The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-08 00:00:00

MR. BUCKINGHAM'S LECTURES

Mr, Buckingham delivered his second Lee
ture on the history and institutions of the United
States, at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, on
Saturday evening. The audience was by no
means so numerous as the high reputation of the
Lecturer, and. the very important nature of the
information which he proposed to communicate,
had led us to expect. Still the attendance was
greater than at the delivery of the first Lecture,
and the Lecture itself possessed considerably
more interest. In his first Lecture, Mr. Buck-
ingham confined himself to descriptions of the
foundation, area, boundaries, scenery, and gross
population of the Northern States, interspersed
with instructive historical and biographical
anecdotes—information imperfectly, but still
pretty generally, diffused among the English
people ; but on Saturday evening, the Learned
Lecturer commenced a tour of the cities and chief
towns of the Union, and here nearly every spot was
new to the bulk of those who have not crossed the
Atlantic. Mr. Buckingham commenced his in-
teresting tour of civic observation at Bangor, and
carried his: audience through Augusta, Port-
land, Concord, Portsmouth, Dover, Exeter,
Montpelier, Burlington, Boston, Worcester,
Springfield, Salem, Plymouth, Hartford, and
Newhaven. His descriptions were luminous,
vivid, and abounding in anecdote illustrative of
the habits, feelings, and tastes of the inhabitants.
Mr. Buckingham frequently intimated to the
audience that it was not his intention to provoke
political discussions, that his business there, in
accordance with the wish of the Directors of the
Institution, was to state facts not to express opi-
moos, but among the facts which it was his duty
to state there were many, which could lead only
to the conclusion that unless England repealed
the Corn-laws, and accepted American wheat
in exchange for the manufactures of Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, we must prepare to
see ourselves very soon unable to compete
with Americans in the manufacture of cotton,
broad-cloth, hosiery, and hardware. The tena-
city with which England had clung to the Corn-
laws had obliged the Americans in self-defence
to bring over from England not only the machi-
nery of the most extensive cotton-mills, but an
abundance of artisans to instruct the American
people, and he had himself visited one cotton
mill, established within a few years, which gave
employment to one thousand persons. He was
convinced that had England opened her ports to
American grain, neither this mill nor any of
those which are rapidly springing up in every
part of the States would have ever been thought
of. The Lecture occupied about an hour and a
half in the delivery, and elicited frequent marks
of applause from the audience. When it was
concluded Mr. Buckingham was very cordially
cheered. We belieVe he is destined to remove
many prejudices against the-Americans still lin-
gering in the bosom of the mother country.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Sunday Times.)
MANCHE STE It-FRIDAY EVENING.

Touching the doings this week they have been limited
here. Previous to Tuesday, for the Derby, as long as 30
to 1 and upwards were laid v. Eringo ; he was then lacked
at 300 to 330 v. the Knight of the Whistle ; after, at even,
200 was offered he beat the Knight. He was in great
force in Liverpool on Wedaesday, and booked at The
Bush at night at evens v. Palmmon for 200 ; also for 200
v. Soult ; 1,000 to 6 was then taken twice that be vvias
the Derby, Kedge the Oaks, and Eringo the Leger.
To-day 100 to 6 was offered on the field-7A- to 1 v. any
two. 20 to 1 taken on Eringo—after 200 to 11 the top
offer. 9to 1 was asked for en Carcmtion and Rosalie,
and 10 to lon Soult and Rosalie. 22 to 1 was offered v.
Rattle, 25 wanted. 23 to 1 was wanted on Soult-500 to
10 was laid v. Knightzbridge-1,000 tr, 6 apt naming
the three winners, freely offered. In Liverpool 1,000 to
9 was taken on Ralph, Kedge, and Tory boy ; also 1,000
to 10 on Coronation, Lampoen, and Toryboy. 50 to 1
was taken to a little money on Morbiag Star (backed
rather freely at Liverpool)-200 to 3 was afterwa:th
wati;e3, 500 to 10 offered.

TILE CHESTER CUP.

En route to Liverpool, the Bedford party popped on
" some money" at 20, in tictie,, &c. ; they have sis:ce laid
it on most dashingly. The Young-un and Queen lice
have also been all the go at Liverpool, end Lacked heavy.
Bloomsbury's price did not transpire. Potentate was
backed last nigh*. Our gleanings gather the average
prices thus :
If we mistake not, 10 to 5 was laid at noon that More-
ing Star is not a better favourite than Soult, on or before
the " Derby day."
THE OAKS.—We have not seen a bet laid.
COURSING.—The entry for the All-England Cup to be
commenced upon on Tuesday at Southport (64 dogs at
101. each), takes place to-morrow at Southport. It is ex-
pected to be a " bang up" finish to the all but " gone away,
gone away" season.

Government intends immediately to do away
with army agents, and the Paymasters of regiments will in
future communicate direct with the Paymaster-General.
A saving of 24,0001. per annum will be made by thi3; the
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Irish agents will &at be got rid of, and the English o
will soon follow.—. Hampshire Telegraph.
A part of the Rifle Corps has been sent to
Dowlais Iron works, Glamorizer:shire, from Hereford.