The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-16 00:00:00

'DEAR DOCTOR, what do you advise P I advise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to .VANS', Covent-garden, hear some charming singing, order one of their capital chor.s and magnificent potatoes, and that is the best advice I can give you. INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. CDGNAO BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It 14 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 35. Sd., at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale S, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Ainahan's LL Whisky." THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 29, Lombard -street, London; and Royal Insurance•buildings, Liverpool. At the Annual Meeting, on'the sth inst., the following were some of the leading results disclosed in the Report to the shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum of £340,668 Being an advanTe of Over 1 862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre- V.num year. The Revenu. from Fire Premiums has been en hanced in four years by the large sum of £113,353 The Duty paid to Government in 1862 was Ditto ditto, 18u3 88,966 Showing an Increase in one year of Amour the incidents which have tended to the advance ent of the Royal within the last few months mar be reckoned its a tion with respect to the losses sustained by the explo sion of th' Lotty Sleigh, which although on y con latent with the eeneral tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti- Tha t elY proved to be no more than what had been done in 1 or b:ter times by the oldest and most proverbial'y honourable among its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public favour by its unhesitating prompt•ess. As the largest total of Revenue and the largest rati3 of progression have been attained In the p-esent year, so it liar Dens that the largest Profit which it has ever :alien to the Directors to record has likewise on this occasion to be an nounced. The balance of net profit on the year has amounted to £83.515 • of which sum £34, too only has been appropriated to Dividend and Bonus, and the large balan.e of £49,444 been carried to Reserve. LIFE BRANCH. The Progress of the Life Branch, as shown by the New Business transacted in tke last year, is most promising. and the advances made, year by year, in the amount of New In surances effected, sh - rw clearly the estimation in which the Company is held. The following is a statement for the last lye years:— Net Sum Assured on New Policies atter deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums. 1859 1860 1861 1862 1E 63 This rapid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum Assured, and upwards of 80 per cent. on the Premium re ceived in the course of five years, may justly be considered as larger than any which could have been reasonably expected. The first half of the current year 1864, however, far outsti ips the ratio of increase indicated by the figures just quoted, as the sum assured for that period of six months only actually exceeds Half-a-Mil ion sterling. The rate of Mortality, likewise, still presents highly favour able features and augurs well for the result to be shown by toe quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when the present year is conclud d. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOUNSTON, secretary in London. August, 1864. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d.; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. 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GLENJE'S extensive and long connection with the leading Bookmakers thromzhout the country enables him to execute Commissions to any amount at the most favourable prices. 33 Myrtle. 33 Mail Train, 33 Balwin. 40 Lady Frances filly. 40 Thalestris, 50 Catch'em Alive. 50 Welcome. 50 Asteroid. 16 Gratitude. 20 Retainer. 20 Fantreluche. 20 Calista colt. 25 Suspicion. 25 Alabama. 25 Tattoo. 30 Carisbrook. 30 Giant. 60 to 1 al CAMBRIDI ty other , GESII IRE. 40 Canzonette. 40 Giant. 40 Balornock. 40 Columbia. 40 Baldwin. any Other. 20 Brick. 25 Gratitude. 33 Tattoo. 33 Stockinger. 40 Gemtua. to Trap. tO to 1 ) NEWSPAPER t, A 1 4, and outrage were over, when life and propert safe in Tipperary as in Middlesex—and that a title, a a 1 1 ~ . - V.l si i t in • ."." 1 e: 17 , 1 notwithstanding some passing indications o f angr y f e e:- - - • . ** ,-Ny;. •l 4 * AC. I% * ing, he rejoiced to believe was not far distant—the nat ura l `7 , !I.v i • ' P •9 1 . •"--> ' 7 ; l . • - Itt + D , 1•1 16-° ••••"1" , ''' "DR. • ai resources of the country would begin to be fully developed. lie knew Tipperary as long as he knew anywhere; he had seen great changes, and expected to see many more ; he be lieved that Ireland was deserving to be prosperous and happy, and it was in the belief that such agencies as that would contribute to so great a result that he asked them to drink "Success to the Tipperary Farming Society.' (Great cheering.) Comte DE JARNAC proposed "The health of the Chair man." PRICK' • 4d. STAMPED:....Sd. The CHAIRMAN, who was again received wi•h cE thusi•nstie cheering, expressed his regret that circutn stances obliged Lord Derby and himself to be absentees; still he could honestly say there was not a farm or a farmer on their estates wi: h whom they were not acquainted ; they would not be content with receiving their proceeds unless they also received their good will. The fl Wering terms in which the Count Do jarnac had rcfcrred to his public cervices ho could not say that he deserved, but is ono respect he accepted them as true ; he believed that ha had no other object than to rend.er himself usoful to the community cal which ha was a marulp.ar, and that it was more especially the duty of those who succeeded to heredi tary titl and wealth to act as if, in lawyers' phrase, they had a general retainer on behalf of the people. (Cheers.) Amongst other speakers were Lord Lismore and Mr. Walden, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW. The half yearly meeting of this company was held at Glasgow on Tuesday—Mr H. Dunlop in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said it was satisfactory to see that the traffio continued to increase; and that they were enabled to recommend a divi dend of 41 per cent per annum. If the traffic continued to increase, they might expect a better dividend, as they were now in the way of improvement. Their new agreement with the North British Railway Company was now inac tive operation, and apparently was likely to work well. It was a very simple arrangement, and he thought it would prove satisfactory, and he hoped it would receive the sanc tion of Parliament next session. They had nothing to fear except attacks from some of their aggressive neighbours. He thought for his part the time had arrived when the main lines of railway might be content with the position they already held. There were few main lines in that dis trict which had not established their position, and their rights to a certain traffic, and ho thought they might be content with that, and with developing the trade of the country, instead of constructing new lines with a view to absorb the traffic, which legitimately belonged to their neighbours. (Hear.) He wished the pressure of the share holders could be brought to bear upon directors to prevent their adopting such an erroneous course. He believed tha t a great deal might be done by the shareholders expressing their opinions at meetings of companies against such con duct. It was not like a reduction of the rates, which was a temporary measure from which they might suffer for a time and it would pass away, the public de riving some benefit during the competition ; but when they constructed duplicate lines a permanent evil was created, for all unnecessary expenditure of capital must be a loss to sharpholders, while it was no benefit to the public. (Heer y , Mr WHITE seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. Mr J. M.‘G.a.vrx said he quite agreed with the Chairman in the line of policy he had chalked out as that which ought to govern the great railway companies of the country. Duplicate lines must ultimately be a loss to the country, for whenever they expended two sets of capital, and employed two sets of men to work that which one set could accom plish, the public would have eventually to pay for them. For a short time ruinous rates might prevail, but they all knew that public companies would not long continue to fight, and the experience of all duplicate lines hitherto had been the same. He believed they were to be invaded by the Cale donian Company in the next session of Parliament. It was said they intended to run parallel lines from Glasgow to Edinburgh ; and, if so, they ought to be strenuously opposed by this company. They had been cajoled by an alliance with that company, and they had at the same time invaded their district. If the Caledonian said they must have a larger share of the traffic between Edinburgh and Glasgow, they must be told that the Edinburgh and Glasgow Com pany must have a greater share of the coal traffic of Lanark shire. _ Atter some observations by Mr MEIKLEM and Mr WErit as to rumoured attacks from the Caledonian, and as to what the directors ought to do in these attacks, The CHAIRMAN said that, with the strong alliance which they had formed with the North British Railway Company, the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company felt they were able to defend themselves, and, if necessary, to oppose aggressi, , e neighbours; but they hoped this course would not be nlecs ttary, and he thought it would be a great pity if it were. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, and declar ing a dividend for the half-year, at the rate of 4f per cent. per anuum, on the ordinary stock of the company. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. F.ITTINGBOURNE AND SIIEEPLNESS. The hale . -yearly gem-ral mee:ing of this company vas hal on Wedn , !sdly at the cfl3. - ;s, John-street, Bedford•row —Mr L. Simpson in the chair. The report stated that the Board thought it desirable to invite the aid and counsel of some of the leading share holders and creditors of the company, and this led to this appointment of a special committee to consider and propose such an equitable arrangement with all the creditors and shareholders as would put the company into a position to pay a dividend.ofarraTnhgeemceonmtmtiottethe sincethe Board, submitted such a received their unanimous approval, and was recommended to the scheme shareholders for adoption. The income of the company was largely increasing., and if the pending questions were settled as proposed by the committee, nothing would prevent the payment of dividends for the future. For the protection of the property in the meantime against legal assailants, Mr Evans, the company's accountant, had been appointed re ceiver. The accounts showed a total receipt of £231,113, the total amount of liabilities being £57,000. The CumamlN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the proprietors on the results of the labours of the committee, which consisted of Mr Baines, M.P., Mr West, who represented Mr Wythes, the contractor and principal creditor, Mr Head, Mr Atkinson, who repre sented the preference shareholders, Mr Hartridge for the ordinary shareholders, Mr:L, Simpson, the chairman, and Mr Magnus, the deputy-chairman of the company. After many meetings and much negotiation, they had succeeded c in o resulttu re p c a o iw n ; ya c s i m l i that nugs must be the tbhee e du o i n so c fl a hr i c da t r i hg n ae g ad anoetuce out of deoesfar thatt o s f a as allsl l e t pa sc: r as t o i m e a s ss . no T tr h he ee move all impediments, in the shape of liabilities, to the , future progress and prosperity of the company. He re gretted that they had not been able to come to an arrange ment with the War-office and other outstanding questions as to land. It was gratifying to find that, as regarded the increase of traffic at Queenborough, there had been an in crease for the last six months of 17 ships and 7,000 tons of merchandise. It was proposed to erect suitable machinery there, and when that was done no doubt the traffic would be doubly developed. Mr MAGNus seconded t.ho motion. According to the statement of Mr Evans, there were £78,800 of liabilities, £5,000 interest on debentures, and £3,000 interest on pre ference shares—making a total of outstanding liabilities of £87,000, to meet which there were 6,113 shares not issued, lands to be taken by War Department, and other items. Whether these would produce sufficient or not remained t 3 be seen, but the result of the proposed arrangement would be that the company would be out cf debt upon disposing of these unissued shares and surplus lands, and any surplus would be available for general purposes. Mr HAItTIUDGE congratulated the meeting on the result of the labours of the committee and on the successful way in which they had adjusted the conflicting interests. He believed that the preference shareholders would get the whole of their interest, an i that the ordinary shareholders would be placed in a good position. After some observations from Mr Wade, Mr Roche, and others, Capt Dumerque and Mr S. Bergey were re-elected directors, and Mr W. G. Head auditor. The thanks of the meeting were then given to the chair man, directors, and officers of the company, and the meeting separated. THE NEW ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.--Active ope. rations have been commenced during the week for the manufacture and submersion of the new Atlantic tele fic commission, peroovnesmtrterzcittsir is s o p f ro t g h r e es c si 7 g e at wwith a w ll o t r h k o s l g a r t a e p s h t p e r a a b e l t e i . c a The le im of the Gutta Percha Comp an y in the Wharf-road, Ci t y - road, heatstono and rl e. The iron wire, and hempen covering forming the exterior i T n, consistingl a o c m co s r , d n a , n ac c nf ed Captainwl tchstrhse GF d t i r g obn n a s ,i r p o n f : t ol h f\e e r sh s s c iot i rh and va y portion of the cable, are also in hand at the mmufactory o f the Telegraph Construction Company's works, under Messrs Glass and ElliAlthe contractors, at Morlen Wharf, East Greenwich, a large number of artisans being em ployed at both places for the purpose. Th e new cable ij in every respect a great improvement on the old one of ISSS. 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TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon, on the 29th of September, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply FORAGE AND PAILLASSE STRAW, in such quantities as may be required, for the use of her Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, from Ist November, 1s 61, to 3!st October, 1865 ; LONDON DISTRICT. FORAGE. 1. Hyde Park, Kensington, Regent's Park, and Horse Guards. 2. Hounslow, and Midler Hall. 3. Hampton Court. 4. Windsor. 5. Brighton. 6. Sandhurst. 7. Enfield. byßlue Mantle, who appeared to be winning halfway down, but, showing temper, he was headed by Twilight, who chal lenged the leader at the, Stand, but failed to quite get up, and was beaten cleverly by a neck. Blue Mantle was third, three lengths in their rear ; E xc hequer was fourth, Gaily firth; Marigold, w h o pulled up lame, was sixth, and Stock owner next. The last was Donnybrook. The Eglinton Stakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds to carry 7st, and 3-yr-olds Oat ; winners extra, with maiden allowances. The owner of the second horse to receive 25 sous out of the stakes, T.Y C. 23 subs. Mr J. Osborne' s Wild Agnes, 2 yrs , 6 s t 111 b ~(Carroll) 1 Mr Hodgman's V ic t orious, 2 yre, 7 s t 31b en Sib extra) (Morris) 2 Mr Sutton's Furzo Chat, 2 yre, 6st 11Ib (DooIan) 3 Mr Johnstone's Warwhoop, 2 yrs, Est 4.b .. (Craashaw) 4 Betting—Eve n On Victorious, and 6 to 4 agst Wild Agnes. The latter made the run n ing to halfway in the distance, where the favourite closed up, but never getting fairly to her, he was beaten, after a fine finish, by a neck. Furze Chat was a bad third. A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, with 200 added, for 2-yr olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 7lb. Winners extra. The owner of the second horse to receive 50 sous oui of the stakes. T.Y.C. 70 subs. Captain Gray's Audax, 88t 101 b (F. Adams) 1 Mr C. Smith's Lion, 88t 101 b (Withingtou) 2 Captain White's Joker, Bst 101 b.... (Challoner) 3 The following also ran :—Ostregor, Fleur de Champs, Plutus, Brown Bread, Exceller, Oltnar, and Brahma. Betting-6 to 4 agat Ostregor, sto 1 each agat Joker and Brahma, 8 to 1 each agat Brown Bread and Lion, and 10 to 1 agst 01rnar. Joker, next the rails, made the running, followed by Ex celler, Audax, Brahma, Brownßread, and Olmar in a body, Ostregot, Plutus, and Fteur de Champs lying some distance in the rear. On reaching the distance Exceller and Olmar gave way—Brahma at the same time joined the leaders, the three running nearly abreast to the stand, where Audax obtained a slight lead and won a fine race by a head. 'Three parts of a length between second and third ; Olmar was fourth close up, Exceller fifth, Lion sixth; Plutus and Os tregor were the two next, and Brown Bread and Fleur de Champs last. The Scarborough Stakes of 20 sous each, 10 ft, for 3-yr- olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst Gib. Certain winning penalties and maiden allowances. One mile. Nine subs. Mr W. Phillips's b f Persuasion, Bst 61b.. (J. Grimahaw) 1 Mr Naylor's br c General Butler, Bst 51b.... (Challoner) 2 Betting-3 to lon Persuasion, who waited upon the non-favourite to two distances from home, when she went up and won by half a dozen lengths. BETTING AT MIDNIGHT. DO.NCASTER. CUP. 6 to 4 agst General Peel 2to 1 agst Hippolyta 4to 1 agst The Miner CESAREWITCH STARES. 100 to 6 agst Grctitude 20 to 1 agst Fanfreluche 20 to 1 agst Calista colt 25.t0 1 agst Alabama 25 to 1 agst Tattoo 25 to 1 agst Suspicion 33 to 1 agst Baldwin 33 to 1 agst Mail Train CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 20 to 1 agst Brick 25:t0 1 agat Gratitude 40 to 1 age:, Gamma 40 to I agst Balornock 40 to 1 agat Giant 50 to 1 agat Vermouth 50 to 1 agst Planet 50 to 1 agat Golden Drop 66 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps 100 to 1 agst Narbonne 10D to 1 agst Peon 100 to 1 agst Double X Blair Athol was struck out of the Cup and Doncaster Stakes at 2 p.m. yesterday, and Caller Ou out of the Cup at 10 p.m, Court of Common Council. A Court of Common Council, the first since the vacation, was hell yesterday at Guildhall—the Lord Mayor pre- siding, been made a great deal too much of. It had always been the custom for committees to expend money in this manner, and the same thing had been done by Alder man arkin, the chairman of the Lunatic Asylum Com mittee, and by the chairman of the Royal Entertainment Committee. Alderman DAKTN said that as he had been alluded to, he begged that it might be understood that he had never done anything of the kind, except with the sanction of that court. (Hear, hear.) Mr TRUSCOTT, the chairman of the Royal Entertainment Committee, made a similar statement. The resolution of Alderman Waterlow was then put, and carried unanimously. Alderman DAKIN then sail that perhaps he rni2,ht be excused for taking the opportunity of asking Mr Kelday when the new roof was likely to be completed P From what he saw of the state of things that morning, in passing through the hall, it did not appear to him to be very pro batle that it would be ready for the approaching great occasion. Mr KELDAY said he was happy to be able to state that in another month there would be a very great change, and that the hall would certainly be quito ready by Lord Mayor's day. One or two motions that were upon the paper of busi ness were poatoned, and the court broke up at an early hour. The American Peace Negotiations, The New York papers take from the .Richmond Examiner the following despatch by the Confede rate Secretary of State in regard to the Jacquess and Gilmore mission to Richmond, and the peace negotiation at Niagara Falls : PAILLASSE STRAW. 1. Brompton H use, Knightsbridgeand Hag,' zinc Barracks, Hyde Park ; and Kensington. 2. Regent's Park, and St. John's Wood Barracks. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4. Wellington, and St. George's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow, and Kneller 7. li am 3ton Court. 8. Windsor. 9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham. 10. Guernsey. 11. Jersey. 12. Alderney. Separate Tenders must be made for Forage and Paillasse Straw for each of tie above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as separately grouped and numbered. Forms of 'fender, and Conditions of Contract, may be ob ta•ned on application at this Office, by letter addressed to the Senior Commiss.riat Officer, or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. . Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and signed, and no Tender will be noticed unle s deliver. _d at the under-mentioned Office, under closed envelope (marked on the outside, "Tender for Commissariat Supp ies"), before 1. o'clock noon on the 20th September. Deputy Commissary-General's Office. 5, New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., sth September, 18t4. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, DONCASTER RACES,-THURSDAY. Thursday is more devoted to the sale of blood stock in the Horse Fair than racing ; at least a good portion of the day is appropriated to it, and the sport on the moor CJM mences an hour or two later in consequence. The Sheffield Lane stud, Mr Cookson's yearlings, as well as Lord Derby's, came under Messrs. Tattersall's hammer this morning, and some of them realised very high prices. Mr Cookson's were a very even lot, and averaged nearly £350 a piece. The Sheffield Lane, too, commanded here and there a high figure; among them a very fine Rataplan filly which went for 700 guineas, and Bounty, a powerful Newminster and showing quality as well, which was knocked down for 500 guineas. Among Lord Derby's was an extraordinary fine colt by Stockwell—Ranee, with more the look of a three-yr-old than a yearling, and which after a keen competition was secured by Count Batthyany for 1,020 guineas. The sales were numerously attended, and most of the leading members of the racing world were grouped round Messrs. Tattersall's rostrum. The PortlanffPlate is the important item of the Thursday, and is one of these objectionable affairs, a little beyond half a mile, the aim and obj ct of which is gambling and nothing else. It generally, too, entails a vast tax on the patience and temper both of actors and spectators, and sees the up setting of the favourites by some wretched outsider, who, ridden by a jockey not troubled with many scruples, gets off in front, and sets authority at defiance. On this occasion, after the usual delay and bad start, the race,which was won by Persuasion, was signalized by an accident that cost Lord Stamford the loss of a valuable mare, Flying Fish, and severely injured Howarth the rider of The Cobbler. Before they got 200 yards Flying FLA crossed her legs and fell, breaking her thigh in so doing, and con sequently had to be immediately destroyed. The Cobbler, who was immediately behind, fell over her, and, as we men tioned, so severely injured his jockey, Howarth, that he had to be conveyed into town; French, the rider of Fly ing Fish, escaped with a shaking; Woldga, who had ran second in this race, ran also for the Cleveland Handicap, the next one, and succeeded this time in first catching the judge's eye, defeating Twilight cleverly by a neck. There was an exciting contest between Wild Agnes and Victorious in the Eglinton Sakes, where, with 3lb and the sox's allowance in her favour, the maro won a fine race by a neck, after making the whole of the running. There was of course a great falling off in the attendance, but the day was delightfully fine. Prince Humbert, who arrived here on Tuesday after noon, was present on the stand during the whole of yester day, accompanied by the Marquis D'Azeglio, the Italian Minister, and his suite. His Royal Highness, who seemed to take considerable interest in the great race, took his de parture for York this morning. The Zetland Stakes of 50 soya each ; for 3-yr-olds; colts Set 101 b; and fillies, Bst 51b; winners extra. One mile and a half. 3 subs. L9rd Stanford's Mahometan, Bst 10lb (Loates) w.o. The Portland Plate of 200 sovg in specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sous each, for all ages. Win ners extra, The second to receive 25 sovs. Red House in. 92 subs. Mr Phillips's Persuasion, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (J, Grimshaw) 1 Sir Joseph Hawley's Woldga, 4 yrs, Tat 61b (Thomas) 2 Mr H. Darley's Lyra, 3 yrs, Est ....... . (Carroll) 3 - - • The following also ran :—Ciem of the Sea, Lady Louisa, Lufra, Flying Fish, Pupil, Biondella, Queen of Trumps, Vabalathus, Countersign, Crytheia, Exquisite, Tooi Tool, Dolphin, Narbonne, Skylark, Lytham, Gazza Ladra, The Little Gentleman, Vandervelde, Syren, Purity, Irritation, The Cobbler, Peignor, and Clairvoyante. _ . Betting— 100 to 15 agst Woldga, 7 to 1 agst Lady Louisa, 10 to 1 each agst Persuasion and Narbonne, 12 to 1 each agst Crytheia and Biondella, 100 to 6 agst Vandervelde, 16 to 1 aget Queen of frumps, 20 to 1 each agst Flying Fish, Little Gentleman, Peignor, and Clairvoyante, and 25 to 1 agst Gem of the Sea. the start a a n s impatience ider a e b x l h y i b ; i b t ed nt by at many llast of the the s r igna i l d e w r s a s d e g l i a v y e e n d , when they left the post in straggling order,Queen of Trumps being the first away was followed by Lufra, Persuasion, Peignoir, Countersign, and Lytbam, close up with whom came Narbonne, Woldga, and Flying Fish heading the rear division. They ran thus for 200 yards when the latter, crossing her legs, fell, and in doing so broke her leg, and The Cobbler, who was immediately in her track, came over her and also fell, seriously injuring little Howarth. This mishap distributed the leaderP, who on coming round the bend were headed by Persuasion, a couple of lengths in whose rear were Woldga, Lytham, Narbonne, and Lyra, but on reaching the distance the leader came on with a commanding lead, which she retained to the end, and won in the commonest of canters by half adozen lengths.Woldga defeating Lyra by a neck for second, Vandervelde was fourth close up, Tooi Tooi fifth, Syren sixth, and Crytheia next. The next lot were Gem of the Sea, Dolphin, and Exquisite. Irritation was last of all. The Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds; colts 9st, fillies and geldings Bst 101 b; with selling allowances. Half a mile, Marquis of Hastings's Catalogue, 7st 101 b (£4O) Grims 1 Mr G. Crook's Brown Willy, Bst, £lO (J. (Ford haw hana) ) 2 Mr Melville's Ethel. 7st 101 b, £lO Mr G. Hodgman's Virtuous, 7st 101 b, £lO (Perry) 4 Mr G. Bryan's Rialto, 7st 101 b, £4O .. (H. Covey) 5 Mr G. Nlorris's Club Queen, 7st 101 b, £lO .. (Whiteley) 6 Mr J. Osborne's Fan, 7st 10Ib, £lO ....... ... (Carroll) 7 1 Betting-2 to 1 agst Brown Willy, 100 to 30 agst Cata logue, 5 to 1 agst Ethel, 6 to 1 agst Rialto, 10 to 1 agst Vir tuous and Club Queen. They ran in company for a short distance, when Cata logue came to the front and made the running, followed by the favourite and Ethel, with Fan and Rialto lying up. These positions were retained to the enclosure, when Cata logue came out and won in a canter by. four lengths, a head dividing second and third; a bad fourth. The winner was bought in for 510 guineas. The Cleveland Handicap of 20 sous each, 10 ft, and 5 if de clared, with 100 added; winners extra; the second saved his stake. One mile. 61 subs, 32 declared. Sir J. Hawley's Wohlga, 4 yrs, 7st 11b... ..... (Morris) 1 Mr Samuel's Twilight, aged, Bst 51b (T. Adams) 2 Captain Lane's Blue Mantle, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Challoner) 3 The following also ran :—Exchequer, Principal, Donny brook, Old Orange Girl, Newmarket, Stockowner, Antoi nette, Gail), Quarantine, and Marigol]. Betting— 4to 1 agst Marigold, 5 to 1 each agst Wuldga and Blue Mantle, 7 to 1 agst Exchequer, 8 to 1 each agst Old Orange Girl and Twilight, and 10 to 1 agst New market. Woldga, with a clear lead, made the running, with An toinette, Blue I , lantL3, and Twilight lying up, into the straight, when they were joined by Marigold ; but shortly after Mr Lice's filly was beaten, and her idaca was taken CIRCULAR. Department of State, Richmond, Aug. 25, 1804. Sir,—Numerous publications which have recently ap peared in the j Jurnals of the United States on the subject of informal overtures for peace between the two Federations of States now at war on this continent, render it desirable that you should be fully advised of the views and policy of this Government on a matter of such paramount import ance. It is likewise proper that you should be accurately informed of what has occurred on the several occasions mentioned in the published statements. You have heretofore been furnished with copies of the manifesto issued by the Congress of the Confederate States, with the approval of the President, on the 14th June last, and have doubtless acted in conformity with the resolution which requested that copies of this manifesto should be laid before foreign Governments. " The principal sentiments and purposes by which these States have been and are still actuated" are set forth in that paper with all the authority due to the solemn declaration of the Legislative Executive Department of this Government, aril with a clearness which leaves no room for comment or explanation. In a few sentences it is pointed out that all we ask is immunity from interference with our internal peace and prosperity, " and to be left in the undisturbed enjoyment of those inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, which our common ancestors declared to be the equal heritage of all parties to the social compact. Let them forbear aggres sions upon us, and the war is at an end. If there be quest. lions which require adjustment by negotiation, we have ever been willing, and are still willing, to enter into commu nication with our adversaries, in a spirit of peace, of equity, and manly frankness." The manifesto closed with the declaration that " we commit our cause to the enlightened judgment of the xsorld, to the sober reflections of our ad versaries themselves, and to the solemn and righteous arbitrament of health." Within a very few weeks after the publication of this manifesto, it seemed to have met with a response from Pre sident Lincoln. In the early part of last month a letter was received by Gen. Lee from Lieut.-Gen. Grant, is the fol lowing words : " Headquarters Armies of the United States, City Point, Vs., July 8, 1864. 3 General R. E. Lee, Commanding Confederate Forces near Petersburg, Virginia. "General,-1 would request that Col. James F. Jacquesp, 73d Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and J. R. Gilmore, Esq., be allowed to meet Col. Robert Ould, Commissioner for the Exchange of Prisoners, at such place between the lines of the two armies hs you may designate. The object t f the meeting is legitimate with the duties of Col. Ould, as Com missioner. " If not consistent for you to grant the request here asked, I would beg that this be referred to President Davis for his action. "Requestirg as early an answer to this communication as you may find it convenient to make, I subscribe noyeLlt very respectfully, your obedient servant, "U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-Gen. U.S.A." On the reference of this letter to the President he autho rised Col. Ould to meet the persons named in Gen. Grant's letter, and Col. Ould, after seeing them, returned to Rich mond and reported to the President, in the presence of th, Secretary of War and myself, that Messrs Jacquet - s and Gilmore had not said anything to him abut Lis duties a , : Commissioner for exchange of prisoners, but that they asked permission to come to Richmond for the purpose of seeing the President; that they came with the knowledge and approval of President Lincoln, and under his pass ; that they were informal messengers, sent with a view of paving the way for a meeting of formal Commissioners authorised to negotiate for peace, and desired to communicate to Presi. dent Davis the views of Mr Lincoln, and to obtain the Pre sident's views in return, so as to arrange for a meeting of Commissioners. Colonel Ould stated that he had told them repeatedly that it was useless to come to Richmond to talk of peace on any other terms than the recognised independ ence of the Confederacy, to which they said they were aware of that, and that they were, nevertheless, confident that their interview would result in peace. The President, on this report of Colonel Ould, determined to permit them to come to Richmond under his charge. On the evening of the 16th July Col, Auld conducted these gentlemen to an h)tol in Richmond, where a room was provided for them, in which they were to remain under surveillance during their stay here, and the next morning I received the following letter : ~ " Spotswo - d Hotel, Richmond, Va., July 17, IS6I. " Hon. J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State, Confederate States of America. " Dear Sir,----The undersigned James F. Jacquess, of Illinois, and James R. Gilmore, of Massachusetts, most re spectfully solicit an interview with President Davis. Th: y visit Richmond as private citizens, and have no official cha racter or authority ; but they are fully possessed of the views of the United States Government relative to an ad justment of the differences now existing between the North and South, and have littlo doubt that a free interchange of views bet seen President Davis and themselves would open the way to such official negotiations as would ultimate in restoring PEACE to the two sections of our distracted country. " They therefore ask an interview with the President and, awaiting your reply, are most truly and respectfully your obedient servants, " JA.s. E, JACQUESS. " JAS. R. GILMORE." The word " official" is underscored, and the word " peace" doubly underscored in the original. After perusing the letter, I invited Colonel Ould to con duct the writers to my office, and on their arrival stated to them that they must be conscious they could not be admitted to an interview with the President without informing me more fully of the object of their mission, and satisfy me that they came by request of Mr Lincoln. Mr Gilmore re plied that they came unofficially, but with the knowledge and at the desire of Mr Lincoln ; that they thought the war had gone far enough ; that it could never end except by some sort of agreement; that the agreement might as well be made now as after still further bloodshed; that they knew by the recent address of the Confederate Congress that we were willing to make peace; that they admitted that pro posals ought to come from the North, and that they were prepared to make these proposals by Mr Lincoln's authority ; that it was necessary to have a sort of informal understand ing in advance of regular negotiations, for if Commissioners were appointed without some such understanding they would meet, quarrel, and separate, leaving the parties more bitter against each other than before; that they knew Mr Lincoln's views and would state them, if pressed by the President to do so, and desired to learn his in return. I again insisted on some evidence that they came from Mr Lincoln, and in order to satisfy me, Mr Gilmore referred to the fact that permission for their coming through our lines had been asked officially by General Grant in a letter to General Lee, and that General Grant in a letter had asked that his request should be referred to President Davis. Mr Gilmore then showed me a card, written and signed by Mr Lincoln, requesting . General Grant to aid Mr Gilmore and friend in passing through his lines into the Confederacy Colonel Jacquess then said that hie name was not put en the card for the reason that it was earnestly desired that their visit should be kept secret; that he bad come into the Gem federacy a year ago, and had visited Petersburg on a similar errand, and that it was feared if his name should become known that 601110 of those who had formerly met him in Petersburg would conjecture the purpose for which he now came. He said that the terms of peace which they would ctr, r to the President would be honourable to the Confederacy ; that they did not desire that the Confederacy should accept any other terms, but would be glad to have Ivy promise, ss they gave theirs, that their visit should be kept a profound secret if it failed to result in peace—that it would not be just that either party should seek any advantage by divulging the fact of their overture for peace, if unsuccessful I as sented to this request, and then, rising, said, "Do I under stand you to state distinctly that you come as messengers from Mr Lincoln for the purpose of agreeing with the Pre sident ab to the prover mode of inaugurating a formal IA go- nation for peace, charged by Mr Lincoln with authority for stating his own views and receiving those of President Davis ?" Both answered in the affirmative, and I then said that the President would see them at my office the same evening at 9 p.m.—that, at least, I presumed he would —but if he objected after hearing my report they should he informed. They were than recommitted to the charge of Cul. Ould, with the understanding that they wera to be re conducted to my office at the appointed hour, unless other wise directed. _ _ _ This interview,connected with the report previously made by Col. Ould, left on my mind the decided impression that Mr Lincoln was averse to sending formal commissioners to open negotiations, lest he might thereby be deemed to have recognised the independence of the Concede) acy, and that he was anxious to learn whether the conditions on which alone he would be w.lling to take such a step would be yielded by the Confederacy ; that with this view he had placed his messengers in a condition to satisfy us that they really came from him, without committing himself to any thing in event of a disagree.nent as to such conditions as he considered to be indispensable. On informing the Pre sident thereof of my conclusion, he determined that no question of form or etiquette should be an obstacle to his receiving any overtures that promised, however remotely, to result in putting an end to the carnage which marked the continuance of hostilities. The President came to my office at 9 o'clock in the even ing, and Col. Ould came a few moments later, with Messrs. Jacquess and Gilmore, The President said to them that he had heard from me that they came as messengers of peace from Mr Lincoln ; that as such they were welcome ; that the Confederacy had never concealed its desire for peace, and that he was ready to hear whatever they had to offer on that subject. Mr Gilmore then addressed tr'reside lie ni, and in a few minutes had conveyed the information that those two gen tlemen had come to Richmond impressed with the idea that this Government would accept a peace on the basis of a re construction of the Union, the abolition of slavery, and the grant of an amnesty to the people of the States as repen etalanytercyri,mitinwaales.preplnoseodrdtberattotbaecrceomabpelaislha b t e h a e g a e b n o e li r t a i l on vo o te f of all the people of both Confederations, and the majority of the cotes thus taken was to determine that as welt as all other disputed questions. These were stated to be Mr Lin coln's views. The President answered that as these pro posals had been prefaced by the remark that the people, of the North were a majority, and that a majority ought to govern, the offer was, in effect, a proposal that the Confede rate States should surrender at discretion, admit that they had been wrong from the beginning of the contest, submit to the mercy of their enemies, and avow themselves to be in need of pardon for crimes; that extermination was prefer able to such dishonour. He stated that it they were themselves so unacquainted with the form of their own Government as to make such propositions, Mr Lincoln ought to have known, when giving them his views, that it was out of the power of the Confe derate Government to act on the subject of the domestic institutions of the several States, each State having exclu sive jurisdiction on that point, still less to commit the de cision of such a question to the vote of a foreign people; that the separation of the States was au accomplished fact ; that ha had no authority to receive proposals for negotiation except by virtue of his office as President of an independent Confederacy, and on this basis alone must proposals be made to him. At one period of the conversation Mr Gilmore made use of some language referring to those States as " rebels " while rendering an account of Mr Lincoln's views, and apologised for the word. The President desired him to proceed, that no offence was taken, and that he wished Mr. Lincoln's language to be repeated to him as exactly as pos. sible. Some further conversation took place, substantially to the same effect as the foregoing, when the President rose to indicate that the interview was at an end. The two gen tleman were then recommitted to the charge of Col. Ould, and left Richmond the next day. This account of the visit of Messrs Gilmore and Jacquess to Richmond has been rendered necessary by publication made by one or both of them since their return to the United States, notwithstanding the agreement that their visit was to be kept secret. They have, perhaps, concluded that as the promise of secrecy was made at their request, it was per missible to disregard it. IA e had no reason for desiring to conceal what occurred, and have, therefore, no complaint to make . of the publicity given to the fact of the visit. The extreme inaccuracy of Mr Gilmore's narrative will be ap parent to you from the foregoing statement. Y6ll have, no do übt, seen in the Northern papers an ac count of another conference on the subject of peace, which took pace in Canada at about the same day, between Messrs C. C. Clay and J. P. Holecrube, Confederate citizens of the highest character and position, and Mr Horace Greeley, of New York. acting with authority of President Lincoln. It is deemed not improper to inform you that Messrs Clay and ' Holcombe, although enjoying in an eminent degree the confiden, a and esteem of the President, were strictly accu rate in their statement that they were without an [authority from this Government to treat with that of the United States on any sulject whatever. We had no knowledge of their conference with Mr Greeley, nor of their proposed visit to Washington, till we saw the newspaper publications. A. significant confirmation of the truth of the statement of Messrs Gilmore and Jacquess, that they came as messen gers- from Mr Lincoln, is to be found in the fact that the views of Mr Lincoln, as stated by them to the President, are in exact conformity with the offensive paper kddressed to "whom it may concern, which was sent by Mr Lincoln to Messrs Clay and Holcombe by the hands of his private secretary, Mr Hay, and which was properly regarded by those gentlemen as an intimation that Mr Lincoln wss unwilling that this war should cease while it was in his power to continue hostilities.—l am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. P. BENTAIAIN, Secretary of State. Hon. James M. Mason, Commissioner to the Continent, Sec., Sec., Paris. Lord Stanley in Tipperary. We find in the Freeman's Journal a report of the annual show of the Tipperary Union Fanning Society, which was held at Tipperary on Tuesday. Lord Stanley attended the show, and presided at the dinner in the evening. In proposing the toast of the evening, the noble lord reviewed at considerable length the present condition of Ireland. He might be th ught too sanguine, tut he could not bring himself to take a desponding view of the future of Ireland, and especially of that part of it. Recent bad seasons had operated against the farmers, and from all parts of Ireland, especially from the south and west, there had been a continuous outflow of emigration. They had no se curity against the recurrence of bad seasons, and the best course they could adopt was, to guard against having too many eggs in their basket. or, in other words, placing too much dependence on any particular crop, (Rear, hear.) The present year happily was the most prosperous since 1860, and the drought that prevailed had not been half so severely felt in Ireland as in England. If he thought that the drain of the population was to continue for any considerable time, that the country was to become a mere grazing field, and cattle were to take the place of men, he would not be able to express himself hopefully, and as an Englishman he should deeply lament that the empire was deprived of so many/ stout hearts and strong arms, so much capacity for labour, and the heroic courage which had been tested long ago, and might be required again. But his reading and observation led him t s eho attract v d n ei u lf iot m ohrn b aE e t u r aw s rdo t hap o its shores, vast tGdlhioooeunv fse a aor nscfc tommenno America nitchttwee xoiwar nu l i e dern s eei to doubt that the tide of emigration would continue to flow at the same rate, and although he knew that a country so ndication of the approaching termination of that tremen ceased the release from the military service of about a mil li then la d b o wt u ha r e i r . Moreover, he saw with pleasure the gradual increase of wages in Ireland, which, as it progressed, must remove ttadtnahurhlecewiemljoatfyhnited States, where there was a many of the temptations to emigrate. As men became abundant in America wages would diminish, as they de creased in Ireland wages would increase, and thus before long the disparity of wages which existed would be in a large measure removed. This led him to the reflection that the low-paid labour which had been the- rule in Ireland was not always cheap, and that the well fed and well paid labourer was likely to do more work than three men dieted and remunerated on the old scale, Ireland, undoubtedly, was a prolific country. Within the past few days he had seen many cabins, where, alas I the occupants had few of the necessaries and none of the comforts of life, He might ask why then, if the population of Ireland had fallen off, that of England had increased. The reason was that England was a manufacturing country. Ire the English agricul tural districts the population had also decreased. Thousands had been attract el to the large manufacturing towns. It was a significant fact that there were about 100,000 Irish living in and around Liverpool, and the calculation was that there . were over 800,000 Irish in the manufacturi n g districts of England and Scotland, People ought in fairness to recollect that these figures did not represent a movement from this country as a whole, but only a movement from one be received with welcome in England, d n E e g t iu Ireland, His Lordship r eferred to the increasing culti vation of flax in the south of Ireland as an experiment which d p a a part y of would t h e b e e m ‘ p re i a r y e f t o a ranother. distant whenlle a t o tt r Irishmana onon au h s a lt t hi irtj n the not but dr a w they th e s m h o ought has to rise here as f n u th i r e g t h h v a e t r l P u t r e h o v o a than England and Scotla nd. The Irish climate, it damper, was milder; the soil was more fertile, the beauties of scenery When m o r e frequent and remarkable. the days of Welence CITY TREATS. Alderman \VATERLOW brought before the Court, as a question of privilege, the ex peediture incurred by the special committee appointed to superintend the erection of the new roof to the Guildhall, for refreshment. trips in the Maria Wood, and other items of a similar character. He prefaced his motion by disclaiming all personal feeling in the matter, and said the only reason for his taking the course he had done was that in a matter which, according to his opinion, affected the honour, the credit, and the prestige of the cor poration of London, it was a duty which devolved upon this Court to take means to prevent proceedings of a similar character from again taking place. (Hear.) The worthy alderman then proceeded to state that he held in his hand three warrants for the payment of the respective sums of £25, £5O, and £270, which money had been expended by the Guildhall Improvement Committee for breakfast, enter tainments, and for an excursion in the Maria Wood, and he said he felt assured that when the committee in question was appointed the court had not the least idea that they had delegated to it the power of expending so large a sum of money for such objects—(hear, hear) —he would therefore propose as a resolution for the adoption of the court that it was their opi n i on th at these severa l su ms had been expended for purposes not contemplated by it, a nd that in future no such expenditure s h ou ld b e ma d e by an y committee without the sanction of thi s court. (Hear, hear.) The o nl y q uestion, as it appeared t o hi m, was whether, un der the several orders of reference having relation to the work that was entrusted to this committee, they h a d the power to spend the money in the way they had done, and it appeared to him that those clearly did not authorise any such expenditure. (Hear, hear.) The committee had thought fit to give an entertain ment upon the occasion of the laying of the first stone of the roof, to hav e b rea k fasts and ot h er entertainments, and also to have a trip up the river in th e Maria Wood, and they had expended £340 o f t h e City's cash upon these ob jects, which, it app eare d to h i m , h a d never been sanctioned or contemplated by th e court w h en the committee was ap pointed. Re had no wish to enter into any further details, or to say anything that was calculated to give offence to the committee, or any member of it. The money was gone and could not be got back--(., hear, hear," ands laugh)--but he hoped the effect of his resolution would be to prevent such a thing from occurring in future. Mr Jonx KELDAY, the chairman of the Guildhall Im provement Committee, seconded the resolution, and he at the same time said he f e lt o bliged to the worthy alderman for bringing the matter b e fore the court, and that the ex planation he had giv en t o him on the subject ju s tifi e d him in taking the coarse of seconding his motion. He co u ld o nly justify the proceedings of the committee upon th e b roa d principle of precedent. (Hear, and a laugh.) T his to comm ittee had only done what had been done by other comm ittees, sad after what had now taken place such a th i ng cou ld not occur again. The committee of which he h a d th e h o nour to be chairman were most an xi ous to carr3, out the w i s hes of the court , and in making thi s expenditur e th ey had acted ent irel y u p on the p recedent afford ed by the pro ceedings s o sy th t e h r a s t im th i s la co r cuormsemwitats aright but ri g h h t e was not at that all it ought p , or to be contin ued. He had no ob j e ction to offer to th e reso l u tion of the worthy al d erman, a nd under the circum stances he felt himse lf j ustified in seco nding it. pre Mr RICHAR DSON said that he was one of the committee areel of whose proceedings had been brought under the consideration a nd he couldhelp expressing his • of the court, not surprise that the chairman of the committee should have seconded such a resolution, an d thereby attempted to throw upon the members of it the b lame of an ex p end iture for which he, as c h a i rm an, was alone responsible. During the proceedings he had protested against such lavish expenditure being similar made for entertainments and . objects, and the chair manbe inquired veher told him, when e the money was to come from to pay for them, that he need not trouble him self about that, a s they had a fund appropriated for the purpose, and that the mone y woul d not come out of the the city's cash. This being. ttle state of the case h e th oug ht th e c h a irman was going a tool far in seconding the present resolution, and throwing upon the committee generally blame for which he alone was responsible. Mr RUDKIN wished to ask the hon. member whether he was not one of the party who joined in the trip in the Maria Wcud and in the other festivities of the committee, (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Mr RICHARDSON admitted that he was, but said that this had nothinn to do with the question. He was induced to take a share in the enjoyments that were provided by the representation of the chairman that there was a fund to pay for them irrespective of the city's cash. Alderman WATERLOW said that after what had taken place ho hoped he might be allowed to state, in eiplana , tion, that the warrant for the largest gum that had been paid, namely, for £270, was signed by the hon. member who had just addressed the court. (X roar of laughter.) Mr RICHARDSON said that this was true, but he had acted under the responsibility of the chairman of the com mittee. Mr FnrcnEa said he had always been opposed to the principle of special committees expending money in enter tainments without the sanction of this court, but he could not help saying that he thought the present proceeding was rather an extraordinary pantomime, and, that one of the members of a committee who had partaken of all the festivities and enjoyments that had been provided, and, no doubt, to his great delight, should turn round and endeavour to clear himself by kicking his chairman. (Laughter.) Deputy Lon expressed his opinion that the matter had The Oxford and Canterbury 11.11 Company (limited!. Tt, HEOXF O R D, OXFORD STREET, W. During this week will be performed, Selections from the following Operas, viz, THE TROVATORE, NABUCO, UN BALLO IN MAS"IIERA. LA FuRZA DEL DESTINO, by Verdi; and THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, by Sir H. i 'shop. Principal Artistes : —Misses Russell, Tyrr, 11, Walmsley, Fitz-Henry, and Barrie ; Messrs. Marini, Hush, Green, M .reello, and Albert. 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