The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-24 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES
AND MEXICO.

THREE DAYS LATER.
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY.
The United States steam-ship arrived at Cowes
this morning, en route from New York for Havre, to
land her English passengers. She left the former
port on the evening of the 10th, having thus made
an excellent passage of twelve days. She brought
fifty passengers for Havre and fifteen for England.
She has a freight of 500,000 dollars, and some cotton.
The United States brings three days' later news
from America. The nomination of President and
Vice-President took place at Philadelphia on the 9th,
which ended in the acceptation of General Taylor,
by an immense majority. Millard Phillimore was
nominated for the Vice-Presidency. The nomina-
tion had caused great excitement amongst the various
political parties. General Taylor is so great a favou-
rite that little doubt exists of his final success.
The news of the ratification of the treaty in the
Mexican Congress had given great satisfaction. Full
details had reached New York, but they are not
published in the papers that have come to hand... It
appears, however, that by the terms of the ratification,
a very considerable territory will be ceded to the
United States, besides a large indemnity.
The Stock Market continued in a very languid
state, and not many sales had been effected since the
departure of the Hibernia. It was fully expected
that the conclusion of the war with Mexico would
have had the effect of putting a better tone upon the
Money Market.
Good bills on London had been done at 11 and 11i
per cent.

There had been an improvement in the flour mar—
ket. Prices had advanced.
The Acadia steam-ship arrived out on the 7th, after
a good passage.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, June 23.
_ IN RE G. W. M. REYNOLDS.

The bankrupt, a bookseller and publisher, in Wel-
lington-street, Strand, and who has attained some cele•
brity as a Chartist and public writer, came up for final
examination. The balance sheet, from Ist January,

1847, to the 12th of May, 1848, showed the amount of
debts to be 2,1091., out of which sum 558/. were to cre-
ditors who held securities. The assets realised are 1031

15s. The principaliieditors were Mr. Henderson, Old
Bailey,
hithe, 4241.
6521.; and Messrs. Venables and Co., Queen-

No opposition being offered, the bankrupt passed his
final examination.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.)
Thursday being the day appointed for the trial of bail
cases, the Court sat at the usual hour.
The first case called on was an indictment preferred
by a person named John Bond, against Charles Price,
John Bullock, Moses Hari, and John Harding charging
them with keeping a common gambling house in Co-
ventry-street, Leicester-square.
The only one that appeared to answer the charge was
John Harding.
Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared for the prosecution,
said, that having carefully examined his instructions,
he regretted to say that the evidence by which the
charge was to be supported was not sufficiently strong
to show that the defendant Harding had any share in
maintenance of the indicted house. It was quite clear
that the defendant lived there, but it could not be shown
that he had let that portion of it which was involved in
the present prosecution at any higher rate than would be
charged to an ordinary lodger; neither was he prepared
to show that the defendant was in league with the
others. The other defendants had endeavoured to avoid
arrest for the best personal motives, as the case, against
them was clear. Under these circumstances, he should
decline to proceed further, and the jury would acquit
Mr. Harding.
The JUDGE ordered the jury to acquit the defendant,
and a verdict of Not Guilty was therefore returned.
The Learned JUDGE, much excited, said that Courts
of Justice were not to be made such a vile mockery of
as had been done in the present case by the disreput-
able proceedings of the prosecutor. It was only at the
last session at this Court that the man (Bond), the pro-
secutor, swore in an affidavit that he could not appre-
hend any of the defendants, as they were keeping out
of the way; but as soon as that was made public
through the press, a letter appeared in one of the daily
journals, in which the defendant, now at the bar, denied
that he was out of the way, and said that he was always
to be found in his shop. Upon this the prosecutor ar-
rested him on a Bench warrant he had obtained when
the bill of indictment was found, but now having brought
him to that Court, he had the audacity to instruct coun-
sel to open for an acquittal, to save his own recogni-
zances which he had entered into to prosecute,
Mr. PRENDERGAST, who had previously attempted to
speak, now begged permission to be allowed to do so.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—Then, Mr. Prendergast, we
will change places; you take my place and I will take
yours.
Mr. Bond, the prosecutor, also attempted to speak.
The ASSISTANT JUDGE—Silence, Sir; not one word
shall you say without an affidavit, and I caution you how
you act. A court of justice shall not be converted, by
such as you, into a means of extorting money. I have.
an affidavit here, iu which you swear that you could
have arrested any one of the defendants at any time,
but subsequently you come and swear that they were
hiding.
Mr. BALLANTINE said that he had nothing to do with
anything of the sort. He had done his duty to his client.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE did not blame counsel—
counsel must do their duty, and so must the Judge. It
was preposterous to say that Bond could not bring evi-
dence to convict Harding before Mr. Ballantine received
his instructions.
Mr. Bond said he was quite amazed at the line of con-
duct pursued by Mr. Ballantine.
The ASSISTANTJUDGE desired Bond to hold his tongue
whilst he was safe.
Mr. PRENDERGAST here handed the Judge a letter,
which his Lordship read aloud. It was written by Bond
to a person named Laing, last September, demanding
301., or he would institute proceedings against him for
keeping a gambling-house.
The ASSISTANT JUDGE (to Bond)—This letter, Sir,
proves what you are. You are a common gambler, and
have taken these proceedings to extort money.
Mr. Bond—l am not. I have been ruined by it, and
I'll take fifty affidavits that I could not arrest all the
defendants.
The AssIsTANT-JUDGE—You swore, on the trial of
Levy, that you were on the Continent for three months
after last July. This letter is dated at the beginning of
September, and written in London. What do you mean
by this, Sir?
Mr. Bond—The date has been altered. This is a
conspiracy against me. My friend, Captain Riley, my
Lord—
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—Captain Riley, Is he here?
Captain Riley—l am, my Lord (holding up a piece of
paper). I can prove that the defendant paid rent and
taxes for the house.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—Captain Riley, I know you,
and you know what I know of you. The less you say
the better. When Levy was arrested I
although Bond swore it was an accidental meeting, he
knew of that meeting before it took place.
Mr. Bond—On my honour. have proof that,
The ASSISTA.NT-JUDGE—YOUr honour, Sir, why, if
you have any honour, this Court has been ignorant of
what the word honour means.. Sir, your recognizances
stand estreated, and now prepare for the consequences.
Mr. Bond—l never indicted Laing.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—A good reason you had not
to do so, you got the 301. (Turning to the jury.) You
see, gentlemen, what these prosecutions are got up for.
Mr. PRENDERGAST pressed some observations with re-
ference to the letter read by the Court, when
Mr. Bond claimed the protection of the Court.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said he asked what would not
be granted to him, and advised him to think seriously
about his present position, as his recognizances stood
estreated.
After some further remarks the court was cleared.
During the above scene the court was in a state of the
most indescribable confusion, and it was some time be-
fore order was restored.
Yesterday Mr. BRIERLEY appeared on behalf of Bond.
He applied that the entreat might be taken of the recog-
nizance, as Bond had effectually prosecuted one gam-
bling-house-keeper, had brought another into Court, and
was doing his best to arrest the remainder.
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE. 1
A SLANG GENT.—John Beach (a general operator, by
his own account) was charged with having beaten his
brother, Henry Beach, a master chimney sweeper, re-
siding iu the neighbourhood of Houndsditch.
The complainant, who has the reputation of being
very ornamental in his talk, proceeded with the most
ludicrous flippancy to describe the circumstances of the
attack :—As I was standing at my hall door (said he),
along with my misses, that's in the delicalist condition a
woman that 'aut long married can be, the defendant
comes up, and asked me how my wife was. I did
not like such a villanous way of talking, I
se treated
him with a little silence, and that made him precious mad.
Jist then who should appear but my misses
herself ; and so he began to wag his tongue upon
still .1 said not a jolly
her in the most savage way ;
word, but continued smoking my pip-, till at last
lie doubted his fist and gave me a desperate blow in the
pipe.--.(Laughter.)
Well. my wife throweil up her hand
to save my pipe, when down she went as though she were
shot, and then he let fly a desperate volley ofoaths and
curses at her, so that she was not able to rise, for she
was in so delicate a sitivation that she could not stand
it any how.
The LORD MAYOR—Had you done nothing to pro-
voke all this from your brother ? Complainant—Nothing
at all ; only the priest that attends us does not please
him—that's all.
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The LORD MAYOR—Oh, then, I suppose yon have
married a Catholic ? Complainant—l have, my Lord ;
that's the truth.
Defendant—Aye, that is the case, my Lord. She
has got Ilium round to the Catholic religion. Now ,if I