The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-06 00:00:00

AMERICA.

COURT CIRCULAR.

THE PALL OP RAM

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

BRUNSWICK.

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ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING.
This morning, at half-past three o'clock, the
British and North American royal mail steam-ship
Canada, Captain J. Stone, arrived in the Mersey
from Boston and Halifax, having left the former
port at noon on the 24th ult., and after a short
detention at Halifax, sailed thence for Europe early
on the morning of the 26th, with 54 passengers and
47,000 doll. in specie on freight, besides the usual
mails from the United States, Canada, Newfound-
land, Nova Scotia, &c.
The royal mail steam-ship America, with the
mails from hence, arrived out at Boston on the same
day the Canada left that port.
There is no news of particular interest by this
arrival, and business generally remained in very
much the same state throughout America as when
the Africa left New York.
By a later arrival from Cuba, we learn that the
United States steam-ship Crescent City, having on
board the obnoxious Smith, the purser, had been
allowed to enter the port at Havana, but Smith
was not permitted to go ashore, and an intimation
was given by the Cuban authorities that the vessel
would not again be. admitted into the port with
Smith on board. To this renewed attempt on the
part of the Governor of Cuba, to coerce the owners
of the steamer into a dismissal of their officer, the
captain replied that the purser would undoubtedly
be retained on board, that the Crescent city would
come again to Havana, and that, if then molested,
the Spanish Government would be held liable.
A subscription has been got up in New York to
indemnify Lemon, the owner of the eight slaves,
who were recently liberated in that city by order
of the New York judges. The slaves were brought
to New York, en route to Texas, and this decision,
declaring them free and not under the operation-of
the Fugitive Slave Law, is hailed with great
delight by the abolitionists.
Government Stocks were in brisk demand, and
prices buoyant.
Since the departure of the Africa, the money
market at New York had been very easy. Money
was plentiful, and could be obtained at very
moderate rates.
The general trade of the country was reported to
be in a very satisfactory condition.
The market for breadstuffs was rather quiet, and
not many transactions were reported. Holders
waiting for further advices from England, prices
were quoted as follow : Western Canal flour,
5 dolls. 25 c. to 5 dolls. 37h c., steady ; Gennessee
prime wheat, 1 dol. 22 c. to 1 dol. 24 c. ; Indian
corn, round yellow, 88 c. to 90 c. per bushel, and
steady.
The New York cotton market had been very in-
active, and prices had again slightly receded for
most descriptions. The sales had been very limited,
and the following are the closing quotations
New Orleans and Mobile mid. fair to fair, 14- c.
to 12 c: per lb., showing a fall of fiths of a cent. ;
Uplands, mid. fair to fair, 103 d. to 101 d. per lb.,
showing a fall of id.; the freight of cotton' to Liver-
pool was gd. to 7-16 d. per lb.
The provision market was active, and prices had
advanced for most descriptions.
Shipowners were asking increased prices of
freight, the following being the quotations :—Grain
to Liverpool, 80. to 9d. per bushel ; flour, 2s. 6d.
to 2s. Bd. per barrel.
Exchange on London was quoted 110 to 1101,
with a moderate demand for bills ; on Paris, 5.15
—inquiry inactive ; Hamburgh, 36 to 36/ ; Bre-
men, 791 to 80.

OSBORNE, SATURDAY,

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Brabant and the
Count of Flanders are expected to arrive to-day on a
visit to her Alajesty.

SUNDAY.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Brabant and the
Couirxt of Flanders, attended by the Comte de Briey,
Lieutenant-Colonel de Moerkerke, and Sir Robert Cars-
well, arrived at Osborne at three o'clock yesterday after-
noon from London on a visit to her Majesty.

LADY PALMERSTON'S RECEPTlON.—Viscountess Pal-
merston gave a grand dinner on Saturday evening, at
the family mansion, in Carlton-gardens. The guests in-
cluded the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Clanricarde and Lady Emily de Burgh,
the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, Viscount Jocelyn,
Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Lord Howard de
Walden and the Hon. Miss Ellis, Lord Harry Vane,
M.P., Lord Dufferin, Lady Charlotte Denison and Mr.
Evelyn Denison, M.P., Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone,
M.P., and Mr. Monckton Milnes, M.P. Viscount
Palmerston was prevented joining the party by slight
indisposition. After the banquet the noble viscountess
had a "reception," which was attended by a very nume-
rous circle of the corps diplomatique and aristocracy.
A deputation, on the subject of the Madiai, had an
interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole, on Saturday, at
the Home-office. The deputation consisted of the Earl
of Shaftesbury, Mr. John Macgregor, M.P., Mr. J.
Meadows White, Colonel Alexander, Mr. R. B. Sealey,
Captain Giberne, Mr. J. R. Wheatley, and Mr. Wil-
braham Taylor.

Sir Wm. C. Ross, R.A., had the honour of submitting
to her Majesty, on his return to England, the miniatures
he had painted of the Royal Family of Portugal.
The Earl of Clancarty had an interview, on Saturday,
with Sir John Pakington, at the Colonial-office. Mr.
ilardwick had also an interview with the right honour-
able baronet.

The Lord Mayor, and Mr. Chapman Brooke, had in
terviews, on Saturday, with Mr. Secretary Walpole.

SIR, —The depth of rainifallen since the drought-of last
spring is so extraordinary, that a statement of the quan-
tity fallen at Greenwich may be acceptable to the readers
of your valuable journal.
In May last 2.25 inches only of rain fell ; in June
4.76 inches—greater than registered for many years ; in
the month of July 2.22 inches in one great thunder-
storm ; in August 4.55 inches ; September gave 4.00
inches ; again in October we had 4.18 inches ; and last
month (November) the extraordinary depth of 6.08
inches : making a total depth of water on the surface of
the earth above 28 inches, or 2 feet 4 inches. The effect
of this unusual mass of water continually falling has been
amply detailed in all the leading journals of the day.
Certainly since the year 1800 so much rain in this locality,
has never been registered.—l am, Sir, &c.,
Hyde-vale, Greenwich.

J. HENRY BELVILLE,

THE OUTLAWRY OF THE DUKE OF

THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE PROPRIETORS
OF THE " WEEKLY DISPATCH" NEWSPAPER, AGAINST
THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND OTHERS.

The indictment in this case arose out of an aotion re-
cently brought by the Duke of Brunswick against Mr.
Harmer, in which the Duke obtained a verdict, with
500/. damages, upon the oath of one Charles Casimir
Reinhold, that a number of the Weekly Dispatch of the
19th September, 1830, containing an article respecting
the Duke, had been sold to him at the Dispatch office
shortly before the commencement of the action, thereby
taking the case out of the Statute of Limitations, which
Mr. Harmer had pleaded. It was afterwards clearly
established that Reinhold had committed perjury, and
upon a new trial of the action the verdict was in favour
of Mr. Harmer. The Duke and Reinhold having ab-
sconded, and refused to appear to the indictment, pro-
ceedings towards outlawry were taken, and the first
proclamation of outlawry was made on Thursday last in
the Sheriff's County Court of Middlesex, against the
Duke, by the name and description of Charles Frederick
Augustus William Guelph, late of the parish of Saint
Marylebone, in the county of Middlesex, Esq.; and also
against Reinhold.— Weekly Dispatch.

SUICIDE OF A CAPTAIN ON THE RIVEIV.*=-1:511 Saturday
evening Mr. William Payne, the City coroner, held an in-
quest at the Union Tavern, Uhi6n-street, New Bridge-
street, Blackfriars, on view of body of Mr. John Grigsby,
aged 59 years, who committed self-destruction. According
to the evidence of a mariner on board the Good Intent, of
which the deceased was master, it appeared that on Satur-
day morning,;ab6rtly after six o'Clock, the deceased went
on deck as usual. The same morning some coal porters
called to-witness and pointed out the body of a male person,
who was lying in the mud. An alarm was raised, when
one of the pier men at Blackfriars-bridge rowed to the spot,
and got the body on shore, when witness recognised his
captain. There was a piece of chain weighing half a cwt.
twisted round the deceased's body twice, and fastened in
front in a reef knot. The chain belonged to the vessel, and
formed part of the tackle. Witness believed that the de-
ceased must have fixed the chain round his waist, and then
deliberately have jumped overboard into the water unper-
ceived, when the chain kept him down. The jury returned
a verdict of " Temporary insanity."
CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS.—The following members
have been selected by the General Committee of Elections
to serve as Chairmen of Election Committees for the Ses-
sion :—Hon. E. P. Bouverio, Mr. Bramston, Hon. F. Char-
teris, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Divett, Mr. J. M. Gaskell, Lord It.
Grosvenor, Mr. H. A. Herbert, Hon. E. Lascelles, Sir W.
Molesworth, Mr. H. K. Seymer, and Hon. E. &Tat.
DURHAM ELECTION.—The declaration and "chairing"
passed off peaceably. The next scene in the drama will
most likely be before a committee of the House of Com-
mons.