkar, followed close in their wake. On reaching the enclosure Verbena gave way to Auditor, Catch-'em Alive, and Menace, who came on nearly abreast although wide, and finished the race home, the young one landing Lord Westmoreland's colours very cleverly at last by a length and a half. There were two lengths between the second and third; Diomed was fourth, Verbena fifth, Man-at-Arms and liolkar side by side sixth and seventh, Hopper, General Hess, and Change of Luck were the next pulling up, Velocity end The Gillie being last. The Gold Vase, givea by her Majesty, added to a Sweep stakes of 20 soya each; 3-yr-olds and upwards, weight for age, with certain allowances and penalties. 2 miles. 14 subs. Mr Craven's Young Rapid, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Atkins) 1 Mr W. S. Cartweigbt's Fairwater, 6 yrs, Bst 12th (Custauce) 2 Baron Rothschild's Wingrave, 5 yrs, 9st 31b.... (Wells) 3 The following also ran :—Claremont, Caller Ou, Johnny Armstrong, Bacchus, Sea King, Ostentation, Little Stag, Birch Broom, and Oldnuiaster. Betting-7 t> 4 agst Little Stag, sto 1 agst Caller On, 7 to 1 asst Birch Broom, 8 to 1 agst Fairwater, and 10 to 1 agst Young Rapid. The start was delayed a short period through the restive ness of Ostentation, rho refused to join his horses. When they were despatched Bacchus, next the rails, rushed to the front, and w th Birch Broom and the favourite close is his wake, made play at a sound pace—the trio being followed by Johnny Armstrong, Sea King, and Young livid, who headed the next division, which was brought up by Clare mont and Oldminster. As they reached the top turn Little Stag, overpulling Carroll, weut past his horses, and pro ceeded on with a clear lead of a couple of lengths, Lord Westmoreland's colt having a similar advantage of Youne Rapid and Bacchus, who were side by side, Wingrave, Fairwater, and Caller On being their immediate followers. In these positions they reached the bottom, but half across Fairwater ran into the third place, followed at the Old Mile post by Wingrave, the pair coming on in attendance upon the leaders into the straight, where Birch Broom gave way followed in a few strides after by the favourite, which left Fairwater with a slight lead of the Baron's colt, the pair, however, being joined at the old stand by Young Rapid, who came up on the left with a rush and won very cleverly at last by a length, Fairwater defeating Wingrave for the honour of second by a head. Little Stag was a bad fourth, Johnny Armstrong fifth, Claremont sixth, Sea King and Bacchus side by side were the next two, then came Caller Ou, Birch Broom, and Oldminster, who trotted in, Run in 3 min 41 sees. A Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 31b. Three quarters of a mile. 6 subs. Duke of Beaufort's Siberia Mr G. Bryan's Reinfrid Betting-11 to 10 on Siberia, who, with a slight lead , made play to the enclosure, where she was joined for a few strides by Reinfrid, but after a little rousing the favourite shook him off and won cleverly by a length. A Maiden Plate of £lOO for 2-yr-olds; colts Bst 101 b, and fillies Sat 71b. Entrance 1 soy. Half a mile. Count Batthyany's King Charming,Bst lo.lb (Cus tan co) Mr J. Morris's shrap ne l!, B st 101 b ........ (Judd) 2 Char --- 1 Mr Alexander's Cordelia, Bst 71b (E. Sharp) 3 The following also ran :—Scheldt, Czarina, Radcliffd, Spice, Alvediston's data filly, Audax, Vigilant, Colombine, Drino, Brigand, Pepper's Ghost, Delilah, Threadbare, Munchausen, Lopear, Rialto, Leader, Lady Florence, Arkansas, and Fred, Betting-4 to 1 agst King Charming, 6to 1 each agst Audax and Shrapnell, and 100 t o 8 agst any other . After innumerable f a ls e s t ar t s the flag was low ered t o an equitable start, Sh ra p ne ll on the upper g round being the first away, closely followed in the centre of the course by Leader, Cordelia, and Czarina; and on the far side by King Charming and Radcliffe. In the centre of the Stand Leader was beaten, and Cordelia joined Mr Morris's colt, the pair a dozen strides from the chair being caught by Ki ng Charming, who running the longest won a fine race by a neck, half a length separating the second and third; Czar ina was fourth, close up, Radcliffe fifth, Audax sixth, Rialto seventh, and Drino next. The last two were Bri gand and Scheldt. The Queen's Stand Plate of 200 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 10 soya each. For 2-yr-olds and upwards; weights for age. Winners extra; with maiden allowances. T.Y.C. 22 subs, Count F, de Lagrange's Le Bearnais, 2 yrs, Est slb (J. Grimshaw) 1 Captain Christie's Lady Clifden, 6 yrs, Sat 51b (Fordham) 2 Mr Merry's Zambesi, 2 yrs, Est 121 b... • .... (H. Covey) 3 The following also ran :—Pearl Diver, Kildare, Soap stone, Umpire, Black Duchess, Syren, Bertha, Starbeam, Bunch, Castle Hill, King John, and Birch Broom. Betting -5 to 2 agst Le Bearnais, sto 1 agst Lady Clif den, 7 to 1 each agst Umpire and Zambesi, and 10 to 1 any other. The favourite on the far side was the first away, an d i n company with Lady Clifden naado the running, followed on the Stand side by Zambesi, Pearl Diver and Umpire to the Stand, where the three placed drow away and finished the race home. Le Bearnais, who always appeared to have the best of it, won very cleverly by a length, twice that distance separating the second and third. Pearl Diver was fourth, Umpire fifth, and Soapstone sixth ; Star Beam and Birch Broom close together next, the last three being Kildare, Syren, and Castle Hill. Tho Ascot Stakes of 25 soya each, 15 ft, and 5 only if de clared, &e., with 200 added. The winner of any handicap after the weights are d3clared (May 27th, 10 a.m.) to carry 71b extra. Two miles and a half. 49 subs., 33 of whom pay 5 soya each. The highest weight accepting being Sat 91b, it has been raised to Sat 121 b, and the others in proportion. Baron Rothschild's Hippolyta, 3 yrs, (st G6rinilb shaw) 1 Mr G. Rigby's Black Deer, 4 yrs, 7st 3lb ...... (Perry) 2 Mr Bryan's Lady Hylda, 3 yrs, Est 101 h (Carrot?) 3 The following also ran : —Baldwin, Bally Edmond, Canary, Hypormnestra, Welbeck, Redcap, Wandering Minstrel, Clacton, Alabama, Sheridan, Rappel, an d Potash. Betting-3 to 1 agst Hippolyta, sto 1 agst Canary, '5 to 1 agst Sheridan, 10 to 1 each agat Alabama and Rap pet, 100 to 8 agst Wandering Minstrel, 100 to 7 each agst Lady ING, JUNE 8, 1864. Hylda, Claxton, and Welbeck, and 100 to 2 agst Bally Edmond. Redcap jumped away with a clear lead, having Claxton end Welbe•A as his itiiniedlgtb followeis; three lengths in whose rear were seen Rappel, Wandoiing Minstrel, Alabama, and Black Deer ; the rear division, who item following close in their wake, being brought up by Bally Edmond. RoUnding the top tern, Claxton dropped back, and the leader was followed by Wtibeek, Wan dering Minstrel, and Rappel to the foot of the Swinl4 where the fa' ourite ran into the fourth place, and was joined half way aeroag the bottom by Sheridan and Canary, the latter getting upon closet terms with the leaders as they reached the Old Milepost, where Redcap was beaten and dropped away. The lead from this point was taken tip by Sheridan, closely attended by Canary, Baldwin, and the favourite, the four running in a body to the turn into the straight, where the Baron's filly came up on the out side and half way up obtained a clear lead ; Canary at the same time dropped back, followed by Baldwin, who broke down, leaving Black Deer and Lady Hylda in atten dance upon the leader, who won in a canter by a couple of lengths, three• quarters of a length separating second and third; Alabama was fourth, Sheridan fifth, and Wandering Minstrel sixth. The others were pulled up and walked in some distance in their rear, the last of which was Potash. The Prince of Wales's Stakes of 20 soya each, hft with £5OO added, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; and fillies, Bst Sib. Winners extra, with certain allowances. The owner of the second horse to receive 100 sous, and the owner of the third horse 50 soya out of the stakes. New Course, about a mile and five furlongs. 140 subs. Mr W. Cartwright's Ely, Oat Illb 51b extra) , (Custance) 1 Count F. de Lagrange's Fille de l'Air, Ost (inc 91b extra) (A. Edwards) 2 Captain T. Cooper's Knight of Snowdon, Bst 81b (T. Adams) 3 The following also ran :—ldler, Lord Zetland, Gazza Ladra, Glendusk, Calista colt, Figaro, Major, Hollyfox, Hyraettus, Elmsdale. Betting -3 to 1 agstKnight of Snowdon, 7to 2 agst Fille de "Air, 6 to 1 agst Hollyfox, 6 to 1 agst the Calista colt, and 8 to 1 agst Ely. Idler and Major, side by side, made play, followed by Gazza Ladra, Calista colt, Ely, and the French filly, into the Swinley bottom, where they closed and ran in company to the half distance, where Ely and Fille de l'Air came out, and, with Knight of Snowdon in attendance, finished the race home, Ely winning cleverly at last by two lengths ; twice that distance separated the second and third. Glen dusk was fourth, Hollyfox fifth, and Figaro next. The First Year of the Seventh Ascot biennial Stakes of 10 soya each, with 100 added each year ; for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, 83t 61b; the owner of the second horse to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 56 subs. Mr Merry's Liddington, Bst 101 b (Fo r dh am ) 1 Mr 11. Melville's Wild Boy, Bst 101 b (Goater) 2 Mr R. Sutton's Gardevisure, Bst 61b (T. French) 3 The following also ran :—Ostregor, Salpinctes, Rotho mago, Contraband, Shrapnel], and Sister to Tomato. Betting—Even on Liddington, 2 to 1 agst Gardovisure, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Gardevisure jumped away with a slight lead, closely fol lowed by Wild Boy and the favourite, and Sister to Tomato to the Stand Enclosure, when Liddington came first and won a good race by a neck ; four lengths between the second aad third; Sister to Tomato was fourth; Ostregor fifth; and Shrapnell sixth. SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES,—In the fourth year of the American War the grand army' of the Federal States will, perhaps, succeed in appearing before the walls of Richmond. This, ever since the summer of 1861, has been its single object. Actuated by motives of which we cannot judge, the leaders of the new Confederacy, instead of establishing their capital in the centre of their territories, fixed it in the frontier State of Virginia, and within some seventy miles of the chief military position of their enemies. The pro vocation could not be resisted. The earliest and the greatest efforts of the North were devoted to the creation of an army for the capture of Richmond. This force, the first and the largest put by the Fede rals in the field, was called the Army of the Potomac, and by this title it has now for upwards of three years been familiarly known. But never, during the whole of this time, could the Army of the Poto mac accomplish the purpose for which it was created by occupying the capital of the " rebe;s." Its first levies were scattered at the battle of Bull Run in July, 1861. It was then raised to a far higher strength, re-organised, re-equipped, and well-disci plined by tLe scientific and circumspect M'Clellan ; but it was again defeated, notwithstanding his skill and patience. Once more was it recruited, rein forced, and intrusted to a new commander, but with no better fortune. The road to Richmond was the road to ruin. It mattered not from what base or under what General the expedition started. It always failed,. and the best that could ever be said was, that the Army of the Potomac, after incalcul able losses, was substantially " safe." The expres sion, indeed. passed into a kind of proverb, for though the Federal Generals were invariably com pelled to retreat, the Confederate Generals as in variably failed either to pursue,or take anything by their pursuit. Neither Lee nor Jackson could de stroy the Army of the rotornee, but the Army of the Potomac could never get te Richmond. Other Federal expeditions were more bUCCb. Admiral Ferragut took New Orleans. The ern,: of the Sauth-weat,which began by fighting inTenneste2e , is now fighting inGeorgia. But never cmild the grand army of the North—that army on which pains and treasure had been most profusely lavished—succeed in traversing the few stages between Fredericks burg and Richmond, a distance about es great as that from London to Brighton. Still, the North clung with unyielding tenacity to its purpose. The Army of the - Potomac was maintained in full strength by incessant renewals, and kept unchange ably on the same ground with the same object. It did, indeed, serve for the protection of Washington at the same time, but its real mission was never forgotten. Every year saw this great army newly equipped, commissioned, and commanded. Every year saw a new General appointed with the standing order, " On to Richmond." At last a man has been found to go there. General Grant is not actually nearer Richmond than M`Ciellan has been. He ia, in al: probability, not so near at this minute, after losing half an army, , as Butler is; but though he has accomplished only 30 miles out of the 50, he has done this in spite of the utmost resistance which the best army and the best General of the Confederates could oppose to his advance. He hag not beaten that army, but he re fuses to consider that army as having beaten him. He has suffered repulses and losses enough to dis courage a less obstinate commander, but he persists in disregarding them, and in pursuing his course at any cost. The other day, if the account of his flank movereent be true, he appears to have thought that if he could but ge t t o Ri c h mond he would be ee.7.1- tent to leave the whole Confederate army in his rear, though the result must have placed him bee tween two fires, with a strong city in front, and an army as good as his own behind him, He says in plain words, but without gasconade, that to Rich mond he will go. He has spent 50,000 of his men in getting half way, but he does not haggle about cost. His adversary retires deliberately before him, making preconcerted halts in chosen positions, re pulsing every assault, and then retiring afresh. At this rate Lee will ultimately find himself within the lines of Richmond, and Grant before them. Then what is to happen ? Instead of speculating further on a question involving so many uncertainties, let us seek information from another narrative which has been rather excluded from the notice it merits by the superior interest attaching to the campaign in Virginia. Virginia has not yet been occupied by the Federals, but there is a State of the Confede racy where an occupation of this character has been established and matured under circumstances more favourable to the invaders than would occur any where else. Louisiana has been more or less in the grasp of the North for some time. New Orleans fell early in the war. The Mississippi and its tribue taries, intersecting the State, have enabled the North to take advantage to the utmost of his naval ascend • ancy. A whole campaign was devoted by Grant himself to the capture of Vicksburg and the opening of the mighty river, until at last the Federal gun boats commanded the entire stream. Louisiana, in short, was regarded as " conquered." General Banks was appointed to govern the State, and it was held to have recovered even its title to the Parliamentary franchise. Tho capture of Richmond could do no more—indeed, would not do halt as much for the conquest of Virginia as events had combined to de for the conquest of Louisiana. Well, in this " con quered" State, just two months ago, the Governor set out on an expedition towards a certain town within his own dominion. It sounds ill for the tranquillity of his Government to say that he took with him on his journey an army of 50,000 men and a strong force of gunboats, It sounds worse to say that even these forces have not saved him from a complete defeat in the field and an ignominious retreat. Yet all this is literally true. Banks, within the limits of the State under his own command, has been beaten in battle, and forced to retreat how he can. In a corner of his province Velem were rival authorities rejecting his jurisdic tion, and owning allegiance to the Confederacy. It was desirable to upset this rival Government, and, besides, it was believed the expedition might bring out large quantiti es o f th e co tt on supposed to be stored in those parts. This exploit, if it could be achieved, would turn the balance of trade in favour of the United states, and this again would diminish the export of gold from New York, and so relieye Mr. Chase from a portion of his embarrassments. With thee() objects, therefore, Gen. Banks, having proclaimed a rendezvous at Alexandria on the Red River about the end of March, advanced, on the Bth of April from that town upon Shreveport, also on the Red River, but at some distance up the stream. He first fell into an ambuscade, and lost upwards of 1,000 men ; then retreated, and sustained, with better fortune, a regular attack ; but in the end retreated again, with the loss of 4,000 or 5,000 men, twenty guns, and the whole of his train. Then his very transports were attacked, and his gunboats could hardly protect them. Finally, ale whole squadron Was placed in a position of the utmost p eril, from which, as we learn to the latest are only just now h o pi ng to est;,.7e: telegrams, they , Banks hitaself re; reoet.ed to have at last succeeded in reaching New Orleans. Ie was for a long time by no means certain that he, the " Governor of L ou i s iana," and the commander of an army etuthheting almost as many effectives as Grant's at Spottsylvatia, had not been taken prisioner in his own province by a Confedqrate force which was hardly known to exist. low s if this is the state of things in Louisiana, what state of things is to be expected in Virginia, even if Lee should evacuate Richmond and leave the city to Grant? How are even "conquered" provinces to bo held if their " governors fare like Banks ? Certainly, after such a forcible and timely illustration, we must recognise the truth of President Davis's saying, that, though Richmond might he taken, the war could be conti nued for 20 years in the State of Virginia alone. HERALD.—Prudent men pause before they lecture people. Mr. Gladstone is not a prudent man, and he has more than once undertaken to rate the House of Commons for its extravagance. The last instance w e e on Friday night. There was a re commendation by Sir L. Palk that justice should be done to a most meeitorious body of naval officers at the expense of a I ow thousands. At this decent proposal, well supported by influ ence and argument, the Chancellor of two Ex chequer hectored. " The Government would give every attention to the requirements of those who served the Crown, but they would not be driven one step in advance. The primary duty of members of the House of Commons was to check the Government in their expenditure, but during the whole of the present session the time spent in attempting to check the expenditure had been vastly exceeded in the attempt to induce Government to increase that ex penditure." This was pretty sharp, in the face, too, of the gross outlay on account of the operations in China, amounting, from 1857 to the close of last April, to nearly five millions of money. No wonder that members, thus unreasonably twitted for their waste of the public fends by a Govern, went spending seventy millions a year, besides additional votes for fortifications and other ques tionable objects, should feel ill-disposed to enter tain Mr. Cowper's vote for one hundred and fifty thousand pounds towards establishing a new Na tional Gallery. The motion of the right hon. gentle man, with that strange incongruity so often notice able in the conduct and acts of the present Govern.. merit, stood in opposition to the declared opinions of the Prime Minister in 1860. At that period our versatile Premier was enthusiastically in favour of Trafalgar-square for the National Gallery. If the house would only vote him seventeen thousand pounds he would take care that every defect would be cured, and now that the smoke had been got rid of by a unique act of Parliament of which he himself was the happy author, we should have the finest site in Eu rope rendered a consummate perfection for an exhibi tion of pictures. The original building already cost nearly two hundred thousand pounds of the public money, and then there were some forty thousand pounds more for the ornamentation of Trafalgar square. These were all considerations why the pre sent building should be retained for its definite and established purpose, and every idea to the contrary treated as impractical and utopian. It is a pity that the First Commissioner of Public Works should have made his noble chief eat bumble-pie in so conspicuous a manner on Monday night. The Prime Minister of England has had to undergo too much of this kind of vassalage of late. We all feel for his humilit,tions, for the country suffers in them. But the chastisement dealt to the Chancellor of the Ez chequer was still more severe. Mr. Bernal Osborne, who has a mischievous faculty in raking up bitter memories, reminded the right hon. gentleman of his famous diatribe in 1860. It was then we had that graphic picture of the Public Works Depart ment under Whig management, which has immor talised the name of Sir B. Hall and his present suc cessor. According to Gladstone the conduct of that office was "characterised by vacillation, uncertainty, slovenliness, extravagance, and meanness. There was a total want of authority to direct and guide, a total want of making up the mind what to do, and such were the evils of the system that nothing short of a revolutionary reform would ever be a sufficient remedy." Surely this was prophetic. We had the revolution on Monday night. Not the Ra dical perversion of the noble Premier, not the silent vote of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, could pro tect the Government from the antagonism of the house. The proposed expense was deemed unneces sary, the proposed change of site undesirable. The National Gallery is to stand where it is. The repre sentatives of the people, in a pretty full house, have decided this against the Government by a majority of 52. The arguments in favour of this decision are overwhelming. In the first place, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer had no right on a previ ous occasion to catechise the House of Commons on economy and essay to teach members their duty. He should have felt his own position. He should have reviewed the past and forecast the future. As we Lave said, China and this very vote to come on ought to have been present in his vivacious aseoe n i n ny, m i nd . The first assembly of gentlemen in the world have thel'r esprit ifs corps, and no matter what their party peh oes they do not like to be collectively rated as so manyschool girls. The cen sureore, a just retribu tion yearning. The of Monday night was, there: and a prudent and necessary judgment which Lord Palmerston himseL e had pro nounced on the present site of the National eftliery in 1860 must have forcibly weighed with the house. At that period there was first a modest call for thirteen thousand pounds, then for fifteen, and this was capped by:the final rote for seventeen thousand, which was carried on the repeated assurances of the noble Premier that the sum asked for would be ample for enlarging and improving the National Gallery so as to make it sufficient for some years for all the pictures belonging to the nation. But obli vious of all this, and having succeeded in making his venerable relative take a new turn on the matter —the First Commissioner comes down to the House of Commons on Monday with the bold proposal of a summary veto for a hundred and fifty thousand pounds. This would do for ten years or so, and then there might be another grant, and then another and so on, to meet changed views and circumstances. It is true that to properly house the national collec tion on the Burlington site the present pile of build ings would have to be swept away, and on the three and a-half acres a suitable edifice could be reared, a ,-.hich might cost the countrya million orso of money. This no doubt would perfect the job; and, had the House of Commons been so unwise as to listen to Mr. Cowper's hazy scheme, and the noble n Premier's rectintai::: l and cajolery, the tax payers of the kingdoi2, of whom Mr. Glad stone is so nervously tender, would now be in the the en oenous and u se l ess direct road to bearing burden. When Lord John Manner.' described the proposal as a proof that £17,000 had been raised by false pretences in 1860—when he made it evident that the Government were forcibly condemning themselves, he rendered an adverse vote a necessity. Ministers may stultify themselves; it is not for the Legislature to do so, and this with the naked facts before them ; for in truth there never werestronger reasons for continuing the collection in the present building than those which can be adduced now. The conditions are greatly improved since 1860. The site is still the same magnificent one it has always been. There is also room for extension. A scheme has been prepared according to which, at a very slight expense, an additional gallery 200 feet by 40 could be obtained in the rear of the existing building without buying a single inch of land. Then, should the barracks be removed and St. Martin's Workhouse, such an alteration might be effected as . would render the structure suited to every reasonable and expected exigency. Of course the Royal Academy would have to decamp. This was promised by Lord Palmerston when he suc ceeded in raising the £17,000. But it is not a little remarkable that Mr. Cowper was wholly silent on the subject of the Royal Academy on Monday night. For our own part we have always considered the juxtaposition of our modern pictures with the great masterpieces of Europe an injustice to our own artiste. Their reputation is certainly not exalted by their very close proximity to the national col lection. This had better remain where it is, if for no better reason, simply because it is ther e . The situation is admirably central. With th e recent, and destined improvements in Charing cross and the neighbourhood, with new railways, n ew steam accomodation on the river, and the completion of the Thames embankment, so valuable a recommendation will be vastly enhanced. In fact, there is scarcely a word to be said against the pro posal to retain the National Gallery in Trafalgar square, and this is the substantive effect of the amendment of Lord John Manners. On the con trary, not one striking or forcible argument can be urged in favour of the change to Burlington House —a change involving a large and growing expene diture of the public money, the violation of former pledges, and the desertion of an excellent position for one not half so desirable, and not so free for extension in regard to the future. The crushing majority of Monday night, and the equally decided vote on the International Exhibition building last session, are sure proofs that the House of Commons has no confidence in Lord Palmerston and his col leagues on questions relating to public economy and the art exhibitions of the kingdom. Monday -00 night's decision is likewise a plain notification thi the House is determined to show its respect f public faith, by insisting that Ministers shall gee to their solemn engagements, whether as regari the finances of the country, or in other matte which more nearly concern the national characti and honour. LAW INTELLIGFSCE—June 7. COURT OF CHANCERY• (Before Vice-Chancellor Jiinde.rsieY.) MEEHAN V. HANDLEY. This suit was instituted by a young woman O med EllE Keenan, to compel the defendant, Captain H. B. 1.. -T " die: to perform an agreement into which he had entered wit her to give her an annuity of £l5O for the support of ber self and her child, of which she said he was the father The plaintiff deposed that whilst living in Michael's-Os° Brompton—namely, in December, 1859 —she became tie quainted with the defendant, who visited her at her rest donee, and that she shortly afterwards, at his earnest olici tation, was induced to enter into cohabitation with him s his wife, for which purpose he took apartments for her, i the first instance, in Stanley-street, Pimlico. During thn period and now she was unmarried, and the defendau during the same period, and until some time after makia to her the alleged promises of marriage and the relinquish ment thereof, was an unmarried -man. She also depose that during such cohabitation, and until after the birth ( her child, she at his request used the name of " Coverdale, being the same as that used by himself in all his sportin transactions, he being then and now largely engaged i racing, by which name he was well known, and she ive also well known by the name of Mrs. Coverdale, and Nve by him introduced under such name to some of his rola tions and friends. The defendant, who has large estates h Lincolnshire, and an estate in Berkshire, denied that had entered into any such obligations to wards her as sill set forth. Mr. Glasse, Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, and Mr. Homing were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Baily, Overt and Mr, Toulmin for defendant. The case was argued a month ago and judgment was re' served till now. - The Vice-Chancellor, in giving judgment, said the al' eumstances under which the bill was filed were these The plaintiff, Ellen Keenan, lived with the defendan t Captain Handley, as his mistress from 1859 till 1861. ija ) , fore she knew the defendant she had lost her virtue, sn a had been the mistress of some other persons, and had bors 4 a child to one of them. The defendant was a gentlemall al fortune and much addicted to pursuits of the turf, and he kept race horses. In December, 1859, an acquintance cow'' menced between the plaintiff and the defendant from al l accidental meeting one evening in Piccadilly. The de' d fendant visited the plaintiff that night at her lodging) an A continued his nightly visits there about two months; a s in 1860 he took lodgings for her in Stanley-street, Pindie ° where he continued to visit her. In IVlarch,, 1860, he r otted t. cottage at Surbiton, where she lived with him as his rai w stress, and there they resided and cohabited 12 months . During their residence at Surbiton they were known Mr and Mrs Coverdale, and under the name of Coverd ale the defendant carried on his sporting transactions. Te defendant said it was usual for persons engaged in sporti l)B transactions to carry them on and to enter their horses it" races under assumed names. But the court was not awa re that it was the custom of the se p ersons t o assume su ch fiet : h' tious names as the names by w hi c h th ey d es i re d to " known in the neighbourhood where they resided. Whil e the plaintiff and the defendant were living at Surbitont infant plaintiff, Lucy Coverdale, of which child the d e : fendant had always till after the institution of this su_ A i " acknowledged himself to be the father, was born. 44. 7 shortly after the birth the defendant regist ere d that fee" describing the child as the daughter of Henry and VT; Coverdale. Lln October, 1860, the defendant caused the child to be baptised, and on that cccasion also he de• scribed her as the child of Mr and Mrs. Cove r d a le. resided at Surbiton upwards of twelve months the plaintiff and the defendant went to reside at Marlene, is Hertfordshire, and there the defendant resumed 111 41 /1 real name 'of Handley, and by his direction the plaiab— always afterwards whilst living there passed under the name of Mrs Handley. He addressed letters to her en der that name. On the 25th Deptcmber, 1861, when about to leave home for a short time, he left a letter for her on the table, in which he expressed his regret that her eff ee _; tion for him appeared to have cooled, and he propos ed that if she determined to leave him he would give her e ll annuity of £l5O for the support of herself and their child. Shortly after September, la6l, the plaintiff, with the Oa : currence of the defendant, quitted Mariana, and went to S' Leonards, and from that time the cohabitation ceased. la accordance with the advice of the defendant she came to London to have an interview with his solicitor, i n order that a deed securing to her an annuity of £l6O might ba prepared. Beth the plaintiff and defendant had intervi ew ° with the solicitor on that subject, but the result was t hat the defendant, without any reason, refused to carry out the arrangement, and this bill was filed to compel him to card out the arrangement. It has been contended for the de' fendant that there was no consideration for the annuity claimed from him. But the court was of opinion upon the evidence that there was a sufficient consideration. There appeared to have been several discussions between them o n the subject of marriage, and the defendant seemed to hav e given her a promise of marriage. But the plaintiff had re: leased the defendant from such Fromise on consideration 01 his panting her an annuity. The conclusion at which the court felt obliged to arrive on the whole case was that ther e must be a decree for an annuity to the plaintiff to corn' mence from March 25, 1862, th e d ee d t o secure such annuityto be settled in chamb ers . Th e d e f en d an t must pay the plaintiff's costs. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY. There was an average attendance both of the town A n d country dealers at market to-day, but only a limited bus, ness was done at prices slightly l o w e r . Fl our met wit h limited business, but nominally unaltered in price. 111 In . 4 0 dian corn there was a slow sale, but not lo wer . EgYP7 o r, beans firm at previous rates. Oatmeal leas inquired - and quoted at last week's prices. SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. le of At our market to-day there w as a sma ll supply el wheat. Higher prices were asked a t first, which oll e f hot sales. Later in the day a slow business was done at 01 week's rates. Barley also made late rates. Oats adveo Is to 2s per qr. Flour aid other articles as before. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...ls s Od to i n 6s 01 White ff , ...1780&to ipso New red , ..15 s Od to 166 0 New white „ ft 0..168 6d to 18 0c1 Beans 'I ft ... 15s 6d to 1, : ad Peas, per qr b Grindinc, barley, per qr. 29s Od to 30 pd Malting ditto, ~ 32s Od to ''`' A ' 0(l Oats l 9s Od to 2 75 II Flour, is 4d to la 8d per 14 lb. MARKET HARBOROUGH—TUESDAY. White wheat, 40s to 448; red, 36s to:39g p e r 36 ng , Making barley at 33s to 36 s p er qr . ; gr i n di ng , 27s t ° ,4o per 30 at, O a t s , o ld, 27 s t o 29 5; new, 20 a to 210 per at. ; beans, 35s to 43s per qr. MELTON MOWBRAY—TUESDAY. The following were the currencies :—Now white - m oo; 41s Od to 45s Od; n e w re d, 3 6s O d to 40s per 36 ,1,2"-et.; beans, 398 to 41s for old ; new sorts, 3 5s to 37s per o' for barley, 338 to 358; for malting, and 278 to 29s per (ir' grinding; new oats, 218 to 24s Od per 24 stone; old , to 285.; LEEDS—TUESDAY. There was a small show of fresh grain this weekt,o only a limited business was done in wh ea t, last Ttles7a 50 rates being maintained. Oats and bean s were clw"" dear. Averages—June 7—Wheat 39s ld3 per ar. —Barley 31a 5d —Oats —Beans 35s 21d —Peas ....30s 04 BRISTOL—TUESDAY. 0 4 There was a moderate attend ance o f m ill ers te-da,v ' h est an inactive business doing. English and foreign. 1 1, 0 is held for rather more money. Barley and other arti ° moderate demand. -.../ Births. 1 0 of CHEMNIG—On the 4th i ns t., at S andhurst, the WI Captain C. C. Chesney, R.E., of a daughter. # rot' FEILDEN.—On the 6th inst., at 44, Bryanston-stree t ' man - square, the Hon. Mrs. J. R. Feilden , cf " P " - ter.of SHABSPEAR.—On the sth inst,, at Richmond, the vi" ;01 Lieut.-Colonel John Davenport Shakspear, of a a °ll heir. Marriage& rih rib, GRANT—FAWCETT.—On the 7th inst., at Trinity' 011 r 'Pulse-hill, surrey, Robert Grant, Eeq., of Brixtol Surrey, to Eliz a b e th Bi s d ee , on ly d aug hter of .g Fawcett, Roupell-park, Surrey. lOW GREA.VES—YOUNG.—On the 7th inst., at St. Mar"''', roo f, nington, Mr. Charles Greaves, jun., of Liuds e liati • Chelwa, to Miss Young, of Cambridge-terrac e, man-road, Clapham, S. Deaths. il l Of DALLOWAY.—On the Gth inst., at Bsth, Elizabet h hop relict of Joseph Ja mes D a lloway, aged 91. -p;,eta EATON.—On the sth i ns t at St. John's-wood, ch Eaton, Esq., aged 86. C' GARDYNE —On the 6 t h i ns t., at Scarborough, ° A-4 Gardyne, Esq., o f Fi n h aven . othe r HUSSEY.—On the sth inst., at Brighton, William Hussey, Esq., aged 60. TAO' NETETT. —On the sth inst , at 7, Bedford-street , S., - wak pool, Mary, relict of the late William Nevett, aged 90. ' PULL AN.—On the sth inst. at Hamm e rsmith, „,r lO Pulman, late of her Majesty's aged 87. $ 5. Tuours.—On the 4th inst.a tlVell O s rsetshi re, , ce mof Wolof jor Ralph Thorpe, Bengal Army, aged 65. Soe 1,0 London : Prira,ed and Pr Wished by WILLIAM AND it ,:, 312, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Inn Sus (Ace at Strand, ,n the Preolnot of ' t he Savoy, , n the COUP' Middlesex,—Wednesday, Juno 8,1864.