The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-18 00:00:00

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. _________ 4 ____ (From the Times' Correspondent.) NEW YOEK, June 5. Toe great event and topic of the day is the Peace Meeting held on Wednesday evening at the Cooper Institute and in the streets and square adjoining. No such crowded, enthusiastic, and unanimous as semblage of the people has ever taken place in New York. The Republican journals grudgingly admit that there must have been 10,000 persons present, ' while the Democratic press claims that there were tt least three times that number. Whatever may have been he exact aggregate, no one who saw and mingled in the mighty mass could doubt that as a political demonstration it was grand in its num bers, earnest in its purpose, and undivided in its sentiment, and that if Mr. Lincoln had been un wise enough to obtrude his military strength before it, or in any way to interfere with the free expression of its opinions, he would have taken the first fatal step to the provocation of riot, bloodshed, and revolution. Happily, nothing of the kind was attempted, and the various speakers were allowed to proclaim their bald sentiments without the slightest interruption, except the cheers of the sympathising auditors. The meeting was entirely due to the energetic action of one person. Mr. Fer nando Wood, ex-Mayor of New York, and now one of the representatives of the city inCongress, planned it, organised it, brought it together, drew up its re solutions, and spoke the great speeches of the even ing; bearing upon his shoulders all the weight and responsibility of the demonstration. Whatever may be said of Mr. Wood's personal and private character, his greatest enemy cannot deny that he knows better how to wield the fierce Democracy of this city than any man living, or that he has far greater political influence within that sphere than any score of his contemporaries or competitors. And, under the circumstances—with martial law prevalent over half the country, and Mr. Vallandigham an exile for having dared even to hint what Mr. Wood spoke openly—it will scarcely be denied, either by friend or foe, that his courage is equal to his influ ence, and that he proved himself the boldest poli tician in the country. Mr. Wood said truly, in the course of his first speech to the inside audience which crammed the large hall to such a degree as to make either sitting or standing uncomfortable, " That no man equal to the crisis of the nation's peril had yet arisen. Heretofore, in every age, great na tional exigencies have produced the men for the occasion. The Almighty has not yet vouchsafed this blessing to us. Neither in the field nor in the Cabinet, nor in the many elevated spheres of private life, has the man presented himself with the brain, the heart, or the courage to seize and work out the great political problem to be solved in our case. Those who have the intellectual ability have lacked the nerve, and those with the nerve have lacked the ability. And here is another wonder—that in this civilized population of over 30,000,000, North and South, abounding with benevolence, purity, culti vation, and enlightened Christianity, none are found to raise the banner of peace." Mr. Wood es ent on to say, "that he would be the one; that without pre tending to power or influence, and after patient study of the theory of the Government, and full appreciation of the issue, he alone and single handed would threw himself into the contest, let the consequences be what they might to his country or to himself." " My friends," he continued, "I am for peace, as the only possible hope for the resto ration of the American Union. I am for peace because war has failed. You cannot cement two antagonistic elements by blood. I am against the war in the first place because, under the theory of our Government there is no power in the Federal Government to coerce delinquent States. If there be any coercive power in the constitution it is legal and not military. If there be no military war power in the constitution, the war is unconstitutional. .. Instead of being a war for the Union, it has become a war for the total sequestration and abolition of State sovereignty, and has been used for the basest purposes of plunder and political power. .... In the second place I am for peace, because the war is a failure and must continue to be so." By this speech Mr. Wood has placed himself in the advanced guard of the Democratic party, which by his decided action has been split more widely than ever into two great divisions—the one calling themselves " War Democrats," the other " Peace Democrats." The War Democrats upon their own principles are bound to support the Government in the prosecution of hostitities, even although they may urge Mr. Lincoln to dismiss his incompetent Generals and his blinded, reckless, or corrupt Mi- nisters ; but Mr. Wood and the Peace Democrats take broader ground, assert wider principles, and place a more distinct, intelligible, and honest issue before the country. They demand peace as the sine qua non, not without a hope that Union may come afterwards, but peace at any price, at the price even of the Union, rather than that war should continue until it has trampled out the last vestige of liberty in the North and prepared the way for anarchy and interminable civil strife, only to be ended by a series of bloody revolutions, and the advent of half-a-dozen or a dozen military despots 1 contending one with another for the possession of supreme power, over a decimated, demoralised, and ruined people. But is Mr. Fernando Wood the man for the time, and will he by his example bring out the latent peace patriotism that slumbers in the country, and compel men of higher position than himself to fol- 1 low where he leads ? These questions are difficult to answer. The Americans are not like other people. They are turbulent in talk, but not in conduct. They love liberty, but they prefer material power and proSperity. They detest oppression, but they will not risk their lives or their personal safety in resisting it. They sneer and snarl at authority, but they obey it. They affect to despise the hostile cri ticism of Englishmen, but they writhe and groan under it. Their forefathers fought desperately for seven years against the power of Great Britain, to xesist the imposition of a small tax on tea, but they are rather proud than otherwise that in two years they have incurred as large a debt as Great Britain incurred in A hundred; and have no shame in pro claiming that, as they owe it to one another, they will repudiate it as they please should the weight of taxation ever become injurious to trade and cana • merce, or oppressive to the bones and sinews of the labourer. They nave great reverence for law, but they condone the offences of law-breakers more in dulgently than any people in the world. They jest at a titeed aristocracy, but when it comes among them tney go down on their knees to worship it. They have immense enthusiasm for any great and good cause, bur it is es evanescent as it is effervcs e"nt• The spcakiit.g wine of their zeal flattens into s . mall beer before the glass can well be raised to their They ha ve no reverence for any living man, or far anything is existence, nce, except power and money. They are a martial people, full of military spirit and personal courage civil life th ey and thousands o f inft e ward '' There are hundreds let , teal, w e althy, el oquen t, public-spirited, and patriotic c ountry, and notably in thec't People all over the of New York, who privately denounce the War ; who hold it to be the source of woes innumerable yet ttei obarst over the land ; who see in its continuance h t oas fhelibsouth liberty, c h arac ter, and prosperity, and who think with the hoe fairly won its independence ; but, his c eption of Mr. Fernando Wood and brothe r , x‘ Mr. Benjamin Wood , there are scarcel y three such person .o • td who wl l l stand boldly up in th e s eur i,ce of the mu!li!ude to express these sentiments, and dare the Government to call them to account. Aud yet the American people are so easily led, th ey move so readily in masses, they are so quick and sympathetic when their passions are aroused, that if tea or twenty such men, having fortunes, posi tion, and character, would but come out of the inert mass and say in public what they say in pri vate, it is probable—especially in this time of. the dis couragement with the conduct and prospects of war—that they would have such a following as would inaugurate a counter-revolution and compel the Government to agree to the armistice, which begins to be demanded by the conscience no less than by the interest of the great majority of the people. But these men do not make their appear ance. They abdicate their citizenship by their silence. They lead the silly Government to disbelieve in their existence, because they make no sign, and are virtually the fomenters of the public miseries which they deplore—because they are either too sordid to care, or too timid to straggle for the perishing liber ties of their country. No such men k p back in the South. It is because such men e r keep back in the North, or take the wrong side, that the war drags on, and will continue to drag on until the ex asperated and desperate South shall carry the sword and torch into the cities of the North, or Europe shall mediate to stay the bloodshed that might be otherwise interminable. Next to this remarkable meeting, the most impor tant fact of the hour is the annulment by the Pre sident of the arbitrary " Order " of Gen. Burnside, in which he suppressed by military force the Chicago limes newspaper. In the same document he pro hibited within his department the circulation of the New York, World—which had commented some what too freely on his blundering incapacity to please this stupidest of all the military tyrants whom the war has produced. The President only annulled the first part of his "Order"—that which related to the Chi cago 7imes—and said nothing of the World; but Gen. Burnside, with a gleam of sense that shows he has not so entirely lost his wits as most people sup posed, was good enough to inform the conductors of the latter newspaper by telegraphic despatch that he had " revoked the entire Order," and that the World would be allowed to circulate in the West as before. Mr. Lincoln has not lately done anything so wise and prudent as this. If he had been equally prudent in the case of Mr. Vallandigham, and quashed the proceedings of the court-martial which sentenced him to imprisonment, instead of aggra vating that sentence into banishment —the banish ment of a man who had as much legal and consti tutional right to disapprove Mr. Lincoln's policy in war or peace as Mr. Lincoln has to act as President of the United States—he would save himself and his Administration from much perplexity as well as disgrace. Perhaps even yet, with the echoes of the great peace meeting in this city still ringing in his ears—echoes in which the name of Vallandigham was louder and more frequent than any other word except peace—Mr. Lincoln will not deem it too late to annul or revoke the sentence on the able and honourable opponent whom he has treated as a cri minal. Vallandigham in exile is a power in the State. Tne people of the North-West, aided both by the War Democrats and the Peace Democrats in New York, New Jersey, and PennsylNania, have made a hero of him of whom the Government has made a martyr; and every day that he remains in the South will increase the popularity of his name, and his chances, not only of election as Governor of Ohio, but of nomination to higher dignity. It ap pears that it was owing to the earnest advice and remonstrance of Mr. Seward that Mr. Lincoln was induced to annul General Burnside's order for the suppression of the Chicago Times. It also appears that Mr. Seward was equally urgent in endeavour ing to persuade the President to veto the proceed ings in the case of Mr. Vallandigham. It would have been well for Mr. Lincoln if he had taken the good advice in both instances, and would be still better, at the eleventh hour, if, not content ing himself with the remission of a sentence which ought never to have been imposed, he would proclaim at one and the same time that Mr. Vallandigham was free to go where he pleased, and that General Burnside had been ordered to fight somewhere or other, in subor dination to some c'earer headed commander than himself, and that he was no longer the military dictator of Ohio or of any other space of ground larger than that which could be surrounded by his own tents on the banks of the Rappahannock. The press of New York, having taken the alarm at General Burnside's high-minded imperialism, has convened a meeting of editors of all shades of opinion, from those of the Journal of Commerce to those of the Tribune, to debate the great and to them very essential question whether they have any rights at all in a time of war. Although the meeting was summoned before it was known that Mr. Lincoln had disavowed and countermanded Gen. Burnside's suppression vi et armis of the Chicago limes, the editors have resolved to take counsel together, as if that wise interference bad not taken place, rightly calculating that Mr. Lincoln's prudence may be geographical or intermittent ; that he may have one course of policy for the touchy and dangerous North-west, and another for the fat and quiescent city of New York; and that, whether he have or have not, it is inexpedient co rely too securely upon the action of a chief magistrate who is as often wrong as he is right. The meeting is to take place on Monday next. The question of the validity of the Act of Con gress which declares Treasury notes or greenbacks to be a legal tender for all debts public or private has again come before the courts of law in this city, and has been decided against the Government by Judges Ingraham, Sutherland, and Peckham. Prior to the war a Mr. Roosevelt lent a certain sum on mortgage of real estate, giving his check to the mortgager on the Chymical Bank in this city, the said check being payable in gold, or in notes at par with gold. The mortgaged estate was subsequently sold by the mortgagor, subject to the claim of the mortgagee, and the purchaser in due course—the war being then raging, and gold at a high pre mium—offered the nominal amount of the mort gage in greenbacks. Mr. Roosvelt, the mortgagor, re. used to accept, and insisted upon full payment in gold, or in such a sum in depreciated green backs as would represent the exact sum in gold which he had originally advanced upon the security. The purchaser refused, and hence the action. This is the second time that the case has been before the tribunals. On the first occasion the Judges decided in favour of the greenbacks as a legal tender. The purchaser, not being satisfied with the second deci sion, has given notice of appeal. Consequently the case will be re-argued for the third time before the Supreme Court, whose decision will be final. As is natural, the debtor and creditor class take different sides in this convent, the debtors maintaining the power of Congress, and the virtue of greenbacks, while the creditors insist, per contra, that a loan of gold, or gold's worth, must be repaid in gold, if the debtor would not become a swindler, under the pre sumed authority of a law which they declare to be neither legal nor constitutional. JUNE 6. So many positive and wilful falsehoods, mingled with so many unintentional exaggerations, or de preciations of imperfectly reported or misunderstood facts, arrive daily and hourly in this city, that it is next to impossible to ascertain what is the real state of affairs on the Mississippi. It is clear, however, that Vicksburg and Port Hudson will not be cap tured without an obstinate and e protracted defence, should they be captured at all, and that the Admini stration and its friends are no longer so sanguine on the subject as they were three days ago. General Grant has not force sufficient for the work in hand, and the War Department is sending him fresh troops with all the celerity it can spur into its jaded officials. Gen. Joseph Johnstone is receiving rein forcements at least as numerous ; and if the rumour which comes from Cincinnati—that he is marching upon Memphis—be confirmed, the Federal Govern ment, even should it be rewarded with Vicksburg, will find that it has only unloosed the knot of the Mississippi at one point to have it firmly tied in another and quite unexpected direction. The at. tack on Port Hudson, led by General Banks, ap pears, from the imperfect and hurried reports that have reached this c it y t hi s morn i ng b y the steamer from a New Orleans, t o h ave b een desperate l y an d ussfuily resisted. The Federals admit a loss of ne arly 3 ,00 ti men in the first day's battle, exclusive of 60') n egroes of th e 2d Louisiana Regiment, and a " heavy loss," unnamed, on the secon d d ay, w h en the contest rankbetoin renewed. ke The Fed era l l oss i n officers of hi gh killed a n d woun d ed i s unusually sev ere, betokening that th e struggle has, u so far, been one o f t h e moat lgh scene of by steamer from have operatiena, is The news, having bean brc obstinate of th e war . -- the immediate vicinity of th e not open to the same doubts as might attached to it had it percolated through the bureaux of Mr . Stanton at Washington; and must be accepted, a s . far as it goes, as not very encouraging to the Federal cause. While the battle rages at this remote ex tremity of the country, the Government continues ill at ease on the subject of the safety of Washing. ton, m aintains in command on . the Rappahannock an incompetent and unpopular General, and allows the miserable personal pride of two or three mem bers of the Administration to prevent the re-appoint. merit of M'Clellay, the only General who enjoys the ccofidence of the majority of the people and the love of the army, and who proved at Antietam that, if he could not take the Southern, he could cer tainly save the Northern capital. The state of affairs at all points deepens in interest. Every one expects great events to occur during the month, and if among them there should have to be recorded the triumphal entry of General Lee into the city of Washington, and a proclamation to the Northern people offering them peace on condition of the re cognition of Southern independence, it is extremely likely, in the present temper of the Northern people, that their surprise at such a turn of events would be very much greater than their dissatisfaction. THE ATTACK ON PORT HUDSON. NEW ORLEANS, May 28. As I anticipated would be the case, the long-expected attack upon Port Hudson commenced yesterday, and last night and this morning it was continued, the advantage being with us, although it has been one of, if not the bloodi• est battle, that has yet been fought on this continent. As I have before stated, the position was closely invested some days since, our right resting on Thompson's bayou, and the left on Springfield's landing. I was uncertain as to what course Gen. Banks would pursue to reduce this stronghold. I hardly thought he would attempt to carry the immensely strong works by storm, seeing how much life it would cost, but knowing that his time was limited, he has determined upon that course, not carirg to compel a surrender by star vation, or by the regular approaches of an engineer. Our line of investment was as follows :—The extreme right was commanded by Gen. Weitzel, with his own and the division of Gen. Emory; the right centre by Gen. Grover, the left centre by Gen. Augur, and the extreme left by Gen. Sherman —our artillery brigade being under command of Gen. Arnold. The defences of Port Hudson on the land face consist of several lines of intrenehments and rifle pits, with an abbatis of heavy trees felled in every direction. It is one of the strongest positions in the world, and to assault it in the face of the terrible fire of artillery and musketry to which an attacking force would be exposed, seemed about im possible, with any hope of success. It has been com menced, however, and carried on thus far with success, but with terrible slaughter. We are expecting momen tarily to hear that it has fallen, for if it cost ten thousand men, General Banks, and the gallant officers and men of his command, will never rest now that they have com menced, until the Stars and Stripes wave over the strong hold of the rebels. The assault has been made with un paralleled fury ; no men in the world ever fought with more bravery and determinktion than our glorious volunteers ; but the defence has been excellent,.as the result of the first day's fighting will show. The number and calibre of the guns in the rebel batteries facing the river is yet to be determined, and also their force inside the works, but we have good reason for saying to-day that they have at least twelve thousand men. The artillery force of our army is very large, and many of the guns are of very heavy calibre, and, under the able direction of Gene ral Arnold, they have done most efficient service. All of the Commanding General's plans having been per fected, it was determined to feel the enemy at once. Ac cordingly the attack was ordered for yesterday morning. It was arranged with Admiral Farragut that the attack should be general, by land and water at the same time, and signals were established between the army and navy in order to prevent the shot and shell from our ships being thrown over the enemy and into the lines of our attacking force. Although our men had endured the fatigues of battle and hard marching in the recent campaigns on the Teche, they forgot it all when they found themselves in front of Port Hudson and knew it was to be attacked. They were in high spirits as the time drew nigh, and became impatient for the moment to arrive when the order " forward" should be given. All thought of the uncertainty of battle seemed to have vanished ; every oae seemed to think he would prove a hero, and felt certain that promotion would follow the battle of te-morrow. Those who witnessed the enthusiasm of our men said it was wonderful; their bearing was more like vete rans than men who less than a year ago knew nothing of war and its horrors. They appeared determined to know no such word as fail, and felt satisfied that by their exertions a great point was to be gained in bringing this war to a successful termination. The line of battle was formed at daybreak yesterday morn ing, and no better men can be found in any army than they who formed it. I refer to the division commanders—Weit zel, the young man but old soldier ; Grover, the well-known commander of a brigade in Hooker's division, on the penin sula; Auger, who commanded a brigade and was wounded at Cedar Mountain ; and last, but not least, Sherman, better known in the army as Jim Sherman, one of the best soldiers in the service. The plan appears to have been to carry the enemy's positions on the right and left first, and this' work conse quently devolved upon the divisions of Generals Weitzel and Sherman. It was not long after the advance was sounded that our troops met those of the enemy, and it soon became evident that every foot of ground we gained was to be fought for with determination. The fight soon commenced along the entire line. On the right the sharp rattle of musketry and roar of artillery gave notice that Weitzel was at work, and as it increased in intensity it be came evident that he was having no boy's play ; and he had not. Every inch was disputed, the enemy fought with the ferocity of demons, but it was to no purpose, our boys drove them slowly but steadily, using clubbed muskets and bayonets when they could not load. It was soon apparent that whatever else would be done by the army, 'Weitzel was bound to win; his column could not be checked, although suffering greatly; the enemy went down before them as grass before the scythe of the mower ; and, although the work was tedious and bloody, no one faltered. Gen. Weitzel, keeping his men well in hand for the last rush, put them at the enemy's works on the river side, and they went with a will, making the air resound with their shouts. Here the fight became murderous, it was hand to hand and breast to breast, the bayonet doing the most part of the work. The rebels could not stand it, however, and were compelled to fall back. Our people pressed them close, allowing no space to be created between the attacked and the attacker, and finally drove them into and then out of the celebrated 6- gun battery that did such terrible execution upon the steamer Mississippi the night she was destroyed. Here was a great point gained—a point that we could see co advantage against the other works of the enemy. And it did not take long for the quick eye of Weitzel to see all this and profit by it. As soon as practicable the guns were shifted and put to work, and were busy at last accounts in throwing shot and shell into and against the position of their late owners. This was decidedly the most brilliant and successful part of the day's work; not that the men fought any better, or showed more determination than those on other parts of the field, but it was the greatest point gained, and proved what we could do when resolved to accomplish certain ends. By this operation the enemy's left was turned, and in a manner to prevent the last ground being recovered. The battery cap tured was the most annoying of any of the line, for it raked completely the channel way of the river. No more desperate fighting has ever taken place than of the division of General Sherman yesterday in the attack upon the right of the enemy's position. Our men faced the storm of iron and lead that was hurled against them as if it had always been their business to do so. They moved steadily forward under the most murderous fire of shot, shell, grape, canister, and musketry, with a steadiness that was surprising. When Ciudad Roderigo was stormed, the flower of the English army was selected for the " forlorn hope," but they, veterans as they were, never moved with firmer step or more solid column than did the Second Divi sion of the Nineteenth army corps for the attack of yester day upon the right of the enemy's position with an impetu ous charge. The Sixth Michigan and the One Hundred and Twenty-eight New York carried the enemy's works at the point of the bayonet ; but they were compelled to give way, for the enemy had massed his troops here, and it be came necessary for our glorious fellows to fall back before overwhelming numbers. Not much ground was lost how ever; we only failed to maintain our position within the main works. The Second regiment Louisiana Native Guard, Colonel Neilson, were in this charge ; they went on in the advance, and when they came out six out of nine hun dred men could not be accounted for. It is said on every aide that they fought with the desperation of tigers. One negro was observed with a rebel soldier in his grasp, tearing the flesh from his face with his teeth, other weapons having failed him. There are other incidents connected with the conduct of this regiment that have raised them very much in my opinion as soldiers. After firing one volley they did not deign to load again, but went in with bayonets, and wherever they had a chance it was all up with the rebels. Although we gained much ground and hold it, still the principal object of the attack was not accomplished, namely, getting possession of and holding the batteries on the enemy's right. It was owing to some misunderstanding. The charge cost us heavily in killed and wounded. Gen. Sherman led the attack in person, and fell severely wounded in the leg. General Neal Dow was also wounded, Colonel Clarke, of the 6th Michigan, was killed. Colonel Cowles, of the 128th New York, also by a bayonet thrust; Lieut.-Colonel Smith, of the Zouaves, severely wcunded. The 6th Michigan and 128th New York have each lost about half their effective men, and other regiments have suffered severely. As I predicted would be the case in my letter to you of yesterday, if it was attempted to carry Port Hudson by storm, our loss in killed and wounded is very heavy, the least estimate I have heard is between two and three thou sand, which lam led to believe is about correct. Wben all ie taken into consi leration it is not larger, however, than we should expect, and it falls below what I supposed we would sustain. It must not be supposed that while the army was doing all t b.'s desperate fighti ng on s h ore th e navy was idle. On the contrary, the, gallant admiral was at work with the entire squadron, both above and below. The bummers moved their position much nearer the enemy's works and kept up a continuous fire of thirteen inch shell. The Ilartford and Albatross engaged the upper batteries, and when General Weitzel captured the six gun battery before referred to, they moved further down and supported him by attacking the next below ; Admiral Far ragut, in the Monongahela, followed by the Richmond, Genessee, and Essex, engaged the lower works, and in a most effective manner. The Monongahela was worked to the admiration of every one. The fire of the enemy upon the ships was comparatively light; they directed it princi pally at the Monongahela, but failed to hit her. The Rich mond was equally fortunate, and there was not a casualty to record in the fleet up to 6 o'clock last evening. The fleet was engaged in the morning, and again in the afternoon, and succeeded in dismounting five of the enemy's heaviest guns. The firing was, for accuracy, sever excelled, the Genessee especially doing very tall work with her 100- pounder rifle. The squadron manoeuvred in front of the works and fired with the greatest deliberation, doing an im mense amount of damage, and continued the work until by signal they ceased firing on account of our shells going over among our own people. Admiral Farragut with his squad ron will render General Banks important assistance in the work yet to be done ; he will continue to rain shot and shell upon the enemy in such a manner as must distract him in a great measure from the land attack, and compel him to abandon one line or the other. They cannot stand for many hours the assault they are now subjected to ; it is more than human nature can endure, this constant wear and tear of body and soul. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BIBURY CLUB RACES -WEDNESDAY The rain which descended in torrents the evening pre- Tious.gave promise of as soaking a wet day as was experi enced on the second day at this meeting last year. The sun, however, shone forth most gloriously this morning, and the weather continued beautifully fine during the after noon. The different alterations that have been made to the stands and enclosure met with very general satisfaction, and the running ground was in capital order. The first race produced a field of six starters, and when the betting first commenced Liston was made slightly the favourite, but just before the start was effected the odds were in favour of Tippler, who won, after a fine race with Tornado, by a head. For the Champagne Stakes 6to 4 was at first laid on Master Richard, but the betting closed at 6 to 4 each agst Hengist and Master Richard, the former winning easily by a length. The Handicap Sweepstakes resulted in favour of Nathalie, after a fine race with the Olitipa filly. The winner was not backed for any amount of money, as much as Bto 1 being laid against her. For the Selling Sweepstakes, which was reduced to a match, Drumstick was made the favourite, and justified the confidence placed in him by winning in a canter. He was put up to auction after the race and realised 70 guineas. For the Bibury Stakes Rubicon was made first favourite, but he was beaten in a canter by the Marquis of Hastings' horse Tippler. For the Plate of 50 sovs six horses contested, and Confidence was most fancied, and after a brilliant finish won by half a length. Seventeen horses started for the Two-yr-Olds Stake, the Doctor being installed first favourite. After a most magnificent race King George won, Coeur de Lion being second. Full details of the running will be found below. Handicap Plate of 100 sovs for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Winners extra. Old mile. Marquis of Hastings' Tippler, 3 yrs, 6st 41b.... (Deacon) 1 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Tornado, 3 yrs, 64 51b.. (Murfett) 2 Lord Uxbridge's Liston, 3 yrs, sst 91b .. (J. Grimshaw) 3 Little Dick, Muezzin, and Princess Vocqsal also ran. Betting-4 to 4 agst Tippler, 9to 4 agst Liston, sto 1 agst Tornado, and 6 to 1 agst Little Dick. Liston was the first off, bat was immediately followed by Muezzin, who, with Lord - Uxbridge's colt at his girths, came on with a clear lead, followed by Tornada and the favourite, the latter lying wide on the right. Entering the dip Muezzin was beaten, leaving Liston with a slight lead, which he held to the distance, when Tippler and Tornado joined him, the three running abreast to the centre of the stand, where Tippler drew away and won a fine race by a head, three lengths separating the second and third, Little Dick was fourth. The Champagne Stakes of 10 sors each, with 50 added, for 2-yr• aids; colts Bst 101 b, and fillies Bat 71b. Winners ex tra. From the Bush in, 25 subs: Lord Portsmouth's Hengist, Bst 101 b .. (J. Goater) 1 Mr. J. Day's Master Richard, Bst 101 b (Salter) 2 Mr. W. G. Craven's Practitioner (41b), 9st .. (Custance) 3 Mr. J. B. Starky's Izaak Walton, Bsi, 101 b.... (Cowley) 4 The betting opened at 6 to 4 on Master Richard, and closed at 6 to 4 each agst Hengist and Master Richard, 6 to 1 apt Practitioner, and 8 to 1 agst Izaak Walton. After one failure, in which Practitioner and Master Richard ran to the top of the hill, the flag was lowered, when Hengist, with a clear lead on the far side, made the running, followed by Master Richard, Practitioner, and Izaak Walton to the brow of the hill, where J. Goater pulled him back, and indulged Master Richard with the lead to the enclosure, where Lord Portsmouth's colt again resumed the premiership, and won very easily by a length, three lengths separating the second and third ; Izaak Walton was a bad fourth. Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, with 100 added, for 2 and 3-yr-olds. Winners extra. From the Bush in, about five furlongs, 18 subs. Mr. Night's Nathalie, 2 yrs, sst 71b (S. Mordan) 1 Mr. Payne's Olitipa filly, 2 yrs, bet 71b.. (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. W. Day's Brother to Rubini, 2 yrs, Sat 71b (C. Barrett) 3 The following also ran :—Souveraine, Coupon, and Vaulter. Betting-5 to 4 agst the Olitipa filly, 3to 1 agst Vaulter, 4 to 1 agst Brother to Rubini, and 8 to 1 agst Nathalie. Souveraine made play, closely attended by Natbalie,with the favourite on her whip hand, the others, who were headed by Brother to Rubini, lying close in the wake. De scending the hill into the dip Soveraine was beaten, and the lead was left with Nathalie, who, with the favourite in close attendance, came on together to the enclosure, where Grim shaw made an attempt to get up, but failed, and was beaten cleverly by a neck, half a length separating the second and third ; Vaulter was fourth, Coupon fifth, and Souveraine last. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for 3.yr•olds and upwards. Weights for age. To be ridden by mem bers of the club; jockeys allowed to ride by carrying 71b extra. One mile. Mr. J. Day's Drumstick, 4 yrs (£5O), llst 3113_ (Mr. Wombwell) 1 Sir W. Codrington na Belgrave, 3 yrs (too), lOst 121 b (in 71b ex) (G. Prince) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Drumstick, who made all the running and won in a canter by two lengths. The winner was bought by Mr. Weatherby for 70 guineas. The Bibury Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added. The second to save his stake. To be ridden by members of the club ; jockeys allowed, carrying 71b extra. Last mile and a half. 36 subs. The Marquis of Hastings' Tippler, 3 yrs, lOst 21b (Mr. H. Wombwell) 1 Mr. S. Thellusson's Rubicon, 6 yrs, 1 Ist (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 2 Lord Uxbridge's General Hess, 6 yrs, 12st 71b (Captain Little) 3 Princess Vocqsal and Croydon also ran. Betting —Even on Rubicon, 3 to 1 agst Croydon, and 6 to 1 each agst Tippler and General Hess. Princess Vocqsal, immediately the flag was lowered, went to the front and made the running, waited upon by Croydon and the favourite, Tippler, with General Hess side by side, bringing up the rear. Descending the hill Rubicon ran into the second place, and came on in waiting upon Mr. Starky's filly to the "dip," when the latter died away, leaving Rubicon with a slight lead, Croydon lying second, and Tippler next. At the distance the three were joined by General Hess, the lot running in company to half-way up, where Mr. Wombwell brought Tippler to the front and won easily by a length ; a bad third. Croydon was a bad fourth. Princess Vocqsal pulled up and did not pass the post. A Plate of 50 sovs, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age, with optional selling weights. From the Bush in, about five furlongs. Lord Westmoreland's Confidence," 5 yrs, Bst 61b (£100) (J. Goater) 1 Mr. G. Angell's Reindeer, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (£100) (Perry) 2 Mr. W. Baker's Bolero, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (£200) (J. Nikhtingall) 3 The following also ran :—Habena filly, Vision, and Tresham. Betting-6 to 5 agst Confidence, 100 to 30 agst Bolero and 6 to 1 agst Reindeer. The Habena filly and Reindeer, side by side, made play into the dip, where the favourite joined the pair. At the distance the Habena filly was beaten,leaving Reindeer with a clear lead, which he held to the enclosure, where Confi dence got up, followed by Bolero next the rails, the three running together to within 20 strides of the chair,when the favourite headed Reindeer, and won a good race by half a length. Bolero was third, two lengths in the rear; Vision was fourth, and the Habena filly last. The winner was not sold. First Year of the Fifth Stockbridge Biennial Stakes of 10 soya each, with 100 added each year, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 51b. Bush in, above five furlongs. 87 subs. Captain Gray's King George, Bst 101 b (F. Adams) 1 Duke of St. Albans' Coeur de Lion, Bst 101b..(Custance) 2 Lord Stamford's Lei cester (31b) Bst 71b .. (A. Edwards) 3 Lord Portsmouth's Becky Sharpe, Bst 51b (Wells) 4 The following also ran :—Rappel, Idler (late Lany Lad), Dovedale, Old Fuller, Tailor, Ackworth, Pyrrha, The Count, The Doctor (late latros), Farnham, Glendusk, Plush colt, and Aunt Judy. Betting-7 to 4 agst The Doctor, 4 to 1 agst Ackworth (at first 5 to 2), 5 to 1 agst Leicester, 7 to 1 agst Becky Sharpe, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Aunt Judy, in company with Becky Sharpe, nappel, Leicester, and the favourite, was seen in advance as the lot breasted the hill, and they ran in this way into the bottom, where the leader with Mr. Brayley's colt disappeared from the front, and Becky Sharpe came on with a clear lead, Leicester and The Doctor lying wide on her right, with King George, Coeur de Loin, Ackworth, Idler, and Dove dale in the centre of the course in close attendance. On entering the rails Leicester moved to the front, but had in a few strides after to be steadied by Edwards in con sequence of the currishness exhibited by The Doctor, who ran anything but straight, This let up King George and Coeur de Lion, the four, although running wide, joined issue and came on nearly in a line to the stand, when Becky Sharpe was disposed of, and in a few strides further Leicester was headed by Capt. Gray's colt and Coeur de Lion, who finished a fine race home, the former winning in the last stride by a head, the latter defeating Leicester by a length and a half for second, who finished two lengths in advance of Becky Sharpe. Ackworth was fifth, close up; Aunt Judy sixth, Glendusk seventh, and The Tailor next; then came a lot of pulling up horses, the last of them bang the Plush colt. A Match. Mr. Crook's Adventurer, 4 yrs, agst Mr, Hogman's Libellous, 6 yrs. New mile. 500 eovs, 200 ft, Adventurer to give 71b. Off by consent. BEVERLEY, HULL, AND EAS I' RIDING RACES. WEDNESDAY. The Kingston-upon-Hall Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added ; 2-yr-olds, sst 121 b ; three, 7st 121 b ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 51b ; six ane aged, 9st 71b. Penalties and allow•• ances. About three-quarters of a mile. 9 subs. Mr. J. Osborne's The Little Stag, 2 yrs, sst 91b (Carroll) 1 Mr. Wise nd Angelus, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Metcalf) 2 Mr. T. Masterman's Shatter, 2 yrs, 5.t 121 b (Manion) 3 Mr. Waters's Travestie colt, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b .. (Snowden) 4 Mr. C. Reynard's Pizarro, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b (Proctor) 5 Betting—Even on The Little Stag, 4 to 1 agst Angelus, 6 to 1 agst Shuffier. Won by a length; bad third. The Loncle,sborough Handicap Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 30 added ; winners extra; second to save his stake. T.Y.C. 6 subs. Mr. Gilby's Jackal, 4 yrs, Sst 71b (Snowden) 1 Mr. T. Bancroft's Cronstadt, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (Challoner) 2 Mr. Reynard's Comet, 4 yrs, Bst (Proctor) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Jackal, 6to 4 agst Cronstadt, sto 1 agst Comet. Won by a length ; six lengths between second and third• The winner was bought in for 31 guineas. The Bishop Burton Stakes of 5 sous each, with 100 added, for two-yr•olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and gel dings, Bst 71b; whiners extra. T.Y.C., 4 furlongs 105} yards. 21 subs. Mr. W. Hudson's Coast Guard, Bst 10th.... (Whiteley) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Prince Arthur, 9st lib (inc 51b ex) (Osborne) 2 Mr. Marland's Castle Espie, Bst 101 b (Ashman) 3 Mr. Ridley's Eola, Bst 101 b (J. Snowden) 4 Sir G. Strickland's Durando, Bst 101 b (W. Found) 5 Betting-5 to 2on Prince Arthur-6 to 1 agst Eola. Won by a head; four lengths between the second and third. The Beverley Cup (Handicap), of 100 sovs in specie, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, 10 ft, and 3 only if declared ; winners extra ; second to save his stake. One mile and a half. 21 subs, 8 declared. Mr. I'Anson's Borealis, 7st 111 b (IL Robinson) 1 Mr. Brown's Venison, 3 yrs, Ent (car Est 21b) .. (Noble) 2 Mr. W. Hudson's Flytrap, 4 yrs, 7st 31b ....(Whiteley) 3 Mr. Gregory's Prologue, 6 yrs, Est 91b (Lawson) 4 The following also ran :—Cannon Ball, Hawise m. and Boatswain. Betting-2 to 1 agst Borealis-4 to 1 agst Prologue-5 to 1 each agst Venison and Flytrap. Won by a head ; the same between second and third; four lengths between third and fourth. The Grimetone Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya in specie added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 2 ft ; winners extra ; second to receive 10 sovs. One mile. 9 subs. Mr. Masterman's Honest John, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b.. (Noble) 1 Mr. E. Shaw's Ripley, 3 yrs, 7st (Robinson) 2 Mr. T. Raymond's General Bixio, 4 yrs, 7st 1 llb (Snowden) 3 Mr. B. Canter's Slingsby, 6 yrs, 7st 6lb ...... (Metcalf) 4 Pembroke also ran. Betting—Even agst Honest John-4 to 1 each agst General Bixio and Ripley-10 to 1 agst any other. Won by half a length ; two lengths between the second and third ; a bad fourth. BETTING AT MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY.- NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 13 to 2 agst Caller Oit (offered) 7to 1 agst Polynesia (offered) •9 to 1 agst Brighton (taken) 20 to 1 agst Daniel O'Connell (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Monk (offered) GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Blondin (taken) 12 to 1 agst any other. GOODWOOD. Acceptances for the Goodwood Stakes (Handicap) of 25 soya each, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared ; two miles and a half. 72 subs, 38 declared. The highest weight accepting being Bst 81b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the rest in proportion. Age st lb Haddington Maid of Masham f, 4 8 11 Bellman 5 8 6 Loiterer 6 8 4 Myrde overton 5 7 13 Knutsford 5 7 11 Cirimston Balham Pilot Cock Robin Catch 'em Alive Magnum Bunum 4 7 1 Port Royal .. 3 6 12 Bandage Evenhand . 5 6 9 Barchettina - - Age st lb Chaff 3 6 6 Anfield Blondin 3 6 6 Zapateado 3 6 6 Schoolmistress Barbadoes 4 6 4 Jack o' Hearts Blackd own Sea Nymph Romanoff 3 6 1 Thalestris 3 6 1 Brian Boru Herdsman 3 5 13 Wasp gelding 3 5 13 Truant Warhorse Canzonette CARLISLE MM Acceptances for the Cumberla] dicta TING, JUNE 30. nd Plate. Twice round and a an ce. Age st lb Caller Ou Joey Jones Brilliant Oldminster Montrose .. The Knave Captain Crow 4 7 5 *Patrick Slingsby Weatherwise 4 6 10 Age st lb Judex 3 6 4 Misfortune King Charming Honest John (late Robber) 3 5 8 Trump Queen The Fawn 3 5 7 Ashmore ...... Luna POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—June 17. LAMBETH.—EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A LADY.—Joseph Newlett, a footman, appeared to answer to a summons, charging him with the fol lowing novel and extraordinary offence:— Edward Gardener, coachman to Mr. Newell, of Sydney-cottage, Brixton-hill, deposed, that on the morning of Tuesday week, while washing his master's carriage, the defendant, who was then in the service of 's lady named Wilton, of Raglan house, next door, leaned over the wall, and gave him what appeared to be a nice tart, for which he thanked him. He placed it on the shelf, and as soon as he had done his carriage he ate a portion of it. Perceiving that the taste was very queer, and that the smell was worse, he examined it, and found that the interior was filled with black beetles and some nasty stuff resembling mustard; but it was not mustard. Having swallowed a portion of the stuff he felt very ill and . went to a chemist's,who gave him an emetic. On the same morning a young woman, the fellow-servant of the defendant, called out to him and asked " how he liked the tart," and she, her mistress, and the defendant all set up a laugh at him. He took the remaining part of the tart to the police station-house, and the sergeant on duty told him to come to this court and apply for a summons. Sergeant Hammond, 10 P, said that the last wit ness brought the tart to the station-house, and anything more filthy or disgusting he had never seen, and he was very glad indeed when he re moved it. The stench was so intolerable that he had to open all the station-house windows to get rid of it. On Monday evening the lady with whom the defendant lived at the time mentioned by the complainant drove up to the station-house in her carriage, and both there and afterwards acknow ledged that she it was that made the tart, and that she did so for a lark. She had also left at the station-house a tart which she said was intended for sale at a bazaar, but which she wished to leave for approval. This tart was subsequently examined by Inspector Smith, and in its interior was found a painted toy pear perfectly full of black beetles. (Much laughter.) . Mr. Norton—Who is this lady P Sergeant Hammond—Her name is Elizabeth Wil ton, but she sometimes calls herself Hyde. She lives in Raglan-house, Brixton-bill, and lam sorry to say that we have a good deal of trouble with her. She has a German band there two or three times a week, and keeps them playing there to a late hour of the night to the great annoyance of the respectable in habitants of the neighbourhood, and particularly to an infirm old gentleman next door in his 80th year. It is not long since she had a party of black men playing there, and on their leaving she presented them with a large pie which they carried off with them. On reaching the first publichouse they stopped to have what they expected to be a good feed, but on cutting the pie they found the stuffing to b© a pair of lady's drawers. (Loud laughter.) One of them put the drawers on, and returning to Raglan House danced about in front for nearly an hour. (Renewed laughter.) The defendant, in reply to the charge, said he was desired by his mistress to give the tart to the defen dant, and that he did not know what it was made of. Mr. Norton directed that a summons should go against Miss Wilton, alias Hyde, and that in the interim the remaining part of the tart should be analysed. SETTING HIS OWN TYPE.—AC American paper contains the following paragraph :—" The printerS aitE on A Strife jor hither teaDeS. We IP' vs ConcLuded tO sEt ozro N tYpes in tutUre I It EAsS eNough." 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These excellent remedies can be purchased everywhere, either at home, in the colonies, and foreign countries, and the method of using them is plainly printed and wrapped round each package.—Sold at Professor Hol loway's Establishment, 244, Strand, and by all medicine vendors throughout the civilised world SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS - - TIMES.--The Lancashire people are under the im pressioa that the real condition of the maneictur ing districts is not understood. Misapprehensions, they say, prevail in Parliament, in London society, and in the views taken of the matter by the Press. They Think it of the utmost importance that the truth should be made known before the Recess, and that our legis lators sh ou ld not separate without getting an insight into the actual position of affairs. For this estimate of the case there is some founda tion. We are not sure th a t t h e op i n i on of Lanca shire on the exigencies of the crisis should be adopted without correction, but we certainly think that the subject cannot be too fully discussed ; and we avail ourselves, therefore, of the last report of the Central Relief Committee to place the ques tion in its new light before the public. The first great fact is that the distress in the cotton districts has been regularly decreasing during the whole of the present year. The recipients of relief have de clined in number at an average rate of 4,000 a week. There were upwards of 270,000 persons in that po sition on the 6th of last December, whereas there were but 167,000 on the 6th of this present m on th. These figures are given for the 2 1 Unions from which returns are published, and they may be taken, we presume, as fairly indicating the condition of the manufacturing districts generally. We learn, there fore, beyond all question. that through the opera tion of various causes, but mainly through the re vival of trade, the distress of the cotton workers has been growing less and less for the last six months, until it is now not very much more than half as severe as it was. We have also been told, in the next place on authority which is not disputed, that the manufacturers of Lancashire are actually build ing new mills and enlarging old ones in all direc tions, so as to evince their own belief in the good times at hand. This persuasion is shared by the operatives also, who are looking forward to the days when labour will be at a premium and labourers bet ter off than ever. Such being the state of things, with a material improvement visibly going on, and an expectation of prosperity evidently prevailing, the Lancashire people are not unreasonably appre hensive of public incredulity when they proclaim that the prospects of the cotton industry are now worse than ever. They tell us that our impressions are mistaken ; that next winter will prove more for midable than the winter of last year; that the pro posed grant for public works will be totally insuffi cient ; that larger borrowing powers must be con ferred on the local authorities ; and that, unless we mean to incur most serious embarrassments, we must divest ourselves of the idea that the old cotton hands are regaining a permanent livelihood from the old trade. We are not so sanguine as to build upon the immediate and complete revival of the cotton indus try even in 1868 ; but, on the other hand, we should have expected, except for these warnings, that the material recovery which we really do witness would have done us some good in the coining winter. We did think the worst was over, though we could not hope to see the best again. The Lancashire people are now making sure of the best five years after date, but cannot even discount it sufficiently to save us from the worst at present. That is whet puzzles us. The Central Committee are quite right in think ing that there are doubts on the question, and that persons who see what is actually going on in Lan cashire cannot understand the representations which are made from those parts. They may rely, how ever, upon this, that the public wish only to learn the truth. We shall all be ready to do our duty when we see our way. There are things at present which we do not quite comprehend, but we have.no doubt that the Committee can explain them, and for that information we wait. HERALD.—The American struggle seems to be rapidly approaching a crisis, military and political, of which it would be extremely rash to predict the immediate issues. Vicksburg is still untaken. Re pulsed with tremendous loss in several desperate assaults, Gen. Grant has summoned the city to sur render, and has met, of coarse, with a peremptory refusal. Admiral Sir Charles Napier once took a fortress with a letter, which he certainly had no means of reducing by force; but though Grant is an able and skilful officer, he is no more a Napier than the Confederates are Portuguese, and the Por tuguese themselves would hardly have yielded to a summons after repulsing an assault. The defences of Vicksburg on the land side are obviously much stronger than was supposed; and it is possible that the defending force is not so utterly disproportion ate in numbers to that of the besiegers as to give the latter even a reasonable chance of reducing the place except by famine. Federal reports say that the city is provisioned for 30 days. It ought to be, and probably is, provisioned for a much longer period ; and if it can hold out even for that period, it is likely that the approach of Gen. Johnstone will place the Federals between two fires, and compel them either to beat a hasty retreat or to give battle with no choice but between victory against tremendous odds and a surrender at discretion. General Grant's position is therefore exceed ingly critical, and its perils become greater every day. It is probable that an officer, who certainly is one of the best in the Federal service, would not have put himself in such a situation had he not, in common with most people both in the North and in this country, believed that Vicksburg was indefensible against an attack in the rear, and might be taken by a coup de main. General Banks is engaged in the siege of Port Hudson. He, like Grant, appears to have considered that time was of paramount importance; and has ventured an assault which has disabled one of his best cfficers, cost him a heavy loss, and seriously discouraged his army. Speaking without an accurate knowledge of the condition of the defences, we must say that these assaults on unbreached fortifications reflect no small credit on the courage of the Federal soldiery—the best of whom, coming from the great agricultural states of the North-West, compose the armies now fighting for the possession of the Mississippi Valley. Everything depends on the rapidity of Johnstone 's movements, and the possibility of holding Vicksburg and Port Hudson until his arrival, which will not improbably involve the Federal forces in the State of Mississippi in the greatest disasters that have yet befallen them. Meantime from the Rappahannock comes news of a strange nature. A telegram re ceived last night by the Hibernian states that General Lee has abandoned the line of that river, and that the Federals, from whom the information conies, do not know where he has gone. In his absence General Hooker has again plucked up heart, recrossed the river, and now occupies Fredericks burg. We do not wonder that in the face of these mysterious movements, great apprehensions are en tertained in the North for the safety of Washing ton itself. We cannot, of course, pretend to know more of General Lee's intentions than is known to the enemy in his front ; but for more than one reason we are inclined to think it not unlikely that an at tempt may now be made to carry the war into Nor thern territory. Gen. Hooker's army notwithstand ing its advance, must be disorganised and demo ralised by its late terrible defeat—a defeat in which it can hardly have lost fewer than 25,000 met', and which has inevitably shaken its confidence in itself and its general, and must have a wholesome and,we should think, a far from ill-founded dread, that every forward step it takes is a move into some new Confederate trap. In the meantiette there are signs of discord in the North,and of wavering in the Fede ral Government. The peace movement in New York proceeds and prospers ; another large meeting has denounced the war as a violation of the constitution and as fatal to all hopes of restoring the Union— and though there is still a division in the ranks of the Democratic party—it seems plain that the sec tion which is in favour of negotiation is predomi nant, and is gaining ground, while its adversaries remain silent or raise but a feeble protest. The tyranny exercised in the name and probably under the orders of the President by Gen. Burnside, has strengthened the Opposition in the West—and a great meeting at Chicago, as well as the Legislature of the State of Illinois, have entered an indignant protest against his proceedings. Awed by the po pular displeasure he had provoked, Mr. Lincoln directed General Burnside to execute what, in the euphemistic military parlance of the North, is known as a " strategic movement ;" and the 'order suppressing the Chicago Times and forbidding the circulation of the New York World in the West has been accordingly recalled. It seems not impossible firstssible that the exiled Vallandigham may, at the opportunity, be elected Governor of Ohio—a re buke which the Federal Government could hardly endure, but to which it could offer no rejoinder. It is clear that the Federal power is losing ground, and that the Democrats are gaining it—the peace party makes progress, and the Republians are losing heart. But the fatal weakness of the Opposition was aptly pointed out by Mr. Lincoln, when he asked Fernando Wood, the chief of the peace party, what reason he had to believe that the South would listen to terms ? Mr. Wood's reply was not rele vant. It may be quite true that the people on both sides are sick of the war—but so long as the North refuses to listen to the only possible conditions of peace, the war must inevitably continue. It is simply absurd to suppose that the Confederate States will ever entertain the question of reunion. Ordinary warfare would have sufficed to make the breach irreparable—the savage and murderous ra vages by which the Federalists have sought to re venge their disgraceful reverses in the field have implanted in the heart of every man, woman, and child in the South a passionate hatred of the North and of the Union, which 20 years of peaoe will not efface. A crushing disaster in Mississippi, or a successful invasion of Pennsylvania, may P o ss ibl y teach the North to prefer a possible peace to the dream of an impossible reunion; but until that lesson has been learnt, the efforts of the Democratic party ore ne(misarily futile. DAILY NEWS.—AIi the world is watching the present crisis in the livt-s of the Cr-own Prince and Princess of Prussi9. When England's eldest daugh ter lc - It her country for a new home, is was with A fair prospect of a peaceful throne in A rising king dom, which, by a simple fidelity to constitutional principles and usages, could hard iy fail to become the head of Germany, and the guide to a new period of German greatness in Europe. The perils which had beset the period of consolidation of the hetero geneous elements of the Prussian monarchy, especi ally during the unsettled state of government in France, might be outgrown from day to Lay by a firm adoption of the constitutional principle in which Prussia seemed then far in advance of Aus tria. There could be no doubt of the constitutional disposit:ons of the Prussian people, with the excep tion of the small reactionary party who had spoiled the late reign, but could easily be prevented from doing more mischief, and that prevention seemed to be secured by the pledges of the King first, and afterwards by the hearty concord between the heir and the royal family and people of England. This fair prospect has become drearily overclouded. The heir to the Prussian throne has already seen his future staked on a game as wicked and a hazard as wild as is possible in these days; and at this mo ment he finds himself, without any act of his own, forced to choose his side, end take part either with his father and King ,gainst the Prussian people, or with the people against the King. It is a cruel position, but the choice must be made ; pains and penalties are attached to either alternative ; no wis dom or courage can ward them off entirely; but one thing is clear —that h. citation, weakness, or paltering will bring on absolute ruin. At all cost of personal feeling the Prince must stand by the rights of the Prussian people, or his humiliation is as sure as his father's. The only disclosure the world has yet had of the Prince's state of mind is :n the few sentences he spoke at Darazic ; and in them we see the very paltering which is his worst course. He virtually disclaims all sympathy with the degree of Juee 1 against the press; but he adds an intolerably foolish anticipation of " glory" to Prussia from the action of the King, which all the world besides regards as insane and wicked. Happily, the chance is afforded him of retrieving this first step. He has been so far called to ac count by the Government as to afford him oppor tunity to separate himself decisivelyfrom his father's despotic policy ; and the people good-naturedly re gard as idle words of conventional propriety the boast in which they know there can be no sin cerity. If the Prince has any true idea of the im portance of the juncture to himself, to his country, and to all Europe, he must see that he has some thing else to do than to keep out of sight, and to evade the obligation of saying what he thinks. In the present unsettled and menacing condition of Europe, the hope of civilisation is in the youthful ness of eo many candidates for sovereignty; and of these heirs he is the eldest and the first in the. world's eyes. It is a singular juncture when one boy has refused, and another has accepted the throne of Greece ; when the two sons-in-law of the Queen of England and her second son are to be rulers in Germany; and when the sister of the King of Greece is destined t• beEmpress of Russia. When we consider the youth of the King of Portu gal, and that the Emperor of Austria is showing himself not too old to learn and improve, we may feel that the destinies of nations are confided to a new generation, at a period which posterity will re gard as most critical. Whether political progress shall advance peacefully and prosperously, or whether the confusions of the last and early pre sent century shall be repeated, depends mainly on whether this company of youths and maidens have or have not the ability and good sense to study effectually the lessons of political history. Now is their time for such study. Some are so young that they can at present learn only what they hap pen to be taught; but with the Prince of Prussia this is not the case ; .and if his political training proves a failure, the sin, as well as the consequences will be on his own head. COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWARK—WEDNESDAY. The weather has been very favourable for the growing crops. Wheat looks very healthy, and spring corn is im proving. White wheat new, 47s to 53s ' Barley, grinding..29s to 31s Red do, 43s to 48s Oats, old, .. 27s to 30s Old white —s to --s New do 21s to 25s Red do. —s to —s I Beans. 38s to 44a Barley, malting.... — s to —s) Beans, new —s to —s Peas, 40s to 445. NEWCASTLE-TVESDAY. The supyly of wheat was limited ; trade was steady, and prices were at about the same as Saturday. Old white wheat ..64s to 60s I Old red wheat, to 56s New do. ...Ms to 63s New do. 42s to 49s Malting barley....37s to 42s I Oats. 22s to 32s Grinding d0.....29s to 32s I Beans 37s to 46s HULL—TUESDAY. The wheat trade here during the early part of the week was dull, but within the last day or two has keen firm. At to-day's market there was a small supply of English wheat, which was taken off by local millers at is advance on last week's rates. Foreign held for more money. Oats plentiful, but moved slowly at last week's currency. Wheat.... Old white....per qr ... 48s Od to 50s Od Old red )7 New white .. „ New red .... „ Barley.... English malting 36s Od to 37s Od Grinding 26s 6d to 28s Od Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 2Bs Od to 29s Od Grinding 2Bs Od to 31s Od Oats English, old 26s Od to 28s Od Archangel and Riga, per st oBl2}d t o 13d Friesland and Dutch osl3d to 08130 Swedish and Danish oBl2ld to Oslad Beans ....English, old, per qr 43s Oct to 45s Od New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Od New tick Egyptian 338 Od to 34s 6d Peas Foreign boilers .. Grinding Tares .... Spring s Od to —s Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding s2s Od to 56s Od crushing .O. .... 408 Od to 52s Od Linseed cakes (Hull) £lo 0 oto £0 0 0 Foreign Bl5 oto 9 0 0 Rape cakes 6 5 oto 610 0 Bones 5 5 oto 510 0 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS D UR.- AuKralla and Mauritius, via Southampton. .. June 18. via Marseilles drazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. July 6 Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. June 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. June 18. via Marseilles ...June 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton June 18. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 18. via Marseilles June 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton June 25. via Marseilles ........ June 20. Portugal ...... . . .......... J une 29. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via South amp t on...... June 20. via Marseill es ...... July 10. Newfoundland .. June 24. Oporto and Vigo .. ....... ..... U. S. and Brpacket,une 24. by U.S. packet.... b Can 19. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Te y neriffe ad July ian packet. June 10 Bahamas, via Ne w Y or k July 2. Mexico ....June 29. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I June 29. California. and B r iti s h Columbia. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. "High Standard" at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. Births. BILL.—On the 15th inst., at Sherborne, Dorset, the wife of Captain W. H. Hill, R.N., of a son. O'BRIEN.—On the 16th inst., the Hon. Mrs, O'Brien, of a daughter. ALFORD.—On the 17th inst., at Clapham-rise, the wife of Robert Alford, Esq., of a son. BULLOCK. —On the 16th inst,, at 4, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-park, the wife of Edward Bullock, Esq., barrister at , law, of a daughter. Marriages. ASPINALL—LOWNDES.—On the 16th inst.. at Bletchleb Robert Augustus Aspinall, Esq., to Mary Isabella Maria, eldest daughter of Richard Selby Lowndes, Esq., of The Elms, Bletchley, Bucks. - - HOPE—WILLIAms —On the 16th inst., at Plymouth, the Rev. John Hope, M.A., to Elizabeth, only survi v i ng daughter of the late Major-General Sir E. K. Williams, K.C.8., K.T.S. • Deaths. CAPE.—On the 14th inst., at 124, Warwiek-street, scql.,6tahgaeind Major 55, C George Seymour Crole, formerly of Fl.M.' s 28th Regiment; tt li o 'c L o E , aged 63. KEIGHLY.—On the 15 h inst., at P erry -hill, Rent, Hen- W — i o ll n iam th T e im l3 o t t h hy in C st a . p , e' a E t rietta Louisa, wife of Captain IL P. Reighly ; and, same time and place, the infant son of the above. MORTSON.—On the 24th March, at Rockhampton, Queens land, Australia, Thomas Coutts Morison, son of Sir Alexander Morison. Noss.—On the 15th inst., at Islington, suddenly, W. H. Noss, Esq., aged 74. PALMER.--OH the 15th inst., at Carlton-park, Northamp tonshire, Arthur Watson Palmer, Esq., late Captain sth Fusiliers, fourth son of Sir John Henry Palmer, Bart., aged 37. TARRATT.—On the 15th inst., at Leamington, Samuel Tarratt, Esq., f ormerly of Sutton, Surrey, aged 81. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDREWS, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE Sus; Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Mi ddlesex.—Thuriulay, June 18, 1863. THE SUN, LONDON. THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 18. 1863.