The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-16 00:00:00

Thirteen ran,

The disputed hurdle race has not yet been decided—the
c%se will be reopened at Mr Weatherby's office.

The Confederate Generals.

The accompany extracts are from a letter, dated
Sept. 26, written by an English gentleman who
has been in the South during a great portion of
the war

Lee himself is worn and anxious, but as cheerful to the
eye and as indomitable as ever. I assure you Lee is more
than ever a sight for gods and men. The same tranquil mo-
desty, utter absence of vanity, egotism, or self-seeking, and
determination to spend and be spent in discharge of his
duty. It is certainly one of the most beautiful characters I
ever read of—certainly the most beautiful that I ever en-
countered.

lam sorry to say that poor Longstreet is still suffering
greatly. The ball went in at the base of his throat, just
below Adam's apple, and cut its way out through the right
shoulder, just below the clavicle. As it passed out it cut the
nerves of sensation and motion of the right arm. The arm
still remains paralysed as far as motion is concerned, but the
nerves of sensation are somehow involved in the cicatrix,
and are morbidly and acutely sensitive and irritable. He
has taken oceans of morphine and is greatly reduced, but
I fear the pain remains as great as ever.

FEDERAL DEBT.—The official statement of the
public debt represents that the amount outstanding was in-
creased by more than 61,000,000 dole. in the month of
October. The unpaid requisitions are stated at 37,000,000
dols., and the amount in the Treasury at nearly 27,000,000
dols.

The inauguration of the statue of Daubenton took
place the day before yesterday at the Jardin d'Ac-
c!ima'ation in the Buis de Boulogne, Lut the state of the
weather operated sadly against the fete. The statue has
been placed in front of the large aviary, near which tri.
bunes ornamented with flags were erected for the members
of the Society and for the representatives of great scientific
bodies. Among the persons present were M. Passy—Count
d'Epremesnil, Secretary General of the Society—M. Rufz
de Lavison, Director of the Garden —Marshal de Santa
Cruz—M. Stanislas Julien, Member of the Institute, and
several other scientific notabilities. The ceremony was pre-
sided over by M. de Qaatrefuges, Vice President of the
society, who delivered an address appropriate to the occa-
sion. M. Richard (du Centel) next spoke, and pointed out
all the practical results which had already been obtained
from the labours of M. Daubanton. That illustrious ser-
vant, he said, born at Montbard (Cote d'Or), was the first
who acclimatised Merino sheep in France, a fact which
had materially improved the manufacture of cloth in the
country. He was also the first to apply the science of
comparative anatomy in the determination of fossil bodies.
It was however more particularly for the services he had
rendered to agriculture and to manufactures that his statue
merited a place in the Jardin d'Acclimatation. After M.
Viard, mayor of Montbard, had spoken in high praise of
Daubenton, and of rho valuable services which he had
rendered to the country, the meeting broke up.
ALTERATION OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
MAlLS.—Commencing with December next, the
direct mail packets for the Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena,
and Ascension, will, in future, leave Devonport on the
morning of the 10th of each month, on the arrival of the
mail despatched from London on the previous evening.
When, however, the 9th of the month falls on Sunday, the
mails will not be despatched from London until the even-
ing of the 10th, and the packet will not sail until the morn-
ing of the 11th. These packets will, henceforth, go on
from the Cape to Mauritius, calling at Natal, and any
letters, &c., for Mauritius, specially directed via the Cape
of Good Hope, will be sent by that route. Such letters,
&c,, will be liable to the same postage as when forwarded
via Southampton and Suez, By command of the Postmas-
ter-General, General Post-office, Nov. 16, 1861.

THE CONFEDERATE CRUISER SHENANDOAH (LATE
SEA KING).—We received a letter yesterday front
part of the crew of the Sea King, who returned to England
in the African steamer Calabar. The men state that the
Sea King is now called the Shenandoah, and that Captain
Semmes was pointed to them as the captain of the vessel.
They state also that the Sea King hoisted the Confederate
flag. and that one was offered £lB per month to join the
ship, After making inquiries we find that the 36 men who
returned in the Calabar hold discharges marked V. G. (very
good). Many of thmnen are members of the Total Absti-
nence Society, and therefore the charges of drunkenness
c tnnot apply to them. We understand several of the crew
of the Laurel were discharged for intemperance ; but we
believe the crew of the Saa • King behaved themselves cre-
ditably in every respect. The men who have returned have
been well treated, and have been recompensed for their
services. Tho whole of the 36 men who returned in the
Calabar did not go out in the Laurel, but shipped on board
the Sea King from London.—Liverpool payer.
SINGULAR APPLICATION FORA SUMMONS AGAINST
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NRIGIITON RAILWAY COM.
rANY.—Yes'erday at the Southwark Police court, soon
after Mr Woolrych had taken his seat and disposed of a
few of the night charges, a gentleman entered the court,
and having handed his card to one of the ushers, stated
that he was a shareholder of the Brighton Railway Com-
pany, and he wished hie worship to grant him a summons
against a gentleman connected with the railway for getting
out of ono of the carriages while the train was in motion.
Mr Woolrych said an application had better be made by one
of the officers of the company in the regular way. Appli-
cant—They will not stir in the matter, sir; the offender
is too great a man for them to interfere with. Mr.Wool-
rych—Have you complained to the officers of the railway ?
Applicant—Oh yes, sir; I told them of it, and they laughed
at me, but I am determined to proceed in the matter as far
as the law allows me. Mr Woolrych—Who is the great
offender? Applicant—Mr Leo Schuster, the chairman of
the company. When I mentioned the circumstance to one
of the officers of the company, the man said, " Oh, that's
nothing ; Mr Schuster nearly always gets out of the car-
riage while the train is in motion." Mr Woolrych—When
did the offence occur ? Applicant—On the 10th of last
month, and the reason I have not applied for a summons
before is, that I have been in the country and have been
making inquiries how I should proceed. Mr Woolrych
The time is so distant that Ido not thinkit would
be proper to grant a summons. You should have
applied before. The applicant said ho thought the time
did not matter. Last year he, unfortunately, was summoned
by the company for a similar offence after the lapse of a
month, and he was fined 405., which he paid. Tho directors
of the company had not treated him so gentlemanly as
they ought, therefore he considered that he had a right to
summon the chairman for breaking the law. Mr Woalrych
—Then yeti proceed rather vindictively ? Applicant—No,
sir; but I think that what is good for the goose is good for
the gander. (Laughter.) Mr Woolrych—l suppose you
mean by that you have been the goose ? Applicant—Well'
perhaps I do ; but you will notwithstanding grant me a
summons. Mr Woolrych— You may take your summons,

The following is an extract from a letter received
from Messrs. H, L. Bolton and Co., Ls Onayra,
dated the 25th October, by the General Credit and
Finance Company of London (Limited), in refe•
rence to tlie Vent zuelun L0an,1864 :—" We enclose
the following statement of duties collected—No.l2,
from Paerto Cabello, 48 dole. 64c—No.118:4fore_
from
ditto, 150 dole,—No. 14, from ditto, 340
No. 6, from La Guaira, 73 dels.62c—total, 4G4
dole.' 16c. The complete exhaustion of stocks of
produce of every description in our markets etc-
, counts for the small amount of duties collected,
which is always the ease during the last three
months of the year. We are pleated to be able to
communicate to you the news just received of a
peaceful arrangement concluded with the province
of Guyana, lately threatening sccesion. The next
crops of coffee and cotton will not begin to errivo
to market before the middle of January, as greut
thought has much retarded it, but prospects aro
held out that preciuce will be abundant."