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6 YULE LI V EItrUUL . "1 . 21.1N IJIII-il/ ) THE ROMISH DOCTRINE OF INTENTION. I him? Why, you must "trust" him, is again the answer. So that for the validity of every priest's orders, and consequently i r ..i A SECOND LETTER FROM 'I HE REV. S. 311NTON TO for the validity of every sacrament, except baptism, adrninis. DR. NEWMAN. tered by them, we have to "trust" the intentions of hundreds i of persons who have been in their graves for ages; a failure in Z - REV. STR,-1 am not at all surprised at your " shrinking" any . one of which is absolutely fatal to the very sacrament / et which is represented as the channel of God's grace to our soul. C/ from committing yourself to paper on the doctrine of Inten- Roman Catholics of England, hear this ! Listen to the teach- ...‘"7- 0""-\‘"‘ teeeee lion ; but lam surprised at your permitting such a defence of in of your own priests, and learn the nature of the rock on 7.. it as Mr. St. John's to issue from your Oratory. There is a which they would have you build your hopes of salvation ! ‘14% Ow Le - I.earn from their own lips what sort of a church this is, in E priest, however, in this town, who w ill be even more surprised which they would have you embark your all I Have they not Cele than myself, though not perhaps as agreeably so. Imagine always tried to persuade you that it was the very perfection of 0 ...,,, eni, 4 , ...... ‘ 0 11r. Noble's feelings on learning that what he bad ridiculed as certainty, security, safety, and infallibility ! Have they not DUBUQUE .o ftft e4: fi ce ce, tel alwaye tried to persuade you that her sacraments were unread- 17 ( \'''Au° 182 '/°, MinlOSt too absurd for refutation-nay, what behad indignantly ing means of grace, her priests unquestionably authentiiated e 4, . ... ei, , ..., ~ ft? '0„, el : Icr a, .. rese „ et , .../ denounced as a " gross calumny" upon "Catholic doctrine," ministers of Chi ist, her Pope and councils infallible guides to / tee, put forth, be charitably hoped. "in ignorance"-is admitted by truth ;in short everything about her so perfect, so free from „ o'ee- ,-' the slightest liability to failure, as to be worthy of the most -se, - ,- - -see e e . _• ri _. ea e. ~ , the Oratory of St. Philip Neii to be true Catholic doctrine, entire and unhesitating confidence? And now one of them- , :es' s .... which must be so "of course," the denial of which would con- sslves steps forth, and most conclusively proves to you that it ' .PERIJ!..: ----a ss _ N f l tradict. " common sense," as well as reduce the priest to a is all a dream ! One of the official guardians of this Crystal Thee. s , , 44 cast-iron automaton," and to which " the difficulties raised" e* Palace with his own band shivers it to pieces. If the voice that , :se • , • issues from the oratory of St. Philip leleri at Birmingham pos- ere? are " necessarily incidental." sesses aught of infallibility , " P ope r y is defunct : Intention er ti) l Csee . ee Now, Sir, before going any fu rther, allow me to ask, whether has done it." . . . _ s ee , vet e . e F what does it tell us? Why that all this infallible cer- e''' we may take this as a fair sample of the " oneness of faith," 4- 'l ..' , , tainty, on the strength of which you are invited to "make an , which is alleged to be the beautiful and necessary result of act of faith," is only a great probability ; it is not " likely" • 6 ' 44". such an infallible guide as the Church of Rome? Suppose the that a priest would "withhold the intention in conferring a 1, 0 0 sa y s , i sacram sacrament." And that, whether you wish to be certified of the , ; Tridentine decrees were infallible, what is the use of them, if ell .5: 2 1 / _- . validity of a sacrament supposed to be essential to your own o TE,Re. Z ; .0.'4 Romish priests themselves carmot understand them? You personal salvation, or whether you wish to be certified of the 7 - e - HAUTE. .., ' 4 • , .r.., ,, , / - . admit the Bible to be an infallible guide; only you say we want authority of some decree touching matters of faith, made by a --/ • seeee ~ eye se (/ q man who professes to be Bishop of Rome, or by a set of men _ e • • IM infallible interpreter of it, to prevent our mistaking its see . ... „ 4 . 4 , ,e, / . who profess to be a general council,-the utmost assurance to • eneaning. Well, suppose we admit the Council of Trent to be be arrived at is just the amount of probability that there has ..--- - ma / • , e ; as infallible as the Bible; is there no danger of mistaking its not been a single failure in any one of the innumerable inten- .1 IP '‘., IN:: =NNE., .. meaning? You will scarcely deny that. Then where is the lions which are absolutely requisite to the validity of every such ve e i s er /5..„ ,-- 71 s infallibl interpreter of its decrees, which must still be as sacrament, or to the authority of every such decree! , r.14..5... - ,t, z : / necessary as ever to preserve us from error? Oh, of course, Oh, glorious certainty! Oh, impregnable fortress! Oh, im- ~..e. ."- 3 el eseeese - e, 9 so/ in " the living speaking voice of the Church." And what does moveable rock I Oh, splendid infallibility I Oh," trust"-worthy ... L OS' e l - .9-,eise•M 8 , ) this mean ? What can it mean practically but-the priests? guide ! Oh, peaceful repose! Oh, blessed sacraments ! Oh, s two e e ,e ..„„; I Well, then, wenppeal to this living speaking infallible inter- happy, thrice-happy, church ! How worthy of thy Divine i ea eefee preter, and ask,-Is it part of the " true Catholic faith, out of Founder ! Who does not recognise thee as " the Bride of the e i- '''`'''' i ,„.c. ) ) :",, 5 . =.... 4 . ,....... ,,,,, „..........:,/ which none can be saved," as we are solemnly warned in Pope Lamb?" Who can doubt thy being "the church of the living 0.. Pius's Creed, that no sacrament is valid unless the officiating God, the pillar and the ground of the truth ?" Who can fail to f 4\ es-ezec e I 0- i minister intends to confer it? "Of course it is," says the see the marks of Divinity stamped upon thy forehead? What .- living voice of infallibility from Birmingham. "Itis a gross troubled soul would not fly to thy bosom as a refuge from every e• 0 6 fee" calumny to say anything of the kind," replies the living voice danger, a security against every doubt, a very ark of safety ' 0 i K. E ri. - 41 T . ti of infallibility from Liverpool. And this in no mere trifling riding majestically over the angry billows ? Oh, anointed 0 ' o. e , 9 • matter of discipline; but in a matter upon which the Council priests of the mast high God, in whose wills are the issues of 51 --/ eefc\ \ l---- \\ \ ... of Trent has expended a deliberate anathema. Yet Protestants life and death, what power can be too great for man to invest e 4% \l / 4 ---) are taunted with their " variations," and with the uncertainty yon with, when God has judged you fit to be entrusted with of their Rule of Faith ! this? How contemptible the power of the greatest despot upon 'SI IL \ But to come more directly to the letter itself. earth, compared with your unlimited sway ! What insolent ore _ The writer begins by saying,-" It is rather hard upon Dr. rebellion against Almighty God must it be for kings or parka e wig Newman to be called upon, not to answer objections drawn to meet or people not to throw themselves at your feet, and yield elites. the arguments he is putting forth in his present course of lee- unquestioning submission to your high behests ! What matter to Ise li .-- r E i" --- "-----::-/ N e Lures, which certainly might be fairlo claimed of him, but to that you know not yourselves whether you are priests! You 9 2 e x te f 0 feasts meet all the side attacks," &c. What does he mean? The may be so; and who would not run the chance for such a very gist of your first lecture was to prove, that Popery makes prize ! little way in England because it is " not allowed to be heard in And now, sir, the length of this letter compels me unwillingly The above Man shows the unparalleled advantage to the its defence." To that " argument " I brought a very straight- to draw it to a close. In his attempt to extricate the Church territory, from Niagara Falls, in the State of New York, to l forward "objection," namely, that for five whole months the of Rome from the difficulties "necessarily incidental" to the railways of the United States, extending from Detroit toward Romish priests of Liverpool were repeatedly and publicly position in which she has so ridiculously placed herself, Mr. " this is the only link wanting in the most profitable chain es called upon to " defend" their Church against a charge, St. John has given her yet another stab, by the very Protestant Our Map (being merely a copy of that appended to the e which, if true, certainly is " a specific for Popery in every supposition, that if the priest failed, "God would assuredly possible shape" ; but that for that period not one of them provide for the person's salvation in some extraordinary way. ,, continental thoroughfare of America. The Americans had of attempted to do so. It appears to me, therefore, that it may This, together with a few remarks upon your second and third sketch, however, made with the object of illustrating the vale " certainly be fairly claimed of" you, either to retract your lectures, will (rev.) be the subject of another letter. Mean- to the West ; while it would explain, moreover, that at assertion as publicly as you made it, or else to slice; how the while, I beg to remain, your obedient servant, touch Hamilton), it becomes part of the Great Trunk Line o Liverpool priests, with their chosen champion Dr. Cahill, were SAMUEL MINTON. Portland to Detroit, via Quebec, Montreal, Kingston, Toront " prevented by reasons of state, national and political, from Liverpool, July 22d, 1851. being heard in their defence." You further stated, that P.S.-As Mr. St. John condescends to notice the accidental " Protestant facts were mostly fictions, and Protestant argu- omission of " St." before " Silas'," and to infer therefrom that MAGNIFICENT PROJECT IN BRITISH ments always fallacies." I laid before you some few " facts," " all saints are sinners" in our estimation, may I just observe AMERICA. f• with three " arguments " based upon them-arguments you that this is not strictly true, in what appears to be his use of must admit, which, if sound, are nothing less than fatal to the the word "sinners." But we certainly do class amongst the ® 1 t claims of your Church. It may surely, therefore, be " fan ly very worst of sinners such "saints" as, for instance, one of the PROPOSED JUNCTION RAILWA Y IN CANADA, 0 claimed of" you, either to retract that statement, or else to very last canonised by your church, not twenty years ago, St. TO CONNECT THE UNITED STATES RAIL- E shew that those alleged facts are fictions, and hose pretended Alphonsus Liguori ; who, among other equally abominable arguments fallacies. If this appears a "side attack" in the principles, teaches as a Christian duty, under certain circum - WAYS FROM NEW YORK TO THE MISSISSIPPI. I eyes of Romish priests, it must be because they don't know stances, " wholesale, retail, systematic, and unscrupulous - 1 how to look straight before them. lying"-to borrow your own forcible language. We also think By the American steamer just arrived we have received i Your friend next suggests, that I have some hopes of being that it throws a painful doubt upon the sanctity of your " able to terminate the theological contest." Thi6 is quite a church to find her enrolling such a roan among her " cloud of the following gratifying tribute, by American citizens (t h e 1 mistake. I know it never can he terminated, until the Lord mediators," and authoritatively declaring that the works signatures being the first names in the Railway world of 1 of Glory appears again, to " consume the man of sin with the which contain such principles "do not contain one word breath of his month, and to destroy him with the brightness of deserving of censure." Indeed, we are almost tempted to the United States), to the prospective value of our North his coming." (II Thess. ii. 8.) question whether such a church can be " the Holy Catholic American possessions. We should, however, much regret i Then he tells us, that the same objections against the Church Church." If she be, she must certainly be very far removed of Rome, drawn from her own doctrine of Intention, have from infallibility. For a really holy church could not poss i b l y 1 if the Great Western Railway of Canada were to get alto been brought forward and answered over and over again. sanction such unholiness, except-by mistake. gethar from under British control ; and this is our object , Bow often they have been brought forward, I will not presume to say; but that they have ever been "answered," is simply in devoting so much of our space to the subject, and in , impossible. He might as well tell us, that one of Euclid's de- THE COURT, AND FASHION. further alluding to it in another column. xnonstrations had been answered. He further assures us, that the doctrine of Intention never 40.- REPORT UPON THE MERITS OF THE GREAT WESTERN has agitated the minds of Catholics, and never will agitate Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at RAILROAD, CANADA WEST. BY A COMMITTEE OF them. Is it possible that he can never have heard how itITS FRIENDS IN THE UNITED STATES. agitated the Council of Trent? Is it possible that he can Southampton, on Wednesday afternoon, by the South never have read the following passage from the Romish bishop Western Railway, and embarked on board the Fairy for Under the call of a pre ary limin meeting held in the City of . of Minori's History of that Council, where, in answer to the O s b orne , on a v i s it t o h er M a j es ty. New York in the months of April, a convention of the friends of o Great Western Railroad of Canada West, was held at Nia - o question, whether cases of the failure of sacraments on account L or d Stanley left London, on Tuesday morning, for the which was also attended 1 of the want of the minister's intention were rare, or, to borrow gara Falls on the sth and 6th of May, 11r. St. John's words, " unlikely to happen," he says :- India, where Isis lordship will remain until the approach by the officers of the Great Western Railroad Company. " Would to God they were so, and that, in this corrupt age, of the next session of parliament. The Earl of Derby A Committee appointed at this meeting to confer with the we had not cause to doubt they were many. But suppose they still remains confined to his room by a severe attack of Great Western Railroad Company and report a plan of opera- i are very few, or but one only. Let there be a knave priest, who gout. tions, made the following 1 feigneth, and bath not an intention to administer the true Sir George Grey, Bart., M.P., who has long looked REPORT. I baptism to a child who, after grown a man, is created bishop . " Thet in their opinion the time has come when the Great • of a great city, and liveth many years in that charge, so that jaded and careworn, and is evidently suffering from the Western Railroad may be completed, provided the parties inter- I he bath ordained a great part of the priests. It must be said, incessant drudgery and turmoil of official life, has been ested on the American side will lend their aid, by a subscrip that he, being not baptised, is not ordained, nor they ordained confined to his country seat for several days by severe tion of stock to the amount of one million of dollars. I who are promoted by him. So that in that great city there illness, but is now reported to be a little better, and able " They believe that such arrangements can be made with • said Company, in regard to the termini of the road and the ge - : will be neither eucharist nor confession; because they cannot to give some attention to business. neral management of the Company, as will be entirely satisfac- i be without the sacrament of order, nor order without a true Several' marriages in high life are about to take place, bishop; neither can he receive order who is not baptised. including tory to the American Stockholders. They recommend that a • Behold, millions of nullities of sacraments by the malice of one those of the Hon. W. Begot, M.P., eldest son Committee be appointed to procure American Subscriptions I minister in one act only." This doctrine, then, certain;} has of Lord Begot, and the lion. Lucia Caroline Ellis, eldest upon such conditions as will, in their opinion, be mutually agitated the minds of Romanists. And, let rise assure Mr. St. daughter of Lady Dover, and niece of the Earl of Car- satisfactory to the present Stockholders and to those they • John, it does agitate the minds of many of them in this town lisle ; the Hon. Edward Coke, M.P., brother of the Earl ma y p rocure. And to urge said subscriptions by such sta- I at the present moment :so much so, that some have already o f L e i ce ster and the H o n Caroline Ellis second dau g J. M. FORBES, Chairman of Committee." I h - tistics and arguments as they see fit to use. I " left the Church of Rome, in the face of no trifling amount of ' ' • ' real persecution ; whilst others, yet in an undecided state, have ter of Lady Dover ; Mr. R. M. Manes, M.P., and the Whereupon the following Resolutions were passed unani lost all confidence in a Church, which they find to have so nul- Hon. Miss Crewe, sister of Lord Crewe • and the Hon. mously:- lified her own ordinances, and tied such a millstone about her Miss Hobhouse, eldest daughter of Lord Broughton, with Resolved,-" That John M. Forbes, Alexis Ward, Theodore i own neck, the Hon. Captain Strange Jocelyn, second son of the Dehon, Henr y B. Gibson, John Wilkinson, Erastus Corning, i As to his attempt to fasten the doctrine upon Hooker, the Earl of Roden. John T. Norton, John E. Thayer, George B. Blake, D. D. Wil- passage he quotes is diametrically opposed to it : for Hooker Earl John C. Green, Edward L. Baker, Charles Paine, • On Tuesday, the marriage between Lord Edward Henry William T. Eustis, Z. Chandler, Henry Ledyard, N. there says, " The known intent of the Church doth suffice" •, e , W while Rome says the (necessarily unknown) intent of the priest tioward, the second son of the Duke of Norfolk, with Walker, and J. W. Brooks, be a Committee to procure Ameri is required. Miss Talbot, the ward in Chancery, took place in the can subscriptions to the Great Western Railroad." The rest of his letter falls under two heads : Ist, an attempt Roman Catholic Chapel, Warwick-street, the Rev. Dr. Resolved,-" That in the opinion of this meeting the speedy to prove the truth of the doctrine from "common sense"; and Doyle (the testamentary guardian of the lady) officiating. completion of the Great Western Railroad from Niagara River 2ndly, an attempt to parry the blow, to which this difficulties S o l emn mass was performed, at the conclusion of which to Detroit River is highly important, i f way from the orming as it Atlant ado es ic t neo cessary link in the Great trunk Rai " necessarily incidental "to such a doctrine expose the Church the respective parties followed the reverend doctor into of Rome. On the first of these I need say nothing ; having the Mississippi, which will be not only the shortest route, but already, in the Appendix to one of the tracts forwarded to you, the sacristy, when the ceremony was completed, and the more level in grades and straight in linear arrangement than i on "The Romish Doctrine of Intention," sliewn both from register signed. The Lord Chancellor, as the legal guar- any other trunk line can be made for the same route of travel." i " common sense" and from Scripture, that the benefit of a dian of the fair bride, gave her away. After leaving the Resolved,-" That we have the most decided confidence in Sacrament depends upon the disposition, or " intention "if chapel, the new married couple took their departure for the value of the stock of this road as a permanent well - paying you like it, with which it is received, not upon that with which Arundel Castle ; the distinguished persons present being investment, and recommend it to our friends and the public." 1 it is administered. It is this which in such cases " dialing- A Sub-Committee was then appointed to preparethis Report, guishes acts externall alike." Mr. St. John's illustration entertained at the mansion of the Countess of Newburgh, and the meeting adjourned sine die. y from " the acts of Confirmation and Ordination according to in St. James's-square, the circle including the Lord From very thorough examinations of the route, it is esti- Anglican usage" being " almost identical," only shews how Chancellor and Lady Truro, the Marquis of Westminster, mated that the Great Western Railroad will cost, from Winsor very difficult he found it to produce anything that could match the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Duchess of Suther- (opposite Detroit) to the Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls, the preposterous absurdr yof •your doctrine of Intention. He l en d, five millions of dollars. the Cnuntess of Newburgh, the Earl and Countess knows very well, that although part of the confirming and Since the location of the route and the estimate of the cost , of Arundel and Surrey, Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P., Mr. A. nearly the entire work has been let to efficient and able con ordaining acts may be almost identical-namely, the laying on of hands,- yet the other part-namely, the confirming or or- Stafford, M.P., and a whole host of distinguished per- , tractors, and most of it at prices below the estimate, the daining weds-not, as he adroitly puts it, time " prayers" sonages. contractors taking a proportion of their payments in the stock connected with them-is totally dissimilar. Mr. Macaulay GRAND BALL AT THE GUILDHALL.-A Highland of the Company. may have compared them "in joke"; but could a person in military naval, fancy and full-dress ball was held, on The Provincial Government, by law, has agreed to guarantee reality submit to either of those rites "according to Anglican the interest for an indefinite period upon the Bonds of the Wednesday night, at the Guildhall, in aid of the funds of usage, ' and never afterwards be able to know certainly whe- Company at six per cent. interest for one-half the cost of the the Caledonian Asylum and the Scottish Hospital. It road. The Company think they have good reason to hope that them lie bad at that time been confirmed, or ordained, or nei ther ? This would indeed be a parallel case to that of a was well attended, and there was a goodly muster of cos- the Government will agree to guarantee the principal us well Romish sacrament-to that of every Romish sacrament. But tomes, Celtic and otherwise. His Grace the Duke of as the interest of the said Bonds. This guarantee is regarded such a parallel, 1 fancy, you will look fur in vain either through Wellington honoured the company with his presence, and as very valuable, as the financial six per cent. securities now the whole Christian commonwealth, or through the most rich- remained for some time. During his stay, ten children sell in London at about seven per cent. premium, which is culous pretensions of heathen priestcraft. under five and one half per cent. per annum. of the Caledonian Asylum, clad in tartan, and headed b The most important features, however, of Mr. St. John's by Municipal Corporations along the line are by law author ised, letter are-the candour with which he admits, and the total their juvenile pipers and band, appeared in the hall, and and have made very considerable subscriptions to the Stock of failure of his attempt to neutralise, " the difficulties necessa- defiled before the duke, who seemed much pleased with the Company. These Corporations do not voteupon their stock, rily incidental "to such a doctrine. "Of course," he says, this new style of review. Two of the girls as they passed but those who have subscribed Seeeeeoo anti upwards are enti the priest's intention is required to the validity of a sacrament. presented their nosegays to his Grace. The children then tied to one Director each. Subscriptions of this character are Of course, he argues from the case of the " cook," no one can impoi tent, as tending tp keep up a public interest in the road. assembled at the entrance, and during an interval in the Z 6,000,000 know another person's intention. Of course, therefore, he The Capital authorised by law is distinctly allows, there is nothing for us but just to " trust dancing sang very sweetly the popular ballad of " Auld Estimated cost of Road as before stated 5,000,000 them" .1 And why should we object to this, he asks, when it Lang Syne." Tne festivities of the evening were kept The Stock account stands as follow;;:- is only what we are otliged to do every day in the common up with great spirit, a large number of the patrons of the Municipal subscriptions in Canada affairs of life? " Since my cook may mean to poison me," is societies being present. Reliable private subscriptions in Canada his syllogism ; " If, on the one ha n d, I believe in the honest Th e Vi scountess B eres f or d di e d , on th e 21 s t i ns t an t, at Additional subscriptions in Canada can be safely 60,000 intention of my cook, I may be p o i sone d. If, on th e oth er calculated upon to the amount of hand, Ido not believe him, I must sta rve . Th ere f ore I must the family seat, Bedgebury-park, Kent. Her ladyship Contractors' Stock about BOO,OOO either be poisoned Sr starve." So because your cook " may was cousin to her bereaved husband, Viscount Beresford, ----- mean to poison you," therefore if you trust hi m y ou mus t b e being daughter of the first Lord Decies, Archbishop of 1,650,000 poisoned." What would Dr. Whately say to this? I can Tuam. Her ladyshi had beenpreviously married to Mr. American sub s c ri p tions desired to complete the work 1 2 ,000 650, , 000 000 scarcely resist the temptation of sending it to him for the next Thomas Hope, of DPeepdene. Total Stock , edition of his work on logic. Surely even Dr. Newman must Provincial 6 per cent. guarantee Bonds e 2,650,000 ... admit that" fallacies" are at least not confined to " Protestant --- arguments"! Total means if the .81,000,000 American Stock is taken 5,300,000 But taking the argument as it might have been put, namely, THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The expenditures upon the road have been for work that if you trust your cook you may be poisoned, or, in other by Contractors, about words, that you must run the risk of tieing poisoned every day 4 Right of way, Engineering,and another expenses, about 86,000 of your life, if you would not starve,-we fully assent to it. Nay, TUESDAY.-The receipts at the doors amounted to so admirably does it suit our purpose, that we cannot do better £3,236 2e. and the number of visitors was, by the police Total expenditure , about than give it additional force by carrying it out a little farther. returns, 59,161. Hitherto, Tuesday has been the great Without any detention for the want of means, it is estimated We, therefore, add, that the very fact of our being dependent day of he week, but it has not been so on the present oc- that the road can be opened for public use on the Ist of De in all temporal matters upon the intentions of others, exposes • comber, 1852. There are between 1,500 and 2,000 men now at us to danger in a thousand shapes every moment of our lives. casion. work upon it. We cannot eat or drink, as Mr. St. John justly observes, with- WEDNESDAY.--The unfavourable state of the weather To give an idea of the capacity of this road for business, we out running the risk of being poisoned; we cannot stir out of sen t th e rece ipts a t the d oor of the Crystal palace down to extract a fe w tabular statements from the Engineer's report :- our doors without the risk of being shot or stabbed; we cannot £2,438 145., the number of visitors being only 50,599. TABLE OF DISTANCE IN MILES. buy an article without the risk of being cheated ;we cannot put Railroad. Air Line. Every day is now marked by two features, not the least Divisions. money into a bank without the risk of losing it through the fraud of others; we cannot enter a railway carriage without striking in the singular diurnal history of the Exhibition. Niagara Falls to Ilamilton 42.10 41.22 the risk of hieing crushed to death, through malice or negli- The first of these is the continued and steady influx of Hamilton to London 75.84 74.20 genre. All we hold dear in this world, whether health or wealth, charity and other schools within and around London, for London to Windsor .. . domestic comfort or a fair reputation, nay, our very lives the most part promoted by private and even individual be- -- - Totals 227.8 9 223.9 e themselves, are perpetually at the mercy of other people's ‘ in- nevolence. Nothing can be more gratifying than to meet tentions. So that we are absolutely obliged to ' trust one another. " so frequently amid the the swelling tide of grown-up spec- LTNEAR ARRANGEMENT.What then is our objection to a doctrine that compels us to tators bands of young children moving along, and as they trust one another for the validity of ordinances, supposed to go giving vent to to many au exclamation of juvenile e., , ,e Curves in miles. be essential to our salvation? Why, this-that is degrades the wonder. There are now half a dozen of these schools •e, Ra- Ra- Ra- Ra- Total "supernatural" to a level with the " natural ;" that it reduces Division. e - dius dius dins dius Length. present in the building every day, and the only regret one tP 7Q " the grace of God, which bringeth salvation" to an ordinary • ee 11,460 5,730 2,665 19,113 "matter of business," rendering a believer's salvation liable to feels with regard to them is . that amid the bustle and ft. ft. ft. ft. all the casualties, and uncertainties, and unavoidable dangers pressure of so many thousand people their opportunity for from the mistakes or malice of others, which are " necessarily seeing well a sight so instructive is necessarily much con- Niagara Falls to Ha incidental" to our temporal affairs in every day life. Nay, curtailed. The other point is hardly less interesting, and milton that it places our spiritual interests in even a worse position Hamilton to London 70.94 0.39 1.42 2.52 0.58 75.84 receives an apt illustration in the fact that 150 of the than our temporal interests. For, with regard to the latter , London to Windsor. 106.38 1.53 2.04 109.95 Duke of Northumberland's people visited the Exhibition no one has power to injure us by his secret intention, unless he- - - - - - can carry out that intention to some external act. Nor can yesterday, having travelled all the way from Alnwick for Totals 217.14 1.92 5.33 2.52 0.99 227.89 any one injure us in this way without our, sooner or later, be- that purpose. The great landowners are sending up their TABLE OF GRADIENTS. coming aware of the injury received. But in the case of a agricultural labours andthe great manufacturers their men, Romish sacrament, a man may suffer a f a tal i n j ur y f r om a mere fully impressed with the moral and intellectual influence Denomination of Niagara Hamilton London act of volition in the priest's mind, without the possibility of which the spectacle is likely to exercise on them. Even Grades. to to to Totals. ever discovering the prospective loss he has sustained, to the Hamilton. London. Windsor. the adult noor of the metropolitan parishes are not for- -- -- -- What then is our objection to a doctrine that compels us to trust one another for the validity of ordinances, supposed to be essential to our salvation? Why, this—that ii degrades the "supernatural" to a level with the " natural ;" that it reduces "the grace of God, which bringeth salvation" to an ordinary "matter of business," rendering a believer's salvation liable to all the casualties, and uncertainties, and unavoidable dangers from the mistakes or malice of others, which are " necessarily incidental" to our temporal affairs in every day life. Nay, that it places our spiritual interests in even a worse position than our temporal interests. For, with regard to the latter, no one has power to injure us by his secret intention, unless he can carry out that intention to some external act. Nor can any one injure us in this way without our, sooner or later, be coming aware of the injury received. But in the case of a Romish sacrament, a man may suffer a fatal injury from a mere act of volition in the priest's mind, without the possibility of ever discovering the prospective loss lie has sustained, to the day of his death. Besides, in the former case, there is a mutual dependency upon one another : while in the latter case it is one set of persons bring entirely dependent upon another set of persons, who form an irresponsible close corporation, tilling up their own vacancies, and keeping . all the power exclusively in their own hands. Air. St. John indeed differs from the Bishop of Minori as to the probability of these self appointed lessees of Christ's Church frequently exercising their assumed power; nay, he assures us that they would "all feel it to be a horrible sin to withhold their intention in celebrating the sacrament." But inasmuch as non e o f th em f ee l i t any sin at all to withhold even the outward form ofshauuricent for what appears to them sufficient cause, why they feel it any sin to with. hold the intention, if there appeared sufficient cause? And bow are we to know what they think sufficient cause 7 Ask any p oo r Irishman, how often he has hea r d his priest threaten to " stop the benefit of t he mass , " unless his fees were paiu p,. or his candidate vo ted for, or som e other similar proof given of dutiful submission to—the church The probability, however, or otherwise, of any given priest baying the right intention while conferring any given sacra ment, has nothing whatever to do with the main point at issue. All that can be required to establish the three positions laid down in my former letter against the Church of Rome is—that you should admit, Ist, The possibility of a priest's destroybus the validity of a sacrament by withholding his intention ; a n d secondly, The impossibility of any one else knowing whether he has done so or not. Both of these Mr. St. John distinctly does admit; and further acknowledges that the "difficulties" resulting therefrom are " necessarily incidental" to it. What is this, but to say that my positions are correct; that the three syllogisms amount to a moral demonstration I I assert that no one can possibly know when he receives a true sacrament. " Of course" he cannot, virtually replies Mr. St. John, but be must "trust" the priest for that I—But we cannot know that he is a priest,. because that depends, among other things, upon the intention of the bishop who ordained him, "Of course" you cannot, say s M r . St. John, but you must "trust" him.—But bow we we io know the intention of the bishop who ordained WEDNESDAY.—The unfavourable state of the weather sent the receipts at the door of the Crystal palace down to £2,438 145., the number of visitors being only 50,599. Every day is now marked by two features, not the least striking in the singular diurnal history of the Exhibition. The first of these is the continued and steady influx of charity and other schools within and around London, for the most part promoted by private and even individual be nevolence. Nothing can be more gratifying than to meet so frequently amid the the swelling tide of grown-up spec tators bands of young children moving along, and as they go giving vent to to many au exclamation of juvenile wonder. There are now half a dozen of these schools present in the building every day, and the only regret one feels with regard to them is that amid the bustle and pressure of so many thousand people their opportunity for seeing well a sight so instructive is necessarily much con curtailed. The other point is hardly less interesting, and receives an apt illustration in the fact that 150 of the Duke of Northumberland's people visited the Exhibition yesterday, having travelled all the way from Alnwick for that purpose. The great landowners are sending up their agricultural labours and the great manufacturers their men, fully impressed with the moral and intellectual influence which the spectacle is likely to exercise on them. Even the adult poor of the metropolitan parishes are not for gotten, and through the liberality of some wealthy neigh bour, many of them are allowed to see the World's Fair. As for domestic servants, masters must be extremely in dulgent to them from the numbers of that class that are daily seen in the Exhibition. This is all as it should be, and shows a large amount of practical sympathy and good feeling between the different ranks of society, between rich and poor, gentle and simple. THURSDAY.—Owing to the unfavourable weather, the receipts at the doors fell to £2,286 ls., the number of visitors being only 48,458. FRIDAY.—This being a half-crown day, £2,984 was taken at the doors, and, according to the police returns; 26,882 persons entered the building. SATURDAY.—£I,47B was taken at the doors, the num ber of visitors, according to the police returns, was 10,399. With subscriptions, the total incomings of the Royal Commissioners for the Crystal Palace considerably exceed already £300,000. - - Ever since the opening of the Exhibition the number of foreigners who have arrived in this country at the various nutports has been daily transmitted to the Metropolitan Police Department. It will be remembered that at one time a contract was entered into between the Commissioners of the Exhibition and Messrs. Munday, the latter undertaking to erect the building, give prizes, and run all risks of its paying, which the former thought it afterwards advisable to cancel. Mr. Robert Stephenson. who was elected arbiter between the parties, has awarded Messrs. Munday the sum of £5,120 for the outlay, anxiety, trouble, and loss they incurred. ------ Level and under 5 feet per mile 21.37 34.83 85.52 141.72 5 ft. to 10 ft. per mile . 4.15 2.C6 8.50 14.71 10 to 20 ft. do. 20 to 30 ft. do 8.03 9.75 6.82 24.60 30 to 40 ft. do 3.35 3.00 6.35 45 maximum west ll.l 0 11.0 -- Totals 42.10 "5.84 109.95 227.89 - From these statements it appears that upwards of ninety-five per cent. of the whole road is in straight lines, and above sixty-two per cent, either level, or the grades under five feet per mile, and nearly seventy per cent. either level, or under ten feet per mile. The ability of this road to do business cheaply and efficiently, may therefore be considered as very superior. The district of country traversed by this road is very similar to that traversed by the Michigan Central Railroad, from De troit to Lake Michigan, both as to the extent of its population and its general resources for business, which are, like Michigan, principally agricultural. The following statement of the local business of the Michigan Central Railroad from Detroit to Lake Michigan, may serve as an approximate estimate for the local business of this line, and it will also show, what is not fully appreciated at the East ; the rapid development of the agricultural resources of the lake country. MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD RECEIPTS FROM LOCAL Statements DUSINESS. Years ending 'April 30, 1849.IApril 30, 1850, Local Receipts .. Length of Road ini operation..., . 193 miles. 1 217 miles. 21'i miles Receipts per mile .Z 1,799.76 .62.023.05 82,644.66 Average annual increase over twenty-ene per cent. April 30, 1851 $573,496.14 $229,356.331 4439003.00 V. „ 4° Z\ CAN AD A t v!... 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The above Man shows the unparalleled advantage to the Americans—(the far west of Canada being in the same latitude as Boston on the Atlantic, and Galena on the Mississippi)—of the proposed junction railway through the Bri tish territory, from Niagara Falls, in the State of New York, to Detroit , in the State of Michigan , to connect the Eastern railwa y s of the United States, which extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Falls of Niagara, with the We ster ! railways of the United States, extending from Detroit towards New Orleans in the South , and to t he s o urces of the Mississi pp i in the "West and North. And the subjoined American report, to use its own words, is intended to shoal " this is the only link wanting in the most profitable chain of roads that have ever been constructed." Our Map (being merely a copy of that appended to the American report) has no pretensions to show all the striking advantages with which nature has so extraordinarily endowed the Great Western Railway of Canada as the grel continental thoroughfare of America. The Americans had only in view to show their own people the great necessity of the junction through Canada to the complete triumph of their roads along the south side of Lake Ontario. sketch, however, made with the object of illustrating the value of the Great Western Railway of Canada as an independent investment, would show also its connection with the steamers on Lake Ontario to the East, and on Lake Hur on to the West ; while it would explain, moreover, that at the head or Western end of Lake Ontario, at the city of Hamilton (the Great Western Railway's principal station, although, by the above, this road scarcely seems 1 g touch Hamilton), it becomes part of the Great Trunk Line of Railway, along the Northern Shore of Lake Ontario, proposed to be run through the British provinces of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, from Halifax an Portland to Detroit, via Quebec, Montreal, Kingston, Toronto, and Hamilton. If this rate of increase is continued for two years, when the Great Western Railroad may be in successful business, it will give as the probable local receipts of the Michigan Central Railroad, the sum of $839,655.99. While it is not unreasonable to suppose the business above quoted will continue to increase as it has done, yet we should not place this before the public as a reliable estimate of the local business of the Great Western Railroad, but simply give it as data from which some idea may be got of the ability of this agricultural country to furnish business for a carrying trade when the proper accommodation is afforded it, and from which an approximate estimate may be made. The completion of this last link in the great chain of railroads between the Atlantic and the Mississippi, will tend so materially to increase the long travel, that an estimate of its through travel, based upon the present circulation across this gap, would fall far short of the probable result. The amount of first and second class travel between Detroit and Buffalo for the season of navigation in 1850, can be pretty nearly ascertained—the number of emigrant passengers is more difficult to arrive at. fhe number of First Class is about do Second do Number of Emigrants from 40,000 to 60,000, say York and Erie Railroad to Newburgh ' thence by the line of Railroad now most of it constructing from Fishkill (opposite Newburgh on the Hudson) rid Hartford and Providence to Boston. The distance will then be from St. Louis to Michigan Mi lt ; City 809 Michigan City to New York via Northern route 120 6 70 4 25 4 18 6 444 With these two desirable routes to be passed before the tra vel on this side of Lake Erie can reach the Central New York line of roads, it is clear that a large diversion from their line of water travel will soon be made unless the remaining g.;p in the Northern line be filled up by the Canada road. The com pletion of this road would not only enable that line to maintain its present strong position for the long travel, but materially strengthen it and create a large increase of its business, and especially increase its winter business. The people of the North Western States are an enterprising people, but their pursuits are principally agricultural, which confine them at home during the summer. These people to a great extent are emigrants from the Eastern States, where their friends and relatives are left behind. Their time is un occupied in the winter season, where, at present, the close of navigation cuts off communication. St. Louis to New York via Northern route St. Louis to Cincinnati via Ohio River Cincinnati to Cleveland Cleveland to Buffalo Buffalo to New York via Albany St. Louis to New York via Cincinnati, Cleveland, Buffalo 15/ 0 7, and Albany 33. Difference in favor of Northern route Steamers from New Orleans come up the Ohio for eas te _ r A travel without going to St. Louis, the point common to 115* routes for this travel will be Cairo. 35 1 From Cairo to Michigan City Michigan City to New York via Northern route 12 36 BD , 13 0 Difference in favor of Northern route The difference in time from St. Louis to New York on tb ..! different routes compared will be found hereafter to be large, as the up-river steam navigation of the Ohio to Cinq; nati is very slow compared with express trains upon railrora Cairo being a point common to both routes for all the travel mr the lower Mississippi to New Orleans, the comparisons alr ea "' made will apply to the whole of the lower valley. th SS A vni CONDENSED STATEMENT OF DISTANCES ON ABOVE - —oleo. Open a route for this class of people at the season of the year when they are idle, and their circulation between the East and West would bring a new business of material value to this route, and that at a season of the year when their cars are running but partially filled, and no increase of expense would result from their accommodation. Cairo to New York via Northern route Cairo to Cincinnati Cincinnati to New York as before Total, 163,000 The first class passengers are this year paying to steamers 85.00 each for a cabin passage, averaging 18 hours long—second class and emigrants, from $2.00 to 3.00 each. Experience has determined that steamers taking 24 hours to go through, can not take any material proportion of the cabin travel at even .S3.oo—against the fast line at $5.00. The fast steamers are constructed with a view to speed, and not carrying capacity. They could not be well remunerated at a lower price than $4.00 per cabin passenger. If they take freight to help to pay expenses, their speed is reduced, and the cabin passengers will pay less. The present speed cannot therefore be kept up, unless the present prices are very nearly sustained. Considering the accommodation that is furnished on these steamers, the character of the navigation, (very different from that of Eastern rivers), and the distance, nearly 300 miles, and the perishable character of steamers, working in fresh water, and $4.00 from Detroit to Buffalo is a lower rate of fare than that upon any well equipped route with which we are acquainted. If passengers now pay 85, instead of 83, to save the differ ence between 18 and 24 hours, they certainly will pay $5 to go over the Canada road in eight hours against any rate which steamers can carry them for. The increase of business created by the completion of this chain of roads, and the natural increase of business with its present accommodation for the next two years, which latter increase cannot be less than 40 per cent. upon the present first classbusiness, will both amount in all probability to quite as much as can be induced to go liy the Steamers, leaving as first class business the above 85,000 passengers at-85 each. This, with say 30,000 second class and emigrant passengers at 82.50 each gives the sum of 8500,000 as the probable value of the through passenger business. The item of Marine Insurance upon Lake Erie, between Buffalo and Detroit, will materially favour this Railroad in its through freighting business. The average rate of this insu rance upon Lake Erie by steamers, for the season of naviga tion is a little above one-half of one per cent. upon the value of the goods. The influence of this upon the value of the through freighting business is shown in part by the follow ing statement which is calculated at half of one per cent., or something below the real cost. Cost of Marine Insurance on Lake Erie, by steam, per 100 lbs. and per ton of 20001bs. on various kinds of goods : Lake Erie is exposed to storms in spring and fall, which leaves but some five or six months of comparatively good navi gation, and even at this season very many are deterred from crossing it by the frequent accidents and loss of life occurring upon its waters. No less than six serious accidents occurred to passenger steamboats upon Lake Erie during the last year, resulting in the loss of 374 lives. The people from the Eastern States thus deterred from visiting the West, who would use this whole line of Railroads if completed, would form an addi tional item to the passenger business of considerable value. These and various other new resources of business to be opened by completing this road, as well as the great increase of ordinary business, would add largely to the business of the whole line. Michigan City to New York, Northern route Do. do. do. via Toledo, Cleveland, 95 9 Buffalo, and Albany Michigan City to New York via Toledo, Cleveland, and n o New York and Erie Railroad, all single track Michigan City to New York via Toledo, Cleveland, Pitts- 9 01 burg, and Philadelphia, all single track Michigan City to New York via Monroe and Detroit, 92 ,9 thence over Northern route Chicago to New York, Northern route Galena do. do. do. I s i e e v d e i r s a t l a o n t c h e e f i r . o ro m ut t e h s es r e u t p u , e 'o e t i l v a e s i t y , p N l i a i c l e l sto the T from Michigan City, the latter being a point common to au.'" Wes. routes. 12 08 St. Louis to New York, over Northern route Do. do. via Ohio River, Cincinnati , 1585 Cleveland, Buffalo, and Albany Cairo to New York, on Northern route ............. ; Do. do. via Cincinnati, Cleveland, Buffalo, wig and Albany Mobile to New York by railroad, via Northern route New Orleans to New York, Northern route—to Mobile 19° by water, balance by railroad Yia 56 miles being added to any of the above distances, ~, Albany, will . give the distance to Boston instead of New Yotl e Time required to travel between New York and places at t ot West and South over various routes, double track 33 8 ...... IWO' single 28 miles per hour, including wood and water stops other stops allowed for : Detroit to New York, Northern Route .................... ,1 Chicago to do. do. do. .................... '4i Galena to do. compare Ne wt the °stakrisi°.e.vi.*e ear do. do. .................... 43 St. Louis do. do. do. ................... 90 Do. do. via Cincinnati and Buffalo ........... 47 Cairo do. Northern route .................... 79 Do. do. via Cincinnati and. Buffalo ............ 66 Mobile do. Northern route .................... 76 New Orleans do. via Mobile .................. . ....... *"'ortls But New Orleans will undoubtedly connect further making the time only a trifle longer than from Mobile. _ n oes Three hours added to the time on any of the above '" • will give the time to Boston instead of New York. grad r In conclusion we will only add, that with easier P. straighter lines, a larger amount of double traclcl pier; shorter line between the East and West over the is , f ore:, route than any other, we believe the completion of 0;0 0 4 Westera Railroad will secure to this route, in a most ; s etlg'i nent manner, a very large share of the Eastern E t ' s issiPP business of the North-western States and the blis,,, best' Valley, and make it one of the best, if not the Ye f ar th e remunerating thoroughfares that has ever been openeu use of the travelling public. J. M. FORBES, 1 ERASTUS CORNING, I ,„ HENRY LEDYARD, $. CoMMl'"ri/S. HENRY N. WALKER, I J. W. BROOKS, J Each new passenger passing over the line from Lake Michi gan to New York, or so far towards Boston as the line has authority to subscribe to the Canada road, would add to the receipts of the present roads not less than $l4. The interest of $850,000, the sum these roads are called upon to subscribe to complete the Canada Road at 10 per cent., is 885,000 The small number of eleven new passengers each way per day for the winter and six per day for the sum mer months—say 11 each way per day for 180 days, and 6 each per day for 180 days—gives 6,120 passen gers. at $l4 each We make this statement simply to show how small a propor tion of the new or increased business which the completion of the Canada Road would bring to the rest of the line, it takes to pay the large interest of in per cent, upon their Stock in the Canada Road, and this while the Stock itself promises to be one of the very best investments of its kind. H f ew interested people have questioned the wisdom of loca ting the Eastern terminus of this road at the Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls, instead of in the town of Bertie, op posite Buffalo. We have no doubt that the location is the most judicious that could be made to serve the purposes in tended, that of making the route the most serviceable and expeditious for the long travel. From Bertie to Buffalo the ferry would be about three miles long. The passage across this, late in the fall, in the winter, and early in the spring, would often be dangerous and fre quently impossible. We suppose in pleasant weather the time in passing from the cars at Bertie to the ferry boat, across the ferry into Buffalo Creek, thence by land nearly a mile through the city to the Eastern Railway Depot, would be not less than one hour and a half. This would be as expepitiously as a full train of passengers with their luggage could be transferred from one train to the other in good weather, with no allowance for the many contingencies that embarrass all the shipping in that overcrowded harbour, where it not unfrequently happens that a steamboat is many hours in getting in or out of the river. At the present terminus at Niagara Falls we do not under stand there to be any practical difficulty in strengthening the present Suspension Bridge, or constructing another sufficiently strong to carry over the trains entire as they arrive. But even supposing the present bridge to be used as it now is, it is but 800 feet long, not longer than many of our depots are at present constructed, and with crates for the transfer of the baggage without opening them. The transfer of passengers and bag gage from one train to the other could be easily done in fifteen minutes, with no chance for contingencies to create additional delays. When all things favour th Buffalo crossing, it still appears that one hour and a quarter is saved by crossing at Niagara, which is equal to a distance saved with express trains of at least 35 miles. It is also believed that the crossing at Niagara will be an attractive feature in the route, for other things being equal, the opportunity of seeing Niagara Falls will turn the scale in favour of this route with a large number of passengers every year. When this chain of roads is completed from New York to the west it will not only have advantages over all others in straight ness, grades, and distance, but from New York to Syracuse, and probably to Rochester, it will have a double track, which will greatly facilitate the passage of express trains over this portion of the route. For express trains over single and dou ble tracks upon long lines we suppose a fair comparison would be 28 miles per hour for single track, against 33 miles per hour for double track, including stops for wood and water, change of engines, &c. Michigan City, at the head of Lake Michigan, is a point com mon to the routes on both sides of Lake Erie. The distances thence to New York would compare as follows : Miles. City Michigan to Detroit • 227 Value Cost of Insurance. Kinds of Goods per 1 1001bs. per 100 lbsi per ton. 25 cts. 1 5,00 Dry Goods (general assortment Books and Stationery (common stock) 72 36 7,20 Boots and Shoes, average value 74 37 7,40 General stock of Groceries, except- 1 ing such articles as would come from the west Druggists' and Grocers' City as- 10 I 2,00 sortment Hats, Caps, and Furs, general as sortment Hardware (shelf goods generally) 22 I 4,46 86 1 43 36 t 13 It will be seen from the above statement that the cost of In surance alone amounts on the large class of goods above named to an average quite up to a fair rate of transportation for the same by Railroad, and if to the Insurance is added the rates of transportation paid to the steam-boats, which are from 43'2 to 83 per ton for heavy, and .83 to -8 . 4 for light goods, ex cept early in the spring and late in the fall, when they are nearly double these rates, it will be seen that the Railroad can be used at a large saving to the owners of merchandise gene rally. With this Railroad completed, the merchants of the country west of it would purchase goods as much in winter as in summer, and save the interest they now lose upon goods purchased in the fall for spring sales. At the same time it would tend to equalize the business upon all the connected chain of roads throughout the year. Most of the large items of Eastward freight will go by water in summer. In winter, early in the spring, and late in the fall, very considerable amounts could be calculated upon. Within the last three years large amounts of flour have been taken from Detroit to Buffalo at prices varying from 25 to 40 cents per barrel besides insurance, and during the close of na vigation the price is not unfrequently one dollar a barrel more at Buffalo than at Detroit, but no advantage could be taken by the western miller of these occasionally high winter prices in the eastern market. Live stock can be carried at all seasons of the year cheaper by railroad than by water, and very many ar ticles of considerable value may go eastward by railroad, even in summer, but the bulk of the eastward Railroad freight will be carried early iu the spring, late in the fall, and in the winter SPORTING INTELLIGENCE• e MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. The muster was very small to-day, and business ‘.' er ,, Y rof guid indeed. For the Goodwood Stakes, Grand Dukel°4 De' a trifle, 6 to 1 being taken ; and Presto remained firm Dacg. spite his rumoured success in a trial with HuniPhr e Yaay) , To biter (who was backed freely in London at 8 to 1 yester wa s not in force, and though 9 to 1 was taken about him , a l en erS l 3 a very trifling amount, and 10 to 1 was the pric e 5 1 , b O ,. wanted. Narcissus was backed once or twice at 8 ,t 0 oc y Igo to 1 was the right quotation. Respecting the Cnp, backed to .4'500 at 4 to 1; there were frequent inquir,l` AtLyt her at that price, but at last 7 to 2 only was offeren• „tow close, she was backed for a cool hundred at evens Cariboo. Closing prices : GOODWOOD SAKES. 6to agst Mr. S. Herbert's The Grand Duke —t 7to 1 Mr. Rayner's Presto—taken. 9to 1 Colonel Anson's Backbiter. 10 to 1 Mr. Burgess's Narcissus—taken. 0 , 20 to 1 Lord Glasgow's Mits Whip colt—ta ke 20 to 1 Mr. C. Barnett's Bacton—taken. 20 to 1 Mr. J. Arnold's Pitsford. 20 to 1 Mr. Greville's Cariboo. 20 to 1 Lord Waterford's Duc-an-Durras -- t sl ' 100 to 5 Mr. Damson's Cocktail. GOODWOOD CUP. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Cariboo—taken. 4to 1 Mr. Mai tinson's Nancy—taken. THE ST. LEGER. 4 to 1 agst Lord Enfield's Hernandez—taken . 25 to 1 Mr. Meeson's First Fruits. THE DERBY, 1852. 28 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Maidstone—tak en 1000 to 25 Colonel Anson's Greyleg—taken. Detroit and Niagara Niagara to Albany, straight route Alb'ny to New York Total on North route, 292 miles double track, and 607 miles single track, in all 899 season. We should not think Slno,ooo per year would he regarded as an over estimate of the value of the through freighting business in both directions, it seems very moderate, and quite likely to Michigan City to Toledo Toledo to Dunkirk Dunkirk to Buffalo Buffalo ti Albany Albany to New York be more than realised. From the foregoing considerations we are not inclined to put the receipts that may be safely calculated upon, lower than from $BOO,OOO to 31,000,000, and think it perfectly safe to esti mate them, including mails and expenses, at $900.000. It cost .&300,000 to earn that amount upon the Michigan Central Railroad, which is similarly situated with regard to cost of fuel and most other considerations. To make the re• suit fully safe, we will put the receipts at .850,000 And the cost of operating at .8'350,000 6 per cent. on 82,500,000 provincial guaran teed bonds 12 per cent, on .R 2,500,000 stock 800,000 Total via south shore of Lake Erie, Buffalo, and Albany, to New York, 292 miles double track, and 660 miles single track, in all 952 Distance in favour of Northern Route Michigan City to Dunkirk, as above Dunkirk to New York, via N. Y. and Erie R. It Total via N. Y. and Erie R. R., all single track 925 Difference in miles in favour of Northern route 26 Distance gained by double track on Northern route 4t Practical difference in favour of Northern route, over south side of Lake Erie and N. Y. and Erie R. R. 7O Surplus of 2 per cent. to carry forward These estimates of the receipts fall below the estimates of the Engineer of the Great Western Railroad made five years ago, an based upon the business of that period. The business of the Lake Country from 1847 to 1853 will have quite doubled, and the present estimate we have no doubt will be fully realised. Considering the great, length of this line of roads, already completed, with the exception of the Great Western, from Boston to the bead of Lake Michigan, a distance of 955 miles, and it may be truly said that this is the only link wanting in the most profitable chain of roads that have ever been con structed. AO Mr. Harrison's Trickstress has left the Mallon S illble6 0 ''' I"" gone to Saunder's, at Hednesford. Sett The race for the Liverpool Cup was run in " S 0 b in lisb d e not "3 min 40 secs," as stated in the return Pu * OP year. i si ved ! fi le 61 ' Messrs. Chilcott and Turner, of Liverpool, P_„ -- ii gii— ..... , at bowls, for '5O a-side, at Preston, last m r '`' c ite Chilcott, 51; Turner, 47. .... eloSeV . The July Stakes at Newmarket for next year has „` ~ an entry of twenty-eight, and the Chesterfle.ublv yie"' iir en, three. The other stakes have also filled remark s ' t he nig Last year, there were eighty-seven entries fort in t of Yorkshire Handicap, which was a larger numb er .,tries i n former year since the race was established ; the e. , n e , same race this year reach 100. PO P O lc ' first-rate'e sttitet Manchester Autumn Races are likely to be isl W four entries having been obtained for the Chalta- the .- fifty for the Grand Autumn Handicap, nineteen , eO , t o tlx , Handicap, and forty-six for the Chesterfield Han"' „ n et ~eto n diCilyr dor' I* Mr. E. W. Topham has been appointed ha , e / _ 4 O Holywell Hunt Races. Twenty-four names Wel t be PK' the Mostyn Stakes in one day, a proof that _ v ell, likely to be restored to its ancient popularity i mot Ili er rO ISLE OF MAN REGATTA.—The regatta in ref:,;; for_';,o 4 ,, fixed for Monday next. There will be seven f o r ((t o ps. boats, smacks, and luggers, and a rowing Ins t :The 1 ,10 ~...' boats. The regetta is under the patronage oft ..fe• Ai:toi l & governor of the island. wre stling berla.O• A match for the Championship of the Eme ,.Can t l ie 000 .4150 a-side, between Jackson, of KinneYo. de deci,; - „pon. t tris a pionship of the wrestling ring. is at lengt 0 f Octobe contest will take place early in the month and Atkinson, of Sleagill, Westmorelandil day and place are not yet fixed. s al iii° P . ree l ba 1 0 0 1(1 0 0 The Rating Threes states that Colonel, o co nsecj in diVA , his intention to retire from the turf, 1 f cert ain ei fc—roil' disgust which he has felt at the practices 0, colon i ocl o JO, who have recently figured before the publiccHdinoore t . . a late meeting, strongly reprobated t cu` Kaye r nethiug 133 OF decide' -- pis . mated pretty roundly that he wou„ld . iOO 0f .. .44 with them." pre co ilikireti ft 76. KNOTS FORD RACES.--ThOttgh th er e ”istsaforut --.1.-0;11 rest in the character of the' spOrt. al, .--„ w ar' . ot .../e and Thursday next, owing to a lack of _. Jame s r• fuo: there may be a gcod quantum of racin_g_ t ;'e )1,00 0 Esq., is the steward ~ and the arranget r , i 7fotort• the cerk, will no doubt be liberal heated kat i s oa ts, be three races each day, to be con lu Michigan City to Toledo, as above Toledo to Cleveland, via Norwalk Cleveland to Pittsburgh Pittsburgh to Philadelphia Michigan City to Philadelphia Philadelphia to New York.... Michigan City to New York, via Toledo, Cleveland, Pitts burgh, and Philadelphia, all single tracks, with difficult grades and curves 9Ol Difference in favour of Northern route over that via Phila delphia 2 Distance gained by double track on Northern route 44 While the stock of this road cannot but be valuable as a dividend-paying investment, the large amount of already in vested capital, to be materially benefited by its construction, calls loudly upon the rest of the links in this great chain to render their aid in making up the balance necessary for its early completion. By law, the Railroads in New York have the right to sub scribe to the stock of this road five per cent. upon their capital. This amount from those upon the direct or continuous route, together with the same from the Stockholders in the Michigan Central Railroad Company, the latter not having the right to subscribe as a Company, will furnish from 8800,000 to $850,000, leaving . to be furnished from the American public say 3200,000. Aconsiderable proportion of this will probably be raised in the City of Detroit, whose interests are most intimately identified with the completion of this road. An examination of the annexed map will show the character this great route must maintain when the last link is completed, and also how deeply interested are the rest of the roads in the chain in its speedy completion. This done and no line of Roads can be built from New York or New England to the valley of the Mississippi whose line will be so abort, or straight, with such easy grades or so well adapted in any particular to the carrying trade between the Atlantic and the growing mil lions of the North West. New avenues more desirable than this route in its present state are rapidly opening, and unless the road is completed will soon take a large share of the long business now passing over this route. The roads constructing upon the south shore of Lake Erie, connecting at Cleveland with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to New York, present perhaps quite as desirable a route to the Bast as any from that side of Lake Erie. Already this route is exciting considerable attention at the West, and a daily line of steamboats, of 600 tons each, is well supported between Cleveland and Detroit without any contributions (Aim other interests in the line. Whatever travel -on this shore of the Lake may pass Cleveland eastward will meet with another first-class route rift the New York and Brie Railroad to New York and thence to Boston, or a more expeditious route to the latter city will be found via the Newburgh tranch of the New Practical difference in favour of Northern route. Michigan City to Monroe Monroe to Detroit 4O Detroit to New York via Niagara and Albany, as before.. 672 Michigan City to New York via Monroe, Detroit, Niagara, and Albany Michigan City to New York via Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Albany, as before Michiganro tl s e o a u b t o h v e e r ni tgthoefrEoamstwmaoloteranvoelrtfirlotmo the D etroit, and then over the Northern route to New York, and save 32 miles over the route via south shore of Lake Erie and Buffalo. No road, however, is contemplated from Monroe to Railroad appears Detroit that we know of, and we merely instance this to show the great directness of the Northern route. The General Government has given to the State of Alabama, Mississippi, and Illinois a large amount of valuable lands, which it is estimated will go far toward constructing the rail road which, with the lands, are now in the hands of strong companies from Galena and Chicago via Cairo to Mobile. These roads (the Illinois Central and Mobile and Ohio) will, therefore, be pushed forward rapidly to an early completion. By another company a rood will undoubtedly connect St. Louis with the Illinois Central Road, as soon as the latter can be completed. The completion of these lines will give to this Northern route great advantages for the passenger business to the east of the whole Mississippi Valley. The strong disposition of Whenshowtbaese comparison ro a ' southern passengers to push at onc e t o th e n orth as far as practicable before turning eastward will undoubtedly render this route a favourite with that c l ass o f t rave l. followingre be c t o w m e p e l n et t e i cl us th ro euteandtoin statement ; i n le t will others at present in use : 11.%-' 0 :,. YORK VAN A I ltd THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1851.