The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-16 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

The following telegram has been received at Mr,
Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company :

SUEZ, MAY 14.
The Salsette, with the above mail, arrived here at
six a.m. this day.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

CITY BETTING-SATURDAY.

SONtERSETSHIRE STAKES.
6to 1 abet Deerstalker (taken)

DERBY.
sto 1 agst General Peel (taken and offered)
6to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken and offered)
9 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (off4red-8 to 1 taken,
once)
10 to 1 agat Birch Broom (taken freely)
11 to 1 agst Coast Guard (taken and offered)
100 to 7 agst Paris Oaken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken)
22 to 1 agst Ely (taken)
22 to 1 agst Baragah (offered)
28 to I agat Copenhagen (taken)
33 to 1 agst Prince Arthur (taken)
33 to 1 agst Historian (taken)
33 to 1 agst Forager (taken)
50 to 1 agst Ackworth (offered)

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864.

JUNE

Wye
Maidstone 3
Ascot
Hampton
Newton
aiiharn
Bibury

Beverley
Stockbrid go
Chelmsford.. 2B
New Forest Hunt 2B
Ne Fcastle-on-Tyne
Worcest,r (Summer) 30
Ipswich

SALTERS' HALL.

On Saturday evening the ancient civic Company
of Salters entertained his Royat Highness the Duke
of Cambridge and a select company at dinner at
their fine corporate hall, in St. S within's. lane. The
guests began to arrive shortly after 6 o'clock, and
were received in the drawing-room by the Master
of the Company (Mr. Alderman Gibbons) ; the
three wardens, Mr. Joseph Solly, Mr. Thomas
IWeston, and Mr. Henry Graham Stokes; and by
Mr. Thompson, their clerk. A detachment of the
City of London Rifle Brigade, under the command
of Captain Haywood, attended on the occasion as
a guard of honour to his Royal Highness the Coni-
mander-in•Chiet, who is honorary colonel of
the regiment, and to whom they are always
proud of every opportunity of paying a
similar compliment. The Duke, attended
by Colonel Tyrwhitt, as equerry, presented
himself at the Hall at half-past 6, and on his ar-
rival the band of the Coldstream Guards played
the National Anthem. His royal highness was
welcomed with every mark of high consideration
by the Master and Wardens. The guests shortly
afterwards proceeded to the dining hall, escorted
by the wardens. They were about 160 in num-
ber, and among them were the Right Rev, the
Archbishop of Armagh, Lord Primate of Ireland ;
the Earl of Leven and Melville, Lord Harris, Sir
Hervey Bruce, M.P„ General Sir Andrew Scott
Waugh, Rear Admiral Wellesley, Sir Thomas
Bateson, M.P., Alderman Sir James Duke,
M.P., Mr. Pope Hennessy, M.P., Mr. Mof-
fatt, M.P., Colonel M'Murdo, Colonel Sargent,
Lieut.-Col. Wood, Mr. Pownall, Chairman of the
Middlesex magistrates ; the Rev. Dr. Vivian, Mr.
Henry Roberts, Mr. R. W. Blencowe, Chairman of
the Sussex Quarter Sessions; Mr. George Moore,
Mr, J. P. Reynolds, Prime Warden of the Dyer's
Company; Mr. Benjamin B. Williams, Master of
the Saddler's Company ; Mr. Thomas Dunnage
Master of the Cutler's Company ; and Mr. Edmund
Wigginton, Master of the Joiners' Company.
On the removal of the cloth the loving cup cir-
culated round the board, and then the MASTER
gave in snecession the toasts of" The Queen" and
"The Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of
the Royal Family," which were drunk with every
mark of respect. The MASTER next proposed
" The Church," associating with the toast the name
of the Archbishop of Armagh, the Primate of Ire-
land, who enjoyed the respect of all who knew
him. His Grace returned thanks, and adverted to
the fact that the Worshipful Company of Salters
was intimately connected with the diocese over
which he had been called to preside.
His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, whose
name had been associated by the Master with the toast of
"The Army and Navy and Volucteers," presented himself
to respond to it, and was hailed with cheers. He said—
Master, Wardens, my Lords, and Gentlemen,--You

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have done me the honour of asking me to be present
at this meeting and of proposing my health. I
feel great gratification in having had the advantage of
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being present on so interes,ing an occasion, and in having. _ . .

had my name coupled with the Army, with which I arn
intimately associated. The Master has made some appro-
priate remarks with reference to the policy of keeping up
the efficiency of the services, and has said the best way to
remain at peace was to be prepared for war. That is a senti-

went I have ventured to enunciate on many occasions, and
it is one which I am always desirous of bringing under the
notice of the public whenever I have an opportunity ; for if
ever there was a period in our history when that sentiment
ought to be well considered it is the time in which we now
live. The situation of this country is peculiar. There is an

innate and strong feeling pervading the people that peace is
that which is most advantageous and desirable for this great
nation; but at the same time, living in a state of the pro-.
'foundest peace, we see ourselves surrounded and our inte-
rests very much concerned by other nations, who are unfor-
tunately not in the same peaceful condition in which we
happen to ite. Ido not think that anybody can deny that
we have done our best to keep our hands clear of what is
going on abroad. What have we done ? We have
endeavoured to use our moral influence, and let us
consider what moral influence means. It is the finest
and noblest sentiment whish a nation can possibly en-
tertain, and which, if really supported as it ought to be,
is that to which we ought and do aspire. But moral in-
fluence only exists where there is physical power. (Cheers.)
Moral influence without physical power is no influence at
all. The way to make your moral influence bear on the
affairs of the world is by keeping your physical power so
efficient that should the moral influence break down a ready
resort can be made to the physical. (Cheers and a laugh.)
Entertaining, therefore, the strongest desre that all our
influence throughout the world, should be, if possible Exer •
cised through moral means, I have at the same time the

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Istrongest conviction that we ought to keep up the efficiency
of the services by every means in our power, and than if we
do not England will cease to hold that proud, that influential,
and that exalted position which every Briton wishes his
country to occupy.among the nations of the earth. (Cheers )
I feel convinced that the interest of the services with
which lam connected and of the other eerviee are dear
to the whole community, and that every Englishman is
aware those services are only animated by the desire to per.
form their duty by their country, and that the authorities
as you are aware, is
who direct them have but one object, which is to do every..
thing in their power to put and maintain them on a foot-
ing worthy of the nation. Our army,
t wars are going
scattered all over the world. When Vl4
on, public attention is always directed to its operations,
to much
but there are occasionally small wars, as now, when those
hardship,
engaged in them may be exposed
brit may excite, nevertheless, little regard. "We have
now A small war on our bands in New Zealand, and
engaged ;
.13. it has been
suchthe conduct dtuoct of
commandthe
the admirationl of all acquainted
with the circumstances. think the gallant
manner in winch
egre'pliresehnassat athegisuittedhimself in that part of the world with a small number of
deserving consideration. It
Highness was cheered on re-
troops is well . n. only remains for
me to say
hos-
pitable beard, (His Royal
miming his seat.)
bow gratified°
Rear-Admira.l,WELLEsLEY.briefly responded on the part
of the Navy.
Colonel M'Munno replied for the Volunteers.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGR proposed as a toast, "The
Master, and Pr •
osperity to the Worshipful Company of
Salters."

The toast was drunk with great cordiality, and the
MASTER for himself and the Wardens, responded to the

compliment in appropriate !errs.
Lord Harris spoke to the toast of " The House of Lords";
Sir Hervey Bruce, M,P, to that of " The House of Com-
mons ;" and Mr. Pope Hennessy, M.P., to that of " The
Visitors."
The company separated about 11 o'clock.

His HOLINESS Tug POPE.—Tte Pope host PIA
nominated the President of the Republic of Hayti to be
Grand Cross of the Ordoretr.naupra
f!t.iSye to deliver to him
vester,andhas charged
the Archbishop of rthe
The powder mill of Lamdenne (Meuse) blew up
two days back, killing one workman and injuring three
others. The body of the man killed was found at a distance
of more than 150 metres from the spot, horribly burnt and
mutilated.
An Austrian squadron, composed of a paddle.
wheel corvette, bearing the flag of a Rear Admiral, a line-
of-battle ship, an iron-clad frigate, and a gunboat, anchored
yesterday in the roadstead of Cherbourg.