The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1860.:

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SLOUGH STEEPLECHASES.-WBDNESDAY:

Stewards—The Earl of Sefton, Sir L. Newman, Mr. G,
Payne, and Capt. Hunt.
Clerk of the Course.—Mr. E. W. Topham.
Judge—Mr. E. Hibburd.
The Amateur Steeplechase, of 3 soya each, with 25 added,

About two miles. 6 subs.

Mr. Land's Old Man (h.b.), 6 yrs, 12st 91b
(Capt. Townley) 1
Mr. Allen's Piccadilly (h.b.), aged, 12st 911) (Mr. Henry) 2
Mr. Lane's Miss Jane, aged, 12st 91b (Witherington) 3
Gardner also ran.
Betting-6 to 4on Old Man, 3to 1 agst any other.
Won in a canter by two lengths ; five lengths between
second and third. Gardner was early out of the race.
The Military Hunt Steeplechase of 6 sovs each, with 30

added. About two miles. 5 subs.
Major S. De Burgh's Ganymede (late Tom Gurney),
aged, 12st 71b (Capt. Vane) 1
Mr. Phillips's Heads or Tails, 6 yrs, 12st (Capt. Townley) 2
Mr. Lane'a Johnny Raw, aged, 12st, (Witherington) 3
The Whistler also ran.
The betting opened at 5 to 4 on Ganymede, and cloned
at 2 to 1 on Heads or Tails, 6 to 1 agst:each of the ethers.
Won by two lengths ; six lengths between second and
third. The Whistler walked in.

The Slough Handicap Plate of 60 sous. About three
miles. 18 subs.

Mr. Barling's Nicholas' lest 71b . (Eatwell) 1
Capt. Hunt's Slasher, lOst 101 b (Capt. Townley) 2

The following also ran :—Tho Premior, Theodine, Illus-
trator, Rufford, Acton, Haphazard, and Peru.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Theodino, 3to 1 agst Nicholas, sto

1 each agst Raiford and Slasher.
The finish was left to the first two, Nicholas taking the
Lead at the last fence, and winning by a length and a half.
A Selling Steeplechase of 6 sore each, with 20 added.

about five miles distant, the garrison, of course,
forming as it were the base of the operations. For
this purpose all the available force of the garrison was
brought into requisition, the troops engaged in the
operations being 18 of the depots of various East
India regiments, forming together three battalions
infantry; the corps of Royal and Indian Eegineers;
the Mounted Royal Engineer Train, and the batta-
lion of Royal Marine Light Infantry, the entire
force numbering upwards of 5,000 men under arms,
exclusive of officers. The whole of the operations
were under the immediate direction of Major-Gen.
Eyre.

and other possessions,' of the Board of Trade, but
are generally two or three years behind.
"Extract from the Bombay Times, Jan. 9, 1860 :
Rs. paid. Price.
East India Spinning Company 150 par.
Oriental Spinning and Weaving
Company .. .. 2,500 1,310 pm.
Bombay, Spinning, and Weaving
Company .. .. 5,000 7,900 price.
Throstle Mill Company 3,000 60 p.c. pm.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, WEDN ESDAY.

The screw steamship Anglo-Saxon, Captain Bal-
lantyne, which landed the Irish portion of the Ca-
nadian mails at Queenstown yesterday, arrived in
the Mersey to-day. Her advices are to the 28th
ult.

The Teutonia had arrived out.
The Senate was not in session. The House of
Representatives had adjourned for a few days, after
another ineffectual attempt to elect a Speaker. The
division last stood :
" Whole number of votes
Necessary to a choice
Mr. Sherman had
Mr. Smith (North Carolina)
Mr. Corwin
Scattering
The discussion which led to the division was as
follows :

. 228
. 115
. 106
. 112
. 4
. 6."

" Mr. Mallory said his party yesterday voted for
one of their own members, Mr. Smith, of North
Carolina, bslieving his name would result in the
organisation of the House. Gentlemen on the
other side had said they were willing to vote for
some sound, national man of the American party,
and elect him to the Speaker's chair. Hence Mr.
Smith was voted for by the Americans, on the faith
of implied pledges. He (Mallory) had been ap-
proached by gentlemen on all sides, who stated they
did not like that way of putting the gentleman for-
ward, and claimed that, in order that they should
understand what they were doing, his friends
should formally nominate him this morning. In
compliance with their wishes he had been instructed
by his party to nominate Mr. Smith, of North Caro-
lina, as their nominee for the Speakership. Mr.
Adrian called attention to the statement in
the New York Tribune, that he and cer-
tain other Anti-Lecomptonites were chosen by
Republican votes, with the understanding they
would assist the Republicans in organizing the
house. The house voted for Speaker amid much
excitement. The South Americans voted for Smith,
of North Carolina. Various Democrats, now seeing
there was a prospect of an election, changed their
votes to him. Some made brief explanations to the
effect that they wanted to promote harmony in the
contest. There was frequent applause, and marked
attention was paid on all sides. Morris, of Penn-
sylvania, Millward, Nixon, Scranton and Wood,
who had voted heretofore for Sherman, now voted
for Smith. Before the result was announced there
was a change in the current of feeling. John Coch-
rane rose to give his reasons why he could not vote
for Smith. Several gentlemen endeavoured to de-
prive him of the floor by raising points of order
on him. In conclusion Mr. Cochrane changed his
vote to Mr. Millson ; he could vote for none but a
Democrat. Other explanations were made by
Democrats for a change of their votes to Smith.
Mr. M'Clernand said, as it was now in the power of
the Democratic party proper to elect Smith, ho
changed his vote for him, and expressed the hope
that:the Democrats of thenorth-west wouldgive him
their support. Bocock made a short speech. He
was always willing to unite on any sound man, and
'Wed for Smith. Other Democratic changes were
made to Smith, accompanied with occasional re-
marks, some saying they desired to give peace to
the country and strike a blow at the irrepretoible
conflict, preferring a national Whig to a sectional
Republican. Mr. Morris, of Illinois, said, if his
vote could elect Smith he would not give it.
Other explanations were made favourable to chang-
ing for Smith. Intense interest was expressed
throughout the proceedings. More short speeches
were made. Mr. Cobb made a humorous speech
by way of exhortation to his dissenting poli-
tical friends to come up to the support of
Smith. He called attention to the fact that men of
all parties voted for him. If gentlemen did not
now avail themselves of the present opportunity
they nester would come nearer to electing es. a nominee
who was opposed by the Republicans. Mr. Ruffin,
as the only man standing aloof from the southern
phalanx voted, after explanation, for Smith, saying
he had been encouraged by his northern Democra-
tic colleague to do so. Other explanations fol-
lowed. Messrs. English and Niblack voted for
Smith, as the contest narrowed down between them,
a Republican and an American. Mr. Morris, of
Illinois, wanted Mr. Smith to say for himself whe-
ther he repudiated the doctrines of the Know-
Nothings. Several Democrats stated that they had
heard this fact from his own lips: Mr. Burnett
thought they ought to let patriotism be above party
at this crisis. Mr. Morris wanted Mr. Smith to
answer the question. Mr. Clemens and others ob-
jected to Mr. Smith's responding. Mr. Clemens
wanted a man to go into the chair untrammelled,
as a fair and honest man. Other votes were
changed for Smith, and were greeted with applause.
Mr. Morris, of Illinois, finally came over to Smith,
being satisfied he was not a Know-Nothing. Tre-
mendous applause followed. Several other Demo-
crats changed to Smith, among them John Coch-
rane, who had learned that Mr. Smith never was a
member of a Know-Nothing lodge, but that he was
an old•line Whig, and a representative of national
principles. (Applause followed.) The interest in-
creased as the House neared an election. Mr. Barr
changed his vote to Smith. Mr. Sherman voted
for Corwin, when Mr. Jenkins changed from Smith
to Sherman, thus spoiling for the time an election.
Mr. Scranton withdrew his vote from Smith, and
put Corwin in nomination. Cries of ' too late' and
much sensation. Messrs. Vallandighan and Cox
changed to Smith. Two more votes were now un-
derstood to be required to elect Smith. Intense
interest was everywhere manifested. Mr. Morris, of
Pennsylvania, understanding that the Republicans
would present Mr. Corwin, withdrew his name
from Smith and voted for Corwin. (Hisses from the
galleries and cries of announce the vote.') Mr.
Nixon changed from Mr. Smith to Mr. Penning-
ton, thus removing the result further off. Mr.
Keitt commenced a speech. Mr. Dunn thought
Mr. Keitt's remarks were designed to delay in
order to afford an opportunity to manipulate ten•
der-footed Democrats. Mr. Reitt proceeded to ex-
pose the inconsistency of those who voted for and
then changed against Mr. Smith.
An armed body of 1,000 men raised in Texas had
volunteered for service in Mexico.