The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-25 00:00:00

TALLO W.

The tallow trade continues dull, and a further decline
has taken placo in the quotation. P.Y,C. is now quoted at
40s 31 per cwt on the spot. Rough fat has fallen to 26 Id
per 81b. Town tallow, 396 Gd net cash.

Particulars. 1850. 1881 1862. 1863. 1864.
Stock this clay.... 22,938 70.201 36.618 42.294 51.382
55811.1 to 51)a Od t 0,41561 to 13s6d to 40s 3d to
Price of Y.C. —ls Ocl —s Cd —5 Od —5 Od —5 Od
Delivery lastweek 1,128 1,526 1,421 1,175 1,211
Ditto from June 1 75,112 72,927 112,874 73,863 69,551;
Arrivals last week 178 1,016 379 1,616 477
Ditto from June 1 92,969 116,374 92,735 77,878 83,116
Price of Town .... 56s 9d 57s 31 is 79d 4is 3d 42s 9d

LAW INTELLIGENCE;•:-(This Day.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Before the Lord Chief Justice and justice
Blackburn, Mellor, and Shea.)

THE QUEEN V. THE MAGISTRATES OF LIVERPOOL.
Mr. Edward James, Q.C., moved for a rule nisi
calling upon the magistrates of Liverpool to show
cause why a writ of habeas should !not issue to
bring up the bodies of three Americans named
Quency, Kelly, and Clemente, of the ship Legerity,
now in custody for piracy on the high seas within
the jurisdiction of America. It appeared that
a requisition was made on the 15th of Feb-
ruary to the secretary of State Sir George
Grey, by the American Minister, Mr. Adams,
under the treaty between this country and America
and the Act of Extradition, or an information duly
sworn, in which it was it ited the three persons
named had been guilty of piracy on the high seas ;
the application being made at the instance of the
Federal Government, and the defendants being in
the service of the Confederates. Upoa that requsi-
tion the Secretary of State issued the warrant for
the apprehension of the defendants and their
examination, and, in the event of committal, of
being delivered up to the American Government
under the Treaty of Extradition. The learned
counsel said the case was one of great im-
portance, and if be could not obtain the in-
terference of the Court the defendants might be de-
livered up to the Federal Government, and be
without aoy remedy, and his contention was that
upon the face of the depositions and evidence
taken before the magistrates it clearly ap-
peared that they acted only as belligerents
and not as pirates, and also that if they committed
an act of piracy, as alleged, on the high seas, they
might be tried in this country in the Court of Ad-
miralty. The case had been tried before Mr.
Justice Willes, at Liverpool, who had expressed a
very strong opinion that the case was one which
&served the greatest consideration of the Court,
and that the proper mode would be to raise the
question on the application for a writ of habeas,
He, the learned counsel, was at a loss to know in
what other form it could be brought before the
Court.

Mr. Justice Blackburn doubted whether the
habeas was the proper form, but admitted that the
case was a most important one, and entitled to the
consideration of the Court.
The Lord Chief Justice did not well see which
other form there could be than an application for a
habeas. There could be no doubt it was a very im-
portant case ; the facts looked very much like
piracy. The persons charged went out as passengers
on board a Federal ship with the intention, which
they carried into execution, and took possession of
the ship, placing the captain in irons, and after-
wards put them on shore. That certainly looked
like piracy. He thought there might be a rule nisi.
The other judges concurred in the issuing of rule
nisi for habeas.

Mr. Lush, Q.C., watched the case on the part of
the Confederate Government, who denied that the
men were Confederates.

The writ was directed to the Governor of Kirk-
dale Gaol.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A EISCHLEGED COMMISSIONAIRE CHARGED WITH
STEALING A LETTER CONTAINING A £2O NOTE.—Wm.
Reardon, described as a discharged soldier, and who was
formerly in the Corps of Commissionaires, was charged b -
fore Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a letter containing a £2O
Bank of England note, entrusted by Mr. William Henry
Bruce Ogilvy, a gentleman staying at Long's Hovel, New
Bond-street.

Mr. Ogilvy said—Last Saturday week I rye the pri-
soner a letter containing a X2O Bank of Engial..l note to de-
liver at No. 31, Colchester street, St. George's-square. The
prisoner came back to me at Long's Hotel the same evening
and stated that he had delivered the letter. I then paid the
prisoner hie fee, but shortly after was informed the prisoner
had not delivered the letter. Having to leave London I left
the matter in the h9nde of the head waiter.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—How did you know the prisoner P
Mr. Ogilvy—By seeing him doing duty daily opposite
the hotel, and thinking ho was a regular commizcionaire,
but I have found out that although wearing the uniform of

the corps he did not belong to it, having been discharged.
Butcher, 137 C—On Saturday I saw the prisoner outside
the hotel. I spoke to the prisoner about the letter, and at
first he said ho delivered it himself, but afterwarcr3 that he
gave it to an old comrade to deliver, but that the man had
not done so. The prisoner then took me to Turnham's, In
High-street, Marylebone, a public-house, and I there as-
certained that the note had been changed there by, as they
stated, a man in payment of a quartern of rum, the man
stating that ho was a discharged soldier.
Prisoner—l gave the note to an old comrade named
George Payne, not knowing there was anything of value in
it. I have heard that he has been seen to change it, and I
have tried to find him, but have not succeeded in doing so.
I have been told that Payne has been about public-houses
since drinking. I have not been charged with such a
thing before, although I have been entrusted with thou-
sands from Long's Hotel. _ _ _

Butcher—l found a letter in his possession had never
been delivered by him as it ought to have been.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall remand the prisoner.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
Miles Opened. Receipts.

Railways.

1864. 1863.

1864. 1883.
£ L

Belfast and N. Counties 136 136
Belfast and County Down 49 49
Blyth and Tyne . 28 28
Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211
Caledonian
Cockermouth& Workington Bl 81
Cork and Bandon 2O 20
Cork, Blackrock, At Passage 6l 61
Cork and Youghal
Cornwall . . 1 651 63
Deeside l7 17
Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63
Dublin and Drogheda 75 63
Dublin and Meath
Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 9ll 48
Edinburgh and Glasgow 173 1691
Furness, Ate 5O 5
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastern,Nrlk.,&E.Union
Great Northern 353 851
Great North of Scotland 6B 68
Gt. Northn. & Wcstn. (Irel.) 7ll 711
'it.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 8731 829
Great Western 10561 1056/
Inverness &Aberdeen June B6/ 861
Inverness & Perth Jan,ction 119%
Irish North-Western.......• 145 145
Lancashire & Yorkshire..., • • 402. 8951

1,041 2,422

757 837
2,004 2,279
6,313 0,368
17,168 15,341
335 277
402 378

163 155

533 117
1,671 L 349

.28i 801
1,311 1,390
1,4115 1,854

311 148
2,485 2,290
7,700 7.511
3,049 2,821
8,850 8,373
33,206 27,896
32,330 27,545
1,750 1,8 k 7
466 670
7,717 8,531
60,834 68,012
1,006 991
1,173
1,810 2,025
36,050 32,530
300 214

• • -24 i 241

Limerick and Foynee 261 261
Llanelly 4,14 461
London & North-Western l22q 1179
London and Blackwall 5l
London & South-Western
Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast 261 260%
London, Chatham, & Dover 721 nt
Do. Metropolitan Extension 104 51
&Lineolnoh
Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham o Of
Maryport and Carlisle
Metropolitan
Midland (incl. N.-Western).. 641 630
Midland Gt. Westn. of hind... 2521 2591
Monkland 7ll 71
Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee

N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 1095 10791
North London 9 9
North Staffordshire 254 254

Otwestry and Newton... 6O 62
ithymney l9i 19i
St. llelen's Canal &Railway 62 62
Scottish Central
Scottish North-Eastern l3B 188
Somerset and Dorset O6 39i
South Devon 74 76i
South-Eastern 306 306