The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

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LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING.

Advises have been received from Halifax to the
18th, Boston to the lith, and New York to the 14th
instant, by the Cunard's, steam-ship Caledonia,
Captain Lott, which was telegraphed off Holyhead
this morning, as mentioned in our. City article. The
Caledonia has brought 32,000/. in specie. The
American steam-ship Ocean, Washington, had been
compelled to put into Halifax, in ;consequence
of some defect in her machinery. The Cambria ar-
rived at Boston before the Caledonia left.
The Cabinet at Washington ha 3 determined that
General Scott should be recalled. The command of
the army would devolve on Major-Cieneral Butler,
as second in rank to General Scott. The other officers
involved in the dissensions in the camp would, as a
matter of course, return home.
The latest American news will be found in the
following extract from the Boston Advertiser of the
13th, the New York mail not having arrived in Bos-
ton at the time of the departure of the steatneri
.NEw YORK, JAN. 14.—The steamer Rhode Island
was run into this afternoon, by a Brooklyn ferry-
boat while passing up the East River, on her way to
Stonington. The water• wheel of the Rhode Island
was carried away, and other damage done. Another
boat was sent on with the passengers and mail; the
latter included that for the English steamer
CONGRESS, FRIDAY.—The Senate was not in session
to-day, having adjourned over until Monday. The
House of Representatives was engaged chiefly upon
private Bills of little importance, and resolutions re-
ported by Committees, which were read twice and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole. _

The Bill providing for pensions for widows of
revolutionary soldiers married after the war, reported
from the Committee on Private Land Claims, and one
for the relief of the step-mother of Major Brown,
who was killed opposite to Matamoras, was discussed
for several hours. Many members opposed the latter,
because they thought that no preference should be
given to the families of officers over those of privates.
If the 13111 embraced all similar cases, they would be
willing to support it. Without taking the question,
the Committee rose, and the House, without doing
any further business, adjourned over till Monday.
Br “PONY EXPRESS' AT new YORY.—PETERS-
BURGH, JAN. 13, 1848.—Your Pony Express this
morning brought New Orleans papers of the 7th.
The schooner Eleanor arrived on the 6th, bringing
papers from Vera Cruz to the 29th, four days later.
General Scott had issued orders announcing that the
United States army is about to spread over and occupy
the whole republic of Mexico, of which it will hold
possession until Mexico sues for peace upon accept-
able terms to the United States. Numerous orders
are published relating to taxes. All fines heretofore
payable to the Mexican Government are demanded
now to support the army. He enumerates ♦arious
articles for taxation. Lotteries are prohibited.
Colonel Mills was about to leave Vera Cruz. 'We
learn that his regiment was entertained at Vera Cruz
by a splendid supper.
A letter in the Monitor, dated at Queretaro, states
that the present Congress would not come together
again, several deputies having left. It adds that the
new deputies and Senators would soon be in the city.
The Mexican Government is silently taking mea-
sures for suppressing the intrigues of foreign
monarchies. _ _

In consequence of the State Governments not ful-
filling their promises to aid the general Government
with such resources as they could command, the latter
was much cramped for means.
Lieut. M`Donnelly of the third artillery, and two
other officers, with a small party, left Puebla for
Jalapa, on the 15th, having charge of considerable
money. They were attacked in the night by four-
teen robbers, and although only three of our country-
men had arms, they defeated the ladrones, and arrived
safe at their destination.
NORFOLK, Jas. 13.—The U. S. brig Porpoise,
Lieut. Gordon, at Norfolk, is under sailing orders for
Africa and the Mediterranean.
The New York Herald states that Mr. Clay will
decline a nomination as candislate for the Presidency
on his arrival at Washington. It also says that there
has been a minor defalcation at the Treasury de-
partment of about 25,000 dollars, and also one in a
post-office, somewhere at the north, of 50,000 dollars.
The latest accounts from New Orleans were to the
2,1 inst., and Vera Crux to the 24th. There were
rumours that General Scott had decided to send a
column of the army to Queretaro. There was no
confir►nation of the news that Mr. Trist had agreed
with the Mexican Commissioners upon terms of
peace.

In Canada the elections were proceeding quietly.
Forty-one Members had been elected, including M.
Papineau. There were still about forty elections to
come off, a majority of which the reformers expect to
result in their favour.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.

The commercial news reports exchange unaltered ;
cotton and flour dull.

Naw YORK, JAN. 13, 2.1 P.M.-Cotton-Sales
600 bales, at steady prices. Flour heavy, at 6 dolls.
for common Western. Ashes-150 barrels pots sold
at 5 dolls. 75c. Pearls firm at 7 dolls. 200 brls.
selected whale oil sold at 36c. The leather sale to-
day was thinly attended. There was a slight ad-
vance on heavy and good damaged. There was not a
single best quality hide in middle or light weight;
still prices were fully sustained. Pork heavy. Sterl-
ing bills more plenty, and demand more slack, though
tip-top names have been bought this morning at 11
to 11i pm.; but we quote 10 to 11. Francs have
sold well, at 5,35.
ENE-Sales-Cotton 800 bales, almost all to ship.
Flour very heavy ; shippers do not buy common
western at 6 dolls. ; small sales southern, at 6 dolls.
37ic. 2,000 bushels new southern yellow corn sold
at 68c ; 150 bbls. mess pork at 10 dolls. 50c. There
is a good deal of poor cheese in market not fit to
ship, which sells at sic. to 6c. ; prime 6kc. to 7c.
JAN. 14 -2 P.M.-(By telegraph.)-In Flour no
change from yesterday, though the market is, if
anything, duller. 7,000 barrels received to-day
from New Orleans. There are orders in the market
for shipping lots, but at lower rates. Sales of
Gennfssee at 6 dolls. 12ic. to 6 dolls. 25c.; 2,000
barrels of western at 5 dolls. 934 c. to 6 dolls. 12ie.
Corn dull. Sales of new mixed at 65c. to 68c.; for
old, 70c. offered. Oats dull at 50c. Cotton firm.
Lard firm, and held higher ; for barrels tqc., and for
kegs 9c. was asked. Sales 1,000 barrels new mess
pork, at 12 dolls. per barrel. Sales Western shoul-
ders at 44c. ; hams at 7-4-c. per lb.
ALBANY, JAN. 13.-Flour-Sales limited ; 100
barrels Black Rock sold 5 dolls. 94c. ; 200 good
Indiana at 6 dolls.; fur ordinary run of Westerns, but
5 dolls. 87ic. is offered; sales of Gennessee at 6 dolls.
12;c. to 6 dolls. 25c. Barley, 81c. to 85c. Rye, 81c.
Pork without change; sales of 100 still fed hogs at
5 dolls. 60c. ; 100 ditto Western, at 5 dolls. 75c., and
parcels in the street at 6 dole.
BALTIMORE, JAR. 13.-(By Telegraph.)-Flour
dull. Sales : 500 H.S., at 5 dolls. 87ic. ; City Mills,
6 dolls. 12ic. Corn-Sales : 200 bushels, including
rnd. white and mixed, at 57c.; yellow, at 62c.
Wilms, JAN. 4, EYE.-Cotton-Since the receipt
of the foreign advices the market has been quite ani-
mated. Sales, for two days, 8,000 bales, at firmer
prices. We quote mid. 64c. Arrived since Satur-
day, 6,026 bales; exported 1,804. Stock, 90,767
bales. Exchange-Sterling, 7 ; Francs, 5.45 ; New
York, 60 days, 2 to 2} ; sight, 1 pm. Freights-
A. brig taken for Philadelphia at Or.; and a schooner
to load lumber for Havannah.

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NEW ~ ORLEANS, JAN. 6.—(By Telegraph.)—
Cotton depressed, but a fair demand, at previous
quotations. Sugar—Market poorly supplied; small
sales, at yesterday's prices. Flour heavy. In freights
several new engagements. Transactions in excnange
limited.

WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN
MAIL.

The Teviot, with the West India and Mexican
mails, is aground by Calshot Castle, a few miles
down the Southampton Water. A small steamer has
been dispatched for her mails, and they may be ev--
pected here shortly.
Teviot left Demerara 19th Dec.; Berbice,
19th ; Trinidad, 22d ; Tobago, 21st ; iiarbadoes, 31st;
Antigun, Jan. 3d; Martinique. 2d; Grenada, 93d
Dec. ; Curacoa, 23d ; Porto Rico, sth Jan.; Tor-
tola, 4th; St. Thomas's, 4th; Bermuda, 10th; New
Orleans, 20th Dec.
She brings 135,000 dollars, 120 serons of cochineal,
15 serons of jalap, two bales of tobacco, 32 cases of
cigars, 27 bales of plantain fibres. Purchasers for
cotton at New Orleans have been for France, the con-
tinent of Europe, and the North. English buyers
operate very sparingly. The sales were unusually
active. The Indus and Madrid have arrived.

Paredes was lying ill at Talancigo, and Santa Anna
in retirement at Tehuacan. The Mexican army was
nearly extinguished. Negotiations with Triat nearly
been renewed, with prospects of peace.

DETHNTION Or THE AMERICA/I' MAILII.—The Hi-
bernia, at the request of the Liverpool postmaster, is de-
tained until 1 30 rat. to-morrow.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.'

The LORD CHANCELLOR sat in his court At West-
minster to-day at half -pat eleven o'clock, xud gave
several judgments.

PENNY V. TURNRR.—JUDGMENY.
The LORD CMANCRI.LOR gave judgment an this
case, which was heard before his Lordship i n Lin-
coln's Inn in February last, upt.n appeal om Lis
Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England, v rho had
put, as it was contended, a wrong construction upon
the will of a gentleman named Taver Penny, that was
in the following terms :—" I, Taver Penny, 'of the
Royal Navy, do declare this my last will and testa-
ment, and do hereby give and devise unto my.rnother,
Mary Penny, for her natural life, all estates, real and
personal, that I may be in possession of at the time
of my decease, or be entitled to in reversicm, as also
all other property whatever : and at thn: decase of
my said mother, I do will and devise that all the
said estates and property shall he divid,id amongst
my three sisters, Jane Stevens, Elizabeth Turner,
and Harriet Penny, or their children, in. such pro-
portions as she, my said mother, shall appoint
by her last will snd testament, or by any deed
in writing made by her in her lifetime."
This will was dated the 45th of April, 1792; and the
testator did not die until the year 1841. :Mrs. Penny,
the mother, died in the lifetime of the testator, with-
out having exercised the power of appointment. Jane
Stevens, one of the sisters of the testator, also died
in the testator's lifetime, without issue. Harriet, the
plaintiff, wus unmarried, and the other sister, Eliza-
beth Turner, had two children. The question there-
fore raised by the bill was, whether the testator's
property was now divisible between the plaintiff and
Mrs. Turner, by their each taking one-third under
the will, and the other third as a lapsed share by rea-
son of the death of Jane Stevens in the testator's
lifetime, they being the testator's coheirs and next of
kin. This construction is the one contended for by
the plaintiff; the children, however, of Mrs. Turner
insisted by their answer that the estate and effects
became divisible into five parts, one of which shares
belongs to each of them, and that only a fifth of the
property lapsed by the death of Jane Stevens. The
Vice-Chancellor held this latter construction to be
the correct one, inasmuch as the " or" in the will pre-
ceding the gift to the children must be read as "and,"
and decreed accordingly. Front this decision the
plaintiff appealed, and upon that appeal the Lord
Chancellor now gave judgment. His Lordship was
clearly of opinion the judgment of the Court below
was correct, and ordered it to be affirmed.

MASON V. IYMEHMAN.-JUDGMENT.

The LORD CHANCIILLOR also gave judgment in this
case, which came before his Lordship upon appeal
from the decision of kbe Vice-Chancellor of England,
as to the construction that ought to be put on the 38th
of the orders of the Court, made in 1841, with respect
to the right of a defendant to answer to an immaterial
part of the bill, so as in point of fact to avoid answering
at all. The case involved a rather important point with
respect to the practice of the Court, being one upon
which the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce and the
Vice-Chancellor Wigram had come to conflicting
opinions. The bill in this case was filed in May,
1845, and related to the right to certain freehold
and copyhold property, possession of which, together
with the title-deeds, was asked to be given up to the
plaintiff. The defendant answered the bill, but in it
stated that he might have declined answering at all,
and protected himself by demurrer. Exceptions
were taken to this answer for insufficiency, which the
Master allowed, as he did not think the Master was
by the orders intended to decide upon a general
demurrer. The Vice-Chancellor of England,
however, reversed the finding of the Master,
and from that decision the parties appealed, and upon
that appeal the Lord Chancellor now gave judgment.
His Lordship thought that the exception that had
been taken to the Master's report ought to have been
overruled in the Court below, and he must, therefore,
reverse that decree, but without costs, as conflicting
opinions had been given by different judges of the
court upon the point. Ile differed from the con-
struction put upon the order by the Vice-Chancellor
Wigram, and agreed with the conclusion come to by
the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce.