The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-24 00:00:00

THE INDIAN MUTINY MEDAL.

:HIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVEALN-6, RINE 24, 1805.

nity, Expiring Laws Continuance, and Compound Spirits
Warehousing.
The War Department Tramway (Devon) Bill was read
a third time and passed ; as were also the Turnpike
Trusts Arrangement and the Fire Brigade Metropolis
Bills.

The Inland Revenue Bill was recommitted, and verbally
amended.

The house adjourned at a quarter before 10 o'clock.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWTON (LANCASHIRE) RACES-FRIDAY.

The Warrington Handicap of 100 sovs, for all ages ; win

ners extra. Red House in, about 5 fur.
Mr. Osborne's Lady Abbess, 5 yrs, Bst 31b ...(Whiteley) 1
Mr. Drake's Worthless, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (J. Crrinishaw) 2
Mr. Jones's Alice Leigh, 4 yrs, 7st 11b (H. Sharp) 3
Mr. Osborne's Jig, 3 yrs, Gst 131 b (Carroll) 4

The following also ran :—Lucy Long, Merry Harp, and
Jupiter.
Betting-12 to 10 agst Worthless, 11 to 4 agst Lucy
Long, 6 to 1 each agst Alice Leigh and Lady Abbess, 10
to 1 agst any other.
Won by a length ; the same between second and third ;
a bad fourth.

The Lyme Park Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added
if three run, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and
geldings, Bst 71b ; winners extra ; allowances; the second
to save his stake. Red House in (about 5 furlongs). 14
subs.
Mr. Osborne's Xi, 9st 3lb (including 71b extra)
(J. Osborne) 1
Mr. George's Mrs. Wallet, Bst 71b (Button) 2
Mr. Thompson's Jest colt, Bst 101 b (Hoystead) 3
Betting-10 to 1 on Xi, who won by three-quarters of a
length ; three lengths between second and third.

The South Lancashire Tradesmen's Cup (Handicap) of 100
sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 7 sovs each; winners
extra. About one mile and a quarter. 31 subs.
_

Capt. Gray's Windham, 4 -yrs, Bst 101 b (Challoner) 1
Mr. Eskrett's Edinburgh, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Tomlinson) 2
Mr. Osborne's Lady of Coverdale, 3 yrs, 6st 31b (Carroll) 3
Godmersham, Moulsey, and Barter also ran.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Windham, sto 2 agst Godmersham,
3 to 1 agst Moulsey, 10 to 1 agst any other.
Won by half a length ; a length between second and
third ; Gomersham a bad fourth.
The Selling Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 30 added ; tho
winner to be sold for £3O ; winners extra. One mile. 8
subs.

Mr. Cliff's Qui va la., 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Kenyon) 1
Mr. Jones's Lady Sefton, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Carroll) 2
Betting-5 to 2on Qui va la, who won by three lengths,
and was afterwards bought by Mr. Cockin for 42 guineas.
The Scurry Handicap of 3 cove each, with 30 added, for
all ages; to start at the top turn, and go once round.
About one mile and one furlong,

Mr. Eskrett's Edinburgh, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Tomlinson 1
Mr. Backhouse's Jewel, 4 yrs, Bst (C hall on er 2
Mr. Osborne's Nell Digby, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b ...(Whiteley 3
Betting-5 to 2on Edinburgh, 3to 1 agst Nell Digby.
Won by a length ; the same between second and third.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
100 to 30 agst Caller Oa (taken and offered)
7to 1 agst Revival (offered)
10 to 1 agst La Toucques (taken)
10. to 1 agst Brown Bread (taken)
100 to 8 agst any other (offered)

WEIGHTS FOR THE GOODWOOD CUP.
(Calculated up to June 24.)
Age st. lb. Age st. lb.
Ely 4 9 7 ; Breeze 4 8 10
General Peel 4 9 7 Hollyfox ... 4 8 5
Blackdown ... 5 9 7 Surrey 6 7 13
Moose ... 5 9 31 ; Gladiateur ... 3 8 0
Stanton ~. a 9 61 Breadal bane ... 3 7 7
La Toucques ... 5 9 31 Todleben ... 3 7 7
Young Rapid ... 4 9 01Wild Charley ... 3 7 7
Privateer ... ... 4 8 10 : Brown Bread. ... 3 7 7
Planet 4 9 0 Friday ... 3 7 7
Cambuscan 4 9 0 Eltham 3 7 7
Union Jack ... 4 9 0 Christmas Carol ... 3 7 7
Fille de l'Air ... 4 810 Brahma ... 3 7 7
Hippolyta 4 8 10 Archimedes ... 3 7 7
Gby Voltigeur— • lAriel 3 7 3
Iris ... 4 8 11

[OODIVOOD STAKES.

Friday
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Age st lb
•3 7 1
•5 7 1

TILE UNITED STATES.

(From the Times' Correspondent.)

PHILADELPHIA, June 9

The great question of the manner of Mr. Davis's
capture has not yet been settled,.and probably never
will be. It is the object of the Government to de-
preciate Mr. Davis as much as possible, and therefore
they give currency to the petticoat story, and all
their newspapers repeat with variations the reports
of his being manacled. Mr. Davis is still confined at
Fortress Monroe, but the manacle story has been so
often contradicted that scarcely any one believes it.
Colonel Pritchard, Mr. Davis's captor, has been in
Philadelphia for some time. The question of how
the capture was made was put to him very pointedly
while here, and he pronounced the petticoat story a
falsehood. The latest version of the events preced-
ing the capture comes to us from New Orleans. It
is vouched for by several citizens of that place, who
were in Georgia at the time of Mr. Davis's capture.
Mr. Davis was escorted from North Carolina to
Georgia by two brigades of cavalry. When he ar-
rived at the Georgia line he heard of the surrender
of Gen. Taylor, and at once disbanded his escort,
giving them a small sum of gold that he had saved
from an allowance made him by Congress, and di-
recting them to go home. He then mounted his
horse, and accompanied by a few personal friends
proceeded to Ervingsville, Georgia. No disguise or
evasion was used. lie was everywhere known and
recognised as the President of the Confederate
States. At Ervingsville Mr. Davis first saw the pro-
clamation of President Johnson, charging him with
complicity in the assassination of Mr. Lincoln. Ile
at once sent to the nearest Federal post and in-
formed the commander of his purpose to surrender
and meet the charge against him. A detachment of
General Wilson's Federal cavalry came to Ervings-
ville, and Mr. Davis and his party surrendered.
No further developments have been made of Mr.
Davis's trial, but it is said it will be postponed until
September. The report that Charles O'Conor, of
New York, will defend him is correct.

meeting of the citizens of seven counties of Virginia,
between Richmond and Lynchburg, has been held,
at which the rate of wages to be hereafter given the
negroes was fixed. The farm hands are to have $5
a month, and $1 a day during harvest time. The
employer boards the negro, but the negro will have
to clothe himself, and pay for his medical attend-
ance. • This arrangement will rule in Virginia, and
probably throughout the South. The system was
adopted in North Carolina before it was in Virginia,
and is said to be working successfully.
The amnesty proclamation is still a subject of dis-
cussion. It is reported that many of the wealthy
Southerners who signed Mr. Lincoln's proclamation
of amnesty are congratulating themselves that they
escaped the proviso in President Johnson's which
exempts from pardon all persons who arc worth
more than $20,000. This proviso is considered
superlatively foolish. Considerable difficulty is an-
ticipated in carrying out the provision that exempts
from pardon all persons who left this country for
the purpose of aiding the South in foreign lands.
The more prominent of •these are of course well
known, but the difficulty is to ascertain the thou-
sands who went abroad and kept their movements
in the dark. The exemption will give rise to unend-
ing false swearing and fraud.

The assassination trial has continued all this
week, but, as nearly every witness called has been
Merely asked questions concerning Dr. Mudd's or
Mrs. Surratt's character, or Payne's insanity, or
Atzeroth's cowardice, the trial has been almost devoid
of interest. One of the witnesses on June 8 testified
that the Union Leagues had a secret branch, the
members knowing eoch other by a system of Free-
mason signs. This public development of a secret
political body extending all over the country has
startled the people. The days of " Know Nothing"
clubs are revived.

The Federal armies are being rapidly disbanded.
Eighty thousand soldiers have already left the camps
at Washington for home. The Texas expedition has
all left Fortress Monroe, the last transports sailing
on June 8. Texas and Western Louisiana are to be
held by military occupation. The garrisons in other
parts of the South, except in the large cities, will be
gradually removed.
It is reported that Trenholm, the Confederate
Secretary of the Treasury, is at Abbeville, South
Carolina ; that Robert Toombs has committed sui-
cide in Georgia; and that John C. Breckinridge
has escaped from the Florida coast.
All Confederate prisoners of less rank than major
are to be released at once. Six thousand imprisoned
Confederate officers have asked for pardon under
the provisions of the amnesty proclamation. Ten
guerillas were hung last week by the people of Cass
county, Georgia.
Vessels are now at City Point, Virginia, taking
on board the French tobacco so long stored in Rich-
mond. It is to be shipped to France.

The United States Government has demanded
from Spain the surrender of the Stonewall, now lying
at Havannah. Sufficient time has not yet elapsed
for the receipt of a reply. It is reported at Wash-
ington that the claims for damages inflicted by the
Alabama will be pressed by this Government ; but
the indications are that they will not be.pressed so
far as to cause a rupture between the two countries.
Two hundred thousand people in Virginia, white
and black, are daily fed by the Government. Eleven
thousand of them are in Richmond. In Georgia it
is stated that small change is so scarce that eggs are
used as currency.

It is stated that the Mexican Liberals have issued
letters of marque against French commerce, both
on the Atlantic-and Pacific oceans.