The Sun.
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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1858.

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PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
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FEIST'S RACING RECORD for 1858.
Part X., price 3d., will be published on the Ist of
December. The Record, containing a complete calendar of
Sport in England, Ireland, and Scotland, in 1857, and nomi-
nations for 1858, may be had, price two shillings.
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O-
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URETHRA in all their varieties and complications ;
with the jteasons why they so often appear Incurable, and
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cases in illustration, amongst which will be found many show-
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that its asserted freedom from danger has too often proved to
be a fatal delusion.

By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E.,
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O THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED.
T
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SPORTING NOTES.

NEWMARKET AND. LIVERPOOL.

The racing at Newmarket will be long remem-
bered, for it is many years since the three October
gatherings furnished such an abundance of sport.
Thus late in the day, however, I am not going over
the beaten track which has been so well trodden by
every journalist ; but I will take another path, and
show how the inhabitants amused themselves when
the real business of the meetings was over, and I
will describe the vagaries which were witnessed on
the heath. A variety of entertainments were pro-
vided to amuse the visitors, but in the race week, so
absorbed were turfites in the sport and the betting,
that they were almost total failures. Young ladies,
therefore, merely warbled their strains in the
Public-Hall each evening to a few noisy stable boys,
and even Sam Collins could not charm the people
from the Subscription Room, to listen to his
" Limerick Races." In the intervals between the
races on the heath, however, " Joey Jones " exhi-
bited his, eccentricities, and elicited shouts of
laughter. Now falling, in a well-simulated state
of intoxication, between wheels of carriages, and
now shouting, in answer to a steniorian offer to
lake odds, " I know you would, you'd take the
roof off a house," or " you'd take anything
you could reach without a ladder," he was quite
the clown to the ring and to the admiration of the
little boy's. Joey, a hint to-thee, thy humour is at
times right pleasant, and- it really relieved the
monotony of the proceedings on the heath, but
remember to restrain thy wit within the bounds of
decency before ladies. Thou art a merry rogue,
and this hint may serve thee.
In the evening " Joey" wts great at his soiree,
and he was surrounded by those "choice spirits"
who listed not of the doings i 4 the room. In the
streets, too, he .played many merry pranks, greatly
to the astonishment of the inhabitants, and to the
amusement of those persons who were aware of his

ec eentricties. He astounded one poor fellow by
jumping into his cart, and immediately falling
prostrate, as if in a fit ; and a butcher's boy, with
a tray of meat, enabled him to play off more tricks
than a clown in a pantomime. During the week
Sayers and Pp.ddock.twiee came into collision, and
one night a repetition of the recent fight for the
championship seemed inevitable. After exchanging
blows, however, the . friends of the pugnacious
parties interfered, and Tom Sayers marched off
heedless of Paddock's invitation to him to strip and
have a "set to." Still, notwithstanding those little
" shindies," the town of a night was remarkably
quiet, and no damage was done to make the
inhabitants repent the presence of the race folk.
Indeed, it is surprising, considering the immense
number of all sorts and conditions of people in the
town, that so much order prevailed. Police-con-
stable Steggles scarcely found his duties increased.
It was quite amusing, on the days following the
meeting, to see the people "cleaning up." The
inhabitants made a general " turn out" to set their
houses in order for the winter months. Such a
cleaning and scouring were never seen, and char-
women could command any rate of remuneration
for their labours.

By the Tuesday the good folk of the town had
recovered their equanimity, and had settled down
to enjoy themselves, after contributing so much to
the enjoyment of others. In the evening of that
day a soiree was held in. the Public Hall, which
was decorated with flowers, and which was filled
with the choicest curiosities, contributed by the
gentry of the town and neighbourhood. The
principal families of the town were present. Mr.
E. Ball, M.P., presided. A gentleman from Lon-
don read a most appropriate and interesting paper
on literary institutions ; there was excellent sing-

ing ; and a band, composed principally of gentle-
men dwelling in the town, played some of the melt
popular music with considerable effect. It will be
seen, therefore,:that the inhabitants of Newmarket

can really take their thoughts from the stable and
the turf, and enjoy themselves in a rational and
intellectual manner. This soiree, too, was pro-
moted by the race judge—himself an excellent
musician ; and it would, but for a domestic afflic-
tion, have had the assistance of the clerk of the
scales, who, as the sailor in the farce would say,
can play the fiddle like an angel. The festivities
at Newmarket have not yet ceased, for the inhabi-
tants are now in all the gaiety and fun of their
November Fair.

But, now to business. Mr. Topham might surely
to command success for his Autumn Gathering at
Aintree, for his enterprise and liberality-in. endea-
-louring to establish it cannot be too warmly ap-
plauded. He has issued a most attractive pro-
gramme, and there is really every reason to anti-
cipate a capital meeting. lam somewhat puzzled
how to deal with the probabilities, for little or
nothing is at present known respecting the in-
tended competitors. Dawson may-win the Aintree
Plate with either Broadlands or Buckthorn ; his
most formidable antagonist will, perhaps, be
Convict. Thirty youngsters are weighted for the.
Nursery, the most attractive names being Solomon,
Conjuror, Palm Leaf, and Willie Wright.

If Broadlands be brought out for the Sefton
Handicap I shall be inclined to trust him, but as

he is backed for the Cup he may be reserved for
that event, I shall, therefore,"selcct Ancient Briton
and Julia.

Ott Wednesday I shall refer fully to the Cup
chances. At .present my fancy points to Under-
hand, SpeGial Licence, and King of the Gipsies; of
these, my greatest partiality is decidedly in favour
of Mr. Merry's horse.
Nov. 8. A FRESH MAN.

ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL.
Gorsehill, Nelly, Satinstone, Rosedale, and
Target.

PROFESSOR MACKIE ON MR. GLAD-
STONE'S HOMER.

In concluding, a lecture on Homer and Homeric
poetry, delivered on the opening of his classes for
the session in the University of Edinburgh on Tues-
day last, Professor Blackie made the following re-
marks on Mr. Gladstone's "Homer and the Homeric
Age:"—" I think (he said) you are entitled to have
my plain and undisguised opinion on the merits of
this book, and I will give my opinion plainly and
without reserve. Mr. Gladstone is a learned, enthu-
siastic, most ingenious and subtle expositor of
Homer—always eloquent, and sometimes brilliant ;
but he is not sound. His method is often uncon-
scionsly sophistical—for in conscious purpose he is
always as honest as in aim he is lofty; his logic
is feeble, almost puerile, and his results are not
seldom worthless, always suspicious. He errs
egregiously in the most important matters,
for two reasons— first, because he has not

the key of the position ; secondly, because his tac•
tical movements, though full of graceful dash and
brilliancy, are utterly destitute of sobriety, of cau-
tion, and even of common sense. I consider Mr.
Gladstone's book beautiful as a feat, but worthless
as an achievement ; pleasant as a stimulus to the
dull, dangerous as a guide to the ignorant. Its
virtues and its vices may be shortly summed up in
one word—it is altogether and gloriously hobby-
horsical. The man who rides his hobby with such
a free and unlimited range as Mr. Gladstone is sure
not to write a stupid book—is sure to do consider-
able execution in the way of amusing, and it may
be also instructing, his readers. But he is pretty
sure also not only to make himself ridiculous, but
to indulge the dangerous habit of running down his
neighbours violently and attempting to bring all
the world despotically Trader the subjection of his
hobby. This Mr. Gladstone has done, and not by
halves. Still, his errors are those of a man whom,
while we reprove, we must admire ; and it would
ill become the professional scholar to receive with
other than a grateful welcome the accomplished
statesman who employs his leisure hours in plait-
ing wreaths for the brows of time-honoured bards,
even when the taste of the particular decoration is
more than questionable. Though he has written
not the best book on Homer, there are few public
men in Europe so pure-minded, so quick-sighted,
and so highly-cl4ltiyated as Mr, Gladstone."

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
The Royal Mail steamship Africa has arrived
from New York with advices from thence to the
27th ult. She brings 85 passengers and 400,000
dols. on freight.
Sir William Gore Ouseley set out on his mission
on the 27th in the Valorous. A Washington de-
spatch of the 26th states that Admiral Kellett with
the British West India squadron is to back Sir
William, should General Walker or any other
filibusters attempt to land in Nicaragua. The ad-
miral is instructed, upon application of the existing
Government of that Republic, to use his force
against the filibusters.
Another filibUstering expedition under Walker
against Nicaragua is expected shortly to take place
under a commercial disguise. The general has by
circular
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Walker's movements .are. regarded with much in-
terest at Washington, especially in diplomatic
circles, it being representedtha:t he is well supplied
with men and money.
The yellow fever continued to prevail at New
Orleans and Charleston, but had nearly disappeared
from Charleston.

Late Mexican advices from a high source state
that Viadaurri had warned all Mexicans to leave
San Luis Potosi within twenty-four hours. The
Captain-General of Cuba had ordered two. vessels
of waz to Tampico to protect the Spaniards. Mira-
mon was about to march towards Tampico to attack
Garza.

The fifth overland Californian mail, with ad-
vices to the sth ult., arrived at St. Louis on the
evening of the 26th, five hours before its time.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Transactions on the New York Stock Exchange continue
fully as large as noted by last arrival, while prices have
advanced and continue to tend upNiards. Foreign ex-
changes were fairly active, and rates steady. On London,
1091 to 109/, bankers only asking the outside figure. On
Paris 515 to 5 121. Bank statement was generally re-
garded as satisfactory ; it gives evidence of increased depo-
sits. The sales of cotton were to a fair extent, and closed
firm upon the basis of 12/ cents for middling upland. The
flour market was heavy for common grades, which were
easier, while the higher grades were unchanged ; wheat
was active ; barley steady ; oats in good demand ; pork was
in active _demand, and closed on higher rates ; beef was
steady.; prime mess was nominal ;' hams were dull ; cut
meats were quiet, and prices unchanged; butter was steady;
freights were firmer and tended upwards.

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.

Last night the Liverpool, New York, and Phila-
delphia Steamship Company's screw steamship City
of Baltimore, Capt. Leitch, arrived in the Mersey
from New York with direct advices. thence to the
23d ult. The City of Baltimore brings the United
States mails, 50 cabin, and 138 steerage passengers,
and 368,196 dollars in specie. On the 23d October,
off Sandy Hook, passed the barque Mejo, bound in-
ward ; on the 29th, in lat. 45.45 N., lon. 54.10 W.
passed a steamer bound west, supposed to be the
Fulton; on the 31st in lat. 49 N., lon. 45 W., passed
two steamers bound west, supposed to be the Royal
mail steamer America from hence, and the screw-
steamer from Bremen • on Ist November, in lat.
53 42 N., long. 35 36 Ar., passed a screw steamer
bound west, ship rigged, with funnel abaft main-
mast ; and on the sth, off Crookhaven, passed the
barque Empress or Express, bound in.
A Washington despatch of the 22d says :—" It
is understood here that Sir William Gore Ouselcy
will leave for Central America to-morrow. The
treaties he is instructed to negotiate, drafts of
which have already been prepared, will be entirely
satisfactory to our Government. It was desired
that our treaty should be first concluded and rati-
fied, in order thatthc English treaty might be made
to harmonise with but as delay with us was in-
evitable, it was thought best for Sir William to
proceed with his mission, and secure by negotiation
that stereotyped article ' in recent treaties--' All
other privileges granted to the most favoured
nations. This would secure perfect equality, and
any want of harmony can be afterwards corrected.
Lord Napier, who has returned in fine health from
his northern tour, will leave again to-morrow to
attend the Richmond Fair."

A despatch announcing that Vice-President
Breckinrvige had written a letter urging Douglas's
election, has created great excitement in Washing-
ton.

The deaths in Savannah on the 20th were five,
none of which were from yellow fever. At New
Orleans, on the 21st, the deaths from fellow fever
were 41. _

We have Leavenworth dates of the 20th instant.
A report of the Lawrence Company had returned
from the South Platte Mines, bringing news to
Sept. 20. Their accounts fully authenticate the
existence of gold all along the South Platte, having
prospected everywhere with fair success. Most of
the miners were seeking winter quarters at Bent's
and St. Vrain's forts. The returned party designed
wintering at Lawrence, where they were tendered
a public reception. They will return to the mines
in the spring with a large outfit. Numbers con-
tinue to leave here with the intention of wintering
along the road.

The Salt Lake mail, with dates of 25th Septem-
ber, reached St. Joseph on the 16th. Sixty trains
had passed Fort Bridger up to the 22d ult., 20 were
met on the Sweetwater, and eight more north of
the crossing of the Platte. Snow was encountered
east of Fort Laramie. Two companies of cavalry,
returning via Pike's Peak, were passed on the Big
Blue. Judge Eckle was- met on the Big Sandy.
Col. Wilson was at O'Fallon's Bluff, :progressing
finely. The IndianS were numerous but peaceable.
It was thought that several trains would be
overtaken by snow in the mountains, and much
suffering was anticipated. Business was very brisk
at Salt Lake. Trains were constantly arriving
from California with provisions. There was good
feeling between the Mormons and Gentiles. The
former speak in high terms of Governor Cumming.
Gen. Johnston's command consists of 7,000 to 8,000
men, including troops and employes, all of whom
were consolidated in one grand encampment, and
would remain together during the winter. There
were also about 4,000 at Fort 'Bridger, under Col.
Cambray. Col Morrison, of the 7th Infantry, had
arrived at Camp Floyd.
The examination of parties charged with traffick-
ing in slaves on board the ship Haidee has been
postponed without date.
Deputy Marshal Itynders left New York in the
City of Baltimore, having in charge Jacob Egbert,
arrested under the extradition treaty for commit-
ting forgeries in Bavaria.