The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-19 00:00:00

AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING. one were considered to be highly favourable. Flour had been quiet, owing to the intervention of the national holiday on the 4th, and on the 3d buyers had a slight advantage, in consequence of large re ceipts and less favourable accounts from Europe, but subsequently the demand improved for home use and export, and prices for the low and medium grades of State and Ohio improved 5c., and closed firm. The quotations were-State, common brands, per barrel, $3 80c. ; State, extra brands, $3 95c. to $410c.; Michigan, fancy brands, $3 85c. to $3 95c. ; Ohio, common brands, $3 85c. to $3 95c. ; Ohio, fair extra, $4 50c. to $4 75c. • Ohio, good and choice e xtra brands, $4 75c. to $6; ? Michigan and Indiana, extra brands, s4loc. to $6; Genesee, fancy brands, $4 30e. to $4 40c. ' • Genesee, extra brands, $5 to $6 ; Missouri, $4 55c. to $7. Canada WAS in mode rate supply, and with a fair demand in part for the British provinces, prices had advanced 10c., clos ing at $4 20c. to $5 20. Southern was without quotable change, and the demand to a moderate extent, with sales within the range of 4 dols. 45c. to 4 dols. 75c. for low mixed to good straight brands ; 4 dols. 80c. to 6 dols. for common to fa vourite fancy and extra, and 6 dots. 25c. tb 7 dols. 25c. for choice extras. Corn meal firm and scarce, but no sales reported. Wheat ruled quiet, and prices, although rather firmer at the close for all qualities, were without change. Sales of Milwaukie Club at 89c. to 91c. for fair to prime ; common to handsome white Michigan, 1 del. 6c. to 1 dol. 25c.; white Canada, 1 dol. 3c. ; spring Chicago, 80c. ; and a small parcel of white Southern at 1 dol. 29c. Rye, after opening lower, bad regained its buoy ancy, with sales at 70c. Corn had advanced lc. to 2c., with a good demand at the close. Sales of Western mixed at 75c. to 78c. ; white South ern, 78c. to 80c. ; yellow ditto, 83c. to 85c. ; and a lot of two years old Western mixed afloat at 84c. Barley and malt were inactive, and prices nominal. Oats had advanced lc. to 2c., with a better demand at the improvement. Pork ruled steady, with a fair demand, at $l6 50c. for Western mess ; $l6 thin mess • $l3 45c. prime mess ; and $l5 75c. sour mess. Beef was in fair re quest for the season, with a moderate demand at well sustained prices. Country reels, $lO 75c. to sllsoc. ; repacked Western, $l2 to $l3 50c. ; and extra mess, $l4 50c. No sales of prime mess re ported. Beef hams dull, and prices entirely nominal. Cut meats quiet, but steady, with sales of dry salted hams at 71c. to 71c., and shoulders 5Jc. to 52c. Bacon steady, but quiet. Lard firm, with sales 101 c. to Ile. Stock light. Butter steady, with sales of Ohio at 10e. to 17c., and State, com mon to fair, 12c. to 19c. Cheese dull at 3 c. to Bc. Sugar retained its firmness and full prices had been realised, though the transactions were small, in consequence of the holidays. Holders continue to offer their stocks sparingly. Sales of Cuban were made at 61c. to 7&c.; Porto Rice, 7c. to Bc.; brown Havannah, 6c. to 7c., the lower rate for molassses sugar. Molasses for home use were in steady de mand and prices well supported ; New ()deans at 40c. Tobacco unchanged and inactive. Turpentine continued in request, and the market was sus tained, stocks being small and nearly all received having been previously disposed of. Spirits of turpentine had arrived freely, and the market had declined to 43c., with sales to arrive at 44c. Stock small, probably 1,000 batrels in receivers' hands. Common rosin continued in request, and prices were fully sustained ; ex treme pale and medium grades scarce, and could command full rates, but good No. 1 was plenty and dull. Tar quiet, and Wilmington held firmly at something over the means of exporters ; stock moderate. Ashes steady, but not active, at $6. Pearls arrived slowly, and prices had improved, with small sales at $6 to $6 12Ac. Iron unusually dull. Sales ,of only 250 tons of Scotch pie, four brands only, at $22 to $23 and $25 ; do., English hoop, $7O, six months. Freights extremely quiet in all directions , but without change of consequence in the rates. To London, flour, ls. 9d. ; rosin, 2s 3d. per 2801 b. To Liverpool, flour, is. Gd. to is. 7d.; grain, 4d. to W. in bulk, and sd. in ships' bags ; cotton, 5-32 d. to 3-16 d. • beef, 3s. ; bacon, 17s. Gd. NEW ORLEANS, JULY 3. Receipts for the week, 5,600 bale', against 1,400 bales same week last year. Sales for the week, 16,000 bales. Middling, 12c. to 121 c. Stock on hand, 100,000 bales. Exports for the week, to Great Britain, 21,000 bales, against 5,000 bales same week last season ; to France, 800 bales. Freight to Liver pool, id. to 7-16 d. Exchange on London, Bto 8i per cent. The British and North American Royal mail steamship Persia, Judkins, commander, arrived in ' the Mersey this morning from New York, with dates to the 7th inst., 208 passengers and 570,180 dots. 90c. in specie. The Persia left her moorings at New York at 2.8 p.m., on the 7th, and arrived at our Bell buoy at 10.35 p.m. yesterday. She experienced light and cloudy weather until yesterday, when a dense fog prevailed. On the 7th she passed the American ship Margaret Tyson, bound in ; the Benjamin Adams for this port, and the Jekai, bound east. Oe the 12th she passed the schooner Cxsar, bound seat ; and on the 16th, yesterday, the ship Ocean Bride, for this port. The steamships Bremen, from Bremen ; the In dian Empire, from Galway, via Halifax ; and the City of Washington, hence, had arrived at Now York. The celebration of Independence-day had ab sorbed all the attention of the citizens, and politics were consequently at a discount. Advices received at Washington from Mr. For syth, the United States' Minister to Mexico, an nounced that though he had ceased to hold diploma tic intercourse with the Government of Zuloaga, he had deemed it advisable to remain in Mexico to afford protection to American citizens if requisite, and until he could learn the views of his Govern ment as to his course. It is said that while the Administration viewed the action of the Zuloaga Government, with regard to the forced contribu tions, as an impolitic stretch of power, and inju rious to American citizens, it had not decided if it wore a violation of treaties. Attorney-General Black bad the matter under consideration, and would submit his views to the President. Lord Malmesbury is reported to have has the politeness to send his speech on the right of search question to General Cass. The President had issued a proclamation, an nouncing public sales of land in California on the 7th of February next, embracing in the ag4reg,ate 5,231,070 acres. Lord Napier was to have left Washington for Newport on the 3d inst. In the absence of scenes of political excitement, .the following little affair had been reported from the capital, by-the correspondent of the New York Herald :—"Mr. Muruaga, Spanish Secretary of Legation, who, it will be remembered, had a diffi culty about two months ago with Mr. Corcoran, the banker, about a love affair with Corcoran's daughter, yesterday (sth) took satisfaction for the insult he believed he had received by throwing his `glove in loran's face. The facts are Mr. Corco ran objected to the attentions of Muruaga to his daughter. Meeting on the str'et about two months ago, such language was used that Mr. Muruaga felt bound to challenge Mr. Corcoran. During several days pending the challenge Miss Corcoran it is said in her anxiety to prevent a collision, and hoping to prevent it by influencing Muruaga, requested an interview. During the interview . in Corcoran's house, servants, who, it appears, were watching, informed their master of Murnaga s presence. Cor coran, accompanied by Senator Bright and the servants, ejected Muruaga from the house, be and the servants handling very roughly and wounding the secretary. Upon this Corcoran refused Mu ruaga'a challenge, upon the ground of his unwar rantable presence on his (Corcoran's) premises. Muruags, feeling the sting of wounded honour, ap plied to his Government for conge, for the purpose of obtaining satisfaction without compromising the legation. Upon obtaining it he announced to Mr. Corcoran by letter the termination of the truce, sta'ing that he had been prevented by his official position from seeking reparation before. When Muruaga threw his glove in Corcoran's face Corco ran drew his pistol, but did not fire. Muruaga stood in an attitude to receive the fire, having his hand on a pistol in his pocket to return the compliment if not mortally wounded. This has caused great excitement in fashionable circles, though every effort has been made to prevent and suppress it." " Another affair of insult and honour occurred on Saturday between Hon. Mr. Scott, of Califor nia, and Dr. Ogden, of the same State. Scott was at Kirkwood-house, when Dr. Ogden came into the office of the hotel. Mr. Scott was talking with several gentlemen, when some offensive remarks were made by Dr. Ogden. Scott told Ogden he had insulted him three times during the conversa tion. He asked him to stand up. When asked for what purpose Scott replied that he would not strike a man sitting. Ogden got up, and Scott knocked him down or back into his chair. Ogden drew his knife, and threatened to attack Scott with it, who was unarmed, but did not. Ogden chal lenged Scott, who promptly accepted through his friend Mr. Maynard. On Monday the affair was settled by u declaration from Dr. Ogden of no in tentional insult in the language used, when Mr. Scott expressed his regret for the blow." The President is said to have de'ermined to have the Nicaraguan route opened, and to sustain any company that has a valid right. Vessels of war were at each terminus. The New York Herald says, in reference to this question : "M. Belly returns to Europe this day by the steamer Persia, having completed his arrange ments in Central America for constructing a ship canal from ocean to ocean. Much mystery has sur rounded the career of M. Belly since his arrival on this continent. He has been represented, on the one band, as a diplomatic envoy from the French Government, clothed with extensive powers to treat with the Central American States regarding the transit route, a French protectorate, andaffairs generally in that country ; and, on the other, as the agent of a French company who designed to open the rotate as a private speculation. The latter turns out to be the true state of the case, and M. Belly returns home to-day to report the success of his mission to his employers " Considerable anxiety had been felt at New York at the arrival at quarantine of several vessels from Cuban ports with their whole crows sick with yellow fever, and of others which had lost a large portion of their number by that disease while at sea. Among others was the ship Susanne, Capt. Williamson, which had sailed from Matanzas on the 20th ult., with a cargo of sugar for Greenock. Her late com mander, R. Newton Cook, of England, and John Harper, seaman, of Norway, had died ; and the mate, who succeeded to the command, was com pelled to put into port for assistance. The ship Grotto, of Bath, Maine, which had left Sagua la, bad suffered in a similar d e - Grande for Liverpool , gree. The wife of the commander, Dunlev:e, with her two children was on board, was obliged to divide her attentions between the dying husband and the care of the ship ; she was actually at the helm, steering, when spoken. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's screw steamer City of Baltimore, from New York for Liverpool, with $79,000 in specie on freight, had put into Halifax on the 6th inst. with her cog wheel slightly damaged. She would leave on the following Saturday. Advises from CampS7ett tothe 12th ult. reported that Col. Hoffman and Capt. Marcy had reached the camp with supplies and reinforcements, and that the army, marching in columns, was to set out upon its march on the following day. Nothing was known of the ulterior designs of the Mormons, but the emigration southward continued. The steamship Cshaw ha had arrived with advicos tem Havannah to the 30th tilt. Her Majesty's steamer Styx had left on the 29th for Halifax. Her Majesty's ateatnerDevastation, having on board the pennant of Commodore Kellett, was in the port, but her destination was not known. Sugars had advanced slightly for select qualities. Stock at Ha vannah and Matanzas 300,000 boxes. Exchange brisk on London, at 12 to 13 prem. In the New York market on the 6th inst. the supply continued abundant, but the demand for it was only to a moderate extent, at rates, on call, varying from 31 2 t0 4 per cent. according to security. Abnoyant feeling was noticed to prevail, and many were anticipating an immediate return of active business, even though many of the business men were absent from the city. In exchange the de mand for the Persia was to a moderate extent at 91 to 92 per cent. on London , sf. 111 c. to sf. 131 c. France, sf. l2ic. to sf. 13 c. Antwerp, and 36i to 36/ Hamburg. The Bank statement for the week showed an increase in all the items • that of specie by nearly $2,000,000, caused by the semi monthly Californi an i ns t a l ment of the previous week and the arrival of considerable amounts from the interior, and little or none h av i ng been sent here. The following is a comparison of the leading items MOBILE, JULY 3. Receipts for the week, 700 bales ; same week lasi year, 80 bales. Middling, 12c. Freight, 13-32 d BUFFALO, JULY 6, 6 P.M. . _ _ -ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. I:103t/E CIE' QUIT.—LEwEs, July 17. The business of. the Sussex assizes was brought ' to acc Ynclusion late on Friday evening, and the commi!;sion r the county of Essex will be opened next Tuesday, eelmsford. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) EM)11.11 Sutton, a good-looking little girl, who was stated in the c. aiendar to be only 15 years old, was charged with m.;.sdemeanour, in having unlaw fully attempted to co nceal the birth of her illegiti mate child. Mr. Johnson condi toted the prosecution ; the prisoner was undefended by counsel. The circumstances under which this charge was preferred were of a diCtr easing nature. The uu happy girl, it appeared, .was originally committed for trial upon a charge f wilful murder, but Mr. Justice Wille3, in his cb arge to the grand jury, having expressed his n pinion that the medical evidence did not establiSh in a sufficiently positive manner that the child int question was born alive, they ignored the bill for murder, and returned one for concealment of birth only. It appeared that the prisoner was the service of a person named Lynn, at Hastiness, and that for a consider able time before the 4th of May her mistress and the persons about her suspected her condition, and taxed her with it, but ahe positively denied the fact. The evidence was of the usual character. The prisoner made no defence, and the jury re turned a verdict of Guilty, but strongly recom mended her to mercy on account of her youth. Mr. Justice Willes sentenced her to be impri soned and kept to hard labour for six months. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—..WORCESTER, July 17. (Before Mr. Justice Byles.) CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A FARMER. William Morrison, farmer, was charged with em bezzling 4501., the property of the Malvern Im provement Commissioners, on March 24, 1854. This case excited a great deal of interest on account of the position of the accused, who was formerly himself one of the Commissioners for the Improve ment of Malvern. Lady Emily Foley, who owns a great part of the town and neighbourhood of Malvern, was on the bench. Mr. Sergeant Pigott and Mr. Powell conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Pearce (specially retained from the Home Cir cuit) conducted the defence. This case arose out of the ambition of the people of Malvern to erect themselves into a town, with a corporate body to govern its affairs. Having ob tained at act of parliament, the affairs of the new "town" were placed in the hands of a body of commissioners, who, whether from the novelty of the undertaking or from sheer mismanagement, found themselves, some two or three years ago, minus nearly 1,0001. in the accounts of the com mission. The accused, in 1851, was appointed col lector of the rates, and afterwards became a com missioner, and when his successor's accounts came to be audited a large balance against him was found; but how it arose became a mutter of dis pute, which has now existed for a long thug. The result, however, was the present proceeding against Mr. Morrison. Serjeant Pigott having stated the circumstances under which the charge arose was about to call witnesses, when Mr. Justice Byle3 inquired upon what grounds the charge of embezzlement rested ? Serjeant Pigo!t replied that the way in which he proposed to make out the charge of felony was the prisoner's concealment of the state of the accounts, and taking a large sum of money without inform ing his employers of the face. Upon this some legal argument arose, the prison er's compel urging that a general deficiency in the accounts could not constitute a charge of embezzle ment. _ _ Justice Byles was of the same opinion, and directed the jury to acquit tho prisoner, observing that he sod in the position of a debtor to the commissioners. A verdict of Not Guilty was then taken upon this and upon a second charge against the prisoner arising in the same way. WESTERN CIRCUIT.--SALisaur.v, JULY 18. The commission was opened here last evening by Mr. Baron Channel]. Mr. Baron Watson arrived later in the evening. Their lordships dined with the Bishop, at the Palace. This mrrning their lordships attended divine service at the cathedral, where the assize sermon was preached by the Rev. George Powell, sheriff's chaplain. The business of the assizes will be very light, the calendar containing the names of but 20 prisoners; several of the charges are but slight. There are two special and two common jury causes on the civil side. Flour steady ; sales, 900 barrels, at $4 12c. for extra Wisconsin, $4 25c. for do. Ohio and Ca nada, $4 45c. to 4 50c. for double extra. Wheat lower ; sales, 40,000 bushels Chicago spring at 62c. for superior, 65c. to 68c. for good to prime ; 3,000 bushels white Canadian, at $1 lc. Corn lower ; sales, 33,000 bushels, at 47c. for warm, 58c. to 59c. for sound mixed, 621sc. for prime white Illinois. Oats lower ; sale., 11,000 bushel, at 37c. to 37ic. Freights quite firm, at 100. to 101 c. for wheat to New York. It is probable that the assizes will terminate early on Tuesday, as eleven gentlemen of the bar are announced to play a match of cricket with the South Wilts Club on that day. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —YoRK, JULY 17. (Before the Lord Chief Baron.) NISI PRIITS COURT. —SENIOR V. MEDLAM. —SLANDER. Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Unthank, were for the plaintiff Mr. Atherton, Q.C., and Mr. Overend, Q.C., were for the defendant. The plaintiff is an architect and surveyor at Barnsley, and the defendant is the collector of rents, and for many years had the chief management of the rates, their assessment, and collection. About two years ago a "Vigilance committee" was ap pointed, in order to see, if possible, whether the excessive rating of the town could not be reduced by adopting measures of economy, and the plaintiff, who was one of the overseers of Barnsley, was appointed the honorary secretary of that commit ' tee. The amount of rate paid by the railway com panies whose lines were within the jurisdiction of the town having been considerably increased, the companies resisted, and appealed for redress at the Sheffield quarter sessions. The defendant under took to settle these appeals ; and he, as it was al leged, upon his o w n respons bility, arranged them, whereby the different railway companies were not to be required to pay more than they had done pre viously. On the 25th March last there was a meet ing of the ratepayers called, for the purpose of in quiring into the reason why the railway companies were not to nav increased rates. At that niect:ne the defendant publicly declared that the plaintiff was entirely to blame. He accused him of having had interviews with the railway companies, and that he had sold the town to serve their interests. In addition to this the defendant characterised the plaintiff as a traitor, as he had been in the enemy's camp, and he also charged him with baying directly received sums of money from the railway com panies, adding that he should like to know what amount of money he had received for selling the ratepayers. The defendant persisted in his state ment, repeated it to the meeting, and the plaintiff therefore brought his action to recover damages for the slander upon his character. Mr. James summed up the evidence adduced on the part of the plaintiff, contending that it had been satisfactorily proved that the character of his client had bean groundlessly, truthlessly, and ma liciously assailed by the defendant, and he called upon the jury to give his client a verdict, to award hint substantial damages for the injury he bad sus tained, and show to the world that a malevolent attack upon a man's reputation could not be tole rated cr recognised. e li t i o p l h r o a h an d i n a used e f e Hisrecord.justificationimputed thi c ge l s i l e ao n df i t si d eop i t d ihtpae n ud o to t nrt ohjatue; used l t sli i eec f d y ea language h w against the plaintiff, but during the heat and storm of an angry discu.sion at a public meeting. It was merely a figure of speech on the part of the de fendant. It was contended by the learned coun sel that what was said was privileged, and that consequently the plaintiff had no just grounds for bringing his action. The L:rd Chief B iron, in summing up, said that proceedings at public meetings were what is called by the law privileged, and that no man could bring an action against another for what had teen said at a public mee`itag, unless it could b 3 proved that the remarks had been uttered in deliberate spite and malice. In point of law the defendant was nut liable to the present action without bo had ken ectua' ed by feelings ( f medic i agaiest the Ac ions for • slander, in his lordship' s judgment, ft r words male use of atpublic meet ings, in the heat of argument, ought not to be brought without absolute necessity ; in such cases, for instaecs, as wheni the privileges of public meet. ings are abused, and are male the opportunity for wreaking out pi evious malice and ill-feeling by one party against another. Great licence and indul gence ought to b e g i ven t o spea k e rs at pubic meet ings. There was not the slightest foundation for the charge against the plaintiff, the defendant not having justified any portion of the language he bad uttered, and therefore the question was—were the words deliberwely made use of in spite and malice, or during the excitement of the mom nt and the heat of debate ? The jury found for the plaintiff—damages 40s. ELLIS Y. HOPPER. —STEEPLECHASING. Mr, Overend, Q.C., and Mr, Kerr were for the July 3, 185 June 26, 1858. July, 4,18'7, Dole. Dole. D o l e. Loans ............ 119,8 . 12,4 111 ,823,401 115 031 388 Specie ............ 33,830,2g2 31,94.4,..89 12,,8:37:,34G Circulation...... 7,47J8,1.;0 7,215,0.;9 8;901,590 Gross Deposits 106,803,210 101,961,682 0 3.831,533 The stock market, which had opened w ith a little more animation, and at slightly increased %vs :—Virg nia Sixes, 921; prices, bad closed as folio M 1390'16 Sixes, 844 ; Now York Central ahares, 83.} ; New York and Er . e shares, 171 ; Reading Railroad fharei, 45; Michigan Srmithern shares ; 22; C:eveland and Toledo shares, 33; Panama Railroad shares, 102 3 / 4 ;.Chicago and Rock Island shares, 74; Milwaukie and Mississippi, 20 ; Galena and Chi cago, 86 3 / 4 ; La Crosse, 6i; Delaware and liihlson, 98 ; - Pennsylvania Coal 75. The cotton market, though quiet, was a shade firmer, in consequence of both buyers and sellers declining to make any concession, 12c. to 12ic. being the currency for mixed and straight lines of middling nplandl. The receipts of the last crop continuing large, and the Prospects of the coming TI SUN ; LONDON, MONDAY EVENING JULY 19, 1858. plaintiff; Mr. Atherton, Q.C., was for the de fendant. On the 19th of April last there was a steeplechase meeting at Howden, and, amongst the races run was one entitled the Farmers' and Tradesmen's Stakes, of 3 sovs. each, with 20/. added, the second horse was to receive 31., and the winner to pay 3/. towards expenses, all disputes to be setiled by the stewards. The defendant entered a mare for this race named Milkmaid, and the plaintiff had a horse entered called Chieftain. The race accord ingly came off on the dsy named, and the defend ant's mare reached the winning post first, and Chieftain was second. After the race some dispute arose, it being contended that Milkmaid had crossed Vortex, one of the horses in the race. The question was brought under the consideration of the stewards, who decided that Chieftain was the winner and not Milkmaid, and the plaintiff brought his action for the recovery of the stakes. Mr. Atherton contended that theplaintifes horse was not entitled to the stakes, as the animal had not come in first in the race. His title rested upon the decision of the stewards, and as one of them had a pecuniary in the matter, having interest made bets, tho learned counsel submitted that the decision was not binding. The learned Juil,ge thought the decision of the stewards was final, an! the jury found for the plaintiff. Berkeley Castle are now heard of, nor is it likely that such eases will often recur. In modern eyes the idea of a peerage being attached to an estate may seem strange, though the case is not without analogies in other conc:rns ; but the instances where such claims would be even possible are so extremely rare, that we may confine our view and our r. flections to the single example before us, without deriving any apprehensions from principle or precedent.—Times. COLONISATION IN INDIA. In commenting on the first report of the minutes of evidence taken beEre the select committee on colonisation and settlement in India we mainly directed attention to the salubrity of the climate, pointing out that while the plains were fatal to the health of Europeans, vigour and longevity might be secured in the hills. The second report treats of different topics, and the information it contains is minute, copious, and instructive. Those on whom the duty will fall of governing India in the future will do well to study this evidence, given by intelligent men long resident in the country and intimately conversant with the inner life of the natives. To attempt to rule them without know ing their character, their hopes and fears, their wants and desires, is a hopeless task. Many valu able histories, memoirs, biographis, and essays have been written on our Eastern empire, rich in facts and reflect!ong, and to a certain extent they are admirable guides to statesmen ; but this second report imparts a special quality of knowledge not cantained in what are deemed standard publica tions. Older works may bo consulted with advan tage, but the blue-book before U 3 refers to the pres3nt rather than to the past ; its contents are fresh and original, and points out, as the result of experience, where British legislation has failed, and suggests remedial measures. The various tenures of laud, the adminis'ration of justice, the composition of the magistracy, the condition of the police, the modes of culture, the capabilities of the soil, roads, and irrigation—all these topics, and others incidental to them, are discussed with a fullness and a discrimination which render this volume one of the most precious contributions to parliamentary literature. The colonisation of India Ly intelligent men, versed in the useful arts, and capab'e of directing the natives in the operations of industry, is ad mitted by all the witnesses to be most desirable, tending to strengthen our rule, to improve the natives, and deve!ope all the internal resources of the country. Wherever European skill and super intendence have been introduced production has been largely b-nefitted both in quality and quan tity. It is specially stated that indigo, silk, sugar, and hemp have been brought to their present state of excellence by English settlers ; and it is a fact worthy of special notice that nearly all native ze minders who have extensive factories and large landed properties place them under British inana gers. Mr. Wise, who has resided thirty years in Eastern Bengal, distinctly stated (2630) that wherever Europeans have settled the prosperity of the people has followed, and if the settlement of Europeans bad been encouraged, as recommended by Sir Charles Metcalfe and other great Indian statesmen, Mr. Wise believes " that the reve nues of India might ere this have been settled." But he adds that though permision to settle was secured by the Parliamentary act of 1833, the Indian Government has never ceased to show hos tility to settlers, opposing all private enterprise and discouraging the investment of capital. Mr. Dal rymple who has resided thirty years in India, de eland it to be his deliberate conviction (3266) that the general state of cultivation since he went to the country, where Europeans lave settled, has quad rupled the production ; and all this is due to European energy. But to speak more in detail, it appearatbat the value of the indigo produced in Bengal and the upper provinces may be from 2,000,0001. to 3,000,0001. per annum, varying with the extent of the crops and the market price of the article; of this ninetean-twentieths are produced by British capital, skill, and enterprise. The value of the,f;reperties devoted to the culture of indigo, and exclusively possessed by Europeans, throughout India, is computed at from 7,000,0001. to 8,000,0001., acquired by men who commenced with nothing but perseverance, industry, and knowledge. The quality of indigo wade by natives is from 20 to 30 per cent, less valuable than that made by Euro peans, and this superiority applies to every commo dity. Within the last 1') ye irs the production of the chief staple articles has been nearly doubled, and in. some of them much more ; while the price in India has generally increased to a corresponding extent. As special bases, it may be stated that jute formerly sold at six and eight annas the mural ; it now della at two and three rupees ; and in place of 3,000 bales shipped for this country in 1836 the quantity has increased to nearly 250,000 bales. An.. •er most important p ro d uc ti on i n I n di a i s date au : , and as that article is not so well known as cane ar it calls for some remarks. Mr. Mac kenzie states (3,727) that there is a small area of about 100 miles by 200 excellently adapted to this culture .for though date trees will flourish all over India, it is only in this small area that they will produce sugar. That area runs from Calcutta in a north-east direction ; the trees require to be within the actual influence of the sea-breeze, and neither too near nor too remote ; that gives an area 'of about 20,000 square miles. The date produces upon an average about a ton and a-half of sugar per acre ; and if one-twentieth of the land fit for this cul tivation were so applied it would yield about 930,000 tons, or about three times the consumption of Great Britain. Lest any should suspect sugar from the date is of inferior quality, it must be observed that it contains more saccharine matter than cane sugar. The sugar that comes to this country, and is known as Dobah and Chowgah, is principally da'e. The refineries are soase at 70 and others at 15) miles from Calcutta, though there are three very large ones in Calcutta itself. It would pay the ryots per rl tonto r o w date but e sugar here arev i a s t a i on c o o f s t t h n e o t x chewi is e i d n i d n i g s r l e 2 n /. .. sable. Under the 26th clause of the sale law of 1843 it is enacted that all leases granted in good faith at fair rents, if registered within two months from the date of execution, and approved of by the revenue collector, stand good for 20 years, even although the property is sold for arrears of Govern ment revenue. That clause ought to be extended to such cultivation as date trees, because the farmer only gets his remuneration after six or seven years, though when they thrive they last from 50 to GO years. For such a farmer a term of 20 years is insufficient. Th;st encouragement elven to data eutture would, in the judgment of Mr. Mac kenzie, "be of the greatest benefit to the people of India and to this country." When once the tr. e is under beating it is not subject to suffer by the climate ; such plantations continue to bear for 50 or 60 years, and other crops can be grown between the trees. We belive that this information may he new to rattly readers ; it would cheipcn sugar in our markets, create a demand for our manufac tures, and enable us most effectually to compel Spain to cease the importation of slaves into Cuba, for we could then prohibit slave-groan sugar with out rasing its price to our own countrymen. All the evidence tends to show that we might extend our exports of manufactures into India to an enormous extent if we were to place the land tenures on a firmer basis, as in the case of the date platitations ; for we must take care that a show of increased wealth is not made a reason for additional oppression on the cultivator. The average annual consumption of our manufacture. is only 10d. per head, and yet our goods a-e highly appreciated and much desired. They are eagerly and largely pur chased by the, opulent natives, but are beyond the reach of the impoverished ryot. This last class particularly wish for the superintendence of Euro peans, from whom they receive more justice than their own countrymen. They are better fed and lodged, and skill renders their labour less onerous. But Europeans are not only required to direct in dustrial work, but to hold minor positions in the Government, Since the native functionaries are un fortunately too prone to bribery, corruption, and perjury, and actually respect a rogue, provided he is not detected. Mr. M'Nair, who has resided 20 r ars in India, recommends that Europeans should be employed in all thepublic offices, such asthe Treasury, the Home and Foreign Departments, the Military, Public Works, Mint, Stamp and Post offices, and he would encourage the dissemination of the English language, which the natives learn very quiek'y. Mr. Wiss considers that India has no greater want than a class of young Englishmen, and that they would he eagerly sought after by zemindars and native capitalists, who appreciate their honesty, industry, and skill ; and he would encourage well-organised ins itutions in the lulls for the oluceti nof the sons of soldiers. The dep)- sition of the Compeny, wh'.m the natives distruet, and the tratisf( rence of all power direct to the Crown, is highly commended by the witnesses. The cultivators have a curious notion of the relwions that exist between the Queen and the Company. The general belief is that India belongs to the Queen, but that she has leased it to the Company for a ceitain sum of money, and oft .T they have de frayed the expenses of collection, and ell the ex penses of governmeet, whatever is over belongs to them as a body of shareholders ; they look upon them as a lessee ; even all the larger =minders have that opinion, and they wish the lease termi nated, for then they think their position would he more secure, because better defined. To Europeans they have no objection whatever if disconnected from the Company, and hence they would hail colonisation with pleasure, and they expect the Crown would wake .beneficial changes in the RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDO2 , I, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. The following are the principal passages in the report of the directors : " The accounts for the half-year ending the 30th June, 1853, show the following results : " Capital Account—The amount of capital raised to the 30th June, 1853, is 7,858,815, consisting of—Mort gage debt, 1,806,835/. ; debenture stock, 193,7001. ; preference capital, 1.234 726/. ; consolidated stock, 4,613,551/. ; total, 7,858,8151. The bill promoted by the company, authorising the raising of additional ca pital, having received the royal assent, the outlay re ferred to in the last report, ac well as that since in curred, amounting in all to 34,720/ , has been transferred to the debit of capital account. The directors are gra tified at being able to announce, as a proof of the con• fidence which the public place in this undertaking, that 210,80 C/. of the perpetual Four per Cent. Debenture Stock has already been taken up, an amount which will no doubt be considerably 'increased as the existing de bentures fall due ; in the meantime, the enortago debt remains in a sati&factery state. " Revenue Account.—The gross revenue fur the half year has been 344,5691., showing a decrease of 4 6551., as compared with the corresponding half-year of 1857, bat an increase of 1,891/., when compared with the same period of 1856. Tee traffic of this com pany, in common with others, hal been affected by the pressure of the times ; and it has only been by means of the new accommodation already aff irded to the public by the opening of the existing West End line to the foot of the new suspension bridge at Pi/elle° that the revenue has been maintained in its present position. These satisfactory results confirm the direotore in their opinion that when the West-end route is completed to the Victoria station their expectations will not be disap pointed. The details of expenditure for the half-year are fully given in the subjoined abstracts. The usual com parison with the preceding and the corresponding half ye ar will be as follows : Half-year ending Juno 30, Dec. 31, June 30, 1857. 1857. 1858. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles run by train 955,918 1,048,946 931,652 Total trlffic receipts (ex cluding cartage) £337,752 £419,183 £333,326 Maintenan f Ray Locomoti _er 59,190 57,867 40,978 Carriage and waggon de partment 13,2.43 15,670 11,581 Coaching traffic charges 31,708 37,069 32,911 Goods traffic charges (ex cluding cartage) General charges .. Law and Parliamentary charges Rates and taxes. 11,997 14,963 13,761 Government duty 11,0;,0 13,638 10,674 Toll to the South-Eastern Railway Company 9,801 10,587 9,889 4,561 5,:318 4,275 475 672 434 Total working expenses and renewals (exo. cartage) 154,512 180,8;2 146,856 Cartago Total £161,612 £183,493 £152,547 Distinguishing the ordinary expenses from the amount expended in renewals and additions, and from the cart age, the general result of the comparison with the c)r responding half-year of 1857 will stand thus— Half•year ending June 30, 1557. June 30, 185'. Ordinary expenses £138,901 £133,582 Renewals and additions 15,611 12,274 Total expenses, including cartage £151,512 £ 45,856 Per train per mile Per cent. on traffic receipts Cartage 7,130 6,991. Total The directors have continued the measures of economy which they felt it necessary to introduce during the latter part of 1857, and the proprietors will be pleased to find that, while the line and plant, as well as the safety and efficiency of the service, have been fully main tained, and while a new and extra outlay has necessarily been incurred in working the through traffic over the West-end line, yet a considerable reduction of expendi. tore has been effected ; which, added to the advantages above referred to under the head of revenue, aided by the reduced price of almost every kind of material used on a railway, has resulted in producing an available balance equal to that of the corresponding periods of 1856 and 1857. At the same time it is right to observe that a saving has also arisen in consequence of the large sums expended in renewals during previous years, of which the proprietors are now deriving the benefit. A new and more correct system of keeping the accounts in the locomotive department was introduced on the tat of Jan. last. The mileage now represents the number of miles actually performed, all additions heretofore made for shunting, standing at stations, or getting up steam hav ing ceased. On the other hand, the locomotive account is credited with an allowance for the engines employed exclusively in marshalling trains at the London, New Cross, and Brighton stations, the amount .of which is placed to the debit of coaching and goods traffic charges respectively ; these items being thereby increased by the some which appear in the abstracts. Tae necessity of ac celerating the communication by express trains between London and Heetiegs has rendered it advisable to re lay a portion of the line between Lewes and Bexhill. Toe work has been completed, aad the cost placed to the debit of the permanent way improvement account; and although the balance of that account has thus been unexpectedly increased, the proprietors must remember that this outlay will not only enable the traffic to be wo►ked with greater efficiency, but will lead to reduced expenditure in repairs, as has already proved to be the case on other portions of the railway which have been so relaid. Of this balance, 3,000/ has been placed to the debit of the past half•year's revenue, and a due proportion will be written off in each succeeding half year. The di rectors refer with great satisfaction to the withdrawal of the bill promoted by the Mid Kent Company for the con eta uction of a competing line to Croydon, this company agreeing to construct a spur li❑e from Norwood station, of less than half-a-mile in length, by means of which all the requirements of the Mid Kent Company will be met, and the public will obtain, in other respects, greater facilities and accommodation ; also to the complete suc cess of the bill promoted by this company for constructing the line from Shoreham via Steyning, Thanfield, and West Grinstead, to join the Mid Sussex Railway near Horsham. Concerning the bill promoted by the Ports mouth Railway Company, the contest resulted in the Portsmouth company obtaining the powers both of con struction and of running, but protective clauses were itherted which secure a proper arbitration as to the tag to be paid, and which exclude the Portsmouth company from the use of the Portsmouth station. It is most gra tifying to the directors to be able to announce that the bill for the construction of the Victo►ia Station and Pim lico Railway has passed both Houses of Parliament, and is only waiting the royal assent. Large as the expendi ture may appear, the directors have no hesitation in repeating their conviction that the outlay wilt prove rsnsuuerative, and that the property of this company will thereby obtain additional security, and be plaeed on a still firmer basis. The works will be commenced without delay, the Victoria C, ,rnp:Lr:y b,:og uudt,r au Lu., cimpany that they shall be completed within two years. A special meeting will be held im mediately after the ordinary general meeting, at which the directors wi.l submit the necessary resolutions for creating the capital which the company is authorised to raise for the before-mentioned purposes. The net amour t at the credit of the revenue account is 116,0171., out of which the directors recommend the payment of a divi dend of 21 per cant. for the half-year, amounting to 115,4641, leaving a balance to the credit cf the current half-year, of 5531." THE BERKELEY PEERAGE. A petition has been addressed to the House of Lords of a remarkable character. It is not, in any ordinary sense of the word, a plea for redress ; still less is it an expression of suffering, impovet ish ment, or misfortune. The petitioner is as well endowed, as well descended, and as loftily placed as most grandees in Europe; with the exception of one single prerogative, and to this prerogative he asserts his title in the case before us. The whole story is so full of curious interest, and in volves so many points of true historical import ance, that our readers will thank us, we are sure, for a glimpse of the facts. Among the noble families of this kingdom few can pretend to superiority of extraction or position over that of Berkeley. An antiquity ascending to the very earliest times of the Plantagenets, and a lineage ennob'ed even then ; vast territorial possessions, and a seat associated but too closely with the events of mediaeval history, combine to render this house conspicuous in the muster-roll of the English aristocracy. From the 12th cen tury to the year last past the Lords of Berkeley have sat as Peers in the great C mncil of the nation. The first of the list, Robert Fitzhardinge, died in 1170 ; the second, Maurice, in 1189. They lived in Berkeley Castle before King Henry 11. lived at Woodstock, or built a bower for Fair Rosamond. Baron after Baron, - -alternately a Thomas and a Maurice, they appear from the days of Magna Charta to the days of the Reformation, when Henrys and Georges, still Lords of Berke ley, enter into the list. immediately after the Restoration they were made Viscounts and Earls, and when, in the year 1755, Frederick Augustus Berkeley succeeded to these titles, he was the 234 Peer upon the long and ancient roll. It was with this noblonan, who survived to represent the family till the year 1810, that the complications commenced which have produced the question be fore us, and which at present, without any extinc tion of lineage or abatement of honours, have practically removed this famous title from the British Peerage. Earl Frederick was, it is slated, married in the year 1785 ; but eleven years afterwards—that is to say, in 1796, he was undoubtedly united in lawful wedlock, either for the first or the second time, to the same lady. By this lady, the Countess Mary, he had a numerous family, six of whom were born before 1796, and the remainder after that epoch. Of the first division, the eldest was a son named William ; the next, another son named Maurice. In the second diviiion, the first-born was also a son named Thomas. After the Earl's death the circum stances attending his marriage were investigated in the House of Lords, and the decision arrived at had the effect of excluding' the first division of the family from the titular honours of the name, so that Thomas, the seventh child, became, by virtue of that sentence, the lawful Lord of Berkeley. It happened, however, that in the family itself other views were entertained. Earl Frederick devised by will his lands, his money, aad his grand old castle to his eldest children, William and Maurice, in succession, and Thomas, with more than fraternal magnanimity, supported the same cause. He de clined to assume the title thus devolving upsn him, and has persisted in that honourable self-denial to the present day. The consequence therefore was, that a complete severance between the estates and honours of the family was only avoided by the for bearance of one of its members. Hal Thomas availed himself of the powers as , igned him by law, one Berkeley would have been sitting in Parliament with the title, while another would have been ruling in the castle without it. As it is, the Berkeley in the caste is not confronted with another Berkeley at Westminster, but meanwhile there is no Lord of Berkeley at all. For a time these embarrassmen's were eluded by as easy expedient. William, the first-born child of Frederick, was raised to the Peerage in his own right by the title of Baron Segrave, and was afterwards promoted as Earl Fitzhardinge, aril he therefore sat in Parliament without reference to the position of Thomas. But last year Lord Fitz hardinge died, unmarried, and though the estates and castle passed in due course, by Earl Frederick's will, to Maurice, the new title did not so pass, but be c a me ex ti nc t, so that th e or i g i na l pre di cament ensuing after Eetl Frederick's d e ce a s e h as be en created anew. Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley is Lord of Berkeley Castle, its broad lands and its fair domains, but he is not a Peer of the realm. Thomas is the Peer, but he declines the dignity, as before. We have been expatiating so freely in the old fields of history and feudalism, that a word or two may be necessary to bring our characters to the level of every day life. Maurice Fitzhardinge Ber keley not only sits in the se a t o f a ll the Maurices before him, hut be is a distinguish e d member of an hononrab'e profession, being, in fact, none other than the gallant officer of that name, once a Lord of the AdniraLy, and now a Vice-Admiral of the White, whose views on the general organisation of the navy we have often been called upon to discuss. This gentleman, not being Lcrd Fitzhardinge, or legally Lord Berkeley, claims in the petition under review to enter the House of Peers by another avenue, but it is only by preliminary explanation ca , reee e ce tlre peat of eur try At the opening of Anglo-Norman history all Barons were summoned to Parliament in virtue of their holdings—that is to say, the lord of particular lands, whoever he might be, was the lord of Parlia ment. The estate carried the dignity with it, irre spectively of the owner's extraction ; the honour was exclusively territorial, not personal. Towards the close of the 13th century the practice com menced of summoning barons by writ, or, in other words, by the King's mandate, dire:ted to certain persons at his discretion, without reference to territorial tenure ; and about a century later still baronies by writ began to give way in their turn to baronies by patent. The writ, as is evident, extended the disc-etion of the sovereign; the patent is regarded in conflicting opinions as basing aug mented the dignity by confirming the rights of in heritance, or restricted it by confining those rights to heirs specified instead of heirs general. It has never been positively decided how far the privileges of baronies by tenure were superseded by the in- , troduction of bsrories by writ. In most cases the two titles would beemerged in the claim of a single individual, and the old dignity of tenure would be lost or forgotten ; but pee baps the reader may re collect to have heard that certain castles are still r,por.ed to po.sess the power of converting their owners into peers. One of these is Arundel Castle, the possessor of which is popularly thought to' be Earl of Arundel in virtue of that feudal residence ; another is Berkeley Castle, and upon this ground the present Sir Maurice takesl his stand. He may not Le Earl Berkeley in right of the patent, or Lord Berkeley beeright of writ, but he is undoubt edly the Lord of Berkeley Castle, arid, as such, now petitions to be called to Parliament as Baron Ber keley by tenure. It will neither be expected nor desired that wa should charge ourselves with a technical discussion of this curious claim. There can be no doubt that Berkeley Castle is indeed one of those lordships which conferred nobility in times of old—in fact, the first five Barons of Berkeley sate by this very tenure. It is also certain that Maurice is now the tenant of ;his lordelrip, but the question of the tenure itself involves many le trued arguments. Perhaps we may briefly de- eribe the state of the case by observing that, on the one hand, no claitn to a barony by tenure has ever yet b ten allowed ; while, on the other hand, no sent once extinguishing such claims for the future base -er been pronounced: As respects the particular example before us, it is remaekeble that the claim, though more than once advanced, arid never admitted, has still never been definitely rejected, but has been always inter rupted by some incident dispensing with the pro to sit by t enure , an d no t by writ, c l a i me d pro ceedings. Gl. orge, 19.1eBeron of Berkeley, assum ingprecedence of Barons who, if writs only were recog nised, would certainly have been his seniors ; but this demand was set at rest by his elevation to the rank of Karl. William, Earl Frederick', eldest son, also advanced his rights of tenure; but his plea was rendered needles; by his promotion under the new ttle of Baron Segrave. It is not, there fore, for the first time that the privileges Qf SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, The City of Washington, Caroline Nesmitb, Northern Chief, S. R. Mallory, Cultivator, Edward Stanley, Cal liope, Cyno3ure, and E. Sharman, hence ; Walter Scott, and Vicksing, from Sunderland ; Sir John Franklin, and Elbe, from Hamburg; Win tecen, and Reliance, from New castle; London, from London and Portsmouth ; O'Fljn, Bremen, Orpheus, and Anna, from Bremen ; Oronaocto, from Glasgow ; New Orleans and Wm. Nelson, Havre ; W. B. Deane, from Bordeaux ; the Pauline, from Fel- month ; and Indian Empire, from Galway, Stc,, have arrived at New York. Toe Amazon, hence, for Ncw York, was spoken off Nantucket South Shoal on the Ist inst., with loss of three topgallant masts, during a heavy squall. The Josefine, hence, has arrived at Matanzas. QUEBEC, July s.—The Riveredale, brought up here from Green Island, has been condemned. _ _ The Cleopatra atd Montriello, hence, have arrived al Savannah. STVINFEN v. S T NFEN-AN ACTION AGAINST THE LORD CHAAVELLOR. I A cise of considerable importance has arisen out I of the celebrated cause of Swinfen v. Swinfen, as it will raise a question materially affecting the privi leges of counsel. Mrs. Swinfen has brought an action against the Lord Chancellor under the fol lowing circumstances :—An issue had been directed by the Court of Chancery to try the validity of the will of Samuel Swinfen, in which he berpleathrd an estate of 60,000140 his widow. The will was impeached byWie defendant as the heir-at-law. T i case came on for trial in the spring of JI, f Lat Stafford, when a compromise was entered into between counsel on both aides. Lord Chelmsford, then Sir Frederick Thesiger, being counsel for Mrs. Swinfen, and Sir Alexander Cockburn, the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, who was then Attorney- General, the representative of the heir-at- ' law. Under this arrangement the defendant was to secure to Mrs. Swinfen an annuity of 3,0001. a year. Mrs. Swinfen, however, on learning that this compromise had been made, was exceedingly dissatisfied, and refused to give her consent to carry it out, but she did not for some time openly repu diate it. The matter gave rise to fresh legal pro ceedings both in the Common Pleas and the equity November the Master of th e Itol!s gceauvert judgments, directingthat there should be a new trial to tEst the validity of the wi l l . Th i s cause is aud in to come on for trial at the forthcoming Stafford assizes. The Attorney-General (Sir F. Kelly) will conduct the case for Mrs. Swinfen, and Mr. E. James has been specially retained to conduct the defence. In the meantime all the necessary steps have been taken, in the action which Mrs. Swinfen has beau advised to bring against Lard Chelmsford with the view of recovering damages against him, for having, as her counsel, entired into a compro mise, as she alleges, in distinct defiance of her authority. This action will probably be set down for trial at the sittings after next term for Middle sex, and from the position of the noble defendant, and the novelty of the question at issue, will doubtless create no small amount of interest in legal circles. 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Import an t C autioa against the .' fear fear. u - T l T eti lt o e n V o i n ce t - h Clr e l a o n t c h el m l o a r re S h i grantedtaatni imitations,— fel dangers of spurio g lu 1 r I'sil4li,amagaPiangset W A o l o f d ted Hooper Ncvlll for Imitating "Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica d." LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, July 19.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.; light breeze, and fine. PORTSMOUTH, July 17.—Wind N.W.—Arrived— James R. Hindson, from Huelva for Newcastle, with loss of foretopmast and other damage to rigging; H. 3.1,5. Ra coon, on a cruise. SournamProN, July 17. —Wind S.W.—Arrived— Toviot (s), from . Alexandria. Pricarbiirir, July 17.—Wind S.W.— Arrived—Magn% Bona, from Akyab TORBAY, July 18. —Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—H.M.S. Renown, H.M.S. Blenheim, H.M.S. Cura2oa ; Mersey, from Quebec. OFF PORTSMOUTH, July 17.—Arrived— Peat], from Cape of Good Hope ; Louise, from Havaunah fur Cron. stall, - 4 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. 'in] W. Arrived--Alliance steamer, from Havre ; I'Etoile, and Carentan ; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, Dublin. Sailed—Duke of Cornwall, steamer, for London. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrived, July 18—British Flag, from Bombay; City of Canton, Calcutta; War Eagle, Akyab ; Marian, Bassim ; Berbico, Singapore • Kate, Jamaica ; Lizzie, Southward ; Arwarvan, New Orleans; Dauuba, and T. I. Mobile; Charter Oak, Savannah ; Mary Annab , Charleston ; D. Stewart, Baltimore ; Centurion, Yema, America; M. Nottebohn, New York; Oreg, and Ellen, Quebec ; African, (a.s ), Constantinople ; Leander, and Droxa, Nantes ; Success, Abbeville ; Watchman, Middleburg. The Gold finder, for Calcutta, has put back, with loss of bowsprit, having ben in contact with an American ship. The Cerro Gordo has not arrived, as reported the 17th inst. An ived, July 10.—Pri• cede Joinville, from Savannah ; Ranee, Singapore; Sivitherley, Rangoon ; Titbit, Para • Co9mopolite, Buenos Ayres ; Harmony, Quebec; M ar aimless of Queensbury, Quebec; Christer, Danmark Rockingham, New Orleans. The Pheenix, for Philadelphia, has put back, (BY SUBUIRINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind W. ; tide second hours' ebb ; weather cloudy and light. Arrived, July 1 8--Fairy, from Guernsey ; Charles, Ant werp ; inirshire, Abbeville); Auckland, Riga ; Eburn, Rigs ; City Tanjore, Calcutta. Arrived, July 19 — Southern Cross, from Wellington ; N. B. James, M —•"-ta.au Medjid, Shanghai ; Al bena, Stettin ; Ji ppe Visor, Walkan ; Jenne Celestna, Charente ; Harwich, Cronsta' i dt ; Friendship, Memel. Sailed, J u l y 1 8 -- Jno. Munroe, for Havre ; Emily, Euiden ; Juliana, Hamburg. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind N.N.W., light. Passed, in tow—Rankin, from Quebec, for London. Passed —Royal Sailor, from Havre, for Newcastle; Har rington, Algoa Bay, London ; Core, steamer, for Pernam buco ; Sappho, Greenock—both from London. THE CASE OF MR. BARBER. TO THE EDITOR, OF THE TIMES. Sir,—ln the Times of the 9th inst. there is an article relative to the case of Mr. Barber, in which the writer brings to notice Mr. Barber's sufferings at Norfolk Island, and the wrongs inflicted on hinl by " one Major Child." This name should be " Child." The fact that it was not the province of Major Childs to decide on the guilt or innocence of the pri soners committed to his charge appears to have been entirely overlooked, and Major Childs is repre sented as pursuing with vindictive cruelty an in nocent and injured man. It should be recollected that Mr. Barber was sent to the island, having been convicted as the pt incipal agent iu a crime which Dot many years preciously would have cost those con cerned in it their lives. Your readersare introduced to the "unsavoury" details connected with the in ternal regulations of the worst of our penal settle ments. The object is not apparent, unless it be to show that no favour was extended to Mr. liarber, and that he was treated probably neither worse nor better than his fellow convicts, albeit (as the writer take' care to point out) an " innocent convict." But, whether innocent or not, I repeat he was sent to the Wand as * convicted felon, and it was not for Major Childs to ques tion the justice of his sentence. Major Childs was bound to carry out, at Norfolk Island, the rules and discipline prescribed for the settlement, and I presume he did hie duty. Since Major Childs quitted Norfolk Island he served many years with the Plymouth division of Royal Marines, and became in course of time Lieut.-Colonel and Colonel Cammandant, from which last peat he ret'red in April, 1857, with the honorary rank of Major-General. Let the writer of the article inquire among the officers and men with.whotn Major• General Childs served, and whom he subsequently commanded, for instances of his tyrannical and oppressive con dect. With those who know Major• General Childa and his character I feel assured that your article will a►ail little to change the opinion they may have formed of him. If it bo the writer's object to cause pain and annoyance to an old officer who has passed 47 years is the servioa of his country, I think ha may congratulate himself on his BIiCC3PB, fur I doubt whether the old officer is sufficiently " strong-minded" entirely to dia• regard the article and to treat it with the contempt whiolL it deserves. I am proud to call that old officar mY father, and beg to subscribe myself, sir, your obed:eat servant, J. C. CHILDS, Captaiu B.A. Alderney, July 13. * * . - x - Captain Childs would have done well to let this disagreeable story rest without further discussion. The charge against Major Childs was, not that he carried out the discipline and rules of Norfolk Island in the case of the convict Barber, but that he carried them out in his case with unrelenting severity, while he modified them in the cases of other prisoners. Barber was kept to his urine -tub?, while Fletcher was remitted at once to the comfortable and light sorvitudi, of the apothecary's shop. At this work he was kept, despite the earmst and repeated remonstrances of the other officials on the island. It was not until Major Childs was told that ho would be held - responsible for .the death of the man he was killing by inches that he desisted from persecuting him ill one way to persecute him in another. The change from the urine-tubs to the fellowship of murderers who were daily threatening to brain him was no great gain to poor Mr. Barber. Finally, Major Childs " quitted" Norfolk Island by the very sum mary process of a dismissal. If Captain Childs is disatisfied with our remarks, let him turn to his f4ther's own evidence before the committee. BY that alone lot Major Childs be judged. —Editor of Times. MURDER IN ST. PANCRAS. On Saturday afternoon the neighbourhood Of Hastings-street, Burton-crescent, St Pancras-roadr was thrown into a state of great exci'erneut in con sequence of the brutal murder of a female, named Eliza Smith, by her husband. From inquiries col lected from various sources respecting the shocking transaction, we are enabled to lay before our rea ders the following particulars :—The husband of the unfortunate deceased woman (who lies at St. Pancras workhouse to await the inquest) is a painter and resided at No. 8, Hastings street, Burton crescent. Ho is a man of very intemperate habite• and, generally speaking, neglected his family, in asmuch that he afforded them but little means to provide them with the common necessaries of life. He had for the last several weeks come home at late hour of night intoxicated, and upon most oc c isiona brutually ill-treated his unfortunate wife. He was out the whole of Friday night, and did no . , come home until S a t ur d ay morn i ng, w h en h e furl• ously attacked his wife, beating her about the head in the most barbarous manner, and ultimately left her on the floor in an insensible and bleeding state, all tho occupants dreading to interfere as his cow duct was so violent. On the arrival of the police, they sent for Mr. Hopton, surgeon, of Judd-street, who promptly attended, but she was subsequently removed to St. Pancras workhouse in a ca b, a nd attended by Messr s . Casten and Muskett, the house surgeons ; but so frightful were the injuries in flicted upon the unfortunate woman, that she rsv pired soon after her admission. The murderer has, we regret to say, got away for the present, but the police are in active search after him. Country Markets, LEICESTER—JULY 17. With only a fair supply of wheat at our market is' day, prices wore generally is to 2s per qr lower than les. week. Superior white sorts 49a, and 48s for red. Osti in small supply, and in better demand, at rather over th• prices of lust week, good qualities making 36s per quarter• Beans were scarce, an .1 sold for more money, prices vary ing from 4 to 48s par 23 stone. OXFORD—JULY 17. There was an iucreased show of wheat to-day, which sold at about last week's rates. Very little doing in bar ley, prices aryiag from 346 to 37s per qr. Oat. in small supply. Beaus were worth 4Fs per qr., end very for buyers. Flour 3 per sack. No new corn at market. ROCHESTER— JULY 17. We have again to report a dull market for all descrip• tious of grain, and the few who were compelled to bill had to give a reduction of le to 25 for wheat ; other aorta rather better. rag QUARTER.' PER QUART'S Whoat, red (old) 40s to 44e.Tarley, grinding ... — ts to3s' Ditto (now) Ditto, white ---s to —s Peas Ditto (old) Barley, mat .., `'-zs to 34e Flour, per sack .., 324 to --1 CRELMSFOI Our market this morning steady business was done, at Wheat, white old,per s. s. 111. O. qr.4o 53 1 Oats, per qr 24 3' new.... 40 52 Peas, Partridge ... 43 4 7 red, old 38 46 White 40 41 new.... 37 46 B o i l i ng 4l 4 ' Barley 34 40 Dun 43 46 Chevalier 38 44 Beans, Tisk 37 3 ? Grinding .......... 28 32 Harrow ticks 37 4t, Malt 70 73 Ilazagan 34 3. 1 Cheva1ier...,..,,.. 72 73 Ditt o , new 34 31 .-- HADDINGTON GRAIN MARKET—JULY 16. tD—JULY 16. was fairly attended, and a ►bout former rates. %MIA T. BARIAT I OATS. I NUN g• First soa Od 32 3 Od 31s 61 I 48s 0 1 , Second 43s 10,1 27s 7d 1 f9a 01 144 go Third 34 s Od 24s o.l i 264 Od 1 38s 04 Total quantity of wheat in market, 443 qrs., 412 so 4 barley „--vs 193 qrs., 18b Bola oats 4 135 qrs., 123 soli CP PP beans ~ 23 qrs., 23 301 4 AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 2/. 310 o.l2ths 1 Barley, ...11. 7 7 9.120 0 Oats, ... 11. 9 0 o.l2ths 1 Beans, .....21. -4 9 4.l2the a • DIIBLIN-JULY 16. White wheat. 264 6cl to 28s fid ; red ditto, 24s Od to 281 • 6,1; ditto new, 28s 6.1; barley, malting, 13 s t o 17 s Od ; gr i n d; i ng , —e to —s ; oats, old, 15s to 16s Od; ditto, new, — 4 to 163 61; oatmeal, Its ad to 16e 6d; bore, new, —.a to —# Od ; rapeset d, —s Od to e Od per brl ; bakers' flour, 14s Od to 18s Gd per cwt; Indian corn, 34 , 1 Od to 35s ad per 180 lba. BIRTHS. ERSKINE—On the 17th inst., at Putney, the Hon. Mil Erskine, of Dryburgh, of a son. HOLLAND- On the 16th inst at 19, Montagu-squar3, the wife of Edward Holland, Esq„ ?LP., of a son. HONYWOOD -On the 16th inst., the wife of Sir Courtensy Hony wood, of twin sons. WEMYSS---011 the I,th inst., at Wemyss Castle, Airs. Erskine Wonlyes, of Wemyss, of a son and hair. MARRIAGES, RAD STOCK — CALCRAFT—On the 16th inst. at Trinity' Church, Marylebone, Lord Radstock, to Susan Char lotte, youngest daughter of John Hales Caleraft, Esq., M.P., and Lady Caroline Caleraft. WARD DUNCAN—On the 14th inst., at Trinity Chung], Coventry, Mr. Daniel G't ainger Ward, of the Grange, King's Norton,Worcestershire, to Fanny, second dank tcr of the late James Duncan. of the Impede', Cornhill, London. DEATHS, BIDDLE --On the 14th inst., at Lis residence, Frederick street, Newhall-hill, nitwit:lean], Mr. John Biddle, aged 44. GREENFIELD — Oa the 15th inst., at Desteblrrgen, near Ghent, Margaret, the wife ofJaines Greenfield, Esq., of Brynderwen Monmouthshire, and second daught e r of Sir Joseph itiley, Bart., M.P. KNOWLES —On the 12th inst., at Ryde, Isle of Wight, Katharine Theresa, only surviving daughter of Sir F. C. Knowles, Bait., of Lovel-hill, Berks. HAMMOND—On the 16th inst., at Kensington, Sophie, wife of Francis W. T. Hammond, Esq. HANCOCICE —On the Bth May, at Banda, whilst serving, with General Whiteloek's column, fro m th e e ff ec ts of sun-stroke, J. Hancocke, Esq., Senior Lieutenant 12th Dineen, aged 31. LONDON Printed - and Published by MURDO YOUNUa of tie. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tile Sue Office, Sr. 112, Strand, in tho Precinct of the Savoy, in the . counif orMiddlcoes, Mon'lay, July 19, 1858, R. to t EN lions by Mr ever Y evening 4 AdmiSsion Is. at the Royal Cramer, Beale, MA] k_.7 MEMO fi 1 r 041 Iternory t L O , t," COMprlid Evening, the 2 Weekly. Stalls (numb ture.served Si I014:-aere. CHRISI THIN ~l —TIIM Circus—ltalian commencing at Back. Is. 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