The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-12 00:00:00

TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

Major Thomas Prendergast Walsh, Madras Infantry.
Major George Marryatt Gnmm, Madras Artillery.
Major Bernard Cary, Bengal Infantry.

TO ER MAJORS.
Captain William Alexander Shaw, Bengal Cavalry.
Captain Francis John Mills Mason, Madras Infantry.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
William Appleyard, Kingston-upon-Hull, plumber and
glazier.

BANKRUPTS.

William Score' Hatoham, Surrey, soap manufacturer, to
surrender Sept. 21, at one, and Oct. 19, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
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Sir J. Hawley's Catawba, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b ....(Challoner) 1
Col. Towneley's Doefoot, 2 yrs, 7st 31b .... (J. Snowden) 2
Mr. I'Anson's Cramond, 3 yrs, 9st 31b
The following also ran :—Man Friday, Lopcatcher, Feo-
dorowna, and sis to Horace.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Doefoot, 3to 1 agst Catawba, 4to 1
agst Man Friday. Man Friday led, with Catawba in close
attendance. At the distance Man Friday was beaten, and
Catawba ran home an easy winner by three lengths, a
length separating the second from the third.
The Doncaster Plate (Handicap) of 70 sovs, for 3-y,.olds
and upwards; winners extra. One mile.

Mr. Bowes's Donner-und-B litz, 3 yrs, bat 91b (A .Ed ward s) 1
Mr. I'Anson's Hegira, 6 yrs, 7st (Challoner) 2
Mr. Saxon's White Rose, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Midgeley) 3
The following also ran :—Jack Spring, Ticket of Leave,
Venus filly, Spicebox, Incense colt, and Faultless.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Faultless, 4to 1 agst Donner-und-
Blitz, 6 to 1 agst Ticket of Leave, 7 to 1 agst Spicebox, 8 to
1 agst Hegira. Incense colt made the running, followed
by the Venus filly, the latter taking up the lead at the Red
House, followed by Donnor-und-Blitz and Faultless.
Below the distance Donner-und-Blitz went to the front,
winning in a canter by a length and a half ; the same be-
tween the second and third. The Incense colt was fourth,
Ticket of Leave fifth, Spicebox next, Jack Spring and
Faultless the last two.

The Champagne Stakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for two-yr-
olds •/ colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 51b. The second to save

his stake. Red House in. 5 furlongs 152 yards. 33 subs.
Lord Stamford's Walloon, Bst 71b (A. Edwards) 1
Col. Towneley's Kettledrum, Bst 7th . (J. Snowden) 2
Sir J. Hawley's Vaga, Bst 51b
The following also ran :—Chamade, Authoress, Betts,
Prudence, Selina filly, Parasite, and Lady Louisa.
Betting-4 to 1 agst Parasite, sto 1 agst Lady Louisa, 6
to 1 agst Kettledrum, 8 to 1 each agst Chamade and Betts,
10 to 1 each agst Walloon and Vaga. After pne or two
false starts, chiefly owing to the fractiousness of Walloon,
a very good start was effected, Walloon and Vaga being
the first off, with Betts, Lady Louisa, and Parasite in their
wake, Chamade and Authoress the last two. Walloon re-
tained the lead throughout, Kettledrum, who made his
effort opposite the enclosure, failing to head Lord Stam-
ford's colt, who won a fine race by a short neck ; two
lengths between the second and third ; Betts a good fourth,
Lady Louisa and the Selina filly next.

The Great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 soya each, 16 ft, and
5 only if declared, with 100 added. Extra weight for
winners. The second to receive 50 says out of the stakes.
St Leger Course (about one mile 6 furlongs and 132
yards). 91 subs, 61 of whom pay 5 soya each.
Mr. J. Osborne's Moorhen, 3 yrs, Est (carried 6st 21b)
(H. Grimshaw) 1
Mr, Godding's Chere Arnie, 3 yrs, Est 91b . (Perry) 2
Mr. J. Jackson's Syringe, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (inc. 31b extra)
(Madden) 3
The following also ran :—Gladiolus, Hepatica, Starke,
Lord Nelson, Adam Bede, Moorcock, Wamba, Sheffield,
Heiress, and Marquis of Bowmont (late Bogle Hill).
Betting-2 to 1 agst Chere Arnie, 9to 1 agst Wamba, 10
to 1 each agst Gladiolus and Lord Nelson, 12 to 1 agst He
patica, 100 to 7 eaeh agst Moorhen and Moorcock, 20 to 1
each agst Syringe, Starke, and Heiress. Chere Arnie
jumped off with the lead, followed closely by Gladiolus,
Syringe, Moorcock, and Adam Bede next; Hepatica, Moor-
hen, and Sheffield the last three. At the distance Syringe
took third place, and Chere Arnie carried on the running
at a good pace to the Stand Enclosure, where Moorhen col-
lared her, and the two ran an exciting race home, the latter
winning cleverly by a length; Syringe a bad third ; Mar-
quis of Bowmont was fifth ; Lord Nelson, Wamba, and
Adam .Bede were the last three.

The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; optional
selling weights, &c. (7 furlongs 214 yards.) 9
subs.
Mr. Saxon's White Rose, 3 yrs (£4O), 7st 111 b _

(Y. Snowden) 1
Mr. Thelluson's Confusion, 3 yrs (t4O), Bst (G. Fordham) 2
Mr. Jaques's Weatherwitch, 2 yrs (X4O), sst 1111?

(Whitely) 3
The following also ran :—Hope filly, Weatherproof,
Confession, Archeress, Lady Wellesley, and Hefty.
Betting-3 to 1 each agst Weatherwitch and Confusion,
4to 1 agst White Rose, Bto 1 agst any other. Won in a
canter by two lengths, a head separating the second from
the third, Weatherprocf was feurth,; Hetty, Archeress,
Lady Wellesley next, Confession and the Hope filly last,
beaten off. The winner was sold to Mr. Whittaker for
170 soya.

The Glasgow Stakes of :30 sovs each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-old
colts, Bst 71b each. Red House in (5 furlongs, 152 yds.)
Mr. Merry's Folkestone, Bst 71b (Custance) 1
Baron Rothschild's See Saw, Bst 71b (Wells) 2
Lord Stamford's Canto, Bst 71b (A. Edwards) 3
Betting-3 to lon Folkestone, who won in a canter by
four lengths. A bad third.

The Filly Stakes of 30 sovs each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-old fillies,
Bst 71b each. Red House in. (15 subs.)
Mr. Saxon's Brown Duchess, Bst 71b (L. Snowden) 1
Mr. Henry's Vergiss-mein-Nicht, Bst 71b (G. Fordham) 2
Baron Rothschild's Queen of the Vale, Bst 71b (Wells) 3
Sir C. Monk's Violet, Bst 71b (Bullock) 4
Betting-6 to 4 agst Vergiss-mein-Nicht, 2to 1 agst Queen
of the Vale, 5 to 2 agst Brown Duchess. Violet made play,
followed by Queen of the Vale; Brown Duchess last. At
the distance Brown Duchess went to the front, and won by
two lengths; half a length between the second and third;
Violet beaten off.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.

ST. LEGER.
sto 2 agst Thormanby (taken 3 to 1)
100 to 30 agst Sabreur (taken)
4to 1 agst The Wizard (takon)
Bto 1 agst Umpire (taken)
12 to 1 agst St. Albans (taken)
25 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken)
1000 to 30 agst 'Winton (taken)

SCRATCHINGS.

The following horses have paid forfeit :—St. Leger
Stakes :—Egbert, Homeward Bound, Donner and Blitz,
Richberta, Desmond, Wrangler, Sir William, Horace,
Argyll, The Baronet, Tousle, Forager, Tom Bowline, Cape
Flyaway, Jeddah, Job, Lanchester, Richmond, Caroline,
Hecate, Millionaire, Flutter colt, Miss Whip colt, Emeuto
colt, Uncle Ned, Her Highness, Ebony, Error, Sutton,
Lord Lumley, Bab-at-the-Bowster, Sampson, Grenadier,
Kingfisher, Chirp, Sutherland, Lady Harriet colt,
Rattlebone, Contadina, Philomel, Avalanche, Honeymoon,
Plum Pudding. Oliver, Fair Maid of Kent, Jason, Tirail-
leur, Mixture, Ratlagoom, Gibraltar, Whirlwind, Nightin-
gale, Bentinck, Mammifer colt, Curlew, Bowboarer, Spar-
row Hawk, Amethyst, Ryton, Florette, Slingsby, Upper-
hand and St. James. Corporation Plate— Duneany,
Master Bagot, Montebello, Cynricus, Curlew, Brown Hol-
land, Ticket of Leave, Richmond, Syringe, Sparrow Hawk,
Souvenir, Jim, Tommy Noble, and Black Diamond. Man-
dicap Sweepstakes---j' iscout Brignall, Whitewall, Voura-
lak, Esther, Scrubbing Brush, Sycophant, Waterwitch)
Ziortia Wadi Damsel, ad Din,

Cape of Good Hope, dismantling preparatory to
paying off the crew ; the screw steamsloop Curlew,
9, Commander Shaw, fitting out, having been just
put in commission ; the screw steamship Lion, 80,
receiving machinery; and the screw steamvessel
Penguin, 5, rigging for the first-class steam ordi-
nary. After taking a cursory view of these ships,
&c., their Lordships passed through the tunnel
which connects the Arsenal with Keyham steam-
yard, where they arrived shortly after 12 o'clock,
and were received by Commander George Biddle-
combe, 'Additional Assist.-Masfer-Attendant ; Mr.
Tucker, chief engineer and inspector of machinery ;
and Mr. Townshend, engineer and architect. In
dock No. 1 are the gunboats Goldfinch and Par-

tridge, fitting for the second-class steam reserve.
Dock No. 2 contains the three-decker Royal George,
cut down and converted into a screw, carrying 90
guns. Her hull has turned out in very excellent
condition. The carpenters are planing and clean-
ing the sides for the painters. Part of her machin-
ery is in. Dock No. 3is unoccupied. Their Lord-
ships found the two basins at Keyham very full.
In the south basin is the screw steamship Howe,
121, fitting for the steam reserve; the screw steam-
ship Brunswick, 80, nearly complete ; the new
serew steam-sloop Jason, 22, fitting for the first-
class steam reserve, and having a new arrangement
for stowing seamen's bags, which was examined
by their Lordships ; the screw steamship Des-
perate, 14, fitting for the first-class steam re-
serve; the screw steam-sloop Surprise, 4, fit-
ting for the second-class ; and the gunboats
Tilbury and Ripple, for the third-class steam re-
serve. In the north basin the screw steamship
Gibraltar, 101, launched at Devonport on the 16th
of August last ; she is receiving her engines, and
was visited by the Controller of the Navy, Rear-
Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, Bart., K.C.B. ;
the frigates Phoebe, 50, and Narcissus, 50, fitting
for the second-class steam reserve ; the screw steam

gunvessel Viper, 4, with boilers out, being under
repair ; and the gunboats Doterel and Heron, each
120 feet long, built under contract by Mr. Miller,
of Liverpool, who served his apprenticeship in the
Devonport dockyard. The Duke of Somerset in-
spected the Heron very closely. Sir Baldwin
pointed out the advantage in her construction over
her predecesssrs, which consists in having the shaft
placed below, instead of being open in the cabin of
the commander. His Grace, with the other Lords,
then visited the various workshops, storehouses,
&c., and the great quadrangle, which contains the
forges, the boiler-houses, &c., and examined plans
for the erection of some buildings, one of which is
for the building and repairing of rudders, having
a furnace to heat the hoops; another is for a new
ticket-office or muster gallery. The work now done
at Keyham steamyard has been calculated at 25
per cent. only of what the place is capable of having
done in it in case of a war emergency. From Key-
ham the Duke of Somerset returned about three
o'clock, to the yacht Osborne, and after a short
stay went up Hamoaze and visited the training
ship Implacable, 24, Commander J. W. Dorville ;
the gunnery-ship Cambrian, Capt. Jerningham ;
the screw steamship Revenge, 91, Chief Engineer
Frederick H. Pope, in the first-class steam reserve,
and several other ships. The Duke of Somerset
and the other lords dined with Port Admiral Sir
Arthur Fanshawe, K.C.8., at Mount Wise, and in
the evening they patronised a ball in St. George's-
hall, Stonehouse, in aid of the British Female
Orphan Asylum.

Yesterday Vice-Admiral W. J. Hope Johnstone,
Commander-in. Chief at the Nore, arrived at Chat-
ham, in order to make an inspection of the officers
and men belonging to the various vessels lying in
ordinary at Chatham. The officers and crews of the
several vessels belonging to the divisions in har-
bour were mustered on board the Wellesley,
.72,
Capt. G. Goldsmith, C. 8., where they were in-
spected by Admiral Johnstone, who afterwards re-
turned to his flagship, the Monarch, 84.
Capt. H. J. Davies, R.M., invalided from her Ma-
jesty's screw steamship St. Jean D'Acre, 101, Capt.
Thompson, on service in the Mediterranean, yes-
terday returned to head-quarters, Woolwich, on
leave of absence.

An order was yesterday received at Woolwich
from the Horse Guards directing that all officers of
Volunteer corps in uniform are to be saluted in the
same manner as those of the regular army and the
Militia.

The AlegTera, screw troopship, Commander S. H.
Henderson, at Portsmouth, is ordered to hold her-

self in readiness to embark troops at that port on
Friday for Devonport.
The Sutlej, 51, screw steamer, fitting in the steam
basin at Portsmouth, got up steam yesterday to test
machinery at 201 b. pressure. The trial was very
satisfactory. The Sutlej will be ready to make her
official trial of speed at the measured mile during
the next spring tides, and, although of 100 horse
power less than the Immortalite, recently tried in
Stokes Bay, she is expected to realise a rate of speed
quite equal to that vessel. The Sutlej was origi.
nally designed by the late Sir W. Symonds 'during
his period of office as Surveyor of the Nary, and
her keel was laid down in 1848. On the accession
to power of the present Board under Sir B. w.
Walker the floors of the Sutlej, beyond laying
which her building had not proceeded,
was
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up, and her form throughout w
altered. After her launch she was towed round to
Portsmouth, where she lay at harbour moorings
until ordered to be cut in two, lengthened amid-
ships and by the bow, with alterations to her stern,
to convert her into ;A win ins' tead of a sailing

The corps of Royal Marine Light Infantry, which
was recently ordered to be augmented by 1,000 men,
in order to raise its full strength to 18,000 men of
all ranks, is still nearly 800 men short of its full
complement, most of the divisions being consider-
ably below their required strength. Additional re-
cruiting parties will, however, be sent out from the
head-quarters of the various divisions, and there is
no doubt that the number of men to complete the
corps will shortly be obtained, especially as the
bounty paid to recruits in the Royal Marines is
double that given to those in the regiments of the
line, the former receiving £4 and a free kit, and the
letter £2 and a free outfit.

The order for the depot of the 51st King's Own
Light Infantry to proceed from Chichester to
Chatham to relieve the depot of the Bth (the King's)
Regiment at that garrison has been countermanded.
Capt. F. Reeve, 73d Regiment, has joined at
Chatham garrison, and taken the command of the
depot companies of that corps.

Orders have been received at Chatham directing
Capt. A. Wright, 81st Regiment, Inspector of Mus-
ketry to the 3d battalion ; and Capt. W. M. Lees,
23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, to embark for India to
join the headquarters of their respective regiments.
A regimental court-martial, which had been
sitting for some days at the Ordnance Survey-office,
Southampton, to inquire into certain charges
against four non-commissioned officers, terminated
on Monday. It appears that a party of the corps
of Royal Engineers—sergeants, corporals, and pri-
vates, together with Colour-Sergeant Spalding—
were out on leave on Saturday afternoon, the Ist
inst. There being in the Southampton water a vessel
used for the purpose of conveying stores to the
Hebrides and other out-stations of the survey, they
proceeded to the vessel, took a large boat belonging
to her, and went to Hythe, a village on the opposite
side of the estuary,to spend the day. A jealousy seems
to have arisen respecting certain appointments
among the non-commissioned officers engaged on
the survey, and on the return trip some of the party
made observations respecting Sergt. Macdonald; he
did not, however, then notice them, but rowed on;
on which Sergt. Jenkins, who was armed with a
short loaded stick, struck him so severely upon the
hand as to disable him, and cause him to let go his
oar, which was lost. Sergt. Macdonald turned
round and, in mistake, struck Corporal Hopper.
There then arose a melee between the non-commis-
sioned officers ; Sergt. Macdonald's head was cut
open, his face was disfigured, and he was otherwise
seriously injured. The privates not wishing to be
mixed up in the fracas, got out of the boat into
anothe. Sergt. Spalding and others cried out
Murder !" Two boats 'put off from Hythe with
men, who separated the belligerents and placed,
them in different boats. The party arrived at the
Ordnance Survey-office at 11 o'clock at night. The
corporal of the guard reported them as excited, but
sober. Colour-Sergt. Spalding's duty was to have
put them at once under arrest, but this he omitted
to do. On mustering on Sunday morning previously
to Divine service Sergt. Macdonald was found, from
the severe injuries which he had received, to be
unable to muster, and an inquiry being immediately
made by Capt. Trench, the officer on duty, he there-
upon ordered all parties concerned under arrest.
Col. Sir Henry James, the Superintendent of the
Ordnance Survey, was the President at the court-
martial, the result of which was that Colour-Sergt.
Spalding was reduced to the rank of an ordinary
sergeant, Sergt. Macdonald acquitted, Sergt. Jen-
kins reduced to the ranks, and Corporal Hopp
eralso reduced to the ranks. There was an imtu
ate muster at the conclusion of the court-martial on
Monday afternoon, and Quartermaster Young, in
the presence of the whole corps stationed at the
Southampton head-quarters, removed the stripes
from the men's uniform. Each of these men
was, previously to the unfortunate melee, the
head of a department of the survey ; so that the
result of tho inquiry is of much greater
impor-
tance than if they had been ordinary non com-
missioned officers. Our correspondent was in-
formed that it would require 14 years in one case
for the man toile atta.m. his rank, but that without
entitled by length of service to
buying out he
leave the corps.
A new 91b. field gun, Vita somewhat on the
Armstrong principle, but much simplified, was tried
on Monday by Mr. Clay, of the Mersey Steel and
Iron Works, Liverpool. The principal object of the
trial was to ascertain how many times it could be
fired in a minute. The trial was scarcely a fair
one, the gunners being flurried, and the friction
tubes too long, rendering their extraction from the
vent difficult. Twelve-'and-a-half rounds in a mi-
nute were obtained, and Mr. Clay appears confident
that when his gunners become more efficient they
will accomplish 20 rounds. Wooden shot was used.

AThe Act to enable the Savings Banks Commis-
sioners to make investments in any Parliamentary securi-
ties guaranteed by the Consolidated Fund has been printed.
It is dated the 28(1 of August, and does not contain the
clause which Lord Monteagle was anxious to insert, making
it a misdemeanour for any bank or banking company to
style itself a savings bank.

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proud to recognise in you the valiant chief of Irish
blood, whose military genius has maintained un-
stained the flag of victorious France—that noble
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served for the Cross that hereditary fidelity of his
Royal ancestors; she sees also in you the worthy
descendant of that heroic king who crushed the
fierce foes of Ireland on the bloody plain of Clon-
tarf.
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the types of her ancient glory and civilisation.
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jewels Ireland desires also to offer to you, the valiant
scion of chivalrous ancestors, the symbols of those
virtues which should adorn the escutcheon of a
Christian hero. In you she is well assured these
virtues will ever be as brilliant as the jewels which
decorate the hilt of this sword, and as pure as the
gold which covers the sheath.
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illustrious warrior, she transmits to you by us the
expression of her love and admiration.'
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amid a burst of acclamation drew the blade from
the gold and jewel-hilted scabbard, and replying at
some length, and with indescribable fervour and
feeling, said :
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this magnificent sword. It shall be for him, as it
is for me, a new pledge of those close ties which
ought to unite bim for ever to the noble country of
his ancestors.'
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scene that ensued. For a long interval the sword
and its scabbard were the objects of thronging
groups of the curious and admiring spectators."
The deputation and numerous invited guests
were entertained on a grand scale by the Marshal.

THE HARVEST.
The Cork Exanziner of last night, in order to
give as comprehensive a review as possible of the
state of the crops in that county, publishes a large
mass of information, procured on the authority of
reliable correspondents. According to the .Exa-
miner,
" This resume embraces almost every part of the
county, with the exception of part of the eastern.
coast line, with regard to which we are able to say
that it has partaken of the general improvement.
It has suffered only in one respect, that is in the
increased rot among the potatoes. In this respect
it has been throughout the most unfortunate part
of the county, but even yet we are happy to say
the blight has not quite reached to the same degree
of destructiveness it attained in past.years."

PROSPECIS OF THE UNITED STATES.

No one can tell within 50,000,000 bushels how
much wheat is produced in the United States, or
within 200,000,000 bushels how much corn. The
actual amount of rice, tobacco, hay, pork, beef,
butter, rye, potatoes, &c., raised in the country is
equally a matter of doubt. People talk of a maxi-
mum crop of 200,000,000 bushels of wheat, ae Li
700,000,000 bushels of corn ; but these are mere
rough guesses. There is only one great staple the
production of which is reliably ascertained from
year to year, and that is cotton. It is, however,
pretty certain by this time that the crops of 1860,
whatever may be the aggregate amount of each, will
without exception be the largest ever raised in the
country. The only crop failure this year is the wheat
and corn crops of some of the Southern States,
where they have had but little rain ; but these
States have never been great producers of food,
though their wheat has geqerally been very fine in
quality. Throughout the great wheat-growing
States of the Union—New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minesota, Michi-
gan, and lowa—the crop is universally pronounced
by the farmers to be the best ever harvested. Co
promises equally well. Unless some unusuV,dl,o
aster should occur, the corn crop likewise will 11
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In the beginning of lJuly the favourite estimate,
was 5,000,000 bales ; but since then the
drought has affected the upland,weather,based and some reduc-
tion must be made. Some authorities look, under
favourable circumstances, for a crop of 4,800,000 ;
reach 4,500,000
others think it will not exceed the crop of 1859
say 4,600,000 ; while others doubt whetherto willil
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that itbales, Butd no one seems
unless the season
will
should prove very. unfavour-
able, be 40 or 45 per cent. in excess of
the average crop fire years ago. Here, then, is a
clear prospect of an aggregate increase of wealth,
by actual production, which can hardly be figured
in dollars. Turning, on the other hand, to the
manufacturing business of the country, we find that
it never was so prosperous as it is at present. The
report from every part of New England is that the
mills are in constant operation, that the manufac-
turers cannot fulfil their orders, that labour is in
constant demand, and that new mills are being built
on every side. The amount of raw material con-
sumed in the New England factories this year is
fully one-third in excess of the old average. New
England is competing successfully with Old Eng-
land for the Asiatic trade. Great Britain will find
after she has spent a few score of millions in sub-
jugating the Hindoos and beating the Chinese, that
she has merely opened a market for Lowell and
Lawrence. So in hardware. Our native manufac-
tures are driving the foreign goods out of the mar-
ket. If the present duties were abolished, in a few
years our manufacturers would have the whole home
field to themselves. Meanwhile, for the first tpJe
in our history, our consumption has not kept I,'g3 to
with our productions. It seems a monstrous w to4n
:ralloria.
say, but we are really saving money. The:r i`c, date
tions of foreign goods at this port for the Y '
994 dole.
are only 142,599,715 dols, against it
our ex-
to the corresponding date last Year4;6,28i,575 dole.,
ports of domestic produce are
mine period of
against 33,373,647 dols. fort
American people
1859. Generally speaking, they make, but bor.
156:4: e;
not only spend all the money, s
I e ides. Now we are
1 row as much as they earl „ amine. a great. deal
- ely little, e t,
spending comparatnisti -
borrowing nothing. We are
more than usual, a
building no railroads, except a fcw necessary ex-
tensions of our Pr in. the
Western railway syste into
.
No new '
wilderness issues of railway
Western are seeking purchasers in Wall-
or stock
..
bonds
financiers are going to
street ; no Europe with
rospectuses to try to
flamieg.P 'wheedle John Bull
out of his money Until wi •
mon within a few weeks even
the merchants have not been borrowing as much as
_ ,
the banks wanted t.o lend,
Universal caution and
conservatism seem to have overtaken the financial
and commercial onimunity,—Neso York Herald.;