The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-17 00:00:00

THE SON, LOINDOB .N
, SATURDAY EVEUNG, MARCH: 17, 1866.

be reduced to 6,250,000, and the latter to 14,250,000
dollars, showing an increase of wealth of about I.C)
per cent. in ten years.

I see the increase of population has been very
steady ' during the last sixty years. It has never
been less than 32f per cent. increase in any ten
years of that period, and it has not exceeded 35f
per cent. increase during a similar period of that
time. There is no doubt that during the last five
years the increase of population in America has
been checked by the war. There have probably
been from 500,000 to 750,000 killed during that
period, and of course emigration to some extent has
been checked on account of the disorganised state of
the country. You will be surprised, however, when
I tell you that the war has not made much difference
in the stream of emigration that is constantly flow-
ing into the States, and still more surprised, when.
I remark that it is probable that the extra flow of
emigration during the next four years will most
likely more than make up the losses of the war and
check of emigration during its progress ; and that
it is more than likely that when the census of 1870
is taken it will show a greater increase of population
during the present ten years than during any other
decade of the country's history. It is interesting to
notice the regular increase of emigration to
America during the last forty years. For in-
stance :

Persons Emigrated.
From 1820 to 1830 these were 0n1y... 244,490
12 1830 to 1840 $$ ... 552,000
If 1840 to 1850 22 ... 1,558,300
„ 1850 to 1860 92 ... 2,707,624

Total in 40 years 5,062,414
—giving a yearly average, over the forty years, of
126,560 persons ; but taking the last ten years, from
1850 to 1860, the yearly average was 270,762 per-
sons.

on the public debt to meet the currtmt expenses of
the country ; and owing to the economy with which
the Government of the United States is conducted it
is probable that quite half this amount will he de-
voted to lessening the public debt. You have
heard people here talk of the Americans "repudiat-
ing " their debt. Don't believe such nonsense. I
found nowhere a desire to repudiate the debt. They,
will repay the money they borrowed among them-
selves. America has never repudiated a debt. The
State of Mississppi once repudiated a state debt,
under the instigation of Jeff. Davis—(laughter)—
but the American people never repudiated a shilling,
and never will. Every man feels that the Govern-
ment represents him, and that he is a part of it.
What it does he does ; what it incurs he incurs. He
feels a pride to pay his liability. (Cheers.)
Although four years ago they were the liglit',esc
taxed people in the world, and are now the most
heavily taxed, they are almost impatient to have
more taxes put on that the debt may be speedily
paid.

they build in every village. To my mind it was a
blessed sight to see in those woods, wilds, and
prairies, in every spot where the industry of man
had built a few log huts, the little church, with its
neat spire pointing to the skies, and directing man's
thoughts up to the source of all good. And remem-
ber all the churches built in America are the out-
growth of Christian willinghood. They are not the
result of State machinery, not the production of
State pay ; they are evidences of the love of the peo-
ple to religious worship, and the desire to spread the
influence of Christian truth. From New England,
as a centre, there has radiated the light of the Gos-
pel, and the blessed influence of the Bible. May
blessings, rich, abundant, and abiding, fall upon the
heads of a people thus trying to permeate a new
country, and a vast continent, with Christian in-
fluences. (Cheers.) From all these considerations
I have come back to England under the conviction
that the resources of America point to a great future
for that country. It is rich in the possession of ma-
terial, intellectual, and moral greatness. Its past
history has been glorious ; its future shall be yet
brighter and fairer. If it has contrived to exist and
grow under the curse and blight of slavery, how will
it expand and flourish under the more genial sun-
shine of universal freedom ? And I have come back,
too, with the conviction deepened, that the civilisa-
tion and progress of our race is not going to be
stopped at the New World. I believe that there a
higher form of self-government will be reached, a
nobler type of civilisation will be attained, and a
purer and more apostolic system of religious teach-
ing will be developed to bless the world than we have
yet seen.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WARWICK SPRING RACES-FRIDAY.

A Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, with 30
added. One mile and a half, over four flights of hurdles.
16 subs.
Mr. Barber's Cutler, aged, 9st (Thorpe 1
Mr. Barber's Cutaway, 5 yrs, lOst 4lb (W. Walters 2
Lord Poulett's Wild Thyme, 5 yrs, 9st 71b J. Page 3
The following also ran :—Charming Woman, Teddy,
Gamecock, Threadbare, and Corsica.
Mr. Barber declared to win with Cutler.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Wild Thyme, 2to 1 agst Mr. Bar-
ber's two coupled, 4 to 1 agst Gamecock, 5 to 1 agst Thread-
bare.

The Grand Military Gold Cup, value 100 guineas, added
to a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added,

12st each ; winners extra ; officers not having ridden in
a steeplechase or hurdle race allowed 51b. 20 subs.
Captain Johnstone's Ironsides, 13st (includ. 141 b extra)
(Colonel Knox 1
Mr Stevenson's Glencairn, 13st (including 141 b extra
(Mr Lawrence 2
Mr Wingfield's Lady Florence, 12st 101 b (inc 101 b ex
(Captain Riddell 3
The following also ran :—Merrimac, g by Bolingbroke,
Tommy, Shandos, Agues, Victoria, and Vousdon.

Betting - 2 to 1 agst Merrimac, 4 to 1 agst the Boling-
broke g, 6 to 1 each agst Ironsides and Lady Florence,
100 to 3C each agst Tommy and Glencairn coupled.
The Grand Military Hunters' Stakes, of 3 sovs each, with

75 added ; 12st each ; certain allowances. Three miles,

16 subs.
Capt. Hon. R. Hare's Wizard, aged, 12st...(Capt. Smith 1
Captain Tempest's Rupert, aged, 12st
Mr Candy's Early Purl, aged, 12st _(Owner 3
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The following also ran :—Sambo, Sunbeam, Fra Diavola,
The Buck, and Malvern Hill.

Betting-7 to 2 agst Wizard, sto 1 agst Rupert, and 6
to 1 agst Sunbeam.

A Selling Steeplechase of 3 sous each, with 25 added,
list 71b each; winners extra; selling allowances. Two
miles. 7 subs.
Colonel Knox's The Aggressor, (X3O), lOst 71b
(W. Reeves) 1
Mr Reginald Herbert's Corsica, 5 yrs (no), lost 71b
(Sadler) 2
Mr Bilham's Rochester, aged (ix), lost 31b (inc. 61b -
extra) (J. Land) 3
The following also ran : —Advent, Black Swan, and
Medusa.

Betting-5 to 2on The Aggressor, Bto 1 agst Corsica,
and 10 to 1 agst any other..
The Veteran Stakes of 10 sovs each., h ft, with 100 added ;
12st 71b each ; winners extra. Three miles. 15 subs.
Mr Heneage's Lincoln, 13st (inc. 71b ex.) ...(Capt. Hare) 1
Captain Handley's Pallas Lass, 12st 71b (Colonel Knox)
Captain Machell's Acrobat, 13st 71b (inc. 141 b ex.)
(Mr Lawrence) 3

Ace of Hearts and Loo also ran.
Betting— 5 to 4 agst Acrobat, 2 to 1 agst Ace of Hearts,
100 to 30 agst Lincoln, 8 to 1 " bar three."

CROXTON PARK RACES-FRIDAY.

The Farmers' Plate of 50 sovs each, 20 to the second, and
five to the third, for hunters; weight for ago) certain
penalties and allowances. Heats. Two miles.
Mr George Wood's Woodwell Head, 6 yrs, 12st Sib

(Owner) 1 2
Mr William Sill's Effie Deans, 6 yrs, I2st 21b (Owner) 2 2
Mr F. Vincent's Gentle Annie, 6 yrs, 12st 21b
(Mr Watson) 3 5
Mr W. Rawlings' Gipsy, 4 yrs, 13st 31b (Owner) 4 3
Mr T. J. Burrows' Ambrose, 4 yrs, 13st 21b
(Mr Burrows, jun.) 5 0
Messrs Hutton and Gill's Tixover, 5 yrs, 12st
(Mr Laxton) 6 4
Mr W. Howard's Fairy, 5 yrs, list 111 b (Owner) 7dr
Mr James Cooper's Cleopatra, 5 yrs, list 1 llb
(Mr R. Horspool) dis.
Betting-2 to lon Ambrose, and sto 1 "bar one." After
going about a mile Woodwell Head took up the running,
was not again headed, and won in a canter by 10 lengths.
Second Heat—Betting-2 to 1 on Woodwell Head, who
had the race in hand throughout and won, hard held, by
four lengths.

The Belvoir Castle Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 80 added
for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; with penal-
ties and allowances. One mile. 11 subs.

Mr G. Craven's Caustic, Bst 61b (W. Goater, jun.) 1
Mr T. Parr's Lochiel, Bst 61b (Hopkins) 2
Sir F. Johnstone's Cranford, 9st 31b (inc 71b ox) (Parry) 3
73etting-6 to 4 on Cranford, 2 to 1 agst Caustic, and 5 to
1 agst Lochiel.
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The Biddlesdon Coplow Stakes of 3 sous each, with 50
added for hunters, 12st each; winners extra ; thorough-
breds, 71b extra; gentlemen riders. About two miles.
12 subs.

Colonel Reeve's Haycock, aged, 12st 71b (inc. 71b extra
(Capt. Little 1
Capt. Storer's Shadow (h b), 6 yrs, 12st (Owner 2
Mr B. Martin's Ramsborough (la b), aged, 12st
(Mr W. Coleman) 3
The following also ran :—Chance, The Abbot, Queen
Mary, Mystery, and Jack's Alive.
Betting-2 to 1 agst The Abbot, 4to 1 each agst Jack's
Alive and Haycock, and 7 to 1 agst Chance.

The Granby Handicap of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5
only if declared; winner after the publication of the
weights extra; gentlemen riders:; professionals 61b extra.
About a mile and a half. 41 „subs, of whom 30 paid 5
sovs each.

Mr W. G. Craven's Provisor, 4 yrs, lOst 91b (MrEdwards) 1
Mr Chaplin's Miss Harriette, 3 yrs, 9st 121 b (Mr W. Bevil° 2
Marquis of Hastings's Ackworth, 5 yrs, 12st 31b
(Mr H. V. Wilkinson) 3
Moulsey and Historian also ran.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Moulsey, 7to 2 agst Ackworth, sto
1 agst Provisor, and 6 to 1 agst Miss Harriette.

The Scurry Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added, for 2-yr-
olds and upwards ; weight for age, with selling allow-
ances; professional jockeys 71b extra. Half a mile.
Mr W. Goodwin's Chip of the Old Block, 5 yrS, 9st 91b
(.£5O) • • . (Mr W. Bevil]) 1
Captain Boyce's The Rantillian (late Irish Mail), 4 yrs,
lOst 51b (£5O) (Mr G. S. Thompson) 2
Mr Fulke's Rejection, 4 years, 9st 111 b (car. lOst), (X5O)
(Mr Edwards) 3
The following also ran :—Handley Cross, Madame Tag-
liafico, and Wilford.

The Cup of 50 sovs in specie, added to a handicap sweep-
stakes of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, for
3-yr-olds and upwards ; certain penalties ; gentlemen
riders. Two miles. 19 subs., 14 of whom paid 5 says
each.
Mr Chaplin's Miss Harriette, 8 yrs, 9st 101 b
(Mr G. S. Thompson) 1
Marquis of Hastings's Ackworth, 5 yrs, 12st 71b
(Mr. H. N. 'Wilkinson) 2

Dean Swift also ran.
The betting opened at even on Dean Swift, but closed
at 5.t0 4 agst Ackworth, 6 to 4 agst Miss Harriette, and 2
to 1 agst Dean Swift.
The Waltham Plate of 50 sovs, for hunters ; weight for
age, with penalties and allowances. Three miles. (10
subs.)
Mr Robert Calder's Marksman, h b, 5 yrs, 13st 71b (in-
cluding 211bs extra) (Mr Edwards) 1
Mr Jas. Holiday's Owstwick, h b, 6 yrs 12st 81b
(Mr Beville) 2
Col. Reeves's The Hack, aged, list 91b ...(Capt. Little) 3

Betting-106 Co 30 agst Marksman.

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE-

MEN TS.

March 8, at 9 a.m., Old Warden, out of Doncaster
engagements.
March 10, at 9 a.m., Garotter, out of Doncaster
Steeplechase.
March 10, at 6 30 p.m., Knave of Trumps,
Church Militant, and Sinking Fund, out of War-
wick Hurdle Race and Doncaster Steeplechase.
March 12, at 9 a.m., all Mr. Sutton's horses, ex-
cept Jezabel, out of Northampton engagements.
March 12, at 9 a.m., Penarth out of The Great
North of England Steeplechase at Doncaster.
March 12, at 9 a.m., Gundrede and Arkansas,
out of Doncaster Spring engagements.
March 12, at 2 p.m., Lytham, out of Doncaster
Spring engagements.

March 13, at 1 25 p.m., haphazard, out of War-
wick handicaps.