The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-14 00:00:00

THE VOLUNTEERS. The annual regimental competition of the Fins ary Rifle Volunteer corps (39th Middlesex) for rizes presented by inhabitants of the borough took lace at the Raynham range on Monday. The loges were 200, 300, 500, and 600 yards, five shots t each, and seven prizes for the highest aggregate .•,ores were adjudged as follows :—A silver crap. slue 12 guineas, the fourth annual gift of Mr IL Tolland, a local manufacturer, and a silver medal, Colour.Serg. While, 50 marks ; a watch, value 2 guineas, given by Messrs Jackson and Sons, to ;orporal Janowsky, 48 marks ; £lO, given by Jient.-Colonel Renton, to Private Lerner, 45; £lO, dven by Major Burgess, to Corporal Hoefling, 44 ; orporal Yokes and Private Strugnell, with 43, were ach awarded five guineas, the gifts of Mrs R. 11. 'ones and Mr Rumbelow ; and Serge Jones, with 42, was the winner of a silver cup, value £5, given by Messrs Boulton and Sons. A prize of £5, with dhers presented by Mr H. Flear, Mr G. Hickman, and Mr J. S. Milne was awarded to Priv, J. Smith. A. sum of £3O, the fourth annual gift to the corps by Mr H. Gardner, was divided into class and at tendance prizes. Colour- Serg. While, in first-class, gained the prize of £6. The 6th Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteers are now contesting for a silver cup, value 100 guineas, which has been presented to the regiment by Mr Frederick Till and Mr John Bacon, and which is to be the win• ner's absolute property. 'lke ranges are 250, 350, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each, and on Monday the second range was finished. The highest scores made are —Corporal H. Walker, 35 ; Corporal Butler, 34; Colour-Serg. Moore, 29; Quartermas ter-Serg. Partrick, 27 ; Private Ballimore, 27; and Cot. Money, 26. The fourth annual prize competition of the members of the North Middlesex Rifle Corps commenced yes• tee day at ranges at Child's-hill, near Ham pstead. The adjutant's prize of five guineas, open to the 24 members of the corps who had attended the greatest number of drills, and completed their class firing for the present year, was shot for at 200 and 400 yards, seven shots at each. Private Giles, the win ner, 4th company, made 44 marks ; the next best score of 42 marks was made by Sergeant Humph rey, 4th Company. The Ladies' prize, and Mr J. Mullen's prize, a silver watch, open to all, includ ing staff, was shot for at 200 and 700 yards, seven shots at each range. The winners were I.Corporal Pavey, 4th company, 35 marks 2.Corprl. Jackson, 34 marks. Private Johnson, the next best, made 31 marks. Bandmaster Froggit'a prize, competed for by members of the band only, at 200 and 500 yards, five rounds at each range, was won by Pri vate Woodthrop, 24 marks. The shooting will be resumed on 'Wednesday next, when Lieut.. Colonel Whitehead's prize of 10 guineas, Major Peter's prize of 8 guineas, and other prizes will be competed for. In the contest for the prizes of the sth Middlesex Administrative Battalion Rifle Volunteers, the Lieut. Colonel's first prize, a silver cup, was won by Ser geant Tory, 30 marks. For the Hon. Mrs. Fred. Goulburn's prize the first-class shots of the sth bat talion and the Customs' Volunteers at the outports contended. The Company Challenge Cup of the South Mid dlesex Rifles, presented to the corps by officers and members of No. 10 (or War-office) company, has been shot for at Wormwood Scrubs by No. 2 (Ful ham), and No. 10 companies. The conditions were —Ten men on each side, five shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards; 'Wimbledon targets and scoring; long Enfield rifle ; Hythe position. At the conclusion of the contest the scores stood as follow: No. 2 com pany, 351 marks; No. 10 (War-office) company, 323 marks. The Challenge Cup thus passed into the hands of the former company, they having a majority of 28 marks. A return match between 12 effective members of the 20th (North-West) and the 29;h (North) Mid. dlesex Rifles has been held at the rifle range at Child'eehill, Hempstead. The conditions were the same as in the first stage of the Queen's prize at Wimbledon, and the men eelected from the 'Wim bledon representatives of this year. The 20th Mid dlesex won the match, their score being 445 marks, against 330 of their opponents. In the sth monthly competition for the Challenge Cup of the 20th Mid dlesex held at Willesden, ranges 200, 500, and 600 yards, Captain Timms became the winner with a score of 41. lie also won a tankard presented by lll,jor Bowyer. Sergeant Campbell, Capt. Rudd, and Private Brewster also won three money prizes. The prize for third-class shots was won by Private Bustard. Lieut.-Colonel Wilkinson commanded a field day and sham fight on Seturday at Hendon-park, the seat of Mr Lewis H. Hazlewood, between the corps comprising the 23 Middlesex Administrative batta lion, which were divided into an attacking and de fending party. The entire force numbered nearly 500 men. A match came cff at the Wormwood Scrubs' ranges on Saturday afternoon between No. 14 (Cap tain Warrington's) company, St. Martin's division of the 22d Middlesex (Queen'e Westminster Rifles), and No. 2 (Capt. Gardiner's) company of the 37th Middlesex (Bloomsbury) Rifles. Ten men on each side. The Queen's were under the command of Cap tain Warrington, assisted by Sergeants Elkins and Homer, the 37th Middlesex being under the com mand of Captain and Adjutant Ingham. The ranges were 200, 500, and 000 yards, five shots at each distance. At the time of csmmencement one of the Qleen's ten had not put in an appearance ; so, in order to make the sides even, it was agreed that one of the members, Private C. Godfrey, should fire twice, and his second score should stand for the absent man. The Queen's were the victors by 27 marks. This result was contributed to by Sergeant Wvlde, who stood highest on the Queen's side with 41 marks. 39 marks made by Sergeant Golding were the highest individual score made on the 37th Middlesex side. On Saturday Sir Charles Forbes kindly lent a spacious meadow adjoining his mansion, Broom wood, Clapham-common, for the annual inspection of the 2d Surrey Artillery, who for upwards of an hour kept up a rapid fire from their 9-pounders. The annual prize meeting of the 4th Administra tive Battalion of Kentish Rifle Volunteers has been brought to a close at the rifle ranges at Sitting bourne with the following results-Ist competition, open to all members of the battalion whose corps subscribe £5 per annum. Staff prizes, presented by Lieut.-Col. J. Dixon Dyke and the officers of the battalion staff; first prize, a Dent's gold watch (pre aented by Col Dyke), value £l5 ; second, a steward's telescope and stand, value £4 153; third, a clock (presented by Major Groves), £5. Distances 200 and 500 yards ; seven shots at each. 2d competi tion, a clock, &C., presented by the Adjutant, £6. The principal prizes in thesecompetitions were woe by Corporal Russell, 29th (Ashford) 40; Private Price, ditto, 40; Ensign Greenhill, ditto, 39. 3d com petition, open to all whose corps subscribe £5 per annum to the fund. Battalion Prizes—First priz', a Steward's telescope and stand, value £4 15s, and £5 53 in money, £10; second, an electro-silver tankard, £7 5s ; third, a West telescope and stand, £4, and a policy for life in the Volunteer Service Accident Fond, £l, £5. 4th competition, a match, ten men of each corps; 200 and 500 yards—five shots at each. Entrance fee 2sa head, and the whole of these entrance fees to be divided among the best shooting ten. In the 3 i competition the principal scores made wore Sergt. Tokeley, 16 . h, 39; Corporal Russell, 29th, 3 8; Privlto Gibson, 37. For the 4th competition (ten tuenof each corp') three corps Com peting, the result being-1.16th (Sittingbourne) 231 marks ; 2. 29th (Ashford), 223 marks; 3. sth (Can terbury), 210 marks. In the Cinque Ports Artillery and Rifle - Volun• teems contest Captain Williams, of the 19th Mid dlesex, who in the two classes had made an aggre gate Score o f 61, la. , came the winner of the g')ld watch. Privat e Di ghton and (11r ‘l. 1 Gk egreed to divid e th e second prize of £5 between l them. The Saff)lk County It'al Association held its annual prize meeting on Thursday and Friday ;n lelovorth-park, the seat of the Marquis of Bristol. Adjutant Barnidston eomm.itithd the firing parties, and Major 111‘Gregor was umpire. In the first con test the prizes were 1:15 for the company, whose three representatives made the highest aggregate score at 200 and 600 yards, £lO for the highest aggregate score at the first range, and £lO for the highest aggregate score at the second range. There were in all 51 competitors representing 18 com panies. The 2d Eye company won the first prize of £l5; the Ist Bury company took the prize for the best score at 200 yards, and the Hadleigh company that for the best score at 600 yards. The second contest was open to any effective Volunteer of the county, the prize being the County Members' Cup, presented by Earl JermynaALP., and Major Parker M.P., with second and third prizes, of £6 and £4 added by the association. The ranges were 200 and 500 yards, seven shots at each. There were 42 competitors. Private A. Bishop of the Bury corps made the highest score-42 at 200 and 500 yards —and won the cup, while Sergeant Mills, of the Beceles corps, took the second prize, of £6. The third contest was for the bronze medal of the National Rifle Association, entitling the winner to compete for the Prince of Wales's Cup at Wimble don next year. With this was offsred an as.sociae tion prize of £2O, while there were second, third, and fourth, of £l5, £lO, and £5. The shooting was at 200 and 600 yards, five rounds each, and there were 30 competitors. Sergeant Norfolk won the £2O prize and the bronze medal, and Private W. Burrell, who had tied with him, took the second prize of £10; Lieut. Read won the third prize of £lO, and Private R. Burrell the fourth prize of £5. The fourth contest, open to all members of the asso ciation and effective volunteers of the county was a cup given by the President (Sir C. S. F. Banbury . ), with second and third, of £lO and £5. The shooting was at 500 and 600 yards, seven shots each, and there were 26 competitors. Private Haward, of the Ipswich corps, won the first prize, Sergeant Norfolk the second prize, Major Bishop (Mayor of Colchese ter) the third prize. The fifth and last contest was at long ranges, and the first ever thrown open by the association to all corners. There were only nine competitors in consequence of the renowned Captain Hawker having entered the lists. The first prize was the Ladies' Cap, while second, third, and fourth prizes of 110,15, and £3 were also given. Captain Hawker was only third beat at 800 yards, but he recovered at 1,000 yards, and won the first prize with a score of 34. Private J. Haward won the second prize, and Private J. Read the third prize. The Norfolk Volunteer Service Association closed its annual meeting on Friday afternoon with a re• view on the South Denes, near Great Yarmouth. The following corps were represented :—The Ist Norfolk Light Horse, Captain F. Hay Gurney, 58; the Ist Norfolk Artillery, Major Sir E. H. K. Lacon, 178; the Norwich Battalion, Colonel Black, 374; the Yarmouth Battalion, Major Orde, 218 ; and the 2d Norfolk Administrative Battalion, Lieutenant- Colonel Sir Thomas Beauchamp, 291; total 1,112. The Ist Norfolk Administrative Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Suffield, was not present, having already had a review on its own account a few weeks ago. The trcops were under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir T. Beauchamp. Capt. Easor of the East Norfolk Militia acted as brigade-major. Colonel Ibbetson, accom panied by Captain the Hon. Harbord Harbord, of the Norfolk Militia Artillery, and Captain Riddell, 16th Lancers, who acted as aides-de-camp, arrived at about 3 o'clock, and was received with a general salute. The corps then marched past, first by com panies, and then in columns. An enemy was sup. posed to land to the south somewhere near the mouth of the harbour, and preparations were made to repel him. The south battery was manned by the artillery, under the command of Major Sir E. Lacon, and some 58-pounders opened fire on the enemy's boats, while a heavy fusilade was kept up against those who were supposed to have got a footing on shore, and skirmishers were thrown out in every direction. The enemy was several times charged by the Light Horse, and ultimately was supposed to have retired discomfited. After some other mar ceavres the Volunteers formed in square, and the officers were addressed by Col. Ibbetson, who said he should be able to report very favourably of the whole of the brigade to the Secretary for War. The proceedings at the annual prize competition of the Norfolk Volunteer Service Association were partially reported in 77te Sun of Saturday. AB. fie Derby, which had been set down in the programme, was abandoned, and an All Comers' match substi. tuted for it. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, five rounds each, and prizes of 110, £5, Sec o were offered for the best aggregate scores. There were 44 competitors, and among them was Captain Hawker, of the South Middlesex, who, for the last two years, has formed one of the English eight in the International match between England and Scot land. Captain Hawker won the first prize with a score of 52; Corporal Ringer, of the Ist Norfolk, won the second prize with a score of 47. The next match was for the association cup prizes, open to members of the association who had paid their sub scriptions for 1864 ; these prizes, £lO, £5, Stn., were shot for by 30 competitors at 200 yards, seven rounds each, and were won—the first by Private Haughton, the second by Private Breeze, of the Ist Norfolk. On Thursday there was a competition for a prize of £l5 given by Sir Archdale Wilson, K.C,B. ; a Westley Richards breech-loading rifle given by a member of the association ; and the two prizes of £5 each given by Mr. Joseph Scott, of Colney. There were 81 competitors, and the ranges were 500, 600, and 700 yards, five rounds each. Bugle-Major Fenner, of the Yarmouth battalion, won the first prize of £l5, with a score of 42 ; Cor poral Wilshank, also of the Yarmouth battalion, won the rifle with a score of 39; while the two prizes of £5 each were won by Corporal Agger, of trio 15th, and Corporal Davidson of the 11th Nor folk. A silver challenge bugle, presented by Mr. J. H. Harvey, and other prizes added by the asso ciation, were competed for by six efficient voluna teers from each company or subdivision in Norfolk, at ranges of. 200 and 300 yards, five rounds each. In the prizes added by the association were £l2 for the Lest score, and £6 for the second best. In ad 78 men competed. The 2d Yarmouth Company won the bugle and 112, with a score of £130; while the Ist Yarmouth gained the second prize. The next contest was for the championship of Norfolk at ranges of 200, 500, and 600 yards, five rounds each. The prizes were for the best scores at the three ranges—first, £2O and the medal of the National Bil() Association ; second, 110 ; third, £5. There I were 89 competitors, and Private Breeze, of the Ist Norfolk, after shooting off a tie with Corporal David son, became champion for the year, while Corporal Davidson took the second prize of £lO, and Cor poral Swan, of the 2d Yarmouth, the third prize. On Friday the final match took place for a cup of the value of £l5 given by Lieut.-Colonel Sir T. Battalion.cfii efficient e Volunteersro rounds ndThe heeae ranges were a t gn h e d e s Beauchamp, and open s Administrative oo to all yards, efn 2 w d er N e o 2 r o fo O lk there were 32 competitors. The cup was won by Private Wrigglesworth, wha scored 25. The Grimsby corps has just held its annual prize competition with the followi ng resu l ts :—/10 - pre sented by Mr Chapman, M.P., was won by Private Croft; £5 presented by Lieut.-General Angerstein, by Lance Corporal Frith ; a long Enfield rifle, pre sented by Mr Daubeny, by Captain Seddon ; £8 presented by the commanding officer, by Private Dann ; a silver cup, presented by Lieut. Coates, by Sergeant Tapling ; a field-glass, presented by Mr A. C. Palmer, by Private Hollingsworth ; a silver tankard, presented by the officers of the corps, and shot for by honorary members, by Mr Owen Roe, &e. Captain Jay's troop of the Hon. Artillery Coos piny, consisting of two oflicerb--viz., Captain Jay and Lieut. Jay—and about 30 non-commissioned officers and privates, have visited Seaford. The troop brought four 6-pounder field pieces with them, and during a week were actively engaged in their usual drill at Seaford, and in gun practice on the hill near Alfriston. The annual ins[eeion of the let Cheshire Engi neer Volunteers took plats eoaae days ago in the Upper Park, Birkenhead. The inspecting t fiirer was Colonel Delves Broughton, , who express, d his gratification at the proficiency of the men ie their engineering duties. In Dorsetshire the Blandford company (the Bth) have had a very successful prize meeting, although the weather was unfavourable. The officers' value £l5, were won—the first by Ridout, the second by Martin, and the third by Furmage. Range pr'z'fi were also won by Wareham, Applite, and Monckton ; distances 200, 500, and 600 yards. The scoring was inferior owing to the wind, the winning figure being only 32. In another compe• tition the first prize was the D'Oylcy cup, value £5, at 200, 300, and 500 yards. Furmage was the winner with 38 points. There have been several rifle contests during the last few days in Devonshire. On Friday 20 mem bers of the Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Hatherleigh, Bideford, and Southmolton corps had a shooting match, the prize being a splendid rifle, the gift of Adjutant Mackenzie, of the North Devon Batta lion. The shooting was extremely good, the prize being obtained by Sergeant Burgess, of the Ilfra- combe Corps. The annual competition for prizes by members of the 20th Devon Volunteer Rifles (Broadhembury), took place last week. The follow• ing were the winners of the prizes :—Class A, 200 yards—let, Corporal Coombes ; 2d, Private Stilling. Class B, 500 yards—lst, Private Snell; 2d, Private Howe. Class C, 600 yards--lst Sergeant Weeks; 2d, Private Martin. For the greatest number of marks at the three ranges—let, Corporal Frost ; 2d, Private F. Blackmore. A consolation prize, to which were added two others-Ist, Private Wright ; 2d, Private Blackmore ; 3d, Private Small. Col. M'Murdo, the Inspector General, reviewed over 3,000 Volunteers on Saturday on the Manches ter racecourse. The corps came from Manchester, Salford, Rochdale, Ashton, Oldham, Swinton, Leigh, Atherton, Worsley, and Farnworth, and comprised a small troop of light cavalry (Ist Manchester Light Horse), an artillery corps (19:h Lancashire), and 12 corps of Rifles. The review was witnessed by several thousands of people until those who were not under cover were driven away by the pelting rain, which commenced and finished with the pro. ceedings. The troops were divided into two bri gades, tinder the command of Lieut. Col. the Hou, Algernon Egerton, M.P. The reviewing officer issued his impromptu orders personally, and, so far as the extremely limited and ill-adapted space would permit, the movements were made to resem ble a sham fight, during which the usual evolutions were gone through. With the regular artillery pieces were a couple of I-pounders of peculiar pattern, lent for the day by Mr Whitworth, the inventor. They were much used in the skirmishing, for which they were specially adapted. At the close of the review Col. M'Murdo made a few obsi rvations in taking his fare well of the officers as Inspector General. In the course of his remarks he said he had always considered that the Volunteers could and ought to work up to a certain standard of efficiency. This they had done ; but the standard had nothing to do with the soldiers of the line. The efficiency of the Volunteers he conceived was sufficient for the day of battle, if ever they were required to face an enemy upon their own soil. It was not possible, he thought, even it they wished it, to work up to the efficiency of regular soldiers ; nor was it necessary they should do so. He wished to give them a little parting ad vice. He had watched, marked, and admired them from the cradle of the Volunteer movement. He saw them when they were creeping ; he saw them when they were walking as firm, uptight soldiers, bearing arms in solid battalions and working in brigades and divisions. It was now incumbent upon them to look more to rapidity of movement. They had got the knowledge and steadiness to deploy into line and to change front. They advanced in line most admir ably ; but he would recommend them in future to work with rapidity in these movements. If ever they found themselves in front of an enemy, they would discover that that enemy had acquired the thin of rapidity rather than of slowness and steadiness. In the evening the officers and Col. M'Murdo dined together at the Queen's Hotel, and the whole com pany rose and cheered him when he took his (lepers ure. On Thursday a contest took place at Richmond, Yo:kshire, between ten members of the Wensley dale ('Y .rkshire), and ten members of the Middleton in Teesdale (Durham) Rifle Volunteers. The con test was for £5 a side, and resulted in favour of the Wensleydale Corps, the score being Wensleydale, 389 ; and Middleton in. Teesdale, 441. During last week the Ist North York Volunteers were engaged in the formation of a now rifle rouge at Langton 'Vold, which is nearly ready for use The East York Rifle Volunteers have competed for a prize of £lO given by the Mayor of Hull, to be shot for at 650, 700, and 800 yards, with seven rounds at each range, any position. The com peti tors numbered 49, and the successful one was Cor poral W. Kirk, who scored 52, the second prize (money) being won by Private W. England, with 51 points. The annual inspection of the Ist West York Engineer Volunteers, by CJlonel Harman, was satisfactory, except as to a part of their engi neering exercise, to which especial attention was called by the inspecting cffiser, who said they merely required practice to become efficient. The 4th North York Volunteers have competed for the prizes given by Lord Bolton on their Wensleydale range. The long Enfield rifle, to be shot for at 200 and 500 yards, at each range seven rounds. The highest score was Sergeant W. Brewie, who made 36, a tie between Lieutenant T. Fryer and Privates Styan and Storey of 35, existing for second money, which, after shooting off, fell to the Lieutenant. The second long Enfield was contested for in a novel way. Each competitor who had entered was to have seven shots, but to be handicapped as to distance. 'Winners of £5 and upwards were to shoot at 600 yards, under £5 550 yards, and those who had never won at 450 yards. The w inner of the first prize barred for second. Privates Humble and Topham, who each shot at 550 y ar d s , tied with 19, Humble winning first place. Sergeant Cowper, who shot from the same distance, was third with 17. There were 20 competitors. Lord and Lady Bolton with a numerous party were present, and his Lord ship afterwards entertained the Volunteers and all comers at luncheon. Tee result of the shooting for Lieutenant Bainbridge's challenge cup is that Ser geant Lupton, of the York Mem, having m a d e a score of 4' by five shots at 400, 500, and 600 yards, during a high wind, becomes the winner of the cup twice, and is therefore now the actual possessor. Corporal Abbey was the second, with a score of 36. The Council of the National Rifle Association of Belgium have addressed the following invitation to the riflemen of England :—" Gentlemen, — On the 23d of September inst. will take place at Brussels, under the patronage of his Majesty the King and their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Brabant and the Comte de Flandre, the great annual contest, open to all riflemen, both national and foreign, and at which a large number of our countrymen will attend. Now that steam and railways have over come distance, and the necessity for passports been removed, we trust that the English riflemen will not fail on this occasion to renew the contest which was inaugurated two years ago at 1% inabledon, and tlat they will attend and fraternally dispute the palm of success with us, Gentlemen, we trust you will accept our invitation and come in large numbers and on your arrival you will see your noble and an cient flag side by side with ours, and we assure you you will meet a warm and cordial reception, which cannot fail to bind closer the ties of friendship which have already united for so long England and Belgium. It is stated that arrangements are in progress for the issue of cheap return tickets from this country to Brussels, available from tho 20th met. to the sth of October, only fur volunteers. The kFulut Public, of Lyons, in speaking of frauds in the wino trado, says :—" In France the repression of fraudulent representations of wines and bran dies will always offer immense difficulties when the enuncia tion of origin is prudently confined to generalities, which, although bringing into disrepute vast districts, injures no ono in his direst interests. Mme. Aguado may pu.Aibh the fraudulent sale of Chateau Margaux, which her vines in ISl6loc have never produced ; nothing can be more legal or more easy. Mr. Scott may do the same for the wines of Chateau Laffitte, or Baron de Itt,thschild for those o Chateau Mouton ; but no great result will be attained. There are few hotels or dining-houses in Franco or abroad where Chateau Margaux, Laffitte, or Mouton is not at once supplied if asked for, And yet, does the public know what is, in reality, the quantity produced by those three privileged domains of Bordeaux? Our statistics are tau years old, but the quantity has tended to decrease rather than augment since that period. Chateau- Margaux produces annually from 100 to 110 casks, Cha teau-Laflitte from 120 to 150, and Mouton from 7i) to 80. The ofthe, average agvalueoftae2, rr, h th 4 o o s o eth e r a e c eg;cat growths is at the prai SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, DONCASTER RACES.—TISESDAY, For the last few years each succeeding anniversary has witnessed a marked improvement in the fortunes of the Great Northern meeting, and there is every probability that on this occasion we shall have to record a success perfect in all the various details, not yielding in any particular to what the Town Moor has seen in the past and palmiest days of Doncaster. The extensive additions and improvements within the enclosure and on the different stands that have been car ried out by the well-judging liberality of the corporation inaugurate quite a new order of things. The Grand Stand, with its various annexes, is now one of the most spacious in the kingdom. The range of private boxes, each with a retiring-room, are on a more liberal principle as regards space than at Ascot, while the subscription stand has been much enlarged, and, what with balconies, flights of steps, &c., the sport can be enjoyed with an amount of comfort before unknown. Doncaster presented its usual, and, perhaps, mere than usual, lively appearance last evening. and all available accommodation seemed to have been quickly snapped up, notwithstanding the prices which its thrifty inhabitants demand. The chief event of the first day's racing, the Great: York shire Handicap, did not provoke much speculation, though a larger field than was anticipated came to the post for it. Among them nothing seemed better than Raglan and East Lancashire, but the latter seemed outpaced before they had gone 200 yards, and the former, though struggling gamely, was defeated by Magnum Bonum and Revolver after a very fast run race. The Champagne brought out one or two very good looking " dark ones," among them Bedminster and Barbaroesa, the former showing a great deal of quality, and the latter a very powerful-looking big colt, though rather coarse. The race was left to the favourite Gardevisure, and Z embezi, the latter managing to overhaul her at the Stand, and winning a good race by a neck. Barter upset a very warm favourite in Durham for the Doncaster Plate, and Wild Agnes easily carried off the filly stakes from a small field. Despite the publicity that has lately been given to their deeds, the ring, we are sorry to say, was invaded this after noon by more than one member of the "'Welshing frater nity." We think it a duty incumbent on the members of Tattersall's more especially to do all in their power to rid the racecourse of these harpies, who in some instances carry on their robberies under cover of a pretended mem bership of the Subscription-room. The services of two of the London detectives would effectually prevent their in trusion into places where their presence is a guarantee to those unacquainted with their persons and character of their probity and good faith. There was little or no change in the Leger betting. Coast Guard and Master Richard are not expected to run. The Fitzwilliam Stakes of 5 eovs each, with 100 added, for all ages; weights for age; winners extra. The second to receive 10 soya out of the stakes, One mile. 20 sovs. Mr Crook's Adventurer, 5 yrs, 9st 71b .... (E. Taylor) 1 Mr John Day's Master Richard, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (inc. 41b extra (D ,yle) 2 Mr G. Hodgman's Victorious, 2 yrs, Get 71b (inc 7lb ex.) (Morris) 3 The following also ran :—Sweet Jessie, Minie, Straf ford, Dubiety, Beaver, Mongrel, Paris, Twilight, Defy, Purity, Argonaut, Gem of the Sea, and Moulsey. Betting-2 to 1 agst Victorious, 7to 2 agst Master Richard, 8 to 1 agst Argonaut, 10 to 1 eget Monlsey, 25 to 1 each agst Gem of the Sea and Dubiety, and 500 to 15 agst Adventurer. Several failures preceded the actual start, in which Ad venturer obtained a slight lead, closely followed by Master Richard, Sweet Jessie, Dubiety, and the favourite, close in whose wake came Argonaut, Twilight, and Gem of the Sea, with the others lying up. They ran thus to the road, when Argonaut came up next the rails and joined tho loaders, followed by Victorious, but on reaching the half distance Sir Joseph Hawley's horse gave way, leaving the issue with three, Adventurer, who was never fairly reached, win ning very cleverly by three parts of a length, Master Richard defeating Victorious by a neck for second, Dubiety finished a good fourth, Argonaut fifth, Twilight sixth, Strafford seventh, and the Thayer next. The last lot comprised Mea gre', Purity, Minnie, Moulacy, Gem of the Sea, and Defy, the latter getting badly off. The Glasgow Stakes of 30 scvs each, 20 ft ; for 2-yr-old colts, Bst 10:b each. Red House in. 7 subs. Mr J. Oeborne's Brown Bread, Sat 101 b (Osborne) 1 Mr Mansfield's Lord Waldegrave, Sat 101 b (Perry) 2 Lord Glasgow's Brother to Bird vu the Wing colt, Bst 101 b (Aldcroft) 3 Lord St. Vincent's St. Leger. Sat 101 b (Heslop) 4 Betting-6 to 4 eget Brother to Bird on the Wing, 7to 4 agst Brown Brad, 5 to 1 agst Lord Waldegrave. Lord Waldegrave, with a slight lead of Brown Bread, made the running, St Leger g. ing on third, with Brother to Bird on the 'Wing at his girths. These positions were retained to the enclosure, where Brown Bread came out and won very easily by half a length, Lord Waldegrave defeat ing Lord Glasgow's colt by a length, twice that distance separating the third and fourth. The Revival Plate of 100 SOTS in specie, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weights for age, with maiden allowances. IN Inners extra. nedhuuse in. Marquis of Hastings's Attraction, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b (inc 71b extra) (Fordham) 1 Mr Sa vile's La e\lecbanto, 2 yrs, 7st 31b (inc 71b extra) (J. Cirimshaw) 2 Sir Joseph Hawley's Caryophyllus, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (Daley) 3 Mr C. Bryan's Welland, 5 yrs, 9st 61b (Custance) 4 Betting—Even on Attraction, 5 to 5 agst Welland, and 4 to 1 agst La Mechante. They ran nearly abreast for the first hundred yards, when Caryophyllus drew slightly in advance and came on with the running, having the favourite on his right, and Wel land and LaMechante next the rails. At the distance Wel land gave way, half-way down Attraction headed Caryo phyllue, and won in a canter by four lengths ; a wretched third. The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; for 2- yr-olds and upwards. Weights for age, with selling allowances. T.Y.C. 7 subs. Mr Jackson's Catalogue, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (£10) (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr Guibilei's Lazzaroni, 2 yrs, Est (41) (Carroll) 2 Mr J. Osborne's Nell Digby, 2 yrs, 7dt 1110 (£10) (Whiteley) 3 Mr Crook's The Loafer, 3 yrs, Sat (£10) ....(Fordham) 4 Mr Saxon's Lady Cochrane, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (£4O) (H. Sharp) 5 Lord Vivian's Busy Bee, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (car Sat 1310 (110) (Cranshaw) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Catalogue, sto 2 agst Loafer, and 5 to 1 agst any other. Loafer was the first away, but was shortly after headed by Lazzaroni and Busy Bee, who came on together to the bend, where they were joined by Loafer and Catalogue, the lot running in company to the half-distance, where Loafer was beaten. Catalogue at the same time took a decided ; a bad third. The win nleeardw, a a n s d so W ld On to ea m si r ly r b a y dw a ie le k n f g n t r h 2oo guineas. The Great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 soya each, 15 ft, and 5 if declared, &0., with 200 added. Winners extra. The second horse to receive 50 Bova out of the stakes. 81 subs, of whom 57 pay 5 sovs each, Mr Fleming's alagnam Bonum, 5 yrs, Bst slb (Norman) 1 Lord Staratord's Revolver, 4 yrs, 751410 (carried 7sl 510) (Perry) 2 Mr J. D ry's Raglan, 4 yrs, bat 101 b Tho following also ran :—East Lancashire, Noelie, Blue Mantle, The Clown, Rose, Canzrnette, Finesse, Edward the Confessor, Olivia, Quarantine, Figaro, Merry Wife, and Battaglia. Betting-5 to 1 each agst Raglan and East Lancashire, 7 to 1 eget The Clown, 8 to 1 eget Olivia, 10 to 1 eget Can zenette, 12 to 1 agst Merry Wife, and 20 to 1 agst Magnum Bonum. The start was delayed a short period through the frac tiousness of Magnum Bonum, but on returning to the pos Mr Marshall lowered his flag to an excellent start, in which Revolver got away slightly in advance, but after running a few strides Noelie rushed to the front and made the run ning on the extreme right, followed in the centre by Re volver, Blue Mantle, and Rose, close up with whom were Olivia, Raglan, Canzonette, Finesse, and Magnum Bonum, the rear being brought up by The Clown, Battaglia, and East Lancashire, the latter being a long way in the rear of everything as they reached the hill. On reappearing in sight Neolis had resigned her lead to Blue Mantle, close up with whom were Raglan, Revolver,:MerryWife, Olivia, and Magnum Bonum, in which positions they came past the Rifle-butt, but as they passed the Red House Blue Mantle appe are d i n difficulties, and on rounding the bend was beaten, a n d d roppe d i nto th e r oar, followed immediately after by Olivi a , Rose, and Finesse. This left Revolver ic possession of the lead, which ho retained to the road, where he was joined by Raglan and Merry Wife, and in a few strides further by Magnum Bowan, the latter, who came up next the rails, obtaining a slight advantage half-way in the distanc,., which he retained to the end, and won very cleverly at last by a neck, Revolver defeating Raglan by a couple of lengths for second ; Merry - Wife finished a good fourth, Blue Mantle fifth, Canzonette sixth, Rose seventh, Olivia eighth, and Finesse next. The last three were Edward the Confessor, The Cl o wn, and East Lancashire. The Champagne Stakes of 50 Boys each, h ft, for 2-yr .olds ; colts Set 101 b, and fillies Sat 81b ; the owner of the second to save his stake. Red House in. 46 subs. Mr 111erry's Z imbesi, Set 10lb ........ .• (11. Covey) 1 Mr Swtou's Gardevisure, Sat 51b............ ( rhoinas) 2 Mr Valentine's Reginella, Bst Slb .......... ('r. French) 3 The following also ran:—Puritan, Barbarose., Bed minster, Doge, Biondina, colt by Hobble Noble, and Haar lem. Betting-6 to 4 agstGardevisure, 4to 1 agst Bedminster, 6to 1 a?,st Puritan, 100 to 7 agst Zambesi, to 1 agst Haarlem, and 100 to 6' agst Reginella. Reginella, with Mr Robinson's colt, Gardevisure, Zam besi, and Puritan in attendance, got away in front, and ran in this order to the turn into the stzaight, where Zambesi and the favourite drew away from their horses and ran a good race home, Mr Merry's colt getting in front opposite the stand and winning by a neck. Reginella was a bad third, Bedminster was fourth, P ur itan fifth ; next came Barbarossa and Haarlem. Mr Robinson's colt was last. The Doncaster Plato (handicap) of 100 sov-3, fur 3-yr-olds and upwards; winners extra. Ono mile. Mr C. Snewing' s B arter , 4 yrs, E s t 131 b ... • ( 11 . Covey) 1 Mr J. Osborne's G a il y, 4 yrs, Est Slb (Carroll) 2 Mr Saxon' s J ane Shore, 3 yrs, Gat (El. Sharp) 3 The following aho ran:---The Vlover, Walloon, Stuck- THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1864. owner, Durham, Confederate, Farnham, filly by Guicowar, and Alice Fauconberg. The flag was lowered to an indifferent start, in which Gaily jumped round and crossed Stockowner, who was left at the post. Confederate was the first away, and made the running to the bend, where he was headed by Barter,Gaily, Farnham, and Jane Shore, who came on nearly in a line to the road, where Barter drew away, and won in a canter by three parts of a length. There were three lengths between the second and third, Alice Fauconberg fourth, and Plover fifth, Farnham sixth, and Durham next. The last lot com prised Walloon, Confederate, and Mr Goodlass's filly. The latter did not pass the post. The Filly Stakes of 30 sovs each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-old fillies, Sst 10lb each. Red house in. 19 subs. Mr J. Osborne's Wild Agnes (Osborne) 1 Lord Glasgow's Sister to Ascham (Aldcroft) 2 Mr MtKenzie's Fair Melrose Mr James Smith's Sympathy (Clement) 4 Mr H. Saville's Spice (Goater) 5 Betting-9 to 4on Wild Agnes, 6to 1 agst Fair Melrose, and 10 to 1 agst Spice. Sympathy, in company with Spice, made all the run ning into the straight, where the latter dropped away. Her place was taken by the favourite, who, with Sister to Ascham, came to the front, and finished the race home, Wild Agnes winning by three parts of a length; three lengths between the second and third. A bad fourth, STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Sept. 13.—Tbe market is quite ae lifeless and inactive as it was last week. In shipping yarns no offers have been made at terms which spinners would accept. The market day, perhaps, ct.n hardly be remem bered when business was so utterly impracticable. Home trade yarns are quite as unsaleable. Until a demand for cloth springs up, manufacturers seem less and less disposed to buy yarns to go on making. Prices aro weaker than they were last week, and the feeling in favour of closing mills appears to be gaining in strength. There is no im provement in the cloth market. If there is any change to day it consists in a more determined feeling on the pat t of merchants re abstain from operations, the high rate of dis • counts acting as a strong deterrent. Such offers as have been made have been at very low rates, and have only led to business in cases where stocks are heavy and sellers pressing to realise, As a rule, however, there is less pres sure to sell than might have been expected, as manufacturers seem to derive some hopes of the market partially, if not wholly recovering firmness through the imminent decrease of production. There is now a general feeling among ma nufacturers against working to stock, and it is expected that many of the leading millowners will be prepared to close their establishments again wholly or partially so soon as the present orders in hand have been completed, and their stocks of cotton have been worked up. It is thus expected that tho production of cloth will soon be largely decreased. The prices of sellers are nominally un changed since last week, but practically buyers find that they could operate at considerable advantage were they so disposed. LEEDS, 12th.—There was a small attendance of both buyers and sellers in the cloth halls to-day, and the markets were altogether of a quiet character. The purchases were of a miscellaneous nature, and included a fair amount of ordinary plain cloths, dark-coloured tweeds, and heavy fabrics. The demand for Canada and the American States is greatly in abeyance just now, but within the past two months a large quantity of winter goods have been shipped to the Canadian and other colonies. The high tariff of the Federal States is a great bar to the introduction of Eng lish cloth into those States; yet, all things considered, there has been a fair amount shipped within the last few weeks, and the heavy and low priced fabrics of some of the outlying districts around Leeds are still in moderate re quest for America. At present, when there are so many signs of some great change being made in respect of the war, a good deal of caution is used both by the producers and the shippers, and there is certainly less disposition to do business on American account than there has been for some time past. As to the manufacturers generally, they are well employed, and, though they complain of the high price of wool and other materials, they are able to command remunerative prices for their goods. NoTTINGn.am, 13th.—The attendance on 'Change to-day was again only limited, Manufacturers evinced very little disposition to purchase lace yarns, and prices remained quite as low as last week. The demand for hosiery yarns was dull, and prices, if anything, were less firm. Late rates were made for silks. There was not much doing in brown nets, and prices were without material change. ROCHDALE, 12th.—There was a rather limited attend ance of buyers in the flannel market to-day, and a smaller quantity of goods was sold than has been of late the average. There is a fair demand for middle and lowest priced goods, and the heavier kinds are also now inquired for as the winter season is approaching. Manufacturers are firm in their prices and the prices of wool also keep up. Yorkshire goods are not in quite so much request as they lately have been. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, SCOTTISH NORTH-EASTERN. The report of the directors of this company states that the gross revenue for the half-year ending the 31it July last amounted to £132,702, and the expenditure to £50,558, leaving a balance of £72,144 divisible in the following pro portions—£l2,926 to the Aberdeen section, £18,397 to the Scottish Midland section, and £10,821 to the Dundee and Arbroath section. The amount remaining for dividend on the Aberdeen section, after paying the interest on the 31 per cent, the 6 per cent, and the 7 per cent preference shares, was £6,445, out of which the directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 11 per cent per annum, leaving a balance of £1,258; on the Scottish Midland section £15,491 remained, out of which the directors recommended a divi dend at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, leaving a balance of £491; and the balance remaining for the Dundee and Arbroath section amounted to £10,637, out of which the directors recommended the payment of £1,667 for the divi dend on the 5 per cent preference stock, and of £7,500 as divi dend on the original stock, being at the rats of 71 per cent per annum, leaving a balance of 41,470 for the reserve fund. The capital account had been debited during the half year with £20,939 for additional works at stations, Parliamenthry charges in cmnection with the bills of last session, and for other matters. Thirty-eight miles of single line had now been relaid with rails of 751 b to the 'yard, and other mate rials of the most approved and substantial description; and the rolling stock was kept up in efficient order. The works on the Denburn Valley line at Aberdeen would be com menced forthwith. The directors proposed to purchase the Carmyllic mineral line, six miles in length, for £12,000, as it stoad, and take over the rolling stock at a valuation. CASTLE-DOUGLAS AND DUMFRIES.: The half-yearly meeting /was held on Saturday : Mr Maxwell in the chair. In moving the adoption of the report, the CHAIJLMAN ated that there was a decrease in the goods traffic, and that the passenger traffic was steadily on the increase. The working expenses at 33 per cent. had been £3,008, and their share of the loss on the steamer to Ireland, which had been withdrawn on the Ist of March last, was £287. The with drawal of that steamer had to a considerable extent affected their traffic, especially in cattle, and as to Portpatrick har bour it was impossible to say whether the works would be completed next spring, or not until autumn. In conclusion, he intimated that negotiations were on toot for the amalga mation of the Castle-Douglas and Dumfries Company with the Glasgow and South-Western Company on terms which he considered very liberal, and with which the shareholders would be made more fully acquainted at a future meeting. The report was adopted, and dividends at the rate of 5 per cent. on the preference, and 21 per cent. on the ordi nary £lO stock were agreed to. SWANSEA VALE. The half-yearly meeting was held at the offices, Swansea; Yr Benson in the chair. The report stated that the traffic was gradually increasing, and when the junction with the Swansea, Neath, and Brecon was completed it was expected that a large through traffic would be brought over the line. After payment of interest on the preference shares it was recommended that the ba lance, amounting to £7;7, should be carried forward to the next account. The report was adopted, and Mr Bath was elected a director in the place of Mr Budd, resigned. MONMOUTHSHIRE. The report of the directors of this company states that the traffic receipts were £9,862 more than in the corresponding half of 1863. The gross receipts for past half year ending June 30th amounted to £69,570, the working expenses to £32,471, or 47 per cent. of the receipts, and the net earnings to £37,095 ; against £59,707 gross receipts, £29,802, or 50 per cent., working expenses, and £29,905 net earnings for the corresponding half of 1863, showing an increase of £9,863 in the gross receipts, of £2,672 in the working ex penses and of £7,190 in the net earnings. The sum of £l,OOO had been transferred to the reserved fun from the general revenue account t 3 provide for the cost of relaying various portions of the company's railways, and for other contin gencies. Tho average rate of interest now paid on the bor rowed capital was £1 61 91 per cent per annum. The gene ral revenue account showed that there was a balance of £18,381, out of which the directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 61 per cent per annum be declared, payable on sth October next, leaving a balance of £317. The Cwm tillery branch railway had been transferred to this company, and was now worked and maintained as part of the com pany's undertaking. The capital account showed that £1,233,371 had been expendcd,lcaving, , :a balance against the company of £0,470. [ADVERTISEMENT.) --Holloway ' s Ointment and Pills — The Knife Superseded.—All afflicted with ulcers, diseases of the bones, and inflammations of the joints should read this testimonial to the curative powers of these healing and purifying remedies :—Mr John Allen, 17, Denmark-street, Leicester, suffered severely from a bad foot three years, during which long period ho was under surgical troaiment without any perceptible benefit. He resolutely objected to amputation, which seemed the only course open till he pro videntially tried Holloway's remedies. These gave him great relief, and at last completely cured him. Spots, blemishes, sores, and skin disorders arising from impo verished blood or a reckless couts.; of lite may be removed by ato We of kialoway'ri SPIRIT OP TIMES.—One of the bloodiest battles of the Pen. insular War was fought after peace had been con cluded, and it seems as if the great American struggle would be crowned with a similar super• flinty of carnage. While the most powerful party in the North was proclaiming aloud its abomination of the war and its resolute demand for peace, the North ern armies in Virginia and Georgia wore engaged in the most obstinate and sanguinary conflicts. In Virginia the advantage remained with the Cons federates, who had been the assailants ; in Georgia the Federals, if the occupation of Atlanta is truly reported, may claim the credit of the day. But, though Atlanta may at last have been occupied, the covering army has not been routed, and a success ful combination of Confederate forces threatens Sherman with serious embarrassment, At Mobile Admiral Farragut is displaying that tenacity of purpose which has characterised the Federal tactics throughout the present campaign, and if his progress be slow, he exhibits at least no signs of discourage', meet. But in the meanwhile a voice has gone forth which may still the thunder of the cannon. The Chicago Convention has not only declared the prin. ciples on which the Democratic party is prepared to act, but has demanded, in the name of the people, that negocie ions shall be immediately institu , ed. for the suspension of arms. An armistice at once, a conference as soon as possible—these are the cries now resounding through the States of the North ; and unless they can be disregarded—which is not easy to suppose—we may relieve ourselves from the trouble of further speculations on the events of the war. We trust the public will admit that they have not been misguided by our comments on this obstinate contest. The great fact which we asserted from the first is now placed beyond reach of controversy. We said that the North could never subdue the South, and the North has now proclaimed the same conclu sion. After three years of the most desperate efforts in which no expenditure has been spared and no tactics have been left untried, a preponderating sec tion of the Northern people have put on record be fore the world their deliberate conviction that the policy of war is mistaken and. hopeless, and that it must be superseded by a policy of conciliation and compromise,. This is the declaration made by a party presumed to be unquestionably the strongest in the State, and the expression of the principle has been intrusted not to a successful or triumphant soldier, but to a general who was the first to discover the impracticability of the object on which his coun trymen were bent. No one knows better than M'Clellan the barriers which separate Washington from Rich mond, an d the frightful losses which have been incurred without results by his successors in command have established beyond question the justice of his views. As if to stamp with still deeper censure the policy of the Government, Governor Seymour, of New York, the man of greatest mark among the opponents of Mr. Lincoln, was elected by acclamation to the presidency of the Convention by which these decisive steps were taken, The questions now before us are written in broad end unmistakeable characters. First, will the actual Government accede to the demand expressed by the Chicago Convention for an immediate Armistice? And, next, will the South accept the Armistice and enter upon the subsequent Conference on any basis except that of national independence ? As regards the former of these inquiries, the world has been much misled if the Democratic party is not the strongest party in tho Northern States— strong enough, in the absence of any unexpebted events, to carry in November next its candidate for the Presidency, and to impress its policy in the in• terval upon the existing administration. It is hardly to be conceived that President Lincoln would employ his brief remaining term of office in counteracting or opposing the declared will of the majority of his countrymen. We regard the Chicago Convention as representing a tnajsrity of the people, because it has been asserted throughout that the Democratic party if united could easily outnumber all opponents—and they arc perfectly united now. Nothing occurred to disturb the unanimity of the Convention. It was "by acclamation " that Gen. M'Clellan was ulti mately nominated for the Presidency, and it was his principal rival who conducted the business of the meeting. The conclusion, therefore, appcsrs irre• sistible that the Democrats are winning, and the pacific overtures which rumour now ascribes to the Administration itself tend to show that President Lincoln is more likely to adopt than to resist the winning policy. Still it must not be forgotten that the Republicans will be reluctant to retire from power, that any signal success of the Federal arms may once more place them in the ascendant, and that if they should deem a peace policy undesirable they will enjoy all the advantages of actual office in maintaining the opposite policy. The resolution of the Convention to resist by force any military inter ference at the approaching elections shows plainly enough what misgivings are entertained. Although, however, no confidence can be expressed on such a point, we certainly think it probable that the Chicago Resolutions will be adopted, and that an armistice will be proposed. In that event, will the South enter the Convention of the States without a stipulation, expressed or re served, for the recognition of its national indepen dence ? It seems almost impossible to think so, for, in that case, the South would be simply surrender ing all it has fought for at the very moment when success appeared most sure. On condition of re entering the Union the Confederates might have dictated their own terms in the very first year of the war. At that time President 'Lincoln was not committed to the principles of the Abolitionists, and his avowed policy was Union—without slavery if possible, but Union on any terms. Over and over again the Federals allowed it to be seen that if the Southerners would but shake hands once more they might do with slavery as they pleased. It was only as the strife became embittered that extreme views prevailed, The other day, in conformity with these views, Mr Lincoln met the envoys of the South with a demand not only for the reconstruction of the Union but the abolition of slavery. His terms were rejected, but what will the South say when the former is tendered without the latter ? The logic of facts would teach us that it would, either openly or by reservation, be rejected still; for if the Con federates refused such terms when threatened with the untried power of the North, how can they accept them when, by the confession of the Northerners themselves, that power has been tried in vain ? The Federals have failed in their endeavours to coerce the Confederates into reunion, and they have ac knowledged their failure. The Confederates have fought heroically for their national independence and have proved their ability to maintain it. On what grounds, therefore, or with what expectations of success can they be now asked to yield what they have been fighting for to the very men who have been unable to wrest it from them ? It appears to us more probable that the Demo• crate should have disguised their genuine policy than that the people of the South should have evinced any readiness to compromise. The Chicago Convention professes to stand by the Union as stoutly as the Republicans themselves, but that resolution probably expresses little more than the reluctance of the North to part finally with a dar ling idea, and the natural unwillingness of a polio tical party to alarm the public by the premature confession of an unwelcome truth. We can very well understand why the Democrats at Chicago should shrink from blurting out the fact that the South must go free, but we cannot understand why the South, with success in its very grasp, should forego the condition for which it first took up arms, and on which it has perseveringly insisted through three terrible years of trial. It is more likely the armistice will be the first step towards a perception of the truth ; that the North, after finding that the South cannot be coerced, will find also that it can not be persuaded, and that the reflection encouraged by the interval will gradually induce the Federal States to relinquish what they cannot obtain rather than recur to what has already been proved a hope• less and ruinous struggle for it. POST.—From its very frequency the discussion of American politics has ceased to be attractive; and though the inhabitants of the Northern States find themselves on the eve of a Presidential election, the issue of which cannot fail to exercise a mighty influ■ ence on their future destiny, the reflections that cir cumstance might servo to call forth would be found commonplace in the extreme. It is impos' Bible, however, to avoid contrasting the condition of the republic on the last occasion on which the Americans were called upon to select their Chief Magistrate with what it is now, and to note the extraordinary changes which the chart space of four years has served to work in a State believed to be the most prosperous, if not the most powerful, in the world. It is easy to be wise after the event, and political writers would now experience but little difficulty in demonstrating that the Republic of the West contained within itself the seeds of Its own destruction. But, nevertheless, the dis solution of that State undoubtedly took the world by surprise, and that it was not anticipated by Americans themselves is best proved by the extraordinary efforts made by the established Government to avoid the consummation of the catastrophe. American statesmen long since foresaw the possibility of a separation between the free and the slavehold.ing States, and feering the futility of any attempts to maintain by force a connection which the latter desired to sever, counselled au amicable acquiescence on the part of the more powerful section of the Republic. But what actually did take place no one either in America or Eurcpu ever anticipated. That slavery might furnish a motive for accession, and that the latter might give rise to a civil war, were events far from improbable ; bet that a war which should deciamte the popula tion, sprawl desolativo far and wide thrtnhigliOnt• the F- land, and bring the States to the verge of bank+ ruptcy should be waged for nearly four years cer tainly never entered the calculations of even the most prescient of American politicians. However, facts must be taken as they are found ' • and, looking back to the time when the Republic last chose its President, we can only marvel at the vast amount of evil which the folly and wickedness of man have been enabled to work within the comparatively short period which has since intervened. Calling to mind the circumstances which attended the last Presidential election, it may well be doubted 'whether the complete severance of the South from the North was necessary to secure for the latter that protection which it had a right to demand. For a long series of years the Dz.mocrats had com manded a majority in the State, and the occupants of the White House at Washington were invariably men who represented and supported Southern in terests. The defeat of Breckenridge, the Democratic candidate, and the retarn of his Republican op ponent, Mr. Lincoln, for the first time threw the supreme power into the hands of a party which made no secret of their intentions to attack that peculiar institution in the South which not tine justly excites the the abhorence of almost every civilised State. But to strike at slavery as it exists in the Southern States was in effect to attack the rights of property, and the population of the South would not have been human if they did not take what they considered the most efficacious means for the preservation of that which constituted almost their entire wealth. It was not, however, their fault that the Republic was rent in twain. Even after some of the States had seceded, proposals were made to Mr Lincoln which, if accepted, would have most probably led to the re-formation of the Union ; but these proposals the new President, confident in the power of the Government, refused to accept. Com" promise was a word which Air Lincoln could not bring himself to utter, and the only reply vouchsafed to the Southern delegates was, that they must un' conditionally acknowledge the supremacy of the Government, and submit without demur to its de' crees. Placed in this position, the South had no alternative but to spring to arms in vindication of its independence, and before Mr Lincoln had fore mally entered on office the war began. Then the issue became different ; it was no longer whether the Republic should be governed by this or that particular faction, but whether a new State should be permitted to establish itself entirely distinct from that which had previously constituted the American Union. Day by day the breach widened, and be' comes more and more hopelessly irreparable. The North fought for empire ; the South for independ ence; and both were equally confident of victory. And so month succeeded month, and year followed after year, until again the time has come round for the State to nominate its magistrate ; and now, 0 13 e° more, after the lapse of four years, and under Mr: cumstances even graver than those which attended the last Presidential election, American politicians are engaged in that preliminary canvass which de' termines the particular candidates who will in the month of November next solicit the suffrages of the entire people. It is not improbable that the Chicago Convention will nominate M'Clellan, and that the majority of the population in the Northern States will ratify their choice. M'Clellan is a Democrat, and it he had been elected four years since, instead of Mr Lincoln, the severance between the North and South might never have taken place. It is by t?ci, means certain, however, that his election now have the effect of bringing the war to an end* Daring the earlier stage of the war, the Northern Democrats distinguished themselves from the Ite" publicans by the moderation of their language, and by the readiness which they evinced to make con" eessione to the South, provided the latter would once more enter the Union. Bat, as we have just observed, the time when a compromise might have been effected has long since gone by, and those who still dream of a re-establishment of the Union 1 0 " dulge in a vain chimera, the attempt to realise which must of necessity prolong the war. Much will depend, therefore, upon the language which Geo. M'Clellan will hold, when he submits himself for election, 'whether his advent to office can be hailed as a sign of approaching peace. The North wishe o for peace, but it is not yet resigned to that division of the Republic which is, nevertheless, an accote plished fact. The South at no time desired hostile' ties, and will now gladly lay down its arms if per' witted to do so. But it can only be on one condition. The Southern States desire to be completely aide' pendent ; they know that they can secure the accomplishment of that desire; and nothing safe absolute political independence will satisfy there: The proposal now made by the South to the North is extremely simple—it may be refused or it nal, accepted, but it cannot be evaded. If the new F ree,' dent, whether ho be M'Clellan or some one else , should adopt a temporising policy, and endeavou r to coax the South into doing that which it has 13‘20 1 impossible to wring from it by coercion, the result's will be as disastrous as if Mr Lincoln, or any other, uncompromising Republican, was placed at the bea u of the Government. The re.establiehment of the Union has become an impossibility, and the sooner that fact is recognised in the North the sooner will the war be terminated. The Southern Confederacl e is now, and has been since the commencement of the war, as independent a Power as the Nort hern Federation, and nothing really remains for the l atter but to recognise, with what grace it may, the political entity of the new Republic, and bow NV t, submission to the unanswerable logic of facts. COUNTRY MARKETS. BRISTOL—T UZSDAY. A fair attendance to day, but little business doing wheat, and prices le per qr lower. Barley also dull. oats in good demand and previous rates were fully maintained . Maize firm, but quiet. LEEDS—TUESDAY. There was a fair show of fresh grain this week at our market. The demand for wheat is limited. Fresh old must be quoted is and new 2a lower. Barley is per q r cheaper. Oats and beans supported last Tuesday's priced• Averages—Sept. 12—Wheat ..42s 91d per qr. —Oats . 23s lid —Beans 42s 44d - -. —Peas ..34s --Barley 3.5 s 14 MONMOUTH—TUESDAY. The local markets have been fairly attended by both buyers and sellers during the last six or seven days, an d an average business has been done, at about former rate& The average quotations are as follows : Wheat, white 5s 3,1 to 5s 9d 8ar1ey...... 3 s 4 d to 3s 81 Ditto red..... Os Od to Os Od Pats... ..... 26_2d to 26. LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY. There was a fair attendance of both town and coulltrY, dealers at market to-day, but the business done was quite os a retail character, and English wheat sold slowly at a de' cline of 2d to 3d per cental on those of last Tuesday. Flour may be quoted about 6 , 1 per barrel and is per sack lower on the week, with a slow sale. New oatmeal easier to bul't and old made the prices of last week. Indian corn in fair demand. SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. An average attendance of farmers and factors, wheat me,t, with a limited sale, at barely late rates. Barley, oats, an flour made last week's prices. New beans shown in go o condition, but met a dull trade. Red wheat, par load of 3 imperial bushels...l6s Od togas 6 ,1 White $) ...17s Od to 18s New red New white ~ IP o od d: t t too 0 L9688:061 15s 6d Beans If Peas, per qr 40s Od to 44s 0 1 Grinding barley, per qr 2Bs Od to 32s 01 Malting ditto, ~ • • Oats 22s Od to 27 9 " Flour, is 6d to is 10d per 14 lb. Births. BRivrowE.—On the 12th inst., at Herne-hill, Dulwiclii the wife of Wm. Bristowe, Esq., of a son. BURTON.—On the 11th inst., at Thailand Castle, Lanci v shire, the wife of North Burton, Esq., of a daughter. INDERWICK.—On tho 12th inst., at 67, Warwick-squal l ', the wife of Frederio Andrew Inderwick, Esq., barrister at-law, of a son. Marriages. COLQUHOUN..—JOHNSTON.—At Christchurch, High list . rogate, by the Rev. Canon James, Archibald Colqubotif Eeq., surgeon, H.M.'s Bengal Army, to Bessie, daug° ter of the late John Kent Johnston, Esq., of Dublin. GASK—Ems.—On the 12th inst., at St. M a rylebet Church, Charles Gask, Esq., of York-terrace, Regen t park, park, to Fanny, eldest daughter of Robert Edis, Esq., Huntingdon. SCOTT—COCHRANE.—At tbo residence of H.B M.'s C° S, sal, Cologne, Thomas C. W. Scott. Esq., of Beechwoo v Forfarshire, to Maria Theresa Sutherland, daughter c Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, GC.B. Deaths. BASKERVILLE.-011 the 9td inst., at Clyro Court, -a d .....a norshire, Thomas Baskerville Mynors Baskerville, 1;24 aged 74. CURTIS.—On the 11th inst., at his residence, 24, Holland/1 villas-road, Kensington, Thomas John Curtis, Esq' solicitor, aged 31. - FREEMAN.—On the 13th inst., Robert George Freerafai M.D., of Greenwich, aged 24. Gouou. —On the 9th inst., at Great Malvern, RicheS 4 Gough, Esq., of Kilwcrth House, Leicestershire, ale' 77. LAING.—On the 11th inst., at Reigate, Surrey, Jas.La il3l Esq., late Captain 70th Regt., aged 71. VICARS.—On the Bth inst., suddenly, at his residence , $1 t Leonard's-on-Sea, Major-General Edward Vicars, ll' Royal Engineers. London: Prlni - ,e.d and Prt.ltahed 11 WILLIAM ANDIL6 Lr of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 'I4IE Suzi °Mee No* strand, th, Precinct of the lavoy, ,n the Cant AlltlttlOws.-7Wecluesthly, ,Septemkr 14, 183 f. JOURNALS,