The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-31 00:00:00

about a mile, starting at Grand Stand.

Sandal 1
Jetty Treffz
Aurora

3

Thirteen ran. Won by a length.
SEVERN BANK STAKES.

The Severn Bank Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added,
for hunters ; llst 71b each ; winners of 100 sovs at any
one time on the flat or across the country 71b, twice or
of 200 141 b, thorough bred horses 101 b extra; gentlemen
riders, professionals 71b extra. Three miles on the
Steeplechase Course. 14 subs.
Comborton 1
Arlescott 2
Drummer Boy
Nine ran. Won by two lengths.
AUTUMN FLYING ISTAKES.

The Autumn Flying Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs each,
with 40 added; the second to save his stake; winners,
once after Oct. 24 (at 7 p.m.) 71b, twice, or a stake
amounting to 200 sovs, 'l2lb extra. Rather more than
half a mile. 25 subs.

Spokesman
Sallie t

Miss Franc®s ..

Eleven ran. Won by a neck.
SHORATS SELLING STAKES.

The Shorts Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added ;
two year olds 7st 101 b, three 9st 31b, four 9st 111 b, five
six, and aged, 10st 2lb ; the winner to be sold for 120
Boys; if entered for 100 sovs allowed 51b, 80 10Ib, 60
141 b, 40 201 b, 30 281 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ;
T.Y.U. (a straight half mile).
Adamanthea
Zisca

Five rau. Won by a head.

The United States Name.

(From the Anylo-American Times.)
It is well known that this journal has always dis-
claimed using the word "AMERICA" as exclusively
the property of the United States. We have always
been of the opinion that the last-named designation
is the true one. In fact, it is the only one recog-
nised by the status of the country, or authorised by
its constitution. To call the United States merely
" America" is absurd, inasmuch as such a title
totally ignores the large American possessions of
England and Russia in the North.

On the other hand, there is a custom prevalent
in certain quarters that is still more erroneous.
There are persons who speak of citizens of the
United States as North Americans, because they
are born and living in the Northern States ; and of
other United States citizens, natives and residents
of the Southern States, as South Americans ! Could
anything be more ridiculous ?

It is not long since we heard a justly distinguished
President of an English College—a consistent friend
of the preservation of the American Union —inform
an audience that a student had been received from
one of the "Southern" States of America. We are
quite sure that the truly able and good man to
whom we refer meant no injustice to the United
States—that he spoke in no party sense whatever—
and yet he but uttered the idea that is so erroneously
prevalent in many European minds.
The truth is, the American Union is one. It is
a nation. It has a name, a Constitution, a Govern-
ment, as distinct and indivisible as can be found
in any country. The United States of North
America is that name, that Constitution
is the supreme law of all the land, and
that Government is free, sovereign, and independent.
Legally speaking, there are no such things in the
American Union as Northern or Southern, Eastern
or Western States. There are certain Republican
commonwealths, locatedin different degrees of lati-
tude and longitude. But they are all on the same
continent, they all carry the same flag, they all
take the same oath of allegiance, they all circulate
the same national currency, they all unite in choos-
ing the same general government; and, therefore,
to all intents and purposes, they are one and the
same people. To stigmatise one class as " Yankees,"
to exalt another as" cavaliers," is the acme of folly.
The inevitable and unanswerable logic of events
is conclusively proving it so. On the con-
trary, the genius of the institutions of the
United States is homogeneous ; and any and all
attempts to prove them otherwise will be disastrous
failures. There can be no class legislation in the
United States. There can be no aristocracy there.
The bonds of the American Union are lawful and
valuable, because the whole American people are
now pledged to redeem them. Any one who looks
carefully at passing events across the water cannot
fail to see this at once. The Confederate States
were never recognised by a majority of the people
of the Republic, and they never will be. Con-
federate States Bonds are worthless, and always
must remain so. Their value is dead and buried in
the grave of the Slaveholders' Rebellion, and not
even an archangel's trumpet can resurrect them
into life.