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

THE VOLUNTEERS. The annual regimental competition of the Fins bury Rifle Volunteer corps (39th Middlesex) for prizes presented by inhabitants of the borough took place at the Raynham range on Monday. The ranges were 200, 300, 500, and 600 yards, five shots at each, and seven prizes for the highest aggregate scores were adjudged as follows :—A silver cup, value 12 guineas, the fourth annual gift of Mr H. Holland, a local manufacturer, and a silver medal, to Colour.Serg. While, 50 marks ; a watch, value 12 guineas, given by Messrs Jackson and Sons, to Corporal Janowsky, 48 marks; £lO, given by Lieut.• Colonel Renton, to Private Larner, 45; £lO, given by Major Burgess, to Corporal Hoefling, 44 ; Corporal Vokes and Private Strugnell, with 43, were each awarded five guineas, the gifts of Mrs R. H. Jones and Mr Rumbelow ; and Serg. Jones, with 42, was the winner of a silver cup, value £5, given by Messrs Boniton and Sons. A pr:z3 of £5, with others presented by Mr H. Flear, Mr G. Hickman, and Mr J. S. Milne was awarded to Priv. J. Smith. A sum of £3O, the fourth annual gift to the corps by Mr H. Gardner, was divided into class and at tendance prizes. Colour. Serg. While, in first-class, gained the prize of £6. The 6th Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteers are now contesting for a silver cup, value 100 guineas, which has been presentedto the regiment by Mr Frederick Till and Mr John Bacon, and which is to be the win ner's absolute property. the ranges are 250, 350, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each, and on Monday the second range was finished. The highest scores made are —Corporal H. Walker, 35; Corporal Butler, 34 ; Colour -Sorg. INloore, 29 ; Quartermas ter-Serg. Partrick, 27 ; Private B allimore, 27; and Col. Money, 26. The fourth annual prize competition of the rc embers of the North Middlesex Rifle Corps commenced yes• terday at ranges at Child's-hill, near Hampstead. The adjutant's prize of five guineas, open to the 24 members of the corps who had attended the greatest number of drills, and completed their class firing for the present year, was shot for at 200 and 400 yards, seven shots at each. Private Giles, the win ner, 4th company, made 44 marks; the next best score of 42 marks was made by Sergeant Humph rey, 4th Company. The Ladies' prize, and Mr J. Mullen's prize, a silver witch, open to all, includ ing staff, was shot for at 200 and 700 yards, seven shots at each range. The winners were 1 Corporal Pavey, 4th company, 35 marks ; 2.Corprl. Jackson, 34 marks. Private Johnson, the next best, made 31 marks. Bandmaster Froggit'a prize, compered for by members of the band only, at 200 and 500 yards, five rounds at each range, was won by Pri vate Woodthrop, 24 marks, Tne shooting will be resumed on Wednesday next, when Lieut.• Colonel Whitehead's prize of 10 guineas, Major Peter's prize of 8 guineas, and other prizes will be competed for. In the contest for the prizes of the sth Middlesex Administrative Battalion Rifle Volunteers, the Lieu'. Colonel's first prize, a silver cup, was won by Ser geant Tory, 30 marks. For the Hon. Mrs. Fred. Goulburn's prize the first-class shots of the sth bat• talion and the Customs' Volunteers at the ontports contended. The Company Challenge Cup of the South Mid dlesex Rifles, presented to the corps by officers and members of No. 10 (or War-office) company, has been shot for at Wormwood Scrubs by No. 2 (Ful ham),*and No. 10 companies. The conditions were —Ten men on each side, five shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards; Wimbledon targets and scoring; long Enfield rifle ; Hythe position. At the conclusion of the contest the scores stood as follow: No. 2 com pany, 351 marks; No. 10 (6Yar-office) company, 323 marks. The Challenge Cup thus passed into the hands of the former company, they having a majority of 28 marks. A return match between 12 effective members of the 20th (North-West) and the 29zia (North) Mid dlesex Rifles has been held at the rifle range at Child's-hill, Hampstead. The conditions were the same as in the first stage of the Queen's prize at Wimbledon, and the men selected from the Wim bledon representatives of this year. The 20th Mid dlesex won the match, their score being 445 marks, against 336 of their opponents. In the sth monthly competition for the Challenge Cup of the 20th Mid dlesex held at Willesden, ranges 200, 500, and 00 yards, Captain Timms became the winner with a score of 41. He also won a tankard presented by M. jor Bowyer. Sergeant Campbell, Cipt. Rudd, and Private Brewster also won three money prizes. The priz,i for third-class shots was won by Private Bustard. Li4ut.- Colonel Wilkinson commanded a field day and sliarn fight on Saturday at Hendon-park, thy seat of Mr Lewis H. Hazlewood, between the corps comprising the 21 Middlesex Administrative batta lion, which were divided into an attacking and de fending party. The entire force numbered nearly 600 men. A match came cff at the Wormwood Scrubs' ranges on Saturday afternoon between No. 14 (Cap tain Warrington's) company, St. Martin's division of the 22d Middlesex (queen's Westminster E.Lfles), and No. 2 (Capt. Gardiner's) company of the 37th Middlesex (Bioomsbury) Rifles. Ten men on each side. The Queen's were under the command of Cap tain Warrington, assisted by Sergeants Elkins and Homer, the 37th Middlesex being under the com mend of Captain and Adjutant Ingham. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, five shots at each distance. At tho time of cAntnencement one of the Queen's ten had not put in an appearance ; so, in order to make the sides even, it was agreed that one of the members, Private C. Godfrey, should fire twice, and his second score should stand for the absent man. The Queen's were the victors by 27 marks. This result was contributed to by Sergeant Wylde, who stood highest on the Qiieen's side with 41 marks. 39 marks made by Sergeant Golding were the highest individual score made on the 37th Middlesex side. On Saturday Sir Charles Forbes kindly lent a spacious meadow adjoining his mansion, Broom wood, Clapham-common, for the annual inspection of the 2d Surrey Artillery, who for upwards of an hour kept up a rapid fire from their 9-pounders. The annual prize meeting of the 4th Administra. tive Battalion of Kentish Rifle Volunteers has been brought to a close at the rifle ranges at Sitting bourne with the following results—let competition, open to all members of the battalion whose corps subscribe £5 per annum. Staff prizes, presented by Lieut.-Col. J. Dixon Dyke and the officers of the battalion staff; first prize, a Dent's gold watch (pre sented by Col Dyke), value £l5; second, a steward's telescope and stand, value £4 15s; third, a clock (presented by Major Groves), £5. Distances 200 and 500 yards; seven shots at each. 2d competi tion, a clock, &c., presented by the Adjutant, £6. The principal prizes in these competitions were woa by Corporal Russell, 29th (Ashford) 40; Private Price, ditto, 40; Ensign Greenhill, ditto, 39. 3d com petition, open to all whose corps subscribe £5 per annum to the fund. Battalion Prizes—First prize, a Steward's telescope and stand, value £4 153, and £5 53 in money, £10; second, an eleotro-silver tankard, £7 53 ; third, a West telescope and stand, £4, and a policy for life in the Volunteer Service Accident Fund, Ll, £5. 4th competition, a match, ten men of each corps; 200 and 500 yards—five shots at each. Entrance fee 2sa head, and the whole of these entrance fees to be divided among thebest shooting ten. In the 31 competition the principal scores made were Sergt. Tokeley, 16'h, 39; Corporal Russell, 29th, 38; Private Gibson, 37. For the 4th competition (ten men of each corps) three corps com peting, the result being-1.16 th (Sittiogbourne) 234 marks; 2. 29th (\ahford), 223 marks; 3- s th (C al " terbury), 210 marks. In the Cinque Ports Artillery and Rifle Volun teers contest Captain Williams, of the 19th Mid dlesex, who in the two classes had made an mggre gate score of 61, b:came the winner of the gold watch. P r i vate Di ghton and Corporal Gould agreed to divide the second prize of £5 between them. The Suffolk County Mtl3 Association held its annual prize meeting on Thursday and Friday in Ickworth-park, the seat of the Marquis of Bristol. Adjeant Barnidston command,:d the firing parties, and Major M'Gregor was umpire. In the first con test the prizes were £l5 for the company, whose three representitivea made the highest aggregate score at 200 and 600 yards, £lO for the highest aggregate score at the first range, and £lO for the highest aggregate score at the second range. There were in all 54 competitors representing 18 com panies. The 2d Eye company won the first prize of £l5; the Ist Bury company took the prize for the best score at 200 yards, and the Hadiegh company that for the best score at 600 yards. The second contest was open to any effective Volunteer of the county, the prize being the County Members' Cup, presented by Earl Jermyn,N.P., and Major Parker M.P., with second and third prizes, of £6 and £4 added by the association. The ranges were 200 and 500 yards, seven shots at each. There were 42 competitors. Private A. Bishop of the Bury corps made the highest score-42 at 200 and 500 yards —and won the cup, while Sergeant Mills, of the Beccles corps, took the second prize, of £6. The third contest was for the bronze medal of the National Rifle Association, entitling the winner to compete for the Prince of Wales's Cup at Wimble don next year. 'With this was offired an associa. tion prize of £2O, while there were second, third, and fourth, of £l5, £lO, and £5. The shooting was at 200 and 600 yards, five rounds each, and there were 30 competitors. Sergeant Not folk won the £2O prize and the bronze medal, and Private W. Burrell, who had tied with him, took the second prize of £10; Lieut. Read won the third prize of £lO, and Private R. Burrell the fourth prize of £5. The fourth contest, open to all members of the asso ciation and effective volunteers of the county was a cup given by the President (Sir C. J. F. Bunbury), with second and third, of £lO and £5. The shooting was at 500 and 600 yards, seven shots each, and there were 2ti competitors. Private Haward, of the Ipswich corps, won the first prize, Sergeant Norfolk the second prize, Major Bishop (Mayor of Colches• ter) the third prize. The fifth and last contest was at long ranges, and the first ever thrown open by the association to all comers. There were only nine competitors in consequence of the renowned Captain Hawker having entered the lists. The first prize was the Ladies' Cup, while second, third, and fourth prizes of £lO, £5, and £3 were also given. Captain Hawker was only third best at 800 yards, but he recovered at 1,000 yards, and won the first prize with a score of 34. Private J. llaward won the second prize, and Private J. Read the third prize. . . The Norfolk Volunteer Service Association closed its annual meeting on Friday afternoon with a re. view on the South Denes, near Great Yarmouth. The following corps were represented :—The Ist Norfolk Light Horse, Captain F. Hay Gurney, 58; the let Norfolk Artillery, .I‘Ljor Sir E. H, K. Lacon, 178; the Norwich Battalion, Colonel Black, 374; the Yarmouth B attalion, Major Orde, 218 ; and the 2d Norfolk Administrative Battalion, Lieutenant- Colosel Sir Thomas Beauchamp, 294; total 1,112. The Ist Norfolk Administrative Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Suffield, was not present, having already had a review on its own account a few weeks ago. The trcops were under the command of Lieutenant. Colonel Sir T, Beauchamp. Cept. Ensor of the East Norfolk Militia acted as brigade-major. Colonel Ibbetson, accom panied by Captain the Hon. Harbord Harbord of the Norfolk Militia Artillery, and Captain Riddell, 16th Lancers, who acted as aides-de-camp, arrived at about 3 o'clock, and was received with a general salute. The ccrps then marched past, first by com panies, and then in columns. An enemy was sup, posed to land to the south somewhere near the mouth of the harbour, and preparations were made to repel him. The south battery was manned by the artillery, under the command of M.jar Sir E. Lacon, and some 58-pounders opened fire on the enemy's boats, while a heavy fusilade was kept up against those who were supposed to have got a footing on shore, and skirmishers were thrown out in every direction. The enemy was several times charged by the Light Horse, and ultimately was supposed to have retired discomfited. After some other mac-wuvres the Volunteers formed in square, and the officers were addressed by Col. Ibbetson, who said he should be able to report very favourably of the whole of the brigade to the Secretary for War. ['be proceedings at the annual prize competition of the Norfolk Volunteer Service Association were partially reported in The Sun of Saturday. A R fie Derby, which had been set down in the programme, was abandoned, and an All Corners' match substi tnted for it. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, fire rounds each, and prizes of £lO, £5, &c., were offered for the best aggregate scores. 'There were 44 competitors, and among them was Captain Hawker, of the South Middlesex, who, for the last two years, has formed one of the English eight in he International match between England and Scot- land. Captain Hawker won the first prize with a score of 52; Corporal Ringer, of the let Norfolk, won the second prize with a score of 47. The next match was for the association cup prizes, open to members of the association who had paid their sub scriptions for 1864 ; these prizes, £lO, £5, S:c., were shot for by 30 competitors at 200 yards, seven rounds each, and were won—the first by Private Houghton, the second by Private Breeze, of the Ist Norfolk. On Thursday there was a competition for a prize of £l5 given by Sir Archdale Wilson, K.C.B. ; a - Westley Richards breech-loading rifle given by a member of the association ; and the two prizes of £5 each given by ➢lr. Joseph Scott, of Colney. There were 81 competitors, and theranges were 500, 600, and 700 yards, five rounds each. Bugle-Major Fenner, of the Yarmouth battalion, won the first prize of £l5, with a score of 42 ; Cor poral Wilshank, also of the Yarmouth battalion, won the rifle with a score of 39; while the two prizes of £5 each were won by Corporal Agger, of the 15th, and Corporal Davidson of the 11th Nor folk. A silver challenge bugle, presented by Mr. J. H. Harvey, and other prizes added by the asso ciation, were competed for by six efficient volund teers from each company or subdivision in Norfolk, at ranges of 200 and 300 yards, five rounds each. In the prizes added by the association were £l2 for the Lest score, and £6 for the second best. In all 78 men competed. The 2d Yarmouth Company won the bugle and £l2, with a score of £139; while the Ist Yarmouth gained the second prize. The next contest was for the championship of Norfolk at ranges of 200, 500, and 600 yards, five rounds each. The prizes were for the best scores at the three ranges--first, £2O and the medal of the National Rifle Association ; second, £10; third, £5. There were 89 competitors, and Private Breeze, of the Ist Norfolk, after shooting off a tie with Corporal David son, became champion for the year, while Corporal Davidson took the second prize of £lO, and Cor poral Swan, of the 2d Yarmouth, the third prize. On Friday the final match took place for a cup of the value of £l5 given by Lieut.-Colonel Sir T. Beauchamp, open to all efficient Volunteers of the 2d Norfolk Administrative Battalion. The ranges were 200 and 500 yards, five rounds each, and there were 32 competitors. The cup was won by Private Wrigglesworth, wh) scored 25. The Grimsby corps has just held its annual prize competition with the following results :--1:10 pre sented by Mr Chapman, M.P., was won by Private Croft; £5 presented by Lieut.-General Angerstein, by Lance Corporal Frith; a long Enfield rifle, pre sented by Mr Danbeny, by Captain Seddon ; £8 Bs., presented by the commanding officer, by Private Dann ; a silver cup, presented by Lieut. Coates, by Sergeant Tripling ; a field-glass, presented by Mr A. C. Palmer, by Private Hollingsworth ; a silver tankard, presented by the officers of the corps, and shot for by honorary members, by Mr Owen Roe, &c. Captain Jay's troop of the Hon. Artillery Com pany, consisting of two officers—viz., Captain Jay and Lieut. Jay—and about 30 non-commissioned officers and privates, have visited Seaford. The troop brought four 6-pounder field pieces with them, and during a week were actively engaged in their usual drill at Seaford, and in gun practice on the bill near Alfriston. The annuli inspection of the Ist Cheshire Engi neer 'Volunteers took place some days ago in :he Upper Park, Birkenhead. The inspecting officer was Colonel Delves Broughton, Tt.E , who expressed his gratification at the proficiency of the men in their engineering duties. In Dorsetshire the Blandford company (the have had a very successful prize meeting, although the weather was unfavourab le . The cfficers' prizes, value £l5, were won—the first by Ridout, the second by Martin, and the third by Furmage. Range prizes were also won by lirfirebain, and Monckton ; distances 200, 500, and 600 yards. The scoring was inferior owing to the wind, the winning figure being only 32. In another compe. tition the first prize was the D'Oyley cup, value Le, at 200, 300, and 500 yards. Furmago was the winner with 33 points. There have been several rifle contests during the last few days in Devonshire. On Friday 20 mem bers of the Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Hatherleigh, Bideford, and Southmolton corps had a shooting match, the prize being a splendid rifle, the gift of Adjutant Mackenzie, of the North Devon Batta lion. The shooting was extremely good, the prize being obtained by Sergeant Burgess, of the Ilfra. combe Corps. The annual competition for prizes by members of the 20th Devon Volunteer Rifles (Broadhembury), took place last week. The follow ing were the winners of the prizes :—Class A, 200 yards—let, Corporal Coombes ; 2d, Private Stilling. Class B, 500 yards—let, Private Snell ; 2d, Private Howe. Class C, 600 yards--let Sergeant Weeks; 2d, Private Martin. For the greatest number of marks at the three ranges-Ist, Corporal Frost ; 2d, Private F. Blackmore. A consolation prize, to which were added two others-Ist, Private Wright ; 2d, Private Blackmore; 3J, Private Small. Col. M'Murdo, the Inspector General, reviewed over 3,000 Volunteers on Saturday on the Manches ter racecourse. The corps came from M ircheeter, S Alford, Rochdale, Ashton, Oldham, Swinton, Leigh, Atherton, Worsley, and Farnworth, and comprised a small troop of light cavalry (Ist Manchester Light Horse), an artillery corps (19th Lancashire), and 12 corps of Rifles. The review was witnessed by several thousands of people until those who were not under cover were driven away by the pelting rain, which commenced and finished with the pro ceedings. The troops were divided into two bri gades, under the command of Lieut. Col. the Hon, Algernon Egerton, M.P. The reviewing officer issued his impromptu orders personally, and, so far as the extremely limited and ill-adapted space would permit, the movements were made to resem ble a sham fight, during which the usual evolutions were gone through. With the regular artillery pieces were a couple of 1-pounders of peculiar pattern, lent for the day by Mr Whitworth, the inventor. They were much used in the skirmishing, for which they were specially adapted. At the close of the review Col. M'Murdo made a few obsi rvations in taking his fare well of the officers as Inspector General. In the course of his remarks he said he had always considered that the Volunteers could and ought to work up to a certain standard of efficiency. This they had done; but the standard had nothing to do with the soldiers of the line. The efficiency of the Volunteers he conceived was sufficient for the day of battle, if ever they were required to face an enemy upon their own soil. It was not possible, he thought, even it they wished it, to work up to the efficiency of regular soldiers; nor was it necessary they should do so. He wished to give them a little parting ad vice. He had watched, marked, and admired them from the cradle of the Volunteer movement. He saw them when they were creeping ; he saw them when they were walking as firm, uptight soldiers, bearing arms in solid battalions and working in brigades and divisions. It was now incumbent upon them to look more to rapidity of movement. They had got the knowledge and steadiness to deploy into line and to change front. They advanced in line most admir ably ; but he would recommend them in future to work with rapidity in these movements. If ever they found themselves in front of an enemy, they nou!d discover that that enemy had acquired the drill of rapidity rather than of slowness and steadiness. In the evening the officers and Col. M'Murdo dined together at the Queen's Hotel, and the whole com pany rose and cheered him when he took his depart ture. On Thursday a contest took place at Richmond, Yorkshire, between ten members of the 'Wensley dale (Y Jkshire), and ten members of the Middleton in Teesdale (Durham) R'fle Volunteers. The con test was for £5 a side, and resulted in favour of the Wensleydale Corps, the score being Wensleydale, 559 ; and Middleton in Teesdale, 441. During last week the Ist North York Volunteers were engaged in the formation of a new rifle range at Langton Wold, which is nearly ready for use The East York Rifle Volunteers have competed for a pr . zs of £lO given by the Mayor of Hull, to be shot for at 650, 700, and 800 yards, with seven rounds at each range, any position. The corn peti tors numbered 49, and the successful one was Cor poral W. Icrk, who scored 52, the second prize (money) being won by Private W. England, with 51 poin's. The annual inspection of the Ist West York Engineer Volunteers, by Colonel Harman, was satisfactory, except as to a part of their engi neering exercise, to which especial attention was called by the inspecting effleer, who said they merely required practice to become efficient. The 4th North York Volunteers have competed for the prizes given by Lord Bolton on their Wensleydale range. The long Enfield rifle, to be shot for at 200 and 500 yards, at each range seven rounds. The highest ecore was Sergeant W. Brewie, who made 36, a tie between Lieutenant T. Fryer and Privates Styan and Storey of 35, existing for second money, which, after shooting off, fell to the Lieutenant. The second long Enfield was contested for in a novel way. Each competitor who had entered was to have seven shots, but to be handicapped as to distance. Winners of £5 and upwards were to shoot at 600 yards, under £5 550 yards, and those who had never won at 450 yards. The winner of the first prize barred for second. Privates Humble and Topham, who each shot at 550 yards, tied with 19, Humble winning first place. Sergeant Cowper, who shot from the same distance, was third with 17. There were 20 competitors. Lord and Lady Holton with a numerous party were present, and his Lord ship afterwards entertained the Volunteers and all comers at luncheon. The result of the shooting for Lieutenant Bainbridge's challenge cup is that Ser• geant Lupton, of the York Rifles, having made a score of 42 by five shots at 400, 500, and 600 yards, during a high wind, becomes the winner of the cup twice, and is therefore now the actual possessor. Corporal Abbey was the second, with a Score of 36. The Council of the National Rifle Association of Belgium have addressed the following invite+ irn to the riflemen of England :—" Gentlemen,—On the 23d of September inst. will take place at Brussels, under the patronage of his Majesty the King and their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Brabant and the Comte de Flandre, the great annual contest, open to all riflemen, both national and foreign, and at which a large number of our countrymen will attend. Now that steam and railways have over come distance, and the necessity for passports been removed, we trust that the English riflemen will not fail on this occasion to renew the contest which was inaugurated two years ago at Wimbledon, and that they will attend and fraternally dispute the palm of success with us. Gentlemen, we trust you will accept our invitation and come in large numbers and on your arrival you will see your noble and an cient flag side by side with ours, and we assure you you will meet a warm and cordial reception, which cannot fail to bind closer the ties of friendship which have already united for so long England and Belgium. It is stated that arrangements are in progress for the issue of cheap return tickets from this country to Brussels, available from the 20th inst. to the sth of October, only for volunteers. The Salut Public, of Lyons, in speaking of frauds in the wine trade, says :—" In France the repression of fraudulent representations of wines and bran dies will always offer immense difficulties when the enuncia tion of origin is prudently confined to generalities, which, although bringing into disrepute vast districts, injures no one in his direst interests. Dime. Aguado may punish the fraudulent sale of Chateau Margaux, which her vines in Medoc have never produced ; nothir g can he more legal or more easy. Mr. Scott may do the same for the wines of Chateau Laffitte, or Baron de 11 , ,thschild for those o Chateau Mouton ; but no great result will be attained. Thero aro few hotels or dining-houses in France or abroad where Chateau Margaux, Llffitto, or Mouton is not at once supplied if asked for, And yet, does the public know what is, in reality, the quantity produced by those three privileged domains of Bordeaux ? Our statistics are ten years old, but the quantity has tended to decrease rather than augment since that period. Chateau- Margaux produces annually from 100 to 110 casks, Cha teau-Laffitte from 120 to 150, and Mouton from 70 to 80. The average value of those three great growths is at the period of the vintage 2,400 fr. each," SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES,-TUESDAY. For the last few years each succeeding anniversary has witnessed a marked improvement in the fortunes of the Great Northern meeting, and there is every probability that on this occasinn we shall have to record a success perfect in all the various details, not yielding in any particular to what the Town Moor has seen in the past and palmiest days of Doncaster. _ _ The extensive additions and improvements within the enclosure and on the different stands that have been car ried out by the well-judging liberality of the corporation inaugurate quite a new order of things. The Grand Stand, with its various annexes, is now one of the most spacious in the kingdom, The range of private boxes, each with a retiring-room, are on a more liberal principle as regards space than at Ascot, while the subscription stand has been much enlarged, and, what with balconies, flights of steps, &c., the sport eau. be enjoyed with an amount of comfort before unknown. Doncaster presented its usual, and, perhaps, mere than usual, lively appearance last evening, and all available accommodation seemed to have been quickly snapped up, notwithstanding thci prices which its thrifty inhabitants demand. The chief event of the first day's racing, the Great:York • shire Handicap, did not provoke much speculation, though a larger field than was anticipated came to the post for it. Among them nothing seemed better than Raglan and East Lancashire, but the latter seemed outpaced before they had gone 200 yards, and the former, though struggling gamely, was defeated by Magnum Bonum and Revolver after a very fast run race. The Champagne brought out one or two very good looking " dark ones," among them Bedminster and Barbarossa, the former showing a great deal of quality, and the latter a very powerful-looking big colt, though rather coarse. Tho race was left to the favourite Gardevisure, and Z imbezi, the latter managing to overhaul her at the Stand, and winning a good race by a neck. Barter upset a very warm favourite in Durham for the Doncaster Plate, and Wild Agnes easily carried off the filly stakes from a small field. Despite the publicity that has lately been given to their deeds, the ring, we are sorry to say, was invaded this after noon by more than one member of tho "Welshing frater nity." We think it a duty incumbent on the members of Tattersall's more especially to do all in their power to rid the racecourse of these harpies, who in some instances carry on their robberies under cover of a pretended mem bership of the Subscription-room. The services of two of tho London detectives would effectually prevent their in trusion into places where their presence is a guarantee to those unacquainted with their persons and character of their probity and good faith. There was little or no change in the Leger betting. Coast Guard and Master Richard are not expected to run. The Fitzwilliara Stakes of 5 soya each, with 100 added, for all ages; weights for age; winners extra. The second to receive 10 soya out of the stakes. One mile. 20 soya. Mr Crook's Adventurer, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (E. Taylor) 1 Mr John Day's Master Richard, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (inc. 41b extra (D , yle) 2 Mr G. Hodgman's Victorious, 2 yrs, bat 7th (inc 71b ex ) (Morris) 3 The following also ran :—Sweet Jessie, Minie, Straf ford, Dubiety, Beaver, Mongrel, Paris, Twilight, Defy, Purity, Argonaut, Gem of the Sea, and Moulsey. Betting--2 to 1 agst Victorious, 7to 2 agst Master Richard, 8 to 1 agst Argonaut, 10 to 1 aget Moulsey, 25 to 1 each agst Gem of the Sea and Dubiety, and 500 to 15 agst Adventurer. Several failures preceded the actual start, in which Ad venturer obtained a slight lead, closely followed by Master Richard, Sweet Jessie, Dubiety, and the favourite, close in whose wake came Argonaut, Twilight, and Gem of the Sea, with the others lying up. They ran thus to the road, when Argonaut came up next the rails and joined the leaders, followed by Victorious, but on reaching the half distance Sir Joseph Hawley's horse gave way, leaving the issue with three, Adventurer, who was never fairly reached, win ning very cleverly by three parts of a length, Master Richard defeating Victorious by a neck for second. Dubiety finished a good fourth, Argonaut fifth, Twilight sixth, Strafford seventh, and the Beaver next. The last lot comprised Mon grel, Purity, Minnie, Moulsey, Gem of the Sea, and Defy, the latter getting badly off. The Glasgow Stakes of 30 sous each, 20 ft; for 2-yr-old colts, Sst 101 b each. Red House in. 7 subs. Mr J. o,borne's Brown Bread, Sat 10lb (Osborne) 1 Mr Mansfield's Lord Waldegrave, Sat 101 b ...... (Perry) 2 Lord Glasgow's Brother to Bird on the Wing colt, Sat 101 b (Aldcroft) 3 Lord St. Vincent's St. Leger. Set 101 b (Ileslop) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Brother to Bird on the Wing, 7to 4 agst Brown Breai, 5 to 1 agst Lord Waldegrave. Lord Waldegrave, with a slight lead of Brown Bread, made the running, St Leger grAng on third, with Brother to Bird on the Wing at his girths. Three positions were retained to the enclosure, where Brown Bread came out and won very easily by half a length, Lord Waldegrave defeat ing Lord Glasgow's colt by a length, twice that distance separating the third and fourth. The ILvival Plate of 100 cove in specie, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weights for age, with maiden allowances. - Winners extra. Redhouse in. Marquis of Hastings's Attraction, 3 yrs, Sst 131 b (inc 71b extra) (Fordhani) 1 Mr davile's La Mechanic, 2 yrs, 7st 31b (inc 71b extra) (J. Cirimshaw) 2 Sir Joseph Hawley's Caryophyllus, 3 yrs, Set 31b (Daley) 3 Mr C. Bryan's Welland, 5 yrs, Oct 61b (Custanee) 4 Betting—Even on Attraction, 5 to 5 agst Welland, and 4 to 1 aget La Mechante. They ran nearly abreast for the first hundred yards, when Caryophyllus drew slightly in advance and came on with the running, having the favourite on his right, and Wel land and LaMechante next the rails. At tho distance Wel land gave way, half-way down Attraction headed Ceryo phyllus, and won in a canter by four lengths ; a wretched third. The Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added ; for 2- yr-olds and upwards. Weights for age, with selling allowances. T,Y.C. 7 subs. Mr Jackson's Catalogue, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (L4O) (J. Orimshaw) 1 Mr Guibilers Lezzaroni, 2 yrs, Gst (Li') (Carroll) 2 Mr .1. Osborne's Nell Thgby, 2 yes, 7st 1110 (£10) ( W hiteley) 3 Mr Crook's The Loafer, 3 yrs, Bet (£io) ....(Fordharn) 4 Mr Saxon's Lady Cochrane, 2 yrs, sst Illb (E4O) (11. Sharp) 5 Lord Vivian's Busy Bee, 2 yrs, sst 11Ib (car sst 431t' (£10) (Cranshaw) 6 Lang-2 to 1 agst Catalogue, sto 2 agst Loafer, and 5 ~ , Wtgst any other. Loafer was the first away, but was shortly after headed by Lazzaroni and Busy Bee, who came on together to the bend, where they were joined by Loafer and Catalogue, the lot running in company to the half-distance, where Loafer was beaten. Catalogue at the same time took a decided lead, and won easily by a length ; a bad third. The win ner was sold to Mr Padwick for 200 guineas. The Great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 soya each, 15 ft, and 5, if declared, with 200 added. Winners extra. The second horse to receive 50 WV'S out of the stakes. 84 subs, of whom 57 pay 5 soya each. Mr Fleming's Magnum Bonum, 5 yrs, Bst 51b (Norman) 1 Lord Stamtord's Revolver, (Perry) 2 4 yrs, 7st 41b (carried 7st 51 b) Mr J. Day's Raglan, 4 yrs, Eat 101 b ........ • • (Morri e ) 3 • The following also ran :—East Lancashire, Needle, Blue Mantle, The Clown, Rose, Canz motto, Finesse , Edward the Confessor, Olivia, Quarantine, Figaro, Merry W ife, and Battaglia. Belting-5 to 1 each agst Raglan and East Lancashire, 7 to 1 agst The Clown, 8 to 1 agst Olivia, 10 to 1 agst Can zonette, 12 to 1 agst Merry Wife, and 20 to 1 agst Ma g num Bonum. The start was delayed a short period through the frac tiousness of Magnum Borum, but on returning to the post Mr Marshall lowered his flag to an excellent start, in which Revolver got away slightly in advance, but after running a few strides Neale rushed to the front and made the run ning on the extreme right, followed in the centre by Re volver, Bl ue M an tl e , and Rose, c l o se up with who m were °livia, Raglan, Canzonette, Fi ness e, and Magnum B onum, the rear b e i ng b roug ht u p by The Clow n, Battaglia, and East Lancashire, the latter being a lo n g way in the rear of everything as they reached the hill. On reappearing in sight Neolie h a d res i gne d h er l e ad to Blue Mantle, close up with whomwere Raglan, Revolver ,:MerryWife, Olivia, and Magnu m Bonum, in whic h positions they came past the Rifle- butt , Mantle appeared i n diffi cu lties, and on rou ndin g the bend was beaten, an d d ropped into aa Ma s n they aaose d the Red House Blue the rear, followed im mediatel y after by Olivia , -- Rose, and Finesse. This le ft Revolver it possession of the l ea d , which h e r etained to the road , where he was joined by but ngla and Merry Wi fe, and in a few strides further by up next th e rails, obtaining a slight advanta g e half-way in the distance, w hi c h he re t a ined to the end , and won ver y cleverly at last by a neck, Revo lver defeating Raglan by a couple of length s f or secon d ; Merry Wife finished a good fourth, Blue Mantle fifth, Canzonette sixth, Rose seventh, Olivia eighth, and Finesse next. The last three wore Edward the Confessor, The Clown, and East Lancashire. The Champagne Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 2-yr 'olds ; colts Bat 101 b, and fillies Bst 81b ; the owner of the second to save his stake. Tied House in. 46 subs. Mr Merry's Z unbesi, Bst 101 b ........ .... (H. Covey) 1 Mr Sutton's Gardevisure, Bst 81b.. (Thomas) 2 Mr Valentine's Reginelia, Bst 81b.. (T. French) 3 The following also ran :—Puritan, Barbarosse, B.d minster, Doge, Biondina, colt by Ilobbia Noble, and Haar fern. Betting-6 to 4 agstGardevisure, 4to 1 a g st Bedminster, 6 to 1 agst Puritan, 100 to 7 ag st Zambesi, 16 to 1 agst Haarlem, and 100 to 6 agst Reginella. Roginella, with Mr Robinson's colt, Gardevisure, Z im besi, and Puritan in attendance, got away in front, and ran in this order to the turn into the straight, where Zambesi and the favourite drew away from their horses and ran a good race home, Mr Merry's colt getting in front opposite the stand and winning by a neck. Reginella was a bad third, Bedminst er was f ou rth, Puritan fifth; next came Barbarossa and Haarlem. Mr Robinson's colt was last. The Doncaster Plate (handicap) of 100 sove, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; winner; extra. One mile. Mr C. Snewing's Barter, 4 yrs, Est 13113 .... (H. Covey) 1 : Mr J. Osborne's G a il y, 4 yrs, 6st Sib (Carroll) 2 Mr Saxon's Jun e Shore, 3 yr s, bet (H. Sharp) 3 The following al to ran —The Plover, Walloon, Stock owner, Durham, Confederate, Farnham, filly by Guicowar, and Alice Fauconberg. The flag was lowered to an indifferent start, in which Gaily jumped round and crossed Stockowner, who was left at the post. Confederate was the first away, and made the running to the bend, where he was headed by Bartsr,Gaily, Farnham, and Jane Shore, who came on nearly in a line to the road, where Barter drew away, and won in a canter by three parts of a length. There were three lengths between the second and third, Alice Fauconberg fourth, and Plover fifth, Farnham sixth, and Durham next, The last lot com prised Walloon, Confederate, and Mr Goodlass's filly. The latter did not pass the post. The Filly Stakes of 30 sous each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-old fillies, Bst 101 b each. Red house in. 19 subs. Mr J. Osborne's Wild Agnes (Osborne) 1 Lord Glasgow's Sister to Ascham (Aldcrott) 2 Mr M'Kenzie's Fair Melrose (Doyle) 3 Mr James Smith's Sympathy (Clement) 4 Mr 11, Saville's Spice (Goater) 5 Betting-9 to 4on Wild Agnes, 6to 1 agst Fair Melrose, and 10 to 1 agst Spice. Sympathy, in company with Spice, made all the run ning into the straight, where the latter dropped away. Her place was taken by the favourite, who, with Sister to Aecham, came to the front, and finished the race home, Wild Agnes winning by three parts of a length; three lengths between the second and third, A bad fourth, STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Sept. 13.—The market is quite as lifeless and inactive as it was last week. In shipping yarns no offers have been made at terms which spinners would accept. Tho market day, perhaps, can hardly be remem bered when business was so utterly impracticable. Home trade yarns are quite as unsaleable. Until a demand for cloth springs up, manufacturers seem less and less disposed to buy yarns to go on making. Prices are weaker than they were last week, and the feeling in favour of closing mills appears to be gaining in strength. There is no im provement in the cloth market. If there is any change to day it consists in a more determined feeling on the part of merchants to abstain from operations, the high rate of dis • counts acting as a strong deterrent. Such offers as have been made have been at very low rates, and have only led to business in cases where stocks are heavy and sellers pressing to realise. As a rule, however, there is less pres sure to sell than might have been expected, as manufacturers seem to derive some hopes of the market partially, if not wholly recovering firmness through the imminent decrease of production. There is now a general feeling among ma nufacturers against working to stock, and it is expected that many of the leading millowners will bo prepared to close their establishments again wholly or partially so soon as the present orders in hand have been completed, and their stocks of cotton have been worked up. It is thus expected that the production of cloth will soon be largely decreased. The prices of sellers aro nominally un changed since last week, but practically buyers find that they could operate at considerable advantage were they so disposed. LEEDS, 12th.—There was a small attendance of both buyers and sellers in the cloth halls to-day, and the markets were altogether of a quiet character. The purchases were of a miscellaneous nature, and included a fair amount of ordinary plain cloths, dark-coloured tweeds, and heavy fabrics. The demand for Canada and the American States is greatly in abeyance just now, but within the past two months a large quantity of winter goods have been shipped to the Canadian and other colonies. The high tariff of the Federal States is a great bar to the introduction of Eng lish cloth into those States; yet, all things considered, there has been a fair amount shipped within the last few weeks, and the heavy and low priced fabrics of some of the outlying districts around Leeds are still in moderate re quest for America. At present, when there are so many signs of some great change being made in respect of the war, a good deal of caution is used both by the producers and the shippers, and there is certainly less disposition to do business on American account than there has been for some time past. As to the manufacturers generally, they are well employed, and, though they complain of the high price of wool and other materials, they are able to command remunerative prices for their goods. NOT FINGIIAM, 13th,—The attendance on 'Change to-day was again only limited, Manufacturers evinced very little disposition to purchase lace yarns, and prices remained quite as low as last week. The demand for hosiery yarns was dull, and prices, if anything, were less firm. Late rates were made for silks. There was not much doing in brown nets, and prices were without material change. ROCHDALE, 12th.—There was a rather limited attend ance of buyers in the flannel market to-day, and a smaller quantity of goods was sold than has been of late the average. There is a fair demand for middle and lowest priced goods, and the heavier kinds aro also now inquired for as the winter season is approaching, Manufacturers are firm in their prices and the prices of wool also keep up. Yorkshire goods are not in quite so much request as they lately have been. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, SCOTTISH NORTH-EASTERN. The report of the directors of this company states that the gross revenue for the half-year ending the 31st July last amounted to £132,702, and the expenditure to £60,558, leaving a balance of £72,141 divisible in the following pro portions-112,926 to the Aberdeen section, £18,397 to the Scottish Midland section, and £10,821 to the Dundee. and Arbroath section. The amount remaining for dividend on the Aberdeen section, after paying the interest on the 31 per cent, the 6 per cent, and the 7 per cent preference shares, was £6,445, out of which the directors recommended a diridend at the rate of 1 per cent per annum, leaving a balance of £1,258; on the Scottish Midland section £15,491 remained, out of which the directors recommended a divi dend at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, leaving a balance of £191; and the balance remaining for the Dundee and Arbroath section amounted to £10,637, out of which the directors recommended the payment of £1,667 for the divi dend on the 5 per cent preference stock, and of £7,500 as divi dend on the original stock, being at the rate of 71 per cent per annum, leaving a balance of £1,470 for the reserve fund. The capital account had been debited during the half year with £20,039 for additional works at stations, Parliamentary charges in cmnection with the bills of last session, and for other matters. Thirty-eight miles of single line had now been relaid with rails of 751 b to the :yard, and other mate rials of the most approved and substantial description; and the rolling stock was kept up in efficient order. The works on the Denburn Valley line at Aberdeen would be com menced forthwith. The directors proposed to purchase the Carmyllic mineral line, six miles in length, for £12,000, as it sto3d, and take over the rolling stock at a valuation. CASTLE-DOUGLAS AND DUMFRIES. - "'""'"' The half-yearly meeting 'was held on Saturday : Mr Maxwell in the chair. In moving the adoption of the report, the CHAIRMAN s ated that there was a decrease in the goods traffic, and that the passenger traffic was steadily on the increase, The working expenses at 38 per cent. had been £3,008, and their share of the less on the steamer to Ireland, which had been withdrawn on the Ist of March last, was £287. The with drawal of that steamer had to a considerable extent affected their traffic, especially in cattle, and as to Portpatrick har bour it was impossible to say whether the works would be completed next spring, or not until autumn. In conclusion, he intimated that negotiations ware on toot for the amalga mation of the Castle-Douglas and Dumfries Company with the Glasgow and South-Western Company on terms which he considered very liberal, and with which the shareholders would be made more fully acquainted at a future meeting, The report was adopted, and dividends at the rate of 5 per cent, on the preference, and 21 per cent, on the ordi nary £lO stock were agreed to, SIVANbEA. VALE. The half-yearly meeting was held at the offices, Swansea; hlr Benson in the chair. The report stated that the traffic was gradually increasing, and when the junction with the Swansea, Neath, and Brecon was completed it was expected that a large through traffic would be brought over the line. After payment of interest on the preference shares it was recommended that the ba lance, amounting to £737, should be carried forward to the next account. The report was adopted, and Mr Bath was elected a director in the place of Mr Budd, resigned. MONMOUTHSHIRE. The report of the directors of this company states that the traffic receipts were £9,862 more than in the corresponding half of 1863. The gross receipts for past half year ending June 30th amounted to £69,570, the working expenses to £32,474, or 47 per cent. of the receipts, and the not earnings to £37,095 ; against £59,707 gross receipts, £29,802, or 5 ) per cent., working expenses, and £29,905 net earnings for the corresponding half of 1863, showing an increase of £9,863 in the gross receipts, of £2,672 in the working ex penses and of £7,190 in the net earnings. The sum of £l,OOO had been transferred to the reserved fun.: from the general revenue account to provide for the cost of relaying various portions of the company's railways, and for other contin gencies. The average rate of interest now paid on tho bor rowed capital was £1 6 91. per cent per annum. The gene ral revenue account showed that there was a balance of £18,381, out. of which the directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 61 per cent per annum be declared, payable on sth October next, leaving a balance of £317. The Cwm tillery branch railway had been transferred to this company, and was now worked and maintained as part of the com pany's undertaking. The capital account showed that £1,233,371 hail been expended,leaving:a balance against the company of £9,470. 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TIMES.—One of the bloodiest battles of the Pen. insular War was fought after peace had been con cluded, and it seems as if the great American struggle would be crowned with a similar super• fluity of carnage. While the most powerful party in the North was proclaiming aloud its abomination of the war and its resolute demand for peace, the North ern armies in Virginia and Georgia were engaged in the most obstinate and sanguinary conflicts. In Virginia the advantage remained with the Con. federates, who had been the assailants ; in Georgia the Federals, if the occupation of Atlanta is truly reported, may claim the credit of the day. But, though Atlanta may at last have been occupied, the covering army has not been routed, and a success ful combination of Confederate forces threatens Sherman with serious embarrassment. At Mobile Admiral Farragut is displaying that tenacity of purpose which has characterised the Federal tactics throughout the present campaign, and if his progress be slow, he exhibits at least no signs of discourage. ment. But in the mean while a voice has gone forth which may still the thunder of the cannon. The Chicago Convention has not only declared the prins ciples on which the Democratic party is prepared to act, but has demanded, in the name of the people, that negotiations shall be immediately institu'ed for the suspension of arms. An armistice at once, a conference as soon as possible—these are the cries now resounding through the States of the North ; and unless they can be disregarded—which is not easy to suppose—we may relieve ourselves from the trouble of further speculations on the events of the war. We trust the public will admit that they have not been misguided by our comments on this obstinate contest. The great fact which we asserted from the first is now placed beyond reach of controversy. We said that the North could never subdue the South, and the North has now proclaimed the same conclu sion. After three years of the most desperate efforts in which no expenditure has been spared and no tactics have been left untried, a preponderating see. tion of the Northern people have put on record be fore the world their deliberate conviction that the policy of war is mistaken and hopeless, and that it must be superseded by a policy of conciliation and compromise. This is the declaration made by a party presumed to be unquestionably the strongest in the State, and the expression of the principle has been intrusted not to a successful or triumphant soldier, but to a general who was the first to discover the impracticability of the object on which his coun trymen were bent. No one knows better than I\l'Clellan the barriers which separate Washington from Richmond, and the frightful losses which have been incurred without results by his successors in command have established beyond question the justice of his views. As if to stamp with still deeper censure the policy of the Government, Governor Seymour, of New York, the man of greatest mark among the opponents of Mr. Lincoln, was elected by acclamation to the presidency of the Convention by which these decisive stops were taken, The questions now before us are written in broad and unmistakeable characters. First, will the actual Government accede to the demand expressed by the Chicago Convention for an immediate Armistice? And, next, will the South accept the Armistice and enter upon the subsequent Conference on any basis except that of national independence ? As regards the former of these inquiries, the world has been much misled if the Democratic party is not the strongest party in the Northern States— strong enough, in the absence of any unexpebted events, to carry in November next its candidate for the Presidency, and to impress its policy in the in• terval upon the existing administration. It is hardly to be conceived that President Lincoln would employ his brief remaining term of office in counteracting or opposing the declared will of the majority of his country-nen. We regard the Chicago Convention as representing a mai rity of the people, because it has been asserted throughout that the Democratic party if united could easily outnumber all opponents—and they are perfectly united now. Nothing occurred to disturb the unanimity of the Convention. It was by acclamation " that Gen. Al•Clellan wan ulti mately nominated for the Presidency, and it was his principal rival who conducted the business of the meeting. The conclusion, therefore, appears irre sistible that the Demccrats are winning, and the pacific overtures which rumour now ascribes to the Administration itself tend to show that President Lincoln is more likely to adopt than to resist the winning policy, Still it must not be forgotten that the Republicans wilt be reluctant to retire from power, that any signal success of the Federal arms may once more place them in the ascendant, and that if they should deem a peace policy undesirable they will enjoy all the advantages of actual office in maintaining the opposite policy. The resolution of the Convention to resist by force any military inter ference at the approaching elections shows plainly enough what misgivings are entertained, Although, however, no confidence can be expressed on such a point, we certainly think it probable that the Chicago Resolutions will be adopted, and that an armistice will be proposed. In that event, will the South enter the Convention of the States without a stipulation, expressed or re served, for the recognition of its national indepen dence ? It seems almost impossible to think so, for, in that case, the South would be simply surrender ing all it has fought for at the very moment when success appeared most sure. On condition of re entering the Union the Confederates might have dictated their own terms in the very first year of the war. At that time President Lincoln was not committed to the principles of th e Ab o liti on i s t s , an d his avowed policy was Union—without slavery if possible, but Union on any terms, Over and over again the Federals allowed it to be seen that if the Southerners would but shake hands once more they might do with slavery as th e y pl ease d. It was only as the strife became embittered that extreme views prevailed. The other day, in con f orm it y w i t h t h ese views, Mr Lincoln met the envoys of the South with a demand not only for the reconstruction of the Union but the abolition of slaveril - &telmswere rejected, but what will the South say when the former is tendered without the latter ? The logic of facts would teach us that it would, either openly or by reservation, be rejected still; for if the Con federates refused such terms when threatened with the untried power of the North, how can they accept them when, by the confession of the Northerners them elves, that power has been tried in vein ? The Federals have failed in their endeavours to coerce the Confederates into reunion, and they have ac knowledged their failure. The Confederates have fought heroically for their national independence and have proved their ability to maintain it. On what grounds, therefore, or with what expectations of success can they be now asked to yield what they have been fighting for to the very men who have been unable to wrest it from them ? It appears to us more probable that the Demo. crats should have disguised their genuine policy than that the people of the South should have evinced any readiness to compromise. The Chicago Convention professes to stand by the Union as stoutly as the Republicans themselves, but that resolution probably expresses little more than the reluctance of the North to part finally with a dar ling idea, and the natural unwillingness of a polis tics! party to alarm the public by the premature confession of an unwelcome truth. We can very well understand why the Democrats at Chicago should shrink from blurting out the fact that the South must go free, but wecannot understand why the South, with success in its very grasp, should forego the condition for which it first took up arms, and on which it has perseveringly insisted through three terrible years of trial. It is more likely the armistice will be the first step towards a perception of the truth ; that the North, after finding that the Sonth cannot be coerced, wilt find also that it can not b by the b e p i e n r t s e u r a v d a e l d , , iv a i and l g t r h a a d t u t a h l l e y r e i n fl d e c u t c i e o n t e h n e c o F u e r d a e g r e a d l Statesretcourretlionwquhiasht hasw h n at li t e h m e d y y b cannoteen proved obtain a rhaotpheer than . less and ruinous struggle for it. POST.—From its very frequency e the discussion and n nd of b Amer i c an politics has ceased to attractive ; though tho inhabitants of the Northern States find e themselves on the eve of a Presidential election, issue of which cannot fail to exercise a mighty influ. enec on their future destiny, the reflections that cir cumstance might servo to call forth would be found cemmonplace in the extreme. It is impos sible, however, to avoid contrasting the condition of the republic on the last occasion on which the Americans were called upon to select their Chief Magistrate with what it is now, and to note the extraordinary changes which the short space of four years has served to work in a State believed to be the most prosperous, if not the most powerful, in the world. It is easy to he wise after the event, and political writers would now experience but little difficulty in demonstrating that the Republic of the West contained within itself the seeds of its own destruction. But, nevertheless, the dis. solution of that State undoubtedly took the world by surprise, and that it was net anticipated by Americans themselves is best proved by the extraordinary efforts made by the established Government to avoid the consummation of the extastrophe. American statesmen long since foresaw the possibility of a separation between the free and the slaveholding States, and fearing the futility of any attempts to maintain by force a connection which the latter desired to sever, counselled an amicable acquiescence on the part of the more powerful section of the Republic. But what actually did take place no one either in America or Europe ever anticipated. That slavery might furnish a motive for secession, and that the latter might give rise to a civil war, were events far from improbable; but that a war which should decimate the popula tion, spread desolation far and wide throughout the vaseee-°•••':. land, and bring the States to the verge of be", ruptcy should be waged for nearly four years O h r e tainly never entered the calculations of even most prescient of American politicians. Hove',er, facts must be taken as they are found ; and, look l e back to the time when the Republic last chos e n b President, we can only marvel at the vast nal,. °l : o r of evil which th e f o lly and wickedness of me" if been enabled to work within the comparati,% short period which has since intervened. C a ; i ti to mind . the circumstances which attended the '''"a Presidential election, it may well be doubteo whether the complete severance of the South, fr° , e r the North was necessary to secure for the le" ,d that protection which it had a right to dela tl ' of :. For a long series of years the Democrats had CO manded a majority in th e S tate , and the occ u V li b l if of the White House at Washington were invarl a men who represented an d suppor t e d Southern ',"is tcrests. The defeat of B rec k enr id ge , the Bewa re ' candidate, and the retu rn o f hi s R e publican ° P o ponent, Mr. Lincoln, for the first time threvrh•h supreme power into the h an d s o f a party i st made no secret of their intentions to attack to p peculiar institution in the South which 0(4 ,4 justly excites the the abhorence of almost ,"Piste State. But to strike at slavery as it eats," in the Southern States was in effect to atts e f' tit s rights of property, and th e popul a tion of the Stage' would not have been human if they did net for what they considered the most efficacious mea n, " 01 the preservation of that which constituted .070 their entire wealth. It was not, however, the ir „ter that the Republi c was ren t i n t wa in. Even " e de some of the States had seceded, proposals wereol-0,1 to Mr Lincoln which, if accepted ' would hal e bat probably led to th e re -f ormat i on of the Union' O hre these proposals the new President, confident 20, power of the Governm en t, refused to accept. °pot promise was a word whi c h M r Lincoln coul d fe 4 bring himself to utter, and the only reply volleh °ll oo . to the Southern delegates w as , th a t they mus t f tfie conditionally acknowledge the supremacy Government, and submit without demur to ao " cry es. Placed in this position, the South h! 1 alternative of but to spring to arms in vindicatler, itsindependence, and before Mr Lincoln ha d t he . wally entered on office the war began. The o bet issue became different ; it was no longer vw e ibst the Republic should be governed by this or,„'„ia particular faction, but whether a new State si",; 0 0 be permitted to establish itself entirely distinet:," c est that which had previously constituted the Atn e , i — eir Union. Day by day the breach widened, anti. comes more and more hopelessly irreparable . en d' North fought for empire; the South for iod e P o rp ence; and both were equally confident of /l e , 01 And so month succeeded month, and year f°l fof after year, until again the time has come roue 000 the State to nominate its magistrate ; and s ir; more, after the lapse of four years, and tilw., e g sde G cumstances even graver than those which aieiseo the last Presidential election, American P°ll.le'll de' are engaged in that preliminary canvass W . 111 . 0 t he iermines the particular candidates who wi ll j o f tIO month c Novetnber next solicit the suffrag e b,ieoe, entire people. It is not improbable that the hist OP Convention will nominate M'Clellan, and t'istet o majority of the population in the Northern ,-'00.06 will ratify their choice. M'Clellan is a P e/ P o stel l i and it he had been elected four years since , l tb sa o of Mr Lincoln, the severance between the N:'.. 7r by South might never have taken place. It 1 ' means certain, however, that his election eye' have . the effect of bringing the war te s .s 9l ;tli erll During the earlier stfga of the war, th e 4 ', ° )se Democrats . distinguished themselves from • e publicans by the moderation of their langole'soai by the . readiness which they evinced to m e 0 01 / eessions to the South, provided the latter i s once more enter the U n i on . But, as We . 11 h a t Do!: observed, the time when a compromise rolg se vir, been . effected has long since gone by, an d t si tl e ° ion /11 4 still dream of a re-establishment of the — O OO dulge in a vain chimera, the attempt t e r l l which must of necessity prolong the war. A. OOP depend, therefore, upon the language Wh le a lf M.Clellan will hold, when he submits 1 1011 'bsile, election, whether his advent to office can h e , ic ioDe' as a sign of approaching peace. The No r . th dilisi °ll , for peace, but it is not yet resigned to that o ece'e, of the Republic which is, nevertheless,. an, ho sti' l . plished fact. The South at no time desirensli yet ties,. and will now gladly lay down its ar re ntie litt /3 ; mated to dose. But it can only be on one c' - ' 1 , 7 jas, 6 The Southern States desire to be completely the pendent ; they know that they can sec:* otic accomplishment of that desire; and not? Ie o, ntie ll3 l ; absolute political independence will sa touc Soft The proposal now made by the South to the it is extremely simple—it may be refused or f reo• accepted, but it cannot be evaded. If the news ,"let dent, whether he be M'Clellan or 80173 13 ° , 13 . 11 1 0° should adopt a temporising policy, and Ow; v et; to coax the South into doing that which it hs,,oeit impossible to wring from it by coercion, the o tbe , i w will be as disastrous as if Mr Lincoln, or soY,,Der uncompromising Republican, as placed at th', the of the Government. The reeestabiishment °' o sef, Union has become an impossibility, and the that fact is recognised in the North the soooeL r oci, the war be terminated. The Southern Coo fe "i i t is now, and has been since the com mencet ne t ber a the war, as independent a Power as the N ° ,, r i s tte t Federation, and nothing really remains for they it° but to recognise, with what grace it rnailc'eiitls political entity of the new Republic, submieeicn to the unanswerable logic of la' COUNTRY MARKETS• 3,iniagizo,,od demandaßnisditlST°L— , firm, but A fair attendance wheat, and prices dull. A, to day, but little burin dull. de il3 Bi i t °o TuisplV. quietp.perrevqiroluoswreart.es Barley also inaioip. em m au ar s k t e b t e . qu T o h t e ed dTa a n n d a n fo o r w w 2 h s ea l ti LEEDS—TuEsPA Y. There was a fair show of fresh grain this week at 1 BarleY 18 P r i e. o3 , eAapveerr.az;Oesa—tssaenpdt.bleanslsvuhpep:trted last Ttles clsY's - P r e ........ 42 5 91 a 13' , —Oats . ......... 23s 30. 343 30 . —Peas ........ .. j _ a .. —Barley ........ 353 34. t „ oti' MONMOUTH—TnE sni,T. —Beans ........ 425 4i a ...... The local markets have been fairly attended ", 0 50 1 buy ers and sellers during the last six or se ven (I° - 1 ; A te' aTnh The average average ga business otati h on a s s b a e r e e n as done, followsat ;tout Orilla Si ~f , 4 5 3 a esrl.iraited. Fr rif Wheat,. white 5s 3d to 5s 3g 4 ' '- ' 7 5 ' Ditto red..... Os Od to Oa S c cl i I IClaatrsleY....*** 2s 2d t°° ... --- LIVERPOOL—TUES DAIr. 0 1 1 There was a fair and e • a tt en dance of both town t pte dealers at market to-day, but the business done Wass 0 P:, a retail character, and English wheat sold sloi'llY oolls cline of 2d to 3d per cental on those of last Tuesdil.4ol4l may be quoted about 6d per barrel and is per s a c to n 1 09 the week, with a slow sale. New oatmeal easier .- for and old made the prices of last week, Indian Cor n ill demand. I SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY• h fit rile i An average attendance of farmers and factors, vi- e to 10 4 with a limited sale, at barely late rates. BarleYo °6 ; „ V flour made last week's prices. New beans. hoWil '"" .61 condition, but met a dull trade Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...l6s 8 Od tcS l6 :d White Jf ' • • . 175 OVO ,0,04. New red ..15a od to ;9s oa j New white ' 1 9 lt - 178 Od to ~6, i•• _ , sA V 7 4 - 103 9 0 , 1 'm t.° 9 . .•••• -40 s Od Beans Peas, per qr Grinding barley, per qr Malting ditto, ~ .......... Oats Flour, 6d to le 10d per 14 lb. ...../. r-7.------ ---/ 2 2 32 8 2 : 04 0 0 1 ttto?ro Births. " o lifi C BRISTOWE,—On the 12th inst., at H n erne-bill, -- the wife of Wm. Bristowe, Lg., of a son. BURTON.—On the 11th inst., at Thurland Castle, I t ' er , shire, the wife of North Burton, Eeq., of a (100 o oe f INDERWICK.—On the 12th inst at 67, Warw . 1 ° ) the wife of Frederic Andrew I n d erw i c k, D(1.1 fr at-law, of a son. Marriage& h CoDarnorN—JOIINSTON.—At Christchurch, P•l'',,howt, •re rogate, by the Rev. Canon James, Archibald C0 4j,,t16"' Esq., surgeon, H.M.'s Bengal Army, to Bec, Bie 'biili. ter of the late John Kent Johnston, Esq., of vi l fc leVr o , GASK—Es.—On the 12th inst. at S. 4 D ege l/C ot Church, m Charles Gask Esq., of York-terrace, 1 0 4. t park, to Fanny, eldest , daughter of Robert Vi e, 0 , Huntingdon. , 0 6'A SCOTT—COCIMANE.—At tbo residence of 11;13,,,30.134°,. sul, Cologne, Thomas C. W. Scott, Neg. , 0' Ligllt6" Forfarshire, to Maria Theresa Sutherisndf "'— Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, GC.B. iteP Deaths. BA n S o K n E h R ir lr e I , L T LL.—On e 9 r td . inst., at C l3 l Y7 C :ifl r e t : 6 , 4 i0 4 , Cl t : i v n g il T e la s i s s . . 7 —On the 11th inst., at his vine Mynors as ~ ifolleg , Kensington, ' Thomas John , residences cia o, FREEMAN.—On the 13th inat Robert $ Ol solicitor, aged 34. f re el; Georg e 111. D., of Greenwich, aged 24. sic', l ‘d r GOUGH — On the 9th inst. at Great galvero9.o, ay Gough,. 77. Esq., of Kilwor ' L • 14°11111 tit House, occ LAING.—On the 11th inst., at Reigate , Su rr— ' ifi 6 „ J 0 113 '4l , - Esq., late Captain 70th Regt.. aged 71. • c ienC e 'ls s : °' Vicans.—On the Bth inst., suddenly, at his re 6 l/ 1 1 . 0 001 Leonard's-on-Sea Major-General Edward Royal Engineers. ' ---- ------ H ro ts J o London: Prlni - ed and Prbllehod Dy IVILLIA- 3 •-,, e St"' 4 'll of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at T HE SW/ t (Nile'ccallt Strand, in the Precinct of the savoy, a Afildicevi.--Wednesday, September It 06' THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1864.