The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1872, Page 11

y A Meeting of the English Erie Protection Committee. AMERICAN SHIPPING INTERESTS. Che p Telegraphic Communication with America. Tho English Erie Protection Committee— What was Said at a Sheeting of the Stare. beliers in Louden. A numerous meeting of Erle shareholders, con- Vened at the mstance of the snarehulders’ Protec- Yon Committee, was held at the Yermious Hotel, Canoon sireet, London, Decemver 19 (Mr, H. L. Raphaei m tue chair), ior the purpose of receiving | from tue committee a statement explanatory of the. | present position o: affairs. ‘The Chairman, tn & speech of considerable length, detasied the operations of tne comuuttes in insu- tuung a criuinal prosecution against the directors, Bod exposing tier conduct in a peuiuon Lo the Btate Legisiature of New York, Kighieen montis, it appeavea, had been expeaded in preparing and filing “the indicument and giving toe deieudaats the necessary tine to make their answer. Evivence was now being taken ou behalf of the Conmitiee in support of tacur charges, aud (he case wus expectei wo be neard im the comung spring, 1u carrying on their operavions tle commultee had received much encouragement yPom whe iaie polilicai changes in New York. ric and ‘ammany were two mousters of Siamese growth, ‘iammany being now dead, Erie couid no longer survive. passed the Erie Bill and gave the directors an int demn.ty jor their inisdeecds was al Jeng.n occupied by a republican wajority Of more thau two-tuirds, sufllcient to override tne voles Ol he supporters Of Gencrat Hofman, the Governor of the Slate, who panctioned that Hotoriols measure. ‘ue cuainver Would meee early 10 January, dud le Was th? avowed Inveation Of Lue repuolican uiayority wy slams OUL Ene as iney Dad siai)ed oul iamuauy, ie lust Gesperate Ellure of tue ‘Tuumimany-rie party Was Weir attempt Ww deeat the cauddature ob Geuerat huriow, the Aliwruey Geuerai. tu Ults, however, Uey haa nol succeeded; Lie Genera, was elecied by @ luge majoruy, aba Mr. SWau, ue COUMULLe’S: agent, thus Wrue uu Lue Z4t0 OF NoVeuwer;—* dice My last 1 have bad a very sdusiactory imterview Wild Gevera Bariow, the Dew Alioruey Geueral, Apie eXprerses Lis strong desire lv give us every bance la bas power i our Ngur aguiust me Ne "Tug? ME PLOposes, il Mus OUCL CApUcl ¥, to bieak up the Wovle COmViuation Wituoul respect Of persuun, nud De us Wiilug eluber bo co-operate WIth Us, allowing US Lo proceed 1D Lue ueMe Oi LUE Prat O the State, A Wale Case We SOU eu in Maticuily have t uvpor. Of Lue party, Or else ww tig ASU 1 Lis OWN NAME ule Ou Hs OWN ace count, baving Lor ks ooject Wwe removal of the reseut adiiluisifaliou,’’ (Loua = cheers, ) in Nese Circumsauces Messrs, sé Bud Gould might be regarued ws im ecirenus —Douut less, therelure, tney would try zo save themselves froin tueir Wort late, and to ibis ead ther game woull Le compromise, Whetuer ney would Uy tL with (he Commuttes was douptiul, ve- Cause they Kuew the teruis woud be uurd, vut ne Was confident tate Wey wou try ion With gler pariues. During We iasi six Weens he Rad been Diure cueeriui a004t brie adalrs than ab way ume bhe iast two years, dud Ne et wssleed Wal WIERD & Very suort period tue suarebulders WoUu.d recover & Vuiuabie ,roperty, lee LOOK Mo wertl tO theuselves ior Wwe baouy luco of ailal’s, though Lo | Jusiace he Was buuLd to asser. Unal Ley had doue Hel ULM Ly ,Fomute Lhe suureuolders LLerests. pucir a laWsull Would lsi a grea leagth of Lune lg avy Country, bul especially tu NeW surk, Wue.e Bourrapt judiclary ad uvt yer expired. Lheit omy reward, wien Uney ‘bad fused ther lavors, would be te sausiacuoa oF having acheved success, uud that reward Lney hoped svun Wearn. do farus lu Luc past; bub It wa: Muivly jor Lhe Consideration of a great pres @auger Uist the couuittive had deemed ib Mupera- tive upo Laem to luvite Lue alicnuauce of ihe Sharevolders that day. curiously eao. gh, on ine very Gay—the atu ul.—that toey obtatued a valu. Abie aily IM Alloruey Veneral Luriow, Ley Pce.ved @ letter om ME, pIschOM beta —ULusell @ member OF the Comm toe ~ stating tual, ds Nas puso as ageut of the Avianuic and Great Westera Kailway Might at any mouent vecuiue tncumpativle with his reuaining a memver or the comauttee, he beyged us collcagues to uccept Mis reslgnauou. ‘hat olep Was specdity loiluwed by an auhounce- MEU! iu Fae LeWspapers Laat wuder comulsaliun ‘Was uelog lormed to reach the wie “ria! wore @livacious.y, una taut aunouuceuwnt was ace cOmpauied by @ dutribe agaist the Snare ho.ders’ §Protecuon Coubuittec, eu fol. owed tue jeter oO; Mr, Mesdeury, with waicd tey were a tawilar, aud i Wikeh I Was admiiied that the new mouvement Was sei on lout ta Lie toe terests of tue AlAMUE duu Great wesern Railway @ Well us tie wre, Thal Ne could uot, of course, conceal, a8 It Was motorivis that he dud ar. b1s- Chuusuciy Were WO Of cue MUSE IbLere.ted parues uw the AUauuc and Great Westera lines ‘Toca air, Liscupusueiur Ws PUL lorwuld as lhe agent uf We | Ene teurmautcaiou; uit out of a teclug Of Cow- as10N UF His Le CULIeUgUCS He Was uot tu de an- aBOUIstC Lo thew, Nis edoies Woulu be directed to the sume eud tiey ad in view. oul Why Was lb DOL sald Wha. end Wal was Ee Object Ol Lhe com- Iuilive Was Lo 'ucn Out Fisk and Goud; but he was NOt quite su suTE NAL Lit Was Lng aun Of NIT. Bis- Chououen aud of. wacilenry, were tu be cougratulaicd ia! Whey Were wot Lu ve Suyject low Ch 'rye, VUE Loete Was al (he same ume Astrumg Wut throwa UL bial a iarge fee woul have to ve expeoued ullamaicty, lt was lariuer Buled thal lie issue of suures CouliMucd to Overuow ail restrictions pliced upou It eltier vy tae Drowetiou comuiice Or tie WWs OL NeW York, Which Was siupry DOL correct, Again, One paras seb LOrln that be legally O. re suares, 10F ver Ue Issued bY MessTs. wl-Gnull> & Guldscummut, would wan shew ‘Ynis, he owueu, be uurdly Uaverstood the meaniug: O15 lur Who bau prowised but to-contest luems Who Would ox coud Cousest them excep: Messrs. Fisk aud Goud? Were tiey, tie, Lo uner that alr Memeury oad veen ID conespo.wence on ie suv ject witu risk and Gould, WhO Mad veen ovuging envugh te rescive teir parti war exempuon vor Mr. MeHenty’s constituents?’ But then ie idea of flegauly ved wave av errors ior tae siarenolders; Jor When at, Lvarts, Wo was Lue woundell Palmer OF the LD ted Sues, Was jn bn land a lew mous BiLCe, he lott the CoMmiitice thal tue NEW Lork and New tiiven Kailouy Mavigg wale @o overtssue of shares, and We legaiuty of those shares navn; been contested, Ib Was deciicd by tue Ju iy tat though the snares were inegal bie nhowers were ent.tied to prove as cre ators, Consequeatly, tue Brie slares were to ve séo.rated, Ne legal Would Le wore valunbe then tue tes. Br Metienry did no Stute What means Oe lutended to UPse IN Oruer to secure te 9D,eCl oF Lhe snare- jwluers. Li by law, Would Hot the comm. neewent of proceediigs de voro ved 1033 OF tuney Not 1. cod Oy be Through &@ com ruinise Wh Fisk aud Gould, He dit vot say Wuetuey a compromise Wouid be eter an esiravle or udesiravic; but i there were 10 be a Compromise Would Lot a commit tee com, used eutirely of bine Champions be THe Vest judves of whetuer the Cunprouttoe Would be .or the Levelt Of We Erie shareholders? it was nut Bluled by Mr. Meieury Wot mterest he had lu tne Erne; vu he wid that = 6he | bad undertken the moveweut in the toterest ot boin the Erie a the Atlantic. Were they Bure thal such an amalgamation would be weil Managed’ Would te wmieresis of the two uever clash According to Mr, McWeury Dinsell the Erie Fevenue tis year dad ween $20, 0,00, Dae tat of the AbluuLiC Was vULY $9,0.0,000, WHICD WOU Utdke Me very duticult tor (hour for a loug Une bo pay te IMerest on ibe Wovie OF Livr morigages. What, Meu, seemed to ve the tuducement these geutewen had for evectiug suce an amalzamatou? UL chey Succeeded tu evteriog lui ao arrangement for tue Lures al O Fish ait Goud roll Lue tie dtGos ton, t Would then have ive AuanuC aud Great Wester Board ready to take thelr paces aod carry op the Ene Kanway, und tuat Board would ve able to elect an Awuigamation vetween te Ene and Atlantic = Coupanes ov whien shures to the amount of 26,000,000 in ine lutier, Which were uext to worthiess, wount ve sinulgamarced Wiih louse Of the jormer, anu Wwe Ente ve vbhiged tv tvke tne whole bonded deut of the Auanuc. He did Bot mean to say sha: tag wag ‘0 be OF meat {y ve done, he UNly MenONed W 'O poli out te danyer Of eu\rasting ter afairs to meu WLO Lad ileres*s Oppures W their own, un the Chairman resuming Dis seat, Mr. G. Leon Provosed as a resovution.— ‘Thur the meeting, baring beard Mr, Ray statement, reqnes! ihe Provec.ou ¢ vminittee to continue their exeruous ‘op boualt OF the tre sharehviders. The CHAIRMAN hoped ine proceedings Would be conuned W the cbject ior Woieh the meeung was called—nameiy, to receive the expiauaivu ue had given, avd Wal Le sivuld BOL be required W pul any Myon trow ihe car. Mr. LEON thea moved, Mr. Bisnop seconded and the meeiing carried vy acclamation, 4 Vole oO: thanks to tbe Protection Commitee lor their services un Debs of ue sdarehviuers, The shipping Interests of the United States, [From the Loadon Daily News, Pec. 21.1 AD interesting part of Mr. BOUtWeli's report ts de- Voteu to a coustderation of the saipping mterests of ihe Union. Returns show, te says, that the ocean commerce of tne United siates 19 rapidly passing into the hands of foreiem merchants aad ebipouiders, Whereas in 186) nearly seveuty-one per cent o) the foreign commerce of the Union was $M Awerican ships, 10 1471 only thirty eight per cent ds 80 CANKIed. ‘Lhe reasons A-sighed 1OF This change are the dexirucion ui the ola mereamtile Buty by ‘We Conlederate cruisers, and, next, Wwe suvslitu~ lie saareauiders | bot ve conte ted, | ‘The New York Legisiature that | | ernuieul bas ve votes | @ud & Copy Oo: he following cireutar on the question | Property w thouv demauding @.orbiaut terms. ; laud les increased in pruporuon. built of wood, Mr. Boutwell pays a hush compliment W our troa shipouiders, ue says that the art tas bees carried to uizner periecti n 10 Great Britam than iu anv otaer part of wwe world, It is stated that the supe: tonty of Briusn macuimery and koowtedxe of the business by Briuish mechan- ics give an advantage over American siipbuilders equul Lo a) least Len per ceut upoa the cost Of COus> Struction.”” He lurther remarks that our shipbu.ld- eTs possess uttMOnd! Advaatages in tae Cost O1 fa bor, the cost of iron, ceals and ocner materiats, aad the rate of Loterest upou the capital employed, which are equal in ail by about twen-y per cout more; So that “tae diverence im lavor of british chip. builders 18 at least Unity per cent.” It might have been supposed that, buving showa that the American shipowner can buy what he wants, thirty per cent cheaper than he could get it mad’ ai tome, Mr, Buucwell bad poted out to Dim the right market in which to acquire new stups. Far irom it. itis aot eaough to remove da- les on foreten aruicies empioyed ia the construc. | ion of Iron ships tn the United suites. Mr, Bout. well does uot suriuk fcom the proposat that tne | goverument should pay saipuWuers out of the padiic reveaue tor employing American-oalit iroa slitys in the foreigu wade. He say: “Alter care- {Ui Constueraiou Of tue Whole subject Lam pre- Dured Co advise the passage ce law guarantee- ing to persous who may employ im the tore | ein trade, American pailt first class iron | steamships, of nut less thau twe thousand tons burden each an annual payment for tue pe.iod of five vears of tue suin Of $13 per ton. The subsuly | should be propo: uouately less Lo vessels of lower classiticatiun.”” fais is, ab all evenia, a thoro ° gving vropusal, Mr. Boutwell does not state whet he tuteuds to guarantee the sivpbutiders, who exvecied to make exieusive investinests in plant for carrying on a trade watch, Without arufictal sup- port, Inds be Carried On at @ Joss. The people Of | the Ouited stares can, of course, afford to iriver | money away 1a experiiuents of tis Kind tt it them. We cannot, however, velteve. that tue author 1 Llits provossi rates erther Laeir energy or mechanl- Cal skill at its true value, ‘Telegraphic Communication Between Eugland and America. A movement is on foot for the establishment of | cheap te.egrapnic communication wita America, Chi ‘hus been addressea to the principal Chambers of Commerce throughout the Unitea Kingdom:— 1s 1s proposed that tae governments of Great Brewin and ot the Luited States shoud purcnase the existiag cab.es aut New.oundlaud land ines payiug wor the same in termioavie anauities, and Cuaiging ony Sach rates lor the use Of the cables 48 | Will mee. Wue .nuUal Laierest Charge. For Gis pur. pose One-ourtu O1 Lie existing (aril would guile for the preseut—tuat ts iw say, messages of ten Words Could ve carried tor (en shiitings, amstead of 2s. ‘Phe gross caruings vt tue Auglo-Americau aud French cavies, incuding the share oi receipts ucccuag to tae Sewioundiand comvaay, nave Dow reached ubout 27u0,00 per anuum, and ins amount ts earned with ouly one-half o: the avall- awe power being employed, Tue existing com- Pamles are earuid:, Wii £700,000 &¥ eur gross re- ce.p.8, avout fieeu per cent on thelr orainury capi. tu, ater allowing a considerave sum tor reserve, | but, la View Of Lue possi Lites Of Competition, the Suarebolders would be cuntent Lo dispose of their it IMuy De-saiely assumed tual bey Would accept £150 Jor Algiv-Awerican oloCs aud £3) lor French cabie sluares Uf 12) eacn. Tue land lines and cabdies or Lie Newiuundiand com, avy can oe acquired Jor about elght Duudred thousand pounds, ‘The total cost of These lines, in tue Case Of au immediate purchase by | the yuvern..ents, womd, ou tuese terms, be less than five milion poauas, vide ior (the ine Credoe Ul Lusiuuss resulung tron! a lower rare wo dudibons caoles OURO be laid trom Irelaga to Newiouudlaou ve Matuax in No.@ Scoua, and we The tota: outlay Would then ve about xu,40U, 00¥, and Unis coulde be Ovlaines OD Lhe jolut guarantee oF Lhe Hogiisa and the Uniled Staves wuverumeuts, bY granuog annul Ues Of live per Geut Loc tuirly years, on the expiras lion OF Wich cables would become tree of ail charge, excep. Mainteuauce. Lae annual sum to wie the goverumeats Would wus commit them- Selves Wout be xo24,0u, Kor tls aunuity they would Lave made over to them the turee working cables, bow euring 440,00 a vear, With only one- bali vi their Capacity ewployed, two new cables and tue conuecung taua lives. it gas been found that With exci suc essive reduction im rates the use | Of Lhe Lelexrapns uas Cautiously increased, as 18 eVideuced trou Une ict tual ihe earmiugs are now | much greater with the rae at £2 than tey | Were foruieriy at £20 per me: At oue suuiliug per word, anu with four cavies out of tue | Ave Cousianuuy eulpivyed the receipts would be 4470, uv; ile eXpenses of all Wie lines, including re- purs, Wow vot eXcecd .10y,000; leaving a balance Of 4374, 0s. LO Mest au aOOUA Charge, terMminabe ia thrly vears, ct 25.0000. It 1s apparent, however, Wat tue reduction iv one shi'ing per word would Nut ve Dual, but tual sill Lor her reauctions might ve made, act (ue HuMveEr OF Cables LuCreased Ou the sume plad oO lecmiwabie AnUUIUeS WithoUL Decoming any burdeu ou tue two governments. ‘the vermina- bie Charge for leu Canis Would be £485,000 a year, | Which wodio be earned by eight of the cabics in Working order at iue rae of sevenpeuce per word, | and sv on ud civecumn. OD the expiry of the annur | {ies The Cost of coumantcation between the two | couuties Wou.d uot be greater than Lie charges for | iuternal communicauon. Strike of Two Thousand Railway Workmen at Lerby, England, December 19 upwards of twu thousand workmen, empivyec at the Midiand ka lway ‘orks, Derby, turned out in a body, in consequence cf sume als- Sauisiaction respeciing the directors apporuoning | out their hours of lavor—viz., fitty-lour hours | weekly, A lew weeks ago tue directurs expressed tneir willinguess to concede to the workmen the nine hours’ system, vut uxed no plan as to Dow the | hours shuald ve uistrivated, —\ésteraay aiternooa Ube direcvors came tu tie conciusion Wa tue men | Should COmMCHLe WOrk BL 51X O'clUCk ID (he Morn: ing, Wita Liree-4Uarters of ‘wu hour for vreakiast, vue Dour ior dimucr, and leave off worse at six | oC ucK In the eveung and on Savardays at nova. The workmen, vn tie other band, preierred | to commeuce Work vl SIX O’ciucé In the Morn ug, (oO ; have their usaal meal umes, dud leave of at DVe v'cluck ia whe evening, aud on Saturdays at one | O'clock, Taese teruis Were reluset, Wuereupon the Wuole body o1 We Worswen, Wala the excepted of one Or two Huudred, Lurued Ove @ iitle beiore four ©’ COCK, HNA Many OL Liem proceeded vo the iront of we andiand KUuUWaY Staf.ou, Waere @ tem) orary Piatior. Was erected, &ud speeches were delivered in jusiification of the’ amy of couduct parsuea by the | Mén. A deputauon oF Six Workwen suosequeutiy proceeded ty ine vftice of Mr. Kirtiey, Lue iocomor live superlutendent, aud be expressed a deverminas | tou Del (oO aliuW any Of the men to tesume work uulil Iney had Leeuw Lelore ain personaly, ‘ine meh Wil preseut tuemse.ves av the Woras to-mor- row morning, aud H luey are reinsed “dominoes” a strike will tise place, The aduir bas creaved a great excueme FOREIGN MISCELLANZOUS ITEMS. Latest accounts from Turkey state that the rumors of @ prague mm Armeuia are discredued. The Levant Times learas, on good authority, that the pudcet, now nearly completed, will show a life | ference im lavor of the Treasury of po leas than £3,909,000, Tue Lecant Times says @ telegram recolved at the Imperial Meteoroogical Observatory at Uon- slantiuoie reporis (hat LWO ShOvKs of eartnquake occu. red at Cavalia, With regard to the new werman coinage itis | staied that the goveramect propose to issuc at first 6,277,000 pleces of tWeaty marks each, ud 1,395,000 pleces OF .€0 harks eaca. since last Feuruary no less than twenty-eight compautes fur Colddcliag tie Cousiruciivd Ot as- tase Decn started la buglaud, With an aggregate capital OF £3,220, 000. From tue Jd of Veceuver io the oth 223 sentences | Were prowvdaved oy We courts martial mw Frauce Gud 16) deals, Those Of res orig the Loiat number a ,ulsuents tO 1, 774 aud tue prisoners | huerwvel to Liosa. ihe song Kong papers say chat the Chinese gov. 4,0N,003 baels 10 send Curly students ty Yale Cudege, mm New Bagiand. lows ever Lills Way oe, luey Caunul ave appropriated Ube EDUFWIOUS SUL UL Siy,d 0 ob ple, ‘The disarmament of the Freuca National Guard Wil! be couciuded wy tne ead of Novemvers Le 13 staced imal tne guverni ¢ Lutead to propuse to the | Asem y the suureeniug of the lor of procedure H Aguiuct We FoaMdiding 24,000 VOUUOAISE prisvac¢rs, | Levers iro Week cunc Yoevns state that witnim a single Ons Lave veen sulicifed jot (Wenty- e1gut didereut coupadies, Whose capital Wood amouat ty abyut eleven miikon pounds, Taey | Comprise DAURINg. BoSUrUUCE, LULlding Bud Fal Way Cul pauieds | Tue Muutetpal Connci! of Metz nas just sent to Privey Bismarck # Pelion asking thal tie con- Mpllold iu Lurraue idly ve deayet Jur ive years | WOUL Lad. says we ducuMent, Lue emigration 1s sure W asvome sucy propurtivas thay be cuuutry | Wil be NO mure tad B desert, The Kussian goveraimeut has appointed a com: Wis-10v .v cousivEr Weer sebasiopul shoulu in | 10.Ure Ue regarded a & Warvur lor Lue i 48 & Lradiug seaport. UF 48 & port ULM lor wari) Bud mMercadihe parvoses, ine decisive tor une question wil depead, 11 Me first piace, on wuetuer devustupul is ly be ws Juriress OF an open city. Soe of the Manuiacturers of Paris, pot bet ADE lo UN Frenca Workuiea, and vei sowing Wy euip.oy Geruiads, propose lv engage dolieiniaus, A Worneds ciuy ut raged Ofers ail the necessary Imormauow tw #00 C een Worked as propuse gvlng Wo Yaris, Belore Ue War tae artisans of (O18 Lutiwoaley Were suillcieoily buwerous in that cy | tu tori & ciuy, Which wel Bb ine Cald Holanda, Palais Koy al, ‘Fhe Spingen Ratiway 18 to be commencea without delay, & COrtract Having WiliD the Jase few days been shrued a Basie, by the vireclur Geueral o: the Swiss railways aud Ue Noduiees of We Milanese sharchowers, Wha Messrs. Kucton & Naver tor the Const UOLIOH OF UNE 11Ne. ctium be woun Cole au Lecce is Ww be HutsHed 1 four years, dud is ese Luetred ty Gost . 440, 0, Wu WL be pura to the Contractors fy fOlWWs, Vid. :—£60,000 7 Ade WO DY Switeerland, Louw by Germany, ai | tue Uuited States! 'T Usslal UaVY, — dal; THE NAVY. Startling Exh:bit of the Wor(hlesmess of Gur National Veseels. To THe EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— So much bas been written and so much said by high poliucal authorities as to the immense feet of this country, aud so much also has beeu said and aone by which the people of the couBtry ab large are terrioly, if not wiliully, decetvel, that 1 has be. come a patriotic duty ior those Wo caa to put fortn the truth in ail its Gisagreeable and humiliating na- kedness, We do not care one jot or tittle about the sublime talk which we hear (rom Washingtoa, The “Navy Register,” it anaiyzed by any one who | knows ts meaning, is a pretty faithful boox. We Unik advisable jor Conzress and for tne country to look itover as soon as possivie, provided it is not (one wiih @ view to self-deception and giorif- cation. In the “List of Vessels,” than, for “Register? of July, 1571, let us analyze. FIRST RATES. Of this tweive there ts uot one ltner—nothing | heavier than @ wooden irgate, Out of the twelve there are six available and fit tor duty, tree or four of which, savs official authority, will be entirely Totted at the expiration of their preseat service. ‘Phere are tour on the stocks. half butt of green timber, rotting fast, aud not fit for or worth (ue re- batdimg. : Tw» are said to be repairing, but work is 6 pended, and they are fast rotung also, These two vesseis could be saved yet 1f pat under repairs. ‘They belong to the old navy and are the vest vessels we have in the yovernment possession, That is a record of the United States first rates, or rotten frigates, as we don’t go higher. No sea- going tron-clad figures bere at alt. Next on the list are second rates. There are re- ported to be diieem of these, Of these fiiteen five only are availabie. Five are ‘“imordinary,’? which Means laid away to rot, as inexpensively and a3 secretly as possible, These are mostly unfit even to repair, Four are repairing, and they are good craft. One is unt to cruise, and so put ito special ser- vice to count large belore the worid. ‘These second rate vessels are corvettes, or what are called sloops.of-war of tho first class; and we may couat on nine ot them, provided some money isexpeaded ou them, aud tuey may ve saved from otal loss tu the nauon, 5 ‘That 13 a grand show for the United States, with two thousand miles and upwards of seacoast, But our commerce 1s small now, it ts true, Of this list mine cau be repaired and made good lor service. Next we come to the third rates, We are Dow liguring on pretty small craft, aud one would expect to count them by hundreds, Ths class of Vessel is composed of gunboats 0: the lurger size. ‘whey carry three or tour guns only. “Navy Kegister”? says we have twelve. Twelve first class gunboats, Kight of the twelve are 10 service in toleravly good order, Four are in ordinary, going to swilt decay and will soon be not worn rep.irs, We cone now to tourth rates, regular gunboats, We have registered of this class eleven. Of this number seven are avaliavie and cag yet be put into cruising and fighting order. The balance of four are in the same economical conditioa of rotung as all the other unavailapie property 0. this ku! 18, Quite lately one of this class, the Iroquom, was regularly fitied out (commissioned ta the most economical manner of course), for service in the East Indies, vnina and Japan. but for want ot others this véssel was put into Vice Admiral Rowan's recept.on fleet, and while she was cruising about Sandy Hook aud in ne Horsestioe awaiting to do honor to the Royal ussian Grand Duke, sae steamed io we up to the Battery thas morning of we reception. and broke duwn—bouiers uceriy worth. jess. ‘Thea ehe was put out of cowl s1041—vl- feers, crew, 8.0res, equipments, all Jaid up again (and avie engimeers do say wnat the Iroquols’ Dou ers are not worta the expense of paiching thew up). Her hull and other outits are in yoou oruer, aud we will allow her vo fyure amuns the novie seven a8 un avaliable piece of property or nutioaal deienos and commercial protectioa 1m China, Corea and Ue far Hast—suy taree months nence. SO much for the e even tourin rates, The fiith rates ure next, these, i ts siaved. it is the funniest urithmeuc auybody ever saw. We luvite the peuple 0 00K at the “Navy Rezisier” aud see. Doudie-enuers, oid saitlug sloops-ol-war, advice boats, ‘the Wasp, of one gun—a six-pouader, probe ab. OF SOMES, 184—Are IN UNIS LiBE, e are, however, eight saialier class gunvyats, of Wo guns, Of sinall Caliure, in this lit, and tuey regily Cou- prise all 118 Worta, Nine are saluog vessels aud haiks. ‘The, are absolutely wor.hies and & 100lisn expense tu keep, =Uf tne eight guLDOALS HX Can Da used or mide availavie, Wo ure, uo douDLt, be, ond sal atua—roiting down, It is quice enovugli to make an honest man ind} naut bo have t.s listo: nineteen fifth race men-vl- There are nineteen of | War paraded veiore tie world as part vt the Qatuonal .detence, 1b is even said that tiey re,resent a force OL la yuns, and the couutry 18 wraveiy told Wat these 124 yuas ure tea iy 8 Tving in Une Capacity of national de.ense. And many 0: them canagt be moved from New York to the anchorage of any cuy, aud never suould be, fen joiloWs & cur.ous array of twenty-nine ves. seis—“receiving,” “practice” and “supply vessels.’” Everybody knows We need supply snips an. use & lew rece.viug satps, but to put aly (nese rosea huiks, brokea dos dvuple-endra, Old sailing irigates and liners as & cOMporeut park OF 6he Uuited States Navy, represeauiag some turee huis dred guns 01 the national arm, 18 a deception. ‘Toere are vessels in (is list which were pro nounced Oulciatly as unit even ior repairs tive Years ago. Among others ts a tine-of-value snip cailed the New urieans, on te Blucks ab Sachets Hatbor, State of New York. ‘Lats vessel Was lald om tie SLOCKS at least Sixty Years ago, ond is not half finisued, and yet she figures officially a3 parc of tne United states Navy, Cv.uprising sume two thousand eisgut hundred tons of its aggregate. Not oue of these tweaty-nine ves-eis coud, under any cifcum- stauces, be brougut iio acnon, Vaere are ciirty tags wich figure as a part of the Navy. Ivisa won ler (oat the Lnousht ovcasio by the atte.upt to paim off thirty tags a8 & pact Oo! the round numbers of vessels ol tne United States Navy don’t make the 1k tura pale as It 1s written down, Dedact thirty Vesse:s uure from tne list of Uai.ed Staies si1p;-0!-war and see Wua feuiAlns, Asacomment on Wwe tus lst, recently we De- Partmeat, ior want of @ gunboat that wus sound and sultaole, and iu tts Unuappy poverty, ftted vat One Irom the Boston Navy Yard as & Man-ol- war, sent fer 10 China as part of tae Asiatic Meet oO! e world, all the way (rout Boston, at the Azores, Gibraliar, tnrough the Meul- tertaneau, Suez Canal, India, laugned long and loud at weteat. We know how sue got to singa- ie at last; and the norcheast trades, or monsouns, having seo In, Lae ga laut ULUe crart coulda’ get Up Ww tne fleet at Hons Koug, and tue capiacn (!) oF ber, do his zeal and impatience, it 13 sald, wok an Eog- lish mali steamer aud weat up bo the Magship with out her, The writer had tus story repeated to hua » alady Wavelier nat loag siace., valiant lide alos | : Lastiv, we come to the formidable list of fifty-one fron-ciads. It 1s grana euoush aud large enough (0 loox wo Engiands, three Spas aud specie pay- Ments im the Jace all as once, One of (nese iron-clads, te Terror, ison duty in Cuba. [/ names couid only protect tue nauoual in- lerests tn Havaua, dautiazo Bod i@ancas We | Wourd ve a lucky people, tor they do not cust much money. Four are on the stocks—onfinished, and rotting, and rasting—oy far the vest four of the list too, One 1s at the Naval Academy tm seiovl 3Ie—a goou use too, °, Forty-two “are tard up’—' in ordinary,” we take it; that is, rotung aud rusting goin On ireely. Tweive of tiese jorty-two American jrop-ciads costing about tweive milion doliars, never fuated after they were launched on accoust of delecuve constructiOu dud model Think of $12,000,000 wortn of tron-clada which cannvt float witout aratictal aid, aad win Out guns, or oatit, or crews! Not one of 100 fifty-oue can go 10 sea or become a crumer. We KUOW, NowWever, that taey have veen dry narsed throug (wo experuoents Of summer cruisiag, bas (nat does not help us any the better to put ope of our trou-claits in Comparison With those of European States. We can yo down lo Havana in two or tree days and see poor old Sparo’s trou-ciads and ships, and the United St squadrou toere migot smn and biustera good deal Without Irightenmg the mi- gos much, ‘This 1s our great navy, then, 1a ronnd nambers:— 81x first rates, ie; but some Bro FUtLLOg. Five secon’ rates, Four secoud rates can ve saved from rot and made avallavie; but it Won't do to deter much longer. Eight third rates, These are gunnoats, uvaiable, ‘even fourth rates, small gunvuats; are wvail- able und can ve cowsted as part ul a navy. ) Eigot fith rates, avatiavie vy repairs, and by pat. ting Work on them atonce. They cun ai be saved M tagen in ome, No vesseis are building to replace those Jost, cou- demued, sold or rotung. ‘The repairs are of the smallest possiwle figure, such BcouWmnY, ladeed, as We voubt the rauent Or anv jnuividaal Wonld regard as such Uf applied | to toeir personal property or reat estate, ne Above 4 (He mds favoravle Neure Marie. ‘Tuese vessels ae last golug to pieces, and U tais system Of ecousmy oes On w lew yea:s (Our ' oF tivey wu esp the gov. Lewis chs hon gl w , tags again, but to aucaor 148 OF lerryvuats, ‘Thirty €.go. Vessers are ali ina thts coaatry can Low,000 Id hares vi (ue OUlYauyY, ad the reauin- ug £1.000,000 in vom Couut ON us ity HauOuAl atu 1OF general service, For special avd aan Ut Bervices Lavre Mau lal mse iorce, 1b id Weil .OF Lh GyuMity, Jor Its com> NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. merece, its lexisiators, it3 Cabinet and Congress, to dook Woll t> this stare of things, No silys-o:-war are oulding, very few indesd are regairtng or fit- tang for use, aud our materal on hand is rottt fast, in a tew years more the United States wil Nave netther ships yor gunovats, und, saddest of all, neituer vificers nor seamen. And yet we are on the eve of war. OBSERVER, ENGLI3H RACING. Kingsbury Steeple Chases. THURSDAY, Dec. 14.—the MIDLAND RAILWAY Sresece Ciuase (uandican of 5 suva, each, 2 lore feit, with 40 added; winners extra; about twe miles, Mr. B Land's Wiidies, by Canute, dam by Lanervost, aged, 12 st, 7 1o., 1 Mr, Percival 5 Gul aed, 12 st. 41d. 2 Mr. Douay’s Avlaia, 5 vears, 11 st 8 Mr, LU, Andrew’s Vanbruzh, 5 vears, List, 10 1b., 0 Betting—6 10 4 against Agiaia aud 2 tol each against the Guide and Wid.lies, ‘fae KINUSBUKY OuP STcePLe Caase (handicap), @ piece of plaie value 100 sovs., by suoscripuon of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added; winuers extra; about two aites ana & nati, Mr. Sana’s (he Cmef, vy Porto Bay, out of Jane, G YEARS, USL TID. ceeserseeseseees seal Mr, J, Percival’s Biavk Prince, aged, 12 st.71b.. 2 Mr. d. Blison’s Kaitiesuace, 5 years, 1L Bt 51b.. 0 Mr. H, Eliivou’s Adam Bede, aged, 11st. 21d... 0 Betiing—s to «eacu agatast Tue Chief and Black | Prince, 5 to 2 agaiust Rattesnake and 109 tod again-t Adam Bede ofered), ‘A SELLING STSKVLE CHASE STAKES of 5 Sovs, each, 2forieit, wilh 2) added; 1our-vear-olds, Lost. lvtb,; five, 11s, 70.; six und aged, 123, with selling allowances; aout cwo mntics. Mr. Ww. south’s Norriazton (hn. b.), by Alvediston, ont of Isavel, 6 years, 108, LID, (25 SOV). Mr, HH. Eliisou’a Bob, 4 years, 11st. 7b. (69) Mr. B. puudd’s b. g. L. 8. D,, aged, List, 710, (25) mr. T. Horweou’s Poleaxe, 6 years, List, TI), (25), Mr, W. G. Jarvis’ cn. m. De la Motte, 4 years, LOSE. 101D, (BO BUVS.). .ecceeerereeee seseee Mr, Seaprouk’s Domino, aged, 10st, 10tb, (40). betting— Even on L. 5. D., 4 to | cach against aXe ani Sourriogton, 5 to 1 against De la Motte and 6 vo 1 agaist Lod, A SELLING HURDLE STAKES of 3 sovs, each, with 26 added; th jlo; sour, 1:8t. TI; hve and upwards, 11st. 121p.; seliing aliowances; about ove mlie aud ball, over six aurties, ’3 Sabis, by G.eawasson out of Sa- . LIst. (5) SOVS.). seeeee Mr. Cation’s Playtaw, 3 years, La (5)... Mr. W. Bamoctige’s Veda, 6 yeats, List, 61d. (30). Kiarts Altuorp, | years. 1st, (3 ).. ‘@tleuder s 00. 1. bY Thormanby out of Gong, Sad, aid 2 to Lag ‘ ‘vhe KinGsBURY GRAND HURDLE Kace of 100 sovs., added to % Haudicap Oo: Lo sovs, each; winners exira; tae secoud received 20 sovs, out of the Stakes; One mile and three-quarters, over seven huruies. Mr. Avron’s Marplot, by Marsyas, out of Pene- lope Plotwell, 3 years, 1031,.... . r, G, stratford’s bo, c. Sareae ton, 3 years, Lust... Mr. J. Dixou’s Preston, 3 years, List. 21D. 8 Mr, H, wllison’s Saucebox (ate Threatel years, lst. lu... . a Mr. 3. Jacob's cn, f. Clievreuse Mr, J. Muafora’s Vervicne, Mr. B. Linu's b. g. Aintree, 5 years, Lust. 10) an F ‘y's King Of tue Roses, 5 yerrs, lust. 7ib, Mr. W. South's Dorcas. 4 Vears, 108i. 710. ..606 ee Mr. H, Eilisou's Ratilesuake, 5 years, lust. 71D... Bettiug -s to | each agaist Preston aad Marplot; 6 to Leach against vorcas, sarcuedon and sauce- years, 10st. 4 years, Lost, lolb, tb 0 0 0 0 0 0 box; 100 to 15 ea “nh agatast Chevreuse and King of the Roses, aut 1) 10 | azainst Aintres. i PHB UXBsDON SPBRYB CHASB PLATE Of 50 sovs, (handicap); winners extra; avout two utes. Mr. Pereival's Owen Swift, by Warlike, out. of Cheer.ui Boy's dam, azeil, List. 910 Mr. Drax’s siaad, 4 years, Lost. Llp Ait, Drox's Frailty, aged, 12st, 4Ib.,. Mr, a. Cristo’s Guss, 6 Ve ws, 1286 41D e Mr, Leptwo's or. i. Vivauliere, aued, List, 710 Mir. W. Burtwoa’s La Marciatere 7p Betung—5 to Bliss, 6 10 | against Vivandiere, 7 10 1 against La Marumere and 1 fo 1 aguiust Fratity, with whom Mr. Drax deciared to wil. A HUYTEX’s KACE: a plate of 50 sovs.; 12 8t, 7 Ib, each; geutiemen riders; LW oles ou the fiat, Mr. f. Belts’ b. g, ‘Tommy Dodd, by Laeydes, out Of Present, 6 years, L2st. 710. 1 Mr. Burkell’s g. Lite Watton, 2 mr. Valiender’s Paiombe, 4 years, 12st. TiD...... Mr, J. Cuenuell’s v, g. Ile Boy, 4 years, 12st, fT. Horwvou'’s ch, hb. Innerda.e, 6 years, 12st, $10. bos cise Pee BRM AS Witiccsco Mr. G. Stiriing’s br. g. Fivaston, azed, 12st. Tp, 0 Betting —2 to 1 aginst Litte tute on, 5to 2 agamst Innerdaie aad 10 W 16 vgaiust Paiomve, Fiipay.—A STESPLECHASE PLATE (handicap) of 40 sovs.; about two miles, Mr. 1. Drax’s Fratlty, by Hungerford, ont of Araby’s Juugiier, aged, 12st, 71D. Mr, Douay’s Auiata, 6 years, Lust. vb. Mr, Wail’d Balsaino, 6 years. 10st. Tb Mr. A, Cristo’s sss, 6 Years, 12st. 1b Mr, Percivai's Guide, aged, 128t. 5.b. Mr. Trucunan’s L. 8. D., aged, List. 4 Mr. Lewis? Goodteiiow, aged, List 12Ib, Mr. FP. G. Hovsou’s Vorsau, aged, List, lib, Mr. Mevvilie’s Gertrude, 6 yeirs, Ist, Tlo....... Mr. W. Burvou’s La Martidere, 5 years, Lisi 71b,. 0 Betung—s to 7 asaiust Bliss, 4 to 1 against Corsair, 7 w 1 each against frailty aad L. 5. D., and 10 tol each aguiast La Mart:were aud Goodfellow, A SK.LLING HURDLE RACE HANDICAP Ot $9 sovs.; the winner to be sgid for 00 82¥8.; avout one mile and @ bali, over stx aurdies, ©. Brook's ‘laumouutine, by Rata; Spinster, syears, 1ist...... Mr, Cattvou’s Playtair, 3 years, 11st. 41 Mr. Bucnnain’s sabis, 3 years, }1s1. 10:0 br. W. Brambridge’s Veda, 6 years, 12st, Tib, Mr. Seavrouk’s sally Sutton, 4 years, 11st, Luib. Botting —2 to 1 agalust Lamvourime, 5 bo 2 against Playiar and 4 to | against ovols, Tak Hyp# HURDLE HANDICAP of 6 Sova. each, with 40 added, avunt one Me and @ hall, over six hurdles; ¥ subscrivers. Mr. Dixon’s b, mw. Polyglot, by Amsterdam out jones, 3 years, Luat....... does Stratiord’s 0. & dSarcneton (ale Jovial), 3 years, 10st. Lib3....... ere es Mr, verry’s King of the Roses, 6 years, ilst. 41b, Mr. Abion’s Marplol, 4 years, List. (inciudiug 71o. QXIPA)...0esseceseeers nesses sree Mr. J. Nigatingali’s Scout, 6 years, 11st. 7ib.. . Mr, B. Laud's b. g Atntree, 6 years, 11st, 71b, Mi Weaver's Cosiavetie, 5 vears, List 41b. Mr. F, Swindeil’s Lueodore, 4 years, List. dib. Sir K. Harvey's br. g. Canon, 4 yeara, List, 21) A HUNTERS’ >T Lé# UHASE PLATE Of 50 so’ for hunters; weigut lor age, with selling allowance about two miles aad a oat, tr. A. \ates’ Crawler, by Loiterer out of Cura- Unix, 4 years, List. sID...... Mr. G. Surilug’s Elvuston, aged, Lzst Mr, F. G, Hooson's Cauworu, 4 years, 11: Betung—5 to 4 oa Crawler and 7 to 4 aga ‘worth. ‘YHE GREAT M@rRoPOLITAN StecpLe Case of 20) AuVS.. added Loa Handicap ol 16 sovs. cach, Lo forieit; Wianers extra; avout taree miles; 13 su0s, Mr. A. Yaces’ Tae pyovol, uy Prime Minister our of Mistra, aged. 10st, 10ID...... ibn Vena morion’s co. g, Wauba, 5 years, lost, Mr. Leptou’s br. m. Vivaudiere, age, 10st, Mr. T. Wilkia,0u’s br. g. scar ington (h. b.) TSt TV... coccooun” ecoce*® =4 & 5 years, lust. AID, oe neve # teeeeceee . . Mr. N. Masvu’s ch. m. Generosity, aged, 10st, 41D... 0+ teen teen cece ees seeeeeacees Mr, G.S. Dauiel’s Barney (laie Duiter), 6 years, Bettiug—3 (0 | each agaiost The Dybvol and Vavo- Un, 410 Lagalast Wainba, 6 to 1 agatase scarring. ton, 7 to) against the spy. 8to 1 agalost Vivaue nd 10 Lo 1 against Barn, ASBLLING STEEPLE Case Of 3 sovs, each, with 2% added, for lour-yeir-ods aud upward; weigat tor age, with selling allowances; about two miles, Scuta’s tunor, vy Nevile out of Vera- @ar's, 10 81, 1d LD, (30 BOVE). wees 1igen’s BOD, 4 Years, 10 8b (du). Mr. Wall's 1 a@isamo, 6 years, List. (34), Mr. 4, Seavrook’s dally Sutton, 4 years, Mr. Speedy's NOrringion (U. o.), 6 years, Lust, 1310, , (30) 1, 9 to 2 against Bob, 3 to 1 against Norrinzwa, 6 tol ‘auainst Balsamo. 6 to] against Mancnester, and lu to 1 agaist Sally puitou, Tue MatpeN HURDLE STAKES of 30 sovs., added weepsiakes uf 3 Bova, each, lor turee-year- weight for age, with certain ale je mie aod & Half, over MX Nurdles. Mr. G. siraiorws b. I, Sarcuedun, by Cagiiostro Ot of Joyeuse, 4 yeur4, Lust. S1y..... Mr. of, M. Alma Mater, 3 years, 10st. 51b 2 's br. m, Leovitle, 4 years, list, 3ib, 3 Mr. W. Docker's b. fh, Starter, 6 years, 11st, 10lo.. 0 Mr. #. G, Hv0s0u's Juillet, 4 years, lust. 1210. 0 Mr. T. Bett's ch. 1, Matia, 4 years, lust, 121d, Mr. Vouay’s bouques, 6 Years, List, 1D. Sir K. B, tlarvey’s Vintner, 4 yeara, 11s Mr. ©. brutton’s Birdie, 4 years. List. 310 bevting —6 to 2 earn against Bouyuet don, 4to 1 ayainst Leoviile, 7 to 1 against Juliet, and &toP against Aima Mater, earn Ck ya ct ie ee namovte at Kingsvary on arsaay, y and uniorunate.y traccared one of fis iegs in two Places avove the aukie, 1. 8. D, Who was at one time considered @ good horse, was sod at Kingsoury on Taursdag last to Mr. Trueman for seveuty guiveas, after Huishing turd in @ peulag Cuase, for wuich be Was entered to ve disposed Of 10F £25 nese on rrington, after winning the Selling Chase at Kings was wold to Mr Speeay for sixiy- bine guive tcuman, tho Australian steeple-chaser, since po etcana is up of tie ifust Nas heen doug guod Work ul Dpsum, where he is located, WINNINGS OF GERMAN HORSES 1871.—From @ list pubusbed 19 the sore We learn that the vree. year oid piuencl, by Lor ) oUF Ut Skycuuer, Nas won upwards of te0 (Housand thalers this season, ana occupies (ne loremost place amoug Germau winners. Bauernl nyer is next, with upwards of nine nousand thalers, Adonis 1s fourth on tne list having Wou feven he vaiue Of 6,000 thaiers. Filousuer Carned 4,873, inciumve of the Bawiwh victories. Venehen being beaten, LUG ‘Value Of the stakes Delug 5,475 thusere, RACING IN JAPAN. Yokohkam: Autumn Meeting. (From the Japan Heraid, Nov. 22.) Pitts? DAY'S RACING, 1, Yoxouama Cur—For China ponies; wirners at last meeting exciuled, Weight as per scale, Entrance $6. Que mile aud a quartei, Coantivieer Lord o: the Ii Japan po os that have sli list Butrauce $5. Half never Wou a mite. Typnoon. 1 2 —*or Unina po ies Welgtt as per scale, iImporred by subscription, ‘Theee quarters of a mite. Enirance, $5. Moonstruck. * e 4, CHALLENGE China ponies, as per scale, 5. ‘two miles, 5 varaeee cascnes son Wy Or ‘ON “CHAMP(ON PLaTs.—For Japan Ponies. Welzut List, Eufrance $5. One mi Moctezama. sae 1 £0 if i | Winners at tac meeun: exciuaed, Weigut as per Half a mile, 6. Can scale, Entrance $5, Genserte.... Garry owen. Alaric....... : 7. WAREWELL ~— Oor—Present2d.—For ponies, Winners of the Nippon Cham™on Pilate exciuded, Weisgit, 10st, T1bs, W.nuers at last meeting 14 lbs, extra, Eutrance $5, One mile aud 1 = Cu ponies. Winners at the meeting exciuded, c as perscale, Kntrance $5. Une mule and a quarter, Southern Cross... teens Wul o’ the Wisp, Lord of ue Isies +e + 9% CRITERION STAKES—For China pontes, Win- ners in China tn is7l, or at this meeting, 14 103. extra. Winners in Japan in 187!, 5 lbs, extra for each race won, Weight 11 st. Entrance $6. One ited oy Mr. W, J. Alt. — For China ponies; wiauer of the Cnalienge Cup ex: c.uded; other winners ¢ los. extra, Pen Ites accit- muiative, Wergitt as per scale, mule and three quarters. Chanticieer.. . 2 HER tance $5. One — by We Winner of Nip- other winners Weizht 10 st, ‘3 Ol a mile, t Kk, tq.—For Japan pouies jon Champion Plate 14 lus. extr ibs. eXtra, Penalties accumulative. Tivs. Katrance $5, Turee quarc Typhoon... Paity Wha Adrintic (ate Kanaya' * 3. THe Warrtors’ rE—Presente by the Race Ciub.—for Japan ponies, ridden by native oilicers In the service of the Japanese government, ‘heee quarters of a iile. For tats race none of tae warriors appeared, 4. Bancees’ Cor—For ail ponies £) st. 10 1b for Japan ponies 10st, Winners 7 lbs, extra, Entrance $5, mile, Southern Cross Garey Owen Wii 0’ ine Wisp... 6. StukRUe Curp—For subseripiion, Winer of th: Welat as per seaie, @ distance, GEM CTIL, «oer ee meeting, Three-quarters ol a Pp »: Covter’s Cup excuded, Entrance $5. Unce round and 1 -2 . 3 6. VIsiTOR Vresented.—For Cina pontes. i STUD FARMS IN KENTUCKY. The stad farms in Kentucky are very numeroit and many very extensive; aad tt {4 @ fact that every One who has atarm is @ breeder of the thoroug!n bred horse, eltier for racing or trotting purpose Woodford county abounds with stud farms of great dimensions, tneluding Alexander's, Harper's, Swf ; Servs, Kinkaiq’s, Grata's, Dudiews, Grinstead’4 MoGvata's, Bafurd’s aud others, These farins art from tures hun lred to three thousand acres in ex tent, We have given accounts of Messrs. Alexan | der’s and Johu Harper's domatns, and will now pro seat a short des riptroa of another: — THR WALNUT HILL STUD FARM, ‘This 18 the property of J. A. Grinstead, aad is sit. atel six miles trom Lexington, oa the Richmond turnpike road, Tae land i mostly covered with native forest wees, Th» improvements on the placg are new and Lave acomfortable appearance. Mat and beast seem at home, Tue dwelling of the pro- prictor is located in the cemtre of a grova of walnut trees. The place well watered | and all bounzifully set im bins grass, well divided into fleds and paddocks, the Laster numbering twenty. Tne stock on the farm 1s systematically classified and well sheitered. Mr. Grinstead boasts | that bis 1s the ouiy farm in Kertuc y where the thoroughbred horse is brea exoiusively. Among the many horses of note tat are owned at (hy place are the iollowiug:: GILROY, a@ bay taliton, by Lexington, dam M nolia (fall brotner of Keatacky), ten years old. Tl is amagnifice nt horse, and Mr. Grinstead nas be dé Several of Nis best mares to hum, His stock should be of the first-c.ass, LIGHENING, & gray staliion, by Lexington, dam Blue Bonnet, by imported Hedgerord (brother to Load sto! thunder and Lancaster). Tats hors» tae sire of many capital race sordes, aud Was iimsell a star” on the torl, RIVAL, @ chesthue horse, by Australian, dam Mar« | gravin y Lnported Marerave, five years old. Thig | 484 well vredt horse and should pro tuce goud stock, bem @ horse of consid rable substance. Ne ‘RAY, & Chestnut mire, by Lexingt dam a. by Glencoe, This mare is the dam Alroy, the dashing turee-year-ola that beat Abd Koree tn Bosiou lat? 1a the dull, Bay Maks, by importel Soverevzn, dam Levity, by imported Trustee. She nas a colt at her side by Gilroy, She 13 also the dam of Kelpie, Ermengarde, Huldric, Genserte and a bay filly by Lagnimiog, LaeNNA, & Dav Mare, by lmporved Knught of George, dam Levity, Breona has been the dam ol several good ones, includtog ‘itby Dunbar, Haric, Brennus, cnestnud filly by Ligutoing, a bay dily by Gilroy, and ts now in teal to the latter horse. CICELY JoBsoN, & brown mare, by Weather. bit, dam Cestre, by Faugh-a-Sallagh, twelve yeara old, She 1s @ capital brood mare, MISHAP, & bay mare, Oy imported Knight of St, George, dam Lorette, ten years old. MARY HADLEY, a chestnuc mare, by O'Meara, dam Parasina, by imported Leviathan, tweive years old. SEQUIN, &@ Chestnut mare, by imported kclipse, dam Belle, by krank. She is the dam ot Tim Grilin, Fulimina, a grav cult by Ligatutng, @ chestnut colt by GilLoy. and is now In teal to Lightaing. WILD DUCK, a chestnut mare by imported Rallpeed dam by imported Yorksaire. Sue 13 tue dam of Vor- tgern, and two chestnut fillies of great promise, one by War Dance, foaled in 187u, aod the other by Gilroy, foaled in 1571, KeLPlg, a pay mare, by Bonnie Scotland, dam Sister to Ruric, dy Sovereign, foaled i 1869, in foal to Lightning. Kelpie will make a good bruod mare, as she is very roomy and good temp 2rod. ALALA, & bay Mlly by War Dance, dam Vinnie ie by imported Knight of St, George, fonr years old, VENETIA, & brown filly by Asteroid, dam Veronag by imported Yorkshire, two years vid. CHESTNUT FILLY, by War Dance, dam Saratoga, Weight a3 per scale, Winuers of first ri seven poums extra; ti two races, ten pounds extra, Ene trance ©6. One mie and a hall, 1 H BR Cur—Presented.—lor Japan ponies. Wianer of the Nippon Champion Plate, or of two races at the meeting exciuded, Otuer winners 14 Lbs, extra. Weigut 10 31, 7 tbs. Katrance $9. Hail @ uilie, Paddy Waack..........065 Adriatic (Wale Kanavama)... Samoura: 8. rt ‘ pe . 10 handicapped after race No.7 has beea run, trance $5, Haifa muc, Ka- xX tines Witho & | Coton 9 BRIVANNIA CUP- —Presentedi.—For Cama ‘ponies; winners at the meeung excluded, Weight as per scaie. Kulrance $5. Que wie. Hw es, THIRD DA La 1. HurpL® Rack—For all ponies; over six bur- dies, Welgnt ll st, Entrance $% nce round and & distance. ‘ 1CAN UUP—Prescatel by the American cowmmunity.—For all Wiuners at the meetlig; to be haadicapped at the close of tue second day. Ensrance $10 Jor aca race Won (compulsory), Une mile and @ quarter, Counticieer, 1 Alter seve! gob away well toxether, seric aud Hard Lines Waxing tue runuing. At Che hati-uule post Chanti- cleer, WHO Lad been Waiting, Msie his effort and wou as ne liked, 8. BLUFY CUr—Presented.—For Ching ponies, im- orted by subscription, to mddea vy owners, inners excluded, Weigil 12st. Butrance §5(com- puisory. Non-starters to pay a ue of $l. Six pOules to sarc Or no race, Three-quarters of a Destiny... Marksin ‘rhe Jaaye. *s 4. COREAN OU. resented by Mr. Felice teato.— For ali poutes, China ponies, 11 sl; Japan ponies, West, Quarter of a mie, Svutaera Cross atthe meeting, China ponies weight a3 per scale, Javan pomes iv st, Entrance $5. Once round aad & disiance. Bager Markstaan *° 6 tHe Uo. ‘uP—For ail poutes, Selecied by the Stewards, Weizt ib EXCUET oo esses. MATCH—ONE MIL! Mosstrooper. Moonstrucs , A spleadid race sroum start to finish. Wivulog v/ ciree lengtis. ‘Tne races ai Jeddo came off November 5, and were atieuded by crowds 0. spectators Owing to wae Waal O. System tial prevaned, voit in getung them up and Carrying hein out, It is Lupossibie to give @ detatied account, out measured by the number of “spilis” @ad other accideats, of & more or less hosing character, there was pleaty of tua, Tae Weather Was ai iuat could ve desired, aid general Hnacity Was the order of tne day; bat velore tne Japanese can get up races to lnicacion oF torereners they ave, evideatiy, much to learn. Races cannot <2 Mossirooper by imported Knigut of St. George, two years old, CHESTNUT CoLt, by Austratlan, dam Laura White, by Glencoe, foaled 1870. Bay CoLt, by Ausiralian, dam Cicely Jobson, by Weatherbit, foaled 1870, GRayY OOLT, by Peer reite dam Mishap, by Knight 1, George, loaled 18,0, GRAY OoLr, by Lightning, dam Sequin, by im ported Eclipse, foaed 1570, Un&STNUT FILLY, by Australian, dam Lorette, by, Sovereign, foaled 1870, CHESTNUT F.LLY, by Australia, dam Schottischa, by Albion, foaled 1s7y CuestNur FiLuy, by Lightning, dam Brenna, by imported Knigat ol st, George, foaled 1870. i Comer FiLby, by Lightaing, daa by Vandal, foaled 1570, | CHESTNUT FILLY, by War Danco, dam Wid Duck; foaled 1370. ‘ GRay FALLY, 4 Lightaing, dam Lizzy Bugg, bx pauon, Lowies STU, Puzae, a chestnut filly, by War Dance or ae othe George, dam Mary Hadley, vy O'Meara, i \ 370. BAY Frnty, by Lightning, dam by Glencoe, foaled 870. Besides the above racers Mr, Grinstead has a chest- nut fily by Alexander's Seimout, dam Cnarmion,, by sovereign, aud a bay colt by Mamorino Patchen, dam by Cassius M. Clay, Jr, (hat are very prom. ising, and from present appearances they will make fast trotters. ‘The youagsters on Mr, Grinstea1's estate are finely advanced and are large and ‘ull boned aod muscied, There are several superior race horses among them beyond a peradveature, TRIP TH THE ROCHESTER NEGRO AUBURN, of the Crt: [From the Rocnester Express, Jan. 6.) ' ‘The officers wno took Howard to Auburn Prisom arrived home last night, Jauer Beckwitn has tur- nished us a statement of the journey tu Auburn an@ Inciaents occurriug on the way. They arrived at East Rush at about two o'clock A. M., nearly four hours after starting from the Coart House. 1t was very dark, and they tound 1t almost impoasibie to keep the road, although assisted by alamp. On arriving at East Rush they put up at the hotel and remained until nearly tour o'clock A. M., when they proceeded to Honevye fads, arriving there avout half -past five o'clock, ‘hey found they had to ree matin until nearly eight o'clock for the train, Took their prisoner into Wiicox’s Hotel and kept nm in anapoer room und after breax<tast and until the train arrived and nearly reagy to start, Hows ard was then rushed on board. Only very few pere song Knew that Howard was there. After getting on the train it soon became known to the passengers, who commenie! gravely on the affair. saving that he ought never to be allowed te go there, that he ouzht to ve lyacned, &c. Men and ‘women inade these expressions, At every station crowds caine to look at Howard, and shouted, “dik him,’ &c, Tne news had preceded the train, Arriving at Canandaigua they found they had te remain ten or filieea minutes 10F @ Change Oi cars, Janer Beckwith und the ucher officers were assisted by Deputy United states Marshal Hildreth, who bape pened to be on board tne train, ‘ite conductor, by Tequest, vacke! up the cars aad aliowed men to be stationed at the doors to Keep te crowd out, A Jarce crowd had collected, and there was cousidera- bie shouting. Tae car Was then rum vack about be improvised quite as successfully as they appear Lo waging. THE TURF IN CALIFORNIA. (From the Alta Cailornia, vec, 1%) The attendance at Agricultural Park yesterday, notwithstanding the threatening aspect of tne weather, was very good. The postponed pacing race between Dick Gough and Tride was (ue frat in order, On the start Dick Goagh had the pole, which he maintained tor the first half mile, When he broke, and ‘Irifle passed mim, winning the beat by four Jengtns m In the second beat Trifle took the lead aud Kept il, Winulug easily. ‘Time, 2342, AUMICULIURAL PARK, Dev. 10 @nd 16, 18T1.—Pac- my race, in oarness, Wiree in Live, fora purse of 100. Witiam H. Shear enwered % gy ‘Trifle «+. «2322.1 Henry White eulered 8 g Dick Gough. o see 42132323 ed gg Sale 11 3 dis, ¢ 4 hme 2349 ’ pb KACE, ~Runoing -T, and re. peat, between Espaguole end iicomoud. Riche moud (coi the lead ab Le start, Waiel LO maid tamed, Winging the heat easily. Tue secoud ueat was @ repetition of tue ast, AGRICULICKAL Pakk, Saturday, December 16, 1871.—tunning race, half mile aad repeat, match for $1,000, Jonn Higgins enters Richmond 11 V. Guerrero euters Espax..ole. 22 © = ‘Time, 0.55, 055 4. Tarro Rack, —Troving race, ive miles out, be- tween Silver Heels aud San Quentin, Won by Silver Heels, ‘Lime, each wile, 3:20 7 —Sid1 3:11 gS S— Bui dg Pui. Gade, bosib de ‘The three mule race on Priday was won by Tax- payer. SACRAMENTO, Deo. 16, 1871, ening there was & mee.iog of the Sacra- jockey Liu. A considerable amount of im- terest was taken by the mewbers present, The Meeung Will coumence May 6 and continue durmyg we week, [he first race on the programme is tor the Golden Busie Plate, Valugd at suv, mue heats, w rule, lo which the club adds §1,000, This siake was won tie yeur beiure last by Mark Twatu and last year by Neli Flanerty, Frou tweive to loureen eniries ate expected for Lis stake, AL meeting of ITustees of the state Agricuttural Soviety, heid to-day* at (he Pavilion, there were six out of mine of the Lrustees preseut—President U. F. Reed, tl K, Covey, Colvusan Younger, ©, &. Wheeler wna’. P, Coleman, Abseut—messrs Eagan, Miia, Kovert Hamitos and Coiouel EB. 4. Lewis The ob- ject being bo lease Lie grouuds Lor one year to the Highest oidder, He to pub the bulldiugs in repair ab bis own expeuse. ‘There were but two bids opened— twat of the preven! lessee, sir, Woods, fur $4200, and Mr. Kovert Allen 10r $0,100, ‘Lae award was maue to Aen, and paymenta to be required mousnly. twenty rods on the track, and rematued tpere aati the Aaburn train was made up. They then quietly transferred the prisoner to the car on tnis train. Waen the train started there wes consideravie shoutiog and noise, At every stauion the people rusned tothe train to see Howard, but no surioug demonstrations were made, Arriving at Auburn they (ound a large crowd at the depur, Who Were greatly excited and sroauted, “Hang .im,'? ill the migger,”’ &., &c, The car that ne was in was left on ine outside of the depot. ‘The oMcers tuen tinmediatey teit tue car aod Started ior the prison, some ten rods distant, The crow followed, selling, cursing and souuing; but the officers moved 80 .ast taat no time was given for @ conceried attack. The gates were opened and the party emicred. AS soon as they got inside the gate Howard piaced fs thumo to his nose im @ defaut manner and shouted, “lm safe now.” He was then delivered over to the Warden of the prison, who ciovved niay in his prison garb, Warden stated that prisoners had got inormation of tae affair, aod did Hot tuink 16 advisabie Lo put otm in any of the shops @mnong tie prisoners at present Howard sav be had no trade, bat Wad worked some at the shoe bust ess and Would ike to gu tito the shoe shop. HOWARD CONFESSES. Between thiscity and Rush Jalior Beckwith aske@ Howard to give @ tustory of hus come. Me them salu that he met the itttie gtri, Cecelia vchs, at the ume stated aud enticed to Frost's Dursery, when he comatved the devilish erme. the di that he struck ler, saying that sue must Save rt ceived her injures from talling on tae iwe, her suil o¢ Unreatened to cut het taro: then sent her across ine river, and te ! the canal, crossing the river at Clariss’ street bridge, thence into the Twelith ward and wade bis way lo Penueld, where he was arrested, ‘The villaro ai80 gave a staiewent Of hts previous crimes, He said that atten yeurs of age he robved Btteuhelmer’s jewelry stove of $1,200 worth o1 jew- elry and diamouds, which he took to toronto and. sold. He Was & bounty jumper dariug te War, and cut a wan wen a razor in Washington, tor which be Was se! to tne Alpaoy Penitentiary two years and #ix monils, He, wih ano.nor Zarroted # colonel in Washington, aud stole his waren and $00. de sail te bud veen eng in several robberies in New Sork, wad larcemies and robberies 19 other parts of Ute couutry. Accord: to his Own account he is & precious rascal. He 2a! ic SEN dls NOLIer $500 Wane tn the araly> ‘The Wallaroo Times of October 2 contains tho first: of a series of artic.es on the cuiivauion of the Peri. vian bark trees, especially tn (ue colony ot Now Souin Wales, “When it ts consalered,” says the writer, “twat such valuable species as Cinchone Gonuominea and U. crispa were iound growing to @ height of thirty (eet with @ divd Lor 0; Let Ov twe. ve Where the temperature ranges (rom twealy~ seven to seveuty-two desrees Fabreaiert, and ine alluvia #0n) Very sdallow, Cuere ougnt not to be muck diieu ty im fading Oat suitage vecalities tor Bonne es O. (His Valuable plant ta this Colony," The exhaustion Of the Peruvian oark iorests of South America, andl (he NCreasiag Price Ol QUINN, ran‘er Wile MOVEMONE OL great uayoriauce