The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-26 00:00:00

L:verpool Cotton Market —This:Day.

The market opens with a fair demand. Sales
probably 10,000 bales.

MARKETS.--This Day.

MARK LANE.

THEIFSUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1866.

The trade for linseed cakes ruled firm, at full prices. Cot-
tonseed cakes, however, changed hands slowly,

WOOL.
The public sales of colonial wool will bo commenced on
Thursday next, the Ist pros. The arrivals since last sales
amount to 75,892 bales, comprising 4,283 bales from Syd-
ney, 40,113 Port Philip, 128 Van Diemen's Land, 7,205
Adelaide, 425 New Zealand, 813 Swan River, and 22,925
bales from the Cape of Good Hope. The trade for all
kinds of wool rules quiet ; nevertheless previous quota-
tions aro supported.

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILP,OAD.

Foreign Mail Packet List

MAILS DUE.

Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon..
United States and British North America, by Brl-

tish packet

Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton

Ditto, Tia Cork

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

In pursuance of a call issued in December last by
the Secretary of the Interior, a board consisting of
the Government Commissioners, directors, and
engineers of the Union Pacific Railroad, convened
in Washington in the Interior Department, for the
purpose of adopting some uniform standard of road
to which the several companies organised under
the Act of July 1, 1862, and July 2, 1864, shall con-
form.

The following named gentlemen are Government
Directors :—George Ashmun, of Massachusetts ;
Jesse L. Williams, of Indiana ; Charles T. Sherman,
of Ohio ; Springer llarbaugh, of Pennyslvania ;
T. J. Carter, of Illinois. The commissioners are
as follows : Col. J. IL Simpson, of Indiana, United
States Engineer ; Major-General S. J. Curtis, of
lowa ; Dr. Wm. White, of Connecticut ; and Wm.
Prescott Smith, Esq.

CITY OF LONDON ELECTION—This Day.

The election of a member for the City of London
to the Commons' House of Parliament took place
in the Guildhall this day. The election became
necessary in consequence of the acceptance of the
office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by
George Joachim Goschen, one of the gentlemen re-
turned for the City of London at the last election.
The writ having been read,
Mr. K. HUDSON, M.P., came forward to nomi-
nate the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen. He said he
had frequently had the happiness to appear before
the Livery, but as it had always been on the winning
side he had no cause to regret his appearance before
his fellow-citizens. (Hear, hear.) When they first
i selected Mr. Goschen to represent them in Parliament
they were accused of selecting a boy and foreigner
to represent them, but lie thought they would be of
opinion that their boy had turned out a very re-
markable man, and a thorough Englishman. (Hear,
hear). He would not occupy their time, but simply
propose George Joachim Goschen, Esq., as a fit
and proper person to represent them in Parliament.
Mr. GAsscorr seconded the motion. It was
the third time he had had the pleasure of taking
part in the election of Mr. Goschen, and the opinion
that was entertained of the ability of that gentleman
in Parliament was evident by the position to which
he had been advanced. Mr. Goschen had neither
in nor out of Parliament violated the pledges he
had given when he first made his appearance before
the citizens of London. The citizens were quite
convinced that Reform would have to be considered
this session, and it was a great satisfaction to know
that Earl Russell and his Government would stand
or fall by the bill they intended to introduce.
Mr. GOSCLIEN then came forward and was received
with loud cheers. He said that that was the third
time he had stood before them to ask them to grant
him the privilege of being their representative in
Parliament. The ancient law required that any
member of Parliament who accepted office should
vacate his seat. By this important rule the consti-
tuencies were taken, as it were, into the councils of the
administration. (Hear, hear.) It now rested with
the electors to determine whether his acceptance
of office was in harmony with the duty he owed his
constituents. He had taken office because his views
were in accord with those of the men who composed
her Majesty's present Government, and for whom
he had the highest regard. He was prepared, once
for all, to accept a political career ; and he was
quite convinced that those who entered on political
life need not confine themselves to any particular
department. A man in the House of Commons
might easily End employment for 24 hours every
day of his life. The duties of Chancellor
of the Duchy of Lancaster were not onerous,
but he did not speculate on the pleasure of
being a sinecurist. He knew that there
were duties to be performed, and he never could
believe that Earl Russell had given him a seat in
the Government without he intended to get some
work out of him. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The
hon. gentleman, after referring to the various
topics of the day, thanked the electors for the
honour they had conferred on him by again return-
ing him to Parliament as their representative, and
that he should exert himself to the utmost to further
the interests and prosperity of the city of London.
No other candidate having been named, the
sheriffs declared Mr. Goschen duly elected.

The Secretary of the Interior was present, also
representatives of the various connecting roads.
The convention organised in the Washington
Aqueduct building by the election of Colonel
Simpson as President, and Mr. John R. Gibbs,
United States Assistant Engineer, was appointed
Secretary. The representatives of connecting
roads present were : Hon. Oakes. Ames, of Sioux
City and Pacific Road ; Hon. C. P. Huntington,
Vice-President of the Central Pacific Railroad ;
Hon. B. M. Shoemaker, Chief Engineer of Union
Pacific Railroad, Eastern Division ; Hon. George
McCook, Attorney of the Union Pacific Railroad,
Eastern Division ; Hon. Hugh 11. Jewett, Director
of the Union Pacific Railroad, Eastern Division ;
Hon. S. C. Pomeroy, President of the Atchison
Branch, Union Pacific Railroad ; Hon. Mr. Allison,
of Sioux City and Pacific Railroad.

Railway Traffic Returns for the Week,
Miles Opened. Receipts.
Railways.
1866. 1865. 1866 18E5

.£ t
Belfast and N, Counties 93 90/ 1,705 1.622
Belfast and County Down 44} 4Ji 560 687
Blyth and Tyne 35 30 1,970 1,721
Brecon and Merthyr
Bristol and Exeter 1214 1214 5,4.11 4,062
Caledonian, Scottish Central 4151 408 25,377 23,823
Cambrian
__
_. l3O 121 20 4 1 830
__ . .___ . •

Cockermouth K & Penrlth 3ll - 310 _
Cockermouth and Workin 9 9 382 3 0
Cork and Bandon 2O 20 341 322
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l F 5 145 lig
Cork and Youghal
Cornwall 651 651 1,476 1.338
Deeside . 17 17 235 269
Do Extension
Dublin & Belfast J unction.... 63 63 1,260 1.230
Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1,552 1.429
Dublin and Meath
Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd lO6 914 2,637 2,285
Forth and Clyde Junction
Furness, &c 5O 59 3,803 2.808
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union
Great Northern 404 401 23, 19 31,7u3
Great North of Scotland 5B 53 1,481 1,410
Do Branches 42 4! 1,067 906
Gt. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) B3 711 570 413
ILS° uthn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3B7} 387} 7,623 7.31 G
Great Western 1292 1270 63,311 60,311
DWI & ilornsea
Highland
Irish North-Western 145 145 1,613 1,439
Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 403 1,),842 35,235
Limerick and Ennis... 241 241 455 175
Limerick and Foynes 26} 264 112 100
Llanelly 461 461 494 Sll
Llynvi Valley
London & North-Western
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2931 2674 15.931 14,152
London, Chatham, & Dover; i 134 127 1 7,705 5,931
all Metropolitan Extension 112 114 j 1,855 1,345
Do. Kent toast
Lon., Tilbury, & Southend
alan.,Shetheld, & Lincolnsh
Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l 91 1,423 1,175
Haryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,390 1.287
Metropolitan
Midland (inch N.- Western) 6771 6511 48,212 44,035
Midland G t.Westn. of hind 2601 2604 4,635 4,3 8
nonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,810 2,620
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee
N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 12071 1160} 61,631 56,4, 6
North London ll 9 4,423 2 956
North Staffordshire 258 258 7,795 6.717
Pembroke and Tenby lll 111 10i 37
Rhymney l9l 191 I,' 65 913
Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 - -
Somerset and Dorset 66 68 1,148 738
South Devon
South-Eastern 315 308 17,713 15,553
Taff Vale 6l GI 5,4e8 5,496
Ulster
_ .... .

Vale of Clwyd - 10 119 142
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 477 ::20
Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,155 1,005
W'haven,Cleator,&Egrnant lO 10 Gil 551
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

Austrian B2B 825 32,"97 27,708
Bahia and San Francisco
Belgian Eastern J unction— 261 26& 3it 3 9
Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 305 1851 10,8 , 7 4,393
Detroit and Milwaukic lB9 189 4,t. 93 3,811
Dutch Rhenish
__. . . .

Eastern 01 'ranee 15,1 14.:,3 60,7c6 61,012
Eastern Bengal
East Indian
Grand Trunk of Canada 1177 1377 24,831 20,654

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

An ELECTOR trusted that before Mr. Goschen
quitted the hall he would answer one question.
_ _

Mr. GOSCIIEN—What is it ?

Lorrnoiv, Fob. 26.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderato breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.

MARYPORT, Fob. 23.—Wind. SW.—Arrived—Franklin,
from Belfast, with loss of jibboom, cutwater, and fore-
mast, and other damage.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 23.—Wind N.E.—Anived—Princeton,
from New York.

ABERDEEN,IFeb. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived—Tho Warner,
from Leith.l
KINGROAD, Feb. 22.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—John
Bench/Iy, from Demerara.
CARDIFF, Feb. 23.—Wind S.W.—Sailed.—F. H. Coch-
rane, for Monte Video.
BRISTOL, Feb. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Amabile,
from Mazagan.

PLYMOUTH, Feb. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived—Antonetta,
!rem Rotterdam for Buenos Ayres.

IBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, Feb. 23—Edward, from Manilla; Lord Clyde,
from Shanghai.
Sailed, Feb. 24—Neptune, steamer, from Krageroo ; Zoo,
steamer, for Mazagan.

DEAL, Monday Morning.

Arrived, Feb. 24—Jessica, from London for Adelaide;
Centaur, from London for Calcutta ; Investigator, from
London for Bermuda.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton.....lirar. 22

Ditto, via Marseilles
Mar. 16
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Dim 6.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar.
China. Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Mar. 5.
Ditto, via Marseilles Feb• 27
Faikland Islands

Gibraltar, via Southampton . Feb. 23.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Mar. 5
Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 27.
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Feb. 28

Ditto, via Marseilles ' Mar. 10
Mauritius, via Southampton

Ditto, via MarseiLe3 Mar. 10
Newfoundland

Portugal

An ELECTOR—Do you approve and will you
vote for a lodger franchise being in the new Reform
Bill ?

- - ... Feb. 28

Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Mar. 2.
West Ccabt of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Mar. 12
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba,
and Mexico ............ Ftb. 28

Mr. GOSCIIEN said it was no doubt a very
proper question to put, but he thought the meeting
would agree with him that it was a very improper
one for him to answer.

Cuba and Mexico Feb. 28.

A vote of thanks was awarded the Sheriffs, and
the proceedings terminated.

RESOURCES OF AmERICA.—IVhen a loyal Ameri-
can speaks truly and earnestly of the actual re-
sources of his country there is a tendency in
Europe at once to accuse him of " spread-
eagleism." If he is not told, in what is curtly
called " plain English," that his statements are

Bahamas, via New York. Mar. R.
Bermuda, ditto Mar. 14

not believed, it is pointedly hinted to him that
they are greatly exaggerated. Nevertheless the
truth remains. The extent of the territory of the
United States, the mineral wealth of the country,
its lakes and rivers, its prairies, its varied climates
and productions, still stand, and must remain for
all time. We have only room in the present number
to refer to the silver treasures of one part of the
American Union—the State of Nevada. These are
among the vast stores of wealth in America to
which President LINCOLN referred, in almost his
last words, addressed to the Honourable SCHUYLER
COLFAX, the present speaker of the United States
House of Representatives. On parting with Mr.
COLFAX, just before his own tragical death, as the
great and goad statesman-martyr of American
liberty, Mr. LiNcoui expressed his firm conviction
that the mines of her Western territory would
make America the treasury of the world. Subse-
quent events are fully justifying the opinions of this
distinguished man. Letters just received from the
interior of Nevada inform us that the average of the
silver ore now being taken from the mines is
equal to £2O per ton, of two thousand pounds
weight. This single State of Nevada is now adding
three tons of pure silver per day to the wealth of the
world. This great addition of wealth is continuous.
Coal-fields may be exhausted, the oil wells may
give out, even the placers of gold may be emptied,
but the silver-bearing quartz mountains of Nevada,
and other States of the American. Union, are capable
of being productively worked for centuries to come.
With capital and industry, therefore, and the con-
tinuance of peace, the resources of America will
pay off all her national debt in 20 years.--Anglo-
American Times.

FREE LABOUR IN MISSISSIPPI.-Mr. B. C.
Truman writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to the New York
Times, dated January 20 :—" I do not see much indolence
in this section at any rate. The fact is, prices for labour
are advancing, and the negroes are holding back. The
negroes on many of the plantations are getting very high
wages. Thousands have made contracts for $l5 a month,
and lodged, clothed, and fed, and the owners of the planta-

tions all around here are offering $2O and cannot get
takers. I went out about two miles to a plantation this
morning, and saw about thirty negroes ploughing up the
ground for cotton in good earnest. The proprietor, Mr.
Taylor, is most sanguine of the success of the free-labour
question, and remarked to me that the negroes, would
work well enough if they were only paid for it. Mr.
Taylor pays his hands $l6 a month, gives them a suit of
clothes, and gives them all they want to eat and has it
booked for them. Ho agrees to pay them 10 dollars each
every month, and reserve the balance, to be paid at tke end
of the year. He has also hired two strong white men, one
to plough and the other to hoe. He pays the white men
well to work hard, and tells the negroes that all he wants
of them is to work when the whito men do, and ho also
tells them that they may rest as long and as muchl ask theo
white men do. Now this is a very gtohoadtp_laen,
and h
plough-nw
enough about the negroes to
plantation negroes have never.
as much and hoe as much as tkhsneeoewwnhaitewmhtaitneymwaivlul.
work
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been the lash. Heretofore they,
two hde
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must be remembered. Their onlylikinctehnetwivheittoomwanorkoohualds
not see the dig
whipped. Dignifyni traboofurl,abasourk ra.nTdeayonllory pwrooprokseeds,
and the blackman will do
being as much work as the white.
There are several plantations run by the negroes
themselves, the proprietors agreeing to give them one-
half over and above all expenses. Help is so scarce, many
of them who thought to make as much out of the negro as
in days gone by aro now often getting discouraged in
their grinding way of doing business, in the market
having precisely such terms as the above. Many of the
first plantations in the country are being worked by part
white and part black men. In fact, everybody wants to
make cotton, and all methods of free labour are being
tried. The negroes are wanted more in this State than in
any other, partially on account of its being the greatest
cotton-growing State in the Union. The negroes are
being paid higher wages than in any other State, and the
people themselves aro treating them with more conside-
ration and liberality. It is hoped by all classes that the
Legislature at its next session may declare by law that the
nogroes shall be put on the same footing as the whites.
They must be allowed to sue and be sued in all the
courts of justice, and to testify therein ; they must bo
allowed to buy out, run, and hold property like other
citizens ; all their loyal obligations as regards contracts,
&c., must be as generous and binding as on the whites.
And this service will elevate every section of the country
which they inhabit."