The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-16 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)

Henry Mayes was charged with assaulting Mr. J.
Lines, the proprietor of a coffee-house in High-street,
Camden-town, and also with inflicting serious injuries
upon police-constable 121 S.
It appeared that the prisoner entertained some previous
ill-will towards Mr. Lines, in consequence of his having
prevented him from smpking in the coffee-room, and
last night he knocked the complainant down as he stood
at...his own door, and on the constable coming up and
attempting to take him into custody, he also assaulted him.
Mr. GREENWOOD sentenced the prisoner to a fine of
75., or five days imprisonment, for the assault on Mr.
Lines, and to one months' imprisonment and hard labour,
without the alternative of a fine, for assaulting the
policeman.
Henry Wthnott was placed at the bar, on the charge of
attempting to murder Harriet Haines, wife of a plumber
and glazier, residing in Paradise-terrace, Islington.
A number of witnesses were brought forward by the
police, to substantiate the charge, from whose evidence
it appeared that on Saturday last the prisoner went into
Mrs. Haines house, for the purpose, it was surmised, of
getting some money on account of a previous transaction
between Mr. Haines and him. A person named Gilbert,
who lodged next door, heard, soon after the prisoner was
seen to enter the house, a noise of struggling and blows,
which latter were so violent and long continued, that he
Was induced to go into the house to see what was the
matter, when he saw some person whom he could not
identify escaping by the back doer, and found Mrs.
Haines lying in a state of insensibility in the hall, with
her face covered with blood, and several severe wounds
in her head. On searching the premises after-
wards; a large metal candlestick was found, with
which the woman had apparently been wounded,
as it was all covered over with blood and a quantity of
hair sticking to it. A hat was also found in the drawing-
room, which it was afterwards discovered belonged to
the prisoner, upon which he was taken into custody,
when several spots of blood were observed upon his
trowsers and waistcoat. Mrs. Haines was taken as
speedily as possible to Bartholomew's Hospital, whore
she now lies with but little hopes of her recovery. No
ostensible motive could be assigned for the savage and
bloodthirsty act, as the prisoner and Mrs. Haines and
her husband were on the most intimate terms, and he
was in the habit of visiting them almost every day.
Mr. GREENWOOD ordered the prisoner to be remanded
for a week, and desired the policeman to watch the state
of the wounded female at the hospital, and if any altera-
tion for the worse took place, so as to induce a fear of
her death, to let him know of it, and he would proceed
to the hospital to take her deposition.

THE. UNITED STATES
AND MEXICO.

ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY MORNING.
By the arrival of the British and North American
royal mail steam-ship Caledonia, Captain Lott, we
have papers from the United States and Canada
eight days later than have previously reached this port.
The Caledonia left Boston on the Ist, and Halifax
on the 3d. At the time of leaving Halifax, the
Britannia, which sailed from Liverpool on the 19th
ult., had not arrived at Halifax, being an unusually
long passage ; but the weather, which the Caledonia
has experienced on her voyage has been most tem-
pestuous, similar to which, no doubt, the Britannia
had met with.
The accounts from America relative to shipping is
most disastrous ; it seems that the entire coast, from
Maine to Louisiana, had been visited with most ter-
rific hurricanes, which has been attended with great
loss of life and property.
The political news from the Western Continent is
not important. The American army, under General
Taylor, continued at Monterey, to which reinforce-
ments continued to be made: It seems certain that
Santa Anna had quitted the city of Mexico, at the head
of an army said to be 13,000 strong, with the expecta-
tion of driving the American forces back beyond
the Rio Grande. The American papers state that
the Government had determined to commence active
hostilities at Alvarado and Tampico, and also that
General Kearney proposed to move forward from
Santafii, by the combination of which the Americans
expect to conquer Mexico, and annex it to the Onion.
From Canada the news is unimportant. The new
Governor's arrival was looked for with considerable
interest.

Perhaps the most important features by this arrival
relates to commerce. The Caledonian's news of Oct.
4, seems to have given an upward impetus in prices
to " breadstuffs" and cotton, in the principal cities of
the Union, which caused not only an advance in
prices, but an enormous amount of exportation to
Europe. However, before the Caledonian sailed, the
market became changed, a check to speculation fol-
lowed, and prices had a downward tendency.
(From the New Yodi Courier and Enquirer.)
SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 2 P.M.—The progress of the
Mexican war since our last paper has been one of
triumph, but not without serious sacrifice of life to the
American arms.
The surrender of Monterey has been completed and
General Taylor is now in complete possession of that
city and all its defences and resources. The process of
evacuating the city by the Mexican forces made mani-
fest the fact, that the defeated artily out-numbered that
of the conquerers—for General Taylor's force which
entered Monterey after the surrender, did not exceed
5,000 men of all arms, while it is computed that
Ampudia's retreating army numbered 7,000.
The dates from the city of Mexico are to the 23d ult.
It does not appear that Santa Anna had yet left that
city, notwithstanding the rumours by the way of Mon-
terey that he had reached Saltillo with an army of 13,000
men. The impossibility of the truth of this rumour is
demonstrated by the fact that Santa Anna only made
his public entry into Mexico on the 15th. Notwith-
standing his utmost efforts, he could not in the destitu-
tion of the Treasury speedily muster any considerable
force—much less could he accomplish the long march
between Mexico and Saltillo, in the time required by
the rumour.
From California we have official intelligence that the
whole west coast is blockaded by the United States squa-
dron, and that our flag was flying at all the chief points,
without meeting any where with opposition.
It is certain that a vigorous demonstration is soon to
be made on the Gulf coast of Mexico—probably both at
Alvarado and Tampico—for' the navy is panting for an
opportunity to share in the war.
Whether another column of troops will be directed
from one of these points upon the capital, or toward San
Louis Potosi, upon which last city, after receiving ade-
quate reinforcements of men and munitions—General
Taylor will advance, is not known.
Meantime he 'remains within the walls of Monterey
recruiting his troops and augmenting his stores.
General Wool's column and that of General li,earney
is each operating on its own line, but each converging to
the other, and both will approach the region in which
General Taylor is operating.
The prospects of peace are as distant as ever. The
Mexican Congress does not meet till December, and it
only can decide upon the proposals for peace submitted
by this Government. But no one seems to entertain the
belief that Mexico will consent to any terms which we
have yet offered, or thus far are likely to offer.
The quasi neutrality of Yucatan has been put an end
to on our side, as it has long been on that of the Yuen_
tane ae, by the following order from the U. S. Treasury.
CIRCULAR TO COLLECTORS AND OTRER OFFICERS