The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-03 00:00:00

SE PTEINIBER 3, 1860.

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The Kew York Ilerald has an article on the
Prince of Wales. After recounting the programme
of the intended reception at New York. to include a
banquet and a ball, the writer says :—" Our ances-
tors helped to conquer the magnificent colonies
through which Albert Edward is nowsmaking his
triumphal tour. The fishermen of Marblehead, the
farmers of Masiachusetts and New York fought
against the chivalry of France at Louisburg and
Quebec. Yankee blood was poured out like water
on the plains of Abraham, and Yankee voices min-
gled in the cheers whiCh were wafted on victory's
wings to the gallant Wolfe, who fell in victory's
arms. In good time, however, these colonies—busy
New York, stern New England, and fair Virginia—
separated themselves from the mother country, and
our ancestors proceeded to the construction of the
free system of government under which it is our
happiness at present to dwell. It is only a little
more than two centuries since the first Englishman
placed his foot on the soil of the old dominion. The
Republic itself is but 84 years of age, and now the
States stand foremost amongthe nations. The sturdy
child rivals the parent in the material elements of
power. Columbia disputes with Britannia the su-
premacy of the seas. - In every port all around the
globe the stars and stripes are intermingled in all
fraternity with the red cross banner of St. George.
In trade and commerce, in literature, manufactures,
agriculture, the fine arts, the exact sciences, and
Mechanical inventions, the child has proved itself
worthy of the parent stock, and the mother may
be proud of her offspring: During all this time
the rest of the world has not been at a standstill.
Continental Europe has been the theatre of a grand
struggle between absolutism and the principles of
self-government. Freedom's battle bas been often
lost through the treachery of pretended' friends -or
by means of the superior strength of open foes.
The allied despots have beheld in England the only
refuge for the friends of the people. Albion has
been as a sanctuary for the champions of constitu-
tion liberty, no matter whence they might come.
As a matter of course, the continental Powers, des-
potic to a greater or less degree, view with secret
hostility this tight little island, the ever-ready
asylum for distressed patriots of every clime. Just
now this latent antagonism has taken a more posi-
tive shape, and it is more than probable that Europe
is on the verge of a tremendous conflict, wherein all
the despotic Powers will be united against Eng-
land, with a view to destroy its prestige and reduce
it to the grade of a dependent State, In such case
the British people would receive the sympathy and
moral aid of only 3ne of the great Powers of Chris-
tendom—the United States of America. Not only
would we feel the natural sympathy of blood or
kin, but we would pray for the success of the
British arms in a political point of view, for it is in
England alone, so far as the European Goverments
are concerned, that we can discern anything like
recognition of the natural and inalienable rights of
man. The Governments of England and the United
States are different only in form—essentially they
are the same. . We speak the English language,
and our social habits and manners assimilate to a
great degree with those of the English people.
Their blood is our blood ; their interests are our
interests.' Under all these circumstances, the visit
of the immediate representative of the British
monarchy—the descendant of a line of kings who
reigned over our ancestors during 700 years—is an
event of the highest social and political signifi-
cance; we might almost ba justified in giving it a
degree of religious solemnity. • As the Prince
journeys through the prosperous Republic—as he
views the evidence of our material progress and
prosperity, the world should be made to
know that, although we no longer acknowledge
the right of his family to wield the chief
executive power in the land, yet we are
still loyal to those great principles of human
freedom, of constitutional Government, and of the
grand landmarks of liberty, set up during six
centuries by successive British lawgivers, all, of
which stand now as fresh as when first deposited in
the archives of the kingdom. An if at some future
day, when Edward VII. reigns over the dominions
which Victoria now governs so wisely and so well,
he is called upon to fight the good-fight for the faith
that is in all of us, he may safely count upon 'the
young Republic of the West as his ready nay,
eager ally. Let his reception in the United States
be a warning to the absolutists and a comfort to the
friends of free government wheresoever they may
ba dispersed."

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

EXETER AND EXMOUTH.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held on Friday, at Exmouth; Mr. J. H. W. Ayles-
bury in the chair.
The report stated that, with one exception, all
the land had been agreed for ; and after deducting
£l,OOO. the estimated value of the land to be resold,
the liabilities of the company in respect to this
item might be taken at £1,700, and there were no
other liabilities except those incidental to construc-
tion. Since the last meeting the directors had
raised £16,000 at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum
on debentures.

Mr. Ebrington, the engineer, reported that
during the last half-year the progress of the works
had not been so great as he expected, but the
weather had been adverse. The contractor, was
now making greater efforts to complete the works,
and two miles of permanent way out of the five had
been completed. The balance-sheet to Tune 30
showed that £50,953 had been received, and £38,656
expended, leaving a balance of £12,297.
The CHAIRMAN congratulated the shareholders
on the prospect of a speedy completion of the line,
and called on the contractor, Mr. Taylor, to name
the day.
Mr. TAYLOR said, should the weather be favour-
able, he had no doubt that the line would be
opened on the 2d of December.
The reports were unanimously adopted, and,
after some discussion on matters of detail, a vote of
thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings.