The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-18 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.)

NEW CO UK T.
( Before Mr. Sergeant ARA/31N.)
John Blake stood indicted for an assault on the person
of Wm. Barnett. The prosecutor was the captain of the
Helena, a South Sea vessel, and the prisoner was its se-
cond mete. On the night of the 13th of December last,
the vessel was at Anchor in the Bay of Conception, on the
coast of South America, and the captain allowed his men
to go ashore, with an order that they should return by
three o'clock in the morning.. The men, however, did
not come back until betieen six and eight o'clock. Im-
mediately on their return, a quarrel ensued between the
prisoner and a common seaman, on board the ves-
sel ; the captain interfered, and according to bis
own evidence and that of his son, while be was endea-
vouring to separate the parties, the prisoner gave
him a blow, which 1 e retu-ned. Charles Coates,
however, the surgeon of the vessel, and some of the crew
deposed on the contrary that the captain struck the first
blow. James Colman, a cabin boy, gave some evidence
not immediately connected with the cage, stating some:
former instances of cruelty on the part of the captain. He
al•o stated that after the quarrel the captain ordered the
prisoner down to the cabin, and drew out a pistol, threaten..
ing to blow his brains out.
The RECORDER in charging the Jury said, that the only
question that they had to decide was, as to who bad strue~
the first blow.

The Jury after having retired fora few minutes returned
a verdict of " Not Guilty."
The Jury was then discharged, and the Court closed for
the Sessions.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS,

LIVERPOOL. C(TTON MARKET, SATURDAY..-The sales
this day arc 3,000 bales at yesterday's prices.
Arrivals this morning.—Two French, two Ostend. one
Dutch mail ; also a mail from Malta by the Royal Tar,
isith a mail from Lisbon of the date 11th May; front
Mal:a, 19th April; Alexandria, 21st April ; Gibraltar, 7th
Mar ; Cadiz, nth May ; Oporto, 12th May ; and Vigo,
13t11 May.

We have a number of ship letters, all old dates.
We have received the Antwerp paper of yesterday's date.
Srociatonte, May 5.--His Majesty the King has or-
dered his of Foreign Affairs to conclude for the
term of five ycats a treaty of commerce with the towns of
Ilam?,urch and firemen, on reciprocal principles.
BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, MAY 15.—The business in the
National Funds was less animated tc-day, but the prices
remain without any variations. Some transactions were
done in Ardoin's Spanish ; their getting up at Paris did
no: produce any effect. The price may be quoted at
27 3 I6ths to
The most important arrival this morning is the Lisbon
mails, which has brought to this country the Marquis Sal-
daubs, who comes here on a special mission to settle the
various civil claimv, which amount to about 400,0001.
sterling. Ir. is stated that he brings with him bills to the
amount of 240,0001., guaranteed by several capitalists of
Lisbon. upon the mortgage of the revenue of the Customs
and tt.b.lcca contracts, to pay the above claims. This is
another severe blow towards the holders of Portuguese
Bonds, as all the money that the Portuguese Government
can scrape together will go towarda paying the British
claims.