The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-29 00:00:00

SPORTING-THIS DAY.

Miss Sarah filly
Gorse ..
........ 3
Piccador
Six ran.
STEWARDS' CUP.

Lady Ciifden
Alvediston
Humphrey ... .........

Thirty. three ran.
HAM STAKES.

ACacuoha .........................................
utomaton
............
Curie...
Six ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 300 SOW.
Clarissa colt ...................................... 1
Imaus ...........................
5WEEP5TAKE5................. 2
10 SOVS.

Fravola
........................
Mountain Buck
.............................. 2
Evenhand ......................................
__3

LATEST BETTING,
GOODWOOD STAKES,
sto 1 agst Au(irey (taken)
6to 1 ag•st St.:Bernard (taken)
9to 1 agst Rapparee (taken)
12 to 1 Watelifire (taken)
14 to 1 agst Attaman (taken)
14 to lag t Magaum Bunum (taken)
16 to 1 agst Sir William {taken)

GOODWOOD Cu P.
5 to 2 agst Wizard (taken)
4to 1 agst Fairwater (taken)
sto 1 agst Zetland (taken)
sto 1 agst Tim Whiffler (taken)

CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Pay 19.
(Per Hibernian, via Quebec and Londonderry.)
General Halleck is expected in Washington to
assume the command of the United States armies.
Generals 111‘Clellan and Pope retain their present

positions.
M'Clellan's army has been reinforced from Hun-

ter's command.
In the Senate Mr, Chandler has denounced
M'Clellan's tactics, declaring that tens of thousands
of men were killed in the swamps, and stating that
158,000 men were sent to M'Clellan previous to the
battles before Richmond.
The New York press continue to urge the people
to arms. Recruiting in New York is still inactive.
Congress has passed the Militia Bill, authorising
the President to employ negroes for camp service,
1 or any military or naval service for which they are
competent; also to accept 100,000 volunteers for
nine months' service, with 25 dollars bounty and
one month's advance pay.
The Governer of New York has proclaimed a
State bounty of 50 dole.
The Border State members have issued a major
jority report opposing President Lincoln's abolition
scheme, and a minority report favouring the
scheme.

President Lincoln has signed the Confiscation
Bill, with amendments that the provisions of the
bill should not apply to acts of rebels done previous
to the passing of the bill, and that the confiscation
is only to be daring the lifetime of offenders.
A message was previously sent to Congress by
the President suggesting some modification in the
bill, but it was not favourably received by the Re-
publican party.
The President has signed an act for issuing post-
age and ether stamps for currency, and forbidding
banks or corporations to issue bills for less than
one dollar.
Congress adjourned on the 17th inst. During
the session it has appropriated 800,000,000 dole.,
including 560,000,000 dollars for the army, and
100,000,000 dols. for the navy.
The Confederate General Lee congratulates the
Confederate army upon releasing Richmond from a
state of siege, and claims to have captured 63 pieces
of artillery in the late engagement.
The Confederate Gen. Price is reported to have
crossed the Mississippi into Arkansas, to cooperate
against the Federal General.
The Confederate General Hindman has issued a
proclamation from Little Rock, urging the people
to make a determined effort to prevent General
Curtis from escaping.
General Curtis, by forced marches, had arrived
safely at Helena, Arkansas.
Several small engagements have occurred in
Arkansas, in which the Federals were successful.
The Confederates under Gen. Morgan are com-
mitting serious depredations in Kentucky, and were
advancing on Louisville.
The Federals, with several pieces of artillery, left
Louisville and advanced to Georgetown to meet
General Morgan's forces.
General Pope's army has entered Gordonsville
and destroyed the junction of the Orange, Alexan-
dria, and Virginia Central Railroads.
It is claimed that this will cut off a large quantity
of supplies for the Confederates at Richmond.
General Pope has issued a general order that the
army will subsist on the country in which opera-
tions are carried on.
The Confederates have captured Cynthiana,
Kentucky.
Great excitement exists at Covington (?), New-
port, and even at Cincinnatti.
The South-West is overrun with guerillas.
The Confederates have captured Henderson,
Kentucky, and Newbourg, Indiana.
The Richmond papers speculate upon General
M•Clellan's advance by theJatnesßiver, and strongly
urge the erection of earthworks.
The Confederates are reported to have evacuated
Murfreesboro' and retired to Chatvanaga.
It is rumoured that General Stonewall Jackson is
I in the Shenandoah valley advancing upon Harper's

Ferry,
The British steamer Ann has been captured in
Mobile Bay.

(BY TELEGRAPH TO FATHER POINT, AND FROM

VicksbuNrEg LONDONDERRY.)
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touJtU. LT 19, AFTERNOON.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Money easy. Gold, 19 per cent. premium. Sil-
ver, 13 per cent. Exchange unsettled at 131 i.
Stocks dull. Federal Securities weak and lower.
United States Registered Sixes of 1881, 97i ; New
York Central, 91i; Illinois, 561; Erie, 331.
Cotton very firm. Middling Upland, 481.
Flour in good demand for export. Wheat and

corn quiet,.
Provisi ons steady.
Coffee and sugar very firm. •
Molasses steady.
The }:angaroo sailed to-day with 1,04-is '000 d°l6°
specie o 2.1 freight.

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lontenegrins are hard Pus—
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GOODWOOD RACES—THIS DAY.
13Y ELECTRIC Ti.LEGRAPII)
CRAVEN STAKES.
King of Diamonds ............................ 1
......
-awcutter
Atherstone3
Reville ••4
LAV ANT STAKES.

Brick
Taje
Tornado ... „ ,
Eight ran.
GRATWICKE STAKES.